Cody Lee Nickson (born April 13, 1985) is an American reality television personality, best known for competing in Big Brother 19 and winning The Amazing Race 30 with his then fiancée Jessica Graf.

[5] Nickson initially served in the United States Air Force, but would later transfer into the Marine Corps.

After the completion of bootcamp and infantry school, Nickson was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines where he would serve as a 0311 Rifleman in combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan.

[9] He voted for Josh to win Big Brother and won America's Favorite HouseGuest with a prize of $25,000.

[10] Nickson, alongside Graf appeared on Big Brother 20 to host the second POV competition.

Nickson and Graf also participated in the 30th season of the American television series The Amazing Race.

[citation needed] In September 2018, Nickson and Graf announced that they were expecting their first child together, and confirmed the following month that they'd be having a girl.

[25] During the COVID-19 pandemic, Nickson promoted his brand of coffee, using "Scamdemic" as a discount promo code.

The term has been used by right wing opponents to suggest the pandemic lockdown was a conspiracy and discredit the public health measures being taken by local and federal government.