‘Big Brother’ Pre-Jury Members Weigh In on Final 3, Who Should Win Season 23 (Exclusive)

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'Big Brother' Pre-Jury Members Weigh In on Final 3, Who Should Win Season 23

They may not have a vote to cast, but they are weighing in! The pre-jury members of Big Brother 23 are sharing their thoughts on the final three houseguests – Xavier Prather, Derek Frazier and Azah Awasum. [ami-related id="1448649" url="https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/pictures/big-brother-celebrity-big-brother-winners-through-the-years/" title="‘Big Brother’ and ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ Winners Through the Years" target="_blank" thumb="false" imgsrc="https://www.usmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/big-brother-winners-promo.jpg?quality=86&strip=all" imgid="1448620" format="gallery" flag="" channel="9"] Us Weekly asked the first five players evicted – Travis Long, Brandon “Frenchie” French, Brent Champagne, Whitney Williams (still waiting on her answers) and Christian Birkenberger – who they’d like to see win (or deserves to win) out of the final three. Xavier is the clear front-runner and favorite, but some of their answers may surprise you. [ami-related id="1827635" url="https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/pictures/big-brother-villains-through-the-years-where-are-they-now/" title="'Big Brother' Villains Through the Years: Where Are They Now?" target="_blank" thumb="false" imgsrc="https://www.usmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Big-Brother-Villians-Where-Are-They-Now.jpg?quality=86&strip=all" imgid="1827616" format="gallery" flag="" channel="9"] Scroll down to find out who Travis, Frenchie, Brent, Whitney and Christian picked to win the game! The Big Brother 23 finale airs on CBS Wednesday, September 29, at 9 p.m. ET.

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'Big Brother' Pre-Jury Members Weigh In on Final 3, Who Should Win Season 23

They may not have a vote to cast, but they are weighing in! The pre-jury members of Big Brother 23 are sharing their thoughts on the final three houseguests – Xavier Prather, Derek Frazier and Azah Awasum. [ami-related id="1448649" url="https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/pictures/big-brother-celebrity-big-brother-winners-through-the-years/" title="‘Big Brother’ and ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ Winners Through the Years" target="_blank" thumb="false" imgsrc="https://www.usmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/big-brother-winners-promo.jpg?quality=86&strip=all" imgid="1448620" format="gallery" flag="" channel="9"] Us Weekly asked the first five players evicted – Travis Long, Brandon “Frenchie” French, Brent Champagne, Whitney Williams (still waiting on her answers) and Christian Birkenberger – who they’d like to see win (or deserves to win) out of the final three. Xavier is the clear front-runner and favorite, but some of their answers may surprise you. [ami-related id="1827635" url="https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/pictures/big-brother-villains-through-the-years-where-are-they-now/" title="'Big Brother' Villains Through the Years: Where Are They Now?" target="_blank" thumb="false" imgsrc="https://www.usmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Big-Brother-Villians-Where-Are-They-Now.jpg?quality=86&strip=all" imgid="1827616" format="gallery" flag="" channel="9"] Scroll down to find out who Travis, Frenchie, Brent, Whitney and Christian picked to win the game! The Big Brother 23 finale airs on CBS Wednesday, September 29, at 9 p.m. ET.

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Travis Long

Which of the final three will have the hardest time getting votes if they make it to the final two chairs?

I think Azah would undoubtedly face an uphill battle trying to secure votes away from Xavier or Derek. It seems like she sat in the background and watched the world spin around her. While this clearly led her to go far in the game, I don't think it properly showcased the kind of calculation and gameplay Azah is capable of. Comparatively, she's working to take votes from two other players that weren't afraid to step up and make big game moves – from upkeeping the longevity of their alliance early on to the removal of Kyland, an incredible player. So they've certainly done their duty to rightfully place themselves in the final seats this season.

If you were in the jury, would your vote be personal, game-only, or both? Which factors do you think this jury will focus on most?

My vote would be both personal and game. Anyone that uses the term "it's just the game, nothing personal” is lying in some facet. This game is all social. We are innately social, emotional creatures, so every decision we ever make, at some level, has the inner workings of our own personal desires working happening behind the scenes. For me, I would've had the privilege of crowning someone I believe deserves the win on a game and personal level, if Kyland was still in the house.

Of the final three, who do you think deserves to win Big Brother 23 and why?

I think Xavier deserves to win Big Brother 23. He played a phenomenal social game, racking up solid friendships early on. He made decisions throughout his time that extended the longevity of his alliance, and he was bold enough to remove Kyland, the largest threat to his game both physically in the final HOH challenges and literally for final two voting. And on top of all that, he pulled off an incredibly fat lie about who he was. A bartender, man? Really? Xavier is way too incredibly well spoken for any of us to have taken that seriously. Props to you, lawyer man.

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Brandon “Frenchie” French

Which of the final three will have the hardest time getting votes if they make it to the final two chairs? 

