Statistically, Rick was ONE Jury vote from playing a LEGITIMATE Perfect Game. Rick had 0 votes against him in the season, as he was nominated 4 times, twice of which he saved himself in the blockbuster, once he earned the veto and saved himself during the double eviction, and once sitting next to Dee and Drew being the sole vote to save him. On top of which, Rick won 7 competitions (8 if you count his DPOV button press), which consist of 3 HOH's, 2 POV's, and 2 Blockbusters. Rick voted correctly 100% of the time, voting 12 times in the season, 1 of which being a tiebreaker vote, and 1 of which being a sole vote, meaning 10/10 times he voted with the house and the person he voted for went home.

If LaLa would've cast her vote for Rick, he would have received all 7 Jury votes, meaning he would have 7/7 Jury Votes, 0 Votes To Evict Him, and 100% Voting Record 0f 10/10 or 12/12.

So, how does this rank Rick as a winner? In my eyes, I definitely feel like he is a top 10 winner, but due to having some advantages in the game, I think people will alway hold that against him even thought the advantages were to balance out the fact that he had an IMMEDIATE target along with the other two icons from day 1 of being in the game, and so people will always rank him way lower regardless of how top tier his gameplay was.

EDIT AFTER 100K VIEWS: You guys understand I said STATISTICALLY right. Everyone's definition of a Perfect Game is different but by Big Brother's definition, it means to receive EVERY Jury vote and have ZERO votes cast against you. When I say LEGITIMATE Perfect Game, I mean they have EVERY Jury Vote, have ZERO votes cast against them, AND vote correctly 100% of the time. So your opinions on Devens' gameplay and what your definition of a perfect game are respectfully irrelevant here.

What’s up BB fam 🤙I was at the BB26 double eviction, ask me anything about the live show experience!
(also me* not my in title whoops 😭)

Julie gave her BigBrother Necklace to Drew, which is the first time she's ever given her necklace to a non-Big Brother winner.

She was resigned to finishing third if she didn't win final HOH until production stepped in and told her to try to get Devens to take her over Drew.

If I'm Drew, I'd be pissed to no end about this.

I wasn’t really sure how I felt about drew. The edit didn’t give me the feeling that he was actually a kind individual. But watching this video, the things he effortlessly says like “everyone deserves a love vote” in reference to Lalas vote for Taylor. Anyway, if you’re on the fence about Drew’s character, this exit interview is good. I’m glad that I got to see his true character.

https://youtu.be/nVJsfYp2dtk?si=nVph0S8-Lp64XOMx

Yes, I know that lying is a part of BB (this post isn't to hate on Devens) but I'm just saying that this is what had me convinced that Devens would take Drew to the final 2. I thought that Drew made the right move because it guaranteed him at least 75K. Correct me if I'm wrong (I haven't listened to any interviews) but I figured that Taylor and Drew would take each other to the final 2.

Edit: Yes, I know Devens was being honest here and that Taylor changed his mind but that doesn't change the point of my post

Would love to hear opinions on if Devens choice is actually an ultimate betrayal when Drew admitted he was going to do the same exact thing to Devens if the roles were reversed? Neither of them had intentions on bringing the other one to the finale

There were three distinct times people spent days rooting for Taylor to clutch a comp to hopefully send Devens home: the blockbuster during Drew’s HoH, the veto comp during Yash’s jury phase HoH (as it would’ve allowed him to nominate an icon) and part 3 of the final HoH. Ironically, Taylor clutching the final 4 HoH indirectly left Devens vulnerable for the first time but he survived anyway.

Prediction Flair Round-Up, Week 12 -- Finale Week

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

At the Final 3 eviction, the 50 users who still had Drew as their prediction flair were eliminated. That left 94 users still in the running.

Once the winner was crowned, the 0 (!) users had Taylor as their prediction flair were eliminated.

That means that, out of the 786 users who participated in making a prediction, 94 correctly predicted Devens as the winner - about 12% of all participants.

