Current Stats:
HoHs - Nicole and Donny
Nominations will be later today.

Recap- Donny plans on nominating Victoria and Caleb and Nicole plans on nominating Jocasta and Zach.

Recap- Donny didn't feel comfortable nominating Jocasta, but still wants a chance at staying HoH so he didn't want Nicole to nominate both Victoria and Jocasta and have the best chance at winning.

Recap- Nicole's goal is to backdoor Frankie. Hayden has been pushing for this and reassuring her that she has the votes. Even Derrick said he would be game and then chose not to warn Frankie.

Recap- Donny said he would be willing to vote out Frankie, but would not be comfortable with nominating him because he's afraid Frankie would stay and come after him.

Recap- Donny's main target is Caleb, but he said that he is ok with either Zach or Caleb going, though he would prefer Zach stay because he could use him for TA missions and as a target.

Feeds down! Time for the nomination ceremony!

Feeds still down.

almost at the 2 hour mark for the nominations ceremony. very, very unusual

of course, right as I say that, feeds come back

As planned, Donny has nominated Victoria and Caleb and Nicole has nominated Jocasta and Zach

Donny said this morning that he hoped his nominees lost BotB. I don't think that's a guaranteed thing with those nominees

Zach: She (Nicole) wants to play a game of cat and mouse. Well she looks like a mouse and I'm coming for your head, Nicole.

sorry, he hoped that his nominees won BotB

Caleb tells Frankie that this is the best thing that could have happened, since he figures either Jocasta or Victoria will go home now

Zach says he wants to find out if Donny and Nicole worked together on their nominations and if Donny was OK with him going up.

Caleb about Donny -
"You pick on beastmode, beastmode picks back. I'm coming after you."

Jocasta- Communication is key in the BoB. Zach- Hopefully it's a mental competition

Frankie is giving advice to both Caleb and Victoria. Frankie says this is a chance for them to get closer.
Frankie warns Victoria that Caleb is military and may be harsh, but it's not personal.

Frankie tells Victoria to go to Caleb and say that they may have had differences, but he is all she has now. She leaves Frankie and does exactly what he advised.

Caleb to Victoria- Zach is nowhere near as strong as I am. Doesnt matter what kind of comp, physical or mental. I've beat him in both. You know beastmode cowboy is ready.Victoria- Princess is ready.

Derrick to Cody- Worst case scenario for the Hitmen is Donny staying up here. We need Caleb and Victoria to win

Derrick- If we dont solidify with them (Hayden and Nicole)... Cody- That gives Frankie the chance to solidify with them

Derrick to Cody- I would like to get Zach off the block somehow. He's a fucking knucklehead but he will never vote you or me out

Cody tells Derrick he already planted seeds with Nicole about getting Frankie out. They both seem to be hoping for that.

Donny to Victoria: You are not my target and I hope that I get dethroned today and you are safe.

Donny tells Victoria that he will do what he can to get her votes if she stays up on the block.

Derrick and Cody plan to try to subtly help Caleb win the BOB so that Nicole stays HOH and backdoors Frankie.

Jocasta says her stomach is bothering her again today.

Cody to Zach- I know Donny doesnt want Victoria going home. If Caleb wins and I go up...he's saying "you're my target"

Cody trying to subtly convince Zach to throw the comp by telling him if Donny stays HoH one of them could go home.

Jocasta has OnTheBlock-itis. it flares up whenever she's nominated and gets worse with every comp that she loses during the week

Cody also trying to plant seeds against Frankie by saying he isn't sure that Frankie would keep Zach.

Zach to Cody- Best case scenario...me and Jocasta win and then you win the veto and leave them the same. Victoria goes home.

MatthewAnthony: truth!

Frankie tells Zach that the easiest solution is to convince Donny and Nicole to backdoor each other if the PoV is used

Victoria to Derrick- There is a chance, greater than any week, that if I stay up I can go. If Caleb wins PoV there is no other target

Victoria is crying to Derrick because she feels that there is no one that she would stay over if Caleb wins the PoV

All feeds on napping HGs

I'm hoping Caleb goes home I'm tired of how creepy he is

out of the nominees that are up at the moment, I'm getting the feeling that Caleb is the least likely to go home. honestly, a lot will depend on where Derrick and Cody's true loyalties lie

as well as which HOH is dethroned

if Derrick/Cody decide to flip and make Hayden/Nicole their primary allies, it's going to be Zach, Caleb, or Frankie going home (depending on BotB/veto results)

I know but I can dream right? His shot with the picture of Nichole's friend and stuff just creeper me out even more

yeah

Christine (BotB host) called to DR, HGs start assembling in the living room, and now we cut to highlights. time for the BotB

if Derrick/Cody were smart, they'd play this week to get either Jocasta or Victoria out (including NOT using the veto if they win it), backdoor Hayden at the double elim

and then roll through Donny/Nicole/whomever survives this week/Caleb

possibly getting rid of Christine somewhere in there to weaken Frankie when they get to final 4/5

Hayden proved (to me, anyway) last night in the post-HOH strategy talks that he's a whole lot smarter than I'd given him credit for. he's quite possibly the most dangerous player outside of Derrick in the game

Caleb and Victoria have won the Battle of the Block and are safe. Zach and Jocasta remain on the block. Donny is dethroned.

Sounds like there were penalties involved. Caleb has to shave his head.

