Big Brother 26: Chelsie’s safety raises eyebrows, Tucker’s devious instigator role shakes things up

A new episode of Big Brother 26 revealed the aftermath of Brooklyn Rivera's eviction. Brooklyn was the fifth contestant to be sent home this summer after an 8-1 vote sealed her fate. The competition for the $750,000 prize continued that night, with the remaining 11 players battling it out in the latest Head of Household Competition.

Earlier that day, voting concluded for the Instigator twist, where fans could vote for a houseguest to create chaos and spread rumors within the house. The chosen Instigator could win a special cash prize for their efforts.

Big Brother 26, Episode 19 recap: The final 11 houseguests The August 25 episode recapped Week 5, where Tucker Des Lauriers dominated as both the Head of Household (HOH) and Power of Veto (POV) winner. His target was Brooklyn, and he succeeded in evicting her. The new footage started with Tucker in the Diary Room, expressing his excitement over Brooklyn's eviction.

Chelsie also shared her thoughts in the Diary Room after winning the AI Arena Challenge and securing her safety. Tucker had a conversation with Cam Sullivan-Brown, expressing relief that he had survived the block and revealing that people were ready to vote Cam out if he had stayed on the block against Chelsie.

Leah Peters was emotional after voting out her friend Brooklyn, saying she felt she had no other choice.

Who won the HOH Competition on Big Brother 26 for Week 6? Tucker observed as the other 10 houseguests competed in the HOH Competition, which involved answering true or false questions about soundbite videos. Angela Murray and Quinn Martin were eliminated on the first question, followed by Leah, Kimo Apaka, Makensy Manbeck, and Cam on the second. Joseph Rodriguez, Chelsie, and Rubina Bernabe missed the third question, leaving T’Kor Clottey as the winner of the HOH Competition.

Nomination anticipation Most houseguests felt confident about their safety with T’Kor as the new HOH, leading to private celebrations from Kimo and Rubina, who were moved to tears with joy. T’Kor, Tucker, Kimo, and Rubina formed a four-person alliance, calling themselves "Freindzzzz."

The Big Brother Instigator twist Fans voted for Tucker to become the Instigator, allowing him to use AI versions of the houseguests to spread misinformation. Tucker chose avatars and controlled what they said. America would later vote to award him between $0 and $20,000 based on his performance as the Instigator.

The first AI avatar, Quinn, claimed he saw Tucker and Rubina holding hands and suggested Rubina should have been evicted instead of Cedric Hodges. This upset Rubina, who had no idea Tucker was behind the rumors. Tucker was later seen crying in the Diary Room over the fallout.

The episode also featured an amusing segment where Angela, fresh off her Have Not period, indulged in a BLAT sandwich while classical music played. She later raised a toast to Brooklyn's picture as she enjoyed a charcuterie plate, showing she hadn't forgotten Brooklyn's actions.

Who did T’Kor nominate for eviction? T’Kor Clottey nominated Cam Sullivan-Brown, Makensy Manbeck, and Tucker Des Lauriers for eviction. Tucker volunteered to be a pawn despite his desire to avoid the block. Cam was nominated due to his reluctance to discuss game strategy with T’Kor, and Makensy was an easy target after she suggested T’Kor target Kimo, which was not part of T’Kor's plans.

More from the Big Brother cast Makensy called out Matt on the Live Feeds, accusing him of being a rat and blaming him and another houseguest for ruining her game this summer. Week 6 POV spoilers reveal who might be in trouble as the week progresses. Meanwhile, Brooklyn praised Quinn as the best Big Brother player in history during her exit interview and made predictions about who would win BB26.

Previous episodes of Big Brother 26 are available for streaming on Paramount+, and the show airs on CBS throughout Summer 2024.