Share this Story: 'Big Brother Canada' Season 7 winner: 'I made my dream come true' 'Big Brother Canada' Season 7 winner: 'I made my dream come true' Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Article content Confetti rained down on Dane Rupert and his toothless grin once the Pretty Boy was named the deserving winner of the eventful seventh season of Big Brother Canada. The 27-year-old Kelowna-based civil technician was handed the title on Thursday night following a unanimous vote from his seven former houseguests after securing the final Head of Household competition and racing through a high-energy plea to the cast where he proved he had the biggest impact on the game with his incredible social charm, ruthless strategic power moves and seven wins of the 14 competitions he competed in. “There’s only one Dane Rupert and he’s a winner,” the Season 7 champion exclaimed following the whirlwind finale. “I’m such a huge fan. I’ve been watching for 20 years and I can’t even comprehend what just happened. I’m just so excited and so blessed. I made my dream come true. All the episode watching and studying the greats before me really helped get me into the winner’s circle.” We apologize, but this video has failed to load. tap here to see other videos from our team. Try refreshing your browser, or 'Big Brother Canada' Season 7 winner: 'I made my dream come true' Back to video Advertisement Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content For the majority of the game, Dane applied pressure on the house, eliminating threat after threat with the help with his dominating Pretty Boys alliance to become the last houseguest standing. After solidifying his own spot in the final two, he won the power to choose who he wanted sitting next to him at the end and selected his closest ally Anthony Douglas to face the jury with him. Although his Pretty Boys counterpart used his slick speeches and social graces to wow the Canadian cast, they inevitably sided with Dane who was the more well-rounded player, despite any bitter feelings they still harboured over their own sudden evictions. “I played a good game and gave my loyalty to three guys and a lot of people thought they had my loyalty, but I had to cut them at one point. I knew it was going to be very tough. But I told myself going into the house that I was not going to be emotional and I came here to do a job. It was hard to talk to the jury members that I cut,” Dane said. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. tap here to see other videos from our team. Try refreshing your browser, or Advertisement Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content “I did not expect to get seven votes. I really appreciate everyone voting for me and I know they’re truly fans of the game, because I felt like I really played one of the best games this season and I respect their decision. Comp wins, social game and strategy — Anthony didn’t compare to me.” Despite failing to secure the title, Anthony is more than happy with the runner-up position and the $20,000 that comes with it, sharing that he believes Dane is the best player to represent their action-packed season. “I knew Dane was going to take me. I have done a lot of things for him in this game as he has for me. But I saved him twice. I knew he owed me a big one and I’m happy that his loyalty came through down the stretch,” he said. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. tap here to see other videos from our team. Try refreshing your browser, or Advertisement Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content “I’m grateful but I know that Dane played a number one champion game and I couldn’t be more proud of him.” As the winner of Big Brother Canada, Rupert walks away with a grand prize of $100,000, a $25,000 home furnishing makeover from Leon’s, $10,000 worth of groceries, and a trip for two anywhere in the world. samomaryleona@gmail.com We apologize, but this video has failed to load. tap here to see other videos from our team. Try refreshing your browser, or Advertisement Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content Share this article in your social network Latest National Stories Advertisement Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The Toronto Sun Headline News Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Toronto SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc. Email Address There was an error, please provide a valid email address. By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Postmedia Network Inc. | 365 Bloor Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M4W 3L4 | 416-383-2300 Thanks for signing up! A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it please check your junk folder. The next issue of The Toronto Sun Headline News will soon be in your inbox. We encountered an issue signing you up. Please try again Trending<doc-sep>SPOILER ALERT: If you haven’t yet watched tonight’s two-hour season finale of “Big Brother Canada” on Global then look away now as HUGE spoilers lie ahead… Dane Rupert won’t be able to wipe the toothless smile off his face for a week as the 27-year-old Civil technician fulfills his dream of becoming “Big Brother Canada” champion in a unanimous vote. Ten weeks ago, 15 special agents walked into the house for a game of secrets and lies, and right off the bat, Dane became part of the best secret alliance in “BBCAN” history. Together with Adam Pike, Anthony Douglas, and Mark Drelich, the self-named Pretty Boys