‘Big Brother’ 26 crowns a winner and reveals America’s favorite houseguest

SPOILER ALERT! This story contains details of Sunday’s Big Brother final.

First, let’s leave the most obvious detail out because we can’t say it enough: How happy are we that Angela didn’t make it to the final three?

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Okay, back to business. With only three guests left: Chelsie Baham, Makensy Manbeck and Cam Sullivan-Brown, it’s time to find out who deserves the $750,000. It’s day 90. Who will become the final HOH of the season?

The first part was a grueling test of your arm and shoulders, not to mention how long you can tolerate cold slime shooting at your neck and ass. After 26 minutes, Makensy was the first to call his uncle. Cam was next on 37 minutes which left Chelsie as the winner. He was happy to beat two D1 athletes. facts

But the best dawg hadn’t won yet – now Makensy, who has won 9 competitions this season, will have to beat Cam, who has only won one. They go hand in hand in a big puzzle that aims to finish off Ainsley.

‘Natch, Makensy wins.

Before we get to part 3, let’s check it out with the jury. But first, a change of moderator! Will Kirby is out; the gorgeous BB24 winner Taylor Hale is here now. The jury kills time arguing the pros and cons of the remaining players. Angela doesn’t seem to like Chelsie. Rubina has her doubts about Cam. Can we go back to Chenbot’s doggie jumpsuit now?

The final comp is called Data Destruction, but it’s a familiar premise: Makensy and Chelsie have to screen old AI videos of the houseguests and figure out which of their comments is fake. Amazingly, the girls were tied in round 5 before Chelsie was eliminated in round 6. Makensy wins!

Now he has to decide who should go home. Does Chelsie, who has been his beloved companion all summer, stay? Or do you choose Cam, who really doesn’t deserve the money?

Makensy does the nice thing and keeps Chelsie. He’s not afraid of tough competition!

Now comes the grill. Chelsie is asked about her lies. “I knew when to share it and when to keep it,” he replied.

Makensy was asked if she always does Chelsie’s bidding. What did she do for herself this summer? Boot Leah, he said.

Chelsie was then asked about her best moves; Makensy was asked about her social game.

Chelsie is great at selling herself. Makensy, who is also not hooked, seems to suggest that she would do well to finish second. They both deserved to be here, he admits, though Makensy was very humble about her good fortune.

It’s voting time, fun time. After a brief check-in with the rest of the ousted houseguests (Tucker and Rubina plan to continue their showmance and Angela can’t seem to forgive Matt), Chenbot has one more surprise twist to reveal in the house. Kamala Harris has replaced Joe Biden as the Democratic presidential candidate. She reminds everyone to vote.

It’s time to announce the winner: Chelsie becomes the second black woman to win a regular season of Big Brother.

Chelsie was the unanimous winner. For America’s Favorite Guest, the three finalists were Tucker, Quinn and… Angela!

Tucker won $50,000. Don’t feel sorry for Makensy – she won $75,000.

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