Big Brother season 26 episode 36: Final HOH competition explored

Chelsie from Big Brother season 26 (Image via Paramount Press Release)
Chelsie from Big Brother season 26 (Image via Paramount Press Release)

Big Brother season 26 has been full of turns and twists, with four remaining houseguests Rubina, Cam Sullivan-Brown, Chelsie Baham, and Makensy Manbeck. During the recently released episode 36, these players competed to win the Head of the Household competition and Power of Veto competition.

Now that Makensy is no longer the Head of the Household, she attempts to secure her position in the game. After Chelsie became the new Head of the Household, she put Makensey and Cam on the block, which meant they were competing to win the Power of Veto competition and save themselves.

Eliminated contestants from this season so far include Matt Hardeman, Lisa Weintraub, Kenney Kelley, Cedric Hodges, Brooklyn Rivera, Tucker Des Lauriers, Quinn Martin, Joseph Rodriguez, T’kor Clottey, Leah Peters, Angela Murray, and Kimo Apaka.

Big Brother season 26, episode 36 was released exclusively on CBS on October 6, 2024, at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. The episode synopsis reads as the following:

"The head of household nominates three fellow houseguests for possible eviction."

Chelsie wins the Final HOH competition on Big Brother season 26 episode 36

On Big Brother season 26 episode 36, out of the four players only three players were able to participate in the final HOH competition. This meant Makensy wasn't playing as she had been the HOH the previous week.

Contestants Chelsie, Cam, and Rubina competed in a challenge called 'Hid Agenda.' In this game, each player had to answer the quiz questions and find hidden phrases.

During the first round, Rubina got her answers correct while Cam was the fastest player in round two. For round three, Chelsie's performance was impressive as Cam was left behind after giving an incorrect answer.

Towards the end of the task, Chelsie won the Head of the Household competition even though Cam reached the final round.

When it was time for the new Big Brother head of the household to choose nominees for possible eviction, she selected Makensy and Cam, stating that the veto winner would have more power than the HOH. Then the Power of Veto competition took place, where the remaining four houseguests competed.

In the challenge 'Passcode Protectors', contestants had to answer questions correctly and on time. The player that would enter the answer late was automatically eliminated from the game after using their three lives or strikes.

The Big Brother contestant who was to be left in the end was declared as the power of veto competition winner.

Makensy was given one strike meanwhile Chelsie was given two strikes as she was slow while answering two of the questions. During the fourth question, Rubina got her first strike and then received a second one in the sixth question.

Rubina was eliminated from the competition after she was late to answer the eighth question. So far, Cam had only received one strike and Makensy got her second one during the fifth question.

The Power of Veto winner wasn't revealed in this episode, viewers will have to wait for episode 37 for the reveal.

Stream Big Brother season 26 episode 36 exclusively on CBS and Paramount Plus every week on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays. Fans can also follow the official Instagram account to stay updated with episode teasers, previews, and trailers.

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