Big Brother Season 27 is finished, and in a surprise turn of events, Ashley Hollis is the recipient of the $750,000 grand prize money. It was quite a surprise to see her win, mainly because many assumed Morgan Pope winning was a foregone conclusion after winning Part 1 of the Final Head of Household.
Despite going on an absolute tear in competitions in the back half of the game, Ashley won Part 2 of the Final HOH, then went on to upset Morgan in the Final competition. With the decision squarely in her hands, she cut her ally, took Vince Panaro to the Final Two, and won in a 6-1 vote. It wasn't an ending anyone expected, including Morgan, who confessed to GoldDerby that it was a hard pill to swallow taking third place:
