That strategy - and its reception among viewers and other contestants alike - gives this Black victory on Big Brother a significance beyond the outcome of tonight's finale.
They made it to the last night largely because of a rock-solid, secret alliance the show's six African-American players formed at the season's start. These contestants didn't reach this stage by chance.
For the first time in its 23 seasons, the hit CBS competition show will crown a Black winner chosen from three finalists: Azah Awasum, Derek Frazier, and Xavier Prather.
Tonight's Big Brother finale will make reality TV history.