List of Big Brother 9 (U.S.) House Guests - Matt

Matt

Matt McDonald (born April 7, 1984) was a roofing foreman from Charlestown, Massachusetts. He is of Irish descent, and is an only child who admits to being close to his mother. He lost his father when he was 9 years old. His soulmate for the series was Natalie. He had close friendships with Ryan, Adam, and Alex, and was aligned with Alex & Amanda early on in the game. He had a flirtatious and argumentative relationship with partner Natalie, with the two often arguing in the house. While in the house, Matt and Natalie also engaged in sexual activity. Matt also had flirtatious relationships with other women in the house, including Chelsia and Sharon. He was seen as a strong physical threats by the others in the house, and quickly became a target. Matt & Natalie won the first Power of Veto competition, and chose to leave nominations the same. The following week, they were nominated against allies Amanda & Alex, though they survived the eviction in a unanimous vote. They were nominated for a second time the following week, but won their second Power of Veto and saved themselves from the block. In the fourth week, HouseGuest James devised a plan to get Head of Household Ryan to backdoor Matt from the house. Despite Ryan considering it, Sheila later convinced him otherwise and Matt was spared. The following week, James won the Head of Household competition and promised Natalie that both she and Matt would be safe that week. Despite this, James later nominated Matt for eviction. Matt was evicted on Day 42 in a four to three vote, with Head of Household James casting the tie-breaker vote against him. He was the first member of the Jury, and voted for Adam to win. He came in 9th place. Matt is the only HouseGuest from Big Brother 9 to appear in a future season of the series. He returned for Big Brother 10 as a representative for Big Brother 9. After the season ended Matt was charged both with physically abusing his pregnant girlfriend and intimidating her into dropping charges. He’s been arrested for running an oxycodone distribution ring with Big Brother 9 champion Adam Jasinski. The two allegedly used Jasinski’s $500,000 grand prize to help them with their start-up venture.