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Whew! It’s been a wild first couple of weeks in the Big Brother 19 house! A game that started off with sixteen strangers and one returning veteran player, was quickly turned upside down after three houseguests left the game. Sheesh! As mentioned in our previous Big Brother summary post, Cameron, the 24 year old microbiologist from Woodbridge, IL was evicted after a surprise twist was unleashed on the house. A few days later, Megan, the 28 year old dog walker from Phoenix, AZ self evicted from the game. If things couldn’t get even more interesting, Jillian, the 24 year old timeshare sales rep from Las Vegas, NV was the final houseguest evicted for the week. So much drama! Find out how it all went down below.

Head of Household

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Shortly after Cameron’s eviction, former winner, Nicole, hosted the “Hangs in the Balance” Head of Household competition. According to Wikipedia, “In this competition, HouseGuests were divided into four teams of equal gender. One at a time, houseguests had to swing across their ropes and grab a rotten apple and then return it to their station. However, they were all tempted by a golden apple, where the first houseguest to return a golden apple would earn safety for the week, resulting in their team’s elimination from the competition. Josh took the temptation and his team was eliminated as the consequence. The first two teams to retrieve eight apples would advance to the second round of the competition. The pink team and the blue team were the winners, who then went head-to-head to balance seven apples on a tree. However, only one person per team could compete. The first HouseGuest to successfully balance their apples would be the first Head of Household.” Cody, the 32 year old construction sales rep claimed victory as the new HoH.

Nominations

After forming a large alliance of “Generals” and “Babes” consisting of Mark, Matthew, Raven, Jessica, Christmas, Elena, and Dominique, Cody was ready to take a shot at his first round of targets. Everyone else, aka The “Outsiders,” were on Cody’s radar, with Paul as a backdoor option. Ultimately, Cody went with his gut decision and nominated Jillian and Megan for eviction. Cody personally doesn’t like Megan, and since Jillian is closely aligned with Megan, she had to go up on the block as well.

Self Eviction

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Megan, the 28 year old dog walker was having a rough time in the house. Not only did she have two arguments with josh, Megan was later nominated for eviction. Just when you thought her game couldn’t get any worse, Megan falsely accused Jessica for making a derogatory comment towards Alex, causing another fight. On day nine, the game took it’s toll on Megan, and she decided to self-evict.

Den of Temptation

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During the premiere, we were introduced to the Garden of Temptation. This week, Big Brother decided to create the Den of Temptation, where a houseguest of our choice will be enticed by a game-changing offer. Paul, the 24 year old clothing designer, became the first houseguest tempted by America. He was given the offer of the Pendant of Protection, which would gives the offered houseguest immunity for the next three evictions. The pendant is only revealed if the selected houseguest is nominated for eviction. Since Paul accepted the offer, another houseguest receives a curse. Ramses, the 21 year old cosplay artist recieved a nomination cursed. This curse required Ramses to put himself on the block within the next three weeks.

Renomination

Now that Megan has self-evicted herself from the game, Cody had to replace her with another houseguest. Alex, the 28 year old eco-friendly marketing rep found herself sitting in the block next to her closest ally Jillian. Although Cody respected her game, Alex was a major threat to his alliance, especially with the females. Plus, she has a good shot at winning the following HoH competition.

Power of Veto Competition

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It’s not time for the first Power of Veto competition of the season. According to Wikipedia, “Cody, Alex, and Jillian, alongside Matt, Raven, and Jason, scrapped in the Fin to Win Power of Veto competition, which was hosted by Kevin. In this competition, HouseGuests had to pull the plug on their water timer, causing it to drain. They had to then search the water for starfish and put them on their stacking shelf one at a time. If their water began to run low, they could collect water from the ocean to put in their timer. Once a HouseGuest’s water timer was empty, their starfish were locked in. However, the players were also offered a temptation. The first HouseGuest to find a gold starfish and place it on their shelf would earn a Never-Not pass, meaning they cannot be a Have-Not for the rest of the season. However, they would eliminate themselves from the competition. Raven took the temptation. The HouseGuest with the most starfish stacked on their shelf after their water had drained would win the Power of Veto. Alex won the Power of Veto.”

