Rome Seymour evicted from Big Brother 28 Devens' HOH plan

A second houseguest has been evicted from the Big Brother 28 house following a week of strategic maneuvering by Head of Household Rick Devens. Rome Seymour was sent home during the live eviction episode on Thursday, July 23, 2026, after receiving 12 of 13 votes.

Devens, a former contestant from Survivor, won the Week 2 Head of Household competition and executed a successful "backdoor" plan to target Seymour. He initially nominated Jason De Puy, Melody Morris, and Lyric Medeiros for eviction. After also winning the Power of Veto, Devens used it to remove Lyric from the nomination block and replaced her with Seymour, who had not been an initial nominee.

The three nominees then competed in the "BB Block Buster" competition for safety. The challenge required contestants to stack large gemstones in designated columns one piece at a time. Jason De Puy won the competition, securing his safety and removing himself from the eviction block, leaving Seymour and Morris as the final two nominees.

During the subsequent live vote, the house overwhelmingly chose to evict Seymour. The sole vote to evict Morris came from Taylor Brown. The other 12 houseguests, including Seymour's romantic...