-Get ready for two hours of "Big Brother."
Who will be evicted? Who will win head of household?
And how will the festie bestie twist change everything?
Welcome to a special night of "Big Brother."
-Previously on "Big Brother"...
Two weeks into the game, alliances were in bloom.
Daniel and Nicole made a final two...
-If you are down with it, I want to be the rogue rats.
-Rogue rats. Keep everything mysterious.
-...while Jasmine, Indy, Alyssa, Brittany and Ameerah
became the Girls Girls Alliance.
-Girls Girls. -Girls Girls.
-And Pooch, Joseph, Monte, Kyle and Turner
formed the All Guys Oasis.
-I'm telling you. -But a secret six known
as Po's Pack with Ameerah, Nicole, Kyle, Michael,
Alyssa and Monte also emerged.
-I love it. I love it.
-After a shocking sprain brought the pain...
-Ah! ...Jasmine defied the odds
by gobbling up power.
-Jasmine, you are the new HOH!
-I just won the freaking HOH.
-Being the previous target, Taylor was in trouble again.
-I want to get Taylor out this week
because she's already been on the block
and I don't get any more blood on my hands,
so it'll be easy.
-And Pooch concocted a plan to ensure her exit.
So the football coach asked to be put in the game.
-You can very much consider putting me on the block.
I'm willing to do this if it means to get Taylor out.
-This might be my opportunity
to get one of the biggest threats out of the house,
and he is volunteering.
-And Jasmine granted his wish.
-I nominated you, Taylor, and you, Pooch.
-With Pooch on the block, part of the Po's Pack saw
a golden opportunity.
-Now we need to make sure that Pooch feels like
he's sitting pretty as the pawn so that we can
blindside him come eviction night
and send Pooch home this week.
-And the girls got Jasmine on board.
-Yeah. I'm just trying to protect the girls.
I feel like the guys, they're just gonna wipe us out.
-I think our best move is to get Pooch out this house.
[ Air horn blows ]
-At the power of veto competition...
-I feel pretty damn good about going to get this veto.
-Pooch was more bark than bite.
While Michael mer-made the winning shot.
[ Cheers and applause ]
-You have won the golden power of veto.
-Pooch thought the Oasis would keep him safe...
-I don't need Michael to use the veto on me
because I have the Oasis behind me.
And then, you know, also happen to be sitting
next to, you know, public enemy number one
in the house, which is Taylor.
-...not knowing that two members were double agents.
-I'm pretending to go along with the Oasis alliance.
But in the long run, I'm going to stay loyal
to Po's Pack alliance.
-So while a blindside was brewing...
-All I know is if we don't get Pooch out now,
one of us is on the block next week
if he stays Oasis.
-Pooch remained confidently clueless.
-I think people are starting to think maybe this is a chance
to get Pooch out and then Taylor next week.
-That would be the dumbest move in "Big Brother" history.
-If they pull it, it'd be the smartest.
-I mean, I love Joseph, but game wise,
he's a little clueless sometimes.
-At the veto meeting...
-I'm sorry, but I'm, unfortunately,
I won't be using the veto this week.
-Pooch still felt completely safe.
-I'll let you in on a little secret.
You don't got to be too nervous.
I think your boy Pooch is staying, you know,
another week and you'll have a little bit more Pooch.
-Tonight, it's a mega-sized "Big Brother" event.
Either Pooch or Taylor will be evicted,
a new head of household will be crowned,
two new nominees hit the block
and an all-new twist completely changes the game.
Get ready for two hours of awesome BB action
right now on "Big Brother."
-I'm not submissive.
-Neither am I.
[ Both laugh ]
♪♪
-Good evening. I'm Julie Chen Moonves.
Welcome to "Big Brother."
Tonight, you are in for a super-sized episode that will
start with an eviction that could be the first big blindside
of the summer.
Then, a new head of household will be crowned,
a new twist will be unleashed
and two more house guests will find themselves
on the chopping block.
An action-packed night of "Big Brother"
is about to unfold.
But first, Pooch and Taylor both think they are pawns,
but only one of them is right.
-This veto meeting is adjourned.
♪♪
I decide not to use the power of veto,
because as much as I would love to pull Taylor off
the block, I don't want Pooch to catch
wind that he's the real target this week.
Looks like we have a good old-fashion blindside coming up.
-So I'm still on the block, but I'm happy about it.
As crazy as that sounds. I have the backing of the Oasis
and the boys in the house.
And having the rest of the petty girls
who hate Taylor for some reason, you know?
I think I should have the votes.
Shout out, petty girls. Man, y'all are dangerous.
Jasmine, ma'am, bring it in.
I don' want to mess your hair up. Appreciate you.
-I am happier than a fruit fly in a berry bowl.
On eviction night, this Pooch is getting a new home.
[ Dog whines ] But don't worry, kids.
He'll have plenty of bones and a big yard to run around in.
-I get it, I get it.
It's never comfortable being on the block,
even though I'm a pawn.
I know I have the votes to stay, but I need to keep up
appearances for Pooch and make it look like
I'm the target that's on the way out of door.
♪♪
-Hey, ladies. -Hey.
How are you feeling? -[ Grunts ] Fine, I think.
-Pooch thinks he's just a pawn,
but he is a bigger threat to my game than Taylor.
So sending him home is just too good
of an opportunity to pass up on.
-I need seven, I need a confirmed seven,
which I feel good about.
I feel pretty good about this week.
I'm still fighting for votes to make sure
I'm good to go, you know?
I'm working that charisma and Pooch charm.
So things are, you know, going well.
-Yeah, you're good.
Yeah.
♪♪
-You need to put on your shoes, too.
-What do you mean? Where are your shoes?
A little bit, yeah.
--Whenever I drink wine, that happens.
-Really? Why?
-I don't know. I'm not too sure.
-It's cute though, 'cause it's like little rosie cheeks.
-It's so embarrassing.
I came into the house saying no showmances,
so I am going to try to stick to my g*ns
and play this game, but...
-[ Laughs ]
...anything can happen.
-[ Laughing ] Oh, my God. -Kyle is a sweetheart,
and I do feel like I connect with him.
What is the religion? -Mormon.
-I don't know anything about it.
I'm interested, though. -You don't drink,
You don't do drugs, you don't have sex.
-You don't have sex?
-[ Laughs ]
Is it waiting for marriage?
-Well, I mean, I'm not Mormon anymore.
This is crazy. -Aww.
-Stop, stop that voice.
-Yeah. -Please.
Mormon's are gonna be so mad.
-Okay, I won't talk about it anymore.
-No, no, we can talk about it. I'm an open book.
Whatever you want to know.
-I don't know where Kyle stood with me or how he felt,
but after the HOH com, I think it became pretty clear.
-Everyone loves you. -No, everyone loves you.
-That is a lie.
I just want to say thanks.
Like, I appreciate your...
I'm getting emotional. Never mind.
-No! Please do. -I just appreciate --
I just appreciate your friendship.
Like, you're -- you're are an amazing person.
And like -- like coming in, I really was so scared,
and like you're the sweetest girl I ever met.
-Thank you. -I just appreciate you.
-Thank you.
That makes me so happy.
-My favorite thing about Alyssa,
oh, my gosh, when she smiles and her eyes,
like, kind of squint up a little bit.
And when she laughs, makes eye contact with you.
And sometimes she like touches my arm.
Ahh.
She's so nice and kind.
-That was wine. Are you kidding me?
-What? No, I don't know.
She's just great, you know?
♪♪
-I'm just like every -- every -- maybe twice, once,
twice a year I post a picture.
A lot of pictures are of me coaching
just like because the team has a photographer.
Like, do you post a lot?
-I started to because I have my art page.
-What do you do on it? -Just rug stuff.
-Can you make custom rugs?
-You have no idea the stuff I can create,
not to gas myself up.
-Turner is such a random, random person.
Every time I talk to Turner,
there's a new random talent he has.
-This is so random. I have the world record
for saying all of the states in alphabetical order
in the fastest time.
It's seconds.
[ Naming states rapidly ]
♪♪
♪♪
[ Bell dings ] That would be all of them.
-Whoa, that was cool.
