BB25: Live Feeds Pressure Cooker HOH Comp Updates - Aug. 24

 

The BB6 Pressure Cooker

Welcome everyone! Once the live feeds get going, I will constantly be updating this post with screen caps and commentary. Refresh the page to get the latest updates! Please join in with your own observations and be a part of the party we'll be having after hours in the comments section! Bring snacks and adult beverages, perhaps even coffee if the BB25 hamsters have any staying power.

All the times I post will be East Coast times. Any times on my screen caps are also EDT. Rules are: Finger on button, no sitting, no kneeling, can squat, no bathroom breaks, must wait for three to be eliminated to leave the enclosure, take numbered card when eliminated, last one remaining is the new HOH.

10:07PM no feeds yet.

10:19PM Feeds are on, all still in.

10:22PM - Felicia is in the house gathering snacks. It seems she is not allowed in the enclosure?

Cameron has one foot up on the bar. Hmm. 

Jared is doing the one foot up thing, too.

They are doing a whistle scat bit.

Cam looks like a clown without his hat on!

10:30PM - Looks like Felicia is preparing some sort of feast inside the kitchen. All still in.

Matt says he's in his own world.

10:35PM - Matt says he's in his own world. They can't see anything in the dark. We know he can't read lips in the dark. He can only hear if someone, especially on his left, speaks loudly.

10:39PM - All feeds go to Felicia in the kitchen for a minute. She's sorting all kinds of bags of food.

10:42PM - Cameron is NOT bald on top. They showed a close-up. It's a bandana.

10:51PM - Felicia is eating in the living room. The monitor is showing her the comp.

10:57PM - At about the one hour mark, all still in it. All bored. I'm bored. So far, nothing showering on them or anything. All just standing there holding their buttons down. No talking even for a while.

11:00PM - Into a quieter scat rhythm. Finally talking. Cirie took her hood down. They think they are at about 20 minutes. Felicia looks bored. Cory thinks Kaysar won the BB6 one. He did tell them the 14 hours right, though.

11:11PM - The a/c is on. Felicia is in the storage room. The light thing in the middle is swinging but they can't see it. Cam decides to tell a story. I will not bore people with the story.

11:15PM - They keep hearing something in the wall. They dismiss it and Cam's boring story continues. Felicia is back in the living room. I feel bad for both Matt and her in this comp. Heck, right now I feel bad for me. All feeds on Felicia now. She's talking to herself -- four more to jury.

11:18PM - Feeds go to adoptable animals. Prior to that it looked like Felicia was about to clean the shower.

11:30PM - Feeds still down. Maybe production didn't like Cam's boring story.

11:31PM - Feeds return - all four on Felicia watching the comp. Her screen is lighter than ours. Looks like all still in but hard to tell.

11:33PM - Wait. Feeds on comp now. Someone is out ... Cirie is out! Looks like Jared is out, too. It's lighter in there now. I'm also lightening the screen caps I post.

Cirie and Jared out when feeds came back on.

11:41PM - All feeds cut to Felicia. Ack, she left the living room and I can't watch on her screen!

11:42PM - Feeds blocked momentarily. Return. All still in except Jared and Cirie. We don't know which one went out first as the feeds were blocked when they were eliminated.

11:45PM - Cirie tells America not to use her shirt under her hand -- "That's what happened to me."

11:58PM - Two hours. Cirie, Jared out of the comp, all others remain. Felicia still snacking watching them on the living room monitor. She's making me feel all kinds of snacky. The lights just went out again.

12:00AM - Cold blasts of air are hitting them.

Live snakes in the middle. 

12:08AM - Izzy started making noises the scare them, then the cold air blasted a few times on them. Bowie can't stay still and is annoying me.

12:27AM - 2 1/2 hours in. No one out of the comp except Cirie and Jared -- they both seem very cold. Izzy bopping to a song in her head which is more entertaining than Bowie's continued movements. Red looks asleep while squatting. Cameron, Cory, Jag and Mecole look like rock solid. Blue looks a bit iffy at times as does America. Matt looks sleepy.

12:37AM - Lights back on.

Snakes with the lights on.

12:53AM - Cam starts another story, this one about Cory. I hope it's better than the last story. Short story, good. Now Cory is telling a story.