ruled the roost throughout the season, picking off the competition while keeping their alliance under wraps. RELATED: The Final Four Becomes The Final Three In A Special ‘Big Brother Canada’ Eviction It’s fitting then that tonight’s finale comes down to a vote between a pair of Pretty Boys: Dane, the goofily deceptive hockey bro from Kelowna, British Columbia, and Anthony, the smooth-talking puppet master from Richmond Hill, Ontario. Photo: Global Before we get there, however, there is the matter of the final Head of Household competition to deal with, and while the tasks themselves are impressive spectacles, the results are predictable. Anthony struggles so much in the Part 2 mental comp that he literally quits, and even though Kyra Shenker puts up a valiant effort, they aren’t exactly known for their challenge prowess. Photo: Global Dane, on the other hand, is a competition beast, nailing both the physical tasks and performing exceptionally well in the mental tasks too. A self-confessed superfan, the British Columbia native knew the importance of studying his days and events, and that homemade cereal calendar paid off big time. Anthony and Kyra never really stood a chance. RELATED: The Pretty Boys Alliance Finally Loses A Member In The Latest ‘Big Brother Canada’ Eviction Before the final eviction, “BBCAN” legend Ika Wong grills the Jury as they deliberate over the final three. The consensus is that Kyra was carried through the game, though Samantha Picco argues that the unrelenting underdog fought their way through with no alliance and was able to adapt. Meanwhile, Anthony is praised as a master manipulator, though he’s criticized for his lack of comp wins. Photo: Global When it comes to Dane, the Jury agrees that he was a “multi-faceted” player, someone who excelled in every portion of the game, whether socially, strategically, or physically. There is some discussion of how much he lied, but it seems like the current six Jury members are strongly leaning towards Dane, which makes the finale somewhat predictable. RELATED: A Double Eviction Spells Disaster For Two Houseguests On ‘Big Brother Canada’ Back in the game, it’s time for Dane to decide who he wants to sit next to in the final two. Last night, after Adam’s eviction, the ousted Pretty Boy predicted that the toothless charmer would end up taking Kyra to the end for the easy win. That isn’t what happens, as Dane keeps his word to Anthony, completely blindsiding Kyra, who brushes him off as they leave the house. Photo: Global “I got played so hard!” the 25-year-old Bartender tells Arisa Cox. “I’m beyond shocked.” It’s surprising that even after the PBs revealed their alliance to Kyra two weeks ago, they were still surprised when the “Dougie & Dane Show” stuck together at the end. That said, Kyra gathers themselves to send out a positive message to all those underdogs out there that believe they’re not capable. RELATED: The Seventh Houseguest Is Evicted From ‘Big Brother Canada’ And The Jury Begins Anthony and Dane then face the Jury, both pleading their case for why they should be the crowned the champion of “BBCAN7”. Anthony takes some heat, particularly from Adam and Cory Kennedy, who take him to task for preaching loyalty while betraying his allies. The 31-year-old Gas inspector tries to reason his way out of it, but his answers feel kind of rehearsed and not always applicable to the question. Photo: Global Dane, meanwhile, feels much more natural in his responses. Sam and Kyra bring up the number of lies he told and whether he feels he went beyond what was necessary. Dane is able to argue his case by revealing his true loyalty was to the PBs and that the only time he went against that was in voting out Adam, something which he shows genuine hurt over. RELATED: Another Houseguest Is Evicted And The Blood Veto Falls Flat On ‘Big Brother Canada’ After all the secrets of the season are revealed, the final vote is announced, which sees Dane sweep the board 7-0. It’s a well-deserved victory, though the unanimous vote undersells Anthony’s extraordinary control over the season. The Godfather of the Pretty Boys may not have been a comp beast, but his social politicking was on another level, and not touching the block once all season warranted at least a vote or two. Photo: Global However, Dane was the more complete player. While Anthony worked behind the scenes, Dane was often in the firing line, pulling out crucial comp wins and making big moves for his alliance. Yet he also demonstrated a cunning social game, quickly earning people’s trust and using them as pawns in his own machinations. When he felt the pressure, particularly at the final five, he showed a remarkable ability to bounce back from the dead. RELATED: Canadian Screen Awards Announces 2019 Nominees, Including ‘ET Canada’, ‘Vikings’, ‘Big Brother Canada’ “BBCAN7” has been frustrating at times, the Pretty Boys domination was the story from beginning to end, and the lack of power shifts made for several predictable evictions. However, something was fascinating about watching an alliance operate so successfully, and the Boys having to turn against each other in the final stretch made for emotionally compelling television. It may not have been the greatest season of all time… but it sure was the prettiest.