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if I was Angela and see Devins save dee using the DPOV, then dee returning the favor with using the stone of safety during the twist i would be looking else where for people to work with. That would tell me I'm essentially just a number to them (just like drew and Barrett)

Now is Angela's perfect time.

She should know that Barrett isn't fully committed to the crossovers due to his vote to save Mallory and being so adamant about not voting her out. Also being super upset about her leaving.

Since Angela isn't winning comps this season, and Devins is on the block...... now it's the time to make her move. Now is the time to get with the other side of the house and Barrett to see if they could initiate a flip to get Devins out.

Yes I know the plan is to possibly blindside Devins, but Angela can add fuel to the fire!

To start, this is a list of all the Blockbuster comps that have been ever used:

26:

Count the faces Bigscreen (Kimo won)

Oversized jigsaw (Tucker won)

Wind tunnel (Tucker won)

Roll balls up slope (Makensy won)

Spelling Bigscreen (Chelsie won)

Oversized block puzzle (Makensy won)

Unwind rope (Rubina won)

27:

Spelling Bigscreen (Kelley won)

Oversized jigsaw (Adrian won)

Count the differences Visual (Kelley won)

Table maze (Rylie won)

Oversized bejeweled (Keanu won)

Roll ball down winding path (Mickey won)

Build ball path down angled ramp (Kelley won)

Wind tunnel (Vince won)

Unwind rope (Keanu won)

Clown shoe veto (Lauren won)

28:

Count the faces Bigscreen (Yash won)

Oversized bejeweled (Jason won)

VHS jenga sprint (Mallory won)

Oversized jigsaw (Drew won)

Roll balls up slope (Haley won)

Wind Tunnel (Angela won)

Count/Spot the difference? Bigscreen/Visual (Drew won)

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Looking at the comps and the broad archetypes that each fits into, each season has had:

-2 Bigscreen/visual comps - count the faces, spot the difference, spelling unscramble: (26 weeks 1 and 5, 27 weeks 1 and 3, 28 weeks 1 and 7)

-2 Oversized puzzles - jigsaw, and some kind of block puzzle: (26 weeks 2 and 6, 27 weeks 2 and 5, 28 weeks 2 and 4)

-1 Wind tunnel comp: (26 week3, 27 week8, 28 week6)

-1 rope unwinding comp: (26 week7, 27 week9)(Has not happened yet in 28)

-1 or 2 of an assortment of rolling "Ball Comps": Roll up slope (26 week4, 28 week5); Roll down winding path (27 week6); Build path down angled ramp (27 week7)

-And the three one-time unique others:

The 28 VHS comp, the 27 Clown Shoe Veto comp (i guess you could call these "sprinting comps"? I don't think they're connected but who knows) - along with the 27 week4 Table Maze

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There are, assumedly, about 3 more Blockbusters left. Looking at the comp types/trends/patterns/etc above, the remaining options for BB28's future Blockbuster comps are:

Rope Unwinding

Table Maze

One more "Ball Comp"

Clown Shoe Veto

Some new, unique comp that doesnt fit any prior archetype (like the 28 VHS comp)

Why isn’t Dee’s strategy at this point shifting to making final 2’s and 3’s under the logic that nobody sent to Jury besides Devens is going to vote for a Survivor player to win the money, let alone a Survivor winner who got the million already.

We’ve seen from countless BB alums they want the winners to stay in the “BB family” and Dee is literally coming from Survivor/The Challenge.

I don’t see anyone on this Jury not being bitter with how much blood Dee has on her hands to get votes from anyone left in the house. She’s playing the “rules for thee, not for me” style which works in other shows but really fails at BB because jury management is so important.

Prediction Flair Round-Up, Week 7 (and bonus Week 7.5)

Prediction flairs (flairs with the 100% emoji) were available until the start of the episode on Sunday, July 12th.

Posting this up a little late this week, took a small vacation (yay!). As a consolation prize, I added flair statues from after the Sunday episode (W7.5).

You might notice I changed the wording from W7 Change to W7 Δ (delta). This was done in an attempt to fit more data on the screen and keep it easier to read. I also removed the earlier weeks for the same reason. You can find past data here.

The 33 users that still had Mallory as a prediction flair are out.
437 users are still in it. Good Luck!

Who is the subreddit rooting for? This chart shows how many users have a houseguest emoji in their flair.

