The final days of Big Brother 8 are (sadly) winding down.
I find the combination of the final 3 contestants to be somewhat surprising: Daniele, Dick, and Zach.

Don't get me wrong! Dick and Daniele are definitely 2 of the strongest players in the house, but why did no one take true initiative and get them out sooner? Perhaps the dynamic of their relationship (always arguing, bickering, and struggling to get along and understand each other) camouflaged their blood bond. Without a doubt, I would have targeted them from day 1.

I believe that Eric was the other strongest player in the house, but that he was somewhat side-tracked by completing America's tasks as well as pursuing a love interest in Jessica. Without those distractions, I am almost certain that Eric would be here in the final 3.

Unfortunately, doofus Zach is the 3rd member. I mean, I guess he has done SOMETHING right because he's sailed through the game and gotten to this point, but I just don't see myself routing for him to make it any further in the game. Let me remind you, this is a guy who prides himself on the fact that he thinks he looks ULTRA sexy in a pink bunny costume!

The houseguests are currently battling it out for their last chance at Head of Household in an endurance challenge involving holding a key over their head while jumping over a spinning rabbit! Enthralling, I know! The latest blogs say that Daniele fell out, so it's a fight between Dick, the chain smoker and Zach, the physically fit muscle bunny guy.

Either way, Dick is going to make it to the Finals. If Dick wins HOH, he will obviously vote to evict Zach. If Zach wins HOH, there is no way he would leave himself up to compete in the Finals with Daniele, who has won 2 HOH's and has tied the all-time Big Brother record for winning the most POV's! Thus, he must evict her if he wins the HOH competition. Essentially, Dick is fighting to keep his daughter in this competition only for her to ultimately beat him in the finals. This guy is crazy!! If he gave up now, Zach could evict Daniele, and Dick could actually have a shot of beating Zach in the finals. It's going to be interesting! Oh, the things people do for money!

Go place your bet on who you think will win Big Brother 8!
Right now, Bodog has Daniele listed as most likely to win at 2/3.
Next likely is Zach at 2/1 and
Finally, Dick is at 3/1.

Labels: Big Brother 8, Daniele, eric, Evel Dick, final 3, Jessica., pink bunny costume, zach

posted by Bonnie Bentley at 11:17 AM

This has been quite the eventful week at the Big Brother house! Daniele and Amber won a trip to New York to play CBS's new "Power of 10" game. Eric and Jessica bonded over Eric's "Woobie" (which is a stuffed animal, for all of those whose mind is in the gutter!). Zach continues to take up mindless space, Jameka struggles with the anxiety of being nominated, and after numerous fights with Dick, Jen loses control!

To catch you all up to speed, Dick and Jen have been at odds since day 1! They fight, argue, torment, scream, pour iced-tea on, and make each other miserable! Things came to a head yesterday when Jen decided to act out against one of her many peeves of Evel: his cigarettes. She proceeded to douse several packs of them in bleach. And, according to the Big Brother house rules, players are only allowed to "hide" belongings of others, not "destroy."

At this point, Big Brother stepped in and gave Jen a penalty nomination, which means she will automatically be one of the house guests nominated next week and will not be allowed to participate in the HOH or POV competition. This penalty came about when Jen decided to take herself off of Slop and eat normal food (which she had committed herself to edure in order to win POV a couple weeks ago) in addition to being a destroyer. The problem with this is that now Jameka becomes the target of the house guests for eviction this week. With Jen almost guaranteed out next week from her penalty nomination, why not get rid of Jameka for "free" this week to narrow down the playing field even more?

So, Big Brother realized that this plan unfairly harms Jameka, and I believe their next move may be to actually remove Jameka from being nominated forcing everyone to only be able to vote Jen out. And, fans are outraged at this! Is Big Brother fixing the game? Should Jen be punished? Is it fair for her to remain in the house another week given that she is not following the house's rules? Should she be allowed to cast a vote as a member of the jury for one of the final 2 contestants when she's proven to be unruly? Can she swim 1 mile in the pool and "wash" away her wrongdoing? Oh, Big Brother!

My prediction is that Jen is going home this week!
Right now, Eric actually has the best odds to win at 4/1 at Bodog!
Next in descending order are:
Daniele with odds 2/9 at Bodog
Jessica with odds 5/1 at Bodog
Jameka with odds 6/1 at Bodog
Dick with odds at 7/1 at Bodog
Amber with odds 8/1 at Bodog
Zach with odds 9/1 at Bodog
Jen with odds 10/1 at Bodog

I hope Dick, Daniele, Eric, and Jessica make it to the final 4!

Labels: Amber, America's Player, Big Brother 8, Bodog, CBS, Daniele, eric, Evel Dick, Jameka, Jen., Jessica., nominations, Power of 10, Slop

posted by Bonnie Bentley at 11:42 AM

Eric is officially on the chopping block this week in the Big Brother 8 house! Evel and Daniele have correctly identified him as the mysterious "2nd vote" but no one inside the house can officially confirm nor deny their allegations because, well, it is the Big Brother house where fibbing and lying are a general practice!

