BB23: Live Eviction and HOH Comp Show Blog Party - Aug. 26

 

Good evening! Tonight the second jury member will be sent packing and the Cookout will continue to be full strength. I suppose, if I were in the house, I would feel the need to get Derek X out while I had a chance. Think about it. Who would you rather be with in the final two? Claire or Derek X? Which one would you have a better chance to win against? You know the answer and I fear that is what we will see tonight. 

But first -- Lifeguard SueGee has updated the blog pool (she rocks like that, y'know). Here's where we stand going into the show tonight:

Azah Awasum - Dr Celine, Krysta Gibson, Nickelpeed, Rbennie

Derek Frazier - Glenn Allen, Jean from Tampa, Luckysmom, MikesGirl

Derek Xiao - Auntie Leigh, Kelsey NY, PDX Granny, SueGee,T town Chic

Hannah Chaddha - BB-Boy, Fred aka TwoBlackAces, Helenann2K, JoC

Alyssa Lopez - CherylNY, JessicaUnderwoodJames, Skyriverblue, Terry is a Texan

Xavier Prather - Aya Marie, Donna NY, Ed in Ohio, Petals

Sarah Beth Steagall - Andi, Brenda, Tilde, TS14Fan

Claire Rehfuss - KarlaV, Laura, Marthalight, Monty924

Kyland Young - chrob61, JonMD1267, Laura in GA, QuixoticElf, Tammy

Tiffany Mitchell - April, Indiana Jane, MrsKB2, tbc

Jury: Britini D'Angelo

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Julie is wearing black slacks and an off the shoulders matching black top tonight. And, we're sitting out the Previously On segment as I type this.

Day 51 and history stands poised to repeat itself as a person is in danger for not taking a chance -- paraphrasing Julie. "Who's running the Cookout?" Xavier thinks Derek X has been the biggest threat all along. Claire thinks so, too. SarahBeth is pleased that he should go. Tiffany thinks keeping him would be best.

Claire and Derek X are sad that they're together on the block. Tiffany, Azan and Alyssa talk ... should they keep Derek? Hannah listens to Xavier as he tries to convince everyone that Derek X must go. He thinks he has Azah back on track with his reasoning. He tries for Tiffany. Kyland tells Tiffany that Derek X must go. She thinks he's angry because he knows she and Derek X have thought of SarahBeth as a target.

Tiffany tells Xavier she understands but whatever they want to do. He feels reassured with that. She tells us that she is only telling Kyland and Xavier what they want to hear and she wants to flip the vote. She goes to Hannah talking about how the Cookout considered Kyland needs to go first and how the guys think they are carrying the women. That is her reasoning why they need to keep Derek X.

Everyone is called to gather in the living room. Xavier's Strategy Shutdown starts. He won't be released until freed to vote by Julie. While he checks out his new digs, Tiffany is trying to get a fire under Derek's butt to gather votes. He thinks he has Tiffany, Hannah and Kyland. Um. Kyland has been working with SarahBeth to get him on the block! She thinks he can get Azah. He needs four votes. 

His pitch to Azah is decent, leveling the playing field for her, Tiffany and Hannah. He cries. She consoles. She seems to be considering keeping him. 

Of course, this could all be editing to make it sound like he actually has a chance to stay.

To the living room for the vote, all hamsters are dressed up:

Claire - Shout outs, love all, HG such a pleasure so far, individual game if I am an asset keep me. Love to stay.

Derek X - Shout outs, HG in BB deflection points within the game. Another deflection point, will take biggest threat "her" out and be a shield.

The votes to evict:

Alyssa - Derek X

Hannah - Claire

To commercial ...

Kyland - Claire

Derek F - evotes Derek X

Tiffany - Derek X!!!

Azah - Derek X

Xavier - Derek X

With the exception of Tiffany's and Kyland's vote swaps, no surprises. Derek X is going to jury. He gives Tiffany a ring. The interview is skimped on, goodbye messages will be on the extended interview online tomorrow. Another American Red Cross charity donation promotion.

Julie tells us the HG had a short time to study videos on the Memory Wall in prep for the comp.

To the HOH comp in the backyard. They are in booths. Comp is called BB NFTs. Seven questions, wrong answers eliminated. Can win extra BB Bucks, after eliminated get envelopes containing up to 100 to be opened in High Rollers room.

