Julie: it was a veto meeting for the ages.
Tucker blindsided angela. Cedric blindsided tucker,
And makensy blindsided everyone. Tonight, who will america
Blindside as the third nominee? Welcome to live eviction night
On "big brother"! [Cheers and applause]
Previously on "big brother"...
Quinn secretly won the deepfake hoh.
Let's go, dude. While makensy earned
America's veto. Speaker at the end of the veto
Meeting, you can use america's veto just like you would a
Normal veto and save someone, including
Yourself from the block. Makensy told head of
Household cedric about her power.
I have it. You have it.
I have. I needed him to know if he
Put me up, I would just take myself off.
So hopefully he doesn't make any dumb moves.
While quinn told his allies kimo about his.
I've been lying to people% saying I don't have the power
But I've got the power. The hawaiian spilled the
Macadamia nuts to tucker. Bostonian.
Quinn. He never told me he's got this
Power upgrade. Now I know the two people that
Have this thing. A speaker at the nomination
Ceremony -- I nominated you, angela, you,
Kenney, and you, tucker. Angela is the host target.
I have an opportunity to make my hoh rains quickly clean as long
As I make sure that veto doesn't get used and I don't have to
Name a replacement nominee. After tucker one like the
Veto. Congratulations, tucker.
You have one like power of veto. He pitched a plan to take out
Quinn. Quinn has been playing
Everybody in the game and he's got the power.
Take angela off. It's going to be a legendary
"Big brother" move. It will be legendary one
Where the other. At the veto meeting, tucker
Shocked the house. It's "big brother."
Expect the unexpected. But cedric shocked tucker.
Makensy, I'm sorry. All go, baby.
No hard feelings. Got to play.
Yeah, we do. While makensy shocked the
World! This veto meeting is
Adjourned. Actually it's not that I'm
Using america's veto to save myself from the block.
And ainsley of the houseguests know they were all
In danger. Now there is a vacancy on the
Block, it will not be the head of household naming the
Replacement. Instead, it will be america.
The houseguests received so most votes will be that replacement
Nominee. Good luck, humans.
I'm sorry. Tonight, america.
Who did you choose to be the third nominee?
Then. Who will won in the ai arena and
Earn safety? And who will be the next
Elected? Plus, the drama didn't stop at
The veto meeting. It was just getting started.
You can't even look me in the eye because you feel so guilty.
Sick I don't feel guilty and no type of way.
All this live on "big brother"!
Let the games begin. [Cheers and applause]
Julie: good evening. I'm julie chen moonves.
Welcome to "big brother." It is day inside
The "big brother" house, and history is being made.
For just the sixth time in seasons, a nominee didn't
Use the power of veto to save themself.
And for the first time, america is choosing the replacement
Nominee. Tonight, we'll reveal who you
Chose to be the third nominee, live.
That houseguest will immediately head into the bb ai
Arena to battle with tucker and kenney.
The winner saves their game. So, who will be america's
Nominee? Who will ultimately end up
On the block? And who will be the third
Houseguest sent packing? We'll find out soon enough.
But first, the aftershocks from the veto meeting
Continue to shake up the house. This veto meeting is
Adjourned. ♪
I've got you. You are a remarkable man.
I'm shocked. I've been on the block for the
Last two weeks and now finally the rest of the house gets a
Little taste of what I've been dealing with.
And I was given the power of veto to stay and fight
Another week and watch the rest of the houseguests squirm
Because they deserve to. I've got you.
Tucker is planning to fact or quinn is not the best for my
Game. If I take the shot and I miss,
Quinn could use his power, excluding the pentagon, breaking
Apart from the inside. I rather make tucker mad and
Have to fight that fight and make quinn man who has the
Potential to ruin my entire game.
You know, I've been good with tucker until now and right
Before the veto meeting I tried to warn them to use it on
Himself. The veto, use it on yourself.
I talked to a bunch of people. We don't have the votes.
I am still doing it. Yeah, we do.
I'm still doing it. I tried to tell him.
He chose to ignore my advice. That's on him.
But still. ♪
Bro, what the -- I don't want to play any
Positions like that. You shot yourself in the
Foot, bro. There was a game plan and I
Don't know what the hell just happened.
