Hayden Moss was the winner of Big Brother 12. During the early stages of the game, Hayden received targets in the house for his relationship with Kristen Bitting, but stayed in the Big Brother House for 75 days and received four of the seven jury votes to be crowned the champion over fellow Brigade alliance member Lane Elenburg.
Hayden Garrett Moss, born May 27, 1986, is a college student from Tempe, Arizona. He is part of "The Brigade" alliance, along with Enzo, Matt, and Lane. His epithet within his alliance is "The Animal." He describes himself as “outgoing, athletic and charming.” His favorite activities include snowboarding, weightlifting, working out, going to the beach and hanging out with friends.” The most difficult part of living in the Big Brother house for Hayden is “being around people that I don’t agree with for 24/7.” Hayden is afraid of flying and avidly dislikes “messy people”. He’s a country boy at heart and loves being a part of Arizona State University baseball.
Summary
On the show, he was part of "The Brigade" alliance, along with Enzo, Matt, and Lane. Hayden's closest friend inside his Brigade alliance is Enzo but he also befriended Lane, Britney, Kristen and Kathy. His nickname within his alliance was "The Animal." Hayden won Big Brother 12 by a vote of 4-3, awarding him the $500,000 prize.
Hayden is the second person to win four Head of Household competitions and go on to win the game, following Drew and succeeded by Rachel, Ian and Steve.
Survivor
Hayden was originally recruited for Survivor: Nicaragua, Hayden was replaced by Jud "Fabio" Birza, who coincidentally ended up winning the season.
He also previously dated Survivor: One World contestant Kat Edorrson. He competed on Survivor: Blood vs. Water playing alongside Kat where they finished 7th and 14th respectively.
He is the first former Big Brother contestant to play Survivor the second being Caleb Reynolds.