In my honest opinion, all of them brought something to the game. Big D brought a good social game. He was everyone’s teddy bear. Azah soaked up information like a sponge and used it only when she needed it. X is an amazing mitigation expert so that took him far. In my opinion, if they word their final speech right, none of them will have a hard time getting votes. 

If you were in the jury, would your vote be personal, game-only, or both? Which factors do you think this jury will focus on most?

If I was in the jury house, I’m an old-school Big Brother fan. My vote would be solely game-based. In my position, it’s hard not to put personal into it because I love my team, but at the end of the day, this is a game and that’s how I would vote. I think the jury will vote personal. I hope not, but I think that’s how they will vote. 

Of the final three, who do you think deserves to win Big Brother 23 and why?

They all have qualities that are deserving, but I think Xavier did the most. It’s all going to come down to who gives the best final speech. Can they sway that last on-the-fence jury member. That what my head says. My heart says: GO JOKERS!!! Jokers for life!!

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Brent Champagne

Which of the final three will have the hardest time getting votes if they make it to the final two chairs?

If Derek F. is able to see one of the final two seats, it is most likely he will go without receiving a single vote. He simply doesn’t have a leg up on Xavier or Azah because his BB resume is completely blank. Social game is his only argument, but that’s not enough to win $750,000. Azah was at least able to snag one victory and its an HOH victory at that. Derek F. would receive maybe one vote if it was Xavier and him in the final two, and that single vote would only be because Britini is very fond of her teammates and their friendship. If it is Azah and Derek F. in the final two, Britini, along with the rest of the jury, would unanimously vote for Azah to win the $750,000 grand prize, leaving Derek F. with zero votes and the $75,000 second place prize. Regardless, $75,000 and second place is way better than absolutely nothing.

If you were in the jury, would your vote be personal, game-only, or both? Which factors do you think this jury will focus on most?

If I was lucky enough to see the jury house and was able to have a say on who would walk away $750,000 richer, you could bet your bottom dollar that my vote would solely be on how well the houseguest played the game.

Unfortunately, I think it will be more of an emotionally based decision rather than how well the game was played. A lot of the jury this season have been manipulated over and over again. A lot of lies where told and many fake deals were made and ultimately broken. I have a feeling that emotion will have a huge impact on the direction of where the majority of the jury votes go.

Of the final three, who do you think deserves to win Big Brother 23 and why?

Xavier, without question. Not only was his social game almost flawless, but his BB resume is extensive. He has a great relationship with almost everyone, he has thrown and won a large amount of competitions, he has gotten blood on his hands, made hard decisions while also being cautious with jury management, helped create and fortify strong alliances, and eliminated potential threats when the opportunity presented itself. He truly played the game of Big Brother to its fullest extent. He deserves first place with a unanimous decision and nothing less.

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Christian Birkenberger

Which of the final three will have the hardest time getting votes if they make it to the final two chairs?

It's hard to answer this question because I don't know yet who of the final three will be final two, however in every outcome where Big D is a final two contestant I see him having the most difficult time persuading the jury to, as he would say “evote" him to win. This is NOT because of anything wrong he did with his gameplay. This is strictly because there can only be one winner. If I were in the difficult position of a juror, my thought process would be to compare the final competitors' entire gameplay to determine the best player. There is no denying all three houseguests played this game wonderfully. Unfortunately, the best player must win, and I predict that Big D will have the most difficult time convincing the jury he played better than his opponent.

If you were in the jury, would your vote be personal, game-only, or both? Which factors do you think this jury will focus on most?

Once again this is a difficult question for me to answer because I truly believe with X being the person I would vote for, he is both the player I am closest with, but also the best player remaining. With that being said, if he were sitting next to someone who played a better game than him, I would have no issue voting against him. I am not a person who has a hard time separating game from personal, so when it comes to a jury vote, 99 percent of the time my decision would be based on the player’s resume. So much so that if DX were in the finals, and continued to play as aggressive as he did when he backdoored me, then he would have well deserved my vote. Now, it should come to no one’s surprise that if one particular houseguest were sitting in the final two seats, I would have voted more personally. Of course, I am talking about the second half of the "Chrisalyss" duo, my girly girl Alyssa.

Of the final three, who do you think deserves to win Big Brother 23 and why?

X 100 percent deserves to win BB23. The reason is because of how I said I would make my decision: resume. This man is the closest thing to a Greek God-looking human being a.k.a. physical threat, who somehow managed to survive the block five times. Not only did he do it once voluntarily, but also multiple times in a row!!!! He aligned himself with people who benefited his game while convincing them it benefited theirs. He's cut ties when he needed to even when genuine feelings were involved and did it in a way where only one jury member took it personally. X has great intuition and followed his gut when it came time to compete and demonstrated his allegiance to The Cookout multiple times. I am EXTREMELY proud of how my boy played and excited to build our relationship outside the house.