I gave up my power of veto for you, cedric.
Ever risking everything of god in this game so far to expose
This power and hopefully get this person out.
Everyone knew she had it. No one knows about the other
Person. I told you about them.
You think it's a smart move, it's not.
You've got enemies. You've got one of the toughest
Players in the house coming after yo.
You're going to be a loan shark in this thing you didn't
Want to happen. When tucker gave me the plan,
It was a good idea but the more I thought about it the more I
Realize it's not good for my game.
Yesterday we get approached with a plan.
Tucker uses the veto on angela. We put quinn up.
Kenney and tucker compete in the ai arena and beat quinn out.
What? What is your play for not
Putting quinn up? Putting makensy appeared >>
We don't want her using the power.
%. Makensy, kenney, and tucker?
He's going to be so pissed. If you wanted to tell me, you
Would've grabbed me by the arm. I told you.
I was like look, don't you say. Don't do that.
Use the veto on yourself. He might go up and then
You're going to have two people coming for you.
I was under the impression that makensy was not going to
Use the power up, but since she did, it puts my back against the
Wall because now my butt is in america's hands.
I just gave you the biggest secret and you shot me in the
Foot. Do you have the other power?
I don't know who has the other power.
I was completely prepared to compete in the ai arena not use
America's veto this week until tucker takes angela off the
Block instead of himself. And that made me very, very
Suspicious. What ever is conspiring and
Going on in this house, I do not want to be on the block for it.
Was it not supposed to be needy to go up?
You know what, that's life. He said that was not the plan
Was me going up. He was like, that's not the
Plan. What was the plan?
What was the plan? The plan was...
All right, I guess I ain't got a choice.
I ain't got a choice. Was the plan for her to go
Up? Sorry, I can hear it all the way
Out here. Tucker said it wasn't.
You want to go to the living room?
Sure, let's go. Does a lot of heat for me to
Take right now so I'm going to make tucker explain the plan and
Expose everything. The house has asked us what
The plan was. The plan was to put quinn up
Because quinn has got the biggest upgrade.
He can override the hoh's three and made angela seem crazy when
Angela was trying to tell everybody so no one believes
Angela and he told kimo about it and then he told angela about
It. What is happening?
Tucker just dropped my name and now the whole house knows that I
Know about quinn's power. Thanks for now painting a target
On my back. In a week where anyone can go on
The block. Ahh!
Do I have the power? There's a lot of whisper going
Around. Oh, my god.
The jig is up. Everyone knows I have the
Upgrades I might as well just sh**t from the hip, mix it up a
Little bit, and tell the truth for once in this game and maybe
I can pick up the pieces of my game using honesty instead of my
Usual lies and deception. The answer is yes, right?
Straight out. I have it.
Do I have an interest in using it?
No. I'm a firm believerthat if you
Went, what's this about, you can relax.
I feel like if anybody would use it to save your life in this
Game, anybody would. You would use it.
You said you weren't going use the power, why wouldn't you
Tell everybody right away, I have this power.
I didn't want anyone to know I had it because I didn't want
To be targeted unfairly. So we'd use it at that point.
I would not use it, I'm telling you.
I don't believe you. That's okay.
I think you're one of the best competitors in here.
Why wouldn't you want to take out the biggest threats really
On? That's what I'm saying.
I don't think great players get called out like this, when
You are like, you are so great, thanks, love to hear it.
I feel so exposed. The timing could not be worse.
To announce the whole house that I have this earth-shattering
Power that still is in play. Now there's a chance I could go
On the block, eviction night. If I'm on the block and I don't
Win this ai arena, you'd have to be an idiot to keep me around!
Are you crazy! I didn't call this public
Forum. I was done.
I wasn't going to say anything. Stick around like this was the
Best narrative so there wasn't rumors which is
Why this came to the living room.
Everybody can say their piece. Now everyone's kind of like...
On the same page. Awesome.
Julie: up next, blindsided and betrayed, tucker confronts
Cedric. Then, we will reveal who you,
At home, chose to be the third nominee.
Stay with us. [Cheers and applause]
Julie: welcome back to "big brother."
