Big Brother 26: Champions League Update #7

 

Before we kick off, a reminder of who has who:

Tucker takes us back to his AI Arena win (2 points for “Speak in opening vignette” to me!)  as Cedric is upset to get that much blood on his hands just to get rid of Yo-Yo  (1 point for “Shown on camera in gray” to Dalphyne!). His primary target is Tucker, who Chelsie and Quinn are also gunning for.  Quinn thinks his gameplay ensured his survival but let’s be honest – that had a lot more to do with Yo-Yo begging to go home.  Godzilla is the only one happy Tucker’s still around which, if he thought about it a moment, should scare the chef to his core. (1 point for “Mention ‘in this game’” to me!)

Heading into the HOH comp, Tucker and Makensy both feel the need for safety (1 point each for “Say ‘I need to win << comp name >> to me and Dalphyne!).  It’s a “Find what’s wrong in these pictures” comp where the winner nominates the next two players. 

Godzilla and Brooklyn start nominating each other every time out until Brooklyn finally loses.  Cam picks Tucker twice and, despite needing to win, the chef bows out leaving Cam vs. Godzilla in the finals.  Tucker can hear the teeth gnashing at the idea of another Godzilla HOH as Chelsie reminds us of how the last one went

'nuff said

In the end, Godzilla takes home the most meaningless HOH of the summer (5 points for “Win HOH” to me!)  and Tucker is happy someone he can trust won HOH (1 point for “Mention ‘in this game’” to me!).   I know he’s crazy, but is he also dumb?  She’s a time bomb and she’s going to go off. The only question is when, and who’ll be around to suffer the shrapnel.

Brooklyn finally gets some airtime, as she does The Liar’s Dance with Godzilla while talking out their tit-for-tat HOH spat.  Godzilla says it’s not personal, Brooklyn says she believes her.  Godzilla is lying and Brooklyn knows it, but both earn some crying points (1 point each for “Shown on camera crying” to me and Jen, who probably forgot she has Brooklyn!).

Their dance concluded; we shape up to Tucker & Godzilla vs. The Pentagon as Tucker and Godzilla agree Quinn, Brooklyn and Cedric should go up while Quinn tells the Pentagon he will use his power to keep them safe despite his declaration about not doing so.

We moved into our next possible showmance, with (who else) Tucker and Rubina taking the place of Matt and Makensy (1 point for “Shown on camera in gray” to Ricky!) and while the tension is high, they resist for now.

Is this Big Brother or Melrose Place?

Quinn holds out hope that his reputation and power can be saved when he talks with Godzilla about who she’ll nominate.  She turns the tables on him asking who his “hard no’s” are.  Knowing this will reveal his game, Quinn shuts the conversation down.  He will use the power to shield the Pentagon, though his Visionary allies T’Kor and Kimo are his true loyalty (1 point for “Mention ‘in this game’” to Jen!)

Quinn’s initial thoughts on nominations are Tucker, Makensy and Rubina but he pivots away from the tiny one when Cedric offers himself up as a pawn (3 points for “Agree to go up as a pawn” to Roberta!).  At the nomination ceremony, Quinn holds true.  Tucker, Makensy and Cedric are put up for eviction (3 points each for “Nominated for eviction” to me, Dalphyne and Roberta!). 

Quinn thinks Tucker is scary and doesn’t want to see him next week, while Tucker confirms he should be scared saying “I beat you all before, I’ll beat you again”.  There’s no fear in his game at all.

What does that mean for our scoring?

First, 5 bonus points to Marissa for knowing my movie reference!  That's still open to anyone, just text me directly.

Thanks to Godzilla’s HOH and Tucker’s…..everything else…I’ve jumped to a massive 34-point lead over Jay while 2-8 remain in place, though 3^rd place Dalphyne has closed the gap to 2^nd on Jay and 7^th place Roberta has almost caught 6^th place Carol.  

1. Scott        93
2. Jay           59
3. Dalphyne 54
4. Jen           48
5. Ricky       43
6. Carol        30
7. Roberta    29
8. Marissa    24