Big Brother 26 has been an absolute roller coaster so far. We’ve seen unprecedented moves, iconic conflicts and rivalries, and a historic number of veto uses. The endgame is finally in sight, with less than two weeks remaining until the big two-hour finale. But at this moment, here are our picks of who is most likely to win Big Brother 26
Who will win Big Brother 26?
Here are our picks of who will win Big Brother 26, from most to least likely.
Chelsie Baham
Chelsie’s game hit a lull in the second month of the season, losing two of her tightest allies in Cedric and Brooklyn and getting nominated herself. However, since then, she hasn’t looked back. Chelsie has been behind every eviction in the jury phase, whether it was on her own HoH or convincing her allies to take out who she wanted. Her trio seems set to dominate to the finale, where at this point it seems that Cam or Makensy would take her to the end. And given her impressive moves and tight relationship with juror T’kor, it makes her the odds-on favorite to win.
Makensy Manbeck
If there’s one person who is most likely to wind up in the end, it’s Chelsie. If there’s one person who is most likely to win their way to the end, it’s Makensy. It was a rough prejury phase for “MJ,” left out of the first vote and major alliances, and needing to win a couple of “AI Arena” competitions to survive. But things reconfigured for her once jury hit. She got closer with Chelsie, and began to rack up a nice streak of wins, including all the comps on both of her HoH weeks. Makensy would face an uphill battle in the Final Two, specifically when she was led by Chelsie to target Leah in what many fans see as won of the worst HoH decisions in the show’s history. But her resumé, combined with the right pitch, could certainly help.
Cam Sullivan-Brown
When Zingbot visited the Big Brother 26 house, he slung a trademark one-liner Cam’s way, saying he brought nothing of substance. Indeed, Cam has a “friend to all, enemy to none” perception, a general friendly presence who is part of a tight alliance with Chelsie and Makensy. While Cam has been one to push or stop a flip behind the scenes, he hasn’t been able to exercise any power in front of the curtain via competition wins. And while that has not gotten any blood on Cam’s hands, it may be tough for him to argue what he has done to the jury, especially sitting next to one of his allies.
Rubina Bernabe
It’s been a tough time for Rubina this season longer than it hasn’t. While she’s enjoyed social safety in both her showmance with Tucker and her trio with T’kor and Kimo, that’s also perennially made her and her allies the target. Add on top of that only one competition victory this season, and it looks like Rubina is facing a must-win situation going into the Final Four. If Rubina is able to win out, though, she would have some friends on the jury, and would be in good standing of taking it all.
Kimo Apaka
Kimo has had such an up and down game, from being nominated Week 1 and winning his way off the block to orchestrating the first house flip with T’kor. Unfortunately, the trio consistently being targeted has put him on the block seven times, including six weeks in a row. On paper, if Kimo were to make it out of this week, he would stand a better chance than Rubina of winning. He’s proven himself more capable to win competitions, has a better narrative, and is so loved even Angela was shouting him out on her way out the door. Unfortunately, it’s near-certain that Kimo is getting evicted this week, plummeting his winning odds to the bottom.