Final HOH, Part 1

September 27, 2026
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Finale week — the last comp begins

SPOILERThis recap reveals who was evicted this week. Keep reading only if you're caught up.

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Key Moments

Taylor grabs Part 1 of the Final HOH

Balancing on a moving log in Revolution-era costume, Taylor Brown outlasted Drew and Devens to win the endurance opener — and lock a guaranteed seat in Part 3.

The jury house erupts as Melody arrives

Angela unloaded on Melody the second she walked into the jury house, with Yash trying to keep the peace. The self-described “emotional screamer” turned the welcome party into a war zone.

“He just chose second place”

Flashbacks revisited Drew cutting Dee to keep Devens at Final 4 — loyalty over the bigger threat. Taylor's verdict was blunt: he handed someone else the win.

Everybody wants to sit next to Drew

With Part 3 looming, both remaining finalists have made the same plan clear — drag Drew to the end and beat him in front of the jury he burned.

Six jurors down, one seat to give

LaTrice, Angela, Barrett, Yash, Melody and Dee are all seated in jury — each one scorched by Drew. The houseguest cut at Final 3 becomes the seventh and final vote.

Eviction Night

No eviction tonight — the Final HOH is underway
With the Final 3 locked — Drew Campbell, Taylor Brown, and Rick Devens — episode 40 was all setup for the finish. The three-part Final Head of Household competition got started with Part 1, an endurance battle: the last three balanced on a moving log in full American Revolution getup, fitting for a season built on the Time Trip theme. Taylor Brown outlasted the field to win Part 1, locking herself a seat in Part 3 on finale night. (CBS held the on-air result for the finale after VMA coverage ate into the broadcast, but Taylor took it.)

The rest of the hour was jury-house theater and flashback. Melody's arrival at the jury house set off fireworks — Angela lit into her the moment she walked in, with Yash playing reluctant referee. The episode also replayed Drew's Final 4 vote, the one where he kept Devens over his closest ally Dee — a choice Taylor summed up with a shrug: “Drew was so dumb that he just chose second place.”

Six jurors are seated — LaTrice, Angela, Barrett, Yash, Melody and Dee — and every one of them was burned by Drew at some point. Part 3 is live on October 1, where the winner picks who to sit beside in the Final 2. The word out of the house: both finalists plan to take Drew, betting they can beat the man who torched the whole jury.

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