BB18: Live Feeds into Friday Morning - July 29

Number one on the real short list

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Addled Adolescents:

• If you missed my last update, Paul is the new HoH.
• As for the Have Nots -- Natalie, Corey, Zakiyah and Paulie.
• In addition to slop, they have hot dogs, bacon and capers. If you had to be a Have Not, it sounds like a good week with the extras!
• Mmm. Bacon.
• Paul had stated previously to the Get Da'Vonne Out Crowd that, if they want her out, he can't win HoH. because he had vowed to get rid of Bridgette. 
• It's apparent he wants to stick to his word.
• Da'Vonne tried to plant her seeds about Nicole and Corey needing to go.
• Some of them were pondering if there will be another returnee situation if the Round Trip ticket isn't used. Huh. I didn't think of that. BB must have plans in case it's used/not used.
• Paul asked Victor if he would go up as a pawn with Bridgette being the target.
• "No! Nononononono! Please, no!" was his response.
• He's worried, with good cause, that since he came back in the game, he might be voted out.
• Meanwhile, Paulie and Corey are scheming. They want to get Paul to nominated Da'Vonne as the "pawn." Then, in grand style, they flip the vote and evict Da'Vonne.
• Paul's goal in pawn is someone who can win comps.
• That's not necessarily Da'Vonne. She could win a backstabbing contest. But I doubt the HoH will be that.
• Paulie tried to convince Paul that no "boys" should go up on the block because it's too risky.
• Maybe if they had some MEN in the house ...
• (But I digress.)
• When Paulie approached James about his Oust Da'Vonne plan, James was a bit noncommittal -- he just shrugged his shoulders and said he'd go with it if it worked out.
• Paulie doesn't want Bridgette out yet. Paul does. After all, he gave his word. And word is bond. Or something like that.
• Paulie tried to talk Paul into putting Da'Vonne on the block with Bridgette.
• No go.
• Paul might be a bit more receptive to putting Da'Vonne up as a re-nom if the PoV is used. But that's it.
• Da'Vonne continues to try to sabotage Nicole.
• Michelle speaks of returning the target to all of the returnees.
• Not Victor ... I'm talking the "veterans."
• Natalie's name has been tossed around as a pawn. Paul doesn't want to do that because she's a Have Not and he wants a very strong competitor.
• A side note - In the HoH room reveal, the biggest hit seemed to be a photo of a beardless Paul.
• Back to the story here ...
• Paul wants someone to volunteer to be a pawn. But they have to be strong enough to beat Bridgette. He's not budging on wanting Bridgette out.
• The other guys point out that if it's a guy on the block, the girls could team together and get yet another boy out.
• Nicole is worried that, if she goes up as a pawn, she will be voted out. She's paranoid. Probably with good reason as Da'Vonne keeps pushing the suspicion about Corey and Nicole.
• She's worried that Paul and Da'Vonne might be working together because Da'Vonne as a pawn doesn't seem to be in any scenario.
• Nicole thinks Natalie would be the perfect pawn because she's like Victoria -- can't win a comp yet liked by all.
• Corey told Nicole that Natalie's already been on the block and is a Have Not.
• "Big Brother isn't about taking turns!" Nicole replied.
• Paul told Paulie he needs to get Bridgette out this week -- "My Bridgette is your Tiffany."
• He does seem dead set on her.
• But, it will all depend on the pawn put up.
• What if the house decides to go against his wishes and votes out the pawn?
• What if Bridgette wins PoV and the pawn goes home?
• The suspense builds.

But I don't want to be a pawn!

Who wants to see my HoH room?

Saved by a vow to get Bridgette out

We need a good pawn

BB18: HoH Comp Updates/HoH Winner - July 28

This post will be updated when the feeds return. We'll either have a winner or they'll still be working on it. I'm having trouble getting into the live feeds. Grr.

I'm finally in. We have the Jeff highlights loop.

10:15pm ET -- Feeds still blocked.

10:30pm ET -- Feeds still on Jeff highlights.

10:45pm ET -- Feeds still on Jeff highlights.

11:00pm ET -- Feeds still on Jeff highlights. I'll continue the 15 minute interval updates unless the feeds come back. Then, of course, I'll post that they've returned and figure out who won HoH to get that posted. This is getting annoying!

11:15pm ET -- Still Jeff and the same highlights loop over and over again.

11:30pm ET -- Still Jeff. I think I'm losing my mind. The very least is they could rotate loops or even show the old trivia they used to use.

11:31pm ET --  Feeds are back.

PAUL WON HOH.

I have no more words for now.

Well, a few more words -- the Have Nots seem to be Natalie, Corey, Paulie and Zakiyah.