-Dude, sounds like you're speaking another language, bro.
-But he's pronouncing them. -Yeah, no, no, you hear them.
-Was that your talent, your secret hidden talent?
-I think it might be able to lick my elbow.
-Let me see.
-I'm not flexible right now.
-Oh, you can.
-And those are random Turner facts of the day.
-He is weird.
-[ Laughs ]
♪♪
-Yo, bro. Come on in.
-You b*tches conspiring against me?
-Too much testosterone.
I'm looking for some women in the house.
I can't find any of the women.
They're all up in the HOH.
-What makes you say that?
It's just a gut feeling.
You got a vibe from people or...?
-The plan is to get Pooch out this week,
but Joseph hasn't been made aware of that yet.
And when I was told about this plan from
the Po's Pack alliance, it was presented
as if it was already a done deal
and I pretty much just needed to get on board.
[ Whispering ] So, you guys are saying...
But the more I'm sitting on this decision
to vote Pooch out this week,
the more it's not sitting right with me.
I'm in the Oasis with Pooch.
♪♪
And I think that that's a great side alliance for me.
By doing this, we might be showing our cards to Oasis
that our loyalty lays elsewhere.
-[ Whispering ] If they rally every person,
including, let's say Michael and maybe Terrance,
Pooch will leave.
And that will...us up because that means they vote
that alliance is bigger than ours.
But I have a huge feeling they're going to try this.
-Yeah, the plan is to get Pooch out this week,
and Joseph doesn't know and that sucks.
But I can't let him know that that's the actual game plan
because it exposes where my loyalty lies,
which is to my Po's Pack alliance.
Like, are we just screwed and we're fighting
for our lives against the girls?
It almost feels like we are on the outside looking in.
♪♪
-I just bit my tongue, too.
-Really?
[ Whispering ] Being like, alright, let's get
all the girls together.
-So, there might be an all-girls alliance.
That's not good.
-I think we're gonna just have to take it day by day.
-Yeah.
♪♪
-I mean, it's nice that Alyssa's
on my side and looking out for me,
but I'm worried about the other guys in the house.
-You are closest person that I have in this house.
-Really?
The girls are trying to leverage Taylor
to go after the guys in the house.
Okay, that's really not good.
-[ Normal voice ] Let's go. -Okay.
♪♪
-Up next, could news of a girls alliance in the house
change Pooch's fate?
And later, the festie bestie twist is revealed.
How will the house guests react when they learn
that they will no longer be playing the game alone?
Stay with us.
♪♪
-Welcome back to "Big Brother."
A blindside seems all but certain tonight.
But with the house dividing along gender lines,
the question is, who will be blindsided?
♪♪
-You guys aren't...me, right?
-No, we're not. -Okay.
I promise you we're not.
For what it's worth, when I'm here next week,
if I win HOH, it's a guy going. -Okay.
Although Taylor is not an official member
of the Girls Girls Alliance, we're kind of starting
to warm up to her, and she could definitely
be beneficial for us in the future.
Who are you thinking? I don't know.
-I don't want Monte and Jerry.
I don't know when the right time to take that shot is.
-Even though she's targeting about targeting
Monte next week who's in my Po's Pack Alliance,
I'm just going to play it cool.
-So far he has not been gunning for HOH.
I think he's gonna try and pull now,
participate until like the last two comps.
-Which is stupid because we could
get him out whenever we want.
-Right, right.
-So like... That's on him.
-Yeah, that's on him. -And he'd could get
backdoored easily.
Yes.
♪♪
You got to be careful because your girl
is trying to backdoor you.
-Who? Chaz?
-No, Taylor.
-[ Whistles ]
-Of course. -[ Laughs ]
That's what I'm trying to say, like, this is why
I want her a*s out of here a while ago, like...
-Uh, I probably shouldn't have mentioned that.
You know, I don't -- I don't want --
I don't want her out yet.
I'd rather have Pooch out.
-I can trust Pooch way more than I can trust Taylor.
Pooch hasn't been -- Pooch, yeah.
Pooch ain't going around trying to start alliances.
-That would be silly for me to vote out Taylor over Pooch.
-How? -Don't be silly.
-How? -Pooch is a threat to me.
Pooch can beat me in games.
-Did you see Taylor in the last competition?
I think She went through it faster than Pooch did.
-You cannot flip the house right now.
It's over. It's done.
-I'm more loyal to Po's Pack.
But the more I think about it, I'm realizing
that getting Pooch out this week
is really not beneficial for my game.
-Good chat, good chat.
♪♪
[ Whispering ] But my thing is, do we feel comfortable
that if Taylor wins HOH next week,
she's not going to put two of us up on the block?
-Yes. -I just don't believe it
because she lied to me directly to my face.
That's my issue.
That should be enough reason enough.
-If you let Pooch continue in this game, we are at risk.
We are the two strongest females,
and we're in your alliance. -Of course.
But what I'm saying is, in my opinion, the risk with Pooch
being here one more week is a lot lower
than Taylor being here one more week.
-Honestly, I'm not going to lie, guys.
Like, this is crazy that we're even having
this conversation.
Every year on "Big Brother" there always
seems to be an all-male alliance.
This season has already shown
that there's a boys club forming,
and it's very obvious.
Pooch is a guy's guy, so I have to assume
that he's going to be part of any guys group
forming in the house.
I'm pretty sure that I would be
one of his main targets as being
a strong female in the house.
We are at a point where we have majority in the house
who wants to get Pooch out.
He's also in a God complex right now
where he thinks he is untouchable.
-I got my hater shades on, dude, blocking, blocking you a*s.
-Look, he can think whatever he wants, Nicole.
We have the power. -Correct.
We have the power today to get him out.
-Look -- I do not trust him
with my game and with her game,
period, end of story.
♪♪
I'm so sick of like -- like how the boys
are playing, trying to play it.
The bull... -Me, too.
-I know for a fact if Pooch were to be an HOH,
me or you would be the ones on the block.
I'm a huge "Big Brother" fan, and I've seen women
come together so quickly in the beginning of the game
and then fall apart so quickly.
We are a force to be reckoned with.
We're talking full beast mode,
an we are definitely not going to let
a man run our game.
-I don't want one guy join..
-No guy is going to win the...
I said it yesterday. I'll say it today.
I'll say it forever.
Strongest female cast ever to touch "Big Brother."
-Yeah. -That we're actually, like,
on the same page.
-The snake.
[ Laughter ]
♪♪
-[ Whispering ] I hate to say it, but I feel like
we're in a bad spot right now.
We're the backup plan.
It's starting to feel like the women in
my Po's Pack Alliance have their loyalties
with another group of people.
So this alliance is on very shaky ground,
and I don't know how long it's going to last.
-[ Whispering ] If they want to rock out
with an all girls alliance, go right away.
If Nicole and Ameerah don't have my best interests in mind,
then I may have to rethink how I'm going to
approach this week.
And that may start with keeping Pooch in the house.
But when I win HOH and when you win HOH,
we're going for the head of the snake.
I'm like -- and at this point, I'm like,
are the heads of the snake in our alliance?
♪♪
-Up next, the HouseGuests cast their votes to evict
either Pooch, the assistant football coach,
or Taylor, the personal stylist.
How will Pooch react when he learns
that he may have sealed his own fate?
Stay with us.
♪♪
-Welcome back to "Big Brother."
Pooch or Taylor?
Will the coach take the loss or will the stylist
be the first one evicted?
Let's head to the living room and talk
with the two nominees.
[ Laughter ]
Hello, HouseGuests.
-Hi, Julie! -Hi, Julie!
-Well, everyone, it is time for your
first vote and eviction of the summer.
Pooch, Taylor, in just moments your housemates
will cast their votes to evict.
But before they do, you each have a final chance
to sway their votes with one brief statement.
Pooch, you are up first.
-Yes, ma'am.
First speech of the year. Whoo!
Man, I'm grateful to be here, you know,
have this opportunity to meet y'all.
Being a kid from Staten Island, you know, we spoke,
growing up with an IEP learning disability, a lisp.
The fact I can speak in front of y'all
with a little bit of confidence, you know, I'm already winning.
