WARNING! THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS MAJOR SPOILERS ABOUT BIG BROTHER 26!Big Brother 26 is quickly heading towards its finale, and some of the final seven contestants have a better chance of making it there than others. Big Brother 26 has been full of twists and turns, including the BB A.I. Arena, America's Veto, the Deepfake HOH, the A.I. Instigator, and the Jankie World twists. The final seven houseguests–Angela Murray, Cam Sullivan-Brown, Chelsie Baham, Kimo Apaka, Leah Peters, Makensy Manbeck, and Rubina Bernabe–made it through all of it, and they now have an even greater chance of winning the $750,000 grand prize.
Big Brother 26 has already said goodbye to seven pre-jury members, including Matt Hardeman, Lisa Weintraub, Kenney Kelley, Cedric Hodges, Brooklyn Rivera, Tucker Des Lauriers, and Joseph Rodriguez. In addition, Quinn Martin became the first member of the Big Brother 26 jury, while T'kor Clottey followed him the next week. As the houseguests compete through week 10, here's who has the best chance of making it through the week, and who will most likely be heading to the jury house.
1 Makensy Manbeck – Big Brother 26 Houseguest
Makensy Won Both The HOH & Power Of Veto Competitions
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Makensy, a 22-year-old construction project manager from Houston, Texas, holds all of the power during Big Brother 26 week 10. As the winner of both the Head of Household (HOH) and Power of Veto competitions, her target will almost certainly go home. Makensy had nominated Angela and Kimo for eviction, with Angela as her target. However, the day before the Power of Veto ceremony, Chelsie convinced her that it would be better for their games if she saved one of her nominees, and they evicted Leah this week. Therefore, Makensy used the Power of Veto on Kimo, and nominated Leah in his place.
Although Makensy has all of the power right now, she could still be in trouble this week because Thursday is a double eviction, and she'll be ineligible to play for HOH. It's possible that, now that she's established herself as a competition beast, and has even called herself the next Tucker because she is now tied with him with six wins each, the houseguests will want to target her while they have the chance. Kimo and Rubina have even discussed that Makensy has to be evicted soon, but they don't want to be the ones to do it. However, they think that Cam would.
Even if Makensy is nominated during the double eviction, she has a very good chance of saving herself with the Power of Veto. She's proven in the past that she's calm and cool under pressure. She's been nominated three times so far, but she saved herself every time, once with her America's Veto upgrade power and twice in the BB A.I. Arena. Makensy's six competition wins include one HOH, three Power of Veto (including the America's Veto upgrade power), and two BB A.I. Arena wins.
Makensy has a really good chance of making it through the week, even with the double eviction. However, there's always a chance that the houseguests could turn on her now that Leah won't be there as a target, and they're more loyal to each other than her.
2 Chelsie Baham – Big Brother 26 Houseguest
Chelsie Has Teamed Up With Makensy
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Chelsie, a 27-year-old nonprofit director from Rancho Cucamonga, California, has been playing a very strong Big Brother 26 game so far. She's only been nominated once when Tucker used her as a replacement nominee, but she saved herself in the BB A.I. Arena. Chelsie was HOH during weeks 2 and 8, during which she succeeded in evicting Lisa and Quinn. During week 8, Makensy and Chelsie came up with a plan to shift Chelsie's original target from Angela to Quinn, in order to eliminate a bigger threat.
Chelsie's only weakness is Cam, on whom she has a crush. She often gets jealous of the way that he interacts with the other women, including Makensy and Leah. During the Jankie World twist, Chelsie was upset when Cam moved his bed closer to Makensy's. However, Cam doesn't ever seem to understand why Chelsie gets so upset with him. If Chelsie can stop letting her emotions take over and keep a clear head, then she has a very good chance of winning the whole game and taking home the $750,000 grand prize.
Chelsie has proven herself to be a strategic player, and she should make it through week 10 unscathed, even with the double eviction. She was able to convince Makensy to nominate Leah, even though it was better for her own game than Makensy's. Chelsie might even win the HOH competition during the double eviction because she's proven that she works very well under pressure, as she did during the BB A.I. Arena competition, which she won when she was nominated for eviction.