Caleb wants to ask BB if he can trade for another punishment instead of shaving his head.

Everyone says the BOB was very close. Zach said he was the sole reason they lost because of one domino.

Caleb & Victoria are on slop 2 weeks, will get Adam & Eve costumes and must stay together!

I don't know who I feel more sorry for - Caleb being chained to Victoria or Victoria being chained to Caleb

Caleb made a bagel and was just about to eat it, but Big Brother caught him and yelled at him.

MatthewAnthony:

they're chained together for 48 hours.

I'll set the over/under for the number of times Victoria hears "at the end of the day" at 5000

Zach- Gonna be the worst 48 hours of your life (with Victoria). Caleb- It is. Not going to be looking in the mirror every two seconds

Zach- If anyone like Frankie or Caleb brings up my name in negative light... Derrick- We've got you. Cody- You fucking know it

Caleb (to Zach): I should have let you guys win, because this sucks

Caleb to Zach: I should have let you guys win cause this shit (punishments) sucks.

had Zach/Jocasta won, they would have been on slop for 2 weeks, couldn't participate in the next 2 HoH comps, be taking manure baths for 24 hours, and would have done the Adam/Eve chaining

Caleb is trying to get Victoria to shave her head so he doesn't have to.
"Just shave your head! It isn't a big deal, Victoria!"

Victoria is telling Derrick that she's gained 20 pounds (!) since going into the house

Cody just learned that pita bread has a pocket....

Caleb "I won. You lost." Zach "I'm not disagreeing with that." Caleb "But I'm in a worse predicament" Zach "No..I'm on the block."

Cody talks to Nicole in HOH. He tells her that if he wins POV he won't take Zach off.

Caleb is saying that he might tell them he has offensive/racist tattoos on his head, so he can't shave his hair

Jocasta, Hayden, and Donny are doing dishes. I'd never seen a mountain of them in the BB house like what they had

Derrick and Caleb tell Zach that they wouldn't use the PoV on him because an alliance member would go up anyway

Frankie tells Zach that he needs to win the PoV and then they need to convince Nicole to nominate Donny

Frankie told Zach to pick Hayden if he gets HG choice. Frankie knows Hayden will not pull Zach off/wants Zach gone.

Victoria to Frankie- I'm excited cause he (Caleb) has been wanting me out since Week 1 and I get to torture him for 48 hours

some of the things that Frankie is saying to Zach and Victoria sounds like he's been told that he's being backdoored this week

I couldn't hear part of the Frankie/Zach conversation, though, so I'm not 100% on that

Caleb's actually telling the "discriminatory tattoo on my head" lie

he has apparently said that it's a small iron cross symbol

so.... he's saying that he got a German military/Nazi tattoo right after he joined the US Army. sounds realistic to me.

Caleb and Victoria were just called to the DR together. looks like they're going to get their costumes

Victoria is insisting that that they're going to want her wearing her wedge sandals

omg, group sitting in the living room just heard Victoria scream from inside the DR

they just heard Caleb say "I'm not going out in this"

say hello to Beastmode Adam and Princess Eve.

they're not allowed to wear shoes for 48 hours

Victoria: We can shower together if we wear bathing suits. Isn't that what you wanted?
people start singing "Let's Get It On"

Victoria is chopping Caleb's hair off now with clippers

surprise surprise, the tattoo isn't there

he really doesn't look bad at all, IMO

Derrick is finishing off Caleb's haircut since he's good at it

Cody is currently painting Christine's fingernails. too funny

they apparently let Caleb use a 1-guard on the clippers, so his hair is a lot longer than he was expecting. I think he looks sexy

not a great photo, but his final look:

Hayden and Nicole in HOH room.
Hayden: Best case scenario, Zach goes home

Nicole saying that she really wants to see Frankie go, but that Zach is so strong

now they're leaning towards getting Frankie out

Hayden: If I win veto, the best case scenario for my game is to take Zach down and you put Frankie up
Nicole: That's scary, Hayden

apparently, the conversation started with Hayden telling Nicole that Zach wants her head

More Caleb's haircut

I really don't think it looks bad at all

Me either!!

Derrick and Cody agree that they need to solidify something with Hayden/Nicole tonight so that they dont go up as a replacement if Veto is used

Nicole joins Derrick/Cody. Discussing PoV and outcomes. Nicole- Worst case scenario is if Frankie took down Zach. Cody- I'll keep it the same. Derrick- Unless you decide to backdoor someone

Nicole to Cody/Derrick- I'm scared of Frankie a little bit but I'm really scared of Zach

Nicole to Cody/Derrick- He (Frankie) wants Jocasta to go home. She is going after Frankie. It's good to keep her

Nicole to Cody/Derrick- Frankie said you guys are going to keep Zach. He's trying to scare me

Nicole- Do you guys think you could protect me from Zach? Cody- Absolutely. Derrick- 100%

Derrick tells Nicole that he doesnt know if Jocasta could be manipulated to vote how they want but Zach could be

Derrick suggests the name Quad Squad for the alliance with Derrick/Cody/Nicole/Hayden. Cody and Nicole like it.

Nicole tells Cody and Derrick she could cry right now cause she has waited her whole life to form an alliance in the HoH room

Caleb looks sooo pissed in the last photo. It is HAIR it will grow back it isn't like he had it to his back and had to shave it off. Not to mention if he was in the service he had it shaved at some point.

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