And that being said, dude, I'm not done.
I think y'all know that. I'm passionate a*s dude.
You know, I mean what I say and I say what I mean.
I had a lot of really good one-on-one
conversations with y'all.
You know, I think I'm a loyal a*s dude.
I've done what I said. I've been extremely loyal.
We had a bunch of really good one-one-one conversations.
I hope I didn't bug each, you know,
each and every one of y'all too much this week.
But just like when I lose a football game coaching,
I think, you know, what could I have done more,
what didn't I do, and I didn't want to go out
doing this week.
Man, I love all y'all.
I want to be here. I think y'all know that.
And If I said I got your back, I got your back.
I'm ready to take these claws off, you know,
put my one, go play the competition, you know,
and just be here and fight another week.
And I know what it's like sitting in this seat now.
So if I'm blessed enough to have that decision
and, you know, have the decision to put someone here,
I will put a lot of meeting into it and not
just put it for a dumb reason, you know?
Put my heart and soul into it,
and I can't believe I'm going to do this
in front of America, but I know y'all love it.
♪ Oooh
[ Laughter ]
♪ Please don't vote me out
[ Laughter ]
I love y'all. -Thank you, Pooch.
I appreciate it, man.
-Alright. Thank you, Pooch.
Taylor, you have the floor.
-Oh, my God.
-I never thought I would have a tough act to follow,
but, Pooch, it's good to be sitting next to you, buddy.
Shoutout to everybody at home. I love you all.
HouseGuests, I was once asked
if I wanted to compete against the best
to become the best or if I wanted
the easy road to success.
And I think it's very clear to all of you
which road I decided to take.
But I also learned that strength can exist
not only in power but in vulnerability.
And I thank you all for showing me that lesson.
If you choose to keep me in the house, and of course
I hope that you do, I'm excited to continue to show
that I'm growing in that journey,
and I thank you all for taking me there.
I also hope to change your minds and show you all
that I am not a target but an asset to your games.
All for all the girls that hare here,
if you send me out tonight, I've got a really great
closet that's going out with me.
Like, you might want to consider that, too.
[ Laughter ]
Thank you all. -Thank you, Taylor.
Thank you both. Alright.
It's now time for the voting to begin.
Neither nominee is allowed to vote.
Jasmine, as current head of household,
you will only vote in the event of a tie.
One at a time, the rest of you will enter the diary room
and cast your vote to evict.
Turner, you're up first. Please go to the diary room.
♪♪
-[ Chuckles ]
-Oh, my goodness.
-Turner has been kept in the dark
about the blindside of Pooch.
Will he vote to save his friend?
Hello, Turner.
-What is good, Julie?
-Please cast your vote to evict.
-Oh, this kills me,
but I vote to evict my final to Pooch,
and, Pooch, I love you. I'm sorry.
-Thank you. Alright.
-Megan Bomonty, I love you with my whole heart,
and okay, that's it.
Love you guys.
-Alyssa and her alliances have had their sights
set on sending Pooch home.
Is that still the plan?
Hi, Alyssa. -Hi, Julie.
You look beautiful tonight.
-Thank you so much. As do you.
-Thank you. -Please cast your vote to evict.
-I sadly vote to evict Pooch.
-Thank you. -Happy birthday, Shaylynn.
I love you.
-The minute Pooch asked to be a pawn,
Ameerah knew it was an opportunity she
and the Po's Pack alliance couldn't pass up.
Hi, Ameerah. -Hi, Julie.
-Please cast your vote to evict.
-I vote to evict Pooch.
-Thank you. -Happy birthday, Mom.
-Joseph has tried to warn his ally Pooch
not to get too comfortable on the block.
Is Joseph still comfortable voting to save his friend?
Hi, Joseph. -Hello, Julie.
-Please cast your vote to evict.
-I vote to evict Pooch.
-Thank you. -Thank you.
Shoutout Abdin family, Abe, Adam, Jasmine, Mom,
I love you guys.
♪♪
♪♪
-Currently, the vote is four votes to evict Pooch
and zero votes to evict Taylor.
The remaining eight votes when we return.
Stay with us.
♪♪
-Welcome back to "Big Brother."
The HouseGuests are voting to evict
either Pooch or Taylor.
So far, it's four to evict Pooch,
zero votes to evict Taylor.
Let's continue with the voting.
After a tumultuous HOH week, Daniel's target, Taylor,
is still in the house.
Will he take this opportunity to send her packing?
Hello, Daniel. -Hi, Julie.
-Please cast your vote to evict.
-I vote to evict Pooch.
-Thank you. -Thank you.
Love you, mom. Love to the Durstons.
-Nicole is determined to see the women of the house
make it to the end,
and Pooch stands in the way of that.
Hi, Nicole. -Hi, Julie.
-Please cast your vote to evict.
-I vote to evict Pooch.
-Thank you. -I love you mommy,
Sebastian, Theodore, Rosily.
Happy birthday, Larisa.
-Kyle is concerned about news of a girls alliance
in the house.
What does he see as his best move tonight?
Hello, Kyle. -Hi. How are you?
-I'm well, thank you.
Please cast your vote to evict.
-I choose to evict Pooch.
-Thank you.
-I love you, mom and dad.
Give a treat to the cat. Oy!
-It's official.
With seven votes to evict Pooch,
Pooch will leave the house tonight.
But let's see how the other votes fall.
Hello, Monte.
-Hey. What's happening, Julie?
-I'm doing well.
Please cast your vote to evict.
-I vote to evict Pooch.
-Thank you.
-Alright, shoutout to mom and dad, love you.
Shoutout to the Bros .
-Michael has been waiting for this moment all week.
It would be a huge shock if he didn't
follow through and vote Pooch out.
Hi, Michael. -Hi, Julie.
-Please cast your to evict.
-I vote to evict Pooch.
-Thank you. -Thank you, Julie.
-Brittany is trying hard not to become a target this week.
Will she stay the course and vote with the women?
Hi, Brittany. -Hi, Julie.
-Please cast your vote to evict.
-I vote to evict Pooch.
-Thank you.
-Happy birthday, Steven, Dad, fam, I love you, miss you.
Muah!
-Indy's strategy has been to lay low and have fun.
What will that mean for her vote?
Hello, Indy.
-Hi, Julie. Look stunning today.
-Thank you, so do you. -Oh, thank you.
-Please cast your vote to evict.
-Vote to evict Pooch.
-Thank you. -Thank you so much.
[ Speaking Spanish ]
♪♪
-Terrence survived the block last week and has kept
a low profile ever since.
Who does he see as the bigger threat in the house?
Hi, Terrence. -Hey. How are you?
-I'm well, thank you.
Please cast your vote to evict.
-I vote to evict Pooch.
-Thank you. -Thank you.
Tracy, I love you. Happy anniversary, baby.
I love you, family.
♪♪
♪♪
-All of the votes are in.
Let's give the news to the HouseGuests.
HouseGuests, the votes are in.
When I reveal the vote, the evicted HouseGuest
will have just a few moments to say good-bye,
gather his or her belongings and walk out the front door.
By a vote of -,
Pooch, you are evicted from the "Big Brother" house.
-Boy.
-Sorry, brother.
-[ Indistinct talking ]
-[ Exhales sharply ]
-I love you, boy.
-I'm sorry. I love you. -Yep.
[ Indistinct conversations ]
-Didn't think I would be grabbing these that way.
[ Chuckles ]
-Love you, Pooch. -Love you, Pooch.
-Love you, Poochie man.
[ Applause ]
Go! -Go get it, Pooch!
Get it! -Love you, Pooch!
[ Cheers and applause ]
♪♪
-Ma'am. -I have to hug you
from afar to be safe.
-Can I put this stuff over here?
-Yup, and have yourself a seat.
-Yes, ma'am.
-Oh! -You good?
-Thank you, guys.
Oh, my God.
[ Sighs ]
[ Indistinct conversations ]
-I saw your eyes go wide. You looked stunned.
-No doubt, for sure.
-In "Big Brother," the pawn always goes.
-I know, dude, I know. -And you volunteered
because you felt safe. -For sure.
-So, what do you think happened?
