Big Brother 20 – Quarter Season Grades

Now that Big Brother 20 is well underway, it’s much easier to talk about the houseguests than by using the tiny profiles given to us by CBS.

The show is off to a rocky start with controversies left and right and not a whole lot of drama on the feeds. Kaitlyn blew up on Brett one night, but the other nights it has been far more about gameplay than drama. While that is good for hardcore Big Brother fans who appreciate good gameplay, but if you love people screaming and fighting, so far this is not the season for you. The one thing this cast is full of are people ready to play the game. Even people who appear to be floaters are really just laying low and waiting for their turn to strike.

I’m going to go through the remaining cast and evaluate their games so far and how I see them doing in the long run.

Kaitlyn –
Pre-season prediction: Floater with potential for early exit
Reality: So far Kaitlyn has lived up to expectations as someone who is basically a floater just trying to have a fun summer. She is easily manipulated by anyone who talks to her and bounces back and forth depending on the last person to be nice. She has made an impact in the game so far, but is quickly becoming a target and has virtually no protection. Her major ally – Tyler – is all but sick of her and worried she’s going to wreck his game.
Prediction: I still don’t see her making jury
Grade: D+

Scottie –
Pre-season prediction: Superfan who doesn’t like to call himself a superfan
Reality: Scottie has done a decent job so far this season, but he has also made an enormous move that may haunt him in the long run. He drew a massive line in the sand by nominating Brett and Winston and not backing down. We’re a day away from seeing the results of that vote, but that could go a long way in determining Scottie’s long-term fate in the game. If Brett stays, Scottie has a better chance than if Winston remains in the game. Winston will come after him as hard as he can, but Brett may lay back and lick his wounds for a bit before deciding to make a strike at Scottie.
Prediction: If Brett stays (and he should), Scottie should make jury and possibly final 5.
Grade: B-

Winston –
Pre-season prediction: Boring and bromance with Brett
Reality: The only thing I got wrong about my early prediction with Winston is that I thought he would make top 5 or at least easily make jury. It appears that he will be watching the season from his couch barring a miracle this week.
Prediction: I think he’s the next person evicted
Grade: D

Angela –
Pre-season prediction: Very unsure about which direction she’d go in
Reality: Angela is a mystery to me. She is trashed on fan sites for basically being a couch or any other piece of furniture, but I see that as a positive and not a negative. When I look at her game, I see a player who is playing extremely under the radar and looks like a huge sleeper pick of the season. Whenever I hear her talk game, she is very serious about it and plans to make an all-girl alliance once the stronger men are out of the house. If this does happen as planned, Angela is one of the strongest females in the house and that could carry her to the end.
Prediction: She is going to be a leader of an all-girls alliance and make final 5
Grade: B+

Angie Rockstar –
Pre-season prediction: Midseason eviction right around start of jury
Reality: Rockstar is playing a below average game so far as she’s been on the wrong side of every eviction this season. She has made it no secret that she does not get along with Brett, Winston, or Angela and all of them know she’ll target them as soon as she has the chance. That means she is right up there on the front lines which is just not what you want to do this early in the season.  I really don’t see her coming close to the final 5 although she should make jury.
Prediction: Rockstar will be rocking it out in jury house as one of the first people in there
Grade: C-

Bayleigh –
Pre-season prediction: Early eviction for her
Reality: The best thing to happen to Bayleigh’s game so far was her showmance with Swaggy. The second best thing was Swaggy being evicted from the house and Bayleigh getting a lot of sympathy from that. This earned her the final power of the season and she chose a solid one where she will be the hidden HoH soon. This all but guarantees she’ll survive next week and possibly beyond considering very few actually know she has this power. Once I saw that Bayleigh’s social game was not going away when Swaggy left, I knew she was going to be in it for the long run.
Prediction: Bayleigh should now make it fairly deep into the game
Grade: A-

Brett –
Pre-season prediction:Should make it deep or be a super early exit
Reality: Brett nearly killed his game with the super close ‘bromance’ with Winston. This created a situation where he was nominated early and quite possibly evicted from the house 3rd. This week should be a close vote and it’s still almost a coin flip which direction the house goes in. His social game is phenomenal but that has made him a huge target which won’t go away if he stays. He’ll have some shielding from his alliance but not enough to keep him to the end
Prediction: He should survive the week and maybe a few more but I don’t see his time in the house as a very long one
Grade: C-