With his power outed and a third nominee looming,
Quinn scrambles to do damage control with the houseguests
And the houseguests scramble to do damage control
With america. I don't know if I'm silly but
I still trust quinn. Honestly, I'm shocked that
Quinn has the power and he didn't tell the pentagon.
But he is still a part of the five.
I trust him. Plus, the pentagon can still
Benefit from quinn's power. Going to try to keep picking
His brain I just compete and figure it out.
All right. Thank you.
Of we're good. We're chilling.
I do not want to put that out there.
I didn't want that beat the -- to be the reason people
Including me and stuff. Now that I'm vulnerable I
Have to apologize and make amends with the pentagon because
I need them to know even though I kept this information from
Them, I'm still a useful player for them in the upcoming weeks.
I just wanted to make sure there was never a doubt if
People in our group would have been danger.
Act like a bad a*s and be like hey, I know.
But kept winning. We haven't dropped one yet.
We'restill rocking it. What is america thinking?
What are you guys thinking out there?
I would like to know. It's hard to tell.
Right now everyone in the "big brother" houses virtually
On the block because we have no idea who america will choose.
I don't know what america thinks of everyone.
All I can do is hope, continue to slay and just pray they want
To keep me here. America, please don't put me
Up. We need one strong woman in
Here. I think america may put quinn
Up there. I would love it.
I am feeling like a hottie. [Whispering]
That would be some wild tv. Are you worried it's going to
Be you? Everyone should be concerned.
I don't feel safe at all. It could be me.
Who do you think? I was mean to matt and my
Goodbye message. I said he was so bad of the game
He was impressive. Anyone.
America gets the vote so everybody triggered nobody feel
Safe. I don't want to go up this if I
Don't win pai comp and I'm up on the block, they could want to
Get a competitor out and they could backdoor me.
I'm not above begging. Anyone but me and joseph.
I know there is a greater chance that you is america
Probably hate me so I decided to get prepped for the ai
Competition and start shwing off my karate moves and rattle
Everybody in the house. I studied karate intensely at
My local dojo. I've never stepped foot inside
There but I have walked by the end of times that I feel like I
Get it. I'm preparing for ai arena.
I'm so sorry. Stick with the competition is
Actually karate, I will die. You weren't even ready!
Get it together. We can hash it out right now.
We can hash it out right now. What happened?
What you mean what happened? You blindsided me is what I
Mean. I told you in the morning.
I talked to everyone last night, I don't think we have the
Numbers. I cut you off and sent I don't
Give a [...] About the numbers.
You said use the veto on yourself.
You did not, bro. I swear when we watch it back.
Use it on yourself. We don't have the votes.
I am still doing it. Even if you did say that,
Which you didn't, I said I don't give a [...]
We've got a plan. You have nothing to worry about.
It's my hoh. You're not on the block.
Where do you mean? I said use the veto on
Yourself. Know you did not.
If you did, why wouldn't I use the veto or myself.
I didn't blindside you. I'm sorry.
Yes, you did. That's what it's going to
Have to be. That's exactly what it is.
You can't even look me in the eyes because you feel so guilty.
I don't want to get into it with you.
I don't feel guilty and no type of way.
I am gunning for you. You're my number on one target.
Keep digging your grave. I'm going to come back from the
Ai arena and I'm going to bust your a*s up there.
The truth will always prevail. I agree and I hope it does.
We have said the same thing back and forth.
You feel played. I feel like I didn't play you.
That's what it is. Have a good conscience.
Hope you sleep well tonight. Don't talk to me for the rest of
The week. All right.
Fair game. Are you okay?
They are in their yelling. I want to go to sleep.
I'm going to be back. I feel confident.
Even if I lose the ai arena. What numbers do you got?
The more tucker opens his mouth, the deeper he's digging his
Grave in this game. You shouldn't have done what
You did. All right, you got it.
Tucker, I don't know where you get off snapping on me in
Front of the people I trust the most.
You should have listened to me and use the veto.
How dumb will you feel when you lose ai arena and all of a
Sudden you're talking to miss julie outside.
Julie: overnight, with nearly million votes cast, it is now
Time to reveal who you at home decided will join tucker
And kenney on the chopping block.
