Sonny McCoy

## Season History

**Grayson Michael "Sonny" Beckett McCoy** is the winner of *Big Brother 1*.

Sonny became well-known for his rivalry with Jacob Okumura and being a devoted member of the Four Horsemen, an alliance which helped him and his allies stay under the radar occasionally in the game. Sonny became the primary target of the opposing alliance, The A Team, after he ultimately cast the tie-breaker vote to evict their trustworthy ally, Samar Kabir. He was able to survive The A Team's backdoor plan when Brandon Zamora, who is Sonny's showmance partner, sacrificed himself by defecting his former alliance and called them out in his eviction speech, in which causing the whole house to flip the vote unanimously. On Day 42, Sonny was nominated by HOH Jacob and he became a victim of the last minute blindside when Jacob manipulated the whole house (especially on his closest ally, Kyle) to flip the vote and was evicted by a unanimous vote of 5-0 during the second half of the first Double Eviction.

In Week 9, Sonny, along with the three other jurors, competed for a chance to re-enter the house. Sonny was the last juror standing, allowing him to re-enter the game. After re-entering Big Brother, this made his position in the game stronger when he won his second HOH and dominated that week into successfully evicting the dominant players in the second Double Eviction. Despite being nominated alongside his only trusted ally in the following week, his savvy social game made Aiden Levy to flip the vote and effectively brought him to the Final 3. After making it to the Final Two, the Jury views him for having the strongest gameplay aside to Aiden throughout their time in the Big Brother house. The comparison enabled him to win Big Brother by a vote of 5–2, making history as the first openly gay winner.

## Biography

**Hometown:** Charleston, South Carolina
**Current city:** Cambridge, Massachusetts
**Occupation:** College Student
**Three adjectives that describe you:** Outgoing, determined, cautious
**Favorite activities:** Playing variety of games, working out and spending time with my closest friends
**What do you think will be the most difficult part about living inside the Big Brother house?**
Trying to keep myself occupied for days and not get stir crazy while also not annoying all the other houseguests. I’m not exactly getting used to living in the same roof with total strangers but I’ll just act natural.
**Do you have a strategy for winning the game?**
Definitely, I do not want being a floater. I want to be as observant as I can with other people in the game. Plus, I would start by playing a covertly aggressive game. I would lay low on the surface and be friendly to everyone (if this is possible) while secretly establishing a concrete alliance with people I have deemed the most trustworthy.
**My life's motto is...**
“From there to here, from here to there, funny things are everywhere!” “Dr. Seuss, One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish.”
**What would you take into the house and why?**
Firstly, my fluffy pillow and my thick blanket because I want to be feeling cozy and comfy. Secondly, a notepad and pen to take notes after competitions/while observing others in the house. And lastly, my collection of Reese’s. Peanut butter and chocolate is LIFE!
**Fun facts about yourself:**
- I hate cauliflowers and broccoli.
- I am a hopeless romantic. I never found my destined love / dream boyfriend since I was young. Maybe in the Big Brother house, I would be able to find a guy who is willing to share the same feelings as me. I hope so...

## Post Big Brother

* Starting on *Big Brother 3*, Sonny will be hosting *Big Brother After Show* on SRBC.com. It was later known as *Off The Block with Sonny*, and he will have special guests each week. He would also interview the new houseguests before they moved into the house, and then after the finale, he would interview them again and give them all gifts from the dollar store.
* Sonny had continued the relationship with fellow houseguest Brandon Zamora after SBB1 ended, but they soon split up sometime before the announcement of SBB3.

## Trivia

* Sonny became the first houseguest to ever win the final HOH competition.
* Sonny is tied with Aiden Levy being the first male finalist in the The Sims™ 4 version of Big Brother.
* Sonny is the first houseguest to be previously-evicted, the first Juror in Sims Big Brother (The Sims™ 4) history to be brought back into the house, ended up making the final 2 and winning *Big Brother.*
* Sonny holds the record for being the youngest winner of Big Brother, at 20.
* Sonny was the first openly LGBT to reach the Final Two in *Sims Big Brother*.
	+ Also, Sonny was the first openly gay contestant to win *Sims Big Brother*.
* Sonny is the first houseguest to make it to the final two and vote with the majority every week.
* Sonny is the first houseguest from South Carolina.