Her face says it all

She's already working the Nicole/Corey seeds

BB18: Live Eviction, HoH Show Blog Party - July 28

Are we ready for this? I know I'm SO ready!

As the show airs here on the East Coast, I'll be constantly updating this entry. Refresh the page to get the latest news. As always, the real party is in the comments area -- come join in on the fun!

Here are the blog pool picks going into tonight's show:

Natalie Negrotti - Sharon N, Jackie P, QuixoticElf, Orkmommy

Bridgette Dunning - Brian, Indiana Jane, Caela, Chauncey, Paula Bell

Paulie Calafiore - Joel, Chacha, Sally, Ed In Ohio, Buzzmaam

Zakiyah Everette - Tilde, Jo C, Jenng326, Ayana, jennifer

Corey Brooks - Fred aka TwoBlackAces, Barbara B. W., Dierdre, Cheryl in NC

Paul Abrahamian - Jackie, Arf Barf, WolfpackRed, chrob61

Michelle Meyer - Rich, Chase, Glenn, Anonymouse, Delee
Nicole Franzel - Kelsey NY, Grove Wiley, Nickelpeed, Sharon C  
Frank Eudy - Dr_Celine, Dennis Comfort, Stephanie in Baltimore, PDX Granny
Da'Vonne Rogers - Donna in Alabama, uncartie, MarthaLight, Donna NY
James Huling - Becky, Donna in Alabama, Sharon S, Willie J
Victor Arroyo - Helenann2K, RBennie, Janice, Monty924

EVICTED
Glenn Garcia
Jozea Flores - Sasha, Merrilee, Tammy, Petals, JonMD1267
Bronte D'Acquisto - Jean in Tampa, elee86, Russ, Cheryl, Donna in FL
Tiffany Rousso - meb, SueGee, David, Jessica UNderwood

Let's get this party started!

Recap, recap ...

Tonight, Frank and Bridgette will be torn apart ... or will they? (Referring to the secret room.)

Michelle is fussing about Bridgette. Whining. Poor baby. Frank advises Bridgette to win HoH. Bridgette tells us she doesn't have many friends in real life and Frank is her friend. Michelle tells Frank that if she used the veto on him, nine people would be mad at her. She bursts into tears.

James notices clues on the screen in the living room, "clues are all around you." Paul picks up on green words on certain signs in the rooms. He links it to flight 211 on the departure board. He calls Paris on one of the two phones. In the booth, he is told to go into a tunnel now or leave the booth and try when the coast is clear. Since there's a crowd, he runs out. He warns James and Corey to keep Frank and Bridgette away from the phone booth. Paul goes into a red tunnel. He gets a clue that there are 12 envelopes, one containing a round trip ticket to return into the game if evicted. They must remain sealed and cannot be exchanged with other hamsters. All of them end up with an envelope.

A segment on past partners in the game. Jason Roy thinks Da'Vonne needs to cool down a bit. Meg talks about James. She thinks James needs to watch out for Da'Vonne. Hayden talks about Nicole. They dated for about a year and a half, still friends. Boogie talks about Frank. He thinks Frank is playing a horrible game, shouldn't have told people about winning Road Kill.

Uh-oh. Julie tells us that we at home can have a major impact on the game. Hmm ... maybe we'll be allowed to duct tape Paul's mouth shut!

To the living room ...
Julie explains the tickets. August 18 is the expiration date on them.
Statements:
Frank -- Family, love ya. Bridgette, class act, favorite people. The opposite applies to the others, sorry not sorry, never want to see you.
Bridgette -- All goodness and light speech.

The votes to evict:
Da'Vonne -- Frank
Paul -- Frank
Paulie -- Frank
Nicole -- Frank
Victor -- Frank
Michelle -- Frank
Zakiyah -- Frank
Corey -- Frank
Natalie -- Frank

Unanimous ... Frank is voted out.

His envelope contents will be revealed to the entire house (and us) after commercials.

Inside the envelope is a ... one way ticket home!

HoH - Perfect Shot. Red ball and yellow ball, roll red ball up the creek into the box. Can practice with yellow ball. The ball might fall off into a numbered box. If no one gets a perfect shot, the highest score wins. If the red ball goes out of play, player out. Four lowest scores are Have Nots.

They're practicing. This is going to go over the showtime. I'll set up a separate post to update and announce HoH.

America's Care Package -- Can send one hamster a care package with an advantage, first one has a Never Have Not pass. Each hamster can only win once.

BB18: Live Feeds into Thursday - July 28

Nah, no one's back there. Y'think?

