WARNING! THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS MAJOR SPOILERS ABOUT BIG BROTHER 26!Big Brother 26 has already reached week 7, and some houseguests are in a better position than others as the game moves forward. Big Brother 26 features an A.I. theme, and a new twist that requires the Head of Household (HOH) to nominate three people for eviction instead of two. After the Power of Veto is played, the three houseguests who remain on the chopping block on live eviction night must battle it out for safety in the BB A.I. Arena.
The Big Brother 26 BB A.I. Arena allows one of the nominees to win safety and remove themselves from the chopping block. Then the houseguests vote for which of the remaining two nominees they want to evict. So far, the houseguests have sent home Matt Hardeman, Lisa Weintraub, Kenney Kelley, Cedric Hodges, Brooklyn Rivera, and Tucker Des Lauriers. As Big Brother 26 continues during week 7, here's a ranking of the remaining ten houseguests listed by who will be safe and who has the biggest chance of going home.
1Quinn Martin – Big Brother 26 Houseguest
Quinn Is The Big Brother 26 Week 7 HOH
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Quinn is the Big Brother 26 week 7 HOH, so he's definitely safe for the week. This is his second HOH reign after he used his Deepfake HOH upgrade power to take over Angela Murray's HOH power. As the week 7 HOH, Quinn nominated Angela, Rubina Bernabe, and Kimo Apaka for eviction. Although he originally seemed to want to evict Rubina, he's since revealed that his target is Angela.
However, Leah Peters won the Power of Veto competition, and is considering using the veto to save Angela from the chopping block. Leah feels that keeping Angela in the house is good for her game. Although this would throw a wrench in Quinn's plans, he still has safety for the week as the HOH. If Leah does save Angela though, this could make things tricky for Quinn next week, but, for now, he's safe.
2Leah Peters – Big Brother 26 Houseguest
Leah Is The Big Brother 26 Week 7 Power of Veto Winner
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Leah won the Big Brother 26 week 7 Power of Veto competition, which was her first win of the season. Leah has been playing a very under-the-radar game, but this win will bring her to the forefront, especially if she decides to use the veto to save Angela. Quinn would rather that she didn't because he doesn't want to have to name a replacement nominee, but Leah is considering it.
No matter what Leah decides to do with the Power of Veto this week, she's safe as the winner. If she doesn't use the Power of Veto, it would be the first time this season that it wasn't used. Although it might seem that Leah is taking a big risk by even telling Quinn that she's considering using the Power of Veto to save Angela because he could target her next for going against his wishes, he can't play for HOH next week, so he'll actually be the vulnerable one. Leah is in a great position moving forward in the game.
3T'kor Clottey – Big Brother 26 Houseguest
T'kor Has Never Been Nominated For Eviction
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T'kor was HOH last week when the houseguests finally evicted Tucker. Although he was her alliance member and was supposed to be a pawn, it's actually a big accomplishment for her resumé that he was evicted during her HOH. T'kor's top alliance has been The Visionaries with Quinn and Kimo, but now that Quinn has nominated Kimo, the future of that alliance is shaky.
The night that Leah won the Power of Veto, Quinn spoke to T'kor about forming a new six-person alliance that would consist of them, Leah, Makensy Manbeck, Cam Sullivan-Brown, and Chelsie Baham. Quinn has been closely aligned with T'kor from the beginning, so she'll most likely be safe if Quinn does have to name a replacement nominee. Quinn has mentioned that he'll ask someone to volunteer to be a pawn if that does happen.
4Chelsie Baham – Big Brother 26 Houseguest
Chelsie & Quinn Were In An Alliance Together
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During Big Brother 26 so far, Chelsie has won one HOH and one BB A.I. Arena competition. She's proven herself to be a very strategic player. Quinn and Chelsie were once in the Collective alliance together, and also in the smaller Pentagon alliance within the Collective. Quinn doesn't seem to want her out of the house this week, and has even suggested to T'kor that Chelsie should be part of a new six-person alliance with them.
Even if somehow Quinn did name Chelsie as the replacement nominee, she's already won one BB A.I. Arena competition, so she could do it again. She's smart and strong, and will probably go far in Big Brother 26. In addition, the women in the house have thought about creating an all-girls alliance, so Chelsie has a lot of people who'd vote to keep her if she ended up on the chopping block on eviction night.
5Cam Sullivan-Brown – Big Brother 26 Houseguest
Cam & Quinn Were Aligned
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Cam was also in the Collective and Pentagon alliances with Quinn, and has been included as one of the names in the new six-person alliance that Quinn hopes to form. Cam won the Big Brother 26 week 6 Power of Veto competition, which led to Tucker's eviction. Cam has been playing a very lowkey game so far, but that win proved that he could save himself when his back was against the wall.
