23x21 - Episode 21

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-Announcer: previously on big brother...

The powerful cookout alliance

Was secretly running the game. -Under no circumstance can

There be any whiff of an idea that

Members of the cookout are working together.

-Announcer: but when sarah beth won power...

-Julie chen: congratulations, sarah beth.

You are the new head of household.

-Thank you very much.

-Announcer: ...the cookout scrambled to keep

Their alliance safe.

-I know, I know, I know.

-Announcer: so, sarah beth's ally kyland

Steered her toward a target outside the six.

-I look at derek x. In terms

Of his threat level to you and i,

The highest, most imminent.

Ideally, I can convince sarah beth

To take out the biggest threat to the cookout, derek x.

-Announcer: and a backdoor plan

Was put into motion.

-Yeah.

-Announcer: and once again,

Two pawns found themselves on the block.

-I have nominated you, derek f.,

And you, claire.

-Announcer: the high roller's room

Was back open,

And unaware he was in danger,

Derek x. Chose not to play,

Turning down a shot at safety.

-I am not playing the roulette. I'm going to keep saving,

And we're going for that coin of destiny.

-Announcer: leaving alyssa as the only one

To spend her bb bucks.

-I would like to go ahead and play chopping block roulette.

I want to ensure my safety.

Out of everyone in the house, xavier is literally my only ally

And the only person I completely trust.

-Alyssa! -[Cheering]

-Announcer: alyssa's win gave her safety

And the right to remove a nominee.

-You are safe for the week.

Who would you like to take off the block?

-I would like to take derek off the block.

-Announcer: then, a fateful spin

Of the roulette wheel chose the replacement.

-My god.

-Oh, my god.

-Is that x? -God.

-Announcer: and alyssa was left in tears

As her closest ally hit the block.

-Xavier, you are now nominated for eviction.

Please take a seat in the nomination chair.

-Announcer: but sarah beth had bigger plans.

-I'm sorry, america.

I'm sending your boy home.

-Announcer: tonight, who will win

The power of veto?

And will it be used to save claire or xavier?

And if so, is derek x.'S destiny to be backdoored?

Find out right now on big brother.

-Oh, my god. Finally, I'm liked.

♪

-The chopping block roulette power has been used.

Claire and xavier are now nominated for eviction.

This concludes the chopping block roulette meeting.

-I feel really bad

Because it's literally my fault

That x is up there.

Since I won the chopping block roulette,

I had to spin a roulette wheel

To randomly select a new houseguest

As a replacement nominee.

And the ball lands right on xavier.

X is so awesome,

And he's always looking out for me.

And I put him on the block.

If x goes home

Because I put him up over roulette ball,

That would be so heartbreaking.

I feel so bad.

-I was working hard, hard

To position myself to where I wouldn't be nominated at all

This entire season.

And now, I get nominated

Because of some stupid power.

And who rolls the ball to nominate me?

My closest ally outside of the cookout, alyssa.

It's such bad luck that it's almost funny.

I feel secure in the cookout.

However, my best way to ensure

My safety this week is to win the golden power of veto.

So it's time to go to work.

-Look, I'm still on the block.

But now I'm up against x

Who is this ultimate physical specimen.

It doesn't matter. I still have to win.

-I'm sorry, claire. -It's okay.

-This is perfect.

The chopping block roulette power is flushed out.

So I don't have to worry about it anymore.

Plus, the ball didn't land on derek x.,

Which means he's not guaranteed

To play in the veto,

And my backdoor plan still might work.

-I decided not to play chopping block roulette because

I think that I can trust s.b. This week.

So I'd rather save my money.

And now that the wheel has been spun and x has gone up,

I'm super relieved that it was x and not me.

Double our nothing? -[Laughter]

-All right. Place your bets, place your bets.

-D.x.!

-I'm so sorry. -Stop. Stop.

It's not your fault.

You put a ball on a spinning wheel.

You had no idea that was going to happen.

-Yeah, but now it's my fault you're up there.

It's no one else's fault but mine.

-It's all right.

-I wish I'd never done it.

The one opportunity I could have put someone on the block,

I put you up? -It's all right.

-No, it's not, x.

-I still have the veto competition.

I can get myself off the block.

And worst-case scenario,

I don't win and claire wins...

There's still plenty of game left.

-It just pisses me off. -I know.

-That was, like, one thing we could've been solid.

-Don't worry. Everything's going to be fine.

-I need a tequila shot.

-[Sighs]

Wow, what a wheel spin.

-Yeah.

I feel so bad.