Let's head to the living room to give everyone the news.
Hello, houseguests. Julie!
Ulie: well, as you all know, america has been voting to
Determine the replacement nominee.
That person will join tucker and kenney on the block,
And all three will have a chance to save themselves
In the bb ai arena. But first, I have to reveal
That third nominee. Are you all ready for it?
Let's go. Julie: and the third nominee
Is... Quinn.
Is... Quinn.
I'm not scared. Julie: quinn, thank you for
Taking your seat and joining the other two nominees.
All right. In just moments, gentlemen,
You three will compete head-to-head-to-head.
The winner will come off the block.
The remaining two will face the other houseguests
When the live vote goes down. I'll see you soon, houseguests.
Up next, it's the payoff to one of the riskiest
And most dramatic weeks of "big brother" ever.
As kenney, tucker, and do battle in the bb ai arena.
Stay with us. [Cheers and applause]
Welcome back to "big brother." Tucker won in the bb ai arena
Last week and this week made a risky move by deciding
To tempt fate and try it again. Kenney has wavered on whether
He's here to stay in the game or go home.
What will it be tonight? And america, you chose to put
Quinn's game on the line. Will you see your nominee on the
Block when all is said and done? Let's head to the bb ai arena
And get things started. Kenney, tucker, and quinn,
Welcome to the bb ai arena. This is your last opportunity
To remove yourself from the chopping block.
Remember, the winner will be safe.
The two losers will immediately return to the house to face
An eviction vote. My competition this week is
Called "data dump," and here are the rules to my game.
My system accidently imported some corrupted data.
I need your help clearing the red damaged data.
Hundreds of data points will start moving through the air
Within my data drives. On "go", start snatching
Red data ba*ls and placing them in your trash tube.
You must collect red data pints to reboot my data drives.
Once you have placed red data points inside your tube,
Hit your button. The first player to get red
Data points in their tube and hit their button will be removed
From the block. In the event that you place an
Incorrect color in your tube, you may continue to place
Red ones over it. Good luck, players.
Julie: thank you, ainsley. All right, gentlemen, do you all
Understand the rules? Yes.
Julie: excellent! First, cue the ba*ls.
All right, this competition starts now!
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[Cheers and applause] congratulations, tucker!
Tucker, you have won this competition and are now
Officially off the block. However, but I do need everyone
To please return to the "big brother" house
Immediately, because the live eviction will be starting
Shortly. So, tucker is safe.
Kenney and quinn's games now hang in the balance.
The live vote and eviction begins next!
Stay with us. [Cheers and applause]
Welcome back to "big brother." Having just triumphed in the bb
Ai arena, tucker is now safe. Let's head back to the
Living room and give everyone the news.
Hello once again, houseguests. Hi, julie.
Julie: you all tucker, quinn
And kenney just competed in the bb ai arena.
And it's time to reveal who won and who remains on the block.
Remember, everyone will now have a few moments to strategize
Before the live vote. Nominees, head on down.
All right, listen up. The houseguest who claimed
Victory in the bb ai arena is tucker.
Know [cheers and applause]
Know [cheers and applause]
Made under pressure. I love you.
Made under pressure. I love you.
Are we good to start pitc pitching?
Julie: all right, houseguests.
Please all take a seat. Thank you.
Rock on on. Julie: all right, it is
Time for the live vote and eviction.
In moments, your housemates will cast their votes to evict live
But before they do you each have a final chance to sway their
Votes with one brief statement. Quinn, you are up first.
Houseguests, america. [Laughter]
It's my time to talk. How about that right in, am I
Right? Anyone if you could have been in
My position right now voted by the better half of ameri-cory.
You do have my word I will take out the no good dirty rotten pig
Stealing -- he's.
Tucker. Vote for me to stay.
I'm going to put them on the block next week guaranteed.
Save yourself a week. Buy yourself some glass and
Watch the show. Thank you so much.
I love you. Ice spice.
Julie: thank you, quinn. All right, kenney.
You have the floor. Thank you, julie.
To my lovely wife and kids, I love you and miss you
Tremendously. I'm sure you have seen that.
To quinn, I don't know how you ended up here.
