Dan Gheesling, the 24-year-old high school teacher, won the televiewers and the jury's hearts to be the winner of Big Brother 10.

Dan’s wit and charisma made him $500,000 richer, not to mention the cash prize that he won as America’s player. The Dearborn, Michigan teacher was unanimously voted by the seven-member jury, made up of the last seven evicted houseguests.

“My personality traits will play into my strategy and make this an easy summer for me,” Gheesling told The Associated Press before going into the house in July.

Gheesling bested runner-up Robert “Memphis” Garrett, a 25-year-old Los Angeles bartender, who earned a $50,000 second-place prize. During the fourth week of competition, the pair formed an unstoppable secret alliance, dubbing themselves The Renegades and plotting to evict their fellow “Big Brother 10” houseguests.

Los Angeles waitress Keesha Smith was also voted “favorite juror” by viewers and won a $25,000 prize.