'Big Brother' crowns its first Black winner during season 23 finale
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CBS' 'Big Brother' crowned its first Black winner Wednesday night during the season 23 finale when Wisconsin attorney Xavier Prather took home the top prize.
Garnering all nine jury votes, Prather beat Derek Frazier, ending a historic run of the show that in 21 years has never had a Black contestant take home the big prize during the regular season. (Tamar Braxton won Celebrity Big Brother in 2019).
Prather called his win, "surreal," and "groundbreaking."
"Big Brother" is a reality game show where 16 people live in a house on a television set without any access to the real world. The show uses audio and visual devices to keep 24-hour surveillance on the contestants as they compete in challenges and form strategic alliances in an effort to survive elimination and stay in the house.
The contestants, called Houseguests, vote one person out of the house each week. The last remaining Houseguest takes the top prize.