-You know, I kind of thought, you know,
put myself up there being a somewhat physical male.
And you know having, I thought, a strong social game.
It's an opportunity.
If I was on the other side, I probably would have
done the same thing, at least entertained it.
You know, I really had no idea, you know?
Especially for it be -.
-Yeah, what do you make of that?
-Kind of shocking. You know, they were all on the same page.
I know there's no jury, so I figured at least,
you know, at least bring it up.
But I thought I would have at least heard from one person,
but obviously they were on the same page.
They did what they felt they needed to do,
so I understand that from a game point.
You know, I would have love to --
I heard -, I genuinely thought that I,
you know I was like, "Okay, cool, I'm straight.
You know, I thought maybe it would be more split.
But I get it. I mean, they took
the opportunity, it makes sense.
Taylor is like a free agent now in the game,
and they could use her.
-Who do you think is responsible for your eviction?
-[ Sighs ] I truly don't know.
You know, it could have been a number --
I think I might have got just twisted up
a little bit, you know
I felt like I put myself in a good spot in the game,
and I feel like, you know, that ended up hurting me.
I don't know if -- I don't whisper well.
So I don't if maybe me not being able to whisper
hurt me or just somebody decided to change sides,
seize the opportunity.
-Well, let me tell you something.
-Yeah. -There's an alliance of five
women in the house.
-Mm-hmm.
-Alyssa, Indy, Ameerah, Brittany and Jasmine.
And as soon as you offered yourself up as a pawn,
they saw it as an opportunity.
-Opportunity, smart. Very smart.
-Do you think you underestimated the women?
-Absolutely, absolutely.
They seemed, you know, everybody was --
kind of just seemed happy to be here.
And, you know, in a sense where everybody
got along very well.
And I felt let me seize the opportunity,
use the pawn in a sense where, you know,
I could use it for later in the game
when I needed it and had to put somebody up.
It seemed like everybody was, you know, too friendly
in a sense where, you know,
that's probably not what it was and I thought
maybe I was getting a jump ahead of the game.
But, you know, I thought the guys --
I mean, it's tough, I understand.
They felt like they did what they needed to do,
but it'll be interesting.
I'll definitely be watching, and excited
to see what happens.
-Well, Pooch, in the event
that you were the one you are evicted tonight,
your housemates taped some good-bye messages.
-Oh, these are gonna be good.
-Let's watch over here and listen.
-For sure, for sure.
-Pooch, I have been working with Monte, Alyssa,
Ameerah, Nicole and Michael,
and that is where my loyalty lies.
Unfortunately, the Oasis has to come to an end,
and I got to send you packing.
Have a good one.
-Pooch, if you're seeing this, that means
that your game was in the Queen's hands.
But this Queen wanted a pawn to go home.
But don't worry, your boys will be joining you
soon in the dog house.
-Pooch, I think you are a great guy,
but you made some big mistakes in this game.
You volunteered to go on the block.
You excluded me from the all-guys alliance.
Let this be a lesson to you, don't mess with Michael Bruner.
-Pooch, my boy, you became like a brother to me
in such a short amount of time.
I really wish we could have spent
more time together in the house.
I'm sure you're still gonna do big things out there.
And remember, Joe squared.
-Pooch, what do you think of what you
just heard from your former housemates?
-I mean, they got my a*s. [ Chuckles ] They got me.
So, I mean, that was great game play.
I really, you know, I didn't know
if I thought they didn't have it in it.
You know, I really thought I put myself
in a good spot in this game,
but they put themselves in a better spot.
-Thank you, Pooch. -Yes, ma'am.
No problem. Thank you.
-See my extended interview with Pooch
on "Big Brother's" official Instagram page
@bigbrothercbs tomorrow.
Alright, Pooch, stay right there,
because it is time to unveil a new twist...
For sure. -...to your former housemates.
-Yes, ma'am.
-HouseGuests, I need everyone to head back
to the living room right now, please.
-Can I not sit on the block this time?
-Same order?
-[ Speaks Spanish ]
[ Indistinct conversations ]
-Wherever you want to sit is fine.
-Not the block.
[ Laughter ]
-You can sit there if you want, buddy.
-Hope this isn't a bad sign.
[ Laughter ]
I don't like that seat. I don't like that seat.
-So, how is everyone doing right now?
-Whoo! -I don't know.
I don't know.
Well, you know, usually on "Big Brother"
we launch our huge twist on opening night.
But this summer, we thought we'd do things
a little differently by giving you two weeks
to get to know each other first.
-Oh, my God.
-Those two weeks are up.
It's time to unleash this summer's game changing twist.
If you are a true festival aficionado,
you know the only way to really enjoy a festival
is with a friend.
Which is why starting tonight,
you will be playing this game with a festie bestie.
By the time tonight's head of household competition is over,
you will all have a bestie you will be playing this game with.
-[ Gasps ]
-Wow.
-Here's how it works.
If you win head of household,
your bestie is also safe for the week.
-Wow. -[ Laughs ]
-Wow. -Let's go.
-But instead of nominating two individuals for eviction,
the HOH will nominate one set of besties.
The veto competition will also be played with sets of besties.
If the veto is used,
the nominated besties will both be safe
and entirely new set of besties
will take their place on the block.
But on eviction night,
the besties will be broken up, because only one of them
will leave the house.
So, what happens to the surviving
bestie that's all alone?
I'll tell you that at next week's live eviction.
-Ah!
[ Indistinct shouting ]
[ Laughter ]
-But first, tonight's head of household competition
will not only crown an HOH, but will also determine
who your bestie will be.
I need everyone to head outside right now.
-Oh, my God.
Get out of here.
-Go, reverend. -Oh, boy.
-Oh, my God.
-Straightforward.
-We ain't just playing "Big Brother."
-Duos is fun.
-Up next, the head of household competition
plays out and the festie bestie twist begins.
Stay with us.
♪♪
-Welcome back to "Big Brother."
It's now time for the head of household competition.
But there is more at stake tonight
than just winning HOG.
Let's head to the backyard and get things started.
Hello again, HouseGuests.
-Hi, Julie. -Hi, Julie.
-Jasmine, as outgoing head of household, you are not eligible
to compete tonight.
This competition is called Get Lit.
And not only will it determine the next
head of household, but it will also determine
who your bestie will be.
Here is how it works.
This competition will be played in rounds.
In each round, you will hold down the button on your lighter
and music will begin.
When the music stops, immediately sit down,
which will activate the sensor in your seat.
The last house guest to sit down and activate their sensor
in each round will be eliminated.
And be warned, if you release the button
on your lighter before the music stops,
you will be eliminated.
When you are eliminated,
you'll have a huge decision to make.
Now, this could be strategic, it could be personal.
But whatever you decide, it will have a major impact
on your game moving forward.
If you are the first person eliminated, you can choose to
either join Jasmine becoming her bestie or you could take a seat
at an open table and someone still in the game will have
the opportunity to choose you as their bestie
when they are eliminated.
The last HouseGuest left after the final round
of this competition will become the new head of household
and will automatically become the bestie of the only
HouseGuest left without a partner.
Does everyone understand?
-Yep. -Yes.
-Okay. Then everyone,
please take hold of your lighter
because this competition starts now.
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
Goodnight and good luck, HouseGuest.
-Goodnight, Julie.
-With that, I'm signing off, but the action
is just getting started.
When we return, who will outlast the others
to become the new head of household?
Which HouseGuests will end up playing the game together
as festie besties?
And who will wind up on the chopping block?
Find out when the second hour
of this special "Big Brother" event continues next.
♪♪
♪♪
-Goodnight and good luck, HouseGuests.
-Goodnight, Julie. -Thank you.
♪♪
-♪ Your girl lives to see another day ♪
I'm really gunning for this HOH win,
because I refuse to be on the block
for a third week in the row.
I just survived the block by a - vote.
I feel like I'm really starting to gain
some traction in the house.
I've gotten closer with the girls
like I really wanted to.
It's time for me to step up to the plate
and be HOH and I can start playing my own game.
♪♪
-My best friend, Pooch, just walked out the door. I literally found out about this
-Pooch. -And I literally found out
about this last second.
