"THIS WAS INSANEEEEE!!!"— Big Brother season 26 fans react to Makensy's AI Arena comp. win

Big Brother season 26's latest segment (episode 15) aired this week on August 15, 2024, which saw three houseguests at risk of being evicted. Rubina, Makensy, and Cedric competed in the BBAI competition to get themselves off the block. Makensey won the competition while one of the other two was later voted out of the season 26 house.

Chiming in on the competition, fans express their thoughts online. One person wrote on X:

"THIS WAS INSANEEEEE!!! one of the CLOSEST competitions to date. if rubina hadnt spent that half second looking over at makensy...#bb26"

"HOLY SH*T THAT WAS SO CLOSE. Makensy did it! It’s about to go down! #BB26," a fan commented.

"#BB26 WOW - SO CLOSE!!! But Makensy just won in the AI Arena. Rubina was a fraction of a second behind her!! Amazing!!" a tweet read.

Big Brother season 26 fans pointed out how close the competition between Makensy and Rubina was:

"Holy cr*p -- I thought Rubina won! Makensy just BARELY beat her! I feel like if Rubina hadn't been looking over at Makensy, she might've done it. #BB26 #BigBrother26 #BigBrother," a person wrote.

"Whoa! We got the dream Vote-Flip scenario just by a hair! Makensy raced to the button before Rubina could get there. Is this the end for Cedric?? #BB26," a fan commented.

"Makensy hits the button right before Rubina #bb26," a tweet read.

Big Brother season 26 fans further said:

"MAKENSY WINS AI ARENA, BECOMES THE 1ST WOMAN TO WIN MORE THAN ONE COMP, CEDRIC BLINDSIDED. #BB26," a person wrote.

"I JUST TUNED IN.. MAKENSY WON AI ARENA? WHAT WAS THE COMP? #BB26," a fan commented.

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Big Brother season 26 episode 15: Makensy wins AI Arena comp and Cedric gets evicted

After Quinn replaced Angela's original nominees with his own, Makensy, Rubina, and Cedric were at risk of being eliminated in Big Brother season 26 episode 15.

The three Big Brother season 26 contestants competed in the 'Upload/Download' challenge in the A.I. Arena. The contestants had to roll big balls up a ramp and land them in a specific spot. The next part of the task was to knock the placed balls down the ramp with smaller balls and the first person to do so would win the competition.

Makensy successfully rolled up three balls and took the lead while the other two Big Brother season 26 stars struggled. However, Rubina placed all 5 in no time soon after and started knocking them down. It was a close competition between the two female cast members as Makensy knocked her balls seconds before Rubina and saved herself from the upcoming elimination.

When they returned the the living room, Julie Chen Moonves announced the results of the challenge. While several contestants celebrated Makensy's win, others, such as T'Kor and Kimo were upset because they would have to vote for either Rubina or Cedric.

After Cedric and Makensy pitched why they should still be in the show, the group voted. Cedric received 6 votes and was evicted from the show.

Still in the running to win Big Brother season 26 are:

• Joseph Rodriguez
• Chelsie Baham
• Cam Sullivan Brown
• Brooklyn Rivera
• Angela Murray
• Kimo Apaka
• Leah Peters
• Makensy Manbeck
• Quinn Martin
• Rubina Bernabe
• T'kor Clottey
• Tucker Des Lauriers

Fans of the show took to social media after the episode aired and praised Makensy for winning the AI Comp. They also chimed in on how close the competition was.

Big Brother season 26 will return to screens on Sunday with another episode on CBS. Fans can also live stream the events of the house through the Live Feeds available on Paramount+.