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James Rhine is out of the running for the 'Big Brother' grand prize. |
Checkmate. James Rhine, the all-time Veto winner and 'Big Brother' chess guru, was finally booted on last night's live eviction broadcast. After miraculously escaping the threat of expulsion time and time again, James' luck ran out when he was nominated by April and his attempts to rally the HouseGuests failed miserably. Unable to shake his reputation of being the most devious player in the game, James was handed the opportunity to sit with Julie Chen on the infamous Couch of Shame by the unanimous vote of his fellow HouseGuests.
"These HouseGuests are crazy," James told Chen of how he was able to survive so long in the hostile atmosphere. "They wanted me out real bad and they just kept making worse mistakes than I did. They screwed up more than I so that kept me there for awhile."
Seeing that the surviving Outcast members - Janelle Pierzina and Howie Gordon - are still in the house and he is not, James felt his eviction was not a personal attack but a strategic vote by the HouseGuests to get rid of a serious threat.
To Chen, James maintained that he and Sarah would have remained loyal to The Outcasts Alliance if Howie had not turned on them weeks ago.
"That was one of the turning points. It was probably one of the biggest mistakes he could have made in the game and obviously it hurt my chances," said James, who was arguably the most manipulative and sly player to appear on the series since 'Dr. Evil' Will Kirby and Danielle Reyes. James is now the third member of the 'Big Brother 6' jury. Viewers were treated to footage from the ranch-style house the jury is sequestered in. Jury members Jennifer met Rachel as she arrived and they both watched the events which led up to Rachel's eviction on tape.
Also on the live eviction broadcast, Chen revealed that this week is another double eviction phase. Howie Gordon won the first Head of Household Competition and had to make his nominations immediately. Howie's picks were the last official pair in the house - Ivette Corredero and Beau Beasley. Howie is the first 'Big Brother 6' player to hold the HOH title twice. Chen announced that a "special guest" would be visiting the 'Big Brother' house too. That and the Power of Veto Competition will air on this Saturday's edition of the series.
In order to maintain secrecy of the first double eviction, the producers blacked out the live 24/7 feeds from the 'Big Brother' house last month. It is unclear at press time whether the producers will employ the same strategy this weekend.
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