Your knowledge of "big brother" has been tremendous and you've
Taught me so much. You've taught everybody so much.
You are here. It's up to you.
Houseguests, this is a game. I know it's a game but there's
Really motions emotions in the game.
As you know, I was a competitor. I came to end, came to play
Every hoh, every veto, although that one was absolutely
Terrible. I love all of you.
I appreciate all of you. Do what you think is best for
The game. Thank you.
Thank you, julie. Julie: thank you, kenney.
All right, it's now time for the live voting to begin.
Cedric, as current and the outgoing head of household,
You are not allowed to vote. You look beautiful,
Miss julie. Julie: back to business.
As always, the two nominees are not allowed to vote.
One at a time, the rest of you will enter the diary room and
Cast your vote to evict. And remember, tonight it takes
Just six votes to be evicted. Tucker, you're up first.
Please go to the diary room. Tucker was on a mission this
Week to get quinn on the block, flush out his power, and evict
Them from the house. This is his chance to finish
When he started. Hello and congratulations again,
Tucker. Thank you, julie.
You do look beautiful. Julie: thank you,
Thank you. All right.
Please cast your vote to evict. I am voting terribly to evict
Quinn but I think he's the best player and I want to get the
Toughest out first. Julie: to confirm.
You are voting to evict. I'm voting to evict quinn.
Love you, mom and dad. Zach, thanks for taking care of
The place. Julie: t'kor is closely
Aligned with quinn and frustrated with kenney for
Wanting to leave. It would be a surprise she
Didn't choose to send the boston dad home.
Hello, t'kor. Please cast your vote to evict.
I vote to evict kenney. Julie: thank you.
Miss you, family and friends. Julie: angela has lost her
Trust in quinn since he betrayed her last week.
Is it payback time? Hello, angela.
Hi, julie. You look beautiful.
Julie: thank you. So do you.
Thank you. Sadly I vote to evict kenney.
Chuck, I love and miss you every day.
Did you hang out pendant in the light?
Julie: chelsie is in the pentagon alliance with quinn
Which appears to still be going strong.
Not a good sign for kenney. Hello, chelsie.
Hi, auntie julie. I look divine.
It is my honor to be called your auntie.
I vote to evict kenney. Julie: currently the vote
I vote to evict kenney. Julie: currently the vote
Is through votes to evict kenney and one vote to evict quinn.
The remaining votes when we return.
Stay with us.
[Cheers and applause] julie: welcome back
To "big brother." The houseguests are currently
Voting to evit either kenney or quinn.
So far, it is three votes to evict kenney, one vote to evict
Quinn. Let's continue
With the live voting. Makensy used her secret power to
Come off the block who does she want to send out the door?
Hello, makensy. Hi, julie.
Julie: please cast your vote to evict.
I vote to evict kenney. Julie: brooklyn and quinn
Are in the pentagon alliance together but does she still
Trust him after he kept the truth about his secret power
From them? Hello, brooklyn.
Julie, god is good in america kept me safe.
Hello. Hello.
God is good all the time. All the time, god is good.
Your vote to evict. I vote to evict kenney.
Julie: thank you. Eddie, I love you.
Have a vast first day of school. Mommy loves you.
Julie: now that tucker is safe, who does rubina see is the
Bigger threat between the two nominees?
Hello, rubina. Hello, gorgeous.
Julie: please cast your vote to evict.
I vote to evict kenney. Julie: thank you.
Thank you. Shout out my family, my friends.
Julie: it's official with six votes to evict kenney,
Kenney will leave the house tonight but let's see how the
Other votes fall. Hello, cam.
Please cast your vote to evict. I vote to evict kenney.
Julie: thank you. Shout out to all my dawgs at
Julie: kimo and quinn formed an alliance in week one
But he's also gotten close with kenney.
What will he do? Aloha, kimo.
Aloha, julie. Julie: please cast your
Vote to evict. With a sad heart but full of
Aloha from this person, I vote to evict kenney.
Julie: joseph has been in the collective alliance with
Quinn since week number one. Is that still going strong?
Hello, joseph. Hello.
Julie: please cast your vote to evict.