-Yeah, it sucks for x and alyssa.

-It sucks for you.

Like, you're on the block now.

Claire genuinely isn't my target.

My sights are set on derek x. Right now.

But the two of them are really close,

So, unfortunately, I can't clue her in on that.

X is up.

-Yeah. -Which is better than a lot

Of things that could've happened.

-Yeah. -Because I think he is

A bigger target than you. -Yeah.

Do you know what you want to be done with veto?

-It puts me in a really tricky spot now.

I have to think through things

And talk to people and see where everyone's head is at.

But I don't-- I don't want you to go home

Is what I'll say. I don't. -Yeah.

-Sarah beth is telling me that

She doesn't want me to go home this week.

And I believe her.

It doesn't make any sense for her game

To send me out, so she must have

Some other target in mind.

So let's-- let's think about

The three biggest threats in the house. Okay, x.

X was on the kings with her,

And I don't think that

Sarah beth will want x out at this point.

Kyland.

They are best friends. They've been joined at the hip.

I don't think sarah beth is going after kyland.

-Any time you want to talk, just come and grab me.

-I will.

That means out of all

The major threats in this house, derek x.

Is probably her backdoor option.

-I'm sorry, claire bear.

-No. It's fine.

-No.

S.b. Did say, "I don't want you to go home this week."

I said, "okay."

-Yeah.

-No, that's the calculation.

-Oh, my gosh.

[Groans]

Claire's theorizing that sarah beth is coming for us,

And right now, I think she might be right.

But between me and claire,

I think I'm the target, but I'm really not sure.

So, I need to talk to s.b.,

And find out sooner rather than later.

-I know.

-Hearing that derek x.

Could be the replacement nominee

Is very upsetting for me

Because I know if he touches that block,

The cookout is not saving him.

I do not want to lose derek x.

Hopefully, derek x. Gets picked and wins the veto,

And this won't even be a concern.

♪

-I literally wish I had never played.

I literally wish. -I mean, out of all the people.

-I want to go ahead and talk to sarah beth,

Since I just messed up her nominations

With the chopping block roulette and now xavier

Is on the block, and I want to see what she's thinking

With this upcoming veto competition.

Do you have a target

Now that noms are set?

-I never intended for claire to go home.

And I don't want x to go home.

I feel like I can tell you,

But it has to stay.

We'll have to see what happens, but I'm thinking

If x comes down, I might put d.x. Up.

-I'm % on board with that.

I'm smiling thinking about it.

Because that's exactly what I would've done.

-But I don't want him to be suspicious.

-I'm so excited when sarah beth tells me

She wants to target derek x.

I've been wanting to do that since he backdoored christian.

I already really wanted to be picked for the veto competition

So I can go ahead and take xavier off the block,

But now I wanted to be picked even more so,

So I can take part in this backdoor plan for derek x.

I'm just very excited.

It's going to be-- -okay.

-Cool. And I'm--

-And I'm hoping he just won't play.

Luck's been on my side so far this week,

So I'm hoping that streak continues and derek x.

Doesn't get picked to play in the veto.

If he's not playing,

Then he's definitely going home.

♪

-I'm not going to bother you, but I just wanted to say hi.

-No, you can bother me.

-How are you doing? -I'm good-ish.

-I'm sure everyone is badgering you.

I need to talk to s.b. To figure out

Who her target is this week.

Is it x, is it claire, is it me?

I need to know whether or not

I should be worried for my own safety now.

Claire hasn't said this,

But I assume she might pick me

For houseguest choice.

But let's say she does pick me,

Would that be okay? -Yeah.

-And then I'll talk to you about how you want it used.

-Yeah.

Derek x. Is not stupid.

He's probably fishing for some information

From me that's going to make him feel

A little bit more at ease.

But, unfortunately, I can't give it to him.

-This might be a very hard question,

So I won't put you on the spot.

I'm going to ask it, but you don't have to answer it.

Do you know if you would want the veto used?

Not on who but do you know if you'd want it used?

-I'm just hoping I can win because

I don't know what I want to do, but I'd rather just--

-You can decide. -I have my options, you know?

-Yeah, yeah. -Would feel best for me.

-It's definitely not clear cut.

I don't know what I would do.

Which is why I want to talk to you,

So you can decide. -Yeah.

-I get nothing.

This girl doesn't tell me anything. I don't trust her

At all right now. I feel like the biggest idiot

On the planet because I should have played the stupid wheel.

Now I could get backdoored.

...me. Ugh.

