You'll Never Guess How Much Money the Second Place Winner on 'Big Brother' Takes Home

The Gist:

• All the main Big Brother cash prizes were increased in 2021.
• The winner takes home a whopping $750,000.
• The houseguest who comes in second place receives $75,000.

Each season of Big Brother brings its own set of challenges — both literally and figuratively. Along with competing in taxing physical competitions, the houseguests are also tasked with mastering the art of mind games.

In the past, the CBS series awarded grand prize winners a hefty sum of $500,000. But after Season 22, CBS raised the stakes. Starting with Season 23, the first-place winner of Big Brother received a $750,000 cash prize at the end of the game. So, how much is the prize for second place? Read on to find out!

Now that the grand prize has been upped, so has the award for second place. Instead of taking home 50,000, the houseguest that comes in second place will take home a whopping $75,000!

In Season 25, Matt Klotz came in second place to Jag Bains. Although $75,000 is just a fraction of the grand prize money, it's still a solid consolation prize.

But even if contestants don't place in the final two, they still have a shot at earning $1,000 for every week they survive in the house. Houseguests can earn even more if they're sent to the Jury House, where they are awarded $1,000 per day. However, the first and second-place winners forfeit this stipend in lieu of their cash prize.

There's also another way Big Brother houseguests can win big. It's up to viewers to decide who earns the title of America's Favorite Houseguest. But how much is the prize for this coveted title? We have details on what it's worth!

Becoming America's Favorite Houseguest isn't as easy as it looks. But the contestant who does win over viewers is generously rewarded. That's right — the ante for this prize was upped in recent seasons as well.

While houseguests previously received a payout of $25,000, America's Favorite Houseguest now takes home twice that amount at $50,000. In Season 25, Cameron Hardin won AFP!

Viewers can cast their votes for America's Favorite Houseguest on the CBS Big Brother website toward the end of any given season/ They even have the chance to vote up to 10 times. But we all know that the players are really after the Big Brother first and second-place prizes above all else.

Watch Big Brother on Sundays and Wednesdays at 8 p.m. EST and Thursdays at 9 p.m. EST on CBS.