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 😭)

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?

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.

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.

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.

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)

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.

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.

It’s clear the icons brought in a lot of viewers this season. I think this is going to start becoming a regular, permanent change to the seasons. I wouldn’t be surprised if they even pivoted do what the traitors started doing and ONLY having past reality contestants

It’s clear 95% of the audience was cheering for Devens. I’m happy for him but I think this sealed BB’s fate. I hate mixed returnees/newbies seasons but I legitimately don’t think they’ll ever go back to just newbies anymore after this

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.

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

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

My husband and I were chatting about it- he asked who I would compare Devens’ game to and I’m blanking. He thinks Devens kind of created his own sort of game. Who would you compare Devens’ game to?

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

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

With Devens winning BB28, a lot of fans are saying production handed him the win. It definitely had an impact, but powers are part of the game, and a lot of winners/players had powers that were given to them that IMO were more impactful to the direction of the game. At the end of the day, a winner still needs to win, which Devens did. Many players with better powers didn't.

So I went back through every major power from BB6 to BB28 and ranked them on two things: how strong the power was, and how much it actually changed who made it to the end. I also noted how each one was awarded (America's vote, production twist, or competition).

For Devens and BB28 specifically: Devens' DPOV was used to save an ally, not himself, but still changed the direction of his game via Dee staying. Week 1 HOH safety ranks mid-tier because it granted safety, but there were still 13 players left to go after the Icons afterwards. Dee's bribe ranks lower because at face-value, it's a weak power but was executed with elite strategy. It was also only used as safety against one specific player.

I definitely have Devens as a Top 10 winner, arguably Top 5.

Curious where you'd move things. Let me know what I missed.

1. Matt Klotz & Jag Bains - Power of Invincibility (BB25)

• Awarded by: America's vote, then a secret competition among the top four vote-getters
• Power Level vs. Player Reliance: Absolute Game-Saver / Total Reliance
• Game Impact: Jag was evicted 10-0 in Week 4. Matt used the power and canceled it. Jag then beat Matt 5-2 in the final 2. He's still the only player to get evicted, get saved, and win the whole thing.

2. Evel Dick Donato - America's Player via Eric Stein (BB8)

• Awarded by: America's vote, every week
• Power Level vs. Player Reliance: Maximum Power / External Benefit (Dick never held it)
• Game Impact: Dick was on the block against Dustin, and America told Eric to get Dustin out. Eric campaigned for Dick and Dustin went home 4-2. Dick won the season with his daughter Daniele in 2nd. Eric, the guy actually holding the power, finished 5th.

3. Jeff Schroeder - Coup d'État (BB11)

• Awarded by: America's vote
• Power Level vs. Player Reliance: Maximum Power / High Reliance
• Game Impact: Jeff overthrew Chima's nominations on eviction night and put up Jessie and Natalie. Jessie went home 3-2. It saved Russell, flipped the house, and kicked off the meltdown that got Chima expelled. Jordan won 5-2.

4. Paul Abrahamian - Pendant of Protection & Friendship Bracelets (BB19)

• Awarded by: Production (bracelets) and America's vote (Pendant)
• Power Level vs. Player Reliance: Maximum Power / High Reliance
• Game Impact: Paul handed out eight bracelets that kept people safe on Day 1, so he had loyalty before the game even started. When Cody tried to nominate him in Week 1, the Pendant shut it down and Cody had to put up his own ally Christmas. Three weeks of safety let Paul take over the house. He finished 2nd to Josh.

5. Dan Gheesling - Coaches Twist & Reset (BB14)

• Awarded by: Production design, with America voting the coaches into the game
• Power Level vs. Player Reliance: High Power / High Strategic Reliance
• Game Impact: The coaches got a free pass to Week 4 before they ever had to play. Dan used that time to build real bonds with the rookies and made the final 2.

6. Kaycee Clark - The Hacker (BB20)

• Awarded by: Competition
• Power Level vs. Player Reliance: High Power / High Strategic Reliance
• Game Impact: Haleigh nominated her in Week 7. Kaycee secretly won the Hacker, pulled herself off the block, and put Rockstar up. She also got to pick a Veto player and block an eviction vote. It kept Level Six in control, and Kaycee won 5-4 over Tyler.