Right now, I think my entire game could be on the line.

I need to summon up that veto king energy

And hope that my name gets drawn for this veto.

-Veto. -Yeah.

-We'll see how it goes.

♪

So that's bad.

-That's not a good sign.

-Um-hmm.

-Yeah.

-Oh, %. Like--

I do feel guilty for keeping d.x.

From playing in chopping block roulette.

So if there's anything I can do to keep

Derek x. Off the block this week, I'm going to do it.

Because I want to protect him for as long as possible.

♪

-Hey, everyone, it's time to pick players

For the veto competition. -Yay!

-"Only six people will participate

"In the veto competition: the head of household,

"The two nominees, and three other players

"Selected by random draw.

Will the nominees please join me up here?"

As h.o.h., I will pick first.

My main hope is that derek x. Doesn't get chosen.

I think if he plays, he does have a pretty good shot

Of winning the veto,

And then my option to backdoor him

Would be out the window.

Azah.

-Yay! -[Applause]

-I feel kind of pumped.

I'm definitely gunning hard for the veto this week.

I do want to take xavier down because I want

To make sure there are no cookout members

On the block come thursday.

Plus, he's cute.

-I really, really, really want to pick derek x.

He has the best shot at winning the veto.

Plus, derek x. Would take me off the block.

Derek f.

-I'm hoping I pick alyssa's name.

I know if alyssa won, she would pull me off the block.

Alyssa. -Yay!

-Best time. -You always get picked!

-Yay! -I know, right?

-My name didn't get drawn, and now I can't play

To secure my own safety.

This is a week straight from hell.

I don't know what karma I did in a past life,

But it's hitting me right now.

-Big brother will inform us when the competition

Is to begin. Good luck.

♪

-How did my name not get picked?

-It's all right. We can't--

Can't do anything about it now.

-This is just the absolute worst picks I could have gotten.

My biggest fear is that x comes off,

And derek x. Goes up.

I don't want to have to sit on the block

Next to derek x., And I don't want derek x. To go home.

And I don't want to go home.

-Damn it.

[Sighs] get picked.

So annoying.

-I just have to get my head in this veto,

And I need to ensure my safety, and I need to ensure

That x is on the block at the end of the week. That's it.

-You have a fighting chance. -Yeah.

♪

-I walk out to the backyard,

And I see pirate ships.

I see parrots, palm trees.

And it looks like I'm about to go on a treasure hunt.

"I hope you're ready for an epic adventure

"Because the competition is anything but fun and games.

"To win, you must set up dominos to create a chain

"Reaction from the start to the button in the red "x"

"Across the yard in the shortest amount of time.

"There are two treasures that could be won in today's

"Competition, but what treasure you go for is up to you.

"To win the golden power of veto,

"You must knock down any three red punishment dominos

"Along the way. The player with the fastest time

"Going for the veto will win the golden power of veto.

"But must endure the punishments they choose.

"Or if you don't want to go for the veto

"And endure punishments, you could go for the prizes

"By building a chain to knock down any three green dominos.

"The player with the fastest time going for the prizes

"Cannot win the veto but will claim the three prizes chosen.

Who's ready to play domino effect?"

-Because I won the chopping block roulette this week

I'm safe, but I accidentally got xavier on the block.

So I want to win the power of veto more than ever

To ensure that xavier is safe this week as well.

Also, that leaves a nice warm seat for derek x.

-[Horn blows]

-My strategy for this veto competition is

To start at the end point. It would absolutely

Crush me if I start at the beginning

And every single domino was k*lling it

Until that last one barely misses the button.

So I don't even want to risk that happening.

In this competition,

The green dominos are the prizes,

And the red dominos are the punishments.

And I know I have to pick

Three punishments if I want to win this veto.

Even though I can see that the third nominee is

The easiest path to the "x" at the end,

I just can't risk being a third nominee next week.

Since veto disadvantage could affect me

Competing in the next veto competition next week,

I don't want to take that path either.

So the first punishment I go for

Is strategy shutdown. Being in solitary confinement

For hours right before live eviction

Really isn't that big of a deal for me because I'm safe

This week, so the next one I go for is solo have-not.

I've already been a have-not for two weeks

In this house before, so why not?

Finally, there's bb bankrupt, and that basically means

I lose all my bb bucks I have.

So, basically, this is an easy choice.

Even though these three punishments

Would absolutely suck,

I think this path will do the least damage to my game.

-[Bell rings] -yes!

I feel like I did pretty good.

Hopefully my time is fast enough so I can win the power of veto

And take xavier off the block.