Unless Cam volunteers himself as a pawn, or the houseguests draw straws to see who should be nominated, it doesn't seem likely that Quinn would use Cam as the replacement nominee. It might be too tempting for the houseguests to evict Cam because he's a physical threat in Big Brother 26. Quinn would most likely try to keep Cam safe this week if he could.
6Makensy Manbeck – Big Brother 26 Houseguest
Makensy Hasn't Been Working With Quinn
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Makensy has been an easy target all season because she really doesn't have an alliance. Although she's been nominated three times, she's pulled herself off the chopping block every time. In week 3, Cedric named Makensy as his replacement nominee, but she used her America's Veto upgrade power, which she'd won during the Big Brother 26 premiere, to save herself. In both weeks 4 and 6, she won the BB A.I. Arena competition and earned her safety.
Although Quinn doesn't seem to want to target Makensy, she might be an easy houseguest to name as a replacement nominee just because she's been nominated three times before and doesn't have any strong allies. Also, Makensy has a good chance of winning the BB A.I. competition because she's already won two of them, which would mean that one of Quinn's original nominees, Rubina or Kimo, would go home. However, she'd still be in danger of eviction if she's nominated.
7Joseph Rodriguez – Big Brother 26 Houseguest
Quinn Has Talked About Getting Rid Of Joseph
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Joseph has also been playing an under-the-radar game. Although he hasn't won any competitions and has never been nominated, he's been selected to play in six out of the seven Power of Veto competitions of the season so far. In addition, Joseph was instrumental in T'kor and Kimo's successful plan to blindside and evict Cedric.
When Quinn first became HOH, he spoke to the cameras and said that he was going to have to "snipe" Joseph. He also said that he thought that he'd lose if he were in the final two with Chelsie, T'kor, and possibly Joseph. If Quinn had to choose a replacement nominee, it's possible that he could take his shot at Joseph now, especially since Joseph just lost one of his strongest allies, Tucker. It's also possible that, if he doesn't win the BB A.I. Arena competition, the houseguests could vote him out.
8Kimo Apaka – Big Brother 26 Houseguest
Kimo Is Nominated For Eviction
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Kimo has been playing a bold game so far, and, along with T'kor, came up with the plan to blindside and evict Cedric. Although Quinn and Kimo were closely aligned in the Visionaries alliance, Quinn nominated him this week, telling him that he was a pawn. However, there were many other people that Quinn could've used as a pawn. This move makes it seem as though Kimo is expendable to Quinn.
Even though Kimo is on the chopping block this week, and therefore is in a vulnerable position, he has a good chance of staying. He saved himself in week 1 by winning the BB A.I. Arena competition, so it's highly possible that he could do it again. Of the three nominees, Kimo is probably the least likely to be evicted. If Leah doesn't use the Power of Veto, and Angela doesn't win the BB A.I. Arena competition, then he'll almost certainly stay. Depending on who the replacement nominee might be, his chances could be lower, but they're still pretty good.
9Rubina Bernabe – Big Brother 26 Houseguest
Rubina Is Nominated For Eviction
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Rubina has had a tough few days, first losing her showmance, Tucker, and then being nominated for eviction by Quinn. Rubina hasn't won any competitions yet, and this is her second time being nominated. She was on the chopping block next to Cedric during the week that he was blindsided and evicted.
Although Quinn originally seemed to be targeting Rubina, he now has his sights set on Angela, which the rest of the house would most likely go along with. However, if Leah saves Angela with the Power of Veto or Angela wins the BB A.I. Arena, then Rubina might be in trouble. She'll have to work hard to either win the BB A.I. Arena competition or campaign for her safety in order to stay in the house. Rubina is less likely than Kimo to stay, but her chances might be better depending on the replacement nominee if Leah saves Angela.
10Angela Murray – Big Brother 26 Houseguest
Angela Is Nominated For Eviction & Quinn's Target
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Angela has been one of the most chaotic houseguests in Big Brother history. She has won two HOH competitions, and has been nominated four times. However, Angela is most known for her dramatic outbursts in the house. Now that Quinn has determined that Angela is his target, her time in the Big Brother house could be up. However, Leah is considering using the Power of Veto on Angela in order to save her because she thinks that Angela is good for her game.
If this happened, it would be the second time that Angela was saved by someone else using the veto. The first time was when Tucker used it on her instead of himself in order to put in motion a plan to evict Quinn, which ultimately failed. Although there's a glimmer of hope for Angela because Leah could use the Power of Veto to save her, or she could win the BB A.I. Arena, if those things don't happen, then it's probable that she'll go home.
Big Brother 26 has been one of the most unpredictable seasons. As Big Brother 26 heads toward the jury phase of the competition, the houseguests are going to have to be very strategic during the evictions. Some of them have a much better chance of surviving the week than others. Between the bold and gutsy houseguests and the BB A.I. Arena, Big Brother 26 has been the definition of the show's motto, "expect the unexpected."