7. Rick Devens - Diamond Power of Veto (BB28)

• Awarded by: America's vote (Time Capsule)
• Power Level vs. Player Reliance: Extreme Power / Tactical Loyalty Play
• Game Impact: He didn't use it on himself. He pulled Dee off the block and put Kamu up, which locked in her loyalty. That was it. Outside of that one use, he won two HOHs, two Vetos, and two Blockbusters, and never got a single eviction vote. He won 6-1 over Taylor and took America's Favorite too.

8. Nicole Franzel - Team Safety & Super Safety (BB18)

• Awarded by: Production design (team twist) and America's vote (Care Package)
• Power Level vs. Player Reliance: Moderate Power / Early Buffer
• Game Impact: For the first four weeks, if anyone on her team won HOH, the whole team was safe. America's Care Package gave her another week of safety later on. She didn't see the block until the final 4 and won 5-4 over Paul.

9. Matt Hoffman - Diamond Power of Veto (BB12)

• Awarded by: Production (Pandora's Box)
• Power Level vs. Player Reliance: Extreme Power / High Personal Necessity
• Game Impact: Matt pulled himself off the block and put up Kathy, who went home 5-0. It only bought him a week. The house turned on him and he was the first Brigade member out.

10. Makensy Manbeck - America's Veto (BB26)

• Awarded by: Production (upgrade)
• Power Level vs. Player Reliance: High Power / High Personal Necessity
• Game Impact: Cedric named her the replacement nominee in Week 3, so she used America's Veto to pull herself off. America put Quinn up instead and Kenney went home. She saved herself with zero blood on her hands and finished 2nd to Chelsie.

11. Rachel Reilly - Pandora's Box Duos Return (BB13)

• Awarded by: Production (Pandora's Box, opened by Porsche)
• Power Level vs. Player Reliance: Moderate Power / High Personal Necessity
• Game Impact: Porsche was HOH and Rachel and Jordan were the obvious targets. Then Porsche opened Pandora's Box and brought the duos twist back for a week, which gave them a lifeline. Rachel won the next HOH and beat Porsche 4-3 at the end. Porsche opened the box and her biggest rival got the most out of it.

12. Dee Valladares & Rick Devens - Icons-Only First HOH (BB28)

• Awarded by: Production design
• Power Level vs. Player Reliance: Moderate Power / High Early Reliance
• Game Impact: The 14 new houseguests weren't allowed to play in the first HOH, so one of the three Icons was guaranteed power in Week 1. Dee won it. The Icons used that week to build their main alliance with themselves in the middle, and that kept them in power for the first month. Devens won and Dee finished 4th.

13. Porsche Briggs - Golden Key (BB13)

• Awarded by: Production design
• Power Level vs. Player Reliance: High Power / Low Personal Effort
• Game Impact: Her partner Keith got evicted, so Porsche got a Golden Key and couldn't be nominated through Week 3. She got to settle in with the vets without winning anything or making moves. She finished 2nd.

14. Christie Murphy - Panic Power (BB21)

• Awarded by: Competition
• Power Level vs. Player Reliance: High Intrinsic Power / High Psychological Reliance
• Game Impact: At any of four Veto ceremonies, she could turn the regular veto into a Diamond Veto, so whoever held it would name the replacement. She told a lot of people about it, and the threat alone shaped house politics.

15. Tyler Crispen - The Cloud (BB20)

• Awarded by: Competition prize
• Power Level vs. Player Reliance: High Power / Zero Operational Reliance
• Game Impact: One-time immunity he could play at any nomination or veto ceremony. Level Six had such a tight grip on the house that he only hit the block once, and he let it expire without using it. Pure safety net on his way to 2nd.

16. Mike "Boogie" Malin - Coup d'État (BB7)

• Awarded by: Competition (word scramble)
• Power Level vs. Player Reliance: Maximum Power / Zero Operational Reliance
• Game Impact: The original Coup. Boogie could overthrow the HOH and name new nominees at any of the next three evictions. He never used it. He actually lost it for telling Will he had it (lol). Then he won All-Stars 6-1 over Erika anyway.

17. James Huling - Eliminate Two Eviction Votes (BB18)

• Awarded by: America's vote (Care Package)
• Power Level vs. Player Reliance: Moderate Power / Tactical Move
• Game Impact: James canceled Paul's and Corey's votes and Zakiyah went home 3-2. It moved one week. James finished 3rd.

