LSU Swimmer Matt Klotz in Big Brother Finale tonight; vote to help him with $50k

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Although fans can't vote for Baton Rouge's Matt Klotz to win "Big Brother" and $750,000, they can help him become $50,000 richer.

Leading up to the CBS reality series' Thursday night finale, America can cast online ballots for their favorite Season 25 houseguest. During Thursday's episode, the houseguest with the most votes will be awarded $50,000.

To cast your vote, go to https://www.cbs.com/shows/big_brother/vote/.

Klotz, 27, a former student and swim team member at LSU, has established a fan base, as evidenced by his 2,400-member fan group on Facebook, "Matt Klotz Big Brother 25 Fans."

"Matt can do everything he sets his heart on accomplishing!" one fan posted. "My favorite player. I am praying he wins BB25!"

Another wrote, "Matt is the most genuine person on Big Brother! I hope he wins, he deserves it! #TeamMatt!!!!!"

Meanwhile, Klotz, the first deaf contestant in the show's quarter-century history, reached the final three as of Sunday night. Standing between Klotz and the grand prize: best friend in the house Jag Bains, with whom he aligned himself early on in the season (they call themselves the Minute Men and pledged to reach the final two together), and Bowie Jane Ball, who played the game somewhat under the radar most of the season, but who also recently made a pact with Bains for a final two.

On Tuesday night's 7 p.m. penultimate episode, the final and most crucial head of household competition takes place. In three parts, the winner of the first part qualifies to vie in the final part, while the second part has the two losing contestants from the first phase competing for a spot in the final part. The winner gets to choose who they'll be taking to the finale with them.

For Thursday's two-hour finale, also at 7 p.m., all 16 contestants reunite at the "Big Brother" house. It also marks the 100th day of filming. The final eight housemates voted off this season from the jury pool, who will vote on which of their final two former competitors will win the game.

Klotz, a native of Cameron Park, California, is a Deaflympics gold medalist and was part of LSU's 200 Free Relay team that broke the school record at the SEC Championships.

In the series, the contestants share the "Big Brother" house located on a Hollywood studio lot. Their every move is recorded by video cameras throughout the house. They also compete in a series of weekly challenges and nominate and vote on a fellow houseguests for eviction each week.

Airing on CBS, the show is also available to stream live and on-demand on Paramount+, where fans have been watching the 24/7 live feed and finding exclusive content throughout the season.

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