1. Xavier, Azah and Claire out

2. Derek F and Kyland out

3. All right

4. TIFFANY IS THE NEW HOH!!!

BB Bucks vote text 97979 w/HG name

BB23: Live Feeds into Thursday - August 26

 

Xavier displays hand sanitizer in his solitary room

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Loquacious Louts:

• Once again, nothing really exciting to report.
• During a feeds block they were shown videos, presumably something to do with the HOH comp tonight.
• So, a lot of time was spent studying, going over what they saw and memorizing.
• Azah got all ticked off because she came up with using Froot Loops to study with and the others stole her idea.
• Horrors!
• Apparently she doesn't know or doesn't remember that the same thing has been done with Skittles and such in the past.
• But she is beyond angry about it.
• Xavier got his solitary confinement room until the show after the videos but before the studying.
• He gave a tour of the room. I don't know. It seemed odd. It seemed like something they told him to do for content like the final three reminiscing.
• Sigh. Things are looking very dismal for fan favorite Derek X.
• He still thinks he has three votes. He would need four. He probably has two.
• Tiffany had said that once Xavier is tucked away from all, she would go into gear campaigning for Derek X and flipping the vote.
• I'm not seeing it.
• I'm seeing her hanging out, chatting and studying.
• Unless she plans to do her mojo today before the show, it just ain't there.
• Hannah and Tiffany will probably vote for Derek X to stay. Him staying would be better for both of their games than Claire staying.
• Xavier, Kyland and Derek F are in no way going to switch to save Derek X. They all consider him the last big threat and the women easy to knock out one by one.
• Kyland might have a plan to be in the final two with SarahBeth knowing a Cookout member would win against her.
• As it stands, if he is against another Cookout member at the end, enough are angry with him that he would probably lose.
• I guess we'll see what happens tonight!

Azah upset that her Froot Loops
strategy mapping idea was stolen.

He may get to the final two but ...

I thought you were going to go into
 a Save Derek X fury bomb!

Tell me again why he is popular.

Coming in she talked of all the
cute outfits she would make.

It would take a miracle for him to stay.

BB23: Power of Veto Show Blog Party

 

Good evening! Tonight's show, among other things, will feature the Power of Veto comp. It should be a doozy! Of course, since this is a show post, remember ... it's a NO SPOILER ZONE. I also ask that you respect your fellow commenters. While the hamsters have put themselves in the public eye, knocking fellow show fans for whom they might like on the show is out of bounds. 

All that said, I will be live-blogging, updating this post with the major happenings, as the show airs here on the East Coast. Refresh the page to get the latest news. As always, the real party is in the comments section. Come join the party!

Sitting through "Previously on" as I tend to do. We pick up the action with Xavier as the renom purely by luck, bad luck in this case. Alyssa feels horrible. Xavier had hoped not to be nominated all season. He feels secure but thinks he needs to win the veto.

Derek X thinks he can trust SarahBeth. Oy, I believe he's a bit too trusting. Alyssa cries to Xavier. Claire meets up with SB, tells us Claire is not her target, but doesn't think it's time to let Claire in on that. She does say she doesn't want her to go home this week. Claire figures out that the target is Derek X. Oh noes! She warns Derek X.

They bring Tiffany, who is aligned with both of them, in on it. Tiff tells us that she doesn't want Derek to go and the Cookout would vote him out if he's on the block.

Alyssa talks to SarahBeth. SB tells her she never wanted Claire to go home and hopes to put Derek X on the block after veto. Alyssa is thrilled because Derek X has been her personal target since he sent Christian packing.

Derek X goes to HOH to talk to SarahBeth. He asks her if it's okay for him to play for veto if Claire picks him for HG Choice. He tries to get information. She tells him she doesn't know what she will do if someone comes off the block. He tells us he thinks his game is on the line.

Hannah warns him that if the veto is won, he will probably go up. 

Veto players pick time! SarahBeth draws Azah. Claire draws Derek F. Xavier draws Alyssa. Derek X knows his boat is probably sunk. Claire doesn't want to be on the block with Derek X and cries. 

The backyard is done up like a pirate treasure hunt. It's setting up huge dominoes. They have to knock down three punishments on the way to a win. There are also prizes. Alyssa goes first. Next up is Derek F. He doesn't care about the veto; he wants a money prize. Then it's Azah up -- she wants to win to take Xavier off the block. Then SarahBeth. She is tempted by the $10,000 prize but feels she needs to go for the veto. She goes for a path with Strategy Shutdown, BB Bankrupt and Solo, same as Alyssa. Xavier takes a similar path but goes for the 3rd nominee punishment. Claire goes for a route similar to Alyssa and SB.