Veto Ceremony

Now that Alex has won the Power of Veto competition, Cody was forced to put his backdoor plan into full affect. If you recall, Cody had his eyes set on targeting Paul earlier in this week. He intended on backdooring Paul, without the consent of his alliance though. Cody has yet to inform anyone about his plan, including his showmance partner, Jessica. At the Power of Veto Ceremony, it came to no surprise when Alex took herself off the block. Cody named Paul as the replacement nominee, but this plan was completely foiled. Remember, Paul has the pendant of protection, saving him for the week. Now that the pendant has been used, Cody is forced to name another nominee. In a shocking turn of events, Cody nominated a member from his own alliance, Christmas.

Eviction

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Following the Power of Veto ceremony, the lines were officially drawn in the sand. Christmas, the 35 year old fitness superstar felt completely betrayed by Cody. Members of the alliance were also split in Cody’s decision, especially since his plans were made in secrecy. Originally, the new plan was to take out Christmas, the physical threat. Unbeknownst to him, Cody’s alliance flipped their votes, with the exception of Jessica. In a eight to four vote, Jillian was evicted from the game.

In the grand scheme of things, Jillian was a casualty of circumstance. Had Megan stayed in the game, she would have been evicted instead. Jillian would have likely stayed over Paul as well, the likely target. Unfortunately, she found herself in a tough situation and couldn’t rally enough votes to stay, despite Christmas being Cody’s new target.

Farewell,

-Bryce Lennon

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It’s that time of the year again! America’s favorite reality tv series, Big Brother, is back on CBS for it’s 19th season. After a year of auditions, a whole new group of houseguests move into the Big Brother house with one goal in mind, to win the $500,000 prize. For three months, they will be completely cut off from the outside world. This Summer, the men and women moving into the Big Brother house will be enticed by more temptations and face more consequences than anyone in the history of the game. This season is the Summer of Temptation. So, what will it take to win it all? There’s only one way to find out. It’s time for Big Brother 19!

Move In Time

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We are introduced to the first group of houseguests through a series of montages and clips prior to entering the house:
Christmas Abbott, a 35 year old fitness superstar currently residing in Raleigh, NC.
Jason Dent, a 37 year old rodeo clown currently from Humeston, IA.
Alex Ow, a 28 year old eco-friendly marketing rep currently residing in Camarillo, CA.
Kevin Schlehuber, a 55 year old stay at home dad from Boston, MA.
Dominique Cooper, a 30 year old government engineer currently residing in Woodbridge, VA.
Mark Jansen, a 25 year old personal trainer currently from Grand Island, NY.
Elena Davies, a 26 year old radio personality currently residing in Dallas, TX.
Ramses Soto, a 21 year old cosplay artist currently residing in Grand Rapids, MI.

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A few minutes later, we are then brought back to the house, where the houseguests are greeted by Julie. Through a unanimous draw, the first four to enter the Big Brother house are Alex, Mark, Ramses, and Elena. Without any hesitation, the first four houseguests enter the house like a group of wild animals, looking for bedrooms right away. Jason, Dominique, Kevin, and Chrimstas, enter shortly after.

For the round of introductions, we meet another diverse group including:
Cody Nickson, a 32 year old construction sales rep currently residing in Plano, TX
Raven Walton, a 23 year old dance teacher from DeValls Bluff, AR
Josh Martinez, a 23 year old hair care sales associate currently residing in Homestead, FL
Cameron Heard, a 24 year old microbiologist currently residing in Woodbridge, IL
Megan Lowder, a 28 year old dog walker currently residing in Phoenix, AZ
Jessica Graf, a 26 year old VIP Concierage currently residing in Los Angeles, CA
Matthew Clines, a 33 year old renovation consultant from Arlington, VA
Jillian Parker, a 24 year old timeshare sales rep currently residing in Las Vegas, NV

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Similar to the first group, Julie welcomes the houseguests to their new home. The first four to enter are Cameron, Jillian, Matt, and Raven. When entering, they are greeted to a round of cheers and applause from their new roommates. Cody, Jessica, Josh, and Megan are the final four to enter the house.

