Big Brother 17: Live Feeds into Friday - August 7

Becky takes all the prizes!

Oh my. My blog pool person is the new HoH, plus she also got the Never Have Not and the $5,000. Whatever will she do as HoH? Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Slippery Sliding:

• Shelli cried. Now, she wasn't the worst -- Meg, Austin and Vanessa can take credit for that. But, she wasn't all that close in the running in the comp.
• Becky rarely fell while Austin spent a lot of time down.
• Johnny Mac looked sad and seemed to be crying. He's tried very hard at the last two comps. We should keep in mind that he, like Steve, Jason and Austin, is a huge fan of the show. I think he's been planning to make his big moves last week and this week and failed.
• I could be wrong.
• Becky SEEMS to have chosen a side ... Jackie, James, Meg. Apparently something Vanessa said set her off against those other folks.
• Johnny Mac wants all to band together against Vanessa.
• While Johnny Mac and Becky are buddies, it seems like every single "band together" plan has flopped this season.
• Or, flip-flopped. Or waffled.
• Johnny Mac told Steve about the target Vanessa plan.
• Hmm.
• Steve told Vanessa that they (he and she) might not be safe this week.
• I think he's absolutely right.
• Vanessa tried to defend whatever happened during the fight pre-show. Gosh, she can yap a mile a minute and leave you totally befuddled.
• In her whirlwind of words, she told Shelli about the "secret" Geeks and Freaks alliance. 
• Loose lips do what?
• When she told Steve that she told Shelli about it, he wasn't happy.
• Shelli continued to creep me out by talking about how much Clay looks like her brother.
• Okay, this week's plan (if it actually works) is to nominate Steve and Shelli, backdoor Vanessa.
• That's according to Becky, Meg, Jackie and James and then by Becky and Johnny Mac separately.
• A worried Austin promised Becky safety if a double eviction comes up. He's hoping not to go on the block.
• He really shouldn't worry -- he's rather inept at comps and his social game is far from the best. I don't think he could ever be a threat to win it all.
• Vanessa tried to make a deal with Becky, but no way. Becky said she's done with deals.
• Becky keeps harping on how Steve needs to play THIS season, not keep spouting facts about past seasons.
• She's actually right.
• In privacy, Becky told Johnny Mac her one true target and the only person she "hates" in the house is Vanessa.
• The twins and Becky agreed not to target each other.
• Heh. No more deals, eh? 
• Just not deals with Vanessa, Becky's new found nemesis.
• Vanessa's paranoia is kicking in. She went to Austin to see if Becky made a deal with him. He told just the original double eviction safety deal. Vanessa told him that Becky is bragging about her group -- James, Meg, Jackie.
• Austin said that was puzzling because he thought he and the twins were close to Becky.
• Of course, we know that Johnny Mac is the one closest to Becky.
• Vanessa thinks she's going to be the backdoor target.
• Methinks she's right.
• Whoa? A diary room "leak" seems to have James receiving an America's Player card. Hmm.

New green hat?

Feeling safe

Summit meeting

Inner circle meeting

Pawn? Target?

Safe this week?

Big Brother 17: Live Endurance HoH Comp Updates - August 6

As the comp goes on and the feeds return, I'll update this post with the latest news as it happens. Refresh the page to get the latest news!

Feeds not back on yet at 10:03pm ET.

Feeds back on!

Quad cam 10:15pm ET

Johnny Mac at 10:24pm ET

It looks like Becky has the lead in this at this time.

Becky at 10:30pm ET

10:38pm ET

10:44pm ET - Austin and Meg are way, way behind. They might as well throw in their towels!

10:45pm ET - Meg lowest, Austin 2nd lowest

10:50pm ET - Becky still in the lead.

10:53pm ET - Jackie

11:00pm ET - JMac bookin'!

Becky still seems to be in the lead. JMac tried to get his hand in, no go. He's put on the speed.

Julia is catching up with Becky! At least, that's how it looks here.

