Big Brother: 6 dumbest moves of the 2010s: No. 4

With the decade nearly over, we decided to take a look back at every season of Big Brother we had this decade. In our look back, we decided to rank our 6 dumbest moves of the decade.

With the 2010s nearly over, we decided to reflect on every season of Big Brother that took place this decade. We knew that several incredibly dumb moves had been made over the years. With this in mind, we decided to rank the 6 dumbest moves of the decade. This will include both the Celebrity and Over the Top versions of Big Brother. Our 4th dumbest move is Joey Van Pelt telling the men about her plan for an all-women’s alliance, leading to her eviction. This also includes her campaign strategy, which really didn’t help her case.

No. 4: Joey Van Pelt tells the men about her plan for an all-women’s alliance

Where do we even begin with this one? It is week 1 of Big Brother 16. The main twist of the season was the Battle of the Block. With the Battle of the Block, 2 houseguests would win HOH and would name a set of 2 nominees. The 2 sets of nominees would then face each other in a competition. The nominees that won the competition would be safe for the week and dethrone the HOH that nominated them, leaving the dethroned HOH vulnerable.

Caleb and Frankie were the winners of the first HOH Competition. While they were HOHs, they formed an all-guy alliance known as “The Bomb Squad” with Cody Calafiore, Derrick Levasseur, Devin Shepherd, and Zach Rance. Devin then went rogue and added Christine Brecht and Amber Borzotra to the alliance, making the others skeptical of Devin.

Caleb nominated Donny Thompson and Paola Shea for eviction, while Frankie nominated Brittany Martinez and Victoria Rafaeli. Brittany and Victoria won the Battle of the Block Competition, keeping them safe and dethroning Frankie as HOH.

Fearing an all-guys alliance, Joey tried to form an all-women’s alliance with Amber, Paola, and Nicole Franzel. However, this failed miserably as Amber joined the Bomb Squad. Joey then inexplicably decided to tell Devin Shepherd, who was part of the Bomb Squad, about her all women’s alliance. Oy vey.

Donny Thompson then won the POV to save himself that week. Needing a replacement nominee, Joey stood out as the obvious choice and she was nominated for eviction.

Being target number 1, Joey would’ve needed a great campaign strategy to stay alive. Fortunately for the Bomb Squad, she didn’t have that either. In hopes of staying alive, Joey created a male alter ego named “Alex”, causing her fellow houseguests to think she just plain lost it. Subsequently, Joey was the first person evicted on Big Brother 16 13-0.

Which dumb move checks in at No. 3? Stay tuned to find out!