Even if she is nominated, Chelsie could win the Power of Veto. However, if Chelsie doesn't win any power, her fellow houseguests could make a split second decision to evict her while they have the chance.
3 Cam Sullivan-Brown – Big Brother 26 Houseguest
Cam Isn't Seen As Much Of A Threat
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Cam, a 25-year-old physical therapist from Bowie, Maryland, should be safe this week, even with the double eviction looming. Cam's under-the-radar game has kept him from being a major target all season. Cam has only been nominated twice, in weeks 5 and 6. He's well-liked by his fellow houseguests, and he hasn't had any major conflicts with any of them. Cam only sometimes has issues with Chelsie, who confuses him with her strong reactions to him interacting with the other women in the house, including Makensy and Leah. Cam doesn't seem aware that Chelsie has feelings for him.
Although Cam is athletic and appears to be a physical threat, he's only won one competition so far this season, which was the week 6 Power of Veto. He used it to save himself from the chopping block, which eventually led to frontrunner Tucker's eviction. During that moment, Cam proved that he could win when it was necessary for him to keep himself safe. Cam hasn't won many competitions, but he also hasn't needed to. However, it'll be interesting to see how he performs under pressure during the double eviction, which can be very chaotic.
Even if Cam doesn't win HOH or the Power of Veto during the double eviction, it's highly unlikely that anyone would target him during such a crucial moment. He hasn't been perceived as much of a threat, so there will surely be other bigger targets on Thursday night. In addition, the double eviction could be Cam's time to shine. He could win HOH for the first time this season and take out a big target, which would help to build his resumé in case he makes it to the final two of Big Brother 26.
4 Rubina Bernabe – Big Brother 26 Houseguest
Makensy Considered Rubina As A Replacement Nominee Early In Her HOH Reign
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Rubina, a 35-year-old event bartender from Los Angeles, California, has a good chance of making it through week 10. Although Makensy had said that she'd name Rubina as a replacement nominee if either Angela or Kimo won the Power of Veto, this is no longer a threat to Rubina's safety because Makensy most likely won't use the Power of Veto this week. Rubina is guaranteed to survive the first of the two evictions if Makensy chooses not to use the Power of Veto this week.
Rubina began Big Brother 26 closely aligned with her showmance, Tucker, but, once he was evicted, she teamed up with Kimo and T'kor to form a trio. Because of this, Rubina was nominated for eviction during weeks 4, 7, and 9, with the latter of the two being a result of her membership in the trio. Rubina proved herself to be a strong competitor during week 7 when she saved herself by winning the BB A.I. Arena competition. Being able to work under pressure will be especially important for Rubina during the double eviction, which moves very quickly.
Rubina has not yet won an HOH or Power of Veto competition, so she hasn't ever had any power in the house. She's even told Kimo that she'd rather not win HOH during the double eviction, and would instead like to win the week after that. Although Rubina has been seen as a threat as a member of the trio, now that T'kor is gone, they aren't as powerful. It's possible that the houseguests have bigger fish to fry, and Rubina will skate by in the double eviction without them even thinking about nominating her.
5 Kimo Apaka – Big Brother 26 Houseguest
Makensy Saved Kimo With The Power Of Veto
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Kimo, a 35-year-old mattress sales rep from Hilo, Hawaii, was nominated for eviction against Makensy's original target Angela. However, Makensy saved him in order to put forth her new plan to evict Leah. Kimo has been one of the most strategic players of the season. He and T'kor came up with the plan to blindside Cedric when they found out about the smaller Pentagon alliance that existed within their larger Collective alliance. Kimo most recently had been in a trio with T'kor and Rubina, but they were finally broken up in week 9 when T'kor was evicted.
Kimo has been nominated five times during Big Brother 26. During week 1, he won his only competition of the season when he saved himself in the first-ever BB A.I. Arena competition. During week 9, Angela saved Kimo with the Power of Veto. Every other week, Kimo acted as a pawn in order to remove bigger targets from the house. Although he was a pawn, everyone knows that, in Big Brother, pawns go home. This means that Kimo was expendable to all of those HOHs because things could've easily taken a turn, and Kimo could've been evicted.
Kimo has escaped eviction once again this week, as another houseguest, Makensy, has saved him with the Power of Veto. However, it'll be interesting to see how Kimo fares during the double eviction. It's highly possible that he could win his first-ever HOH or Power of Veto competition, or both. It would be empowering to see Kimo secure his safety for himself.
