‘Big Brother 27' recap: Keanu and Kelley escape the block — was Adrian, Amy, or Will evicted?
Kelley Jorgensen added fuel to the fire with her own secret power, successfully completing a solo Veto competition to save herself from the block. This move left Jimmy even more frustrated, forcing him to nominate yet another houseguest — his fifth for the week — Will Williams, who now joins Adrian Rocha and Amy on the block.
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With the house divided on who they'd prefer to keep, tonight's BB Blockbuster competition could completely shift the power dynamic. One of the nominees will have the opportunity to win their way off the block, narrowing the final eviction choice to just two houseguests.
Will Adrian, Amy, or Will rise to the occasion — and who will ultimately be sent packing?
Read on for our recap of Big Brother Season 27, Episode 7, which aired July 24 on CBS. This season's theme is the "Summer of Mystery" and the house has been transformed into the Hotel Mystère, where secrets lurk behind every corner. The 17 players in the running to win the $750,000 grand prize are:
Adrian Rocha (23): Carpenter from San Antonio, Texas
Amy Bingham (43): Insurance agent from Stockton, Calif.
Ashley Hollis (25): Attorney from Chicago
Ava Pearl (24): Aura painter from Long Island, N.Y.
Jimmy Heagerty (25): AI consultant from Sarasota, Fla.
Katherine Woodman (23): Fine dining server from Gwinnett County, Ga.
Keanu Soto (33): Dungeon Master from Miami
Kelley Jorgensen (29): Web designer from Burbank, S.D.
Lauren Domingue (22): Bridal consultant from Lafayette, La.
Mickey Lee (35): Event curator from Jacksonville, Fla.
Morgan Pope (33): Gamer from Palm Springs, Calif.
Rachel Reilly (40): BB12 contestant and BB13 winner from Hoover, Ala.
Rylie Jeffries (27): Professional bull rider from Luther, Okla.
Vince Panaro (34): Unemployed from West Hills, Calif.
Will Williams (50): College sports podcaster from Wallace, S.C.
Zach Cornell (27): Marketing manager from Cartersville, Ga.
Zae Frederich (23): Salesperson from Paducah, Ky.
#ButFirst
With both his first and second choice evictees now off the block, HOH Jimmy said that he doesn't care which of the three go home this week. His mostly female allies care greatly that Jimmy has mostly wasted his reign by leaving three non-threats as the final nominees and for not talking his decisions through with them. Instead, momentum seemed to be shifting to the guys side of the house (plus Kelley) who were organized in their objective to ensure that Adrian is not the one to be evicted. The first step in their mission would be for Adrian to win the BB Blockbuster, but that would require a comp win from the same guy that less than two weeks ago was bested by a vertical washer and dyer unit.
Caught in the middle of the two gender-defined sides of the house was Lauren. She recognizes that the women are a unified front while the guys are not, but she feels like she's in a better position with the guys overall. Though she's not in the middle like Lauren is, Rachel is a big enough threat in the house that she's a large reason why the two sides of the house are unified in the first place. The guys want the queen out!
Added Value
Looking at the nominees, Mickey and Morgan debated who would bring the most "added value" to their own games if they are to stay in the house. Understanding that Will is not tied closely to anyone in the house, they went on a campaign this week to organize votes to keep Will above Adrian or Amy, but hit a wall when they got to the guys side of the house, like Zach, who said that they prefer Adrian to stay as a competitor. On the girl's side, Ashley was bothered by the idea that Amy might be evicted even against Will, but that's only because both her and Rachel see her as a bigger asset to their game.
In an alliance meeting, Rachel and Jimmy were all in for Amy, Morgan was all in for Will, and Zach was all in for Adrian. At the end of the day, both Morgan and Zach's position is to get rid of Amy as soon as possible in order to weaken Rachel's army and inevitably pull her closer to them, but Rachel was on to them and, as has become typical, she threatened them with a war if they go against her this week.
BB Blockbuster
In "Puzzling Prints," the three nominees had to complete a 12-piece fingerprint puzzle quicker than their competitors. Adrian got the quickest start from the jump and kept pace to assemble it correctly a few pieces quicker than Amy could, saving himself from the block and leaving Amy and Will to voted for or against in the live eviction.
In the few moments of the "live strategizing" following the comp, Amy, Rachel and Ashley shared a sorrowful embrace that offered an early impression that they might know that Amy doesn't have the votes to stay against Will.
Live Vote & Eviction
Ahead of the live vote, Amy didn't want to say anything negative about Will (so she said a lot of positive things about him instead) and then appealed to the house with her desire to stick around and continue to have fun with them. Will used his time to ask that his work "speak for" him and that if they want to keep Amy around over him then he'd understand.
In the Diary Room, it was an unanimous vote to evict Amy, including from her closest friends Rachel and Ashley who didn't even throw her a sympathy vote. Perhaps it's because, as Ava put it, she's "too pure for this game," but in her exit interview with Julie, Amy confessed that she knew she wasn't going to stay this week when she was up against Will and Adrian because it was an open secret that her proximity to Rachel "ultimately hurt" her game. Katherine left the harshest goodbye message for Amy, asserting that the nine-person alliance the girls had put together was too big and she knew she was at the bottom so she executed a chance to get one of them out. As expected, Rachel vowed to avenge Amy's eviction.
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