Heralded as the best player in Big Brother season seven, Kelowna鈥檚 Dane Rupert was named the champion of the TC show.
Rupert, a civil engineer, was known for his big personality, tooth-less smile, big heart and dominant play. He won the show Thursday night after the jury of former players voted off named him the best player and ultimate winner.
With the victory, the former Kelowna hockey player, who was playing while raising awareness for Mental Health Canada, wins a $100,000 prize, $25,000 in home furnishing, $10,000 towards groceries and a trip-for-two vacation to anywhere in the world.
Your new winner! Thank you to all the friends, family and even the haters, you have made this a very well rounded experience for us. To the rest of the HGs, thank you for your friendships and enduring all that you did and still supporting our boy. Much love for you all 鉂わ笍
鈥� Dane BBCAN (@DaneBBCan7)
In a game of competitions, lies, alliances, strategy and manipulation, Rupert鈥檚 game was the best from the point of view of many fans of the show.
Congratulations 馃檶馃徏 mad respect for your incredible game play! Well deserved win!
鈥� Kaela Grant (@kaegrant)
WOW you got me shedding tears tonight!!馃槶 Congrats so so so so so deserved since day one! & bringing the win back to BC for the second year in a row!
鈥� Jordyn Tolles (@JordynTolles)
Congrats Dane on winning Big Brother馃憦馃憦馃嚚馃嚘 you deserved it
鈥� Opinion Overload鈾掞笍 (@steven_shady247)
In an emotional final episode Thursday night, Rupert was up against his long-time ally in the show, Anthony Douglas, but in the end, the Prince of Kelowna, as he鈥檚 affectionately being called, won the season鈥檚 big prize.
Dane's speech.
鈥� 馃唫馃吋馃叴馃叾馃槖 (@girlsmeg)
The show鈥檚 results were broken by Kelowna news outlets before fans of the show could finish watching on the west coast. Spoilers of Rupert鈥檚 win were shared on social media with some fans being upset, while others were glad to save the time of watching the two-hour finale.
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