Big Brother 28 Spoilers: A Super Simple Guide to Week 1 Drama

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What is Big Brother? (ELI5 Explainer)

Big Brother is a reality TV show where a group of strangers live together in a special house with no contact from outside. Each week they play games:

• Head of Household (HoH): The winner becomes the "boss" for the week and picks two people to be nominated (put up for possible elimination).
• Power of Veto (PoV): A special prize won in a separate game. The winner can remove one nominee from the danger list. Then the HoH must pick a replacement nominee.
• Alliance: A secret team of players who agree to protect each other.
• Eviction: At the end of the week, housemates vote someone out (they go home).

The Crossovers Alliance Takes Early Control

A strong group called the Crossovers alliance grabbed power right away. Its members are:

• Dee Valladares – the first HoH (boss)
• Rick Devens – Dee’s friend from another show called Survivor
• Angela Murray – a famous former Big Brother player (a "legend")
• Barrett Pfeiffer
• Drew Campbell

Their first target was Mallory Aurichio (someone who talks a lot but never about game strategy). The initial nominees (people up for eviction) were:

• Mallory Aurichio
• Yash Patel (described as a rocket scientist from New Jersey)
• Taylor Brown

Image: ‘Big Brother 28’: Week 1 nominations

The First Power of Veto Shock

• Shockingly, the rocket scientist from New Jersey (Yash Patel) won the first Power of Veto of the summer.
• This meant Dee had to pick a replacement nominee after the veto was used.
• Three players were safe (could not be nominated) because they won challenges in the premiere:
  • Rome Seymour
  • Chuk Anyanwu
  • Jason De Puy

Important: Because Yash won the veto, Dee had to make a tough replacement choice, leading to more twists!

Veto Meeting: The Replacement

Here’s what happened step‑by‑step at the first Veto meeting (held Monday afternoon):

1. The veto winner (Yash) had the power to change the nominees.
2. Dee announced she was replacing Mallory with Ashley Trail.
3. The new nominees became: Taylor, Yash, and Ashley.

• This means one of Taylor, Yash, or Ashley will be the first person sent home from Season 28 during Thursday’s live show.
• But first, one of them might be saved in a live game called the Block Buster competition.

Ashley’s Outcast Story

• Ashley, like Barrett, started the game without a team during the HoH contest.
• Dee had thought about nominating Ashley at first but chose Yash instead.
• Now Ashley is in danger as the replacement nominee.

Jason vs. "Big Daddy"

• The season started with three reality TV legends in the house: Dee, Rick, and Angela.
• secretly, there is a fourth legend: Jason De Puy, who is famous as his drag queen persona Salina EsTitties from RuPaul’s Drag Race (Season 15 and All Stars 11). He is hiding this fact.
• Jason is pitching a plan to new players to target "Big Daddy" (aka Rick), plus Dee and Angela.
• He worries the legend trio is getting all the camera time and controlling the story. He says newbies can only shine once Rick, Dee, and Angela are gone.

Jason told Melody Morris and Drew:

"The sooner we get them out, the sooner the game becomes ours. Think about America’s favorite. Big Daddy, who all the boys are loving, winning money for his two kids. Great. He’s my target, so you can let me take him out."

• Drew (who is actually in the Crossovers alliance with the legends) said: "Interesting. I didn’t even think about that."
• Jason continued: "Think about America’s favorite. It’s Big Daddy, who all the boys are loving. He’s everyone’s favorite dad right now. He’s America’s dad, winning all that money for his two kids. … He’s my target, so you can let me take him out."
• Melody admitted: "I was also thinking that. I feel like no one has mentioned him."
• Jason guessed that "Devens is handling the boys, and Angela is handling the girls, to play Mom and Dad." He thinks newbies are "falling for it, because they’re cool." He ended with: "I want to take that shot."

Never‑Ending Alliances

The Crossovers aren’t the only group! Other alliances formed include:

• Red Corner: Dee, Rick, Chuk, Kamu Kirk, Haley Thogmartin
• Mama’s Angels: Jason, Rome, LaTrice Verrett
• Court Jesters: Jason, Melody, Drew
• Love Triangle: Jason, Rome, Lyric Medeiros
• And many, many more!

Important: CBS airs only three episodes per week, so they can’t show every alliance. Watch Wednesday’s episode to see which groups get screen time.

Image: Big Brother 28: Rome, LaTrice, and Jason

Summary

• The Crossovers alliance (Dee, Rick, Angela, Barrett, Drew) controls the game early.
• Week 1 nominees were Mallory, Yash, Taylor; Yash (rocket scientist from NJ) won the PoV.
• At the veto meeting, Dee replaced Mallory with Ashley, so current nominees are Taylor, Yash, Ashley.
• One will be evicted Thursday after a possible Block Buster save.
• Jason (hidden Drag Race legend) is plotting to overthrow the legends (Rick "Big Daddy", Dee, Angela) with help from newbies like Melody and Drew.
• Tons of alliances exist (Red Corner, Mama’s Angels, Court Jesters, Love Triangle), but TV time is limited.

FAQ

Q1: What does HoH mean in Big Brother?
A: HoH stands for Head of Household. It’s the weekly boss who picks two people to nominate for eviction.

Q2: What is the Power of Veto?
A: It’s a prize won in a game that lets the winner remove a nominee from the chopping block; the HoH then picks a replacement.

Q3: Who is "Big Daddy"?
A: It’s the nickname Jason gave to Rick Devens, a popular Survivor legend who acts like a dad figure in the house.

Q4: Why is Jason hiding his drag queen past?
A: Jason (as Salina EsTitties) was on RuPaul’s Drag Race, but he wants to blend in as a newbie and avoid being targeted as a famous player.

Q5: What is the Block Buster competition?
A: A live game on Thursday where one nominee can win safety and come off the eviction block before the vote.