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Worrisome Worrywarts:

• Even though Frank will be leaving tonight (unless he comes back). everybody is paranoid that he's not.
• Da'Vonne keeps planting seeds that Nicole and Corey can't be trusted.
• Paulie's "leadership" is in doubt.
• James and Da'Vonne are worried that Paulie will vote to keep Frank and oust Bridgette and the house will flip last minute.
• Paul grows more obnoxious by the day. For a well-educated guy, he's turned into a foul-mouthed little bully with nothing to back it up.
• Zakiyah thinks that Nicole is flirting with Paulie and doesn't like it.
• Remember, a week or two ago, Zakiyah thought Michelle was flirting with Paulie and didn't like it.
• All the jealousy without reason is wearing thin on Paulie.
• Natalie told James that she can't trust Nicole because something she said in confidentially to her got back to Bridgette.
• But, then again, Natalie has always been closer to Bridgette than she has been to Nicole. She'd rather Bridgette be in the house longer than Nicole.
• Da'Vonne told Paulie that Nicole is saying she (Da'Vonne) is throwing her (Nicole) under the bus.
• Well, duh. She is and has been!
• Da'Vonne is paranoid because she heard Corey said more attention should be on her rather than him and Nicole.
• Paulie told Da'Vonne that is being said only because it was brought up if Bridgette wins HoH, she'd nominate Nicole and Corey.
• Meanwhile, Nicole is whispering stuff about Da'Vonne to Paul.
• And, on it goes.
• Paranoia the destroyah!
• The house seems to be one pitted against the other throughout, yet it's fairly certain it will be unanimous or close to it for Frank to go home tonight.

Spending the last of their time together.

She's safe. For now.

Da'Vonne continues to plant seeds to him

What? Someone is behind the mirror?

BB18: Live Feeds into Wednesday Evening - July 27

No pranks from him lately

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Babbling Buffoons:

• Once again, there was a whole lotta napping going on today.
• Natalie cleaned the toilet stall room. She keeps complaining about how disgusting it gets and no one cleans it.
• She ended up going wild through the whole bathroom on a cleaning spree.
• Yep, we're paying to watch this!
• She told James that she would remain loyal to him and that Frank has been trashmouthing Bridgette to her.
• Of course, we all need to keep in mind that she's friends with Bridgette and Frank is an obstacle to the friendship.
• I haven't really seen Frank actually talking trash about Bridgette at all. I might have missed it. 
• Natalie also told James she would expect him to campaign to stay if they were both on the block.
• Aw, ain't that so sweet!
• James doesn't think they'll be on the block for a while. He thinks there are bigger targets in the house for the others -- Nicole and Corey, Paulie and Zakiyah.
• Natalie told him she think Nicole is playing dirty.
• Yeah, she is. But she's also playing pretty dumb.
• James has been having problems with his arm being numb and tingling since the HoH comp. Apparently BB has called a doctor for it.
• I couldn't have held my arm up for six hours without it falling off.
• Victor cooked up some expired by two days turkey.
• They must get the stuff at the same dollar store where they purchase the arts and crafts things.
• Da'Vonne told James about Nicole's betrayal by making final two/four plans with Frank plus Bridgette and Corey.
• He didn't get excited, said he already knew all about it. 
• Da'Vonne also told Paulie that Nicole and Corey were working with Frank and Bridgette.
• Unlike James's reaction, now Paulie is more on board with Da'Vonne going home sooner rather than later.
• He, of course, brings Paul into it. Paul, of course, backs him up and says, "Yeah, Da'Vonne must go!"
• Corey told Paulie he wanted to call Da'Vonne out on it.
• But Paulie isn't quite as anxious.
• (You'd think that Corey would know that they were working with Frank and Bridgette and it's the truth! Silly boy.)
• Paulie thinks that if Bridgette wins HoH, she'll nominated Nicole/Corey. That's why he thinks she needs to go before Da'Vonne.
• Frank told Nicole he's fully expecting to go tomorrow night. He told her not to take anything in his speech personally -- it's not about her.
• Paul and Zakiyah talked about Nicole playing all sides of the house.
• He said that if he gets HoH, he just might put Nicole and Bridgette on the block.
• Paul also talked to James and Da'Vonne about how suspicious both Nicole and Corey were acting.
• Corey wonders why their names keep getting thrown around.
• Paul told Da'Vonne she needs to win HoH tomorrow and get Nicole out. He can't win because he promised to get Bridgette out.
• ::: cue organ music here :::

Da'Vonne tells James dirt on Nicole

How she's playing this season

Oh noes! It's the Vulcan mind meld!

No, he's not crying. I'd pay to see that!

But it's an honor to be voted out, Frank.