You might notice I changed the wording from W7 Change to W7 Δ (delta). This was done in an attempt to fit more data on the screen and keep it easier to read. I also removed the earlier weeks for the same reason. You can find past data here.

With everything going on with the twist, I added an extra set of data as a little bonus this week. Yash's popularity has seen a huge spike this week, while all members of FAP have dropped - with Drew seeing the biggest drop. I love looking at this stuff, so please feel free to ask me any questions about it!

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Has there been a showmance / flirtmance like this any other season where the 2 people aren’t on the same side and not working together ?

Is she faking being and at the game, or is she really bad at the game? I can’t tell!!! I’ve been working so much that I haven’t seen every episode and I’m popping in and out of the live feeds. Please someone who’s like clued in, help me understand.

Early in the season, she was asking Taylor very “obvious” questions that made me believe that she was playing dumb.

Then, she told someone when she was HOH (Chuk?) that she was faking clueless.

but I’m catching up on episodes and I just got to the part where Taylor and her have a confrontation about her interrogating Angela, followed by the conversation with Yash. Now she’s crying? She was crying after Kamu’s eviction vote too? It’s giving why are you crying? When Angela was crying she was like dry those tears, be strong, so in my head I’m like is she faking crying too? Because we know Angela knows how to fake cry and play kook.

Do yall think she’s acting? How much longer do you think that she can get away with acting clueless if she is? I’m so confused. You guys, I’m a relatively new watcher.

I did just look up an interview where she says that she was watching back since Season 2 and got into it and fell off for a while and came back. So now I’m really thinking that she’s playing a strategy. I just can’t tell if it’s a good strategy. Maybe she‘ll lock in during Jury????

Mind you, Taylor stays playing captain save a sis and I feel like this is affecting Taylor’s gameplay! Sigh. Please help me understand.

Its very interesting thinking about the win equity each player has so far and there are very few that I think the houseguests view as winner material. Obviously there is more game left to play and anything could happen.

Melody - Possibly has the worst win equity in the house and she knows it. I think she could use this lack of a threat to to her advantage but has no close allies or power in the game.
Needs to win something to have an impact. Not like Ashley from bb27, who at
this point seemed to not have win equity, because Ashley at least was in
people's ears. Melody screams, cries, and hangs with Drew. Drew tells her she
has a good social game but that is just good social standing.

Drew - Likely the worst win equity in the house and doesn't really know it. Thinks he can win against
icons/Barrett (I think) but knows he doesn't have a resume. He has done more
than I think he gets a credit for but it was all group work and benefitting
other's games. He is seen in the game as an icon puppet and seen as disposable
by the icons. Even if Devens goes home on his HOH, it will not be his move, it
will likely be Barrett's.

Barrett - Probably wins against Melody and Drew, maybe against Taylor/La La(because of his crossover and fap connections) but against Yash/the icons (maybe Angela), its looking
rough. This flip could build his resume but an HOH after would be even more
impressive. I don't know what his plans are after the flip and it could either
really benefit his game or become public enemy #1.

Yash - I think Yash has the most win equity of the newbies and the most of the entire house possibly. I could see Devens/Dee putting up a fight in the F2, especially if they run the
second half of the game too, but I think Yash sitting in the chairs is a good
outlook for him. The newbies would likely vote him over an icon no matter what,
minus Drew, so that means he needs all the newbies in the jury and to sit next
to someone like Angela. Yash I think has all the newbies (minus Drew) votes because
he has been this pillar for them to have some power in this game. His bribe
hurts his game because if he wins HOH and nominates Melody, Drew, and Barrett,
then renoms Taylor or LaLa, that ruins a lot of his goodwill.

La Trice - She is very interesting because she is seen as a comp threat in the house but not a game
threat. The houseguests think Taylor ran LaLa's HOH (but still say she does
nothing lol). I think she could win against Drew and Melody. I am not sure
against Taylor. LaLa staying could allow for her to beast more comps,
especially if they get more physical and that could build her resume. I think
LaLa wins against Angela but Devens and Dee, I'm not sure. LaLa's perception in
the game is so interesting because I don't think they'll consider her as having
a chance to win until she's in the F3.

