DAY 35 • WEEK 5 • HOH: LATRICE “LALA” VERRETT • NOMINEES: BARRETT PFEIFFER, CHUK ANYANWU, HALEY THOGMARTIN • POWER OF VETO: KAMU KIRK — NOT USED • PRIMARY TARGET: HALEY • BACKUP TARGET: CHUK • HAVE-NOTS: BARRETT, CHUK, DREW, HALEY • SECRET POWERS: RICK DEVENS — DIAMOND POWER OF VETO • DEE VALLADARES — BB BRIBE • LIVE-FEED TRACKER CURRENT THROUGH: APPROXIMATELY 12:19 A.M. BBT TUESDAY, WHEN THE DAY 35 HOH WINE PARTY HAD ENDED AND THE HOUSE BEGAN SETTLING DOWN
The Big Brother 28 Day 35 live feeds did not calm down after Kamu Kirk left the Power of Veto unused.
They became more important.
Kamu walked into Monday’s Veto meeting with Haley Thogmartin and Chuk Anyanwu sitting on the block, the two people who had spent most of the first month being identified as his closest allies.
He walked out having saved neither.
Barrett Pfeiffer remained nominated beside them.
Rick Devens kept the Diamond Power of Veto in his pocket.
LaTrice “LaLa” Verrett got exactly what she wanted.
Haley remained the primary target.
Chuk remained the backup.
Barrett remained the safest nominee.
That should have settled the week.
Instead, it opened the next one.
By the time the house finally went to bed Monday night, Drew Campbell and Barrett were questioning whether Haley might actually be more useful in the house than Chuk.
Taylor Brown was trying unsuccessfully to convince Chuk that his game was in considerably more danger than he seemed willing to admit.
Dee Valladares was quietly turning Angela Murray against Taylor.
Taylor, Kamu and Devens were sketching out a new core tentatively called Primary Colors.
Drew and Barrett accidentally let Devens know FAP was real.
Devens took that information back toward Dee.
And upstairs in the HOH room, LaLa, Drew, Barrett, Mallory Aurichio, Melody Morris and Yash Patel started discussing the most aggressive anti-veteran plan of the season.
Finish Haley and Chuk.
Then remove two of The Plants before jury.
Suddenly Dee, Angela and Devens are not merely a trio people notice.
They are a trio people are scheduling.
That is where Big Brother 28 actually stands heading into Tuesday.
The old majority alliances are dead.
The new ones are overlapping.
Everybody thinks they have options.
And nearly every player building those options is becoming somebody else’s target because of them.
1. Kamu Leaving the Veto Unused Was Not Betrayal by Accident — It Was a Public Divorce
There is no longer anything ambiguous about Kamu’s relationship with Haley and Chuk.
He won the Power of Veto.
He could have removed one.
He removed neither.
Before the ceremony, Kamu had already told Haley.
He told Chuk.
He told Drew.
And the most important part was what he told Drew.
Kamu wanted the house to understand the message.
He did not want to keep being identified as part of Haley and Chuk’s trio.
That makes Monday’s Veto decision bigger than simply respecting LaLa.
This was rebranding.
Kamu spent the first month benefiting from being attached to powerful structures.
Now those structures are liabilities.
Toolshed imploded.
Red Corner is dead.
Haley lost power.
Chuk is on the block.
The Lyric blindside proved several members of the old majority did not trust each other enough to exchange accurate information.
Kamu could have tried rebuilding all of that.
Instead, he walked away from it.
And strategically?
He probably made the correct choice.
Saving Haley or Chuk would have reattached him to both.
It could have forced Drew onto the block.
It would have irritated LaLa.
It would have made Taylor question him.
It would have complicated his rebuilt relationship with Dee and Devens.
And after taking all those risks, Kamu still could not guarantee both Haley and Chuk survived Thursday.
Leaving the Veto unused accomplished almost everything he needed.
The problem is that Kamu is now so well-connected that people are beginning to recognize how well-connected he is.
That is the next threat to his game.
He escaped one sinking ship.
