Devens
The Comeback Showman
WHERE THEY STANDEP 28
Just won his second escape of the season, off a block he volunteered for. Comp-proven, jury-safe, and the single most likely person in the house to be blindsided — Barrett is drawing it up and Devens thinks they're fine.
THIS WEEK'S THREAT INDEX
The house's stated number one. Lost the veto by 26 seconds, is the biggest of the three Icons on comps and socially, and has promised to dismantle Barrett's game if he survives.
SEASON JOURNEY
total pts
Chuk Conquers the Fiji River
A Survivor-style plank crossing (with a Jeff Probst cameo) was no match for Chuk, who grabbed safety and recruited Survivor 50 winner Rick Devens.
Angela Pitches the Crossovers
'Stand united or fall divided' — Angela sells Dee on a returnee bloc with Devens, Drew & Barrett (+2 each).
Dee Infiltrates the Red Corner
Kamu, Haley & Chuk start the newbie alliance — named for Kamu's MMA corner — and HOH Dee slips right in, five strong (+2 each).
Dee Reads Devens the Riot Act
After Devens leaks the Red Corner to Angela, HOH Dee lays down the law — if the alliance blows up, it falls on him. The season's first trust crack.
Jason Comes for Big Daddy
"The sooner we get them out, the sooner the game becomes ours." Jason's target is Rick Devens: "America's dad," the man he calls Big Daddy. "I want to take that shot."
Drew Plays Both Sides
The newest Court Jester walked straight to The Crossovers and handed over Jason's entire plan. Dee, Devens, Angela and Barrett now know the con before the con started.
Devens Didn't Even Want It
Rick Devens won his first Head of Household in the time-travel “June 30, 1992” Nashville disc-slide comp, edging Haley 35–27 in the final — after telling the house he wasn't sure he wanted the power at all.
The Toolshed Gets Built at 3 A.M.
Devens gathered both of his alliances — the Crossovers and the Red Corner — in the HOH room in the dead of night and merged them into a single eight-person powerhouse. Drew gave it a name: The Toolshed.
The Cover Story on the Block
Devens nominated Melody, Lyric and Jason, telling them they “didn't talk enough game,” while the real plan hummed underneath: if the veto gets used, Rome goes up as the backdoor target.
Devens Runs the Table: HOH and Veto
Time-tripping to a 1967 “Festival of Love,” Devens raced together the 12-piece “Flower Power” poster and buzzed in seconds ahead of Jason — stacking the Power of Veto on top of his HOH. He called the solve his “A Beautiful Mind” moment. One man, the whole week in his hand.
“I'm Sorry and You're Welcome”: The Backdoor Lands
Devens used the veto to pull Lyric off the block, then slid Rome — never nominated, always the target — into the seat beside Jason and Melody. He pulled Rome aside first: “I'm sorry and you're welcome.” The plan, executed clean.
The Diamond Stays Hidden
Rick Devens' secret six-week Diamond Power of Veto never left his pocket — unused, known only to Dee, and quietly the most powerful card in the house heading into Thursday.
Seven in the Backyard
The Crossovers and For the American People find themselves alone in the yard on a Sunday night and walk out as The Mosh Pit — a seven-person majority against the five left outside it.
"You Can't Play These Games Scared"
Three weeks of sitting on the Diamond Power of Veto, a weekend of wavering from a hammock, and then Devens talks himself into the biggest move of the season.
The Diamond Pulls Dee Down
Devens spends the power on the one person he promised it to. Dee walks off the block untouched — the bribe she wasted on Yash suddenly irrelevant.
Kamu Goes Up, and the HOH Can't Stop It
The Diamond names its own replacement with zero HOH input. Yash's closest ally lands in the third chair, and the Head of Household watches his own week get taken away from him.
Barrett Told the Icons No to Their Faces
Dee and Devens had to be the ones to tell Drew and Barrett that the target had moved to Mallory. Barrett didn't take the news, he answered it — flatly, to the icons, that he would not be a vote to send her home. He kept his word about eighteen hours later. It cost him nothing and changed nothing.
Six to Two, and One of Them Was Drew
Angela, Yash, Haley, Devens, LaTrice — and Drew, who had been sitting on the block beside her that same morning. He won his way off, then voted her out. Melody and Barrett were the only two who didn't, exactly as advertised. The resistance was fully formed and still lost by four.