Taylor - Everyone but Yash and LaLa think Taylor does nothing. Even though they say she ran LaLa's
HOH and was guaranteed safe in any scenario vs Drew and Mallory when she was on
the block. I don't think she gets the strategic credit she deserves but I think
she needs to win an HOH to prove herself. Like Barrett, I think she actually
has great potential but needs a couple of moves to brag about. I think she can
make a compelling case against Drew, Melody, and Barrett. But the icons (and
Drew) have all been saying they would be mad if Taylor won the game so I think
they have a bitter idea of her for interesting reasons that is invalid. She
definitely doesn't win against Yash (as of right now) and LaLa, I think rn its
a toss up.

Devens - Had great equity before volunteering for the block, he's putting his game in unnecessary
jeopardy. If he makes it through this week and steamrolls with the icons +
Drew, I think he wins against anyone. If hes in the F2 against Yash, I think
the newbies would vote Yash (minus Drew). I think he has had more of the flashy
moves and checks in on relationships more than Dee and he wins against her.

Dee - Pretty rough win path honestly. If Devens goes home and she doesn't win power next week, and someone other than Yash or Drew wins HOH, she could be very vulnerable. I think
the entire house feels burned by her in some way or another. Melody and Barrett
are pissed about Mallory. Taylor is Dee's go to nominee, and I bet Yash would
like her out on someone else's HOH if possible. I think she wins in F2 against
Angela, Melody, Drew, and maybe LaLa. Devens leaving could be terrible for her
game or it could force her to pivot to building relationships with other
people, somehow.

Angela - I think Angela and Melody are great people to bring to the F2 because I don't think people see them as doing much. I think both icons win against Angela. Yash definitely wins
against her. Barrett likely does, LaLa I think does(though Barrett may vote for
Ang), Taylor wins against Angela. I think Angela, at this point wins against
Melody but losing Haley was terrible because that was her best F2 option.

“All time bad” is probably too far, but my Big Brother history is lacking.

Her nominating Mallory had a bigger impact on Barrett and Drew than she expected. Even though Devens tried to tell her multiple times that she didn’t understand how mad they actually were and her response always being “no I know. I just don’t care.”

Her nominating her has led to her potentially losing THREE allies in a week.

- she nominates Mallory

- Barrett gets pissed off and silently switches sides

- which leads to him sending Yash back in and eliminating Haley

- the non-crossovers now have the numbers to vote out Devens.

This also doesn’t mention that it caused her to lose melody too, who was clearly much more bought in to the mosh pit than Mallory was.

However, I think she’s probably the best competitor remaining outside of Yash, who of course can’t even nominate her if he wins an HOH.

At this point, I also think that now Dee would most likely have the jury votes to win a final 2 against anyone except Yash.

TLDR: It caused her to lose three allies, but probably helped her chances of winning a final two

One very common misconception is that being a vet playing against rookies is a disadvantage, with the reason being that the vets will be targeted by the rookies immediately.

If you look at the history of vets vs rookies seasons, I don't think there's a single example of this ever actually happening. The vets are almost always in the best positions early on.

My point is that it's actually the opposite. The vets have a huge advantage because there's a skill gap between vets and rookies. It's not an even playing field because the vets have experience. And there's many examples of the benefits of having experience. For example, compare Rachel's skills as a player in BB12 to her skills in BB27. It's virtually two different players, and her BB27 edition is so much better than her BB12 edition. Nicole Franzel, Paul, and Angela are three other quintessential examples of this trend. They all looked like much better players as vets playing against rookies because they were better players because they improved with experience.

Thus it's actually a huge advantage to be a vet and get to play against rookies not a disadvantage. vets are, on average, just much better players than rookies.

And when people evaluate players I think should take this into account. Like if Barrett for example wins this season I think there will be lots of people underrated his game because they're not taking into account that he had the massive challenge of, as a rookie, playing against vets with a huge edge over him.

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My interview with Mallory, where I asked her thoughts on the latest twist and more

This post and the article do not contain spoilers, but the interview itself does, FYI!

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a perfect example of what I think we should want out of recruits. The way he has learned the game on the fly and learned it well should I think be put up as an example to future recruited players. Every now and then you see someone who doesn't know Big Brother just innately get Big Brother, and I think Yash deserves a lot of credit on this front

I haven’t watched feeds this week, do you think Drew put up Devens as a “pawn” knowing that Yash and Tay or LaLa (whoever wins BBB) will definitely vote him out and that right now Melody and Barrett both have negative feelings toward the icons right now and might vote Devens out over the Mallory vote?

