I don't care who wins, I'm just here for the cheap entertainment.. the cheaper, the better
This site is about the Big Brother 12 feeds and contains spoilers! It isn't necessarily thorough: it's what I catch and/or what interests me. It also isn't necessarily about who will win, who should win, who's cute or who's horrid. It's about watching hamsters: who's doing what and why, who's fun and who's dull. If they aren't entertaining, get rid of 'em! Thanks for encouraging my behavior.
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BB12 DRINKING GAME
Take a swig whenever Britney or Ragan do a funny voice
POWER STATUS
Andrew evicted
Rachel is Head of Household
Nobody is nominated
Nobody is Have-not
UPCOMING EVENTS
Next CBS show is Sunday 8pm: Nominations, assorted dramas
Food and/or luxury comp? and nominations on Friday
Veto comp and Matt's birthday on Saturday
Pandora's Box might return
Some stabo HAVOC might return - see below
BB11 Jeff Schroeder will probably be showing up at some point for a cross-promo opp for his CBS webshow
Next CBS show is Sunday 8pm: Nominations, assorted dramas
Food and/or luxury comp? and nominations on Friday
Veto comp and Matt's birthday on Saturday
Pandora's Box might return
Some stabo HAVOC might return - see below
BB11 Jeff Schroeder will probably be showing up at some point for a cross-promo opp for his CBS webshow
RATINGS WATCH
Thurday's eviction show won the hour with 6.4 million viewers, 4.0 rating and 8 share, ahead of 'Wipeout' rerun on ABC with 6.4/3.5/7, 'Glee' rerun on FOX with 3.8/2.6/5, and 'Community' and '30 Rock' reruns on NBC with 2.8/1.9/4 and 2.6/1.7/3 respectively. 'Big Brother 12' also won the 18-49 demographic.
AMERICA'S CHOICE
Who do you want to be the new staboteur to WREAK HAVOC? Winner will be announced on August 8 show. Hamsterwatch endorses a boycott of this one: do not vote.
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FAQ
Two hour finale is September 15
Annie & Monet have been sequestered so we might end up with Revive-a-Hamster
The saboteur was Annie. She'd have won $50k if she lasted five weeks undetected.
The second saboteur will win $20k if he or she lasts two weeks undetected.
Have-Nots have their own room again, cold showers again, slop again, plus popcorn, plus additional food items decided by viewer votes.
Nobody knows why Paolo isn't there.
The winner of BB12 will win $500k and 2nd place gets $50k. Hamsters earn $750 a week including pre-show hotel and jury sequester.
The habitat has 52 cameras and 95 microphones.
The recorded Big Brother in-house announcements are the voice of producer Don Wollman.
All feeds stay on one 'scene' when someone's in Diary.
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Bodies and body counts
Kathy took a shower during the usual Thursday HOH lockdown, and the cameras stayed on her.. back in the day, female hamsters used to shower with bikinis, and now they don't - maybe they were reassured they wouldn't be on feedsAndrew went through with his threat and outted Hayden & Kristen's showmance as his nomination speech, along with lots of things they'd whispered about everyone else.. moments later he was evicted unanimously despite the many, many hamsters he was working with, and Rachel won HOH again
Andrew's aftermath
Whatever the yelling was during voting and at the end of the show, it was pretty much cleared up by the time the feeds came back.. Rachel later apologized to Kristen, who snapped at her, but that was that.. Kathy accepted Rachel's apology with a hugNighttime brought a party at the palms room, with Ragan & Enzo beat-boxing and Ragan doing his best Chima impression, while Kirsten & Hayden moped alone in the spa/gym/cabana.. another mini-spat between Rachel & Kristen looked promising for a minute: Kristen snapped at Rachel for smirking at her and Rachel snapped back that she hadn't.. it very much echoed the Annie/Rachel episode, and Rachel once again ran off to cry to Brendon about it, like she does
It's not too late to hop on board this season - it could pick up
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Daily Ratings - Build Up Our Hopes & Dash Them edition
VTE = Voted to evict
Ratings are based on entertainment value
  
Some of the hamsters and even the narrator are calling it 'veto meeting' now instead of their usual 'POV ceremony'.. should I take credit for that? Nah, who cares. The New Jersey Chamber of Commerce might care about Julie giving Enzo an extended diction lesson though. Pandora's Box was pretty much glossed over - maybe it'll be used for Revive-a-Hamster? As for Revive-a-Stabo, I strongly urge a boycott of that vote. |
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VTE AndrewHe won't be any fun until Rachel makes a decision without consulting him or he makes a deal without consulting her, of if either perceives same, which is pretty much inevitable. Stay tuned. Meanwhile it's high time he realize that Rachel's way too high maintenance for a simple Ken doll like himself. |
 
Won: $10VTE Andrew She was cute re-enacting the quick back & forth they did in the comp, and she was a great stabilizing force during food & booze time. Unfortunately, we don't want or need stability in there. |
  
