‘Big Brother’ Week 6 Recap: Surprising Evictions & HOH Winners

Week 6 of “Big Brother 27″ brought back old-school strategy and emotionally charged moves through a retro-styled Head of Household competition, a surprise eviction, and nominations that threaten to upend alliances. The week kicked off with contestants dressed in 70s prom attire, scanning a makeshift “prom after-party” living room for details they’d need to recall momentarily… but that fun facade soon revealed exactly how high the stakes could be.

Vintage Memory Challenge Crowned an Icon Only Hours Before Eviction

On the hit CBS series, the competition tasked houseguests with memorizing every detail in the mock set that include furniture, decor, flower arrangements, cup colors during just five minutes of a tour. When the lights switched on, the “Party Slasher” emerged and began testing contestants with clues like “find the room with 13 red flowers” and “the safe room has more red cups than blue.” A wrong answer meant being eliminated from the game, raising tension round by round.

It ended in a showdown between Morgan Pope, who had been quietly building connections, and veteran Rachel Reilly. Rachel prevailed, securing her first HOH win of the season and tying the all-time record with seven HOH titles. The victory shifted the power in the house—but not before delivering a dramatic twist.

Week 6 Eviction Shocks the House

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Hours after Rachel’s win, the week took an emotional turn when Zach Cornell was evicted. Nominated by previously trusted ally Ava Pearl, Zach held a secret power that could have saved him. He chose not to use it, believing the Veto would go differently—and lost to Keanu Soto in the Block Buster competition. The 8–2 vote out was painful to watch. Julie Chen Moonves capped it off memorably with a head-tap gag, and houseguests delivered tearful farewell words, blending heartache and strategic shock. Zach’s exit reminded everyone how swiftly the board can flip, and how even a small miscalculation can end a game.

Nominations Heat Up: Vince, Morgan & Mickey Now Live or Die

With the HOH crown in hand, Rachel moved fast. Vince Panaro was the first nominee—no surprise, as he’s been her target for weeks. The next two nominations were tougher. Strained relations with Morgan and whispers about Mickey plotting behind her back left Rachel recalibrating. Eventually she nominated Vince, Morgan, and Mickey. Vince seemed to accept his fate as a strategic opportunity, while Morgan and Mickey appeared taken aback, and now forced into survival mode.

Kelley Jorgenson remains un-nominated… for now. Should the Power of Veto be used, she could be slotted in as a renom. And unlike previous weeks, alliances seem more brittle than ever. With Rachel pulling the strings, every veto decision, and pitch for votes—it could swing the next eviction.