BB18: Live Feeds into Wednesday - September 21

All departures scheduled for TONIGHT!

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Finale Finalists:

• This could very well be my last live feeds update of the BB18 season.
• That is, unless something really vital happens today after they wake up and before the feeds get cut.
• I want to thank those who played such a large part of the community here on the blog and a special thank you to those who donated through the blog's Paypal link this season! It's very appreciated! Unlike the other BB fan sites, I don't get a cut from people signing up for live feeds and such, yet I probably put as much work into this as they do in their sites. It's always nice to know folks are enjoying the blog!
• Onto those hamsters ...
• Yesterday was another relatively quiet day in Hamsterland.
• Paul still seems to be dead-set on taking Nicole to the final two if he wins the third part of the HoH.
• In the beginning of this end, Nicole seemed to be concentrating on her efforts to prepare speeches centering on James sitting next to her.
• Since James will have no choice in the matter and is out of competition to win final HoH, that would mean that Nicole was planning to take him if she wins the final part.
• But, it's BB.
• We know they just love their waffles!
• Paul worked on Nicole and gained her favor in taking HIM instead of James if she wins.
• Then James pretty much checked out of the game, sleeping and just on the surface mingling for the last few days.
• So it seemed set -- Paul would choose Nicole, Nicole would choose Paul.
• But it looks like Paul might have talked a bit too much (one of his downfalls) and it seems like Nicole is weighing her options now.
• She could take Paul and have a fight to the end.
• Or, she could take James for an easy win.
• I think Paul also realizes that taking James would give him an easy win. However, he seems to want a finale with Nicole and the battle to win.
• My personal opinion is that I'd like to see a Nicole/Paul finale. 
• As much as I find him a bit obnoxious, loud and arrogant, I am personally backing Paul for the win tonight. I honestly think he's played the best game out of the three remaining hamsters. 
• And, regarding a conversation in comments on my last live feeds report -- no, he wouldn't be the worst winner ever. That crown belongs to Adam J., the one busted for investing his winnings in dealing drugs! Paul, for all of the annoyances, is quite involved in animal rescue stuff. While he's young, only 22 if memory serves, and he'll probably blow a lot of the money on things neither you nor I would choose, I doubt he'd do anything illegal with it and bring shame onto the game.
• If it goes between Nicole and James tonight, I'd have to support a Nicole win. Their games were a bit similar. But she woke up and played a lot sooner and actually did more behind the scenes when she was laying low.
• I would probably go in shock if James wins tonight! Nothing personally against James, but I can't see it going that way in any scenario at all. I really like James as a person, but he's disappointed me this season.
• In the end, I don't personally know any of these people. I depended on them for my summer entertainment. They delivered. Better them in the house than ME! 

The lonely kitchen

Being a nice guy doesn't always win BB

He definitely played the game

Take James? Take Paul? Coreeeeey! Help!

Survivor 33: Millennials vs Gen-Ex - Blog Pool Match-Ups Announced!

Lifeguard Laurie has worked her mojo once again and came up the random matches for the blog pool! Yay, Laurie! And, we believe we have a record number of participants, too! Fifty people asked in for the season. We can only hope that might be an omen for a great season ahead of us!

As is our standard practice -- the blog people who have the honor of being chosen for the person who ends up the first boot of the season will get reassigned to someone else. After all, we never really get to know that first castaway out! 

Here are the matches Laurie randomly chose:

Millennials - Vanua Tribe 
Adam Klein - Brian, Kelsey NY, Sharon N 
Jessica Figgy Figueroa - Donna in Alabama, Laurie 
Justin Jay Starrett - Becky, Jackie, Shayne 
Mari Takahashi - cwcamper, Marthalight 
Michaela Bradshaw - Donna in NY, Krysta G, Pinky 
Michelle Shubert - Ed in Ohio, Nickelpeed 
Taylor Lee Stocker - Donna in FL, Janice from GA, Stephanie in Baltimore 
Zake Smith - Beachmom, monty924 
Will Wahl - Cheryl, Indiana Jane 
Hannah Shapiro - David, meb, Terry is a Texan 