He Volunteered for That Chair
Devens offered himself to Drew as a pawn, betting the HOH would spend the slot backdooring Yash. Drew took the pawn and refused the plan — leaving Devens genuinely nominated, with nothing promised and nobody obligated.
Four Spheres, Four Minutes
"Your Game in Ruins" buried the nominees in a quarry of coloured spheres, then made them lean over a balcony and drop the right ones down a tube. All three started badly. Devens and Taylor found it. LaLa never did.
The Survivor Buys the Record
Devens stacked his fourth sphere first and took himself off the block. Had he lost it, he'd have gone home with fewer days in the Big Brother house than he banked across two seasons of Survivor. Instead he bought the record and a week of safety in one throw.
The Full Send: Three Icons on the Block
No backdoor, no games — Barrett nominated all three returnees at once. Angela, Dee, and Devens, straight to the block.
Nominated by Barrett - “you three would choose each other”
FUN FACTS
Survivor's comeback king — voted out early on Edge of Extinction, then clawed back on a legendary idol-and-immunity tear.
BackstoryA former morning news anchor who treats every eviction like his own broadcast desk.
QuirkHad he been evicted tonight, he'd have finished with fewer days in the Big Brother house than he spent across both his seasons of *Survivor* combined. He won the Block Buster and bought the record instead.
BackstoryEP 28Volunteered to be Drew's replacement nominee — openly asking to go on the block — in the hope it would set up a backdoor on Yash. Drew accepted the pawn and refused the plan.
MomentEP 27Made the BB28 jury without competing in a single round of the medieval twist. Dee handed him a Stone of Safety in the opening five minutes and he never had to move.
MomentEP 26Sat on the Diamond Power of Veto for three full weeks before spending it in Week 6 to pull Dee down and backdoor Kamu.
MomentEP 22Talked himself into the biggest move of the season from a hammock, telling the cameras “you can't play these games scared” before finally spending the Diamond Power of Veto he'd sat on for three weeks.
MomentEP 21Is quietly sitting on a **six-week Diamond Power of Veto**, disclosed to exactly one person in the house (Dee), and hasn't had to use it yet.
BackstoryEP 12Leads the Week 3 fan-favorability poll at 31% — nearly double second-place Dee (17%) — all while quietly sitting on a secret six-week Diamond Power of Veto that only Dee knows he has.
MomentEP 11America voted him into the BB Time Capsule and he pulled out the Diamond Power of Veto — save himself and name the replacement, no HOH input, good for six weeks — then told only Dee.
MomentEP 10Won the "Flower Power" veto by building a 1967 festival poster, locking in seconds before Jason — then compared his puzzle solve to *A Beautiful Mind.*
MomentEP 7Used his very first HOH to merge the Crossovers and the Red Corner into an eight-person super-alliance the house is calling The Toolshed.
AllianceEP 6Jason calls Rick Devens "Big Daddy" — and named him his target: "The sooner we get them out, the sooner the game becomes ours."
NicknameEP 4Leaked the Red Corner straight to Angela — leaving Dee furious and warning that if it blows up, it falls on him.
BackstoryEP 3Coached his Red Corner allies to "not play so hard" and chill out — running circles around the newbies while his real loyalty sat with the returnee-heavy Crossovers.
EP 3One of the "Reality Icons" — three reality-TV vets (Devens, Dee, Angela) folded into a newbie house.
AllianceEP 1
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BIO
Survivor's ultimate comeback king, crashing the BB house. On Survivor: Edge of Extinction he was voted out early, clawed back from elimination, then went on a legendary immunity-and-idol tear — narrating his own chaos the whole way as one of the show's all-time fan favorites. A former morning news anchor who treats every eviction like his own broadcast desk.
🎯 FANTASY TAKE
He asked to go on the block, watched Drew pocket the pawn and bin the plan, and then simply won his way back off it. Two escapes in one season and a comp record that now speaks louder than his deals. The only thing he has misread is Barrett — who is building the blindside while Devens tells people they're solid.
STRATEGY
Co-pilots the majority with Dee — helped engineer the Week-4 vote flip — while quietly holding an unseen Diamond Veto. Plays affable and under-the-radar; the insurance nobody has priced in.
