Big Brother 26 took an exciting turn during the Wednesday, August 7 episode. Viewers now have the chance to vote for this week’s replacement nominee.
The drama began when Tucker Des Lauriers won the Power of Veto competition and devised a plan to backdoor Quinn Martin. Instead of using the veto to save himself, Tucker, 30, decided to take Angela Murray off the block, leaving his fellow houseguests in shock.
Although Tucker and Head of Household Cedric Hodges discussed Tucker saving Angela, 50, and facing off against Quinn, 25, and the third nominee, Kenney Kelley, in the BB AI arena, Cedric, 21, felt it was too risky. They didn’t have the votes to send Quinn home. Cedric warned Tucker to use the veto on himself, but Tucker refused, and Cedric ultimately chose Makensy Manbeck as the replacement nominee.
“This veto meeting is adjourned,” Tucker said after Cedric announced his decision.
“Actually, it’s not,” Makensy, 22, replied. She then activated the America’s Veto upgrade she received during week 1 of the game. Makensy removed herself from the block, and now America gets to decide who will compete live against Tucker and Kenney, 52, in the BB AI arena on Thursday, August 8.
To vote for the America’s Veto nominee, visit CBS.com/BBvote and select one of the eligible houseguests. The possible nominees are Quinn, Brooklyn Rivera, Cam Sullivan-Brown, Chelsie Baham, Joseph Rodriguez, Kimo Apaka, Leah Peters, Rubina Bernabe, and T’kor Clottey. Voting is open until 12 p.m. ET on Thursday.
Voting is open to all U.S. residents who are at least 18 years old. A maximum of 10 votes can be cast from a single email address.
Similar to a live double eviction, America’s Veto nominee won’t have much time to campaign for votes. The nominee with the most votes from viewers will learn their fate live on Thursday, just before competing in the BB AI arena. If they can’t secure a victory, America’s Veto nominee will be up against either Tucker or Kenney for elimination.
No matter what happens with America’s Veto vote, this week’s chaotic veto meeting has significantly shaken up the house. Tucker claimed that Cedric didn’t tell him to use the veto on himself, which Cedric denied. Tucker then vowed to target Cedric moving forward.
The entire house also now knows about Quinn’s secret Deepfake HOH power, which allows him to control nominations for a week secretly. Anyone not aligned with Quinn has a strong incentive to vote him out if he ends up on the block on Thursday.
Don’t miss out! Big Brother airs Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays on CBS and Paramount+ at 8 p.m. ET.
