Cam Sullivan-Brown wanted to win Big Brother. But in his quest to win season 26, the former Division 1 athlete could not win more than a single competition. And that streak of futility continued into Sunday’s live finale when Cam lost both part one and part two of the final Head of Household competition.

When he wasn’t shouting out his dogs at the crib, Big Brother 26 third-place finisher Cam Sullivan-Brown was doing his best to keep the two most powerful women in the house on his side. Speaking to Us Weekly exclusively after the season finale,

Chelsie Baham, the 27-year-old nonprofit director, won “Big Brother 26” during the two-hour finale on Sunday night. She took home the $750,000 grand prize. Makensy Manbeck, the 22-year-old construction worker, came in second place and won $75,000.