-[ Whispering ] I think the house is going
to vote him out.
That's what I -- the vibe I'm picking up.
-So going into this HOH competition,
I'm doing this for Pooch and I'm doing this
for power to secure my safety.
-This festie bestie twist is crazy,
and there are a lot of ways
to strategically approach this decision.
You could choose to sit next to an ally and someone
you really trust because you can work with them
and talk strategy, or you could sit next
to a big target because that could increase your chances
of surviving the block if you do find yourself facing eviction.
It's a lot to think about while also trying to win HOH.
♪♪
-So, there's a lot of moving parts in this comp.
We have to hold down on these red buttons on our lighters
until the music stops
and then sit down as fast as we can.
My strategy for this comp is to hold on tightly
and not move my feet so that I know the chair
is directly behind me.
♪♪
[ Music stops ]
[ Buzzer ]
♪♪
-Terrence, you've been eliminated.
-Damn it. -Would you like to become
my festie bestie or would you like to take
an empty table?
-I'm going to take an empty table.
I lost the competition,
but this may not be the worst thing for me.
Instead of choosing to be Jasmine's bestie,
I pick an empty table.
Whoever wins this HOH picks their bestie last.
If the HOH picks me, I get safety, too.
So hopefully, I'm the last one picked.
♪♪
-HouseGuests, grab your lighters.
It's time for the second round.
-[ Sighs ]
[ Intense music starts ]
♪♪
-This isn't a game of strength.
This is a game of focus.
You have to focus on holding your button down
while it's moving, but also focusing on the music
that we're to.
These buttons are super sensitive,
and even the slightest move can ruin your entire game.
I really want to win this HOH so I can protect
my Po's Pack Alliance.
♪♪
[ Music stops ]
-Brittany, you've been eliminated.
Would you like to take a seat with me, Terrence
or an empty table?
-I'll take a seat at an empty table.
I want to be festie besties with a bigger threat, right?
Because if I'm next to them, there's a higher
likelihood that they'll go home instead of me.
-It's time for the next round.
Grab your lighters and hold on.
[ Rock music playing ]
♪♪
♪♪
[ Music stops ]
[ Buzzer ] -[ Grunts ]
-Joseph, you've been eliminated.
Please take a seat with either Brittany, Terrence, myself
or an empty table.
-Looking at my options, there's Terrence,
Brittany and Jasmine.
These aren't people I initially thought of that would complement
my game when having a festie bestie.
So I decide to roll the dice and sit by myself.
-I look over at the tables, and I see that there's
nobody within my Po's Pack Alliance
sitting on the sidelines.
I want Brittany as my partner so I don't end up
on the block with one of my alliance members.
I think I'm going to dip out early.
Have fun, guys. I'm going to take off.
[ Rock music starts ]
[ Music scratches ] Oh, my God.
-Oh, my God. -I think I let mine go.
-Michael, you let go of your button too soon,
so you have been eliminated.
Would you like to take a seat with a festie bestie
or an empty table?
-I really, really, really like Michael.
In fact, we have been working together since
the beginning of the game.
I feel like we're very similar in a lot of ways.
Like, I feel like we share, like, a similar vibe.
-Totally agree. -And I like that.
Do you want, like...?
-Absolutely. -Okay.
-He is my BB- bestie.
I just don't want him to be my festie bestie,
because I really think the best strategy here
is to be paired with people you're not aligned with.
-Well, an empty table sounds lonely,
so I think I'm going to pick a bestie.
Although I am closely aligned with Brittany and trust her,
I'm doing what's best for the Po's Pack Alliance.
Un, I think I'm going to sit with Brittany.
This may be bit of selfish choice,
but if I'm sitting next to Brittany on Thursday,
I should have five guaranteed votes,
and that's huge.
♪♪
[ Intense music starts ]
♪♪
-I don't know how this festie bestie is going to play out,
so it's time for me to step up to the plate and be HOH,
so I'm --
[ Music scratches ]
-Ah. -It's a false start. Taylor.
-What?
-Taylor, you let go of your button too soon,
and you have been eliminated.
Would you like to choose a festie bestie or take a seat
at an empty table?
-I'll have a seat.
♪♪
-It's okay, girl. -Good luck, guys.
-It's okay. -Fight, fight.
This one just hurt.
I'm good, I'm good.
And to go out because I accidentally moved my hand,
no, I'm really mad about that.
I didn't even see you up there.
Didn't see you up here.
I'm looking at Jasmine and Terrence,
and they might not be the best physical match
for me in a competition.
And then I'm looking at Joseph, and I know that
if we have to sit next to each other on the block,
I don't want to have to fight that battle.
I sit by myself, and I trust that the rest
of the people in the competition could be people
I could beat out or go really far with
when we work together in the game.
[ Rock music starts ]
-Round is under way.
Who will be eliminated next?
♪♪
-It seems there's a musical cadence,
a rhythm to this competition.
So with the musical theater background,
I'm tapping into my choreography days.
♪♪
[ Music stops ]
[ Buzzer ]
-Monte, you've been eliminated.
Would you like to choose a festie bestie
or take a seat at an empty table?
-I will choosing a festie bestie.
-Then take your seat.
♪♪
-I'm choosing Joe as my festie bestie
because he's outside of the Po's Pack Alliance,
and people in the house already know
that Joe and I are pretty close.
So If I don't pick him, it may look pretty suspicious.
-Monte and Joseph are our second pair.
-Monte chooses me as his festie bestie,
and this couldn't be any better because he comes off to me
as a trustworthy and competitive player.
And I think we're going to make a great team.
No one is going to replace the bromance I had with Pooch,
but I'm excited to be working with Monte.
-Hey, everybody, it's time for the next round.
Step up and grab your lighters.
[ Rock music starts ]
♪♪
♪♪
-It's better for me not to pick anyone
in Po's Pack Alliance.
We all need to figure out a way to have
a pawn next to us.
That way if we ever touch the block,
we will be safe with the amount of votes
to vote out our festie bestie.
♪♪
[ Music stops ]
[ Buzzer ]
Damn it.
-Nicole, you've been eliminated.
Would you like to choose a festie bestie
or take a seat at an empty table?
-I'll take a seat with a festie bestie.
I'm choosing Taylor as my festie bestie
because she's been a target for the last couple weeks.
I can guarantee my safety if I sit next to her on the block.
-Nicole's my festie bestie, and I couldn't be happier.
There's no secret that my social game has needed help,
and hers is A plus, top of the mountain,
number one point.
-It's time for Round . Please grab your lighters.
-The numbers are dwindling,
and there's only six of us left in this HOH competition.
I'm starting to feel the tension rising
with only a few more rounds remaining.
So I'm freaking out, not only about who wins HOH,
but who my future festie bestie will be.
[ Rock music playing ]
♪♪
[ Music stops ]
[ Buzzer ]
-Indy, you've been eliminated.
Would you like to take a seat with a festie bestie
or a seat at an empty table?
-Empty table.
So, I lose the competition and I have the option
to pick Jasmine, Terrance, or an empty table.
Jasmine I don't think would be a good deal
because we have alliance and I didn't want
to go to nominations with her.
Terrence, he is not being really good in competition,
so I decide to pick an empty table.
-The music is about to start for Round .
Grab your lighters.
[ Rock music starts ]
♪♪
-I look over and there's one empty table left.
I would rather be paired up with someone who's
currently on stage than be besties
with one of the people at the tables.
I decide it's in my best interest to throw
this competition and take that last table.
♪♪
[ Music stops ]
[ Buzzer ]
[ Sighs ]
-Daniel, you've been eliminated.
You can either choose a festie bestie
or take the seat at the last table.
-Taking a seat at the last table.
♪♪
-The last four people in this head of household
competition is Kyle, Alyssa, Ameerah and Turner.
[ Rock music starts ]
♪♪
[ Music scratches ]
[ Buzzer ]
Kyle, you let go of the button before the music stopped,
and there are no more empty tables.
So please choose a festie bestie.
-So, I'm thinking Daniel might be the perfect festie bestie
because he's a comp beast, everybody loves him
and he is not in the Po's Pack Alliance which will be a great
way to get information and to build that relationship.
