It’s a bittersweet time as our contest comes to a
close. I’ve had a great summer ranting
about these idiots during the updates. I hope you enjoyed the game as much as I
did!
But we don’t stand on sentiment when there are points to be
given out! Let’s get to it!
First, a look at the rosters:
|
Scott |
Vince |
|
Will |
Morgan |
|
Amy |
Morgan |
|
Kat |
Ashley |
|
Blake |
No Choice Made |
|
Morgan |
Morgan |
|
Melissa |
Morgan |
|
Aly |
Morgan |
|
Nickole |
No Choice Made |
|
Angela |
Morgan |
|
Lia |
No Choice Made |
|
Slater |
No Choice Made |
Second, 5 bonus points to Will and Melissa for
knowing Vince’s evil twin is Dudley Dooright villain Snidely Whiplash!
On to the final update!
Ashley and Morgan kick off the finale with a Judge’s hug (2
points for “Speak in the opening vignette” [Ashley] to Kat!), (2 points for
“Speak in the opening vignette: [Morgan] to Will, Amy, Morgan, Melissa, Aly and
Angela!).
When last we left the Final 3, Part 1 of the HOH competition
had just begun and as always it’s a test of endurance. Suspended in midair, they have to hold onto
their floating contraption as it sways and spins. I was sick just watching it.
Vince says he gets motion sickness, which means this
competition is torture. Good. He wants
$750,000? SUFFER! He wants the choice on
who to take because while he’s sure about Morgan….he’s not sure. He
outlasts Ashley, who drops after about a half hour, but the season’s comp queen
will not be denied. She’s still hanging
around when he drops at the 53 minute mark, meaning…. (7 points for “Win HOH
Part 1” [Morgan] to Will, Amy, Morgan, Melissa, Aly and Angela!). She will skip to HOH Part III while Vince and
Ashley duke it out in Part II.
We finally get some time with the jury, as
Cody hosts. The main theme is “We want
to hear them take accountability for their game. And when the jury says “them”,
they mean “Vince”. I came away from that
segment thinking it was almost a split jury.
Frankie Grande returns to host HOH Part II, and both Vince
and Morgan immediately know him. (5 points for “Mention a previous season’s
houseguest” [Vince] to Scott!), (5 points for “Mention a previous season’s
houseguest” [Morgan] to Will, Amy, Morgan, Melissa, Aly and Angela!).
In this competition, they have to knock down giant Mastermind
billboards made of blocks by swinging down a zipline and crashing into
them. Finally, a comp I’d like to
do! When they are done, they have to
find the blocks that create faces of 6 houseguests. When done with that, they can open an
envelope which contains instructions on how to decode the puzzle.
AND UNCOVER THE MASTERMIND’S SECRET IDENTITY!
While Vince thinks he needs to win (1 point for “Mention ‘I need to win Veto’” [Vince] to Scott!), Ashley is also dying to win.
Vince knocks down all the billboards first and takes a big
lead, finishing the puzzle before Ashley has finished knocking her billboards
down. The passcode to finish the
competition is “The order each of them left the game:” but Vince misreads it
and thinks it’s the day they left the game.
He knows all the days, and quickly enters them, but he’s wrong. He needs to re-read the clue but in his panic, he can’t recognize his mistake. And Ashley gains on him. He tries combination of day after day, all to the tune of the “wrong” buzzer. Morgan hides her face behind her hands, realizing the problem. He gets more and more frustrated as Ashley catches up to him.
Ashley who hasn’t won a thing in 80+ days, falls into the
same trap but she keeps her head long enough to re-read the card. Realizing her
mistake, she doesn’t let on to Vince what he’s done so wrong. She quickly finishes off the challenge and
takes home her first win since Week 1! (9
points for “Win HOH Part II” [Ashley] to Kat!). Believing he just lost $750,000 drives him
to predictable tears, though this time I can’t blame him. (1 point for
“Shown on camera crying” [Vince] to Scott!)
Following Ashley’s win, a video showing the unmasked
Mastermind is shown and it’s…DR. WILL KIRBY! No wonder Cody hosted the
jury!