11:13pm ET - Liz, Austin and Meg are the worst. Becky, Julia and John hustling. Correction - I think that's Vanessa on the end, not Liz. No matter, Becky and others are SO FAR ahead.

Becky at 11:15pm ET

FIRST NEVER HAVE NOT, THEN MONEY, THEN BECKY GOES STRAIGHT FOR THE HOH BALL. SHE'S THE NEW HOH AT 11:30PM ET!

Big Brother 17: Live Eviction and HoH Show Blog Party - August 6

Good evening! Ready for a blog party? Tonight either Clay or Shelli will leave us. Oh, boohoo.

Before we get going, here's the latest update on the blog pool:

Austin - Petals, Tammy, marthalight, Dr_Celine

Becky - Glenn, Jackie, Indiana Jane, Brian

Clay - FairieGoddess0714, QuixoticElf, DonnaNY, JonMD1267

James - uncartie, Marlo, Jackie~juju, ML

John - Sasha, lynn1, clover

Liz - Skyriverblue, jo Chapman, monty924

Meg - Sharon S, Merrilee, MikesGirl

Shelli - Delee, Sharon N, chrob

Steve - KelseyNY, Carrie, K

Vanessa - Chacha, Heather Reyes, T-Town Chick

EVICTED:

Jace - Becky in TX, CherylinNC, JOKATS, CaelaXO

Da'Vonne - jessica UNderwood, SueGee, Ed in Ohio, Nickelpeed
Jeff - No pool people due to being announced late in cast
Audrey - David, Chase, Orkmommy, Nicole K
Jason - Witt, Sharon, WolfpackRed

As the show airs here on the East Coast, I'll update this entry with the major happenings. Refresh the page to get the latest. As always, the real party is in the comments area. I hope to see you there!

"The hunters have become the hunted," says Julie regarding Clay and Shelli. Now a recap ...

The HitMen (Cody, Derrick) will be there. And, it looks like an endurance comp will start. If indeed endurance, I'll create a separate post to cover it after the show ends.

Julie tells us that Clay and Shelli agreed not to campaign against each other. Tears. James wants Shelli out. We'll see. Blech, Clay and Shelli hugging and crying. I don't need to see that, do you?

James tells Austin that Clay and Shelli told him about Judas and the hinky votes. Austin is ticked. He tells Vanessa, now she's mad, too. Now Shelli wants to try to mend fences with her 6th Sense alliance. She wants to stay.

Now they're kissing. And, thankfully, interrupted.

The 6th folks want to keep Shelli while James and Co. want her gone. They think they can knock both out in succession. Jackie is suspicious (rightfully) of Vanessa.

The twins would prefer that Shelli go. Austin is now torn.

Derrick and Cody segment. Derrick likes Johnny Mac, rooting for James. Cody likes James, too. Holla!

Finally to the live vote:
Clay - Thanks God and family and others. Special place in my heart for all, vote for Shelli to stay.
Shelli - Shout-outs. Tears, Clay is her heart. Want to live in real world with you. Loyal and fair game.
@@

The votes to evict:
Vanessa - Clay
Meg - Clay
Austin - Clay
Jackie - Clay
To commercial ...
Liz - Clay
Julia - Clay
Steve - Clay
Becky - Clay
John - Clay (It's been a weird day.)

Unanimous, Clay is evicted. More tears from Shelli. I can only hope she's too distraught to do well in an endurance comp. When Julie asks Clay if he loves Shelli, "Ummm ... that's a big word." Ha.

HoH Comp - All in jury from here on out. Jury members might come back, she hints. Comp called Midway Mayhem. Fill up funnel with gas and go across the lawn to fill gas tank. Three checkered balls to reach as it fills -- 5 grand, never have not pass or HoH, each ball. Game ends at claim for HoH. And, yes, it's slippery lanes.

To follow the HoH Comp as it plays out on the live feeds, I made this post. Meet me there!

Next week is the double eviction!