-Hey, brother. Thanks, man.
-It all comes down to Alyssa, Ameerah and Turner.
-All of a sudden, I'm in the final three
of the this HOH competition.
I need this HOH specifically for my boy Pooch.
I absolutely have to win.
A failure is not an option.
-We are so close to the end.
Ameerah and I need to win this to secure
our safety for Girls Girls and Po's Pact.
It's getting so close, and I want this so bad.
♪♪
♪♪
-Good luck. -It's down to me,
Turner and Alyssa.
I did not come all this way to lose this competition.
I need that HOH key around my neck.
[ Rock music starts ]
-Ameerah and I have to win this HOH
for our alliance Po's Pact.
It's two against one at this point,
so one of us has to take it home.
♪♪
[ Music stops ]
[ Buzzer ]
-Alyssa, you've been eliminated.
Time to choose your festie bestie.
-I'm choosing to go with Indy for my festie bestie partner
because Indy is in my Girls Girls Alliance
and she will have my back.
-At first, I am a little bit afraid because I really
don't want to be eliminated against her.
But going through my thoughts, I kind of realize
we both are really good with everyone in the house.
We may be the perfect match.
-It's time for the final round.
It all comes down to Ameerah and Turner.
[ Applause ]
-Good luck.
-Good luck, guys.
[ Rock music starts ]
♪♪
-Now it's just down to Ameerah and I,
and winning HOH is way more important
for my game than picking a good bestie.
My arms are getting tired, my back hurts from sitting
so hard in these chairs.
I'm hyper focused on the music.
I gotta take this home for the guys.
I gotta take it home for Pooch, and just to get
myself back in the game.
-Turner just seemed so focused.
I'm like, oh, my gosh, this man really wants this thing,
but I want it even more.
So I need to keep my hand on my button
and stay focused on where my chair is.
♪♪
-I'm looking at Turner, and I can see how bad
he wants to win this competition.
And I'm really rooting for him because I will be
in the best spot with him as the HOH.
♪♪
♪♪
[ Music stops, heart beating ]
♪♪
[ Buzzer ]
-Wow. -Good fight.
-Good job, Turner.
-Congratulations, Turner.
You are the new head of household.
-Good job, Ameerah.
[ Applause ]
-Oh, this feels amazing. Let's go.
Week , I made HOH.
I knew I had it in me.
-For sure. [ Laughs ]
-For sure, dude.
I knew I needed this to survive in the game,
and we did it.
We did it, baby.
[ Laughter ]
♪♪
Yes.
-I'm so disappointed I lost this competition.
Not only do I not get to be HOH, but now people
are going to start viewing me
as a competition threat.
-Ameerah, you almost made it,
but you have a big decision to make.
Go over and choose your festie bestie.
-Now I need to decide between Terrence and Jasmine.
And whoever I don't choose gets to be partners with Turner.
So I'm also deciding who gets safety this week.
♪♪
I choose Terrence instead of Jas as my festie bestie
because Terrence is not in my Po's Pack
or Girls Girls Alliance
and I want to make sure that the Girls Girls
are spread out.
With Turner as the HOH, my alliance member Jas
will have his ear and be able to push him
to not put anyone in our alliance on the block this week.
-I was one step away from having safety for the week.
Me and the HOH, and now me and Ameerah
are festie besties.
Not what I wanted.
-Turner's my festie bestie. Who would have thought?
We're completely opposite.
But hey, he's HOH, and that means
I'm safe this week.
-Boy, let's get it.
-This is my festival now.
I need to make sure that this HOH matters,
and I'm percent about to avenge my boy Pooch.
Just like last call, you don't have to go home,
but you cannot stay here.
Big energy!
Alright, bring it in. Group hug.
[ Cheering ]
-Let's go!
Alright, bring in the hugs.
Alright, alright.
I'm HOH, and I did it for Pooch.
The house flipped the vote, almost on me.
I feel personally attacked, and so I knew
this week was vital.
I want to go after strong girls.
I really think Nicole and Ameerah
are huge problems in this game.
I want to just go full force and put them on the block.
I'm living the dream right now, baby.
-Now I'm not a have not, so let's go.
-It's okay, I just really wanted to win.
I'm bummed I'm not HOH, and this festie bestie twist
has really thrown me a loop, I need to check in
with Po's Alliance and figure out
where we're at and what our next plan is.
-Ameerah, do you want some alone time?
-Yes, please.
♪♪
-I wanted to hear your thought process
'cause I'm like Michael's a smart guy,
that's why I love him.
I'm sure you're thinking this through.
I'm not percent sure that picking
your actual bestie in this game as your festie bestie
is the best strategy.
Because if we find ourselves on the block,
there's nothing I'm going to be able to do
to help save Michael and vice versa.
[ Groans ] I don't want to think about a game
where he's not here.
That's not a good game for me.
-I just thought as like if we have a chance
where we can save both of us, I was like --
-I don't know. You are a bigger target.
You've won more things than me.
-Brittany thinks I could be in trouble this week,
and little does she know, I have the numbers on my side
and she could be the one in danger.
-It could either be the best thing or the worst thing.
-Right, I know. And I was just like, "What do I do?"
-No, I'm excited.
♪♪
-[ Whispering ] Facts, we will never do that.
I'm really excited that Ameerah is my festie bestie.
Loyal, a fighter, resilient.
The list could go on and on,
but I'm not finna to run out of fingers for you.
-Do we play together as duo?
-Yes.
So, it's gonna be duo comps from now on?
-Yes.
So it's gonna be, if we are up,
we play together in the veto. -Okay.
Terrence is a great person who I actually trust in this house,
and that is super rare.
I am a little nervous about competing with Terrence.
In the past, Terrence hasn't done
the best in veto comps or HOHs,
so I'm praying that he can get it together
and we can stay solid for the rest of our time as besties.
-So, we have to convince them to put up maybe a pawn.
-Oh, my gosh. I'm not going to win any vetoes.
Okay.
♪♪
[ Door opens ]
-Oh. [ Laughs ]
What's up, dude?
Are you good, bro? I'm like --
I was like right after, like, this big boys broken up,
and then I just saw you and I was like,
dude, I think we can win.
I got to be festie besties with Daniel.
I was nervous at first because we're
two physical threats in the game.
But he's outside the Po's Pack alliance,
so this is going to help our team.
I'm starting to feel really good about my decision.
-I think you and I are good with the girls,
that's my thought, and I think we could
float to jury and just help out
whoever we need to and just play it smart, okay, dude?
And I really like you, and I have been wanting
to get to know you. -Bro, please, okay?
I was so scared.
Dude, thank you so much.
♪♪
-Yay, let's get it. -We did that.
I'm excited. I'm just really excited to see Megan, honestly.
-Oh, dude, you have no idea. -I mean, I love that you won.
-Listen, that is all I'm excited for,
just to see Megan and get a letter from Megan.
I'm actually super stoked I got Jasmine
as my festie bestie.
Simply because I think we already have
a great rapport, and that's really going
to open up the girls side of the house
that I think I've been a little bit closed off from.
Let's get it, baby. Yay.
[ Wheel squeaking ]
♪♪
-[ Whispering ] I can't go on that block again.
I can't do it.
-[ Whispering ] You're not going to go on the block.
-What I'm saying is I would prefer not to be a nominee.
We cannot be backdoored this week.
Nicole is personable, strong and the total package.
Since Day , I knew I wanted to be closely aligned with her,
and now we get to go through this game together.
-That's not going to happen.
Listen, we're in best case scenario right now.
From Day , I liked Taylor.
But at the same time, I said before
I came to this game that I was going to find
someone to use as a shield.
Going into this new twist, it's a perfect scenario.
I have somebody who is a bigger target.
-I keep saying, I walked into "Big Brother"
and they said, "Welcome, what mode do you want to play on?"
And I said, "Hard mode."
-Right. I'm like, advance mode.
-Yeah, literally.
♪♪
[ Whispering ] He is going for whoever planted
the seed to get Pooch out.
-[ Whispering ] He's definitely out to blood.
- percent.
-But I that's a good thing for us.
-Yeah, no, he's going to start a w*r.
