Lia Pierce

**Lia Pierce** was a houseguest on *Big Brother 5 (US)*.

Lia proved to be a player with a lot of potential in *Big Brother 5*. She won the first HOH of the season and put this ability to use by becoming a part of the house layout and getting out someone who nobody felt much about in Vladimir Bohatenko. She faced an eviction vote the following week when a wildcard in Delin Grant won HOH. Her strong social game and good work from the previous week allowed for her to escape the eviction without receiving any eviction votes at all. She was then able to go under the radar for the rest of the pre-jury and early jury as most of the house either liked her or felt indifferent towards her. Her main error became the fact that she seemed disconnected from the main strategic game that was playing out and slowly she was becoming less and less valuable to her opponents. She touched the block against Leon Stevens and her closest ally, Annetta Landrum as a pawn in back-to-back weeks and was able to survive due to her low threat level. She was able to gain some power in the game by winning the next HOH and becoming the first person to win multiple HOH competitions. Lia used this HOH to take a shot at MacKenzie VanBuren and Zara Fae. At the end of the week, she was able to take MacKenzie out and the following week, Annetta returned to the game. A few weeks later, Lia found herself on the block with Annetta once again. This time around, Annetta was able to make a deal to target Stacey Lennox which led to Lia being evicted following a tie vote.

## Biography

**Hometown:** Moscow, Idaho
**Occupation:** Receptionist
**Three adjectives that describe you:** I am kind, adaptable and considerate.
**Favorite activities:** I love to go shopping, writing my own short stories and playing pretend with my daughter Celia.
**What do you think will be the most difficult part about living inside the Big Brother house?**
Being away from my daughter, she is currently only five and she is starting school soon and it will be sad to be missing some of those key moments but I know it’ll be worth it.
**Do you have a strategy for winning the game?**
Making a good impression is key, if you show people you are likable and easy to get along with they’ll want that if people think you are easy to use better you. I always think you’d rather people think you are being used by them and not you using them that’s when they begin to make ridiculous moves.
**Which past Big Brother cast member did you like most?**
I love Daisy! She showed great representation of what single mothers can do in this game and she was very loyal and when someone turned on her they went out next. Deanna on the other hand... second hand embarrassment.
**My life motto is...** Be the best version of you.
**What would you take into the house and why?**
- A photo of my daughter
- My ID badge for work
- I’d love to bring pen and paper to keep notes of what goes around in the house. Don’t think that’s allowed though.
- I think I’d bring a bag of Reese’s Cups been my current crave as of late.
**Fun facts about yourself:**
- I had my daughter when I was 20
- I was able to go to Disney on Ice after my daughter begged to go. We even met some of the dancers such as the people who played Elsa and Anna.
- Every Sunday, I help the people who having a low income with soup kitchen it helps give them a place to eat and feel wanted. I bring board games as well for them to play with.

## Player History - *Big Brother 5 (US)*

### HOH History

 **Immunity**

 **Evicted**

 **Immunity**

 **Evicted**

## Trivia

* Lia was the first houseguest of *Big Brother 5* to win multiple HOH competitions.
* Lia was the first (and is currently the only) first HOH of a season to survive an eviction vote, the following week.
	+ Nkechi Kabelo also faced an eviction vote during the second week but was evicted.
* Lia was the only houseguest in *Big Brother 5* to be evicted following a tied vote.