12:57AM - Three hour mark. Into a feeds block with the WBRB screen, not animals. All in the comp still except Cirie and Jared. None of the snakes are venomous. BB should set them loose. That would stop the boredom that Cam mentioned just before the feeds block.

1:01AM - Feeds returned. No one new out of the comp. Lights still on.

1:27AM - Three and a half hours in. No one new out of the comp. I swear Mecole hasn't moved at all except for her head. Red is standing but still looks asleep. BB needs to liven this group up!

1:37AM - In the dark again. Then into a feeds block without animals.

1:41AM - Feeds back. No changes, still in the dark. Cold air blasts a minute later. We need ACTION!

1:54AM - Feeds cut at near the four hour mark, then return almost immediately. Izzy out while bopping right before the feed cut again!

1:59AM - Four hour mark. Izzy, Cirie and Jared (the Fields family minus adopted son Matt) out. Feeds still blocked.

2:02AM - Feeds came back for about a minute. Izzy, Cirie, and Jared gone from the room. Kaysar was on a screen in the room. Then strobe lights started and odd not music noise. It's kind of like that techno club music a bit ... or an MRI with echoes.

2:06AM - The out of the comp three are in the house with Felicia.

2:11AM - Lights came back on with a spotlight on the snake enclosure. "Music" still playing. In the house Jared is telling Cirie and Izzy that Hisam told him to never trust Cirie and Felicia.

2:14AM - Music stopped and all feeds went to the house for a moment, then back to the comp.

2:24AM - Now all four feeds on the house hamsters. The are in the living room, the rest are still in the comp.

2:25AM - Feeds back to the comp, lights still on. The house discussion is largely about not trusting Bowie Jane. Cirie is ticked at Jared not sharing intel from others concerning them in a timely manner.

3:15AM - Gah. My internet went down. All still in the comp except for Cirie, Jared and Izzy.

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3:56AM - Six hours in. All still in the comp except for Cirie, Jared and Izzy.

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BB25: Live Eviction Show Live Blogged Blog Party - Aug. 24

 

Good evening! Tonight either Hisam or Cameron will get the boot! I'm sure that the show editing will try to deceive us ... as it always does. Will there be a blindside? Will the evicted hamster already know his imminent demise? Maybe. I guess we'll see.

CBS Big Brother has announced that the epic return of the 'Pressure Cooker' competition will indeed air on the live feeds. I took a nap and will be posting a constantly updated HOH endurance coverage post for it. Just refresh the blog right after the East Coast show airs (10PM ET, 7PM PT) to catch the post! I doubt we will see a 14-hour comp like we did in BB6. But, again ... we will see!

I will be live blogging the show as it airs here on the East Coast. As I will constantly be updating, refreshing this page will give you the latest happenings. As always, the real party is in the comments section. I hope to see you there!

But first ... let's get that blog pool posted. Here is where the blog pool stands going into tonight's show:

Cory - Sharon N, Nickelpeed, Indiana Jane, deaflady

Felicia - Dr Celine, Auntie Leigh, NoraM, T-Town Chick

America - Andi, Joanne Victoria, Willie J, Caela

Bowie Jane - Jasonuwp, Sally, Rachel C, Jessica U, Joyce Johnson

Mecole - cctru, Lili, Marthalight, MikesGirl, quixoticelf

Cirie - Petals, Janice, Krysta, RJM in SC, Skyriverblue

Matt - Brenda, Helenann2k, Brent McKee, Chrob61

Hisam - jo C, SueGee, David, ThunderSunflower, Pearl

Cameron- Cheryl in NC, JonMD 1267, CherylNY, Tilde

Red - DonnaNY , ChaCha, Donna in Florida ,YoDave, Ayana

Jag - Barbara W, Jackie, Donna in Alabama, Mary C

Izzy - Michelle, Glenn Allen, Jennasmom, ChicMc

Blue - monty924, Judi Sweeney, Jennifer, Don

Jared - Bizaro22, TBone, PDX Granny, Fred aka TwoBlackAces

Hamster watchers ready?

Oh my, Julie is fluffy, ruffley and flowery tonight. We'll sit through the recap.

