Pretend Points: July 2025

First, a reminder of who has whom:

Scott	Rachel	Jimmy
Will	Jimmy	Ashley
Amy	Rachel	Morgan
Kat	Jimmy	Ava
Blake	Morgan	Zae
Morgan	Rachel	Jimmy
Melissa	Keanu	Rylie
Aly	Jimmy	Zach
Nickole	Ava	Keanu
Angela	Mickey	Rylie
Lia	Morgan	Will
Slater	Rachel	Jimmy

Second, 5 bonus points to Slater, Aly, Morgan, Amy and Will for knowing that the shocked face was Pikachu!

We pick back up following Zae’s eviction, which drives his bromance Zach to tears (1 point for “Shown on camera crying” [Zach] to Aly!) but leads to a gloating Rachel, who hopes everyone learns not to come for the queen (2 points for “Shown on camera in gray” [Zae] to Blake!). Kelley is so happy she won the BB Blockbuster that she has to run to an empty room to cheer herself on (1 point for “Mention ‘in this game’” [Kelley] to no one!)

Having betrayed Zae, Rylie now wants to throw in with the girls because Amy and Rachel are strong competitors (1 point for “Mention ‘in this game’ [Rylie] to Melissa and Angela!).

Keanu’s lies about who he voted for cause confusion in the house, and agita with Will and Kelley when an alarm goes off. There are safes in the house and they’ve been ransacked! The Mastermind has stolen the HOH key and three mystery powers!

At the HOH competition, they have to wander around pitch black sewers to find the HOH key or one of the three powers. (1 point for “Say ‘I need to win HOH’ [Will] to Lia!).

Ava is afraid of the dark and quits. That’s one way to stay under the radar, I guess. Keanu quickly finds a mystery power (7 points for “Gain a secret advantage” [Keanu] to Nickole and Melissa!). Rachel also finds a mystery power but doesn’t realize it. She drops it, much to her owner’s chagrin. Jimmy finds the HOH key, and cries in joy, while Kelley and Mickey find the other two powers.

(5 points for “Win HOH” [Jimmy] to Scott, Will, Kat, Morgan, Aly, and Slater!)

(1 point for “Shown on camera crying” [Jimmy] to Scott, Will, Kat, Morgan, Aly and Slater!)

(7 points for “Win secret advantage” [Kelley] to no one!)

(7 points for “Win secret advantage” [Mickey] to Angela!)

Mickey does her best to hide her win, but Zach is on her case. Jimmy knows Kelley won a power, and he knows it’s in the shape of a veto.

The question is, who will tell the truth about it?

I imagine lying comes as easy as breathing to them

Jimmy questions Rylie, Vince, Keanu and Mickey “Lying to me is a one-way ticket to block city”, he threatens to two people lying to him. Every sentence that pours out of his mouth has a threat at the end of it. He’s a nasty bully. I eagerly await his inevitable flameout. Finally, Keanu and Kelley tell each other about their powers and agree not to tell anyone else.

Kelley comes clean to Jimmy, since he already knows. Word gets around the house that Keanu won power. He lies to some people, but tells others breaking Rule #1: STFU When a player has an advantage, or a secret power they shall keep that knowledge to themselves. Sharing it with others to “gain trust” will result in them sharing it…. for the same reason!

Keanu’s power: Bring a mystery competitor into a veto competition, doubling you chances of winning

Kelley’s power: Play a solo mystery veto comp. Win, and earn a 2^nd veto.

Mickey’s power: Dethrone HOH and take over. If the HOH guesses who dethroned them, they get their HOH back. If not, she’s the new HOH. Mickey tells Morgan, who couldn’t possibly be more thrilled Mickey trusts her (1 point for “Mention ‘in this game’ [Mickey] to Angela!)

Looking for two nominees to sit aside Keanu, Jimmy asks Kelley who’s willing as she has a power (3 points for “Volunteer to be a pawn” [Kelley] to no one!) and Adrian, who’s unwilling to be a pawn and questions why not target one of the big threats. We’re right there with ya, kid,

Wearing a black robe, black shirt and black gloves, Jimmy strolls into the Nomination Ceremony looking like a Temu James Bond Villain. The only thing missing is a hairless cat to pet while monologuing his evil plan.

Henceforth, Jimmy shall be named Dr. No.

No Mr. Keanu, I expect you to be evicted muhahahahhahahah

He tells everyone that ::gasp:: Keanu LIED to everyone to save himself and that his game is so full of shit that the toilet is jealous.

If that's your best, your best won't do

Keanu responds appropriately

The perfect response

In the end, it’s Kelley and Adrian sitting next to Keanu on the block

(3 points each for “Nominated for eviction” [Keanu] to Nickole and Melissa!)

(3 points for “Nominated for eviction” [Kelley] to no one!)

(3 points for “Nominated for eviction [Adrian] to no one!)