Now everyone may realize he somehow has a seat on five different lifeboats.
2. Taylor Heard Chuk Say He Had the Votes Against Barrett — and Nobody Else Could Find Them
One of the funniest post-Veto moments was also one of the most strategically revealing.
Taylor heard Chuk talking as though he had the votes if BB Lackluster left him sitting beside Barrett.
Her reaction was basically:
From where?
Melody joked that Chuk’s cowboy hat might be crushing his head.
That is funny.
Chuk’s actual situation is not.
Chuk is making the classic Big Brother mistake of confusing being liked with being protected.
People like Chuk.
That matters.
It does not automatically mean they will evict Barrett to keep him.
Barrett has Drew.
Barrett has Mallory.
Barrett has Melody.
Barrett has FAP.
Barrett has working relationships with Dee, Devens and Angela.
Barrett is now sitting inside LaLa’s developing rookie structure.
Who exactly is Chuk counting?
Kamu?
The guy who just declined to use the Veto on him?
Taylor?
The person warning him that everyone wants him out after Haley?
The Plants?
The people who just helped destroy his previous power structure?
Chuk may have votes in certain combinations.
He does not have enough reason to act comfortable.
3. Taylor Tried to Explain Chuk’s Position to Him — and Chuk Mostly Tried to Explain Big Brother Back to Taylor
Taylor eventually stopped hinting.
She tried to coach him.
She told Chuk that after Haley, he was next.
She told him he needed to campaign.
She challenged the idea that he already understood everything happening around him.
She tried to get him moving.
Chuk insisted he had information.
He joked about dynasties falling.
Then he went back to Haley.
This is the real danger to Chuk’s game.
Not Haley.
Not LaLa.
Not the nomination.
His inability to accept that his information may be outdated.
The entire house changed during Thursday’s Lyric vote.
It changed again when LaLa won HOH.
It changed again during the Angela-Haley fight.
It changed again when Kamu won Veto.
It changed again when Kamu refused to use it.
Everybody who thinks they completely understand the house right now is probably wrong.
Taylor knows that.
Dee knows that.
Kamu knows that.
Drew knows that.
Chuk keeps acting like the map is finished.
That is exactly how somebody gets blindsided.
4. Haley Is Still the Target — but FAP Has a Real Reason to Ask Why Evicting Her Helps Them
Nothing Monday night transformed Haley into the favorite to stay.
She remains LaLa’s primary target.
If Haley stays vulnerable after BB Lackluster, she remains in serious danger.
But Drew and Barrett were asking the right question Monday afternoon.
Is Haley leaving actually best for us?
That question changes everything.
Haley has obvious enemies.
Angela.
LaLa.
Taylor.
Potentially Dee.
Those are people outside FAP.
If Haley survives and wins power, why should Drew, Barrett, Mallory or Melody volunteer to remove the person most motivated to attack somebody else?
That does not mean keeping Haley is automatically correct.
Haley is a competition threat.
Her relationships can shift.
She could rebuild.
Her anger can become unpredictable.
But Big Brother is not about removing the most dangerous person.
It is about removing the most dangerous person to you.
And Haley may be more dangerous to FAP’s enemies than she is to FAP.
That is the seed of a possible Waffle Wednesday.
Not a completed flip.
A reason for one to become possible.
5. Chuk Is the Backup Target — but Haley Winning BB Lackluster Could Be a Death Sentence for Him
This is the part of the week Chuk desperately needs to understand.
Haley being the primary target protects him.
As long as Haley sits beside him, LaLa’s preference creates a shield.
If Haley wins BB Lackluster?
The shield disappears.
Then the choice becomes Chuk versus Barrett.
And Barrett is significantly better insulated.
That is why Kamu’s preferred scenario before the ceremony was so interesting.
He wanted Haley to win BB Lackluster and believed Chuk might survive the vote.
That outcome would allow Kamu to keep both former allies without personally spending political capital to save either one.
Perfect for Kamu.
Potentially terrible for Chuk.
Because the house does not vote based on Kamu’s ideal scenario.
