Matt Klotz

Matthew James "Matt" Klotz is the runner-up of Big Brother 25 (US).

Originally secure in first Head of Household Reilly Smedley's inner alliance, her eviction in Week 2 would put Matt's, Jag Bains', and Blue Kim's games in jeopardy. Able to serve as an outer ally to power player Cirie Fields, Matt would lie low and stay safe for the immediate aftermath. In Week 4, Matt was voted by the viewers to participate in the BB Power of Invincibility Competition, which he would win and save Jag from his unanimous eviction later that week. Keeping steady gamewise, Matt would grow closer with Jag, in addition to winning the Power of Veto in Day 51's Double Eviction.

After several weeks near the center of the flow of information, in Week 10, after him and Jag would secure an alliance known as The Minutemen, they pulled in then-HOH Bowie Jane Ball to form The Mafia alliance. The Mafia would dominate the jury phase of the game, winning every HOH and almost every POV, and took out their adversaries with little issue. Narrowly surviving eviction at the final 4, Matt would subsequently win Part 1 of the Final HOH Competition. Jag, however, would win the other two parts, and used his sole vote to evict Bowie Jane.

Facing the jury vote with Jag, Matt stumbled on the jury's questions and failed to explain his independence as a player in comparison to Jag's well-articulated ownership of his game, leading to Matt finishing as the runner-up by a 5-2 vote. Matt would finish in the top 3 for America's Favorite Houseguest alongside Cirie and Cameron Hardin, but lost to Cameron.

Biography[]

Matt Klotz Biography

Retrieved from Parade.com
Age: 27
Hometown: Cameron Park, CA
Current City: Baton Rouge, LA
Occupation: Deaflympics Gold Medalist

Matt is the first deaf contestant to compete on Big Brother.

How does it feel to be on the 25th season of Big Brother?
I am super excited and super thrilled to be on Big Brother 25. And I'm ready to get in the house right now.

Why did you decide you wanted to play Big Brother?
To be on Big Brother, I really wanted to take on the challenge and the adventure it has. Just watching it before, growing up a bit and knowing I could put myself in these situations and these challenges. I think I could do very well in all aspects of Big Brother, and I want to put myself to the test.

What's your experience watching Big Brother?
I will say I'm a pretty decent fan of Big Brother. I've watched a couple of seasons. I haven't had time to watch a lot because I have a very rigorous training program to do. So I don't have much free time. But when I have free time, I'm watching Big Brother. I think the challenges that I will do really well, obviously, would be the physical ones. Just kind of the very active ones. I think we all know the only weaknesses will be the one where you've gotta listen a lot. That's my weakness, for sure.

What are your thoughts on Julie Chen Moonves as a host?
I think what makes her very unique is she has her own style, her own way of doing things. But she's constantly staying with the program. She's constantly improving and changing eyes. Big Brother changes, and she does a really good job with that.

What is your strategy going into the game?
Honestly, my strategy has been going kind of back and forth. There's a lot of ways I can go about this. There's definitely a lot of plays you can do. I think right now my main focus is going to be to try to win the first HoH so that people come to me to make the alliances, so I don't have to worry about that. But also if I try and go for that, don't burn too many bridges right away, and kind of float a little bit, but not too much. When I'm not doing anything bad, I don't want to get in anyone's way to become a threat. So I don't want to win every challenge I see possible. I'm gonna have to hold myself back a little bit on all those challenges I really want to win, because then I'll make myself a threat right away. I'm excited to be on Big Brother 25. I'm ready to take on the challenge to prove to everyone that someone with a disability could win the game.

How much will you hide about yourself during your time in the house?
When I get into the house, I'm definitely not going to let anyone know my little secret which is lip reading. I can read anyone's lips from far away or up close, and I'm not going to let them know that because that's gonna be a huge advantage for me.

Why will you win Big Brother 25?
I think I'll win Big Brother this season because of all the challenges I've had growing up. Whether it's swimming,g disabilities, social game, all that put together it's gonna be really good on Big Brother, and it's gonna show^[1]

Player History - Big Brother 25 (US)[]

Competition History[]

Week 1	Nomination	Safe
	HOH	Loss
	POV	Not Picked
Week 2	HOH	Loss
Week 2	POV	Loss
Week 3	HOH	Loss
Week 3	POV	Not Picked
Week 4	HOH	Loss
	POV	Not Picked
	Invincibility	Win
Week 5	HOH	Loss
Week 5	POV	Loss
Week 6	HOH	Loss
Week 6	POV	Loss
Week 7	HOH	Loss
	POV	Not Picked
	HOH	Loss
	POV	Win
Week 8	Re-Entry Part 1	Ineligible
Week 8	Re-Entry Part 2	Ineligible
Week 9	HOH	Loss
Week 9	POV	Loss
Week 10	HOH	Loss
Week 10	POV	Loss
Week 11	HOH	Loss
	POV	Loss
	Luxury	Ineligible
	POV	Loss
Week 12	HOH	Loss
	POV	Loss
	HOH	Loss
	POV	Win
Week 13	HOH	Win
	POV	Loss
	Luxury	Win
Week 14	HOH	Previous HOH
	POV	Loss
	HOH Part 1	Win
	HOH Part 2	Unable to Play
	HOH Part 3	Loss

Have/Have-Not History[]

Week 1	Have
Week 2	Have
Week 3	Have-Not
Week 4	Have
Week 5	Have
Week 6	Have-Not
Week 7	Have/Have-Not Phase Over
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14

Voting History[]

Week	Position	Voted for	With Majority?
1	–	Kirsten Elwin	Yes
2	–	Reilly Smedley	Yes
3	–	Hisam Goueli	Yes
4	–	Jag Bains	Yes
5	–	Red Utley	Yes
6	–	Izzy Gleicher	Yes
7	–	Cameron Hardin	Yes
7	POV Holder	Jared Fields	Yes
8	–	No Voting
9	–	Mecole Hayes	Yes
10	–	Cameron Hardin	Yes
11	–	Cory Wurtenberger	Yes
12	–	Blue Kim	Yes
12	POV Holder	America Lopez	Yes
13	HOH	–	–
14	Nominated	–	–
14	Nominated	–	–
Finale	Runner-Up	–	–

HOH History[]

	Original Nominees		Post-Veto Nominees		Intended Target
Week 13	Cirie	Felicia	Evicted Cirie	Felicia	Felicia	THEN	Cirie

Post Big Brother[]

Matt appeared on an episode of The Bold & The Beautiful on December 20, 2023, alongside Cirie Fields.

Trivia[]

Matt is the first deaf contestant to compete on Big Brother US.
Matt and Bowie Jane Ball are the tenth/eleventh houseguests to make it past Day 78 without ever being nominated. The other houseguests are Derrick Levasseur, Austin Matelson, James Huling, Nicole Franzel, JC Mounduix, Holly Allen, Tommy Bracco, Enzo Palumbo, and Cody Calafiore.
Matt is the last male houseguest to be nominated on Big Brother 25 (US), receiving his first nomination on Day 93, at the final four.
Matt is the only houseguest on Big Brother 25 (US) to never be evicted or eliminated, and also the only one to never receive any eviction votes.
Matt always voted with the majority.