Rick Devens
The Comeback Showman
"Survivor's ultimate comeback king, crashing the BB house. On Survivor: Edge of Extinction he was voted out early, clawed back from elimination, then went on a legendary immunity-and-idol tear — narrating his own chaos the whole way as one of the show's all-time fan favorites. A former morning news anchor who treats every eviction like his own broadcast desk."
PLAYER INFO
CONNECT
WHERE THEY STANDEP 28
Just won his second escape of the season, off a block he volunteered for. Comp-proven, jury-safe, and the single most likely person in the house to be blindsided — Barrett is drawing it up and Devens thinks they're fine.
THIS WEEK'S THREAT INDEX
The house's stated number one. Lost the veto by 26 seconds, is the biggest of the three Icons on comps and socially, and has promised to dismantle Barrett's game if he survives.
SEASON JOURNEY
total pts
Chuk Conquers the Fiji River
A Survivor-style plank crossing (with a Jeff Probst cameo) was no match for Chuk, who grabbed safety and recruited Survivor 50 winner Rick Devens.
Angela Pitches the Crossovers
'Stand united or fall divided' — Angela sells Dee on a returnee bloc with Devens, Drew & Barrett (+2 each).
Dee Infiltrates the Red Corner
Kamu, Haley & Chuk start the newbie alliance — named for Kamu's MMA corner — and HOH Dee slips right in, five strong (+2 each).
Dee Reads Devens the Riot Act
After Devens leaks the Red Corner to Angela, HOH Dee lays down the law — if the alliance blows up, it falls on him. The season's first trust crack.
Jason Comes for Big Daddy
"The sooner we get them out, the sooner the game becomes ours." Jason's target is Rick Devens: "America's dad," the man he calls Big Daddy. "I want to take that shot."
Drew Plays Both Sides
The newest Court Jester walked straight to The Crossovers and handed over Jason's entire plan. Dee, Devens, Angela and Barrett now know the con before the con started.
Devens Didn't Even Want It
Rick Devens won his first Head of Household in the time-travel “June 30, 1992” Nashville disc-slide comp, edging Haley 35–27 in the final — after telling the house he wasn't sure he wanted the power at all.
The Toolshed Gets Built at 3 A.M.
Devens gathered both of his alliances — the Crossovers and the Red Corner — in the HOH room in the dead of night and merged them into a single eight-person powerhouse. Drew gave it a name: The Toolshed.
The Cover Story on the Block
Devens nominated Melody, Lyric and Jason, telling them they “didn't talk enough game,” while the real plan hummed underneath: if the veto gets used, Rome goes up as the backdoor target.
Devens Runs the Table: HOH and Veto
Time-tripping to a 1967 “Festival of Love,” Devens raced together the 12-piece “Flower Power” poster and buzzed in seconds ahead of Jason — stacking the Power of Veto on top of his HOH. He called the solve his “A Beautiful Mind” moment. One man, the whole week in his hand.
“I'm Sorry and You're Welcome”: The Backdoor Lands
Devens used the veto to pull Lyric off the block, then slid Rome — never nominated, always the target — into the seat beside Jason and Melody. He pulled Rome aside first: “I'm sorry and you're welcome.” The plan, executed clean.
The Diamond Stays Hidden
Rick Devens' secret six-week Diamond Power of Veto never left his pocket — unused, known only to Dee, and quietly the most powerful card in the house heading into Thursday.
Seven in the Backyard
The Crossovers and For the American People find themselves alone in the yard on a Sunday night and walk out as The Mosh Pit — a seven-person majority against the five left outside it.
"You Can't Play These Games Scared"
Three weeks of sitting on the Diamond Power of Veto, a weekend of wavering from a hammock, and then Devens talks himself into the biggest move of the season.
The Diamond Pulls Dee Down
Devens spends the power on the one person he promised it to. Dee walks off the block untouched — the bribe she wasted on Yash suddenly irrelevant.
Kamu Goes Up, and the HOH Can't Stop It
The Diamond names its own replacement with zero HOH input. Yash's closest ally lands in the third chair, and the Head of Household watches his own week get taken away from him.
Barrett Told the Icons No to Their Faces
Dee and Devens had to be the ones to tell Drew and Barrett that the target had moved to Mallory. Barrett didn't take the news, he answered it — flatly, to the icons, that he would not be a vote to send her home. He kept his word about eighteen hours later. It cost him nothing and changed nothing.
