Player file
Dan Gheesling
West Bloomfield, Michigan · High school teacher
Big BrotherWinner
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2seasons played
1season won
1stbest finish
120days in the game, all seasons
Career
Seasons played
What this shows: Each season Dan played, oldest first. The bar runs from the first person out (left) to the winner (right); the tall block is Dan. The tiles are that season's numbers.
Spoiler-safe. This is hidden until you've watched it.Finished 1st of 13Spoiler-safe. This is hidden until you've watched it.View Big Brother 10 →- 3 wins
- 2 wins
- 2times
- 0votes to evict them
- 88%vote accuracy7 of 8 with the house
- 7 votes to win
- 71days lasted
Spoiler-safe. This is hidden until you've watched it.Finished 2nd of 16Spoiler-safe. This is hidden until you've watched it.View Big Brother 14 →- 1 wins
- 1 wins
- 2times
- 0votes to evict them
- 100%vote accuracy9 of 9 with the house
- 1 votes to win
- 49days lasted
Spoiler-safe. Dan's game details (votes, moments, totals and takes) is hidden until you've watched it.
Game style
How they played
What this shows: Each bar is a percentile: the share of all 417 Big Brother appearances that scored lower (50 is the typical player). Big Brother has no such scores, so its bars are counts from our own data. The label is our rule of thumb, not an official rating.
Big Brother 10 · our labelPower playerWon power and used it to take out targets through the back door.Also fits: Comp beast, Jury favourite, All-rounder
Why this label
Players like this
The Big Brother players whose bars sit closest to Dan's in Big Brother 10. Match is 100 minus the typical gap between the two sets of bars, in percentile points.
Paul AbrahamianBig Brother 19 · Power player90matchCompare
Dick DonatoBig Brother 8 · Power player89matchCompare
Liz NolanBig Brother 17 · Power player88matchCompare
Chelsie BahamBig Brother 26 · Power player88matchCompare
Steve MosesBig Brother 17 · Power player85matchCompare
How the labels work
Returnee tracker
How their game changed
What this shows: The same game-style bars as above, one column per season, with where they finished and how long they lasted. The changes list the biggest rises and drops from one appearance to the next, in percentile points.
- Comp winsBB10: 90BB14: 58
- Survived the blockBB10: 59BB14: 77
- Voted with the houseBB10: 50BB14: 91
- Back-doorsBB10: 96BB14: 0
- Jury supportBB10: 99BB14: 88
- LastedBB10: 82BB14: 47
Percentiles, 0–99; 50 is the typical player.
What changed
- Voted with the house up 41 points BB10 50th → BB14 91st
- Survived the block up 18 points BB10 59th → BB14 77th
- Back-doors down 96 points BB10 96th → BB14 0th
- Lasted down 35 points BB10 82nd → BB14 47th
Key moments
How their games played out
What this shows: Built from the vote and competition records, in order. Big Brother: and wins, , and .
Big Brother 1012 moments
- Week2Nominated for eviction by Jessieon the block
- Week2Survived the eviction vote against Steven (9–0)survived
- Week6Won the Power of Vetoveto
- Week7Won Head of HouseholdHOH
- Week7As Head of Household, back-doored Michelle, who was evicted 3–1back-door
- Week7Won the Power of Vetoveto
- Week8Nominated for eviction by Jerryon the block
- Week8Saved from the block when Memphis used the veto on themsaved
- Week9Won Head of HouseholdHOH
- Week9As Head of Household, back-doored Keesha, who was evicted 1–0back-door
- Week9Won the final Head of HouseholdHOH
- Week9Won Big Brother 10 with 7 of 7 jury voteswinner
Big Brother 148 moments
- Week7Nominated for eviction by Frankon the block
- Week7Saved from the block when Ian used the veto on themsaved
- Week8Won the Power of Veto and used it to save Jennveto
- Week8Won Head of Household during a double evictionHOH
- Week9Nominated for eviction by Danielleon the block
- Week9Saved from the block when Danielle used the veto on themsaved
- Week10Sat on the block while Ian cast the sole vote to evict Daniellesurvived
- Week10Finished runner-up with 1 of 7 jury votesfinal
Voting record
Who they voted for
What this shows: Each vote Dan cast at an . A filled dot means they voted with the majority; a hollow dot means they were on the losing side. The last column is who went home.
Big Brother 107/8 with majority
| When | Voted for | With the majority? | Went home |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | Renny | Brian | |
| Wk 3 | Angie | Angie | |
| Wk 4 | Jessie | Jessie | |
| Wk 5 | Libra | Libra | |
| Wk 6 | April | April | |
| Wk 7 | Ollie | Ollie | |
| Wk 8 | Renny | Renny | |
| Wk 9 | Jerry sole vote | Jerry |
Big Brother 149/9 with majority
| When | Voted for | With the majority? | Went home |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | Jodi sole vote | Jodi | |
| Wk 4 | Janelle | Janelle | |
| Wk 5 | Wil | Wil | |
| Wk 6 | Boogie | Boogie | |
| Wk 6 | Ashley | Ashley | |
| Wk 7 | Britney | Britney | |
| Wk 8 | Frank | Frank | |
| Wk 9 | Jenn | Jenn | |
| Wk 9 | Shane sole vote | Shane |
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Career
Career totals
What this shows: Every season added together, per show. Vote accuracy is the share of Dan's votes that went with the majority.
Big Brother2 seasons · 1 win
- 4 wins
- 3 wins
- 4times
- 0votes to evict them
- 94%vote accuracy16 of 17 with the house
- 8 votes to win
- 120days in the house
Competitions
All comps →Competition wins by format
What this shows: Individual wins only (each competition counted once), sorted into the formats they used: endurance, puzzles, OTEV and so on. A competition can have several formats.
10 individual winsHOH 6Veto 3Luxury 1
Spoiler-safe. Dan's alliances and analyst takes (they cover the rest of the season) is hidden until you've watched it.
Alliances
Who they worked with
What this shows: Named alliances and showmances from the Big Brother Wiki and other cited sources, with when each formed and ended (week) where the source says. Tap a face to open that player.
The Renegades
Big Brother 10- Formed
- Week 4
- Ended
- Week 9
- Dan
- member
Held together to the final.
Silent Six
Big Brother 14- Formed
- Week 4
- Ended
- Week 6
- Dan
- turned on it
A member turned on the group.
The Quack Pack
Big Brother 14- Formed
- Week 4
- Ended
- Week 10
- Dan
- turned on it
Held together to the final.
The Renegades
Big Brother 14- Formed
- Week 7
- Ended
- Week 10
- Dan
- member
Held together to the final.
Team Touché
Big Brother 14- Ended
- Week 4
- Dan
- turned on it
Folded into a bigger alliance.
Analysts
What the analysts said
What this shows: Podcasts, videos and articles about Dan, matched by name or episode title, then how much analyst coverage each of their seasons got. Strongest matches first. Links open the original.
- Dalton Ross on the Oral History of Dan’s FuneralRob Has a Podcast · Podcast · BB 14 · Aug 29, 2019
- TheeSoopNazee: How Big Brother Became the Summer of DanRob Has a Podcast · Article · BB 14 · Aug 31, 2012
Season coverage on RHAP
- Big Brother 101 item · 1 with Taran Armstrong
- Big Brother 145 items · 1 with Taran Armstrong · 1 with Rob CesterninoSeason hub