‘Big Brother 26’ episode 31 recap: Who won the Week 10 HOH on September 22? [LIVE BLOG]
Heading into the 31st episode of “Big Brother 26,” outgoing Head of Household Leah Peters had just succeeded in sending T’kor Clottey to the jury house by a 4-to-1 vote over Rubina Bernabe. All of the eligible players then took part in the next Head of Household competition, where the ultimate winner would have to nominate two people for eviction. So who won the Week 10 HOH on September 22? Let’s go!
Below, read our minute-by-minute “Big Brother” Season 26, Episode 31 recap/live blog to find out what happened Sunday night at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. Then be sure to sound off in the comments section about your favorite “BB26” houseguests on CBS’s reality TV show, who annoys you the most and who you think will ultimately join the “Big Brother” winners list. As always, Julie Chen Moonves hosts the series.
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9:00 p.m. — “Previously on ‘Big Brother’!” In the 30th episode, the players’ visit to Jankie World was becoming more like a horror story as they dealt with never-ending dance parties, sing-a-longs, pizza and ice cream. After Veto winner Angela removed Kimo from the block, Leah decided to replace him with T’Kor. With five people voting, it only took three votes for a majority, and Angela and Makensy were trying to rally more people to send T’Kor to the jury house. Well, they succeeded, because Chelsie and Cam soon joined them, which meant Kimo was the only person who voted to evict Rubina. But enough about last week — it’s time to see who wins the Week 10 HOH competition!
9:05 p.m. — The players have one hour to stack as many sweet treats as they can, with the winner becoming the new Head of Household. Chelsie explains why she voted for T’Kor despite their previous pact to keep each other safe. Chelsie ultimately went with the house majority, and the rest is history. Makensy notes that the house is divided and that she wants to win HOH so she can take out one of the remaining duos (Kimo & Rubina, or Angela & Leah).
9:08 p.m. — Angela is “literally shaking” as she tries to stack the sweet treats. We then get a montage of all of the players knocking over their stacks, one after another after another. Makensy works in construction so she has a good sense of what pieces to use as her base. Angela decides to lock in early at 20 pieces, and then she tells herself that she doesn’t want Cam or Chelsie to win. She cheers, “Fall, fall fall!” when she hears other stacks falling down around her.
9:13 p.m. — Rubina locks in her stack with 11 minutes left to go, followed by Kimo, and then Cam. Makensy will “hear the end of it” from her construction friends if she doesn’t end up winning this comp. She locks in with just seconds to go, and then Chelsie is the last person to finish. It’s time to find out who wins! The top three players are Rubina, Makensy and Angela. Angela is third place with 20 sweet treats. And the winner is …
9:17 p.m. — Makensy wins with a score of 30! She falls to the ground as everyone celebrates her victory. This is Makensy’s first HOH of the season. She will use the power to get out “a huge threat” of hers, but who is it? Rubina worries that either she or Kimo will be put on the block.
9:19 p.m. — Jankie wants to celebrate his “one week birthday” by giving everyone another week in Jankie World. But then he starts shutting down and eventually shorts out completely. Jankie is dead! The players look genuinely worried as their little guy disappears from view. Ainsley then returns (in a fiery red version) and calls Jankie an “embarrassment” to her species. She is shutting down Jankie World permanently. Ainsley wants A.I. to rule the planet completely and plans on making the “Big Brother” game harder.
9:21 p.m. — OMG now there’s an in memoriam tribute to Jankie as the players remember their favorite moments from their week in Jankie World. We then get an on-screen prompt that reads, “In Loving Memory of Jankie (2024-2024).” Rest in peace.
9:25 p.m. — Makensy has no interest in putting up Chelsie or Cam because she’s worked closely with them in recent weeks. That means she’s either going to nominate Rubina & Kimo, or Angela & Leah. Angela really, really doesn’t want to be nominated again after going up so many times already. She hopes she’ll be safe because Makensy already used the Veto on her earlier. Chelsie thinks Leah is the biggest threat remaining in the game, and plans on mentioning her name to Makensy.
9:27 p.m. — Rubina and Kimo now have to live in the house without their third alliance member, T’Kor. Chelsie tells Leah she wanted T’Kor to stay but voted her out to go along with the house. Leah thinks Chelsie is playing both sides. In the storage room, Leah and Angela are “scared” about going up on the block, and Leah wonders if she “made a mistake” by not putting Chelsie up last week during her reign.
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9:34 p.m. — Ainsley says Jankie was “much too easy” on the players because she fed them ice cream and pizza. So she has “found a robot” who won’t go easy on them. Welcome back, Zingbot! He calls them “Annoying Imbeciles” and then trashes Rubina for getting into a showmance with Tucker, aka “the f***er.” Zingbot says it’s a good thing Kimo is a mattress salesman, because he puts viewers to sleep. Since Leah is a chubby chaser, perhaps she will attract a certified “dummy chaser.” Zingbot declares that Makensy is the “beast of ‘Big Brother'” because she’s so tall and dirty. His favorite zen move is Cam because he has “no impact on his surroundings” and is essentially a floater. Zingbot admires Chelsie’s faith but she doesn’t “have a prayer” with Cam — that’s an “Awkward Zing!” Finally for Angela, the robot wrote an “annoying oldie” song about how she’s always “melting down,” “crying” and is “creepy” because she’s obsessed with men half her age.
9:42 p.m. — The players are happy they met Zingbot, but Angela is pouting on the couch about being called “creepy” in the song. In public, Angela tries to act like she doesn’t care. But in the Diary Room, Angela is crying … again.
9:47 p.m. — Makensy is having one-on-one meetings with the other players. She wants to make a big move, but doesn’t want any blood on her hands. Makensy tells Kimo that Angela is her target for the week, and that Kimo will be going up as a pawn. Meanwhile, she tells Angela that Kimo is her target and Angela will be going up as a pawn. Angela is a “huge threat to us all,” she says in the Diary Room. Obviously, Angela doesn’t want to go up again because this would be her sixth time on the block.
9:49 p.m. — Chelsie wants Angela and Leah both up on the block together, but Makensy doesn’t want to “pull that trigger,” worrying she’d lose Leah’s vote in the jury. Chelsie tells Cam about her strategy to go after Leah, hoping that Cam will tell Makensy to nominate Leah alongside Angela. Chelsie tells the camera she is “half righteous, half ratchet” and she wants both Angela and Leah to go home as soon as possible. Chelsie then spills the tea to Makensy about the “It Girls” alliance between Leah and Brooklyn, and also the Top 2 alliances Leah had with Joseph, Quinn and Chelsie, opening Makensy’s eyes to how hard Leah has been playing.
9:56 p.m. — It’s time for the nominations ceremony. Makensy has decided to nominate Kimo and Angela. “I love both y’all dearly,” she says, and she wants them both to compete in the Veto competition. Makensy doesn’t want to rock the boat by putting up Leah at this stage, so someone else can take that step. Kimo is terrified going up against Angela because she keeps surviving the block each time she’s nominated. Angela is “no stranger” to this feeling, and has worked too hard to go home now. Chelsie is upset that Leah isn’t a nominee, so she wants to win the Veto to make sure that happens.
9:59 p.m. — Wednesday night at 9:30 p.m., find out who wins the Veto and whether they use it. Also, Ainsley has another trick up her sleeve. What could it be? That’s a wrap for tonight!
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