Damn.

-[Horn blows]

-I've been waiting

For a competition with money.

I'm safe anyway, so I definitely don't need to have veto.

What I do need is that cash mother.

I have a size foot.

I'm using my foot to measure the space

Between each one of these dominoes,

So when I hit it over, it's going to be accurate.

You know what they say about guys with big feet?

They win the money.

I am so excited.

Come on! Come on!

I am about to...

Oh, yeah, big d.

It gets stuck on those damn stairs,

And now I have to go back

And reset everything.

Ugh.

♪

Come on!

Come on! Come on!

Come on!

-[Bell rings] -yes!

Give me that money, baby!

Sorry, I'm a lady.

I shouldn't be yelling like that.

-[Horn blows]

-I want to win the power of veto this week

So that I can keep myself safe

And I can also take my midle school crush xavier

Off the block.

The most difficult part of this competition

Is the log at the end where

The veto disadvantage domino is.

You have to set up your dominos around a really tight corner.

So I'm trying to set up

My dominos so that they're spaced just right

So that they all knock into each other.

I'm looking at all my dominos, and they look

All pretty and stacked in a row.

I go ahead, and I tip the first one

And hope for the best.

Ugh! Come on!

It's that freaking block.

I have to start all over again and set my dominos up.

-[Bell rings]

-[Horn blows]

-I've already won $,.

I'm looking at the board, and I see a chance to win

$, More.

That's $, I could be walking away with.

The money is really, really tempting.

But because of the chopping block roulette this week,

I didn't have complete control over my h.o.h.

So it would be really nice if I could

Win this veto, get control back of my h.o.h.,

And make sure that my backdoor plan for derek x.

Goes flawlessly.

♪

-The first thing I have to do

If I want the power of veto

Is choose which punishments I'm willing to take.

There's five to choose from

And two of them look pretty darn awful to me.

That's the third nominee,

And the veto disadvantage.

No thank you.

So that leaves me with taking

The strategy shutdown,

Solo have-not,

And bb bankrupt.

Honestly, america can wipe their butt with the bb bucks.

They don't give them to me any ways.

-[Bell rings]

-Success!

I got it on the first try. I feel pretty good

About how fast I went, so I'm hoping it'll be

Enough to win me this veto.

-[Horn blows]

-Because of the chopping block roulette,

I was the randomly selected replacement nominee.

So I know you guys are used to seeing me throw competitions,

But, unfortunately, I have to actually go

For this competition and win the veto.

Pretty quickly I realize the most direct route

To go from the starting point to the "x"

At the end of the competition

Has to go through bb bankruptcy,

Strategy shutdown,

And third nominee.

I think taking this route will give me the fastest time

And the best chance at winning the golden power of veto.

-[Bell rings]

-If this works, I'll be bb broke,

I'll be alone,

And I could potentially see the block next week.

But I'll have the golden power of veto.

-[Horn blows]

-I have a sneaking suspicion

That sarah beth is trying to backdoor derek x.

Come on!

The worst-case scenario is if me and derek x.

Are sitting on the block next to each other on thursday.

So I need to win this veto to ensure that

I take myself off.

Look, I know that I'm going for the punishments,

And the first one I see?

Bb bankruptcy. Easy choice.

Next up, strategy shutdown.

As long as I'm not on the block, I'll take that.

This is when it gets hard.

The third nominee

Or a veto disadvantage.

Going for the third nominee

Would be way faster than going for the veto disadvantage.

But when it comes down to it,

I don't want to be a third nominee next week.

So I'm going to go with the veto disadvantage route

And hope that it's not going

To impact my time that much.

I set up all my dominos.

This looks pretty good. Let's give it a little pop.

-[Bell rings]

-[Groans]

I'm really hoping that my time is going to be

Fast enough to get the veto.

I need to come off this block.

Dang it.

-"In this veto competition,

"You had to choose between taking prizes

"Or taking punishments.

"It's time to find out if anyone won prizes.

"I can tell you that one person

"Went for prizes instead of the veto.

"With the winning time

"Of minutes and seconds,

"Someone did walk away with a total

"Of bb bucks

And $ cash."

-Who could that one person be

That went for the prizes?

I don't know.

-It's obviously big d.

-Everybody knows it was derek f.

-Bruh!

Big d, come on!

-Big d!

We'll never know who went for it.

-"Now it's time to find out

Who won the golden power of veto."

-I feel good, but...

In the back of my mind, I'm still just kind of hoping

That my time is fast enough to beat claire or anyone else

Who played in the veto competition.