Even though Eric is the one who DID make those unplanned votes - he was only doing it for the sake of America!! We told him who to vote for! I feel bad that we have lead him to this difficult position, but it does make for an exciting and unpredictable game. Evel loses his cool while Eric remains calm as a cucumber. Am I proud or embarrassed at Eric's ability to control, manipulate, and lie within the situation to his favor? ....?....? I'm proud!

Daniele, acting in the name of "love" for Nick, has dug herself a hole in the Big Brother house by nominating Eric. She just made herself enemies with Amber, Dustin, Jessica, Jameka, and Eric. Meanwhile, she's left to rely on Jen, Zach, and her Dad. I must also bring to attention the fact that Daniele PROMISED Kail that Kail would be safe from eviction this week - but she's on the chopping block right next to Eric! This does not do wonders for Daniele's reputation.

Jessica is going to be the swing vote here this week, and I do not see her turning her back on her solid alliance just to get on the good side of the "leftover" players like Jen, Kail, and Zach.
I guess we will find out for sure tomorrow night LIVE!
I'm crossing my fingers in hopes that Eric stays!

Labels: Amber, Big Brother 8, Daniele, Dustin, Evel Dick, evictions, Jameka, Jessica Alba, Kail, Nick

posted by Bonnie Bentley at 3:25 PM

My obsession with Big Brother might be going too far. Let's just say that I had a dream about Eric last night. (Oh yeah!) Before your mind goes into the gutter, it wasn't anything "inappropriate." In fact, I was an invisible House Guest who was sent to get information from Eric regarding his opinion on whether or not his cover as "America's Player" had been blown. Yep, I really care about Eric's safety in the game! And my subconscious convinced myself that I can play a role in protecting him!

Ok, now that I'm awake and out of the Big Brother house, it's time to talk strategy!
Dustin won the Head of Household competition last night after Mike was evicted in a 7 to 2 vote. Amongst the house guests, Zach was the only player expected to be loyal to Mike and vote out Kail - except that America told Eric to vote to evict Kail, too. When the voting results were revealed to the house guests, everyone began speculating who cast the 2nd vote for Kail?

Fingers started pointing at Jen and Nick, but both denied the accusations because, well, they didn't vote to evict Kail. BUT, so far, Eric has fortunately been able to use this situation as a strategic advantage! He is planting seeds of doubt among everyone insisting that it HAD to be Jen or Nick (because Jen had no other alliance and/or because Nick was in on Mike's initial alliance with Zach) which really isn't beyond the realm of the inconceivable.

This isn't good news for Nick, who is trying to prove to Dick and Daniele that he's honest and not loyal to anyone else. BUT, what if Nick and Jen convince everyone that they didn't vote to evict Kail? Will the house smell a rat? Will Eric's cover be revealed? Can he pawn the blame on someone else without seeming malicious? Gosh, I hope so!

If I had to predict the two people Dustin will nominate this week, I am guessing it will be Nick and Zach. These two guys were in a secret original alliance, which has since been exposed. They are also two players who are outside the group of Dustin's friends - and I don't think Dustin's going to be looking to make enemies this week, as it is still relatively early in the game. Nominating Nick and Zach would be a safe (and strategic) move for him.
(*Note that my last week's prediction eventually became true: Dick nominated Kail and Mike for eviction!)

Eric is still listed with the best odds to win the grand prize at 6/1 at Bodog
Next is Daniele at 7/1 at Bodog
Third, is Nick at 8/1
Tied for Fourth is Jameka and Zack at 9/1

However, voter polls say that they think Dustin is the most likely to win the Grand Prize.
Next likely is Jameka.
Then, Daniele, Eric, and Jessica are virtually in a 3-way tie for third place.

Labels: alliance, America's Player, Big Brother 8, Bodog, eric, house guests, Jen., Kail, Mike, Nick., zach

posted by Bonnie Bentley at 10:14 AM

Last night was eviction night in the Big Brother House. And (*potential plot spoiler ahead*) we all said goodbye to Gonorrhea Joe. He was like the "guy" version of Jen (and I use "'s because his masculine status is quite questionable) getting into everyone's business and stirring up things unnecessarily.

After a week of Jen torturing everyone with her inability to make a rational decision as Head of Household, we are still fortunately left with the 2 people she initially nominated for eviction: Daniele and Evel Dick. Thank goodness! I love these 2 and I want to see them reconcile their differences. I sense that Daniele is getting closer and closer to letting down her emotional barriers. Maybe Nick can give her the encouragement she needs - as he's been a good middle man for the situation.

Now that Evel is HOH, can we safely assume that Amber, Dustin, Daniele, and Nick are safe? Will Evel nominate to evict Nick in order to spare his daughter the emotional turmoil that the house is causing her? Nah, I think Evel will play the game a little more strategically than that. Plus, I think Daniele is a strong girl and can roll with the punches for as long as she's in the game!

