Big Brother Season 26 - Episode 3 - HoH & Nominations

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The houseguests were still buzzing from moving into the Big Brother House and pondering what the AI twist would bring. The air was thick

with anticipation as the players navigated the complexities of their new reality.

 

Quinn and Makensy emerged as the winners of the Upgrade Challenge, with Quinn receiving a shocking twist: the power to secretly become the Head of Household. Makensy won America's Veto, allowing her to remove one nominee and viewers to vote for the replacement nominee.

 

The competition for the actual Head of Household title was fierce. On a video game table, HG had to slide a puck over the highest number to score points. Four HG would play at a time, and the images on the table would reorient to the side of the table for each HG. The game was played in rounds, and the catch was that in each round, AINSLI, the BB AI, would change the rules. Angela emerged victorious, claiming the coveted position. However, the drama was far from over.

 

The HG congratulated Angela and immediately began jockeying for favor and searching for allies - and enemies. Angela called out Matt for being most likely to be targeted for a showmance by all the girls in the house, immediately putting a target on his back, which he was not happy about. When Matt casually expressed his concern over the impact to his game, Joseph ran to tell Angela, with whom he hoped to ally (and stay off the block).  

 

In the nomination ceremony. Angela, caught in a whirlwind of emotions and strategic considerations, nominated Kenny, Lisa, and Kimo for eviction. She felt Kenny and Kimo had not talked game enough with her, and that Kenny was the real threat. The house was left reeling as the gravity of the nominations sunk in.