We rejoin these lunatics on Wednesday, with Amy unable to find her way out of the HOH comp sewer (2 points for “Speak in opening vignette” [Amy] to no one!). Adrian is ticked at being a pawn. Kelley debates using her power and while Dr. No doesn’t trust Keanu, he flat out told Keanu he wasn’t going up. He’s also way too proud of his quips. They should be quick, biting and cool. They come off lame. (1 point for “Mention ‘in this game’” [Dr. No] to Scott, Will, Kat, Morgan, Aly and Slater!).

Amy can’t stand Kelley and Keanu, and she’s irked at the fact that she might be a renom because of the powers out there, and because Jimmy is a weenie. Rachel questions Keanu about who he voted for, and Keanu sticks to his lie that he voted out Zae, and lies about having a power. (2 points for “Shown on camera in gray” [Zae] to Blake!). (1 point for “Mention ‘in this game’ [Keanu] to Nickole and Melissa!). Rachel likes him, but she can’t trust him.

Recall about a page ago when Kelley and Keanu said they wouldn’t tell anyone else? Kelley tells Will and Rylie. Keanu tells Vince. It’s like they are physically incapable of keeping their mouths shut

This lasted longer than secrets in the Big Brother house

In a big group, Will tells the story of being deployed to Iraq (1 point for “Shown on camera crying” [Will] to Lia!). For being beautiful girls, Katherine and Lauren definitely don’t get screen time. Lauren sees Katherine as an ally, but Katherine doesn’t feel Lauren is best for her game (1 point for “Mention ‘in this game’” [Lauren] to no one!)

At the Nomination ceremony, Keanu stops the proceedings to use his mystery competitor power. A former houseguest will play veto and if they win, he gets it. With only one nomination, it’s Ava who joins the game (1 point for “Picked for veto via random draw” [Ava] to Kat and Nickole!).

A note on Keanu’s power: I am scoring this as “Someone used the veto on you”. If you have Keanu, and the mystery competitor wins, you get 5 points.

Jimmy, also pathologically incapable of keeping his yap shut mutters “Cool power. You’re gonna need it. Another lie.” Keanu snaps back “You looked me straight in the face and said you wouldn’t put me up”. They start having it out right there, as Keanu defies Dr. No’s orders to sit back down, saying he plans to pick everyone off one-by-one

HOLY CRAP STOP TALKING

The one-by-one comment does NOT go over well, and Keanu knows it. He figures if he doesn’t win Veto he needs to be such a big target that people will use him as a shield. (1 point for “Mention “I have to win Veto” [Keanu] to Nickole and Melissa!)

Following the ceremony, Will hopes nominations stay the same since he’s a potential renom, while Kelley solicits Vince’s advice on whether to use her power this week.

At the Veto comp, they’re dressed as potted plants and Season 20 Winner, and Veto Queen, Kaycee is brought out as the mystery competitor!

Let’s gooooooooo!

(5 points for “Mention a previous seasons houseguest” [Kaycee] to everyone!)

Dr. No makes for a sad plant

Looks like someone forgot to water his ego

In this competition, they have to hold onto buttons against the wall until a recording of Season 25’s Mama Fe says the word “Creeper”. When she does, they have to race across the backyard to ring a button. Last person to ring in is eliminated. Also, they are eliminated by letting go of the button before she says Creeper.

Mama Fe won’t say it. Nope. Not yet. Maybe now….nope.. FINALLY she says it and Kelley is too slow, she’s eliminated. Mama Fe tries to get them to false start by finding every CR word in the English Language.

In the 2^nd round, Ava is eliminated.

And then…Dr. No lets go of his button too soon. He’s eliminated! Mama Fe has collected her first victim! Keanu is ecstatic….for about a minute when he ALSO lets go of his button! Mama Fe with 2 wins in a row! That’s more than she won on her whole season!

It’s down to Kaycee vs. Adrian and Mama Fe’s reluctance to say Creeper has me like….

OW! OOOOOWWWWWW!

5 points if you can tell me who this is.

Message me directly.

Do NOT message the group chat.

No Google, Yahoo, ChatGPT, Grok, or any other assistance, technological or otherwise.

You know it or you don’t!

Finally, she lets it go and naturally, Kaycee beats Adrian to the buzzer. Kaycee wins Veto, which she gives to Keanu! (5 points for “Someone used veto on you” [Keanu] to Nickole and Melissa!). Adrian is devastated, and Dr. No watches his evil plans fall apart. That’s what you get for monologuing!

Jimmy discusses Amy and Will as pawns with Rachel, as they are more expendable for him but Rachel doesn’t want to see Amy on the block and doesn’t like that he’d sacrifice one of her people when other options are out there.

Jimmy also tells Mickey about the replacement noms, and that tough decisions needed to be made. Mickey reminds us that they are in an alliance with Morgan. Why is he looking at people who aren’t threats to us? And doing it without talking to us? They’re both pretty ticked at him.

Keanu tries to smooth things over with Rachel by recounting the “highlights” of Season 12, which include her fight with Ragan and Hayden’s “can’t string together a sentence without the word like” jab.