We pick up the action after the veto meeting. Julie tells us alliances have crumbled and new ones have formed. Can Hisam handle the truth? Cameron thinks he's safe. Matt knows Hisam was campaigning against him and it will also be revenge for Reilly.

Hisam is feeling hurt. He says he is a king and should fight for himself. Felicia tells him she had an opportunity that she will probably never get again. He feels betrayed and looks confused and hurt. He tells her he's moving through the hurt. He tells us the move is stupid.

Then he talks with Izzy. He tells her he knows Cirie and her both know. Izzy tells him that she feels sick and just did her job to make him feel comfortable. She will not be told what to do and be called a leftover. She tells him that America said he said he was stuck with them.

He tells us it was a mistake and it wasn't his intention to change sides. He does admit to Izzy he was wrong. He tells us he betrayed them and needs to find a way to stay in the game.

Julie hints at a flip before we go into commercial.

Julie tells us Hisam's choices are to seek revenge or seek redemption. He tells us they are his family and he wants to work with them. He will try to earn their forgiveness and trust. He starts making his rounds with Felicia. She tells him he has some time to try to change people's minds. But she tells us "you reap what you sow."

So, the rounds have started. First Izzy. Family, have mercy, forgive me, give me a chance to be better, will let bygones be bygones. Izzy does feel bad. She accepts their apology and he asks for a hug. Then it's on to Cirie. Same talk with her. She asks about revenge. He knows if he stays, he will be the biggest target in the house. Cirie tells us teary-eyed that she has to take it into consideration ... he's redeemable.

Now Felicia, Cirie and Izzy are talking about maybe sending Cameron home instead. They decide to talk to Hisam. Felicia tells him she needs to know he won't come after her. They hug. Izzy suggests a new start. He tells us he is fiercely loyal and fiercely protective, will make sure they are protected and loyal. The flip suggestion is on. The three have to look outside the Professors to make the flip work. They believe him. Cirie says flipping would alienate so many others in the house.

We're heading to the living room.

Cameron - Tells Hisam interesting week. Shout-out. Closer to all the HG, love you.

Hisam - Shout outs, time to reflect. Multiple mistakes. Asking to have kindness, generosity and loyalty. Always on your side.

Votes to evict --

Red - Hisam

Jag - Hisam

Bowie Jane - Hisam

Blue - Hisam

To commercial ...

Matt - Hisam

Cirie - Hisam

America - Hisam

Izzy - Hisam

Cory - Hisam

Jared - Hisam

Mecole - Hisam

Yep, another unanimous vote (with cause this time). Hisam is evicted. Fake hugs all around time. But he does seem a bit sincere, hugs Izzy, Felicia and Cirie a bit more than the others. He goes to the stage with his rather annoying ha-ha-ha-ha laugh. I don't know anyone who actually laughs by going ha-ha-ha. The Scary globe goes  red. Kaysar shows up. Tells them it's their turn for the Pressure Cooker, the ScaryVerse makes it even tougher, good luck, you'll need it.

Interview time. Ha-ha-ha. He thinks he trusted the wrong people. Ha-ha-ha. Julie says his HOH was referred to as a dictatorship. He says he wanted all of them to make it. He's a doctor. Listening to what people had to say, blinded. Julie tells him about Cirie/Jared. He didn't know and says it makes sense ... they look alike. He says good for them, hope they go to the end. He thinks they are doing a good job. Goodbye messages from Cirie, Izzy, Matt, Blue. Matt's wasn't really nice, a three strikes bit but polite. To me, Blue was much more rude than need be.

We will get an America's Vote. Comic-Verse, one hamster gets a super power, top four compete, power is to save one evicted hamster (not ones already out). It will come to fruition next Thursday.

The comp is starting. They are in a large enclosure - "Revenge of the Pressure Cooker" -- finger on button, no sitting, no kneeling, can swat, can only leave box when three are out. They each have to take a numbered card on the way out, some are good, some bad. It's dark and we go to a night vision cam.

BB6 "Pressure cooker" endurance competition for HOH

The first and only time we saw the Pressure Cooker HOH comp was in BB6. It played out on the live feeds.

Well ... guess what?