Big Brother 17: Live Feeds Overnight into Thursday - August 6

Once a knight, always a knight

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Hamsters Gone Wild:

• I'll be glad when the couple is split up. Despite Allison Grodner's idea that show fans want to see couplings, that's not why I watch. Since their first kiss the other day, they're hanging all over each other and the cameras focus on them way too much.
• Who am I talking about? Well, duh. Clay and Shelli.
• I'm also tired of the couple knowing each other less than a month and a half and acting like teenagers in love.
• Clay and Shelli had to pack their bags.
• Aw, ain't it just tugging on your heartstrings?
• Those silly hamsters are still thinking this will be a double eviction week.
• Steve has been having a toothache. Other than advice, Johnny Mac isn't allowed to help him.
• I don't think they have pliers in the house, either.
• The twins are being Vanessa-fickle, going back and forth over which one to vote out. Austin told them that if they keep Shelli, it will "look bad."
• Hmm. It sounds like Austin thinks the power will be stronger on the James side of the house.
• Steve thinks that they should keep Shelli in because she's a larger target.
• I dunno. Either one would be a target.
• Vanessa continued her Save Shelli campaign.
• And now Austin has gone all Vanessa, deciding they need to keep Shelli.
• At least James isn't waffling. But he doesn't have a vote.
• Austin said he doesn't want to see James blindsided (in a double eviction). Maybe his allegiance is literally torn. Hmm.
• Clay worked on Steve to get him to vote him out, keep Shelli in. He made his plea telling more than a few lies along the way. After Clay left the room, Steve exuberantly faced the cameras and ranted about Clay lying to his face. Earlier he had been told that Austin only became the target when the Clay/Shelli campaign to target him (Steve) failed. Clay told a whole different story.
• Meanwhile, James had assured Steve that they (he, Meg, Jackie and Becky) had his back.
• Becky told Steve that she will be voting Shelli out and he needs to do what's best for his own game. She said that she wants Shelli out because she's a bigger threat physically and mentally in comps. They both find it funny that Clay is pretty much saying the same as the reason they should vote him out.
• And on it goes ...

How could they do this to us?

A moment of levity

Clay didn't earn that HoH robe!

A young Trump thing going on with his hair

You lied right to my face, Clay!

Big Brother 17: Power of Veto Show Blog Party - August 5

Good evening! Ready for a blog party?

As the show airs here on the East Coast, I'll update this entry with the major happenings. Refresh the page to get the latest. As always, the real party is in the comments area. I hope to see you there!

James is not scared. It's good to know that. Clay's biggest fear was being put up on the block next to Shelli. Shelli cries a tear. Clay tries to intimidate James by yelling at him. James is not scared.

Now Clay and Shelli are scaring Vanessa. They blame her saving Austin for them being on the block. Vanessa cries.

Shelli and Clay talk to James. They go on about having had his back all along. James doesn't fall for their twisted tales. Shelli cries.

Shelli backtracks and goes for damage control with Vanessa. "This alliance is still on." Shelli cries. Vanessa cries. "Why this week? I'll be spending the rest of the time in the jury house without HIM!"

Time to pick PoV players! James wants to win to keep the nominations the same. James draws Houseguest's Choice, goes for Jackie. Shelli draws Becky. Clay draws Vanessa. Vanessa is not thrilled.

Becky sits in with Jackie and James as they talk about winning the veto and keeping the nominations the same.

Time for the PoV comp! Kingdom of Big Brotherhood. Played in rounds, catapult darts. Reveal the prize inside crowns. It's the comp where they can trade prizes with rewards and punishments. The onlookers can drink wine while they watch.

Vanessa scored 26. Clay 19. Becky 11. Shelli 22. Jackie 1. James 29. Jackie out. Jackie's prize is the veto. She knows it will go.

In the second round, Shelli's dart lands in the water. Shelli is out. She wins a Knight in Shining Armor (costume). She takes the veto from Jackie.

Round three, Vanessa out. She wins an Ireland vacation, keeps it.