Garden of Temptation

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Once we get through a round of formal introductions, the houseguests meet in the backyard to experience their first temptation, the Garden of Tempation. Here, each houseguests will sit in a sequestered pod. The houseguests are offered $25,000. The identity of hosueguests that accepts the offer will be anonymous. However, their actions would unleash the first twist of the season. Kevin, the 55 year old stay at home dad took the offer. In doing so, Kevin has two consequences. He is unable to win in the first HoH competition and has unleashed the first twist in the house.

Twist Unleashed

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After leaving the Garden of Temptation, the houseguests are still in shock. Then, the doorbell rings. Fan favortie, Paul Abrahamian, the 24 year old clothing designer from Big Brother 18, enters the house. Julie announces that Paul is part of the unleashed twist. Although some houseguests were completely star struck, some viewed Paul is a big threat, especially since he was runner-up last season. Cody, the 32 year old construction worker, is ready to backdoor Paul out the game. Megan rallies Jillian, Alex, and Ramses to discuss Paul’s position in the game.

After a brief period, Julie is back to announce that Paul is back in the game. However, Paul is not simply moving in to the Big Brother house to play the game, he is taking someone’s spot in the first ever Big Brother swamp. Then, Paul was given the task to select eight houseguests to receive a “Friendship” bracelet, which saves them from eviction. Since he didn’t have much to go off, Paul gave bracelets to Kevin, Raven, Dominique, Mark, Jason, Jessica, Ramses, and Elena.

Tempted by the Fruit

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Now, that the other eight houseguests have to fight to stay in the game, they will compete in the backyard in the Tempted by the Fruit Competition. For this competition, the participating houseguests are required to stand on a trapeze bar while holding on to a rope. Once he or she falls, they will select an apple from a serpent. Four apples contain safety, while the other three apples are “poisonous”. During the competition, Julie provides clues, guiding them to the four safe apples. The last houseguest standing has guaranteed his or her safety from the eviction, and the three houseguests with poisonous apples would be nominated for the first eviction. Jillian is the first to fall, followed by Megan. Josh takes a chance and grabs once of the apples, the same with Cameron. Christmas and Matt eventually drop, leaving Alex and Cody in the competition. After a lengthy conversation, Alex can’t hold on anymore and drops, giving Cody the win.

The Reveal

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Now that everyone has fallen, it’s time to open each apple. Alex and Matt are safe, as Christmas and Cameron received a “poisoned” apple. Josh and Megan are both safe, and Jillian is left with a poisoned apple as well.

Temptation Twist Power

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Back in the house, Julie tells the three nominees, Cameron, Christmas, and Jillian that they can either participant in a third competition to decide who goes home or let the other houseguests vote to decide. In a strange turn of events, Jillian and Christmas vote for a houseguest vote, while Cameron votes for the third competition option. Remember that time Christmas was a fitness celebrity? She was not trying to participate in anything physical.

Eviction

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There was a last minute scramble right before the eviction. Unfortunately, one houesguest fell short. In the case of a tie, Paul will be the sole vote to evict. One by one, each houseguest went into the diary room to cast their vote. Receiving eight votes, Cameron the 24 year old microbiologist, became the first houesguest evicted from the Big Brother house.

Opinions

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Okay, so I’m going to keep this brief and optimistic. I actually love this new group of houseguests. Not only are they very vibrate, they are also a lot more mature age wise. Big Brother usually casts a lot of 20 something year olds. This season, the cast is mostly in their late 20s, and early 30s.

As far as favorites, I don’t have one yet. However, certain houseguests have made a lasting impression on me. I’ll provide more details as the weeks play out.

Lastly, I am actually happy to see Paul again, I just don’t like the circumstances. Paul would have been perfect for a second all stars season. We will see how this goes.

Overall, I am very impressed so far. There is not much to go off, but the season looks promising. I will be back at the beginning of next week to bring you the remaining week one summary, followed by week two. I’m a little behind, so I’m trying my best to keep up with the show.

Until we meet again,

-Bryce Lennon

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After surviving sixty-nine days and fourteen evictions, veteran player Kevin Martin was crowned the winner of Big Brother Canada 5. The twenty four year old professional poker player came in this season with a huge chip on his shoulder, and a major target on his back. In the end, Kevin’s cutthroat game play finally paid off. You can find out how it all went down in the brief summary below!