Me and you have a good game relationship with everybody.
-Yeah.
So, Joseph and I as festie besties
are definitely going to be a strong pair for competitions,
which may put a bigger target on our back.
So I'm feeling good with our boy Turner as HOH this week.
-The good thing about me and you is, dude,
even if we end up on the block, I'm winning the veto.
Yeah.
♪♪
-Trying to think who are the teams,
if any team would put us up,
and I don't think a single one would.
Turner? And he, well...
♪♪
-[ Whispering ] Okay, so listen.
It's very important that we stay solid.
This season, like, this is crucial.
The twisting isn't going to last to the end.
-Yeah.
-It's probably going to be a few rounds
-This could work in our favor.
We cannot go up against each other.
-Exactly, because we spread out.
-Looking how these festie besties worked out,
I mean, the Po's Pack is looking really good right now.
We're all besties with someone outside of our alliance,
which is perfect.
So, I'm besties with Daniel.
Ameerah's besties with Terrence.
We've got Monte and Joseph
Michael and Brittany,
and Nicole is with Taylor.
So If any one of the Po's Pack Alliance
is up on the block, we should have
the votes to keep them safe.
-We have to stick with each other no matter what.
♪♪
♪♪
-Are they equally attractive? -Yes.
I'm , and I'm not married.
-Hey, HouseGuests, who wants to see my HOH room?
-Yeah! -Yeah, baby.
This is how I like to do it.
♪♪
Let's see it, let's see it.
-Oh, baby.
-Yeah!
-Oh, dude.
-There's my mom and Megan.
-Oh!
-She's so beautiful!
-Letter time. Everyone take a seat.
Let's listen to my letter.
Alright, I might ugly cry in this, but alright.
"Dear, Matty"...
ah, dude, those first two words, man.
-Aww.
-Ah, dude, this will be a sec.
[ Laughter ]
I open up that letter, and the first thing
I see is, dear Matty.
Megan means the absolute world to me.
She's my girlfriend, and I've been with her
for three and half years.
-Get it out, buddy.
-This is so tough.
And she's the only person in the world who calls me Matty,
so I -- just talking about it gets me emotional.
"See you achieve and accomplish so much
at young age has really proven that you can do
anything you set your mind to."
-Amen. Amen.
-Ah, man.
"I want you to never lose that spark in your mind
that creates new beginnings and life experiences.
With every chapter we have gone through,
I've seen you overcome obstacles and jump over hurdles.
Being apart -- being apart from each other has been..."
Oh, my God.
Sorry. I miss -- I miss Megan a lot.
Alright. [ Sniffles ]
"I love you so much,
and I couldn't be prouder of you.
Always remember you can dream it, you can do it.
Love, Megan."
[ Cheers and applause ]
I cannot quantify how much I miss Megan.
She's the reason I'm here, and I'm doing this for her.
Hearing from Megan means more
than a million dollars right now.
Ah, dude. Alright.
Let's some...snacks.
-Yeah!
♪♪
-HouseGuests, can I get everybody to the living room?
-No! -No!
[ Wheel squeaking ]
-Not this again.
[ Laughter ]
-Here we go, baby.
HouseGuests, it's that time again
to choose new have nots.
The good news is only festie bestie pair
will have to endure slop, cold showers
in the have not bedroom.
So, which duo will it be?
Well, don't look at me.
I'm going to let my festie bestie choose.
-Oh! -Oh, my God!
-No. [ Laughter ]
-No pressure. -No pressure.
Oh, my God.
-"Big Brother," give your girl a break.
I don't know what I want to do.
I'm really hoping that this decision
doesn't get more blood on my hands.
-Go ahead, pick a festie bestie pair
to be the new have nots.
-I don't know.
Um...
-Remember the first night when everyone
volunteered to be a have not?
-I'll do it. I'll volunteer.
Yeah, I'll volunteer. -I'll volunteer.
-Really? -Alright.
-Thank you, guys.
-Well, once you get a taste of the slop,
you never will want to volunteer again.
♪♪
-Oh, my gosh. Nobody's giving me eye contact.
-Oh, my gosh. Please, not me, Jasmine.
Please, please, please, please, please.
I've been through a lot in my life already.
I don't want to do this.
-I definitely don't want to put somebody
that was just on it.
The only pair of festie bestie that haven't been
have nots are Indy and Alyssa.
Sorry, girls, but it's your turn.
[ Laughter ]
-I don't the word. Mnh-mnh.
-Yeah, it can't be both of us.
Oh, fudge cake.
We're gonna be...
[ Laughter ]
-Sorry, Indy and Alyssa.
You are this week's new have nots.
-Aw, sorry.
-Indy and I are the only festie besties
that both of us haven't been a have not.
I want to be a team player.
It's not going to be all that bad.
-Meeting dismissed or whatever. -Thank you.
-Let's go look at our room,
and let's go pick our floaties.
-I can't about it. I'm like so sad.
Oh, my gosh. It's disgusting.
I'm sure my family and my friends
are laughing at me.
I'm going to cry.
-No, you'll be okay.
-I'm a have not, so now I'm sleeping on floaties.
I think the worst is going to be the food though,
because I don't eat any of those things.
The most miserable have not of "Big Brother" history.
♪♪
I'm mad. Let me be mad.
Then I will be okay. -What's wrong?
-Just because I take a little while longer
than normal human to heal and be happy again.
-Heal from what? -Because I'm a have not
and I'm -- I'm pissed.
[ Inhales deeply ]
[ Exhales sharply ]
It's part of the game.
I'm screwed, but it's okay.
-If you go in there with that,
it already picks away at you.
I promise you it do. That's no sugarcoating it.
-No, but I know and I know I'm going to be okay.
But right now, if I'm mad, let me be mad.
-Okay, and we give you that, baby.
-You know? -I don't want you to carry it.
-I won't carry it. I don't carry anything in life,
but I need like at least an hour
to feel my feelings and to let it go.
--.
I don't appreciate the way Indy's coming at me.
Enjoy being a have not without my help.
♪♪
-[ Whispering ] She's out of her damn mind, dude.
She's out of her mind.
-Why does she keep talking to people, like, any kind of way?
-Dude, she's been so rude.
-But what did I tell you all?
If this is who you are, you show us who you are Day .
-Why would you do that? -Let her burn herself, like,
a hole, and I don't think Turner likes her at all.
She thinks she owns this house.
Don't let her get inside your head.
We've all done it. You're already positive.
-Yeah, no worries.
My festie bestie, Indy,
is not handling this well.
So I'm trying to keep positive,
because if she starts to overreact a little bit
we might become a target on top of being a half not.
-I promise, you're gonna have the best have not week.
-It's part of the BB experience. -I know.
I'm not mad with it at all.
-We you know are.
We just want you in good spirits.
-Yeah, I will be. -We don't want her
to bring you down.
-You can stay my G. -Thanks.
-[ Chuckles ]
-Yeah.
♪♪
-Care to chat.
-We can never just not. -Right, no, exactly.
-[ Whispering ] No. -Okay, listen really quick,
before anybody gets in here.
It would be wise to put Michael and Brittany up...
as pawns.
Backdoor me and Taylor.
-We have the numbers to keep you percent.
-But -- but -- Listen, listen, listen, listen.
We don't know what this secret thing
is going that's going to happen next week.
So wouldn't you guys rather me have it?
-Thanks works. -That's dope.
-So, Julie said the festie bestie
who does not get eliminated, something will be in store.
So my plan going forward is for Taylor and I to end up
on the nomination block on elimination night.
And then when we vote Taylor out,
any advantage will come my way.
I know this is a risky move, but if there's
an advantage in this game, I want full control over.
-[ Whispering ] No, I knew exactly what you were doing.
-At first I was like...
-[ Normal voice ] Oh, it kinds of --
It still kind of does that.
Oh, sounds a lot better, though.
-I mean, it sounds better. -When we first opened it,
it didn't do anything, we were like, ah.
♪♪
-How are we feeling, boys? I mean...
-How are you feeling?
-I mean, it goes without saying.
Dude, you are the last group that would be...
-Relax, you're both fine.
Even though Pooch is gone, I that know my guys
have my back going forward in this game.