Round four, Clay is out. Knight of Shining Armor, 24 hours of shining the shining knight's armor. He takes the Ireland trip from Vanessa.

Shelli cries.

Last round, Becky is out. She wins $5,000, keeps it.

James wins Castle Guard, doing guard duties 2400 time in 24 hours. He likes the idea of the money, but takes the veto. Shelli is the Castle Guard and James wins the Veto.

Shelli cries.

Meg is all woozy and she and Clay kind of cling on each other, both a bit teary. Clay, sober, is kind of a hands on kind of guy during this!

Jackie gets her armor for the week and Vanessa must buff it for the day. Shelli got a sword -- must hit a punching bag, stab a target and knocking a bar down with the sword. Every 100 she has to run in the house ringing a bell to let the kingdom know they're safe. She does it!

Shelli tells us she has information from the twins that might sway James to use the veto. They talk to him. He tells them that he would need enough information to put someone else up. Shelli tells James about the Austin/Judas bit. She says that Judas voted for Audrey, Judas changed the target to him. She throws Austin under the bus. James tells them he'll think about it and then decide.

Veto meeting time! Clay says how much he cares fro Shelli. Shelli they've been good to their word, don't deserve to be nominated. James says they turned their backs on him, left him in the dark about stuff and does not use the veto.

Shelli cries.

Big Brother 17: Live Feeds into Wednesday Afternoon - August 5

True lovebirds?

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Rodents Running Rampant:

• Austin told James and Meg that Steve runs to Clay and Shelli with information.
• Like Austin is one to talk about that!
• They all think Steve is deliberately holding off on winning comps.
• They're all still fearful of a double eviction this week.
• Silly hamsters.
• Austin says that if Shelli goes first, the double eviction nominees should be Clay and Johnny Mac.
• Interesting to see his proposal even though we know it's not a double eviction. In that scenario, Clay would most likely be out.
• Vanessa said she promised Clay that she would vote to keep Shelli this week.
• Whatever.
• She also told Jackie that if she wins HoH next week, she'd put up Shelli (if Shelli remains).
• Yeah, sure.
• The general consensus amongst the group (no Steve, Johnny Mac or loving nominee couple) is that whichever goes this week, the remaining one should go the next. 
• We'll see. If Shelli does stay, I imagine she's going to fight pretty hard to continue on in the house.
• Liz and Julia read my mind. They started talking about how boring Mondays until eviction days are.
• Liz and Julia also said they'd rather vote with the house. I don't think it's as much of a house vote this week as we've seen before.
• Steve won't be able to go back to school next month. He really didn't expect to make jury. Thankfully (as he stated a while back), he gave his mother the information on how to withdraw him for the semester so he won't suffer either financially or academically.
• A new plan has hatched! The latest is that Clay and Shelli will out Becky as their mole.
• Oh, wow.
• Although, I have to say ... James, Meg and Jackie are still oblivious to it. It would be big to them.
• But it won't save Clay nor Shelli.
• They think if Clay stays, outing Becky as a rat will make her the target the next week and force Johnny Mac to align with Clay, Austin and Vanessa.
• Um. I'm not really sure if Johnny Mac can be all that controlled. While he threw the comps for them, he might just have his own game plans.
• Shelli's latest rant about James is due to his size. That really turns me off. I hate when people pick on non-controllable physical attributes as insult material. Does she call fat people "fatso" when she's angry at them? It's one thing to make comments about choices one makes -- hair, make-up, etc. But to rant with hate and include things like him being a small dude is a bit out of line, methinks. It tells a lot about her character.
• /end my own rant
• Vanessa told Clay and Shelli that James is bullying everyone to vote out Shelli.
• Hmm.
• I don't see any real bullying going on. She's exaggerating just a tad there. 
• Austin thinks that Shelli and Clay went up on the block because they were playing both sides.
• Shouldn't he himself be worried if that's the case?
• Now he's thinking they HAVE to vote out Shelli.
• And on it goes ...

Unlike Audrey's days, the lights remain on.

Talks more dentistry than game.