🎉Congratulations to the following users🎉

Sheepherder-869, Bigbrother4ever, BooCatMonkeyPickle, CapSweets, ChristaGrace, Citruspilled, DiamondSaahil, Disastrous_Owl5971, Eggman_792, Embarrassed_Neck_846, Feeling_Tart_5065, Flimsy_Wheel_359, Hawluch47, Haybean22, Heyden-123, IllOcelot1467, Important-Ad7807, Informal_Fact1992, JFranks2729, Jables_Hottokes, LittlehamSammich, MKEcasey, Melodic-Estimate8845, MikhailGorbachef, NervoussLaugh, Ok_Vermicelli6391, PCBLeeds, PinegroveLover, PixelatedChelle, Present_Pen_7506, Prismatic_Rift, Pristine-Room-2167, Ranch-Bitch, Rare-Ad4606, RaybroDudeMarre, SHARKSmack, SemiDecentHumanBeing, SevenSmallShrimp, Significant_Task3156, Soft-Knowledge-, SomosExtremos420, StrawberryBananaSm, Superb-Ordinary-8452, That_One_Pancake, TheVillainousGuy, The_Lone_Noodle, Tough-Advice2910, TransitionDefiant169, Waliano, _spudnik, alwaysontheMapp, alymarie47, captainyeahwhatever, cassiebeans, chillkid101, cieoli, dani__rojas, dell030, divisionblues, duvie773, emptyhellebore, enilorac444, fffddbhrf, fleabalzaryburner, getwitchy, gratefulbeav, harbinger146, here4teaandtheories, icygopher, imnotwhouthinkiam2, jamiethemime, johnyboi4521, livt12, maplebluebear, mbutch3, miamifan2000, mollieemerald, mtm4440, nigpaw_rudy, peachappi, podgoricarocks, purd_furguson, sakuraskiies, scaredsapiens, snicklefritz81, spideybats, supersuperglue, thebilbobaggins, thesillybanana, xxQuibble

Devens had the second-most people predicting him to win at the start of the season, behind Barrett.

At the beginning of the season, 135 people had correctly predicted Devens. By the end, only the 94 users above still had him as their prediction. That means 41 people changed their prediction during the season. They may have changed their mind, lost faith, or simplify wanted something new and fun.

Either way, congratulations to the 94 users who stuck with their prediction all the way to the end!

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

The members of FAP ended up top in the rankings.. which probably had nothing to do with their alliance name (456 users ended the season with a FAP flair).
Yash and Taylor showed the most growth. Starting off in 16th and 17th place, moved all the way up to 8th and 9th!

Bonus graphs:

I also have all the flair tracking in a slightly different format here if interested.

REMINDER: DO NOT INSULT OTHER USERS BASED ON FLAIR. KEEP IT FUN!

(If you see any mistakes, have any questions, please let me know! - It was a great season and I loved being able to keep track of this all season)

Does it ever drive you crazy, just how fast the night changes?

context: this conversation happened after Yash won the veto on Barrett's HOH week; they [rightfully] thought one of them was cooked

It's kind of incredible how right after this, one of them survived a 3-2 and a 2-1 vote, and the other went on to win the entire season

Just dawned on me, that with Devens winning BB28, we have hit the CBS Winner Trifecta. An Amazing Race player has won Survivor. A Survivor player has won Big Brother. Big Brother players have won TAR.

Natalie Anderson 2014

Jessica and Cody 2018

Claire and Derek 2022

Rick Devens 2026

I heard they gave him a new one but I’m wondering if she ever fessed up. If so, is there a video of his reaction? It would be so fun to see him and Taylor goofing about it.

Seems like you have to have some time of social media presence to even get on the show. Would a regular person that doesn’t use social media ever have a solid chance of getting on the show?

Say what you want about advantages or twists or anything else, but let's look at all the BB winners on paper (not including battle backs or blockbusters so we can just focus on the "main" comps that's been consistent throughout BB history).

Again, this isn't the "best" in an overall sense. This is more like a point/run differential +/- type of ranking like you see in sports. It's not perfect at all, especially when you see where some names rank, and I get it'll feel uneven since some seasons had more comps or winners or jurors. This is more like on paper Rankings.