It votes based on its own interests.
Right now, Barrett has more structural protection than Chuk.
6. Barrett Is Still the Safest Nominee — but FAP Is Making His Safety Easier to See
Barrett’s week remains dramatically better than Haley or Chuk’s.
He has Drew.
He has Mallory and Melody.
He has FAP.
He has enough relationships around the Plants.
And LaLa never wanted him out.
But FAP made an unnecessary mistake Monday night.
Drew and Barrett effectively confirmed the four-person group to Devens.
Devens later brought the information back toward Dee.
That matters.
FAP’s greatest advantage was never merely four votes.
It was four votes hiding inside what looked like overlapping pairs.
Drew-Barrett.
Mallory-Melody.
Drew-Melody.
Barrett socially connected everywhere.
Once Dee can draw a box around Drew, Barrett, Mallory and Melody, the alliance becomes easier to target.
FAP is becoming stronger.
It is also becoming visible.
Those two things usually happen at the same time in Big Brother.
7. Dee Is Already Starting the Taylor War — One Tiny Piece of Information at a Time
Dee does not need to call a house meeting.
She does not need to announce Taylor as her target.
She does not even need Angela to realize she is being influenced.
She just needs seeds.
Taylor pointed out that Dee, Angela, Devens and Kamu were the only remaining players who had not touched the block.
Drew repeated that observation.
Dee stored it immediately.
Then she started moving.
She told Angela.
She questioned Taylor.
She talked about Taylor moving around.
She complained about Taylor and LaLa trying to control what Angela does and who she talks to.
Then came the burger.
Taylor made Kamu food.
Dee mentioned it.
Angela became irritated that Taylor was kissing up to Kamu.
A burger is not strategic information.
Unless you already believe Taylor is positioning herself everywhere.
Then suddenly it becomes proof.
That is what makes Dee dangerous.
She rarely needs to invent a completely new story.
She takes something true and puts it inside the story she wants somebody else to believe.
Angela does the emotional labor for her.
The Taylor-Dee war has already started.
Most of the house just has not officially named it yet.
8. Primary Colors Gives Taylor, Kamu and Devens a Real Core — but It Also Shows How Exposed Taylor Has Become
Taylor, Kamu and Devens finally gave some structure to what they have been discussing.
Primaries.
Primary Colors.
Whatever name sticks.
The concept matters more than the branding.
The three become the core.
Each maintains outside relationships.
Taylor has LaLa.
Devens has Dee.
Kamu has Yash and half the damn house.
They discussed Yash potentially becoming a fourth.
Mallory or Melody were considered as possible extensions.
Kamu correctly identified the problem.
You cannot bring Mallory or Melody into something significant and assume Drew, Barrett and the other one never hear about it.
That alone shows Kamu understands FAP better than FAP probably wants.
Primary Colors makes strategic sense.
A small nucleus with outside tethers is dramatically more useful than another eight-person fake alliance.
But Taylor’s entire strategy depends on those tethers looking natural.
They are starting to look coordinated.
Dee sees Taylor moving.
Angela sees it.
Barrett sees it.
Drew sees it.
Kamu is literally asking Devens whether Dee trusts Taylor.
Taylor may have built one of the better networks in the house.
The network is no longer invisible.
9. Yash May Be Quietly Playing One of the Best Games in the House
Yash keeps appearing in important rooms without becoming the reason the room exists.
That is an excellent place to be.
He has Kamu.
He talks game with Dee.
He talks comfortably with Mallory.
He was considered for Primary Colors.
He brought LaLa information about Chuk criticizing her game.
Then he sat inside the late-night rookie revolt.
And what is the dominant conversation about Yash right now?
Almost nothing.
That is the point.
Kamu has similar reach but comes with an HOH win, a Veto win and increasingly obvious threat perception.
Drew has similar reach but people are starting to recognize how many structures contain him.
Yash is quietly accumulating access without accumulating equal heat.
That may not last.
But heading into Tuesday, he is one of the biggest stealth winners of Week 5.
