Player file
Daniele Donato
Orange County, California · Stay-at-home mom
Big Brother
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3seasons played
0seasons won
2ndbest finish
194days in the game, all seasons
Career
Seasons played
What this shows: Each season Dani played, oldest first. The bar runs from the first person out (left) to the winner (right); the tall block is Dani. The tiles are that season's numbers.
Spoiler-safe. This is hidden until you've watched it.Finished 2nd of 14Spoiler-safe. This is hidden until you've watched it.View Big Brother 8 →- 2 wins
- 5 wins
- 3times
- 0votes to evict them
- 100%vote accuracy8 of 8 with the house
- 2 votes to win
- 81days lasted
Spoiler-safe. This is hidden until you've watched it.Finished 8th of 14Spoiler-safe. This is hidden until you've watched it.View Big Brother 13 →- 2 wins
- 0 wins
- 0times
- 3votes to evict them
- 75%vote accuracy3 of 4 with the house
- 55days lasted
Spoiler-safe. This is hidden until you've watched it.Finished 7th of 16Spoiler-safe. This is hidden until you've watched it.View Big Brother 22 →- 1 wins
- 0 wins
- 1times
- 4votes to evict them
- 75%vote accuracy6 of 8 with the house
- 58days lasted
Spoiler-safe. Dani'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 8 · our labelPower playerWon power and used it to take out targets through the back door.Also fits: Comp beast, Escape artist, House vote, All-rounder
Why this label
Players like this
The Big Brother players whose bars sit closest to Dani's in Big Brother 8. Match is 100 minus the typical gap between the two sets of bars, in percentile points.
Tyler CrispenBig Brother 20 · Power player95matchCompare
Ryan QuicksallBig Brother 9 · Power player94matchCompare
Erika LandinBig Brother 7 · Power player89matchCompare
Monte TaylorBig Brother 24 · Power player87matchCompare
Hayden MossBig Brother 12 · Power player87matchCompare
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. Their seasons span eras, so “vs their era” compares each season with its own era.
- Comp winsBB8: 97BB13: 58BB22: 35
- Survived the blockBB8: 88BB13: 0BB22: 0
- Voted with the houseBB8: 88BB13: 21BB22: 28
- Back-doorsBB8: 77BB13: 77BB22: 77
- Jury supportBB8: 90BB13: 0BB22: 0
- LastedBB8: 82BB13: 53BB22: 49
Percentiles, 0–99; 50 is the typical player.
What changed
- Jury support down 90 points BB8 90th → BB13 0th
- Survived the block down 88 points BB8 88th → BB13 0th
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 815 moments
- Week1Won the Power of Vetoveto
- Week2Nominated for eviction by Jenon the block
- Week2Won the Power of Veto and used it to take themself off the blockveto
- Week5Won Head of HouseholdHOH
- Week6Nominated for eviction by Jessicaon the block
- Week6Saved from the block when Dick used the veto on themsaved
- Week7Won Head of HouseholdHOH
- Week7Won the Power of Veto and used it to save Amberveto
- Week7As Head of Household, back-doored Jen, who was evicted 5–0back-door
- Week9Won the Power of Vetoveto
- Week10Nominated for eviction by Zachon the block
- Week10Won the Power of Veto and used it to save Dickveto
- Week10Sat on the block while Zach cast the sole vote to evict Jamekasurvived
- Week11Sat on the block while Dick cast the sole vote to evict Zachsurvived
- Week11Finished runner-up with 2 of 7 jury votesfinal
Big Brother 135 moments
- Week4Won Head of HouseholdHOH
- Week6Won Head of HouseholdHOH
- Week6As Head of Household, back-doored Brendon, who was evicted 5–1back-door
- Week7Named as the replacement nominee after the veto was usedon the block
- Week7Evicted in a back-door, 3–2 on Day 55back-door
Big Brother 225 moments
- Week5Won the Room twisttwist
- Week6Won Head of HouseholdHOH
- Week6As Head of Household, back-doored Ian, who was evicted 5–3back-door
- Week8Nominated for eviction by Tyleron the block
- Week8Evicted by a 4–0 vote on Day 58evicted
Voting record
Who they voted for
What this shows: Each vote Dani 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 88/8 with majority
| When | Voted for | With the majority? | Went home |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | Carol | Carol | |
| Wk 2 | Joe | Joe | |
| Wk 3 | Mike | Mike | |
| Wk 4 | Nick | Nick | |
| Wk 6 | Dustin | Dustin | |
| Wk 8 | Amber | Amber | |
| Wk 9 | Jessica | Jessica | |
| Wk 9 | Eric | Eric |
Big Brother 133/4 with majority
| When | Voted for | With the majority? | Went home |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | Keith | Keith | |
| Wk 2 | Cassi | Cassi | |
| Wk 3 | Adam | Dominic | |
| Wk 5 | Lawon | Lawon |
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As a , voted for Porsche to win.
Big Brother 226/8 with majority
| When | Voted for | With the majority? | Went home |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | Keesha | Keesha | |
| Wk 2 | Nicole A. | Nicole A. | |
| Wk 3 | Kaysar | Janelle | |
| Wk 4 | Kaysar | Kaysar | |
| Wk 5 | Bayleigh | Bayleigh | |
| Wk 7 | Kevin | Da'Vonne | |
| Wk 8 | Kevin | Kevin | |
| Wk 8 | David | David |
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As a , voted for Cody to win.
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Career
Career totals
What this shows: Every season added together, per show. Vote accuracy is the share of Dani's votes that went with the majority.
Big Brother3 seasons
- 5 wins
- 5 wins
- 4times
- 7votes to evict them
- 85%vote accuracy17 of 20 with the house
- 2 votes to win
- 194days 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.
16 individual winsVeto 5HOH 5Have-Not / food 4Other 1Luxury 1
Spoiler-safe. Dani'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.
Late Night Crew
Big Brother 8- Formed
- Week 4
- Ended
- Week 6
- Dani
- turned on it
The group turned on itself.
Veterans
Big Brother 13- Formed
- Week 1
- Ended
- Week 10
- Dani
- turned on it
Held together to the final.
Defected Newbie Alliance
Big Brother 13- Formed
- Week 3
- Ended
- Week 10
- Dani
- member
Held together to the final.
The Committee
Big Brother 22- Formed
- Week 1
- Ended
- Week 12
- Dani
- turned on it
Split up in the endgame.
Four Prime
Big Brother 22- Ended
- Week 6
- Dani
- member
A member turned on the group.
Slick Six
Big Brother 22- Dani
- member
The Core Four
Big Brother 22- Dani
- member
Analysts
What the analysts said
What this shows: Podcasts, videos and articles about Dani, matched by name or episode title, then how much analyst coverage each of their seasons got. Strongest matches first. Links open the original.
- HYPOTHETICALLY SPEAKING: Previewing Dani Donato and Kaysar Ridha as Big Brother All-StarsRob Has a Podcast · Preview · Podcast · BB 22 · Jul 31, 2020Taran Armstrong
Season coverage on RHAP
- Big Brother 81 item · 1 with Taran Armstrong
- Big Brother 131 item · 1 with Taran ArmstrongSeason hub
- Big Brother 22214 items · 147 with Taran Armstrong · 70 with Rob CesterninoSeason hub