Six to Two, and One of Them Was Drew
Angela, Yash, Haley, Devens, LaTrice — and Drew, who had been sitting on the block beside her that same morning. He won his way off, then voted her out. Melody and Barrett were the only two who didn't, exactly as advertised. The resistance was fully formed and still lost by four.
He Volunteered for That Chair
Devens offered himself to Drew as a pawn, betting the HOH would spend the slot backdooring Yash. Drew took the pawn and refused the plan — leaving Devens genuinely nominated, with nothing promised and nobody obligated.
Four Spheres, Four Minutes
"Your Game in Ruins" buried the nominees in a quarry of coloured spheres, then made them lean over a balcony and drop the right ones down a tube. All three started badly. Devens and Taylor found it. LaLa never did.
The Survivor Buys the Record
Devens stacked his fourth sphere first and took himself off the block. Had he lost it, he'd have gone home with fewer days in the Big Brother house than he banked across two seasons of Survivor. Instead he bought the record and a week of safety in one throw.
The Full Send: Three Icons on the Block
No backdoor, no games — Barrett nominated all three returnees at once. Angela, Dee, and Devens, straight to the block.
Nominated by Barrett - “you three would choose each other”
FUN FACTS
Survivor's comeback king — voted out early on Edge of Extinction, then clawed back on a legendary idol-and-immunity tear.
BackstoryA former morning news anchor who treats every eviction like his own broadcast desk.
QuirkHad he been evicted tonight, he'd have finished with fewer days in the Big Brother house than he spent across both his seasons of *Survivor* combined. He won the Block Buster and bought the record instead.
BackstoryEP 28Volunteered to be Drew's replacement nominee — openly asking to go on the block — in the hope it would set up a backdoor on Yash. Drew accepted the pawn and refused the plan.
MomentEP 27Made the BB28 jury without competing in a single round of the medieval twist. Dee handed him a Stone of Safety in the opening five minutes and he never had to move.
MomentEP 26Sat on the Diamond Power of Veto for three full weeks before spending it in Week 6 to pull Dee down and backdoor Kamu.
MomentEP 22Talked himself into the biggest move of the season from a hammock, telling the cameras “you can't play these games scared” before finally spending the Diamond Power of Veto he'd sat on for three weeks.
MomentEP 21Is quietly sitting on a **six-week Diamond Power of Veto**, disclosed to exactly one person in the house (Dee), and hasn't had to use it yet.
BackstoryEP 12Leads the Week 3 fan-favorability poll at 31% — nearly double second-place Dee (17%) — all while quietly sitting on a secret six-week Diamond Power of Veto that only Dee knows he has.
MomentEP 11America voted him into the BB Time Capsule and he pulled out the Diamond Power of Veto — save himself and name the replacement, no HOH input, good for six weeks — then told only Dee.
MomentEP 10Won the "Flower Power" veto by building a 1967 festival poster, locking in seconds before Jason — then compared his puzzle solve to *A Beautiful Mind.*
MomentEP 7Used his very first HOH to merge the Crossovers and the Red Corner into an eight-person super-alliance the house is calling The Toolshed.
AllianceEP 6Jason calls Rick Devens "Big Daddy" — and named him his target: "The sooner we get them out, the sooner the game becomes ours."
NicknameEP 4Leaked the Red Corner straight to Angela — leaving Dee furious and warning that if it blows up, it falls on him.
BackstoryEP 3Coached his Red Corner allies to "not play so hard" and chill out — running circles around the newbies while his real loyalty sat with the returnee-heavy Crossovers.
EP 3One of the "Reality Icons" — three reality-TV vets (Devens, Dee, Angela) folded into a newbie house.
AllianceEP 1
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RATINGS
STRENGTHS
WEAKNESSES
🎯 FANTASY TAKE
He asked to go on the block, watched Drew pocket the pawn and bin the plan, and then simply won his way back off it. Two escapes in one season and a comp record that now speaks louder than his deals. The only thing he has misread is Barrett — who is building the blindside while Devens tells people they're solid.
STRATEGY
Co-pilots the majority with Dee — helped engineer the Week-4 vote flip — while quietly holding an unseen Diamond Veto. Plays affable and under-the-radar; the insurance nobody has priced in.