the final round. On Day 78, Lisa and Jason competed in the live "Jury Statements" competition, in which the two of them had to complete statements made by the previously evicted HouseGuests based on how they believed the evictees had answered. Lisa won the competition, thus became the final Head of Household. She then cast the sole vote to evict Jason from the house, making her and Danielle the Final Two. On Day 82, the jury voted to reward Lisa with the $500,000 grand prize in a vote of nine to one with Danielle only receiving the vote of Jason. Episodes Voting history Notes Reception Ratings Big Brother 3 saw an increase in ratings, averaging 8.70 million viewers throughout the season. The season premiered to an audience of 9.2 million viewers, topping shows such as American Idol and claiming the top spot for the night. The two tied in terms of adult viewers under 50, but American Idol later topped Big Brother 3 in terms of viewers between the ages of 18–34. The series continued to have ratings success. Tonya's eviction episode placed first in viewers for the night, with 9.04 million viewers. The August 14 episode of the season garnered 10.58 million viewers, making it the highest viewership the season had earned at the time. This was an increase from the August 7 episode, which had a total of 9.91 million viewers. The August 22 episode of the series saw 9.64 million viewers, and made it the highest rated Thursday episode of the season at that point. The August 24 episode – a recap episode in which an endurance competition also occurred – had a total of 5.69 million viewers. The August 25 episode, which featured Sheryl Crow making a guest appearance to perform for the HouseGuests, earned the series its best ratings in the age 18–49 demographic, and had a total of 10.24 million viewers. Big Brother 3 later won all three of its time periods in viewers, households and most key demographics from the week ending September 1, 2002. The September 5 episode of the season, which saw Roddy being evicted from the house, had 9.79 million viewers, making it the highest rated Thursday slot for the season at the time. The online game introduced this season proved to be a success, garnering more than 80,000 players throughout the course of the season. Public reaction Big Brother