Head of Household

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The final head of household was determined by a tough three part competition. The winner of the Jungle Fever competition automatically advances to the final round. With Demetres, Karen, and Kevin all fighting for the sole vote evict, the stakes were high. Luckily, Demetres was able to pull out the win, securing his spot in the final competition.

In the “When Stars Align” HoH competition, Karen and Kevin used their knowledge of previous events to light up a series of constellations. With his great memorization skills, Kevin was able to take home the win, beating out Karen.

In the “Jury Questions” competition, Kevin and Demetres went head to head to win the final HoH round. After correctly answering a series of questions, Kevin emerged victorious!

Eviction

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With a guaranteed spot in the final two, Kevin must decide who to evict and will become the last member of the jury. Kevin had a big decision to make. Although there are pros and cons to both, Kevin followed his gut instinct and evicted Demetres from the game.

The Jury

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The eight person jury consisting of Neda, Sindy, Bruno, Jackie, Dre, William, Dillon, and Ika (Minus the newly evicted Demetres) congregated with former BBCAN player, Tim, to discuss who played the best game. Tensions were at an all time high due to the heated exchange between Ika and Neda. Nerveless, the jury had a tough decision to make.

The Vote

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After asking a series of questions to the finalists, the jury listened to Karen and Kevin as the plead their case to win. With that being said, it was time for the jury to cast their votes. One at the time, each jury member voted for who they wanted to win the game. Once the votes were counted and verified, it was finally time to announce the winner.

The Winner

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Here is the order in which each vote was cast:
Neda – Kevin
Sindy – Kevin
Bruno – Kevin
Jackie – Kevin
Dre – Kevin
William – Kevin
Dillon – Kevin
Ika – Kevin
Demetres – Kevin

Kevin was crowned the winner of Big Brother Canada Season 5!

I enjoyed everyone this season! Be on the look out for my Big Brother 19 summaries, starting next week.

Thanks again!

-Bryce Lennon

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With Big Brother 19 premiering on Wednesday, I plan to wrap up this season within the next couple of days. Last time we tuned in to BBCAN, Dillon was blindsided and sent packing by his closest ally in the game. This week, the Jamaican Queen, Ika Wong, was finally dethroned at the final four. Unfortunately, Ika was only a few days short of the live finale. Let’s find out how it all went down in the full summary below.

Head of Household

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Following Dillon’s eviction, the remaining houseguests competed in the “Solve for X” Head of Household competition. According to Big Brother Network, “In this competition, houseguests watched the monitor that would slowly reveal information about a specific week in the House, such as the Head of Household, nominees, and Have-Nots. In each round, one piece of information will be crossed off. The houseguests must correctly identify the information that was left out. The first houseguest to buzz in with the correct answer will receive a point. The houseguest with the most points will be the new Head of Household.” After a close match, Demetres prevailed and won his fourth HoH challenge, beating out his showmance partner Ika.

Nominations

Now, that Demetres is Head of Household yet again, it came to no surprise when Karen and Kevin saw themselves sitting on the block.

Power of Veto Competition

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I can’t believe I’m saying this, but it’s time for the final Power of Veto competition of the season. In the “Down Under” Power of Veto competition, the houseguests must place their questions in chronological order in the universe above. Then, they must head to the alternate universe beneath them and place the correct answer corresponding to the questions. The houseguest who correctly organizes and completes the questions and answers the fastest will win the Power of Veto. When it’s all said and done, Kevin won the POV, securing his spot in the final three.

Power of Veto Ceremony

Since Kevin won the Veto, Demetres was forced to put up Ika as the replacement nominee. Ika accepted her fate in the game, knowing that her game was coming to an end, with Kevin having the sole vote to evict.

Live Eviction

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As mentioned previously, Kevin now has the sole vote to evict either Ika or Karen. Contrary to popular belief, Kevin actually weighed his options. Although Ika has played a better game and deserves the money, she is more of a threat to win the game. Plus, it would be very beneficial to split up a showmance before the finale. With that being said, Kevin casted his vote against Ika, sending her to the jury house.