<doc-sep>SPOILER ALERT: Do not read on unless you’ve watched the Big Brother Canada Season 7 finale. Big Brother Canada (BBCAN) crowned Dane Rupert as the Season 7 winner during Thursday night’s finale on Global. Rupert, a 27-year-old civil technician from Kelowna, B.C., beat out 15 houseguests to be named champion. The contest came down to Rupert and fellow finalist Anthony Douglas, a 31-year-old gas inspector from Richmond Hill, Ont. READ MORE: ‘Big Brother Canada’ finale: Season 7 winner crowned Rupert and Douglas both fielded questions from the jury about why they deserved to win the $100,000 grand prize, $25,000 home furnishing makeover from Leon’s, $10,000 worth of groceries courtesy of Summer Fresh and a dream vacation for two anywhere in the world courtesy of Contiki Holidays. Story continues below advertisement Rupert received all seven of the jury votes to secure his victory. This season, Rupert won Head of Household four times, was put on the block twice and won the Power of Veto two times. READ MORE: ‘Big Brother Canada’s’ Anthony Douglas says the pretty boys ‘always knew what was going on’ Global News sat down with Rupert in Toronto the day after his first-place victory to discuss his time in the house. Global News: How does it feel to win the game? DR: It’s hard to reflect for me right now but it’s a dream come true. Do you think that you’re one of the best players in Big Brother Canada history? Because you literally dominated everything. There wasn’t anything you couldn’t do. It’s crazy to think as being a fan of the show. I never thought I’d be considered a legend and I still don’t know. It’s a great honour to even be spoken of as a legend, but I would never consider myself as good as some of the past houseguests. But, like I said, I tried my best. I did my best, and it got me to the winner’s circle, and I’m very proud of myself for what I did. I think you’ll feel different when you watch it back. Yeah, I think so, too. It’s hard to reflect right now. Everything is just so surreal. Are you going to go home and binge-watch the entire season? Yeah, yeah! (Laughing) Big time. Two days easily. Was there ever a doubt in your mind that you wouldn’t win? No, no, not at all. I’m a hockey player so, you know, going into a hockey game, you can’t envision yourself losing. So I said I’m a huge fan of this game so I thought, ‘Oh, this opportunity is going to come.’ I started practising and started watching seasons months before I came to the house to strategize. I made up a game plan and, honestly, since October/November, I started visualizing myself winning and the confetti everywhere. Arisa (Cox) saying congratulations to me, all of it. Getting into the house is a little bit of a different vision. You’re stuck in the moment like, ‘Oh, my God!’ But throughout the season, I thought I played a very strong game and then as soon as I made the top five and then got Adam out of the top four, I knew that this was my season to win and I didn’t want anyone to get in the way of that. How did you feel about evicting Adam? That was a big move, and it needed to be done in order to get here today. Adam is my brother, and there is no chance of me getting to top two with him in the house. He would have won the top three Head of Household competitions and he probably would not have brought me, even though he said he (would). The votes could’ve gone either way. I knew that if I was sitting beside him in the final two, it could have been 4-3 for him or 3-4 me, and there was a scary decision so I didn’t want to do it but I knew for my game and to win this season, and it looked good on the resume, yeah. As the last HOH of the game, taking out the biggest, baddest player of the season, it was something I needed to do. But it did break my heart a little bit. You memorized your days by using different pieces of food. How was that food on the last day? Was it all stale and falling apart? No, I didn’t taste it (laughing). I got that idea from last year’s houseguest Maddie. The only problem with her game board is that she had to deconstruct it every day and she couldn’t hide it from everyone. I wanted to hide my game board and I didn’t want to deconstruct because I’m kind of dumb so I needed to put it on as it was happening. So every day something happened, I put it on my game board and then every day I went over it and studied, studied, studied, and a game came in handy, and in the end, they’re winning all the mental comps. Did you feel like your dad was with you in the house the whole time? Absolutely. You know, even before the house, he knew how big of a fanboy I am, and this was my dream. Growing up, hockey didn’t work out for me, and now this is my other dream that I wanted, and I believe he was the reason I got in the house. And then every comp win and everything I did, he was behind it 100 per cent and, like I said, I dedicate this season to him. Story continues below advertisement What was going through your mind last night when the show kept cutting to commercial and then making you watch clips? What were you thinking? How long did it feel? It felt like forever. It felt like 69 days all over again. Everyone was surprised I took Anthony to the finale, too.