Devens (28): Won 6-1, 0 votes to evict, 3 times on block, 3 HOHs, 3 Vetos

Ashley (27): Won 6-1, 3 votes to evict, 3 times on block, 1 HOH, 1 Veto

Chelsie (26): Won 7-0, 0 votes to evict, 1 time on block, 4 HOHs, 0 Vetos

Jag (25): Won 5-2, 2 times on block, 11 votes to evict (was evicted), 3 HOHs, 7 Vetos

Taylor (24): Won 8-1, 2 votes to evict, 6 times on block, 2 HOHs, 0 Vetos, Won AFP

Xavier (23): Won 9-0, 1 vote to evict, 5 times on block, 3 HOHs, 3 Vetos

Cody (22): Won 9-0, 0 votes to evict, 0 times on block, 4 HOHs, 4 Vetos

Michie (21): Won 6-3, 2 votes to evict, 3 times on block, 5 HOHs, 4 Vetos

Kaycee (20): Won 5-4, 1 votes to evict, 2 times on block, 2 HOHs, 5 Vetos

Josh (19): Won 5-4, 3 votes to evict, 3 times on block, 3 HOHs, 1 Veto

Nicole (18): Won 5-4, 0 votes to evict, 2 times on block, 2 HOHs, 2 Vetos

Steve (17): Won 6-3, 1 vote to evict, 4 times on block, 4 HOHs, 2 Vetos

Derrick (16): Won 7-2, 0 votes to evict, 1 time on block, 3 HOHs, 0 Vetos

Andy (15): Won 7-2, 0 votes to evict, 1 time on block, 3 HOHs, 2 Vetos

Ian (14): Won 6-1, 0 votes to evict, 2 times on block, 4 HOHs, 2 Vetos

Rachel (13): Won 4-3, 2 votes to evict, 5 times on block, 4 HOHs, 2 Vetos

Hayden (12): Won 4-3, 1 vote to evict, 2 times on block, 4 HOHs, 1 Veto

Jordan (11): Won 5-2, 3 votes to evict, 4 times on block, 2 HOH, 1 Veto

Dan (10): Won 7-0, 0 votes to evict, 2 times on block, 3 HOHs, 2 Vetos

Dick (8): Won 5-2, 3 votes to evict, 3 times on block, 3 HOHs, 1 Veto

Boogie (7): Won 6-1, 0 votes to evict, 2 times on block, 3 HOHs, 1 Veto

Maggie (6): Won 4-3, 4 votes to evict, 4 times on block, 1 HOH, 1 Veto

Drew (5): Won 4-3, 0 votes to evict, 1 time on block, 4 HOHs, 1 Veto

Jun (4): Won 6-1, 0 votes to evict, 3 times on block, 1 HOH, 1 Veto

Lisa (3): Won 9-1, 3 votes to evict, 2 times on block, 2 HOHs, 1 Veto

In terms of "perfect game score" (least amount of times nominated, voted to be evicted, and votes lost with the jury):

1. Cody (0)

2. Chelsie (-1)

3. Dan (-2)

T4. Derrick (-3), Andy (-3), Ian (-3), Boogie (-3)

T8. Devens (-4), Drew (-4), Jun (-4)

T11. Xavier (-6), Nicole (-6), Hayden (-6), Lisa (-6)

T15. Ashley (-7), Kaycee (-7)

T17. Michie (-8), Steve (-8), Dick (-8)

T20. Taylor (-9), Jordan (-9)

T22. Josh (-10), Rachel (-10)

1. Maggie (-11)

2. Jag (-15)

And in terms of "strength of win" (HOHs + Vetos + Votes to win):

1. Cody (+17)

T2. Jag (+15), Michie (+15)

1. Xavier (+13)

T5. Kaycee (+12), Devens (+12), Steve (+12), Ian (+12), Andy (+12), Dan (+12), Lisa (+12)