-Please let my time be fast enough.

I need to win this veto.

Come on. Please.

-"With a time of three minutes and five seconds..."

-[Chuckles]

-"...xavier has won the golden power of veto."

-Are you kidding?

-Oh, my god.

-"The punishments he will endure are bb bankruptcy."

-Oh, my gosh. -"Strategy shutdown."

-Oh, my gosh.

-"And he will become a third nominee

At the next available opportunity."

Congratulations, xavier.

You have won the golden power of veto.

-It does feel good to win another comp

And ensure my safety.

So I'll definitely take all the punishments

To have a new chain around my neck.

♪

-I really, really wanted to win this veto.

I don't want to be sitting next to derek x.

On thursday.

And now the odds of that are just pretty high.

-I'm happy. It's great for xavier that

He has the power of veto.

Now he can definitely take himself down,

Which means I can definitely put derek x. Up

And send him home this week.

♪

-Honestly, you know, I think you're good.

I think there's a very high chance

That I'm going home. -I know.

-[Crying]

-Why are you crying, claire? You're okay.

-No, no. It's totally--

-No, it's not.

-Why? You're good, claire. You're good.

-I know I'm good. -Yeah.

-That's the thing. I know I'm good.

I feel like I let down derek x.

Right now, there just aren't that many

People that can be nominated.

-Are you okay? -[Crying]

-Yeah.

I've developed some real relationships in this house,

And I do love claire. So when I see her crying in the shower,

That does hurt me.

The worst part is knowing that

I had $, and I could've played

The roulette wheel and maybe won

And kept myself safe and taken claire off the block.

But you know what? I can't beat myself up over the past.

So now I just have to look ahead

And figure out how to keep myself in this house.

-Who did you let down?

Like, you guys. -How, claire?

Do not beat yourself up.

-Okay.

-You have to-- you've got to be strong.

-Do-- you can't-- what you cannot do is--

We can't live in the past.

This is a tough situation

Because derek x. And claire are the closest

Non-cookout members to me in this house.

Worst-case scenario for me

Is derek x. To end up on the block

Next to claire.

So if I need to figure out a way

To keep him off of the block, I will.

I love you.

I love you. I love you. -I love you.

-Get out your head. -I know.

-Oh!

-Yay!

-Oh, my god.

-Yes!

-The red cross!

-We're going to make baskets

For the red cross! -That's awesome.

-That is really dope.

I'm really happy to do that.

-"Houseguests, cbs has partnered

"With the american red cross

"To unite as a nation of doers by inviting everyone

"To do their part to care for one another,

"Bring communities together,

"And deliver resources and information to people in need.

"The three main ways that people

"Can do their part is donating blood,

"Time, and money.

"Despite being locked in the house,

"We are going to have a chance to do

"Our part today by donating time to help the red cross

"With their important work.

"Every day, more than , people

"Receive assistance from the american red cross

"And the red cross responds

"To emergencies every eight minutes.

"Being prepared and having an emergency kit

"Are important steps

"In safely escaping a disaster.

"Although we're battling in this game,

"Today we're going to work together to build these kits.

"Each kit needs one of every item you see here.

"It's up to us to get them assembled

"So the american red cross can deliver them

"To where they are needed most.

Let's be doers and get it done."

-Yay!

-I like that.

-I am so excited to help the american red cross.

It is very important to prepare for emergencies.

And it's very important to donate blood.

Believe me, I am a phlebotomist.

Blood is my life.

-Drinking waters.

-How fun. -Yes.

-I actually do a decent amount of stuff for the red cross.

-Oh, really? -Yeah.

We've done a lot of these bags. We've gone to--

-So you've actually packed these bags before?

-Yeah, bags like these ones.

In these emergency kits are things like food rations,

Flashlights, all items you would need

In a variety of emergencies.

Having something like this food pack, this ration,

You know, it's better than slop.

It goes with that old saying, "if you are failing to prepare,

Then you're preparing to fail."

-Each christmas, my friends and my family,

We'll adopt a family,

And we will go out and shop for them,

Like, something for all of the kids in the family

So that they can have something to open up

At the holiday time. -Aww.

-If you give back, it makes you a hotter person.

And everyone looks really good. -This is true.

Thank you, big d. So do you.

-Being in this house /,

Strategizing, thinking about nothing but game,

It's nice to just take a breath

And really focus on helping others.

-Hey, guys! These are the last bags!

-Yay! -Yeah!

-Thank you so much, red cross.