However, if Kimo doesn't win, there's also the chance that his fellow houseguests will see this as an opportunity to finally vote him out after using him as a pawn so many times. Then again, Kimo is well-loved, and the houseguests might have bigger threats that they'd like to see go before him.
6 Angela Murray – Big Brother 26 Houseguest
Angela Is No Longer Makensy's Target
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Angela is a 50-year-old real estate agent, who's originally from Long Beach, California, but currently living in Syracuse, Utah. She has been one of the most controversial contestants in Big Brother history. Angela has been a suspected producer plant because of her previous appearances on CBS shows, including House Calls with Dr. Phil, Let's Make a Deal, and The Price Is Right, and her over-the-top antics.
Angela was the first HOH of the season, but she became a polarizing figure for her bullying of her fellow houseguests, such as when she attacked Matt, calling him "Crazy Eyes," and when she mocked Lisa's walk and called her a twit. In addition, Angela has bounced from one alliance to another, without ever having any true allies. She's been nominated for eviction six times, but she was shockingly saved with the Power of Veto three different times by three different houseguests–Tucker, Leah, and Makensy. However, their moves were more about targeting bigger threats than any real loyalty to Angela.
Despite her poor social game, Angela has won three competitions, including two HOH wins and one Power of Veto win. However, she was dethroned during her second HOH reign when Quinn activated his Deepfake HOH power. Angela has survived a lot in the game, and it seems that she'll make it through another week now that Makensy has nominated Leah for eviction. Chelsie, Cam, Rubina, and Kimo are on board for evicting Leah, and only three votes are needed for it to happen. Angela will most likely survive the chopping block for the sixth time, but it might be hard for her to make it through the double eviction.
7 Leah Peters – Big Brother 26 Houseguest
Leah Is The House's New Target
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Leah, a 26-year-old VIP cocktail server, who's originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but currently living in Miami, Florida, was completely under-the-radar during the first half of Big Brother 26. She said that it was her strategy to sit back and watch. In fact, she was the only houseguest left who'd never been nominated for eviction. Leah's charming personality gained her many admirers, especially Quinn and Joseph, with whom she began to work in the game. However, both of them were evicted, which forced Leah to look elsewhere for allies. She found one in Angela, who also was somewhat of a lone wolf in the game.
During Big Brother 26 week 7, Leah won the Power of Veto, and went against Quinn's wishes by saving his target, Angela, from the chopping block. It was the last eviction before the jury began, and Leah wanted to ensure that Angela made it to the jury because she thought that she'd be a vote for her. By doing this, Leah showed that she was willing to do whatever it took to win the game, no matter what anyone else thought.
In week 9, Leah won the HOH competition, but she didn't get many of the perks of the position because her HOH reign took place in Jankie World. That week, Leah also won the Jankie Power of Veto, while Angela won the regular Golden Power of Veto. In order to activate the Jankie Veto, Leah had to win a classic carnival game by knocking down milk bottles by throwing a ball at them. She didn't win, so she didn't even have the chance to decide to use it.
Angela then used the Golden Power of Veto to save Leah's nominee, Kimo, from the chopping block, and Leah nominated T'kor in his place. T'kor was evicted by a vote of 4 to 1 over Rubina. T'kor's eviction is definitely a strong point on Leah's resumé, especially considering that she was so well-loved and considered a frontrunner to win the game.
However, now Leah's game seems to be coming to an end, as HOH Makensy has blindsided her by saving Kimo with the Power of Veto, and nominating her against Angela. Chelsie was able to convince Makensy to do it, and the other houseguests, including Kimo and Rubina are on board. Rubina even said that it would be justice for T'kor. Leah will have to work very hard this week to convince the houseguests to return to the original plan of evicting Angela. Otherwise, she'll most certainly be headed to the jury house, especially since Angela is nominated too and can't vote for her.
Big Brother 26 has been full of so many twists and turns that anything is possible this week. However, it seems that Leah is about to be sent to the jury house. After that, it'll be thrilling to see what happens during the double eviction. Everyone should continue to "expect the unexpected" in Big Brother 26.