Is a lifelong celtics hater, I happily vote to evict kenney.
Julie: thank you. Leah has been lying low.
Will she make waves with her vote?
Please cast your vote to evict. I sadly vote to evict kenney.
Julie: thank you. Thank you.
Mommy, daddy, cassie, I love yo you.
Julie: 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
Goodbye, gather his belongings, and walk out the front door.
By a vote of -,
Kenney, you are evicted from
The "big brother" house. [Clapping]
You've got this. One of the best people here.
You've got this. One of the best people here.
That's my emotions. I don't care.
I love you guys! Love you, kenney.
Go kiss renee and those babies. [Cheering]
♪ Over here.
Our side is getting torn to shreds.
Oh oh. Who's next?
Good guy, good guy. Love you, kenney.
Love you! Julie: stay right there,
My friend. When we return, I'll talk
One on one with kenney. Stay with us.
[Cheers and applause]
[Cheers and applause] julie: welcome back to
"Big brother." I am sitting here with kenney
Who was just evicted by a vote of -.
Be honest. Are you relieved you got evicted
Tonight? I am very relieved.
Julie: why? Because I grossly underestimated
The emotions of the game, and the ages that my kids are at
Right now, I'd love to be involved in every aspect.
Julie: they are how old? Because six and eight.
Julie: people at home probably don't know but you
Tried to get on "big brother" for years.
You and your wife are huge fans. You finally make it, and then
Early on you wanted out because of being homesick?
I wouldn't say it's homesick but it was the family
Atmosphere. I love my family to death.
My wife is my greatest in the world.
My kids are awesome. Five years ago, I think I would
Have been a different person in the game.
Going and going and going, trying to get on.
If it happened five years ago, I think I would have been a
Different player. Julie: you didn't
Anticipate this going in, how much she would miss your kids.
Not at all. Julie: day what did you
Start feeling this? Thing on the block with matt,
The first week, I kind of had a bond with him.
His father was a police officer so I kind of felt a bond with
Him and I felt comfortable with him.
He was getting me through a lot of the bad days.
Once he was gone, it was kind of tough.
Julie: once you found out his father was in the military,
You told him hey, you know, I'm not really a food truck guy and
He revealed that to cedric when you found out he was a marine.
Yes. Julie: why blow your cover?
I wasn't really comfortable lying about who I was.
I'm super proud of being a police officer and the things
I've done in my community. I thought I could come here and
Do it and manipulate people but to do that for my own personal
Game was difficult. I like to help to do things for
Others and I found that very difficult to do that for my
Personal game. It was unanticipated but it
Happened. Julie: final thoughts,
Kenney? Speak I appreciate this
Opportunity. It's been a long time coming.
That's one of the craziest houses I've ever been in all my
Law enforcement career. All great people, all with good
Intentions. I wish them all the best of
Luck. Julie: thank you, kenney.
We'll continue this conversation.
To see my extended interview with kenney, go to
"Big brother"'s official instagram page @bigbrothercbs
Tomorrow. Tune in sunday
At :/: central as the battle to become the new head of
Household plays out. Who will rise to power?
And will quinn take this final opportunity to use his deep fake
Hoh power? Find out sunday.
Then on tuesday, join us for a special episode,
As "big brother" winners jag, taylor, and cody breakdown
The first three crazy weeks of the season.
Plus, find out what new twist ainsley has in store the
Houseguests. Then, on wednesday at :/:
Central, the power of veto is back up for grabs.
Next thursday, it's another battle in the bb ai arena.
Whose game will be saved? And who will be evicted?
America, last night, you cast your vote and we saw the power
Of your choice play out tonight on live tv.
But don't forget this fall, there is an even more important
Vote you can cast to impact your community.
Be sure to register and exercise your right to vote in the
Election. For more information visit
Votevotevote.com. For now, let's eavesdrop
On the houseguests. From outside the "big brother"
House, with kenney, I'm julie chen moonves.
Love one another. Good night.
[Cheers and applause]
So focused on making sure I
Fit in my shout out to my brother.
I tried. Go with four at a time.
I couldn't get a hold of it. Maybe you're supposed to just
Stand up.
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26x11 - Episode 11
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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).