Marquise DeVelde

* BBRL4
* BBRL1

## Season History

**Marquise DeVelde** is a houseguest on *Big Brother Red Lion 1,* who later returned to *Big Brother Red Lion 4* and was named the winner.

One of the super friendly, funny and over-all well liked players of his season, Marquise used his nice-guy persona to work through the weeks and make strong connections through the game. He was the founder of The Four and a very loyal member to it, never with any intention to turn against them unlike the other members.

He had a smooth ride through the first five weeks and was never even considered a possible nomination at the Double Eviction. Marquise's downfall came when he got a little too comfortable and sat out of Week 6's first Head of Household competition. After Carson Capik won the Boomerang Power of Veto and saved himself and then Chase Landis from eviction, Marquise was backdoored and evicted in a 7-3 vote. He placed 13th.

Returning in BBRL4, Marquise was in to play from Day 1, marking his words that he would right his previous wrongs. He started off strong by winning the first HOH competition, and using the week to build strong connections while targeting those who the house wanted out in order to appear trustable. From the get-go of this first week, Marquise successfully created and concealed alliances with players such as Elektra Leiphart, Liam Lynch, Mason Good, Brayden Dehoff, Lillian Wagner, Landen McKinley, and Cameron Burke. Marquise was able to successfully flip the vote against Benton Koons in Week 1 to keep his ally safe.

As the weeks went on, Marquise avoided the block and focused on playing the social game after making risky moves Week 1. He narrowed his Final 2 pick to Elektra, accepting that he will need to cut off all the others by some point. Around the mid-season was when his historic rivalry with fellow Season 1 returnee Chase Landis began. Chase had actively cited Marquise as a huge social threat. Marquise was able to rally almost the entire house against Chase, but he stayed in numerous times through twists and nail-biting votes. Eventually, Chase was finally sent to Jury, and Marquise saw Mason and Landen as his only true remaining threats to reach the end with Elektra, which, by the time of Chase' eviction, became an official Final 2 deal. Marquise then made his first of two high-risk moves. He manipulated Landen McKinley's last HOH reign and convinced him to get rid of Mason, which succeeded. Marquise had to agree to go onto the block for the first time all season to make the plan happen. By a vote of 2-1, Marquise was safe and Mason was gone. In the Final Four, Marquise's final three with Elektra and Brayden was soldified, and Marquise and Elektra worked out their plan to get rid of Landen once and for all. After another extremely risky nomination, Elektra was able to snag the Final 4 HOH and Veto, and Landen was sent packing with the other players' help.

In the end, Marquise won the final HOH competition and stuck to his word to take Elektra, despite the possibly easier win against Brayden. Marquise was able to swing the Jury in his favor, 4-3, as his numerous social connections paid off in the end. Marquise's game was seen as a great balance between competitions, social, and strategic, so he was awarded the win, being crowned BBRL's first African-American winner, breaking the Final HOH Curse, and walking out of the house having played one of the most straight-shot, error-free and clean games ever seen on the show.

## Player History - *Big Brother Red Lion 4*

### HOH History

 **Evicted**

 **Evicted**

## Trivia

* He always voted in the majority.
* In BBRL4, he was the first and last HOH.