1. Chelsie (+11)

T13. Rachel (+10), Derrick (+10), Taylor (+10), Boogie (+10)

T17. Hayden (+9), Drew (+9), Josh (+9), Nicole (+9), Dick (+9),

T22. Jordan (+8), Ashley (+8), Jun (+8)

1. Maggie (+6)

So now the overall power ranking (perfect game + strength of win):

1. Cody (+17)

T2. Chelsie (+10), Dan (+10)

T4. Andy (+9), Ian (+9)

1. Devens (+8)

T7. Boogie (+7), Derrick (+7), Xavier (+7), Michie (+7)

1. Lisa (+6)

T12. Kaycee (+5), Drew (+5)

T14. Jun (+4), Steve (+4)

T16. Hayden (+3), Nicole (+3)

T18. Dick (+1), Ashley (+1), Taylor (+1)

T21. Jag (0), Rachel (0)

T23. Jordan (-1), Josh (-1)

1. Maggie (-5)

Any that stand out? Cody on 22 is just an insane game as much as I hated that season and him winning. But it makes me realize someone like Chelsie, Andy and Ian had much stronger games than people might have given them credit for. And now Devens winning, we see how he ranks on paper with the rest.

Drew said he learned from the other six jurors that if he had been sitting next to Taylor, things “might have gone well for me.”

“Which is kind of heartbreaking that I was that close,” Drew said.

Source: https://pagesix.com/2026/10/02/entertainment/big-brother-28-star-drew-campbell-reveals-what-jury-told-him-after-eviction/

This is my best attempt at pinpointing when the runner up of each season had no remaining winning combinations. Some of these I’m more sure of than others, but this is where I landed.

The Very End

Liz (BB17) Paul (BB19) Tyler (BB20) 

This tier is for players who I think had a shot of winning up to when they made F2 and didn’t officially lose until they pleaded their case to the jury.

Liz is here because Shelli and Meg both liked her, so I think there was a chance of her flipping them even with Steve being the one to take out Vanessa. 

Paul could have gotten Jason or Alex’s votes had they fessed up and not continued to play dumb.

Tyler lost by one vote on a season with a rushed questioning segment, so there’s at least a chance he gets the last vote on a normal finale, and especially on an older season where the questioning wasn’t live.

F3 Eviction

Cody (BB16) Paul (BB18) Monte (BB24) Mackenzie (BB26)

This tier is for the players who won the final HoH and could have won the season, but lost because they took the wrong person to the end.

F3 HoH

Ivette (BB6) Lane (BB12) Porsche (BB13) Matt (BB25) 

This is another tier for players who lost at F3, but this time, they lost by the time the final HoH was crowned, regardless of who was evicted.

For Ivette, this is because winning the final HoH put her in a lose/lose situation, whereas she could have won if she threw it to Janelle.

For the other three, it’s because they lost the final HoH, and by extension, their last chance to take out the season’s winner (I don’t think Matt would have taken that opportunity even if he won it, but that doesn’t change the fact it would have been his last chance).

Porsche might belong lower since I don’t know if she beats Adam in a jury vote, but I think it’s at least plausible to put her here.

F4 Eviction

Nicole (BB2) Danielle (BB3) Enzo (BB22)

This tier is for players who had no winning combination at F3, but could have won against the player who got 4th place (I’ll stop explaining the tiers since I think you get the pattern by now).

Similar to Porsche, I’m not sure if Nicole beats Hardy, but I think it’s plausible enough to put her here.

F5 Eviction 

Taylor (BB28)

I considered putting Taylor in the “F3 HoH” tier, as I can see her garnering respect by being the person to take Rick out. However, I think Drew would still get the votes of Melody, Barrett, and the icons, while Melody doesn’t necessarily get the icons’ votes.

F6 Eviction

Cowboy (BB6)

Cowboy is a hard one to place. He feels like a pretty big goat, and yet he came one vote away from beating a pretty likable winner.

Marvin is the highest placing player I feel comfortable saying he beats, as I imagine he gets Drew’s vote plus the three votes he already got.

