Big Brother 26 winner Chelsie Baham has established herself as a legend of the reality competition series because of her phenomenal gameplay. Chelsie won Big Brother 26 after Makensy Manbeck became the final Head of Household (HOH) and brought her to the end of the game with her instead of Cam Sullivan-Brown. Chelsie had won Part 1 of the final HOH competition, while Makensy had won Part 2. The two women then faced off in Part 3, which Makensy won.
Throughout Big Brother 26, Chelsie navigated the game very well. From her competition wins to her social game, she proved that she’s a new Big Brother legend. Here’s why Chelsie will go down in history as one of the best players and winners in the history of the show.
Chelsie Baham Was HOH Four Times In Big Brother 26
Chelsie Won The Power More Times Than Any Other Big Brother 26 Houseguest
Chelsie was the Big Brother 26 HOH four times, which tied the single-season record held by multiple legends. They include winners Drew Daniel, Hayden Moss, Rachel Reilly, Ian Terry, Derrick Levasseur, and Steve Moses, as well as houseguests Janelle Pierzina, Aaryn Gries, Caleb Reynolds, Frankie Grande, and Vanessa Rousso.
After beginning Big Brother 26 as a BB mascot in week 1, who couldn’t compete for HOH, the Power of Veto, or vote, but could be nominated and evicted, Chelsie became HOH in week 2. She went from being completely powerless to having all of the power. During Chelsie’s first HOH reign, she successfully evicted Lisa Weintraub, who was considered a competition beast.
Chelsie won HOH again in week 8, during which game threat Quinn Martin was evicted. During week 10, she won HOH again in the second half of the double eviction, finally evicting Angela Murray. In week 12, Chelsie’s HOH reign resulted in Power of Veto winner Makensy voting out Rubina Bernabe in order to create the Final 3 of Chelsie, Makensy, and Cam. Throughout her HOH reigns, she eliminated Lisa, Quinn, Angela, and Rubina, all of whom were strong competitors that could’ve won the game if Chelsie didn’t target them.
Chelsie Controlled Makensy’s HOH Reigns
Chelsie Was Able To Get Her Way Without Getting Blood On Her Hands
In addition to Chelsie’s achievements during her own Big Brother 26 HOH reigns, she also controlled her ally Makensy’s HOHs, even convincing her to evict her own ally, Leah Peters, by blindsiding her by naming her as a replacement nominee by using the Power of Veto, which Makensy had won. Chelsie also persuaded Makensy to target Kimo, leaving Rubina in the game. The following week when Makensy had to choose to save either Cam or Rubina, Makensy brought Cam to the end with her.
This was a decision that benefited Chelsie greatly because she and Cam had been in alliances since the beginning. It was highly unlikely that Cam would’ve taken Makensy to the Final 2 with him, but Rubina might have. Makensy essentially brought a duo to the Final 3 with her, at Chelsie’s urging. As Chelsie said in one her answers to the jury, she was responsible for the evictions of many houseguests, whether she was HOH or not.
