“Big Brother 28” star Drew Campbell found out he probably would have beaten Taylor Brown in the final two matches after his third-place eviction.
The 22-year-old surgical dental assistant exclusively told Page Six that he learned from the other six jurors during the live finale that if he had gone up against Brown, things “could have gone well for me.”
“Which is a little heartbreaking to be so close,” he said. “But you know, that’s how it is.”
Campbell explained that he blames himself for not winning the Head of Household final.
“That’s kind of where my strategy went wrong. I should have won,” he admitted. “Then maybe I would have won it all.”
Campbell looked poised to advance to both finals, as Brown and Rick Devens both intended to take him there.
But after the two reached a deal, Devens, who won the HOH finale, shockingly kicked out Campbell and took Brown, 27, all the way. The “Survivor” alumnus, 42, beat the elementary school counselor with six of the jury’s seven votes, including Campbell’s.
Campbell told Page Six that Devens’ decision “really hurt in the moment,” given that “his ‘Big Brother’ dad just cut me off at the end.”
“But I got to play ‘Big Brother’ for 87 days,” Campbell noted. “I got to be there the whole time. I’ve had the whole experience. Mentally, I’m just happy to be a part of it.”
Campbell also confirmed that he was never going to give his vote to the jury in favor of Brown over Devens.
“Devens played the better game. If I knocked him out, I still think he was the better player and should have won the game. So he was getting my vote no matter what,” Campbell said.
“And it’s not even because I like him, it’s just because he played a really good game. I can’t even be mad.”
Campbell said the two men haven’t had a chance to speak since the finale, aside from a quick comment Devens made to him after winning the $750,000 grand prize.
“Right after the confetti, he hugged me and told me he was sorry and he loves me, and I love him too,” Campbell told us. “No hard feelings, honestly.”
Campbell added of Devens’ family: “I’m excited to talk to Miss Becca, Jack and Juju, his family. I feel like I’m a part of it now. I’m their big brother.'”
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