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Faysal –
Pre-season prediction:Compared to Victor throughout the season
Reality: Faysal is a huge Big Brother newbie and it has showed so far this season. He has had a really good social game but terrible tactical game and is currently on the outside of nearly any alliance he’s in. He’ll stick around for a bit because people will use him as a tool to win comps and vote their side but I think he’ll be one of the first to go when in the top 8
Prediction: He’ll hang around for a bit but should barely make top 8
Grade:  C+

Haleigh –
Pre-season prediction: A lot of attention from the guys. Possible final 5
Reality: As I predicted, she is indeed getting a ton of attention from the guys – especially Faysal – but doesn’t seem to be interested in any showmance. She has been playing a flirty floater type of game in public but is really in the mix with anything going on in the house. She is close with a lot of people and that should help her advance some
Prediction: Haleigh very well could make top 3. Maybe more top 5 but I expect to see her around for a bit
Grade:  B+

JC –
Pre-season prediction: Jury likely
Reality: JC is having a solid game inside the house, but outside the house is a bit different. He’s been in the center of all the controversies surrounding the cast from using the n-word to grabbing Tyler’s penis. Inside the game, he is very well liked by all sides of the house but that may come back to bite him when he doesn’t want to pick a side.
Prediction: He has the potential to make final 3 and maybe even win the game
Grade:  A

Kaycee –
Pre-season prediction: If she survives first 3 evictions, she’ll make it far
Reality: Kaycee is in a great position as she’s playing the Angela role. She is laying low but has picked a side so she has protection but hasn’t had to get any blood on her hands. She hasn’t had the need to show off her physical side yet and she may hold it back for even longer. She’s never talked about as a nomination option so she’ll make jury and probably top 5
Prediction: I think Kaycee is a strong candidate for a final 2
Grade:  A

Rachel –
Pre-season prediction: Sides with the ‘cool’ people of the house
Reality: Rachel’s game has been a bit different than I expected. I actually expected her to be the bitchier one in the house who causes a lot of drama, but her social game is actually really good. She is getting along with both sides of the house fairly well and has a lot of tight bonds with people.
Prediction: Cruising right along, top 6
Grade:  B

 Sam –
Pre-season prediction: No set prediction for her
Reality: The robot twist hurt Sam initially but she was able to rebound and even got a treat with basically a safety for that week. I still don’t really know what to think of her as she has had some very weird interactions with people – notably Brett – and is playing a pretty mixed social game. Her goal is to cook and clean her way into the finals (at least for now) and almost refuses to talk game with anyone. I think her adamant floater position is going to hurt her with all these gamers this season
Prediction: She is the one person I still can’t figure out. She’ll likely make jury or even be carried to the final 2 like this year’s Victoria
Grade:  C

Tyler –
Pre-season prediction: Fan favorite but cut mid-game
Reality: Tyler is one frustrating player to watch because he’s so good at the game but it kills you to see him play so hard so fast. He has basically had an early Paul type of run where he’s controlled most of the HoH’s so far, but it’s not going as well as Paul and he made a mistake of publicly hitching himself to the loose canon Kaitlyn. He is in a good position with his ‘level 6’ alliance but playing all sides of the house this early is going to bite him.
Prediction: He had the potential to win had he remained under the radar then turned on his game midway through
Grade:  C-

Season Prediction:

The guys are being knocked out one at a time and will soon be severely short-handed once Winston or Brett leave the house. The girls are coming together, but there is still a lot of friction within that group so a solid 8 person girl alliance is not going to work. Angela and Rachel are close while Rockstar, Haleigh, and Kaitlyn are fairly close. Sam, Bayleigh, and Kaycee are kind of alone despite having friends. An all-girls alliance is going to form because there will eventually be mostly girls left in the house. Scottie, JC, and Faysal should be protected by the girls for a bit but Tyler and Brett/Winston could be the next two guys to go. Between those guys, the girls will likely let Sam, Rockstar, and/or Kaitlyn leave which should end up with a final 5 of say Angela, Rachel, Bayleigh, JC, and maybe Scottie.  That’s who I’m going with for now.