Gen-X - Takali Tribe 
Bret LaBelle - Brandi Peralta, Judi Sweeney, Skyriverblue 
Ciandre CeCe Taylor - Anonymouse, Merrilee 
Chris Hammons - Cheryl in NC, Jennasmom 
David Wright - Buzzmaam, MikesGirl, Sharon C 
Jessica Lewis - Cupcake, Jean, Petals 
Ken McNickle - Dolores in Hollywood, Margo, Russ 
Lucy Huang - Delee, ML 
Paul Wachter - ChickMc, PDX Granny 
Rachel Ako - Glenn, Lanell from TN 
Sunday Burquest - Brenda, Kristen from Ohio, SueGee

If you want to check out a bit on your castaway, my meet the casts posts are at:
Millennials - Vanua Tribe 
Gen-X - Takali Tribe 

Is everybody ready for a HUGE night of television tomorrow!?!? 

BB18: Live Feeds into Tuesday - September 20

Talking her case in the dark

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Anxious Ants:

• Well, I figure the house ants have heard about the BBOTT season coming up and they're anxious to have new hamsters to annoy!
• Other than that, I really don't have hardly anything for you -- not much happened after my last report.
• They all turned to bed fairly early. 
• I think the stress of the downtime waiting time is getting to them.
• Most of the conversations are rehashes of previous conversations at this point.
• It still stands that Paul will almost 100% (almost because you can never totally predict!) take Nicole to the final two if he wins the third part of the HoH.
• It's also extremely likely that Nicole will take Paul instead of James if she wins the final part.
• James, on the other hand, seems to realize it and is pretty much settled in his probably position of third place.
• And that's that. 

Really looking like the final two

And so it goes ...

BB18: Live Feeds into Monday Night - September 19

Sadly thinking he's third place

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

• Before I get going on this report, I want to thank the commenters in the last update who were concerned for my safety. Yes, the New Jersey aspect of the NYC/NJ bomber is nearby. Elizabeth is my county seat where I serve jury duty (gah!) and Linden is just two towns over from me. We're talking small towns in square miles -- about maybe 15 minutes on back roads away. Plus, I do take NJ Transit trains for my work commute. But all is well and the good guys won! 
• Onto the BB schtuff ...
• As James would say, one more day and a wake up.
• I'm actually getting tired of the countdown being said that way.
• The yard is still open.
• Nicole and Paul spent most of their alone time together badmouthing James.
• Nicole is tired of him bringing up his daughter (family card!).
• Paul is tired of James bragging about how good he is at wall comps .. and comps in general.
• Paul tried to get James to admit to throwing comps to no avail.
• Nicole told Paul about James telling her how great it would be if the two vets made the final two.
• James told Nicole that he thinks he would only have two votes if he were in the final two.
• He just might be right with that.
• If James is in the final two with either Paul or Nicole, the best he could do is second place.
• BB decided to thrill them with a big surprise! They showed them a commercial for BBOTT (the fall online only season).
• "But what are they going to do with us?" wondered Nicole.
• They also gave them a blackboard.
• Now they can give the new hamsters tips!
• All alone, James gave a big talk to us/family/friends about how he'll be out in third place, should have kept Corey not Nicole, but no regrets.
• Aw, how sad. 
• But he should have played the game not the showmance!
• That's it for now. 

Badmouthing James at every chance

Will the jury be bitter?

BB18: Live Feeds into Monday - September 19

Take James or Paul? Gotta win first!

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Days to Waffle:

• Once again, they stayed awake for quite a bit ... for them.
• It seems that Nicole might be waffling and considering taking Paul if she wins the third part of HoH.
• Paul, on the other hand, seems pretty dead-set to take Nicole if he wins the third part of HoH.
• BB gave them some alcohol -- just about as much as they were issuing the whole house of hamsters earlier in the season!
• Both Nicole and Paul imbibed more than James.
• Nicole is worried that Natalie is influencing the girls' vote in the jury house and that James might have more votes than she had given him credit for.
• And, (due to alcohol?) she pretty much said the same to James.
• He said he won't be mad with either way she goes.
• I say he should have tried harder during the game and "gotten blood on his hands" instead of now sitting back thinking both will take him to the final two.
• They still have three days or, as James would say, two days and a wake-up.
• It still looks like, due to speech practices, Paul will take Nicole to the final two if he wins the last part of HoH.
• Now Nicole's choice is looking a bit doubtful.
• But that's subject to waffling. 

If he gets to final two, he could win it all.

On shaky ground with both now? Hmm.