<Tr> <Td_colspan="4"> Walked </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="4"> America's Favorite HouseGuest $25,000 </Td> </Tr> <P> Big Brother 19 is the nineteenth season of the American reality television series Big Brother . It is based upon the Dutch series of the same name . The season premiered on June 28, 2017 on CBS in the United States with a two - hour season premiere and Julie Chen returning as host . The season was titled "Summer of Temptation" with the various contestants able to receive a temptation which gave the taker a surprise reward or game advantage but also unleashed a game change for one or more other players . Viewers at home were able to vote to offer selected chosen players a secret temptation . A weekly opt - in competition, known as the Temptation Challenge, would give the winner immunity from the week's nomination but also put the last - place finisher on the block as a third nominee, able to compete in the weekly Veto Competition and avoid a backdoor nomination . </P> <P> On September 20, 2017, Josh Martinez won the game in a 5--4 vote against returning Big Brother 18 runner - up Paul Abrahamian . This marked the first season where a contestant lost multiple times in the Final 2 . </P>

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