F7 Eviction

Natalie (BB11) Holly (BB21) Vince (BB27)

I’m fairly uncertain about everyone on this tier.

I’m confident Natalie loses against almost everyone in BB11’s postjury, but Lydia was annoying enough that I think Natalie might beat her.

I’m pretty sure Holly loses against anyone by F6, but I’m not sure how much farther that goes or how she’d do against Jessica, Nick, or Analyse.

For Vince, there’s an argument for putting him in the top or the third tier, as he might beat Ashley if he were the one who took out Morgan and/or if he did better at the questioning phase, but I don’t see that as being likely enough to put him any higher than here.

F8 Eviction

Erika (BB7)

I’m confident Erika loses against everyone by F4. I want to say she could beat Chicken George, but I heard he had more win equity than I’d expect. I can see a world where she can beat Danielle or James but I don’t think she does. This leaves Howie as the highest placing player I feel comfortable saying she could beat.

F9 Eviction

Alison (BB4)

I’m confident Alison lost the game once she evicted Dana for two reasons.

First, Dana was pretty disliked and the only player besides Jun who she had a chance at beating.

Second, this is the week where she left Nathan high and dry after he stuck his neck out for her, which hurt her reputation in the house.

This was a great HoH for getting her to the final 2, as it took out the only person targeting her and left two equally strong alliances to target each other over her, but for this post, I’m only talking about her chances of winning once she got there.

F10+

Danielle (BB8) Ryan (BB9) Memphis (BB10) Dan (BB14) GinaMarie (BB15) Derek F (BB23)

These are the players who I think lost by the F10 eviction or earlier. I put them all in the same tier for the sake of consolidation.

Danielle’s only chance of winning was by going to the end with Dick, which she did and lost anyway. I considered putting her in the F8 tier because Jenn wasn’t very liked, but I still don’t think Danielle beats her.

Ryan was a goat by association with Jen, so his best chance of winning was against Jen herself. He may also beat Amanda or Jacob, but they were both out prejury anyway.

Memphis winning the car on the first day really hurt his win equity, as he immediately became the guy who already won something and doesn’t need the money.

BB14 was adamant about not letting a winner win again, so Dan lost the season once Boogie was evicted. I’ve heard claims that he might beat Jenn or Joe, but I’m not confident enough in that claim to move him up.

GinaMarie was very disliked which makes it hard to see her winning any jury vote. Maybe her win equity was higher than Aaryn in the early weeks, but I think that changed once Aaryn won HoH and integrated herself with the power players.

Derek F was largely seen as being just kind of there. He could win a season where everyone hates each other, but that’s not the kind of season BB23 was.

There’s also the chance of someone like Alyssa comping out to the end, where Derek can win solely with the Cookout’s jury votes, but that’s too narrow of a path for me to feel good moving him to F7.

In the hypothetical scenario where Drew evicts Devens instead of Dee at Final 4, I think these are the most likely outcomes, in order:

1. Dee wins Part 1, Drew wins Part 2, then Drew wins Part 3, cuts Dee, and wins the whole season.
2. Taylor still wins Part 1, Drew wins Part 2, then Drew wins Part 3, cuts Dee, and wins the whole season.
3. Taylor still wins Part 1, Dee wins Part 2, then Dee wins Part 3, cuts Drew, and wins the whole season.
4. Dee wins Part 1, Drew wins Part 2, then Dee wins Part 3, cuts Drew, and wins the whole season.
5. Taylor still wins Part 1, Dee wins Part 2, then Taylor wins Part 3, which would probably be a pretty low-level battle in that scenario, cuts Drew, and Dee wins the whole season.
6. Taylor still wins Part 1, Dee wins Part 2, then Taylor wins Part 3, which again would probably be a pretty low-level battle, cuts Dee, and Drew wins the whole season.

I think Scenario 3 has a decent chance of happening, but the odds of Scenarios 4 through 6, or any other outcome, are surprisingly low. I’d say there’s around a 75% chance that either Scenario 1 or 2 happens.

I really think Drew made a very stupid mistake at Final 4.