CBS Big Brother has announced that tonight's Pressure Cooker comp will also be on the live feeds. The downside is that it is slated to start after the East Coast airing of the live eviction show -- 10PM ET/7PM PT

Not to fear! I will take an afternoon nap and I also doubt that the comp will take the 13 hours 53 minutes that the BB6 comp did. The first out, Beau, was near the seven hour mark. Will any BB25 hamsters even make it that long? I will have an HOH Pressure Cooker Comp blog post up and will constantly be updating it with screen caps and the happenings!

Here's some another bit on the Pressure Cooker ... in the video, go to the last segment --

  

BB25: Live Feeds Waffle Wednesday into Thursday - Aug. 23/24

 

Jared is a voice of reason? Oh my.

Gotta love it when Waffle Wednesday lives up to its reputation. Here's what's been happening inside that Big Brother House of A'Waffling We Will Go:

• Okay, two people up on the block.
• Jag and Cameron.
• Thank goodness there aren't three or my head would explode.
• The plan since Felicia won HOH last week was to backdoor Hisam.
• Why? Because he was overbearing and alienated everyone in the house last week during his HOH.
• EVERYONE in the house was in on the plan.
• All went down like clockwork, a well-oiled machine.
• Jag won veto, took himself off the block and Felicia replaced him with Hisam.
• Like clockwork, I say.
• The others in the house all working together. New bonds forming. All striving for a common goal.
• Then ... BAM! The clock was wound too tight! The inner workings all went kaput! There was a trail of destruction everywhere!
• Wait, are Red and Cameron a more powerful duo to work against others?
• Are they gathering allies from the "other side" and planning to overthrow the (now ex) Professors?
• Jared pointed out that if Hisam stays and works with Red, things could be worse than if he goes.
• By Wednesday afternoon, the whole plan to evict Hisam was out the door.
• By Wednesday night, it looks like (once again) the plan is for Hisam himself to go out the door.
• Now, Cory is very leery of Red and Cameron. So, he had been willing to go with keeping Cameron but also is a bit worried about Hisam.
• What to do? What to do?
• As usual this season so far, when Cirie decides something -- that is what they end up doing.
• As I type this up, Cirie is back to the original plan.
• Despite what he said to them, Hisam is not going to play well with people he feels betrayed his trust.
• Also, his new (he thinks) friends would really only want to work with him as a number and a shield. 
• He's sunk.
• It could very well be the last unanimous vote we see for a while.
• Cameron never started campaigning and, for the most part, Hisam wrapped his up.
• In other news, both Cirie and America have mentioned the comp where you stand pushing a button. Both are sure if it comes up, Hisam would win.
• I really don't want to think that BB warned them. But no other group has mentioned that comp in the past several seasons. Hmm ...
• Felicia told Meme that she wants Red targeted next and they (Red and Cameron) had been saying Meme's name.
• Cirie told her that all of a sudden Red is all kinds of strategy, first saying he was targeting Jag. And Jag approached her for the first time this week. She thinks that he is in cahoots (my term, not hers) with Red ... who is now bringing up Meme's name as well.
• Actually, Cirie has heard her name and Izzy's brought up. As in Survivor, that pretty much means she will steer to evict anyone even thinking that.
• Cirie also told Meme that Hisam promised EVERYONE if they voted to keep him that he would fight for them. Both sides of the house, everyone. He promised it as if he was promising each individual. That would be impossible!
• Red mentioned that BB must buy their stuff at the dollar store. Hey, I said that YEARS ago!
• When talking about the food they want, Jag's slogan is "Real cheese for real people!"
• Well, BB is giving us real cheese with these comps this season!
• I have no idea if the Pressure Cooker HOH comp will play out on the live feeds. If it does, I may or may not be up all night.
• UPDATE - Overnight, after I made this post, CBS announced on the show website that the Pressure Cooker HOH comp will play out on the live feeds after the live show airs on the West Coast (10PM PT, 1AM ET)
• But we still have to get through the eviction tonight.
• For all I know, they might have a Thursday waffle after the feeds cut out pre-show. Or maybe even a breakfast waffle.
• But, as I stated before, it's currently back to Hisam being evicted.

One thing which was funny was the scat band they formed.

#BB25 A solid jam sesh, carried by Izzy. pic.twitter.com/SUn5yRZjjk

— BB Live Updaters (@BBLiveUpdaters) August 24, 2023

Meme has more game in her than shows.