VTE AndrewAll the dull was worth sitting through just to watch his joy when he could finally eat again after two weeks on ketchup. He did a decent beatbox to Ragan's rap, and he had a terrific time doing it. |
 
VTE AndrewHe's still in there, but maybe not for long. |
 
No vote (nominee)I was hoping she'd be gone since she's become the Debbie Downer of the habitat, not to mention the designated peacekeeping officer. We don't need that! She cozied up to Kristen for a long time but abandoned her for Rachel's room & letter, where she implanted herself once again in the HOH bed. |
 
Won: $100VTE Andrew Good for her for standing up to Rachel but it wasn't enough to maintain our interest. Don't get me wrong: I'm not all about hamster bloodshed, but this coma ward needs something more than her 20-second hissy fits. Boycotting Rachel's HOH room & letter was potentially a nice touch but it came off like a sulk instead of a stand. |
 
Won: $1,000VTE Andrew He wasn't coming off slop, but he enjoyed his food as much as those who were. He's utterly safe tomorrow as Rachel has no idea he exists. |
 
Won: $1No vote (HOH) He's not having as hard a fall from HOH as many, but that's because he's still the 'diabolical supergenius' and 'best player ever' - that stuff stays in place whether they live upstairs or down. |
 
VTE AndrewHEAD OF HOUSEHOLD I have to give her credit for another win and one that wasn't a crap shoot, and for going 3 for 3 in her farewell speeches to accuse the evictee of coming between her & HER MAN. Which is not to say I'm a fan, although her evolving outfits tonight combined with her ratty hair held an odd sort of morbid fascination. It's too bad she runs away to cry to Brendon instead of fighting her battles, as her new target Kristen is ready to rumble. |
 
VTE AndrewHe was the life of the party tonight, fueled only by good eats and a glass of wine. I'm not looking forward to his lengthy HOH convos with Rachel but for now it's all good. Update: His earlier ups were neutralized by going upstairs to attempt to talk sense to Rachel about her catty, bitchy behavior. |
    He promised chaos and delivered on that, leaving them and us wondering what he was up to most of the time. He was a good early guess for the staboteur but he WREAKED more HAVOC just by being himself. He was early-to-bed & early-to-rise so I missed a lot of what he did, but he brought some Orthodox education, travel companion/fingerbang stories, and he made lots of threats to make good tv that didn't pan out until his final moments. |
   Won: $10,000 She promised princessy but failed to deliver, opting instead for poor-me tears, complaints about being fat, and a lot of moping around. But she wasn't all doom & gloom: she rode the slip 'n slide and made fun of her keep-warm sleeping layers, and she was Britney's #1 mean girl cohort. She tried out for ANTM and might have fared better there, as they wouldn't have flashed her boobies. |
   13-DAY STABOTEUR She turned her nomination into the House of Annie and wheedled everyone for days, to no avail. She promised catfights with Britney and Rachel but nothing came of it, leaving her in the 'Who?' category for future BB trivia, even including her stabotage. She's lucky she went early: she might have cracked bad and the chops would get really brutal. |
 