10. LaLa Found Out Chuk Was Talking Down Her Game — and His Week Got Even Worse
Yash told LaLa that Chuk had been criticizing her understanding of Big Brother.
LaLa initially laughed.
She talked about how appearing not to understand things can itself become strategy.
Later?
She was irritated.
She told Taylor about Chuk coming to her saying he loved her while apparently talking differently elsewhere.
Taylor explained that she had been trying to steer Chuk away from staying attached to Haley.
He would not listen.
Then the story returned during LaLa’s late-night strategy meeting.
The group explained a potential head-to-head HOH format to her.
LaLa immediately remembered Chuk saying she did not understand the game.
Her response was basically:
And that’s why you’re sitting on the block.
Chuk is already the backup target.
He does not need to give the HOH personal reasons to enjoy the backup plan.
11. The Plants Went From “People We Should Eventually Watch” to an Actual Pre-Jury Hit List
This is the biggest post-Veto development.
Before Monday night, the anti-Plant conversation was growing.
Taylor noticed they had never touched the block.
Drew heard it.
Dee learned Taylor had said it.
Mallory noticed.
Yash noticed.
LaLa heard people talking.
That was awareness.
Monday night became action.
LaLa gathered with Drew, Barrett, Mallory, Melody and Yash.
And they started discussing sequence.
First:
Finish the Haley-Chuk problem.
Then:
Remove two of Dee, Angela and Devens before jury.
That is no longer “the vets are scary.”
That is a plan.
The logic is obvious.
The Plants will protect one another.
They have survived five HOHs without touching the block.
All three have reality television experience.
Dee and Devens are extremely well connected.
Angela may be chaotic, but she remains protected by the other two.
At some point, avoiding the block stops looking like good luck.
It starts looking like proof.
The rookies finally reached that point Monday night.
12. Kamu Got Himself Removed From the Immediate Kill List — but Not the Long-Term One
The late-night group eventually asked the obvious question.
What about Kamu?
LaLa defended him.
From her perspective, Kamu hit the reset button.
He respected her HOH.
He left the Veto unused.
He did not rescue Haley.
He did not rescue Chuk.
He did not force Drew onto the block.
That is exactly what Kamu wanted the Veto decision to accomplish.
And it worked.
The group was willing to let him wait.
But “wait” is the important word.
Kamu is still somebody people want out.
Mallory already recognized it.
FAP has discussed it.
The rookie group recognized it.
Kamu did not eliminate his target.
He moved it a few spaces down the board.
That is still excellent work.
He just needs to stop accumulating reasons for people to move him back up.
13. LaLa May Be Having the Best HOH of the Season — and That Is Exactly Why She Needs to Be Careful
LaLa deserves credit.
A lot of it.
She won the Wall.
She nominated Haley and Chuk together.
She put Barrett in the third chair without losing him.
Kamu won Veto and still followed her wishes.
Haley remained exposed.
Chuk remained exposed.
Drew never became the replacement nominee.
LaLa improved with Kamu.
She improved with Barrett.
She built around FAP.
She maintained Taylor.
She even repaired enough with Angela to keep that relationship useful.
Then she ended Monday leading a room of rookies through a future target discussion.
That is a successful HOH.
Possibly the cleanest HOH of the season.
Now comes the dangerous part.
LaLa seems to believe she has relationships everywhere.
She does.
So does everybody else.
Taylor thinks LaLa is one of her strongest pieces.
The rookie six think LaLa is with them.
Angela believes LaLa protects her.
Kamu believes he reset with LaLa.
Yash has LaLa.
FAP now has LaLa.
All of those things cannot remain equally true once somebody else wins power.
LaLa cannot play HOH next week.
That means Tuesday through Thursday should be about reducing her visibility.
Instead, Monday night made her more visible than ever.
Winning power showed the house LaLa could play.
Using power successfully showed them she could organize people.
There is a thin line between proving you are not a goat and proving you are a threat.
LaLa just crossed it.
Where the Vote Stands Heading Into Tuesday
The nominations are locked heading into BB Lackluster.
