BB26
“The arena changes everything”
Chelsie Baham
Jury vote 7-0
Makensy Manbeck
Tucker Des Lauriers
Key twist. A.I. Arena (BB Block Buster debut) — 3-nominee system where all three nominees compete in a live comp; winner is saved
Defining moment. Tucker Des Lauriers' explosive, chaotic gameplay made him the breakout star despite an early exit
Fun fact. The 3-nominee system was the biggest format change since the introduction of the Veto in Season 3. The A.I. Arena was rebranded as the BB Block Buster in Season 27.
Week by Week
| Wk | HOH | Nominees | Veto | Evicted | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angela Murray | Kenney Kelley, Kimo Apaka, Lisa Weintraub | Lisa Weintraub | Matt Hardeman | 8-3 |
BB AI Arena: Kimo Apaka saved himself. | |||||
| 2 | Chelsie Baham | Angela Murray, Kenney Kelley, Lisa Weintraub | Kenney Kelley | Lisa Weintraub | 11-1 |
BB AI Arena: Tucker Des Lauriers saved himself. | |||||
| 3 | Cedric Hodges | Angela Murray, Kenney Kelley, Tucker Des Lauriers | Tucker Des Lauriers | Kenney Kelley | 10-1 |
Tucker used the POV on Angela instead of himself. Cedric named Makensy as replacement, but she used the 'America's Veto' power to save herself; America voted Quinn Martin onto the block. BB AI Arena: Tucker Des Lauriers saved himself. | |||||
| 4 | Angela Murray | Cedric Hodges, Makensy Manbeck, Tucker Des Lauriers | Tucker Des Lauriers | Cedric Hodges | 6-3 |
AI-themed 'Deepfake' twist week. BB AI Arena: Makensy Manbeck saved herself. | |||||
| 5 | Tucker Des Lauriers | Brooklyn Rivera, Cam Sullivan-Brown, Quinn Martin | Tucker Des Lauriers | Brooklyn Rivera | 8-1 |
BB AI Arena: Chelsie Baham saved herself. | |||||
| 6 | T'kor Clottey | Cam Sullivan-Brown, Makensy Manbeck, Tucker Des Lauriers | Cam Sullivan-Brown | Tucker Des Lauriers | 5-3 |
BB AI Arena: Makensy Manbeck saved herself. | |||||
| 7 | Quinn Martin | Angela Murray, Kimo Apaka, Rubina Bernabe | Leah Peters | Joseph Rodriguez | 4-3 |
Final BB AI Arena of the season: Rubina Bernabe saved herself. | |||||
| 8 | Chelsie Baham | Angela Murray, Kimo Apaka | Makensy Manbeck | Quinn Martin | 4-2 |
Jury phase begins; AI Arena discontinued (2-nominee format resumes). Quinn = 1st juror. | |||||
| 9 | Leah Peters | Kimo Apaka, Rubina Bernabe | Angela Murray | T'kor Clottey | 4-1 |
T'kor = 2nd juror. | |||||
| 10 | Makensy Manbeck | Angela Murray, Kimo Apaka | Makensy Manbeck | Leah Peters | 4-0 |
First eviction of the week. Leah = 3rd juror. | |||||
| 10 | Chelsie Baham | Angela Murray, Kimo Apaka | Kimo Apaka | Angela Murray | 3-0 |
Double eviction (same night as Leah). Angela = 4th juror. | |||||
| 11 | Makensy Manbeck | Kimo Apaka, Rubina Bernabe | Makensy Manbeck | Kimo Apaka | 2-0 |
Final 5. Kimo = 5th juror. | |||||
| 12 | Chelsie Baham | Cam Sullivan-Brown, Makensy Manbeck | Makensy Manbeck | Rubina Bernabe | — |
Final 4: Makensy won the veto, removed herself, and as sole voter evicted Rubina. Rubina = 6th juror. | |||||
| 13 | Makensy Manbeck | — | — | Cam Sullivan-Brown | — |
Finale: Chelsie won Final HOH Part 1; Makensy won Parts 2 and 3 and evicted Cam, taking Chelsie to the Final 2. Chelsie Baham won 7-0 (unanimous). Cam = 7th juror. | |||||
Jury Vote (7-0)
Houseguest Stats
| # | Houseguest | HOH | POV | Noms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Chelsie Baham | 4 | — | 1 |
| 2 |  Makensy Manbeck | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 3 |  Cam Sullivan-BrownJury | — | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |  Rubina BernabeJury | — | — | 6 |
| 5 |  Kimo ApakaJury | — | 1 | 7 |
| 6 |  Angela MurrayJury | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 |  Leah PetersJury | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 |  T'kor ClotteyJury | 1 | — | 1 |
| 9 |  Quinn MartinJury | 1 | — | 3 |
| 10 |  Joseph Rodriguez | — | — | 1 |
| 11 |  Tucker Des Lauriers | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 |  Brooklyn Rivera | — | — | 1 |
| 13 |  Cedric Hodges | 1 | — | 1 |
| 14 |  Kenney Kelley | — | 1 | 3 |
| 15 |  Lisa Weintraub | — | 1 | 2 |
| 16 |  Matt Hardeman | — | — | 1 |