He's got it down to an art form

He was sincerely trying to bond, but he botched it so badly that she thinks he’s actively trying to push her buttons. She’s not interested in his apologies, now she wants war.

(1 point for “Mention ‘floaters grab a life vest’” is iconic [Rachel] to Scott, Amy, Morgan and Slater!)

At the Veto meeting, Keanu takes himself off the block and is replaced by Amy (3 points for “Nominated for eviction” [Amy] to no one!), which makes Rachel even more displeased. I bet she’s thinking she should have stayed home!

Kelley interrupts the Veto meeting before it can end to use her power. She’ll play in a solo Veto competition and earns a 2^nd Veto power if she wins. Will likes Kelley, but he’s a potential replacement nominee, so he has to root against her (1 point for “Mention ‘in this game’” [Will] to Lia!).

In a fit of genius, Keanu pitches nominating Rachel if Kelley wins. He doesn’t want to listen to Keanu but Dr. No does see the logic in it. Does he have the stones to do it?

At her solo Veto comp, Kelley has 2 minutes to build a mystery puzzle. She makes good progress while cheering herself on and I love it! With about 25 seconds left, Kelley completes the puzzle and wins her veto! (4 points for “Win a special competition” [Kelley] to no one!)

At the 2^nd nomination ceremony, Will joins Amy and Adrian on the block (3 points for “Nominated for eviction” [Will] to Lia!). Mickey is pissed that Jimmy does whatever he wants without talking to his alliance. As is Rachel, who fears for her Mom Squad ally.

Rachel and Jimmy (AKA Dr. No) open the show with some catty clothes banter

(2 points for “Speak in the opening vignette” [Rachel] to Amy!)

(2 points for “Speak in the opening vignette” [Jimmy] to Will, Kat, Aly!)

(4 points for “Speak in the opening vignette) [Rachel and Jimmy] to Scott, Morgan and Slater!)

Kelley loves the chaos caused by both her and Keanu coming off the block and along with Zach, wants to save Adrian (1 point for “Mention ‘in this game’” [Zach] to Aly!). Jimmy is sick of being HOH at this point and doesn’t care who goes home. While Will thinks Jimmy nominating him is a bitch-ass move, he worries about going home since he hasn’t connected with the 20-year olds. (1 point for “Mention ‘I need to win Blockbuster’” [Will] to Lia!)

Amy hates that Rachel’s target reflects on her. A parade of houseguests including Kelley, Vince, Ava, Morgan, Mickey, and Will talks about saving everyone but Amy. (1 point for “Mention ‘in this game’” [Ava] to Kat and Nickole!). Even Katherine and Lauren talk about it. I think that’s the first time we’ve heard either of them say anything remotely gameplay related.

In fact, the only people talking about saving Amy are Rachel and Jimmy, who think Adrian should be the target. Zach disagrees but dares not to speak up, while Rachel insists that if she wants Amy to stay, she’ll stay. Whatever’s best for Rachel’s game is best for them too.

Just how sure are you?

At The Blockbuster, Adrian, Will and Amy have to complete a 12-piece puzzle. First one to complete it and buzz in wins. This strongly favors Adrian’s youth and explosiveness. He quickly jumps into the lead and while Will gets close for a second, there’s never any true doubt as to the outcome. (4 points for “Win special competition” [Adrian] to no one!).

That means Jimmy nominated three people and NONE of them made it to the block.

I love this game.

There are no pressured talks when Adrian is announced as the winner, and Rachel looks like her face could fall off. They all know where this vote is going. Amy is evicted unanimously.

(13 points for “Received vote against” [Amy] to no one!)

(-2 points for “Evicted” [Amy] against no one!)

(5 points for “Mention a previous season’s houseguest” [Rachel] to Scott,!)

(1 point for “Shown on camera crying” [Ava] to Roberta!) Amy, Morgan and Slater!)

So, what does this mean for our scores?

Will retains his small lead on 1^st despite picking Ashley, the lowest scorer of the week. The Rachel and Jimmy combination was the most popular this week, powering me to retain 2^nd, and Slater and Morgan to jump past Angela who move to 3^rd and 4^th, respectively. They push Angela down into 5^th – rude – despite Angela being the only person to get Mickey’s 7-point secret advantage. Aly can thank Jimmy’s snarkiness for remaining in the middle of the pack. Melissa owes Keanu big time, as he leads her up the standings from 10^th to 7^th. Kat, Blake and Amy take tumbles down the scoreboard, but Nickole rides Keanu’s huge week out of the cellar.

1. Will	62
2. Scott	59
3. Slater	55
4. Morgan	54
5. Angela	52
6. Aly	50
7. Melissa	49
8. Kat	48
9. Lia	41
10. Blake	39
11. Nickole	37
12. Amy	35

Weekly Player Points

Name	Points
Kelley	27
Keanu	22
Amy	19
Adrian	15
Jimmy	14
Mickey	13
Will	12
Zae	11
Ava	8
Rachel	8
Rylie	6
Lauren	6
Zach	6
Morgan	5
Vince	5
Ashley	5
Katherine	5

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