So now that I have some power, I want to talk it out
with the guys and see what the best steps
moving forward are gonna be.
If you have a suggestion, I'm all ears.
-How do you feel about, like, Taylor?
-I mean, is that the right shot, though?
Clearly people have tried that for three weeks in a row.
-Taylor's gonna go hard.
She almost won that last veto, and Nicole's
such a fighter, I don't think she would throw a comp.
-Oh, yeah. For sure, dude.
-So, Nicole's name gets tossed out as a nominee,
But I know for a fact it's because
she's paired up with Taylor.
So the thought of her going on the block
is not flying with me.
-Maybe Brittany and Michael,
who Michael kills vetoes, and for some reason,
they stay up there in the wildest ways.
And Brittany. -Yeah, that's an easy out.
Easy.
-That's probably the least amount
of blood on your hands.
-I mean, it looks like a girl is going home this week,
so I'm feeling pretty good.
-Hey, yo. -Come in.
-[ Laughs ] -Hello.
-Good God. -So, we were talking about what
the possibilities for putting up tomorrow are.
-Do you have a relationship with Brittany?
-Like, I talk to Michael and her,
but like don't get me wrong.
Like, on a personal level, I think she's a sweetheart.
But the way she plays the game, I definitely notice
irks a lot of people. -Yeah.
-Brittany freaks me out. -Yeah.
-Dude, Michael's social game may be here,
but his competition game is up here.
-Michael's a...veto king.
-And when it's his a*s on the line, he will perform.
-Absolutely.
-I can't see Nicole loving any idea
being a pawn regardless.
-Oh, no. -Especially considering
what just happened with Pooch and Taylor.
So, this festie bestie twist definitely turned the game
completely upside down, and Turner
has a lot of options to consider now.
-There's no best case scenario now because they're
with someone -- with someone I like
and someone I don't like in every situation now.
And I don't know about you guys, but this is
the group I'm fighting for till the end, so...
-So, while talking with the guys,
people are throwing out Brittany's name,
Taylor's name, Michael and Nicole,
but I need to figure out what's best for my game.
-So, it'll be Taylor and Nicole or Michael and Brittany.
-Yeah.
♪♪
-Yo, yo, what up?
-How you doing? -I'm doing good.
-After talking with the guys, I'm really focused on
putting up Nicole and Taylor
and Michael and Brittany.
So, now I just have to meet with these besties
and try to figure out my next move.
-I'll start with the obvious.
Like, I cannot handle that block any...more
-That's exactly what I was thinking.
I was like, dude, that seems like t*rture.
-I think you know that, like, you and I are...cool as...
-Yeah, totally. -And I know that Taylor and I
are in a really good standing.
I mean, I know she trusts me. I trust her.
I think going forward, we're a force
to be reckoned with.
-Thank you for keeping me.
It was a hard choice for you,
and I respect you as a player for doing that.
And when I told you, like, if you do vote
against the house, I told you
I wouldn't hold it against you. -Yeah.
-And I meant you would not be my target for that.
-If you don't see the block, I hope I clearly solidify
a bunch trust with you over the next few weeks.
My radar is really on high right now,
and these are two incredibly strong women
who I think can go in insanely far in this game.
-You got so much to -- -Yeah, I know, it's crazy.
Especially now because of duos.
Like, that's a whole -- I'm the first HOH
with that responsibility.
-So it's me and Michael now, officially.
-Yeah. -[ Laughs ]
-How can we be an asset?
-I have no idea what I'm going to do.
-You and Jasmine as a bestie, never touch the block...
-Hell yeah, perfect. -...for either of us.
And I mean I think that's good.
I don't know how you feel about it,
but I think that's probably going to get us till jury.
You know, Taylor, of course was campaigning.
I want her out. She's -- she's just a threat.
She's a strong person.
Like that is still a big move for you to get her out.
-Oh, definitely. -And you have
the whole house behind it.
-Honestly, Brittany makes me
super uncomfortable.
Her way of playing this game is pretty sketchy.
She doesn't give out any game information
while we're talking, and it makes it
really hard for me to trust her.
How are you feeling about this whole -- this whole thing?
-I'm still figuring it out.
Like, I wasn't expecting duos.
-I feel like no matter what partner you get,
it's a double-edged sword because it's like
you need to be able to be tight with them,
but simultaneously, you need to able to beat them.
How do you feel being with Brittany?
Are you confident in that partnership?
-I feel like I can talk to Brittany,
and so I don't feel like I would have to, you know, hide things
and I feel like that's going to work in a partnership.
-I'm thinking out loud.
I don't know who it's going to be.
-But what I was thinking about, like,
you're kind of in a weird position.
Obviously, like Me and Brittany, one of us were to win,
I don't think you would -- obviously you wouldn't
have anything to worry about. -For sure.
-Where as another pair were winning you were good
with one person, the other person won HOH.
-Definitely. -You can't guarantee.
-Oh, totally.
-Well, obviously, on a personal level,
I love Brittany. -Yeah, I love Brittany, too.
But there's a lot of people saying
she rubs them the wrong way, and I never heard
anyone talk about you in a negative light at all.
But if I was to use you two,
you would, , times over, be the safe one.
Also you're a veto beast.
-Yeah.
I was really hoping to have a productive strategic
conversation with Turner,
but I definitely got weird vibes.
I see through it.
I didn't trust him before this week,
and I'm not gonna trust him after it.
This is going off the rails very quickly.
Obviously, I don't want to go up on the block.
-Yeah, of course. -I would hope that I would be
able to stay against Brittany.
-This idea is not me saying that's what's going to happen.
-Yeah. -I'm just thinking it out loud.
-Look, personally, I would be nervous.
-Right now, I'm really stuck between putting up
Taylor and Nicole or putting up Brittany and Michael.
The easy move is, of course, to put up Taylor
because the house has been targeting her for weeks.
But is that the best move for my game?
♪♪
♪♪
-Hey, yo, it is time for the nomination ceremony.
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
This is the nomination ceremony.
It is my responsibility as head of household
to nominate one set of festie besties for eviction.
In my nomination block is the key of the festie besties
I am nominating for eviction.
I will turn the key to lock in my nominations
and their faces will appear on the memory wall.
The HouseGuests I have nominated are...
♪♪
♪♪
I have nominated the besties of Michael and Brittany
simply because we just don't talk a lot of game,
and for my game, personally, it just seemed like
the easiest pick.
However, I want to say, I love you both as people,
and you're awesome.
Love having you as roommates in this home,
and I hope you g*n for the veto because I'm
rooting for you both.
This nomination ceremony is adjourned.
♪♪
The festie bestie duo that I ended up putting up
was Brittany and Michael.
I think Brittany plays a super sketchy game.
But at the end of the day, Michael is a comp beast.
So if Michael wins and takes the pair off
the block, then I have a pretty great backup plan.
[ Ting! ]
♪♪
-[ Groaning ]
Being nominated sucks. It's not fun.
Especially when you are paired with your actual
alliance bestie, Michael.
I'm going to channel this anger into
giving it my very best in this veto comp.
-It doesn't feel good having a member
of the Po's Pack Alliance on the block this week,
But I am super confident we're going to be able
to keep Michael safe this week.
At first I was worried about this festie bestie twist,
But this could be a good thing for the Po's Pack.
-[ Groans ] Here we go again.
I'm back on the block, not where I want to be.
I think he's just feeding us a lot of BS,
and I see right through it.
But, Turner, did you forget who won the last
two veto competitions?
Thank you for giving me the chance to play in this veto,
I guess, because now I'm going to make it a three-pete.
-Will the power of veto save festie besties
Michael and Brittany from eviction?
And if so, which besties will take their place on the block?
Find out Wednesday at :, : Central on "Big Brother."
[ Wheel squeaking ]
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24x07 - Episode 7
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A group of contestants known as "HouseGuests" live together in a specially constructed house that is isolated from the outside world for a cash prize of $500,000 (or $750,000 in the 23rd season onwards).
A group of contestants known as "HouseGuests" live together in a specially constructed house that is isolated from the outside world for a cash prize of $500,000 (or $750,000 in the 23rd season onwards).