Big Brother 26 has been full of thrilling competition wins and brilliant strategy, but there were some moves that were mistakes, and, ultimately, cost a few of the houseguests their games. Big Brother 26 has an A.I. theme, which brought the BB A.I. Arena twist to the pre-jury phase of the game. Each week, the Head of Household (HOH) had to nominate three houseguests for eviction instead of two. After the Power of Veto competition and ceremony, the three remaining houseguests battled it out in the BB A.I. Arena on live eviction night.
This Big Brother 26 twist made the live evictions so much more exciting because the final two nominees weren’t determined until moments before the houseguests had to cast their votes. The houseguests had to be flexible and thoughtful with their decisions in order to continue on in the game. As the houseguests navigated through Big Brother 26, some of them made better choices than others. Alliances shifted constantly, and changed from week to week. Here are the ten worst Big Brother 26 game moves so far.
1
Angela Murray Attacks Matt Hardeman In Front Of The Entire House
Angela Proved Herself To Be Untrustworthy During Week One
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When Angela won the Big Brother 26 week 1 HOH competition, she became paranoid. She watched her fellow houseguests on the screen in the HOH bedroom, and imagined that they were plotting against her. She even called out her Collective alliance in front of everyone, telling them that they were like actors in a low-budget movie when they spoke to her the night before. However, it was her attack on Matt Hardeman that changed many houseguests’ and viewers’ opinions of her.
When Angela became HOH, Matt told her that if she targeted him that week, then he’d have to target her the next week if he was still in the house. Angela took this as a threat, and attacked Matt in front of the whole house, calling him “Crazy Eyes,” and telling him that his mother would see what a “disrespectful brat” he was. Matt was brought to tears because of this. Angela continued to get into confrontations with other houseguests as the season continued, including when she mocked Lisa Weintraub’s walk and called her a twit.
Because of this, Angela was seen as a loose cannon who couldn’t be fully trusted. She made the mistake of appearing to be untrustworthy very early on in the game, which made her expendable to her alliances. Angela could’ve had a much more peaceful time in the house if she’d been able to keep her emotions in check.
2
Quinn Martin Reveals His Deepfake HOH Upgrade Power
Quinn Ruined One Of The Biggest Twists Of The Season
During the Big Brother 26 premiere, Quinn won the Deepfake HOH upgrade power, which allowed him to secretly take over an HOH reign by using a deepfake avatar of the actual HOH to make his nominations. Although Quinn had the privilege of keeping his power a secret, he immediately told Angela and then Kimo about it, not knowing that Kimo would spill the beans.
Kimo told Quinn’s rival, Tucker Des Lauriers, about the power, and Tucker exposed Quinn. When Quinn used his power to take over Angela’s HOH, everyone knew that it was him. He even ended up speaking to Angela about the nominees, and eventually having a house meeting because of Tucker, in which Quinn admitted that he was the Deepfake HOH. This caused distrust between Quinn and the houseguests from whom he’d kept the Deepfake HOH a secret.
Quinn not only ruined the Deepfake HOH power for himself by not using it anonymously, but he spoiled it for viewers who were looking forward to the houseguests descending into chaos as a secret HOH hijacked the week. Furthermore, Quinn could’ve used the Deepfake HOH to secretly get out a bigger threat and without making himself a target. He even could’ve framed someone else. Quinn didn’t know the houseguests well enough yet to know if he could trust them with his Deepfake HOH upgrade power secret, which was a big mistake.
3
Cedric Hodges Volunteers As A Pawn For Quinn Martin
Cedric Was Blindsided By His Own Alliance Members
From the beginning of Big Brother 26, Cedric was in a great position with his alliances, including the large Collective alliance (consisting of Cedric, Kimo, Quinn, Brooklyn Rivera, Cam Sullivan-Brown, Chelsie Baham, Joseph Rodriguez, and T’kor Clottey), and the smaller Pentagon alliance within it (including Cedric, Brooklyn, Cam, Chelsie, and Quinn). However, Quinn was also in another side alliance called the Visionaries with Kimo and T’kor, and he felt more of an allegiance to them, so he told them about the Pentagon.
Cedric then made the classic Big Brother mistake of volunteering to go on the chopping block as a pawn for Deepfake HOH Quinn, forgetting that pawns go home. When Kimo and T’kor realized that they were at the bottom of the Collective alliance, they defected, teaming up with Tucker and the other side of the house in order to blindside Cedric by evicting him. Brooklyn, Cam, and Chelsie were also shocked by Cedric’s elimination. If Cedric hadn’t volunteered himself as a pawn, then he might’ve made it much further in the game.
4
Tucker Des Lauriers Volunteers As A Pawn For T’kor Clottey
Tucker Was Confident That He Would Win
Throughout the first half of Big Brother 26, Tucker dominated the game. He was a competition beast and a fearless player, whose wild moves kept everyone on their toes, including saving Angela with the Power of Veto instead of himself when they were both nominated. In his 45 days in the house, Tucker won six competitions, including one HOH, three Power of Veto, and two BB A.I. Arena wins. He was a frontrunner to win the whole competition, until he made a fatal error during week 6.
Tucker had volunteered to be a pawn for two previous HOHs with whom he wasn’t in an alliance, including Chelsie and Cedric. He believed that he could win his way off of the chopping block, which he did. Therefore, when his alliance member T’kor became HOH, he felt that it would be the right thing to do to volunteer to be a pawn for her too. However, he didn’t think that she’d take him up on the idea because they were in an alliance together. He was upset when she did.
Once he was nominated, Tucker didn’t win the Power of Veto or the BB A.I. Arena competition, and his fellow houseguests couldn’t resist the chance to evict him. If Tucker hadn’t volunteered to go on the chopping block, T’kor might not have nominated him because they were in an alliance, and he might not have been evicted that week. Tucker’s confidence got the better of him.
5
Joseph Rodriguez Throws The Week 7 Power Of Veto Competition
Joseph Went Home Because Of This Mistake
During Big Brother 26, Joseph prided himself on playing an under-the-radar game. He even compared himself to Big Brother legend Dr. Will Kirby, who won season 2 without winning a single competition. He had the good fortune of continuously being picked to play in Power of Veto competitions, despite the fact that he wasn’t even nominated. At first, Joseph’s strategy seemed to be working well for him.
However, during Big Brother 26 week 7, when Joseph threw the Power of Veto competition, his ally, Quinn, nominated him for eviction, which led to him being sent home. If Joseph had fought to win that Power of Veto competition, he would’ve been safe for the week, and he would’ve had some power too. Joseph was too comfortable in the house, which led to the demise of his Big Brother 26 game.