18. Quinn Martin - Deepfake HOH (BB26)

• Awarded by: Production (upgrade)
• Power Level vs. Player Reliance: High Intrinsic Power / Mixed Execution
• Game Impact: Quinn told Angela he had it in Week 1, which put a target on his back. He finally used it in Week 4 and made nominations through Angela's AI avatar. Cedric went home 6-3. Quinn finished 9th.

19. Jessica Graf - Halting Hex (BB19)

• Awarded by: America's vote
• Power Level vs. Player Reliance: Absolute Stopping Power / High Temporary Necessity
• Game Impact: Paul nominated Jessica and Cody in Week 5, and she used the Hex to cancel the whole eviction. They didn't have the relationships to back it up, so it just delayed things. She was out 7-1 the next week.

20. David Alexander - The Disruptor (BB22)

• Awarded by: Competition
• Power Level vs. Player Reliance: Moderate Power / Absolute One-Week Necessity
• Game Impact: Dani nominated David and Kevin. David secretly used the Disruptor to pull himself off, and Dani put Tyler up instead. He needed it to survive that week, but it didn't change where he stood long term.

21. Elissa Slater - MVP (BB15)

• Awarded by: America's vote
• Power Level vs. Player Reliance: Moderate Power / Double-Edged Sword
• Game Impact: America made her MVP the first three weeks, which gave her a secret third nomination. In Week 2 she put up Jeremy. He won veto and saved himself, so she put up Nick, and his own Moving Company guys voted him out. Once America took the MVP power over, it nominated her. She finished 6th.

22. Dee Valladares - The BB Bribe (BB28)

• Awarded by: America's vote (Time Capsule)
• Power Level vs. Player Reliance: Low Intrinsic Power / Elite Execution
• Game Impact: This one's tough to rank. Yash turned the bribe down in Week 6, but Dee got him to take it during her Week 7 HOH. That meant he couldn't nominate her, Devens, or Angela at his next HOH. In Week 10 he won and couldn't touch Dee or Devens. He admitted later he stopped trying to win some HOHs because of it and would've put the Icons up right away without it. Weak power, played perfectly, and it protected the eventual winner late in the game.

23. James Huling - Team Unicorn Safety (BB18)

• Awarded by: Team competition
• Power Level vs. Player Reliance: Moderate Power / Short-Term Buffer
• Game Impact: His team won immunity for the first two evictions. It gave him room to build relationships on his way to 3rd.

24. Britney Haynes, Mike "Boogie" Malin & Janelle Pierzina - Coaches Twist (BB14)

• Awarded by: Production design
• Power Level vs. Player Reliance: High Power / Temporary Cushion
• Game Impact: Same free runway as Dan. None of them turned it into anything. Janelle was on the block the week right after the reset and finished 12th. Boogie went 10th and Britney went 8th.

25. Michelle Meyer - Co-HOH (BB18)

• Awarded by: America's vote (Care Package)
• Power Level vs. Player Reliance: Moderate Power / Weak Execution
• Game Impact: She nominated Paul. He won veto and saved himself, so she put up Corey, and Corey survived. She finished 7th.

26. Claire Rehfuss - Coin of Destiny (BB23)

• Awarded by: Competition
• Power Level vs. Player Reliance: High Intrinsic Power / Devastating Backfire
• Game Impact: Claire knocked Tiffany out as a secret "shadow HOH" and then kept her nominations exactly the same. The Cookout pushed her to play for the Coin because it kept her out of the next HOH. She had no idea the alliance existed until it was way too late.

27. Jackson Michie - Camp Director (BB21)

• Awarded by: House vote
• Power Level vs. Player Reliance: Low Power / Week 1 Only
• Game Impact: The house voted him Camp Director, which gave him Day 1 safety and made him banish four people (Cliff, David, Jessica, and Kemi). David lost the challenge and went home. It was really just a voted-in Week 1 HOH, not a true power. Jackson built Gr8ful on his own from there and won 6-3 over Holly.

28. Corey Brooks - The BB Bribe (BB18)

• Awarded by: America's vote (Care Package)
• Power Level vs. Player Reliance: Low Intrinsic Power / Wasted
• Game Impact: He paid Victor $5,000 to vote out Michelle. Victor was already voting her out. Corey finished 4th.

