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

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