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Ratings - Begging for Ups edition

Cheers for a few well-timed booze deliveries, they make all the difference. I really hope they decide to out the viewer MVP vote before Thursday's Revive-a-Hamster. They could talk Aaryn & Amanda down in Diary with kudos about 'villain,' 'love to hate' and 'best player threat' etc, but it could jeopardize GinaMarie's emotional stability. Still, they owe it to Judd in my opinion, and yes I'm hoping he's the one who comes back since it's the feeds that really need reviving, and he's the only one of the four who can do that on an ongoing basis. It's curious that they've never sent mentions of me to fishies. I don't know about other sites, but I never signed a release to be mentioned on the feeds. I'm not complaining of course, but they shouldn't send McCrae shoutouts of his other fellow Hamsterwatch chatters to fishies either. Also, can they please fix the stalling/reloading problem, and flashback times, and the new mobile access problem? Thank you.
VTE Jessie HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD Belated ups for winning a 4th HOH, tying the all-time record held by several formers. Her ridiculous Sunday night fight with Amanda over ancient history launched a very fun few hours of feeds, and it was equally ridiculous to see her become putty in Amanda's hands once again. Depending if either of them is in finals, this night may have won the game for Amanda and lost it for Aaryn. PS Aaryn continues to be defensive about all the racism flak, and she assumes all of us out here are bashing her non-stop. While many are, many are also taking note of her comp and game skills and slightly improved attitude. But she might wait to check the damage (and there is plenty) before she goes on the attack and says things like 'Hamsterwatch can go fuck themself' out of the blue. While I don't condone what she said in any way, I did tell Buzzfeed that she's unfairly been blamed for all the sins of many of them.	Won: 50 shades of orange VTE Jessie How many times has she had a blowup when she was perfectly safe, almost jeopardizing that safety with her sheer obnoxiousness? I've lost count. Yet she very impressively smooths it over every time. Amanda's got a unique and mind-blowing combo of lousy social skills but brilliant people skills, and the latter continues to serve her very well in this game.
No vote (HOH) When McCrae discussed this ratings section, Andy seemed the one most concerned about maybe not getting ups since he's steered clear of the fights. As it turns out, he's great fun when drunk and/or holding things, and his Clownie suicide scenes are approaching 'Harold & Maude' status, and that's all it takes - hey, I'm easy. He may have finally cooked his BB goose Sunday night by jumping on board the Helen/Aaryn plan to boot Amanda a bit too quickly, and then lying about it later when asked directly. He's better at popping up and providing comic relief than he is at backpedalling, but we'll see where this one ends up.	Won: Sit out 1 veto comp VTE Jessie USED VETO ON SELF Winning a veto when needed is ups-worthy, as is her constant WTF attitude and downright goony ways. But the combo of saying 'Hamsterwatch is the biggest thing in the world' (what?), saying she has met me (what??), and saying I make a ton of money from doing this (what???) knock her right down to neutral. I'd bet a large stack of plastic frogs that she's never even seen this site, let alone heard of it before.
Won: 48 hour cone of shame VTE Jessie She's become something of a bit player lately, and even her hair isn't living up to its full potential, but I haven't given up on it.	Won: 2 night curfew, BBQ party VTE Jessie NOMINATED I wish I could commend her crying on cue and her sometimes successful attempts to sway her fellow hamsters, but I'm just tired of her and her shtick. Begging me for ups won't earn them, and neither will bitching about not liking the Have-not supplements or living on slop. If she was half the 'superfan' she claims to be, she would have done a little bit of homework beyond just watching the CBS shows and thinking that was enough to prepare for this. It never is.
Won: $5,000 VTE Jessie I love that he's got them all wondering about their ups and downs here, and that he knows his laying around all the time and sleeping so much won't earn him ups. But his lovely descriptions of the site made me happy, and we all like our hard work to be appreciated. I'm also really glad he shouted out a few of our fellow chatters and I hope he'll do more of that.	Won: 24 hour megaphone, Bahamas trip No vote (nominee) NOMINATED He almost got a chance to vote this week when the Amanda backdoor plan almost happened, but now it's just another week on the block and another speech on Thursday. Also more humor, more under-the-radar decent gaming, and another inappropriate joke or comment while we all have some pie. As solid as his perma-pawn position appears to be, I don't know if he'll be able to hold up to three days of Helen campaigning against him.
