"Gamer glow up"— Big Brother season 26 fans celebrate Rubina's AI Arena comp. win

Big Brother season 26 aired a brand new episode on Thursday, September 5, 2024. During the segment, the nominated contestants — Rubina, Kimo, and Joseph, participated in the last AI Arena competition of the season to save themselves from elimination.

They competed in Bandwidth Boosters and had to untangle themselves before they could run across the arena and end their task. Rubina won the task and saved herself from elimination.

Fans of the show took to social media to react to the segment and celebrate the cast member's win. They felt her game had improved since Tucker was eliminated last week, with one person even stating that she had had a "gamer glow up since Tucker left."

"Rubina’s really had a gamer glow up since Tucker left. Love that for her in the game and love that she’s got him waiting for her in real life once this is over," the person wrote on X.

"RUBINA ATE THEM UP. I’m proud of her!" a fan commented.

"Found love. Dominated the final AI Arena. Trio still in tact. Rubina is manifesting all the good things," a tweet read.

Fans felt the competition was "built" for her:

"Yeah, when I saw what the comp was, I was almost certain Rubina had this one," a person wrote.

"As soon as i saw how fast she was going i knew she was going to win," a fan commented.

"That was built for her!!" a tweet read.

Big Brother season 26 fans also stated that the contestant always had it in her but that she only needed to "ignite that fire." They claimed that Tucker wasn't her the reason she did but "she was her reason."

"rubina has always had this in her she just needed to ignite that fire so no he wasn’t the reason she could do it SHE WAS HER REASON!!!!" a person wrote.

"OMG I'M so ecstatic right now, Rubina took care of business, I'm so proud of her!!!!!" a fan commented.

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Big Brother: Rubina wins season 26's final AI Arena competition

In Big Brother season 26 episode 24, Rubina, Kimo, and Joseph competed in the season's final AI Arena competition to secure their position in the CBS show. The three nominees competed in Bandwidth Boosters, a race during which the cast members had to untangle themselves.

The three Big Brother season 26 contestants stood before a structure and had to untangle themselves by going over, under, and through it to get the wire-free. They were, however, not required to untangle the wire completely, just enough to give themselves enough leverage to press the buzzer on the other end of the room.

Rubina was in the lead and attempted to press the buzzer twice but failed. Kimo also attempted to press the buzzer but fell short. Rubina rushed to the buzzer again and successfully pressed it and secured her position in Big Brother season 26.

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Who went home tonight?

After the three nominated contestants returned to the Big Brother season 26 house's living room, the female cast members celebrated her win. The two at-risk players, Kimo and Joseph, pleaded their cases about why they should still be in the game.

Joseph asked them to stick to the plan and told them he had been loyal while in the game. He added that he would continue doing what he had been doing if given the chance.

"If not, it's been a beautiful experience and I love each and every one of you," he added.

Kimo told the Big Brother season 26 cast he loved them and that he had two dreams coming into the house, for himself and his brother. He added that he wasn't ready for the dream to end, and he had waited his entire life to be on the show.

After the votes were cast, it was revealed that Joseph was eliminated with 4 votes against him. As they watched the episode, Big Brother season 26 fans reacted to Rubina's AI Arena competition win. They celebrated that she was safe for another week.

Big Brother season 26 airs episodes on Sundays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays on CBS.