Heading into the live finale of “Big Brother 26,” only three houseguests remained in the running to win the $750K grand prize: Cam Sullivan-Brown, Chelsie Baham and Makensy Manbeck. This trio competed for 90 days inside the “BB26” house and faced off against obstacles like Ainsley the A.I. robot, an entire week at Jankie World, and the Veto being used 12 total times (a new record). So who ended up winning the season, and who became the next recipient of America’s Favorite Houseguest?
Below, read our minute-by-minute “Big Brother” Season 26 finale recap/live blog to find out what happened on October 13 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. Then be sure to sound off in the comments section about your favorite “BB26” houseguests on CBS‘s reality TV show, who annoys you the most and who you think will ultimately join the “Big Brother” winners list. As always, Julie Chen Moonves hosts the series.
Don’t forget to watch Gold Derby’s exclusive video interviews with all of the eliminated players: Matt Hardeman, Lisa Weintraub, Kenney Kelley, Cedric Hodges, Brooklyn Rivera, Tucker Des Lauriers, Joseph Rodriguez, Quinn Martin, T’kor Clottey, Leah Peters, Angela Murray, Kimo Apaka and Rubina Bernabe.
9:00 p.m. – “Previously on ‘Big Brother’!” At the last live eviction, Makensy won the final Veto competition of the summer and decided to use it to save herself. Makensy then cast the sole vote to evict, sending Rubina to the jury house and bringing Cam to the Final 3 with her and Chelsie, the current Head of Household. During tonight’s two-hour episode, the three-part HOH comp will play out, former champion Taylor Hale will host the jury roundtable, and the ultimate winner will be crowned. Let’s go!
9:04 p.m. – In the first part of the HOH comp on Day 87, the three houseguests had to endure the chaos of tilted and suspended robotic vessels longer than their competitors. Throughout the comp, the vessels squirted freezing green ooze on the players, an element that became unbearable for Makensy who dropped out at 26 minutes.
9:09 p.m. – Though he was practicing his mindfulness and meditation to withstand the pressure of the comp, Cam fell at 37 minutes which meant that Chelsie was declared the winner and earned a spot in the third part. Cam and Makensy would face off in the second part.