The Red/Cam duo has not won a comp yet.

Being a Have Not has exhausted Matt.

Izzy has high highs and angry lows.

BB25: Power of Veto Show Live Blog and Party - Aug. 23

 

Good evening! I hope everyone is well. Again, I want to thank all those who have made donations to the blog. I've found that the Buy Me a Coffee link makes it hard to send thank you notes. So, thanks go out to Judi, Kim, Penny, CherryPie, Sharon M, Connie and Caela. I'm still getting ones from outside of the USA coming in as failed. If anyone reading this sent in a failed donation, I do appreciate the effort!

Tonight is the Veto comp episode. We have Jag and Cameron on the block. Will one be saved? Some of us might already know, but ... shhh. Let them show it on the show!

I will be live blogging the show as it airs here on the East Coast. I'll be updating regularly -- please refresh the page to get the latest updates. As always, the real party is in the comments area. I hope to see you there!

Sitting through the previously on segment.

We open the action with the nomination ceremony ending. Felicia is dead set on backdooring Hisam. Cameron and Jag are in on the plan. We see all the fake BB hugs after the ceremony. I just couldn't do that. Hisam thinks he can relax now. He thinks no one wants to target him.

Felicia told everyone about the backdoor Hisam plan. Well, everyone except Red because she thinks he might tell Hisam. Of course, Hisam doesn't know about it.

Blue is sad about Jag being on the block and cries to Hisam about it. But, nope ... she tells us it's all an act.

Oh, geez. Blue and America are going to make Cory release his inner fashionista. Heh. He's all in pink Womens' clothes. He is taking it well. I bet his Survivor brother is jealous!

Felicia, Izzy and Hisam are talking. Hisam doesn't want to play for veto as he has won too much already and feels safe with the Professors. He just wants to enjoy this week. Izzy wants to play.

Mecole is going crazy with all the talking and sometimes even the subject matter. She goes to the storage room to vent to herself. Then there's all the crying. Poor Mecole. I can identify with her on this!

Cameron goes and tells Red, the only one not knowing about the Hisam backdoor plan. He wants Red to know that he's his number one. Red thought it was earlier than he thought and is not comfortable about his own alliance planning it without him knowing. He wants to talk to Felicia.

She tells him Jag is the target. He throws Hisam's name out there just to see his reaction. She tells us someone had to tell him. She asks him what he thinks of the move. He seems on board. Cirie and Bowie Jane are also in the room. Red tells us he agrees with the plan but feels left out of the alliance.

Red tells us he wants Cameron to come into the Professors alliance. He tells all to Cameron. Oy. He tells us he will be happy to take that spot.

To the Blue/Jared showmance. Cirie is NOT happy. She lets him know.

Time to pick players for the veto comp! Felicia draws Houseguest's Choice chip and chooses Izzy. Cameron draws Houseguest's Choice, too. He goes for Red. Jag draws Cory. Of those, only Cameron has played a veto comp before.

The veto comp-- a chicken coop set-up, a pool of green sludge. It's the ComicVerse. Winner will be the next Humanimal. Go through sludge, lay an egg roughly by doing the Chicken Dance. Transfer a dozen eggs. Winner will be CockadoodleZoom (?) the rest of the week. Red braided his beard for the comp. They get covered with goop of their own individual colors while laying the eggs.

Jag wins the Power of Veto!

Felicia thinks the plan is all coming together.

Uh-oh. Jag gets his Cockadoodle Zoom costume. It is the best chicken costume BB has ever had. He makes a rap for it.

Hisam tells Felicia that Matt should go up in Jag's place. She rather noncommittally says Matt or Blue. He warns her against putting Blue up. He insists it needs to be Matt. "Do you go after a king or a knight?" he asks Izzy. Izzy tells Cirie, Felicia and MATT. Now Felicia is talking about using that line in the veto meeting.

Time for the veto meeting. As expected, Jag saves himself. Felicia nominates Hisam with his own words ... taking out a king. She puts him up as the renomination. He looks shocked. Everybody is subdued. Hisam looks almost catatonic. Cameron feels safe. Matt calls it payback. Hisam tells us it's shocking. He vows guilt as revenge.

We get the pressure cooker comp tease again for tomorrow night!