Barrett.
Chuk.
Haley.
The competition result determines which political argument the house has to resolve.
If Chuk Wins BB Lackluster: Haley vs. Barrett
Haley is in enormous danger.
Barrett has FAP protection.
LaLa gets her preferred target.
Angela has every reason to evict Haley.
Haley would need to turn the “keep me as a weapon” argument into actual votes.
This is currently Haley’s worst configuration.
If Haley Wins BB Lackluster: Chuk vs. Barrett
Chuk becomes extremely vulnerable.
Barrett retains Drew, Mallory, Melody and his wider network.
Chuk loses Haley as the shield sitting beside him.
Kamu likes Chuk.
That does not mean Kamu can manufacture enough votes to save him.
Chuk should be campaigning for this possibility now.
He largely is not.
If Barrett Wins BB Lackluster: Haley vs. Chuk
This is the chaos scenario.
LaLa still wants Haley gone.
But FAP has already discussed why keeping Haley could benefit them.
Haley’s enemies are more obvious.
Keeping her could keep Angela, LaLa and Taylor occupied.
Chuk may appear more unpredictable to FAP if Haley leaves.
There is no completed flip.
There is, however, a genuine strategic argument.
And this cast has already shown that a Monday target can become a Thursday casualty’s roommate very quickly.
Big Brother 28 Day 35 Power Structure
Drew may have the cleanest overall position. He has FAP, Barrett, Melody, access to the Plants, renewed conversations with Kamu and now the rookie revolt. His threat is how long he can stay everywhere before people notice.
Kamu had one of the strongest recovery days of the season. He publicly separated from Haley and Chuk, repaired LaLa and maintained relationships everywhere else. His threat level is beginning to rise because people understand how broad his network is.
Dee remains one of the strongest strategic players in the house. She sees Taylor, sees FAP and understands the emerging anti-Plant narrative. Her problem is that playing nearly flawlessly for five weeks has made her trio impossible to ignore.
Taylor has tremendous influence and tremendous exposure. She helped shape LaLa’s HOH and is building Primary Colors, but Dee and several others recognize exactly how active she is.
LaLa had an excellent HOH. Her nominations stuck, her target remains vulnerable and she created new relationships. Her biggest problem is that she may now have more alliances than she can realistically maintain.
Yash is quietly everywhere. His connections cross the house without creating the same target pressure currently following Kamu or Taylor.
FAP is becoming one of the most important structures in the house because four votes become more powerful with every eviction. Its biggest problem is that Devens now knows what it is.
The Plants remain an elite strategic core. They are also now on a clock.
Haley and Chuk remain each other’s most obvious relationship, but one of them could leave Thursday and the survivor is already being discussed as next week’s target.
Updated Alliance Chart
| Alliance / Deal | Members | Status | What It Actually Means |
| The Plants | Dee, Angela, Devens | Strong but exposed | Still one of the strongest cores. Now explicitly targeted before jury. |
| Dee & Devens | Dee, Devens | Extremely strong | The strategic center of the Plants. |
| FAP | Drew, Barrett, Mallory, Melody | Active | Four increasingly important votes, but Devens now knows the group exists. |
| Primary Colors / Primaries | Taylor, Kamu, Devens | Emerging | New core based on Taylor’s tether strategy. |
| Possible Primary Colors Four | Taylor, Kamu, Devens, Yash | Discussed | Yash appears to be the most logical addition. |
| Rookie Revolt | LaLa, Drew, Barrett, Mallory, Melody, Yash | Emerging target coalition | Wants surviving Haley/Chuk gone, then two Plants before jury. Not yet a stable formal alliance. |
| Taylor & LaLa | Taylor, LaLa | Strong | One of Week 5’s most visible strategic pairs. |
| Kamu & Yash | Kamu, Yash | Active | Important relationship connecting Kamu to another part of the house. |
| Drew & Barrett | Drew, Barrett | Strong | Core relationship and major source of Barrett’s safety. |
| Mallory & Melody | Mallory, Melody | Strong | Durable pair inside FAP. |
| Drew & Melody | Drew, Melody | Very close | Important connective tissue inside FAP. |
| Drew & Kamu | Drew, Kamu | Rebuilding | Potentially valuable because the house does not currently view them as an obvious pair. |
| Crossovers | Dee, Devens, Angela, Drew, Barrett | Still useful but compromised | Members now belong to competing future plans. |
| Honor Society | Dee, Angela, Taylor, LaLa | Functionally fractured | Dee targeting Taylor makes the alliance label increasingly meaningless. |
| Haley & Chuk | Haley, Chuk | Strong but endangered | Closest remaining relationship from Red Corner. |
| Red Corner | Haley, Chuk, Kamu, Dee, Devens | Dead | Kamu’s unused Veto publicly confirmed the collapse. |
| Toolshed | Dee, Devens, Angela, Drew, Barrett, Kamu, Haley, Chuk | Dead | A historical alliance, not a functioning one. |
Where Everyone Stands Heading Into Day 36
Haley: Still in the most immediate danger. Her game now depends heavily on BB Lackluster or convincing players that her revenge is more useful to them than her eviction.