It would make me EXTREMELY happy, though, to see Jen on the chopping block this week. However, I can definitely see Evel targeting Kail and Mike. Kail, Mike, Zach, and Nick had a good strategy forming an alliance from the beginning, but Kail and Mike have not done a good job of keeping the alliance undercover. Tisk Tisk.

I sense that Evel is going to make this an interesting week for those of us IN and OUT of the Big Brother house! Jameka, Jessica, and Eric have been laying low out of the drama. Will that make them a bigger target or turn out to be a positive strategic move? Time will tell - and I can't wait to hear it!

Labels: Big Brother 8, chopping block, Daniele, Evel Dick, Head of Household, Jen., Nick.

posted by Bonnie Bentley at 12:55 PM

I don't see how anyone can't be enjoying this season of Big Brother 8! Seriously, it's great so far. The mixture of personalities and dramatic situations is more than I ever could have dreamed it to be!

This past week, Danielle won the Power of Veto. I was hoping she'd pull down Amber or Carol and replace one of them with Jen: the deJENerate. Jen is completely ridiculous. How old do you have to be before you gain some self respect and stop measuring your self worth by the opinions of giant-bicep males?

Anyway, Danielle opted to leave the pot alone instead of stirring it up for more action. And, by the way things panned out in the Head of Household competition - I think her decision may come back to bite her in the butt. Her new rival, Jen, won the coveted safe position this week. Jen is madly jealous of Danielle's looks and relationship/friendship with Nick. And given that she doesn't seem capable of making decisions that aren't solely based on her emotions ('cause G-d knows she doesn't have much of a brain to work with) Danielle could be nominated for eviction this week.

I applaud Eric for completing America's first task. He's great! Things are going to get sticky, though, when he starts trying to make alliances within the house, and at the same time has to fulfill the wishes of America on the outside. I hope he can stand the heat because I'd hate to see him leave the house anytime soon.

Tonight, the madness continues! We will find out who Jen nominates. My guess is that her
"strategy" will involve nominating Danielle against Nick. Jen will then be waiting in the wings for Nick to come running to her to save him and then they will fall madly in love and skip out of the house holding hands whistling to the tune of love. (yeh right!) Check out the latest odds for Big Brother 8 at Bodog!!

Labels: Big Brother 8, Danielle, Head of Household, Jen., Power of Veto

posted by Bonnie Bentley at 1:38 PM

So, it's officially begun! Big Brother 8 is HERE!
I am still try to learn everyone's name - 14 people all at once is a little overwhelming! And I can already sense that this season is going to be pretty chaotic! I can just smell the loads and loads of drama, scheming, and deception to come! And I think it will be a 3 month intense version of a Jerry Springer (gay ex lovers accusing each other of STDs) episode and a Maury Povich ("i'm your daddy and I'll prove it with the spilled blood from my tatoos and piercings!") reunion show.

I must say that the house is really cool this year! It's all done up in an "Alice in Wonderland" theme with giant spinning mushrooms in the backyard, hobit-sized beds, and miniature doorways. I wonder what other rooms could be hidden for the guests to later find?!

The season has already started with an explosion of surprises! 6 of the guests must live in the house with their WORST enemy (2 ex gay lovers, 2 girl rivals since 7th grade, and a father/daughter pair who hasn't spoken in 2 years). Wow, it makes the show so much juicier when the cast brings their history to the show! Now, we must watch (and be immensely entertained) as the 14 house guests deal with these emotional situations. Will the other 8 contestants be symapthetic to the unfortuante 6? Or will the "enemies" need to rely on each other as allies in order to avoid eviction?

Also, Big Brother has placed a contestant inside who they label "America's Player." America will vote on a certain action for him to take (ie, vote to evict a particular player or spread a rumor about a house guest) and he will be paid upon completing these missions we vote on! Eric is this chosen player and he will definitely add a new and exciting dimension to this game.

Believe it or not, Bodog already has odds up on who will win Big Brother 8!
You can bet on whether the winner will be male (-120) or female (-120).

You can also bet on the gender combination of the first "hook up" on the show!!
Boy-Girl is at 1/4
Girl-Girl is at 7/2
Girl-Girl-Boy is at 5/1
Boy-Boy is at 8/1
Boy-Boy-Girl is at 10/1

Unless there is a crazy hot tub night soon, I think it's pretty safe to bet on a Boy-Girl Hookup happening first. There are too many pretty boys and girls locked in that house!

And of course, you can already bet on which player will win!
Amber: 11/1
Carol: 9/1
Daniele: 19/2
Dick: 12/1
Dustin: 10/1
Eric: 9/1
Jameka: 11/1
Jen: 7/1
Jessica: 9/1
Joe: 10/1
Kail: 15/1
Mike: 17/2
Nick: 12/1
Zach: 7/1

Personally, it's too early for me to say for sure, but I have a little crush on Mike, so I'm going to be cheering for him!

Labels: America's Player, Big Brother 8, Bodog, CBS, Jerry Springer, Maury Povich, Reality Show, worst enemy

posted by Bonnie Bentley at 12:01 PM