Jason Roy became the latest Big Brother 17 victim last night when the votes he needed came up short and he was Backdoor’d out of the game he loved when the expected plan fell apart around him.
Now on the outside just a few weeks shy of Jury we got to talk with Jason about his experience as a Big Brother historian, his final days in the game, and what he hopes to see happen next.
Check out Jason’s fan Q&A from his Big Brother After Dark appearance with Pop after his eviction:
Jason became the biggest blindside of the season this week. Was that a badge of honor or a cheap shot by the other side?
Jason Roy: It was a little bit of both. It was an honor that to know that I am such a threat that they can’t even give me a moment’s notice, but it is a cheap shot to really think that out of all these big muscular guys and all these strong chicks that backdooring me is like shooting fish in a barrel.
The “Gay Glue” strategy was part of Jason’s plan heading in to Big Brother 17. Did it work out like he had hoped?
Jason: Nooo. When I got in there I realized half these damn chicks are crazy. I’m not going to try and band these chicks together for nothing. I was just finding my one or two girls that I knew I could trust. To combine the people on complete opposite ends, it would have never worked. I had to pick the girls I trusted and rolled with them.
Had Jason survived the eviction vote this week and gone on to win Head of Household, who would he have targeted?
Jason: I would have either Clay and Shelli, but if I had survived last night it would have probably been because of them. So I would have really scumbagged them and put them up. Or my main target would have been Austin and a twin or maybe putting up the twins together and backdoor’ing Austin.
Knowing James had won HoH and is now targeting Clay & Shelli, what did he think of that move for James?
Jason: It’s a good strategy. Although I think leaving the three headed monster of Liz, Julia, and Austin is not necessarily smart, but to take out the couples is smart.
When Operation Save Jason went in to effect it started out strong, but then there was a lot of sleeping in that plan. What was his strategy there?
Jason: If you’re up there after the Veto has been used then you know you’re dead in the water. I knew the cards were stacked against me and I knew the people whose votes I’d need were the ones who helped get me up there in the first place.
I definitely knew I a hard sell to these people. I did not want to sell too early. We watched Jeff walk around and sell it for three days and people were so tired by the end of hearing it. I wanted to make sure when I approached people it was more at the last minute instead of harassing them for three days.
Two weeks ago Vanessa had suggested she couldn’t nominate Audrey based on LGBT status. Did he consider calling out Vanessa for going against that stance with him?
Jason: Exactly. I thought about this as well. Apparently it was okay for her to do to a gay guy. I decided to leave that one alone. Even then that was a ridiculous thing. Everyone goes in there to be a person. It does not matter what your background is, what’s your race, what’s your creed, what’s your sexual orientation.
So I think it was ridiculous of her in the first place to say that was her reason to not put Audrey up. Then it’d ridiculous for me to try and pull that card out. There’s a gay guy in there every season and he’s not going to win just because he’s the gay guy.
When Jason found out about the twin twist he did exactly what every Big Brother fan out here would do: he told everyone he saw! Looking back, how does Jason wish he had handled that information?
When Jason found out about the twin twist he did exactly what every Big Brother fan out here would do: he told everyone he saw! Looking back, how does Jason wish he had handled that information?
Jason: I should have held that and used that for leverage with those two. In there you are just so bored so it’s just so easy to make that the gossip of the hour. It was our main entertainment. The more people didn’t believe it, the more I tried to prove it to these people.
I think I was being too much of a Big Brother watcher and not enough of a Big Brother player. I definitely should have used that to my benefit.
After Jason’s eviction BB12’s Britney Haynes said her silver lining was she could soon talk to her new BFF in Jason. He was thrilled to hear this. So what was his silver lining?
Jason: My silver lining is that I made it in to that house to begin with. I didn’t think that would ever be possible. Just having gone through this experience is my silver lining.
I think I’m leaving with a little bit more self-confidence than I walked in with. I didn’t necessarily think I was going to be someone that the public enjoyed. I expected to be loathed and to find out I’m more loved than loathed is nice.
[Jason thanked everyone on our site that has been voting for him in our polls.]
As a Big Brother super fan and historian, he knew what to expect, but knowing the game and playing it is very different. What surprised him the most once Jason got on the other side of the cameras?
Jason: I thought it would be easier to pretend to like these people. You spend so much time in there that it’s really hard to pretend to like them. So I was more surprised by how the social aspect is grating on you.
I thought even as a Feed watcher this is easy, that you’d just pretend to like these people. When you’re in there you don’t want to pretend to like them. You’d rather just avoid them.
Since leaving the Big Brother house and learning more about the season’s secrets, what has surprised him the most to discover?
Jason: I haven’t heard anything about America’s Player. No one has spilled that tea to me. Granted there wasn’t a hinky vote last night. Do you know who that damn vote was off those other weeks??
[I explained to Jason there was no America’s Player & we ran through the hinky votes each week.]
Well that’s no surprised. We sorta figured out Liz [voting for Jeff to stay] yesterday and I was suspect of Steve for that Jeff vote all along.
Leaving Big Brother 17, what will be Jason’s favorite memory of his experience?
Jason: I’m not really sure. I’ve had a lot of memories. One of them for sure is winning that first HoH cause I wanted to prove that I could.
Definitely my relationships with Da’Vonne and Meg. It was one big long memory, but it’s lose memories that I’ll embrace the most. The silly moments where we just laughed, left game behind, and just had a good time.
Who does Jason think has the best shot at winning the whole season from where things stand now?
Jason: I could see people like Vanessa, who is clearly masterminded it yet always comes out looking the most innocent. I could see Johnny Mac towards the end. As much as I hate to say it, Becky is a bottom feeder floater but I could see Becky getting down to some of those final numbers.
What is next for Jason Roy after Big Brother?
Jason: Jason is going to go back to his mother’s basement. Back to the damn grocery store. He is not excited about it, but it is what it is. He would have loved to hang out in Jury house all summer but it’s time to get back to life.
I don’t know what’s next for me in life. This was my highest aspiration and now it’s accomplished. So it’s time for me to ponder and come up with some new crazy thing I was to accomplish and head out for that.
Jason’s fans can find him on Twitter @TheJayRoy.
Watch our preseason interview with Jason Roy to see how far he’s come on BB17: