SPOILER ALERT. This covers Big Brother 28 live feed activity from Wednesday into Thursday morning that has not aired on CBS. Tonight’s live show is where it resolves. Stop reading here if you only watch the episodes.
The blindside is dead. Haley Thogmartin told Drew Campbell the plan on Wednesday afternoon, Dee Valladares got cold feet about it separately, and Barrett Pfeiffer has now decided he would rather vote out Drew than Mallory Aurichio. Mallory is the only person on the block who still does not know what is happening.
Haley Leaked It Around 1:14pm
She told Drew they were planning to vote Mallory out, then tried to soften it by framing Mallory as this week and Taylor Brown as next week. One feed site states it plainly: Drew found out the real plan Wednesday morning.
He pushed back, arguing Taylor is the bigger competition threat. Whatever the merits, the secret was gone within hours of the house waking up, which is roughly what Dee predicted would happen once anyone outside her three knew.
Dee Got Cold Feet Anyway
Separately from the leak, Dee and Devens softened the plan themselves. By Wednesday evening they had decided to put it to Drew and Barrett first and only blindside them if they refused to go along.
Dee’s own framing earlier in the day was that with Mallory on the block the bridge was already burned and she had to see it through. That is a person talking herself into something rather than a person who has decided.
Barrett Is Flipping
This is the development that could decide tonight. Barrett has told Yash Patel he would vote Drew out over Mallory, and told Melody Morris directly that he could do it, that it would shock the veteran players and that it would create a six versus three.
His stated reason is simple and damning: Drew picks the veterans over anyone, every time. If Melody and Mallory commit alongside Yash, Barrett, Taylor and LaTrice Verrett, the anti veteran bloc has the numbers going into the next Head of Household. This comes from a single feed site so far.
Mallory Still Does Not Know
Nobody has told her. She spent Wednesday instructing Barrett to lie and say he would vote her out over Taylor, which is a plan built entirely on a premise that is false.
Barrett did tell her and Melody that he and Drew have been working with the veterans for a long time and that he is tired of it. That is a confession about his own position, not a warning about hers, and she does not appear to have read it as one.
The Vote Depends Entirely on the Blockbuster
Three scenarios, and one feed site rates Mallory the favorite to win the competition. If Mallory wins, it is Taylor against Drew and Taylor goes six to two. If Drew wins, it is Taylor against Mallory and Mallory goes five to three. If Taylor wins, it is Drew against Mallory and Mallory goes seven to one.
An earlier count had a four to four tie with Dee breaking it against Mallory. That count predates both the leak and Barrett’s flip and should be treated as superseded. Our Wednesday spoiler post covered the plan as it stood before it fell apart.
Melody and Mallory Went After Yash
Late Wednesday morning the two of them tried to build an alliance with Yash, who is the person Mallory trusts most and who is simultaneously being counted by the other side to vote her out.
Yash remains the most interesting position in the house. He bought safety with Dee’s five thousand dollar bribe, he has told Mallory he is voting to keep her, and he spent Tuesday pushing Dee to evict Drew instead. No outlet has reported whether he actually cornered Dee on Wednesday as he said he would.
What Nobody Knows About Tonight
The Blockbuster competition format has not been reported anywhere. No returning houseguest names have been announced or leaked, and the names circulating on social media are speculation built on cryptic posts.
The houseguests have not been told anything either. The only signal they have is that the backyard was locked down Tuesday for construction, which set off the usual speculation about what is being built out there.
Where This Leaves the House
The Mosh Pit is gone, FAP is gone, and what is forming in their place is a straightforward split between the veteran players and everyone else. Dee, Devens and Angela Murray on one side, and a loose group of six who have all now been burned by them.
That is a workable coalition and it has one enormous problem: it only exists if Drew survives tonight, and half of it is currently planning to evict him.
One last thing worth naming about how this week was played. Dee spent a competition win, a five thousand dollar bribe and a replacement nomination to remove a houseguest almost nobody was targeting eight days ago, and the plan leaked before it could be executed.
Whatever happens tonight, the cost of the attempt is already fixed. She has burned her own alliance, exposed her working relationship with Devens, and handed the rest of the house a shared grievance to organize around.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the blindside still happening?
No. Haley told Drew on Wednesday afternoon, and Dee and Devens separately decided to approach Drew and Barrett first rather than blindside them outright.
Does Mallory know she is the target?
No. She spent Wednesday coaching Barrett to pretend he would vote her out over Taylor, which only makes sense if she believes Taylor is the target.
Who is Barrett voting out?
He has said he would vote out Drew rather than Mallory, telling Melody it would shock the veteran players and create a six versus three. That is single sourced so far.
Who goes home tonight?
It depends entirely on the Blockbuster competition. If Mallory wins it, Taylor goes. If Drew or Taylor wins it, Mallory goes.
What is the Blockbuster competition?
A competition on the live show that lets one of the three nominees remove themselves before the vote. The format for tonight has not been reported anywhere.
Who is returning for the 1,000th episode?
Not announced. CBS has said former houseguests will appear based on fan votes but has released no names. Anything circulating on social media is speculation.