Still a knight

Look. It's Becky! Becky who?

Steve is laying low lately.

Big Brother 17: Live Feeds Tuesday into the Evening - August 4

The loving couple and squirrel head

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap:

• James got his HoH camera today. He first went around sneaking up on people taking shots of them sleeping before they went to the posed photos.
• Austin couldn't figure out how to use the camera. With those huge paws, I'm surprised he could actually hit the tiny shutter button!
• Vanessa and Becky both complained how how messy the house is.
• Living like pigs! 
• Hmm ... would those be guinea pigs, a relative of the hamster?
• Clay apparently thinks it will be Shelli going home.
• Shelli doesn't think so!
• As I mentioned before, Shelli has been playing a much better social game and is likely to stay when the votes go down Thursday.
• To be honest, although she's not any kind of favorite of my own, I'd just as soon see her stay. I've been thinking about it. What I disliked the most was the one-sided winning. I hate when, in a divided house, one side dominates and wipes out the other. I like ups and downs and power struggles. 
• If Clay stays, it will end up one-sided once again. He'd be pretty easy to boot.
• Jason isn't the only one in the house still living with his parents -- so is John. He has heavy duty student debt. I don't believe he's living in the basement, though.
• Austin, working for the Save Shelli cause, told Julia that if Clay stays in the house, he (Austin) will be Clay's number one target.
• James and Meg told the twins that both Clay and Shelli want Shelli to stay because she's more likely to win the whole thing.
• And, of course, they're so deeply in love that they'll take the after tax quarter million and ride off into the sunset on horses from Clay's mother's ranch.
• Shelli asked Steve if he was still voting for her to stay. Of course, he is.
• Shelli cried some more.
• Are you surprised? It's kind of like a daily thing these days.
• Heh. Shelli actually thinks the reset Julie mentioned might mean everyone goes to jury? She could be with the love of her life!
• Blech.
• No way, anyway.
• They got to order take-out food. Or, to be more accurate, delivery food.
• Plus they got the usual minimal amount of alcohol (when you consider how many people imbibing).
• Tomorrow's show should be more interesting than tonight's live feeds.
• I hate lulls in my kerfuffles!

Look! They got a booze delivery!

Who's this? No hat, can't be Vanessa!

Sneak with the HoH camera

Meg having sun issues

Oh. The Hat is back.

Big Brother 17: Live Feeds Overnight into Tuesday - August 4

Has no one to buff her armor

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of A House Divided:

• After some sort of kerfuffle (unknown to us as the feeds were blocked) during the PoV ceremony, things remained calm in the house.
• For the most part, Clay and Shelli stayed away from the rest of the house.
• Shelli mingled a bit more than Clay. She explained that Clay just needed some time away from people.
• Austin told Shelli he tried everything he could to make James change his mind and use the veto, but he knew it was a no go.
• Although James really wants Shelli out, I don't think that's going to happen.
• She's more of a threat for the win because she's smart and can win physical challenges. (That's why he would prefer she goes.)
• But, she's also a lot more social than Clay is in the house.
• I think both will get votes, but she probably has the edge to stay.
• The majority of the evening had small groups with small talk, lots of pool games.
• The big excitement was discovering a praying mantis they named Perry.
• It was boring.
• I wanted a brouhaha!
• Vanessa is continuing to work the Keep Shelli In Here program.
• As Becky has been some sort of self-appointed double agent, trying to play both sides. However, when it comes down to it, she'll be on the side of Shelli/Vanessa and Co.
• Meg, James and Jackie still don't realize she's doing this.
• Clay lamented that floaters will win this year.
• Aw, poor Clay.
• Had he not latched onto Shelli (or vice versa), he'd be a little lost lamb in the game.
• Both Clay and Austin continue to crack their necks. Make them stop.
• Again, Steve stayed up past the others, pacing about the yard reciting the comps and such.
• He said that James knows that's he's been playing both sides and, if he (Steve) wins HoH, not only will Meg kiss him, but he'll put Becky and Shelli on the block. Hmm.
• While he was out there, Clay and Shelli emerged and hit the hammock.
• Shelli and Steve talked.
• Clay probably wanted Steve to go away. He grunted a few times.
• Clay finally joined in when Steve and Shelli started talking about the pre-season interviews with Rachel and others.

