‘Big Brother 16’ live feed spoilers: Latest happenings; returning player speculation

We’re not going to spend much time talking about the events in the “Big Brother 16” house right now, mostly because it’s boring and repetitive at the moment. Zach’s still set to leave the game most likely, and Donny’s attempts to try and sway some people to his side have made him even more of a target. Of course, he was going home already, so we don’t understand why the likes of the other players are bashing him for trying to actually make a move.

So instead, let’s speculate on the returning houseguests! There is something that some players have discussed, but they do now know that the show has been extended a week just yet. Therefore, some do not feel like there is time.

Given that the show tonight made it clear that the four (Jocasta, Hayden, Nicole, and most likely Zach) will have to fight their way back into the game Thursday, this is going to be a competition. But what kind? Let’s take a look at that for a minute.

Endurance – It’s what they did last year, and it’s been a long time since we’ve had a proper one. However, we are not sure that they would do the same sort of endurance as last year. Maybe we could see the spinning “grab on” competition like in season 11 (the diploma) or 14 (the planetary theme that Ian won), but what is more likely is something like the whole “fill up a giant bowl” challenge. It’s easy to put the four jurors in that, and say that the first one to finish returns. This challenge would most likely make it a race between Hayden and Zach. We’d favor Hayden, though, since Zach may be all over the place after being evicted. However, a standard “hang on” endurance could help someone like Nicole.

Some sort of skill / collection – think along the lines of what Lavon and Brendon did in season. We can’t imagine it being luck-based, though, since the show probably wants to ensure that whoever comes back earns it. This could benefit Nicole if it’s memory-based, but otherwise you have to go with Hayden or the Zach Attack.

Questions – Please don’t let it be questions, since there is a little luck in there. This would level some of the playing field, but Jocasta was so out of it that she probably still wouldn’t win.

Personally, we’re fine with really anyone other than Jocasta returning. Zach, Nicole, and Hayden will all have an agenda, and they would make it good television again.

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