Spoiler alert. This covers Big Brother 28 live feeds from Thursday night after the eviction into the early hours of Friday, August 21. The Head of Household result has not aired. If you are waiting for Sunday’s episode, stop here.
Dee Valladares is Head of Household. She is the first person to win it twice this season, she was on the block on Monday, and the woman who saved her is already talking to her about final two.
Where Week 7 Stands
Kamu Kirk was evicted 8 to 1 on Thursday after Angela Murray won the Block Buster and came off the block. LaTrice Verrett cast the only vote against Haley Thogmartin. We covered the run up in the Week 6 eviction day spoilers.
Feeds went down at 8:52 in the evening and came back at 11:10. Eleven houseguests remain.
Dee Won It on the Balance Beam
The competition appears to have been an endurance balance beam, which is a two hour block of feeds going dark for a reason.
Consider where Dee was five days ago. Nominated by Yash on Sunday. Still on the block Saturday after Yash won the veto and kept his board. Pulled down Monday only because Rick Devens spent a power he had been holding since Week 3. On Thursday she took the room.
LaTrice Broke Down in the Gym
Around 6:30, immediately after the vote, LaTrice was crying alone in the gym. She said she has nobody in this house she can trust and that she is furious nobody told her the votes were not there.
Her anger landed on one person. I told you Drew was a motherf**ker, she said. And then the line that will follow her all week: them motherf**kers better hope I don’t win Head of Household.
She did not win it. Dee did.
Here is what actually happened to her. Melody Morris and Mallory Aurichio told Taylor Brown that Kamu did not have the votes, minutes before the vote. They did not tell LaTrice. Drew Campbell and Barrett Pfeiffer had already flipped while continuing to act supportive to her face.
LaTrice initially believed she was the only person left out. Taylor found her and explained that she and Yash Patel were blindsided too, which changed LaTrice’s read from personal betrayal to something structural. Taylor’s advice was blunt: hide it, because visible anger costs them both.
Taylor Is Playing the Calmest Game in the House
She got the warning minutes before the vote and voted with the majority anyway. Then she spent the night working.
At 12:45 in the morning she found Mallory and told her that Barrett was going to let her go home two weeks ago, pushing her to move against Barrett and Drew. That is a person who absorbed a blindside at six o’clock and was recruiting from the other side by midnight.
She also expects to be nominated. I wouldn’t be surprised if she put me up, she told LaTrice at 12:10.
Yash Thinks It Is Five on Five
This is the most interesting misread in the house. Yash does not believe he is in a minority of three. He reads the house as a five versus five split and believes Melody and Mallory can still be pulled to his side.
His reasoning is not crazy. Melody and Mallory genuinely distrust Drew and Barrett, they know they sit at the bottom of the Mosh Pit, and they warned Taylor before the vote. But they also both voted with the majority when it counted, which is the only evidence that matters.
Dee and Devens Are Talking About the End
At 11:40, minutes after she won, Dee and Devens were in the bathroom. We have to start thinking about who we want to take to the end also, Devens said.
They talked through how strong their position is and agreed they expect Drew to try to disrupt things. Two returning players, both holding real power, already sorting the rest of the house into people they beat at the end. Dee is also still carrying an unused five thousand dollar BB Bribe.
The Backdoor Talk Is Real but Loose
Dee mentioned wanting to backdoor Yash. She was explicit that she is not committed to it. Devens argued for nominating him directly instead of backdooring him, which is a meaningful disagreement between the two people running this week.
Names circulating for the block are Yash, Taylor and LaTrice, with Haley floated as a possible swap. Mallory has separately expressed concern about her own safety despite being reassured. Nominations are expected Friday evening on the feeds.
The Have Not Detail
One small thing from 12:55 in the morning that says more than the strategy talk. Dee mentioned to Angela and Melody that LaTrice volunteered to be a Have Not despite not being scheduled for it.
The two Have Nots this week are Taylor and LaTrice, the two people who just discovered the house had been operating without them. One of them signed up for it voluntarily on the same night. That is either a competitor resetting or somebody with nothing left to protect.
The other thing worth watching is what the Mosh Pit does now. It was formed on a Sunday night for the express purpose of evicting Kamu, Mallory has since worked that out, and the purpose has now been served. Seven person alliances do not usually outlive their reason for existing, and this one has two members who privately quit it on Tuesday.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won HOH on Big Brother 28 Week 7?
Dee Valladares, her second Head of Household of the season and the first repeat winner of BB28. It has not aired yet.
What was the competition?
It appears to have been an endurance balance beam competition. No official name has been reported.
Who is Dee targeting?
Yash is the most discussed target, with Taylor and LaTrice also named. She has floated a backdoor but is not committed, and Devens prefers a direct nomination.
When are nominations?
Expected Friday evening on the live feeds.
Who are the Have Nots this week?
Taylor and LaTrice. LaTrice reportedly volunteered despite not being scheduled.
When does the BB Time Capsule vote close?
Friday at 9 a.m. Pacific, noon Eastern. It is the sixth and final round, with four prizes and three punishments left in the pool.