I’ve been noticing how Melody, Dee and Haley always have amazing looking eyelashes. I can’t tell if they have extensions, but they definitely wear mascara and all 3 of them have beautiful eyes.

I don’t have access to live feeds because I’m Canadian, so I’m wondering if any of them have talked about or shown how they do their eyelashes? I’d love to try out the specific mascaras they are using to see if they make my eyes pop too lol

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I am curious at this point in the game who everyone’s personal favorite is to win this season and why?

I’d like to talk about Drew from a purely game perspective. I think there’s a pretty general consensus that Drew is one of main characters of the story of this season. This is for a few reasons, but particularly because of the situation he’s been put in for the past two weeks. Big brother is interesting not just from the gameplay, but also from how the gameplay reflects a narrative of the season overall and the story of who prevails through either a majority alliance or an underdog position.

Drew has oddly enough been between both of these positions in this season. There’s been multiple instances where he was almost certainly leaving and a few where he was able to save himself and then pivot somewhat effectively into the next week, mainly with the icons. His strategy of staying extremely loyal to only them has paid off infrequently. It worked well for him during the twist, but it is likely to be his demise in the next week or two if he can’t win comps. So I’ve been thinking what his path here in the game is and I see three main circumstances, none of which end particularly well for him.

1. If a non-icon wins HOH soon, Drew is taken out next week or whenever the double is. I think he will likely be put up against an icon during the double. If he doesn’t win veto and an icon does, another icon is likely to go up again next to him. Genuinely a crapshoot of who goes considering that people don’t trust him and he’s proven more comp savvy than Devens and Angela. Also, Yash is clearly a front runner to win an HOH again soon and can’t even nominate them so Drew is his clear target before that expires.

2. Drew attempts to flip, but it falls on deaf ears. I do genuinely think it’s too late for Drew to flip at this point and then make it really deep. Even if Barret and Melody would be receptive to this, again, Yash can’t get an icon out anytime soon, and if they do take care of the icons, Drew is the first boot after they leave. This is also the least likely outcome for him to take as far as his moves as I think he wants to go far with the icons but take Melody or maybeee Angela to the final 2. He’s more than likely not flipping until maybe the final 6 if he makes it there.

3. He goes to final 2 because everyone realizes Drew’s jury management hasn’t been spectacular as A. The icons always find a way to shit on him even if he’s loyal. B. Everyone else in the house wants him gone before any of their numbers. He’s one of the most clear options to win against in a final 2, as of right now ( I guess things could change) unless he comps out and somewhat pivots against the icons and is able to spin it well.

Lmk your thoughts! I could be off but I just think it would take some seriously intelligent pivoting on his part and hardcore social gaming in order to win at this point. I personally think he’s entertaining and that he is one of the main characters of this season, but he’s placed himself in a bad spot.

This thread will likely contain feed and episode spoilers. I’d like to hear all discussion and thoughts on Melody’s game and current position in the house.

I want to talk about Melody’s position in the game. It seems like right now, no one is really targeting her or has their eyes on her (especially with Haley gone). This could mean both good and bad things.

As a person, I find Melody likeable. She’s funny, she has good DRs, she has her will-they-wont-they flirtmance with Drew. I feel like at the start of the game when she had more people, she was gaming more.

But she’s made some questionable decisions. Such as telling Kamu that info about Jason during Kamu’s HOH, resulting in Jason’s eviction. When Jason was a number for Melody technically. Also, on Dee’s HOH last week during the nom ceremony she went against Taylor and Lala and backed up Drew to make them look bad to the icons. When in reality she sort of needs Taylor and Lala, since they’re all anti icon together. With the numbers in the house dwindling she hasn’t taken this opportunity to form an actual alliance with Taylor Lala Yash Barrett. She’s actually, if you will, doing nothing.

I could see the rest of the season being icons vs Yash’s side taking shots at one another and Melody skating by each week. If she ends up in a final three, I really won’t be surprised. Is there anyone she wins next to?

I used to but I don’t anymore. As soon as a lot of meaningful conversations start we get the BBBeat or for no reason at all really (why so dang many interruptions!!). I hate that beat with a passion. I think after this season I may be done with them. It’s become more frustrating than fun lately, but especially this season. What do we get with them that we don’t ultimately see in the episodes? I need examples please (aka a reason to stay 🤣).
Ps. I couldn’t care less about showmances except for how they may or may not directly impact strategy.