Chuk: Dangerously comfortable for someone who could easily leave against Barrett. Taylor has tried to warn him. He needs votes, not assumptions.
Barrett: Safest nominee and heavily protected through FAP. His long-term threat level rises as FAP becomes more visible.
Kamu: Excellent short-term recovery. The house no longer automatically treats Haley and Chuk as his responsibility. Now he must prevent his massive network from becoming the next obvious target structure.
LaLa: Biggest positional improvement of Week 5. She went from overlooked outsider to legitimate power player. The challenge is surviving the visibility that comes with it.
Taylor: Highly influential but increasingly watched. The emerging war with Dee may shape Week 6.
Dee: Still exceptionally well positioned, but the rookie revolt has finally put a timeline on dismantling the Plants.
Devens: Still safe, still informed and still armed with the Diamond Veto. His power could become enormously important if the anti-Plant plan wins HOH.
Angela: The most obvious Plant to hit first because of her interpersonal conflicts, which could ironically protect Dee and Devens.
Drew: Possibly the best-positioned player in the house. Connected everywhere without currently being anybody’s first target.
Mallory: Increasingly strong. FAP gives her numbers while she independently identifies the correct future threats.
Melody: Continues improving strategically and now has both FAP protection and access to the rookie structure.
Yash: One of Day 35’s quiet winners. Connected to Kamu, Dee, Mallory, LaLa and the rookie plan without becoming a major target.
Heading Into Tuesday
The Veto meeting was supposed to answer the week’s biggest question.
It did.
Kamu did not use it.
Then the house immediately found bigger questions.
Can Haley turn herself from target into weapon?
Does Chuk actually have the votes he believes he has?
Can FAP remain hidden now that Devens knows about it?
Can Taylor build Primary Colors before Dee turns the Plants against her?
Can the Plants destroy the rookie revolt before the rookies get HOH?
Can Kamu keep working with nearly everybody without becoming everybody’s common problem?
And can LaLa step back after an HOH week that suddenly proved she is much more dangerous than people believed?
That is the house entering Day 36.
Haley remains the primary target.
Chuk remains the backup.
Barrett remains the safest nominee.
But the eviction is becoming only one part of the story.
The real fight is over what happens immediately afterward.
For the first time this season, Dee, Angela and Devens are not simply being discussed as people who will need to be dealt with “eventually.”
There is now a group saying two of them need to leave before jury.
At the same time, Dee is already identifying Taylor as a problem.
Taylor is already building around Kamu and Devens.
FAP is already counting its numbers.
And Kamu is already trying to stand in the middle of almost all of it.
The Big Brother 28 Day 35 live feeds ended with the Veto locked, three nominees heading toward BB Lackluster and nearly every surviving houseguest preparing for a Week 6 war that could look completely different depending on who wins one competition Thursday night.
Nobody controls this house.
That is finally what makes it dangerous.
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