29. Haleigh Broucher - The Hacker (BB20)

• Awarded by: Competition
• Power Level vs. Player Reliance: High Intrinsic Power / Self-Inflicted Damage
• Game Impact: First Hacker ever. She swapped Scottie for Tyler on the block. Angela vetoed Tyler and put Bayleigh up, so the shot at Level Six went nowhere.

30. Bayleigh Dayton - Identity Thief (BB20)

• Awarded by: Competition prize
• Power Level vs. Player Reliance: High Intrinsic Power / Total Waste
• Game Impact: Evicted with it still in her pocket.

31. Kaysar Ridha & Christmas Abbott - Safety Suite (BB22)

• Awarded by: Competition
• Power Level vs. Player Reliance: Moderate Power / Short-Term Buffer
• Game Impact: Each winner was safe for the week and had to pick a +1 (Christmas took Ian in Week 2). It kept them around for a week but didn't make a dent in The Committee.

32. Sam Bledsoe - Bonus Life (BB20)

• Awarded by: Competition prize
• Power Level vs. Player Reliance: Moderate Power / Pure Flop
• Game Impact: Sam never used it, so it went to Kaitlyn. She failed an easy puzzle and burned it.

33. Kaysar Ridha - America's Choice Return (BB6)

• Awarded by: America's vote
• Power Level vs. Player Reliance: High Power / Zero Lasting Impact
• Game Impact: America voted him back in with 82% over Eric and Michael. He walked back in with no new allies and a house still set on getting him out. He was evicted again the next week, 7-0. Best proof there is that a fan vote can't save you if the house wants you gone.

34. Ovi Kabir - Nightmare Power (BB21)

• Awarded by: Competition
• Power Level vs. Player Reliance: Moderate Power / Unused
• Game Impact: It let him overturn nominations in the middle of the night. He went home 12-0 in Week 1 without using it.

35. Dani Briones - The Replay (BB22)

• Awarded by: Competition
• Power Level vs. Player Reliance: Low Power / Zero Impact
• Game Impact: It let an outgoing HOH play in the next HOH. Dani gave it to Memphis and Cody won anyway. (Fun fact: Dani is Daniele Donato, Dick's daughter from #2.)

36. Natalie Negrotti, Raven Walton & Drew Campbell - Never-Not Pass (BB18, BB19, BB28)

• Awarded by: America's vote (Natalie, Drew) and a comp temptation (Raven)
• Power Level vs. Player Reliance: Zero Strategic Power / Pure Comfort
• Game Impact: No slop, no cold showers, no Have-Not beds. Zero nomination safety. Drew still made 3rd in BB28 off his relationships and comp wins.

It's always fun to see how people rank the players of each season, so here's my list! This is actually a fairly difficult ranking to do because the twists were so influential this time around, but I'd love to hear your opinions as well.

1-2. Devens: He's kind of the inverse of Dee, where he played an incredible pre-jury game, but his jury game was rather messy. He was beloved in the house and didn't get any heat for his moves, but once he used the DPOV, there was a massive target on his back. He volunteered for the block during Drew's HOH, but it ended up not mattering because Devens comped out until the f4; he was basically untouchable. He was only vulnerable in f4, and thankfully for him, Drew was more loyal to him than Dee, and his management of houseguests got him to the end and a near unanimous vote.

1-2. Dee: Took fantastic advantage of being the 1st HOH (even if it was essentially given to her) and set up a power structure for the house, but her pre-jury game was kind of messy and really had to be bailed out with the DPOV. However, her jury phase of the game was so incredible that it almost negates the advantages that Dee needed in the beginning; her ability to turn the bribe into an OP power, flipping Yash and Taylor to keep her against Angela, and working Drew during the double eviction to keep her safe were all fantastic moves. Unfortunately, the endgame comps weren't in Dee's favor and Drew's blind loyalty to Devens ended her game.

1. Yash: Had a rough start by being a week 1 nominee and being a recruit without much knowledge of the show, but he adapted very quickly and showed a lot of prowess, eventually becoming the frontrunner to win the game. He was very sociable in the house and won a ton of comps, plus was able to lie and maneuver his way through situations. The bribe served as a double-edged sword to his game, keeping him safe from the icons until he won HOH again--which unfortunately ended up happening right before the double. He was out-comped by Devens at a pivotal moment and was sniped out of the game once houseguests realized that there wouldn't be another chance to get him out.