Puckering for a kiss from Austin? Heh.

Drama free evening for the gals

All about the drama for this gal

Is he bitter? Yep.

Vanessa continues to support Chelli

Late night small talk

Big Brother 17: Live Feeds Monday Daytime, PoV Meeting - August 3

Talking periodontal stuff

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Future Psych Patients:

• Vanessa swore her allegiance to whomever stays if the nominations remain the same.
• Which, of course, they did. James stayed true to his word and Shelli/Clay remain on the block.
• Shelli cried.
• There apparently was bad behavior from either Shelli or Clay (or both) at the veto meeting.
• The feeds are blocked for that, so we have to depend on what they say in the house after the fact.
• Austin, Liz and Julia all agree that they don't trust either Shelli or Clay. They want to keep Vanessa and Steve around, though.
• It sounds like it's going to be a bit of a toss-up which one will go home.
• James wants Shelli out because she's the stronger player and a larger threat for the win.
• On the other hand, Shelli has played more of a social game with those on her "side" of the house and it looks like most of them want to keep her over Clay.
• Vanessa is going to work on getting votes to keep her.
• Again, they're worried about a double eviction this week.
• Again, I doubt that will be this week -- too much stuff which has to be addressed in both shows, Wednesday and Thursday.
• After the veto meeting, Clay and Shelli exiled themselves and have been sleeping most of the day.
• I can't really blame Shelli -- she went through that grueling knight sword 2400 times within 24 hours stuff, then was up past dawn trying to talk James into using the veto.
• At least Clay got up to eat Meg's chicken and/or chips. I haven't seen Shelli.
• That's it for now! 

He's chosen a side

They didn't throw that hat away. Grr.

Will the Save Shelli movement work?

Stuck to his guns

Big Brother 17: Live Feeds into Monday Morning - August 3

Will he waffle?

They made up for the lack of game talk during the veto punishments yesterday by going at it all night. Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Tense Turmoil:

• Clay and Shelli have played such an honest game, y'know.
• Just ask them.
• Wait, no need to ask them! They'll tell you without any prompting!
• They're scrambling.
• That's what they are.
• First they try to throw Vanessa under the bus.
• It's not like James is thisclose to Vanessa anyway. Yeah, he's willing to work with her, but he's smart enough to not really trust her 100%.
• Next, they go for Steve.
• Now, the Steve bit has been ongoing, but James and Meg have planted a few seeds to see if it would grow.
• James has told Steve he will not put him on the block.
• And, that's a promise he's going to keep.
• As the night progressed, their latest target became Austin.
• Oh, gee. They're giving James the option of definitely breaking up the power duo, hopefully sending the brains of it (Shelli) home against a huge doofus who's probably not got a chance of winning a comp.
• Before the present as I post this meeting between Clay, Shelli, James, Jackie and Meg, James and Meg had both claimed the nominations will remain the same. The plan is to just let them talk, gather any info they'll give and keep the nominations as they are.
• Even though Shelli spills about Judas/Austin, I doubt James will change his mind.
• James is really good at this stuff. He's not making any promises. He's just saying he wants to make sure the person who goes home needs to go home. He won't say one person made worse decisions than another at this point. 
• James thinks show fans probably don't like him now because he put Clay and Shelli on the block.
• Au contraire, silly James! From what I can tell, the sentiment has gone overboard in approval even.
• Despite how much they lie about playing an honest game, despite who they throw under that proverbial reality television bus ... as James says, "The train has left the station. One of them must go home."
• Heh. He ain't no Vanessa.

Making promises, telling lies.

I just don't know.

Steve plays the hammock strings.

Sad Shelli

Better in a shirt, thank you.