Paolo Aviles30 - Unemployed real estate agent Somewhere Lucky #14 got away before the season began without any secrets exposed or embarrassing incidents to live forever on the web. Her dirty laundry will remain in the hamper, but boobies fans will be forever disappointed and wonder 'what if?' |
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LINES OF THE DAY
Enzo about Andrew: I still think he's the saboteur
Brendon to Rachel: If we're going out and you need more attention from other people, that's what bothers me
Rachel: I don't know what I'm gonna do, obviously
Kathy: It's just people talking out of their - I don't know where some of this stuff comes from
Rachel: We still have the rest of the summer to hate each other
Rachel: I wonder what the fans think of this
Kristen to Rachel: I do not accept your apology, it's complete bullshit
Hayden about Rachel: I told her to try to string a sentence together without using the word 'like'
Enzo: Now I can eat ketchup ON something
Rachel: Britney is my friend! Am I not allowed to talk to her? Am I not allowed to be HOH either?
Kristen about Rachel: I just want you to know some of the things she's gonna tell you are lies
Rachel about Kristen missing from room reveal: Is this everyone? Is this our whole season? Oh yeah, after this week it will be
Rachel: It's like you're never on my side! Brendon: If you need me, I'll be hanging myself in the bathroom
Enzo about Andrew: I still think he's the saboteur
Brendon to Rachel: If we're going out and you need more attention from other people, that's what bothers me
Rachel: I don't know what I'm gonna do, obviously
Kathy: It's just people talking out of their - I don't know where some of this stuff comes from
Rachel: We still have the rest of the summer to hate each other
Rachel: I wonder what the fans think of this
Kristen to Rachel: I do not accept your apology, it's complete bullshit
Hayden about Rachel: I told her to try to string a sentence together without using the word 'like'
Enzo: Now I can eat ketchup ON something
Rachel: Britney is my friend! Am I not allowed to talk to her? Am I not allowed to be HOH either?
Kristen about Rachel: I just want you to know some of the things she's gonna tell you are lies
Rachel about Kristen missing from room reveal: Is this everyone? Is this our whole season? Oh yeah, after this week it will be
Rachel: It's like you're never on my side! Brendon: If you need me, I'll be hanging myself in the bathroom
LINKS OF THE DAY
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Every Hamsterwatch episode is still here on the site - go back and relive the madness! BB11 - BB10
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Hamsterwatcher Baxter goes official by @Amberwinborn
Official Hamsterwatcher merchandise get yours
Every Hamsterwatch episode is still here on the site - go back and relive the madness! BB11 - BB10
BB9 - BB8 - BB7 - BB6 - BB5
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CBS Big Brother 12 the official site
DogDave BB12 scouts all the BB sites so you don't have to: all the news, edgy stuff & the best mini-recaps in town
Attwx Remembers Big Brother all seasons fun & reference by BB's number one fan
Sir LinksALot Big Brother 12 all the links, once again
EXTRACURRICULAR TALLY
Nominee speech scorcher: 1 Andrew
Makeout pairings: 2
Brendon & Rachel
Hayden & Kristen
Sex event pairings: 2
Brendon & Rachel
Hayden & Kristen
House meetings: 2
Major fights: 1 Andrew vs Kristen
Deaths: 4 fishies
'The Soup' mentions: 3 of 3 shows
-Intro & Britney's flaming homosexuals
-Rachel the waitress chemist
-Matt's wife's fake illness
'The View' mentions: 1
-Matt's wife's fake illness
Pap smear incidents: 1 Andrew & Annie
Pre-season connections: 3
Hayden & BB4/7 Erika
Rachel & BB2/7 Boogie's pal/biz partner
Matt & BB8 Joe
Absentee hamsters: 1 Paolo
Nominee speech scorcher: 1 Andrew
Makeout pairings: 2
Brendon & Rachel
Hayden & Kristen
Sex event pairings: 2
Brendon & Rachel
Hayden & Kristen
House meetings: 2
Major fights: 1 Andrew vs Kristen
Deaths: 4 fishies
'The Soup' mentions: 3 of 3 shows
-Intro & Britney's flaming homosexuals
-Rachel the waitress chemist
-Matt's wife's fake illness
'The View' mentions: 1
-Matt's wife's fake illness
Pap smear incidents: 1 Andrew & Annie
Pre-season connections: 3
Hayden & BB4/7 Erika
Rachel & BB2/7 Boogie's pal/biz partner
Matt & BB8 Joe
Absentee hamsters: 1 Paolo
BBQ SMACKDOWN SCORECARD
Big Brother 12
I'm hoping for some killer matches
Big Brother 11
Round 1: BBQ 0, Jeff 0
Round 2: BBQ 0, Jeff ½
Round 3: BBQ ½, Kevin 0, Michele 0
Big Brother 10
No title events
Big Brother 9 Winter Edition
Round 1: BBQ ½, Ryan 0
Round 2, BBQ ½, Adam 0
Round 3, BBQ ½, Ryan 0
Big Brother 8
Round 1: BBQ 1, Dick 0
Round 2: BBQ ½, Zach 0
Round 3: BBQ 0, Dick 1
Big Brother 7 All-Stars
BBQ training sabbatical
Big Brother 6
Round 1: BBQ 1, Ivette 0
Round 2: BBQ 0, Howie 0
Big Brother 5
Round 1: BBQ 1, Cowboy 1, Drew 0
Round 2: BBQ 1, Drew 0, Diane ½
Round 3: BBQ 1, Cowboy 1, Nakomis 0, CBS 0
Big Brother 12
I'm hoping for some killer matches
Big Brother 11
Round 1: BBQ 0, Jeff 0
Round 2: BBQ 0, Jeff ½
Round 3: BBQ ½, Kevin 0, Michele 0
Big Brother 10
No title events
Big Brother 9 Winter Edition
Round 1: BBQ ½, Ryan 0
Round 2, BBQ ½, Adam 0
Round 3, BBQ ½, Ryan 0
Big Brother 8
Round 1: BBQ 1, Dick 0
Round 2: BBQ ½, Zach 0
Round 3: BBQ 0, Dick 1
Big Brother 7 All-Stars
BBQ training sabbatical
Big Brother 6
Round 1: BBQ 1, Ivette 0
Round 2: BBQ 0, Howie 0
Big Brother 5
Round 1: BBQ 1, Cowboy 1, Drew 0
Round 2: BBQ 1, Drew 0, Diane ½
Round 3: BBQ 1, Cowboy 1, Nakomis 0, CBS 0