Evicted 6-0 Won: Nothing She was a non-entity for most of the season other than crying over Helen's BBQ party (then going anyway) plus a knockdown drag-out with Amanda, until she got wind she was about to be evicted. Then she revved up Tropical Storm Jessie and swore she'd turn them all against each other after she left. That was fun for an afternoon and would have made her one of the most memorable hamsters of all time if she'd kept it up but alas, she fizzled, apologized, and will fade into obscurity with so many others. She had the reputation of being a man-izer but most of that happened before the feeds, and all we got was a 2-day sHOwmance with Judd. My pre-season prediction: Most likely to find herself without an alliance. Check, repeatedly.	Won: $5,000, 24 hour solitary He was one of the most liked and funniest hamsters we've had in ages and his eviction blindsided us as much as him. Amanda's paranoia about MVP did him in, along with his own real and fake alliances, and Helen realizing that he was on to her. J-U-Double-D Party Daugherty will be fondly remembered for becoming King Judd with his HOH, his quick wit and constant one-liners, his (formerly) lucky bear shirt, and his distinctive way of speaking. His eviction was the reality equivalent of the Red Wedding. My pre-season prediction: Most likely to be a sleeper fan favorite: hated at first, loved later Maybe not so hated except by those who needed a decoder ring, but definitely loved later
Won: $5,000, 1 week clown suit She laid around with Howard until he left, and then she mostly laid around by herself. She still managed to figure in many of the fights, including one during the veto comp and one during her own eviction. I think a lot of their problems with her started before the feeds did, but it's fair to say she egged it on as well. She'll be remembered for tragic life stories, being the Mad Hatter sitting on hats (or not), Keepin' It Real With Candie, her crab shack story, meeting Julie in a clownitard, and the #BlameCandice hashtag game. My pre-season prediction: Most likely to say she's there 'for the experience' I don't know if she said that much or not.	Won: Nothing He was eloquent and animated in Diary but we didn't get that guy on the feeds. Instead he mostly laid around with Candice, held Bible study in the coach seats, and prayed in the photo booth. He isolated Candice and himself, killing both of their games, and their combined lack of awareness foiled any chance for his 11th hour save plan to succeed. He gave sudden speeches that few understood, but he wore Candice's tassel earrings and Judd's crown equally well. My pre-season prediction: Most likely to parannoy, eventually Fail - others freaked out for no reason more than he did
Won: Nothing She was a caboose for the mean girl train and when she wasn't straddling Jeremy, she was laying around making out with him, including in her bestie's HOH bed whenever Aaryn stepped away. She took being widowed better than GinaMarie, but she had several days to prepare for it and seemed almost proud of making 'Big Brother history' by using her veto. Otherwise she brought eyebrow adventures, and apologies when she mouthed off, which is more than some. My pre-season prediction: Most likely to be intimidated, taken advantage of, and blindsided Fail, although Jeremy's eviction did blindside her. Taken advantage of is subjective.	Won: Permanent Have-not pass He claimed 1/16 Cherokee but he besmirched that heritage regularly, along with many others. He caused and starred in the big Winegate fight, smooched with Kaitlin while laying his hand on Aaryn's leg, wore a diaper, and mistakenly boasted he'd win every comp. He was a boy in a man's body, but his tattoos were nicer looking than most heavily tatted hamsters' have been. He'll be most remembered for being the asshat of BB15. My pre-season prediction: Most likely to get in a fight Check.
Won: Nothing He came in saying he hoped for stardom but it probably won't happen as a result of this show. Overnighters got to know his blue hoodie & cap well, and he was usually the last one to go to bed. That's usually good strategy but it didn't help him. The over-the-top character he played in pre-season interviews gave him a rough start with most, but he didn't stick long enough for us (me anyway) to get to know what he's really about. My pre-season prediction: Most likely to namedrop and be generally annoying Subjective, but I'll take it.	Won: Nothing He didn't bring much to the feeds and he seemed oblivious about how the show works, but those types are the ones who get blindsided and we always like to see that. The Aaryn & David Comedy Show was fun for a minute but all the controversy she fed took the fun out of that, so it's just as well he got gone early. Back to the beach and watching BB on the couch with mom. My pre-season prediction: Most likely to climb on stuff and be told 'Stop that!' Check, first night of feeds.