Results -- One person went for prizes instead of veto walking away with $7500 and $100 BB Bucks. They all KNOW who did it without being told -- Derek F. With a time of 3.05 Xavier wins the veto -- BB Bankruptcy, Strategy Shutdown, 3rd nominee punishments. 

Claire cries, sure she will be sitting next to Derek X on Thursday. Derek X, sure he will go up and be the target, tries to console her. Tiffany comes along and tries to console her.

The show returns after commercial with an American Red Cross charity drive donating time by preparing emergency kits.

Derek X feels that he will certainly be backdoored. Tiffany tells him that it would be best to try to get Hannah on the block. Tiff tells us Claire is her girl but Derek X is best for her game because he's strong in comps. She thinks that Claire couldn't stay with Hannah on, but of Derek X/Claire, he would go.

Derek X tries to talk to SarahBeth, telling her she isn't the one who has to take the shot at him. He pushes the Hannah agenda and promises weeks of safety. He acts like Hannah would surely go home over Claire. He tells us that he thinks Claire would go but, at this point he will say anything.

Time for the veto meeting. Xavier saves himself (would be foolish not to do so no matter how safe he feels). SB puts Derek X in his place. She says if she doesn't take this shot it would show reckless over-confidence on her part.

SB actually thinks she can win the show. Claire is upset because she likes him so much. Hannah is upset because he's good for her game. Derek himself feels that he let us down. I fear the writing is on the wall for him.

BB23: Live Feeds into Wednesday - August 25

 

Kyland and Derek F with their pillows

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Suspicious Skunks:

• I actually don't have much of an update for you.
• Derek X keeps talking with people trying to campaign to stay and, while they're not doing as much of a snow job on him as they did Christian, he is quite sure he will be going.
• He thinks he has Tiffany, Hannah and one more for sure to keep him, but needs one more.
• Little does he know he probably does not have them.
• He actually might have Tiffany's vote to try to keep him. She mentioned to others that she would like to throw him a sympathy vote.
• That is ... unless her proposed plan comes to fruition.
• While they had the yard and Xavier yesterday, today they have neither.
• Xavier is to be on his solitary confinement punishment for winning the veto.
• Tiffany has said she will crank up the campaigning to keep Derek X full force once Xavier cannot steer people away from it.
• The other person on the block, Claire, was also in Tiffany's camp and actually still is. But since both her and Derek X are the nominees, Tiffany thinks that Derek X would be better for her own personal game as he wins comps. She honestly seems to really like both of them.
• Tiffany is leery that Kyland is going to try to sneak SarahBeth through to the end.
• She might be right.
• In the Cookout there is a bit of unrest going on.
• The women are getting the idea that the men feel they carry all the weight in comps.
• True when it comes to Kyland mostly and Xavier to a lesser extent. Derek F is deadweight when it comes to winning comps.
• Unfortunately, Derek F might be the only one who can afford to compete in the High Rollers Room Coin of Destiny this week. Hopefully, he's guess tails when it's heads or vice versa. 
• Interesting -- Kyland told Azah he controls this HOH so she needs to vote with what he wants.
• Oh my.
• I mean, we saw it. 
• But for him to come out and say it?
• Wake up, SaraBeth!
• Of course, Kyland probably would want to sit in a final two with her. The Cookout jury majority would vote him for the win. If he sits with another Cookout member, he's caused enough issues that he just might lose.
• Kyland seems to be all but making a mockery out of Derek X's pleas and plight. He's telling him that he will ask SarahBeth if he can give him a sympathy vote.
• Sigh.

Derek in his usual pose

She needs to realize Xavier won't save her

Xavier wets himself (I couldn't resist!)

Sorry she is limited to Cookout,
but it's a done deal

Keeps trying but knows it will be in vain

BB23: Live Feeds POV Update - August 23

 

Well, Xavier ...?

This isn't a lengthy report. Nothing really lengthy worthy has been happening. Obviously, a short worthy event happened. The veto meeting was today. 

As expected, Xavier saved himself. You really can't blame the guy. Even if you know you're safe, never not use the veto you won to take yourself off the block. If you don't use it ... well, just remember Marcellas.

Also as expected, SarahBeth put Derek X up as the renom. It's a shame he didn't try for the High Rollers this week.