Back in the house, Vince feels like the dumbest person ever, Morgan isn’t sure who she would take and Ashley just needs to win this last comp, take out Morgan and win the game.
At HOH Part III, Ashley and Morgan need to evaluate three
statements made by each Juror, and identify which is false. Most correct after six wins.
They both get #1 right. Ashley gets #2 but Morgan misses it and starts to panic. Ashley gets #3 and Morgan misses again. When Ashley bags #4…its over! (11 points for “Win HOH Part III” [Ashley] to Kat!). Ashley is going to the Final 2 and has her choice of competitor!
At the live eviction meeting, Morgan and Ashley look like
they’re going to the Oscars. Vince is
dressed like he’s going to visit Oscar the Grouch. Both his and Morgan’s speeches are short and
sweet. She looks truly nervous here, but
she stays true to her plan, evicting Morgan.
(1 point for “Received vote” [Morgan] to Will, Amy,
Morgan, Melissa, Aly and Angela!),
(-2 points for “Evicted” [Morgan] to Will, Amy, Morgan,
Melissa, Aly and Angela!)
(2 points for “Jury member” [Morgan] to Will, Amy,
Morgan, Melissa, Aly and Angela!)
Morgan is completely at peace with how it ended in her
interview with Julie, saying she’d have taken Ashley but Ashley was right to
evict her. To say the jury didn’t expect
this outcome is an understatement
Rachel is visibly excited at the news that Ashley won the
final HOH.
Now that the jury is final, my predictions are: Kelley,
Lauren, Rachel, Will, Ava vote Ashley, Morgan votes Vince, and Keanu votes
Vince too, despite his threats.
The jury questions are harsh, but Ashley has come to PLAY. She’s clearly practiced, knows exactly what
she wants to say and is leaving no word unsaid.
Her answers are fantastic and they’re blowing Vince out of the water.
Vince’s only truly positive argument in his favor is that he
was in a decisive position for most of the game, whether in power or not. After
betraying virtually the entire jury, it’s all he has and when he says that he
may have turned allies into enemies, but he also turned them back into allies,
Kelley visibly scoffs. Finally, he
actually said “I got my best friend
Lauren to use the Veto on me”.
Ashley DESTROYED him in this talking competition and as the
votes are cast, I’m wondering if it’s going to be a clean sweep.
Before we get to find out, the Mastermind shows back up and
it’s….Mr. Pectacular? He doesn’t seem
like the Mastermind type to me. But
wait….another Mastermind shows up…and it’s Frankie Grande! A THIRD Mastermind shows up and
it’s Eric from Season 8! All of them
were screwed by game twists, and you know the old adage…if you can’t beat the
twist…become one!
Finally, the votes are revealed. Morgan voted for Vince
despite his final faux pas. Lauren,
Kelley, and Keanu, pay his betrayals back by voting for Ashley. In a truly
shocking turn of events, Ashley is crowned the winner of Big Brother 27 and
Keanu takes home America’s Favorite Player.
(5 points for “3rd place [Morgan!)
(8 points for “2nd place” [Vince] to Scott!)
(15 points for “Winner” [Ashley] to Kat!)
(12 points for “America’s Favorite Player” [Keanu]!)
So, what does that mean for our final scores?
Finishing in 12th place with 180 points….LIA!
Finishing in 11th place with 201 points….BLAKE!
Finishing in 10th place with 207 points…ANGELA!
Finishing in 9th place with 213 points…NICKOLE!
Finishing in 8th place with 227 points…AMY!
Finishing in 7th place with 251 points…KAT!
Finishing in 6th place with 261 points…ALY!
Finishing in 5th place with 278…SLATER!
Finishing in 4th place with 280 points…SCOTT!
Finishing in 3rd place with 291 points…MELISSA!
Finishing in 2nd place with 299 points…MORGAN!
Which means our winner with 333 points, AND NEW PRETEND POINTS BIG
BROTHER 27 CHAMPION IS….
WILL!
He was in 1st for almost the entire season and refused to let it go. Congratulations on your victory and thanks again for playing! See you all next summer for Big Brother 28!