I know me and all the other houseguests

Had a great time being able to give back to our community.

-[Cheering]

♪

-So, what's the plan, man?

-This honestly has felt like the worst week of the summer.

Everything that could have gone wrong has gone wrong.

At this point, I have a feeling that

If I don't figure something out,

S.b. Is definitely backdooring me.

Claire is my girl,

But derek x. Is ultimately

More valuable to my game.

He's the ultimate competitor.

Convincing sarah beth to put hannah on the block...

...is the best solution for derek to stay in the house

Because the cookout is never going

To vote against hannah over claire.

If I have to lose claire to keep derek x. In the house,

That's a risk I'm willing to take.

-Yes.

Just a few weeks ago, sarah beth was targeting hannah,

So she may actually consider this option

As an opportunity to take her shot.

-It's a hail mary. I know it's kind of crazy,

But I really don't have any options,

And I'm not ready to leave this house yet.

So I'm going to keep fighting

Until I know for sure that I'm on the block.

Remember that. -Yeah, yeah.

-I have a good idea where your head is at.

But I don't think you have to be

The one to take a shot at me.

I'm telling you that you're someone I want

To work with in this game.

I'm pretty sure sarah beth is planning on backdooring me,

So I have one last chance

To try to convince her to put up hannah instead of myself

And save my own game.

If I'm still in this house,

I think I have a fair shot in the coin of destiny.

And if, like, what you need from me

Is some form of guaranteed safety,

If you do not put me on the block this week,

I can promise you that I will not go for you

For two, three weeks.

Whatever helps you feel more safe in this house.

-I see what you're saying there.

I'm not the type of player

That finds it easy to trust other people.

-I understand that at some point in this game

You have to lose the people you're close with.

If chaddha hits the block,

You're doing me an incredibly huge favor

By allowing me to stay in this game.

-Do you think if it was claire

And chaddha on the block,

That chaddha would go?

-I think you just have almost an unanimous decision.

Yes, s.b., %. Hannah's going to go home.

I just have to tell her that,

Because I know she wants claire to stay this week.

-I want to be here as long as I can.

And so I want to make a decision

That allows for that.

And I don't think it's possible

For me to know exactly which the right one is.

-Sure.

If hannah leaves this game,

You and ky become my closest allies.

I would never come for you.

-I think I need some time

To think on it. -Yup, yup,

Appreciate it, thank you.

Thanks, s.b.

-I do think hannah could possibly be

A dark horse in this game.

I wouldn't be surprised if she's been throwing competitions,

And I know she's clearly smarter than I am.

She's also close with derek x., So getting rid

Of her might weaken derek x.'S game,

And I can't count on winning power in the future.

I have it right now, so I need to do whatever I can

To make the best decision for my game.

I can see her coming after me.

Let's just say I'm going to chose to trust him.

If he stays right now is he coming after me?

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-Hey, houseguests, it's time for the veto meeting.

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-This is the veto meeting.

Claire and myself have been nominated for eviction.

But I have the power to veto one of the nominations.

I have decided to use the power of veto on myself.

Sarah beth, sinse I have just vetoed one

Of your nominations for eviction,

You have to name a new houseguest

As a replacement nominee.

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-Since xavier has vetoed

One of my nominations for eviction,

I will now name a new houseguest

As a replacement nominee.

Derek x.

I think if I were not to take this shot while

It's perfectly lined up, it would show reckless

Overconfidence on my part.

Please take a seat.

-This veto meeting is adjourned.

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-Derek x. Is a huge obstacle for me

Actually getting to a final two chair.

The longer he stays in the game, the more dangerous he becomes.

It really made me nervous

To think about him staying even one week longer.

I'm winning this game, not him.

-[Sighs]

This just sucks.

If I was on the block next to someone

That I didn't like, I would be nails out,

Claws ready, scrapping.

But it's derek x.,

Someone that I trust implicitly in this game.

This is my worst-case scenario.

-This is such a hard week for me.

I made a commitment to the cookout on day three.

But derek x. Is good for my game because, one,

He's always going to be a bigger target than me.

And, two, he would never think about targeting me.

On a personal level,

I don't want to see him leave.

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-[Groans]

I'm sorry, america. I let you guys down.

I know you're sending me money so that

I could keep myself safe.

And I didn't spin that roulette wheel.

But I'm not going to let you down again, america.

I'm going to fight as hard as I can to stay in this house

So that I can win that coin of destiny next week.

And when I do that,

All hell is going to break lose in this house.

-Announcer: will it be claire or derek x.

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