By John Powell – GlobalTV.com

 

Drew has won the Pressure Cooker and the Power of Veto.

When the live feeds began showing the competition it appeared the houseguests had been competing for three or four hours already, based on what they were saying to one another. Nobody was out yet.

The competition was a take on the What’s The Hold Up or dungeon-style sword endurance comp but the houseguests were connected to a lie detector machine and holding “needles”.

The setting was intended to look like a garage in the upcoming movie Focker-in-Law.

Devens joked that it would be fun if Big Brother offered them bribes like Survivor.

“Who wants to drop for these donuts?” he laughed.

“They could have at least given me a chair with a cushion on it,” complained Taylor, who was not competing.

Dee lowered her target and said to everyone she bought herself 12 more hours.

Devens wanted to know why the same competition went so fast last year?

“They liked each other more than we do,” laughed Drew.

“They aren’t playing for a movie. That’s what it is,” said Devens. It appears the winner and perhaps others get to attend an advanced screening of the movie in the house.

At about five hours Dee was talking about graduating from school and dropped out first.

“That was a jump scare,” laughed Devens referring to Dee’s scream as she let go.

Melody was the next to let go at almost 6 hours and 26 minutes in. She had complained minutes earlier that her back was hurting and her bra strap had fallen.

Devens bent over to adjust his back and his needle slips at approximately eight hours in.

Drew warned Barrett and Yash that he stands for hours and hours at his dental job.

Barrett dropped next at 13 hours and 15 minutes.

“Dude, you crushed it. Don’t be mad,” said Drew.

Back inside the house, Barrett told the others he couldn’t stand up without his back hurting. Those inside the house could watch the competition play out on the big screen TV in the front room but there was no sound so they couldn’t hear any comments or deals being made.

Back at the competition, Drew told Yash he doesn’t want to do the Icons’ dirty work. He wants an all-newbie final.

“To be honest, that’s why I don’t want to just give you this veto,” said Yash.

Drew said that if Yash were to give him the win, he would do whatever he wanted. He doesn’t want to be a snake.

“You are already a snake, bro,” said Yash.

“That’s a valid take,” said Drew.

“You’ve done me wrong in this game. It shouldn’t come down to me giving you this win. If you stay, I am down for not going after each other,” said Yash.

Yash said he doesn’t want to give up Barrett or Melody for Drew because he is a liability.

“But dude, I have got nobody else,” argued Drew.

They agreed that they both have to “win out” the rest of the game and as soon as they fail to win a competition, they are done.

Yash, who hasn’t been feeling well the entire time makes a deal with Drew. Drew cannot vote Taylor out and if Drew wins HoH he cannot nominate or use Yash as a renom. Drew agrees saying he will gladly burn Melody if he needs to.

“I just might squat down and f—–g drop it,” said Yash about handing Drew the win. “This feels against everything know.”

“It is the game, bro,” said Drew.

Yash squatted down and waited, waited then his square dropped ending the competition at 13 hours and 43 minutes total.

If the start time is true as referred to by the houseguests, this was not the longest competition in Big Brother USA history. That still remains as the Pressure Cooker competition in Season 6 (2005). It lasted 13 hours and 53 minutes.

Big Brother airs Wednesdays (8:00-9:30 PM, ET/PT), Thursdays (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) live eviction show hosted by Julie Chen Moonves, and Sundays (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT). Big Brother: Unlocked airs Fridays (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on July 24, Aug. 7, Sept. 4, Sept. 18 and Sept. 25 on Global TV.