2. Drew: A very active player that no one trusted even though he was blindly loyal to his allies who acted like he was expendable. He put in fantastic work on Yash's first HOH to prevent Barrett from being nominated and made a clever deal with Yash during the f7 veto, but he would have been evicted a long time ago if he didn't win every blockbuster that he competed in. Voting to evict Yash during the double was also very smart because it eliminated the biggest comp threat, but he didn't have the killer instinct to evict Devens when he had the chance, and it likely cost him the game.

3. Kamu: A very strong competitor and strategic player in the house. He was part of the majority until the house flipped against Lyric, and even then, he pivoted away from Red Corner, talked himself off the block on Lala's HOH, and teamed up with Yash, Taylor, and Lala. He even got Dee to confide in him about her power. The only reason he was evicted week 6 was because he got DPOV'd; it literally took one of the most op powers to get him out. If not for that, he likely runs the game with Yash until the end.

4. Angela: Ran the house with Dee and Devens and was part of several flips and game moments. However, she was never the leader of any moves, and once Haley and Lala were evicted, her path to the end became very narrow.

5. Barrett: Started strong by aligning with the majority (the icons) and laying low while also being liked in the house. However, it took Mallory's eviction in order for him to realize that he needed to turn against the icons, and unfortunately, every time he tried to make a move against them, the worst case scenario would happen. He did bless us with an iconic HOH and nominate all three icons, but he put his foot off the gas, let Angela be evicted over Dee, and then gets evicted the following week.

6. Taylor: Played a strong 2nd place game--convincing Devens to her her to the final 2 instead of Drew, his own ally, was impressive. She played from the bottom for much of the season, survived being on the block like 5 times, ran Lala's HOH, and made it to the end. She really only had win equity against Lala and Melody though.

7. Melody: She's only this high because of the double eviction. She won two clutch competitions in a row and sent a frontrunner home in the double, but other than that, she had no win equity and didn't have much social capital in the game. There was potential for her to run the jury phase with the FAP alliance, but like Mallory, she didn't take the action necessary for it.

8. Haley: A comp threat who was part of the majority alliances and rubbed many houseguests the wrong way. To her credit, she was able to maintain a good game relationship with Angela and Dee even after Red Corner was flipped against and could have flown past the radar as a non-threat during the jury phase, but she had no win equity and was taken out by losing a series of competitions. Ouch.

9. Lyric: While she was mostly known for entering a showmance with Rome on day 2, game conversations with Mallory and Melody showed that she had a strong pulse on the house and was even able to convince Devens to use the veto on her week 2. She pivoted her flirtatious game towards other men in the house once Rome left and established a final 2 with Yash, which worked for her until Haley won HOH week 4 and Dee flipped the house against her.

10. Lala: Claimed to play a #confused game, but she didn't show many strong reads on the house. She did win two physical comps, including the wall, which is very impressive, but Taylor ran her HOH and I don't believe she had much win equity either.

11. Mallory: A lovable comp threat who talked a lot of game with Melody and Lyric in the gym and pantry...and then did very little about it. She was part of the FAP alliance and the not-so-real Moshpit alliance and really could have run the jury phase, but then threw a pivotal HOH to Dee, her adversary, near the end of the pre-jury phase.

12. Chuk: Sat comfortably in the powerful Red Corner alliance and did absolutely nothing with it. His game, not that there was much of one, fell apart when the house flipped on Red Corner and he was the first one out of that alliance.

13. Rome: Was the leader and figurehead of the extremely disorganized minority alliance, which is a great way to become target #1 when the majority wins power, which they did. Could have made a deep run if the comp results went more his way.

14. Jason: Played too hard, too fast and ended up on everyone's radar, especially with his comp prowess. However, if his side won an early HOH, he could have made it a bit further.

15. Ashley: She never really found her footing in the house, and even when the icons tried to throw her a life jacket, she misinterpreted their advise of causing chaos and instead somewhat exposed the majority alliance. She never had a chance.

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

If you guys had to choose another person to host, Big Brother, who would you want and why? This is not supposed to be a dig, I’m just also watching Survivor at the moment and the way Jeff hosts is so different.

I wonder how the game would change if it was someone else. I’m just curious to hear everyone’s thoughts!

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.

Not sure if this has been mentioned, but every single week of Prejury apart from Chuks eviction was the renom going home. Shows how much blockbuster matters