<doc-sep>Heralded as the best player in Big Brother season seven, Kelowna’s Dane Rupert was named the champion of the TC show. Rupert, a civil engineer, was known for his big personality, tooth-less smile, big heart and dominant play. He won the show Thursday night after the jury of former players voted off named him the best player and ultimate winner. With the victory, the former Kelowna hockey player, who was playing while raising awareness for Mental Health Canada, wins a $100,000 prize, $25,000 in home furnishing, $10,000 towards groceries and a trip-for-two vacation to anywhere in the world. Your new #BBCAN7 winner! Thank you to all the friends, family and even the haters, you have made this a very well rounded experience for us. To the rest of the HGs, thank you for your friendships and enduring all that you did and still supporting our boy. Much love for you all ❤️ pic.twitter.com/6mzBEH3K5g — Dane BBCAN (@DaneBBCan7) May 10, 2019 READ MORE: First house guest from Kelowna on Big Brother Canada READ MORE: Former Kids in the Hall actor to entertain Lake Country In a game of competitions, lies, alliances, strategy and manipulation, Rupert’s game was the best from the point of view of many fans of the show. Congratulations @DaneBBCan7 🙌🏼 mad respect for your incredible game play! Well deserved win! #TeamDane #bbcan7 — Kaela Grant (@kaegrant) May 10, 2019 WOW #Bbcan7 you got me shedding tears tonight! !😭 Congrats @DaneBBCan7 so so so so so deserved since day one! & bringing the win back to BC for the second year in a row! #TeamDane — Jordyn Tolles (@JordynTolles) May 10, 2019 In an emotional final episode Thursday night, Rupert was up against his long-time ally in the show, Anthony Douglas, but in the end, the Prince of Kelowna, as he’s affectionately being called, won the season’s big prize. READ MORE: Rutland community garden will celebrate multiculturalism READ MORE: Camelot comes to Kelowna The show’s results were broken by Kelowna news outlets before fans of the show could finish watching on the west coast. Spoilers of Rupert’s win were shared on social media with some fans being upset, while others were glad to save the time of watching the two-hour finale. 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Send this page to someone via email SPOILER ALERT: Do not read on unless you’ve watched the Big Brother Canada Season 7 finale. Big Brother Canada (BBCAN) crowned Dane Rupert as the Season 7 winner during Thursday night’s finale on Global. Rupert, a 27-year-old civil technician from Kelowna, BC, beat out 15 houseguests to be named champion. The contest came down to fellow finalist, Anthony Douglas, a 31-year-old gas inspector from Richmond Hill, Ont. READ MORE: ‘Big Brother Canada’: 12th evicted house guest is ‘proud of what I’ve done in that house’ Rupert and Douglas both fielded questions from the jury about why they deserved to win the $100,000 grand prize, $25,000 home furnishing makeover from Leon’s, $10,000 worth of groceries courtesy of Summer Fresh, as well as a dream vacation for two anywhere in the world courtesy of Contiki Holidays. Story continues below advertisement Rupert received all seven of the jury votes to secure his victory. WATCH BELOW: The latest on Big Brother Canada Rupert had previously won the first round of the final head-of-household competition but Kyra Shenker won the second round. Rupert won the third round and sent Shenker to jury, choosing to take Douglas to the final two with him. In one of his final pleas to the jury members, Rupert said, “I never lied to my three guys. I never lied to the pretty boys.” He also said it broke his heart to evict Adam Pike. READ MORE:‘Big Brother Canada:’ 11th evicted house guest wants The Pretty Boys to ‘split prize three ways’ This season, Rupert won head of household four times, was put on the block twice and won the power of veto two times. Story continues below advertisement Before entering the house, Rupert described himself as “fun, outgoing, and entertaining.” He said he was going “to be a comp beast at the start and then, later in the game, start to pick and choose when I want to win.” He also said he was go to “find a ride or die at the beginning who is more intelligent than I am because I’m not the smartest guy in the world. I’ll rely on them to do the mental challenges and they can count on me to do the physical challenges.” READ MORE: ‘Big Brother Canada’ sends home 2 houseguests in another double eviction Some fans of BBCAN were ecstatic about Rupert’s win. Dane’s crying and I’m so happy for him honestly. A true fan who can actually play the game #BBCAN7 — ✌🏼 (@realitytvplease) May 10, 2019 Congrates Dane, rightful winner of #BBCan7. — Johnny De Silveira (@canuck4liberty) May 10, 2019 this was hands down THE BEST season in all bbcan history #BBCAN7 — chelsea💫 (@chelseaatilley) May 10, 2019 Thank you @arisacox @TrevorBoris and the crew of #bbcan7, and I really hope we are all back here next year with #bbcan8. Congratulations to Dane and enjoy every single cent of the grand prize — Richard Watkins (@richiew4ever) May 10, 2019 Dane’s win was well deserved but we all know who Canada’s favourite was 🤷🏼‍♀️ #BBCAN7Finale #bbcan7 pic.twitter.com/V3oEgqnn7G — Laura Kowalski (@lauraakowalski) May 10, 2019 i am BAWLING! an incredible end to a truly enjoyable season. i love you @DaneBBCan7 and i’ve never been happier to see someone win big brother❤️ #BBCAN7 — bri (@daneshoh) May 10, 2019 Dane earned every bit of this win! I called it from the start,Dane was my pick to win and I'm glad he won! Let's go!! !#BBCAN7 — Billy Allen (@ballennnnnn) May 10, 2019 Congrats @DaneBBCan7 🎉 He is a worthy winner and did play one hell of a game. Anthony would of been too but Anthony hide his game too much and didn’t explain his game well enough to the jury. Dane outplayed Anthony these last 2 weeks. Dane’s dad would be proud ❤️ #BBCAN7 — 💞Rachel💞🌸💫🦋 (@XoBabyDollXo) May 10, 2019 Were you surprised that Rupert won Big Brother Canada 7? Story continues below advertisement