Big Brother celeb Taylor Hale is in the best possible position to win season 24, thanks to her most recent competition win. As viewers anxiously await the end of the summer-long competition, curiosity about who will take home the $750,000 grand prize is growing. The final four contestants (Taylor, Monte Taylor, Matthew "Turner" Turner, and Brittany Hoopes) have all played the competition differently. Some of them have relied on social strategy, while others have depended on competition wins. However, Big Brother victory may be contingent on the luck of the draw.
Season 24 has had its fair share of memorable moments, including a record-breaking number of Veto competition wins by evicted houseguest, Michael Bruner. Taylor has been the most talked-about contestant of the season, enduring a rocky start to the competition. She has played a game that features social and physical elements. Taylor's leveraged relationships and information, while winning competitions when it was necessary.
The second-to-last Head of Household competition can be one of the most integral wins of the season, as the HOH is given a lot of power to reign. Typically, Heads of Household nominate two houseguests for eviction early in the week. The HOH, the nominees, and a small group of other contestants then compete for the Power of Veto, which gives the winner the ability to veto one of the HOH’s nominations. This forces them to name a replacement nominee. With Taylor having won this week’s HOH, which guarantees her a spot in the final three, and brings her directly to finale night, she has upped her odds of winning Big Brother. As HOH, Hale has the ability to control the two nominations. However, she won't ultimately wind up with any of the blame, as there will only be one vote for eviction from the houseguest who is not on the nomination block.
Big Brother's Taylor May Win It All
Taylor's in the best position to win Big Brother 24, because she’s won the most important HOH of the summer, has the jury members on her side, and plays a smart social game to outwit the remaining players within the house. Aside from the fact that Taylor has won one of the most important competitions in the game, she has practiced some incredible jury management throughout the season. She spent five different weeks on the nomination block, which means that during that time, she was unable to cast votes to evict fellow houseguests. This leaves her without the burden of explaining why she voted to evict any of the jury members, like Joseph Abdin, from the game.
Big Brother's Taylor Hale's Social Game Has Improved
Hale has also used her pre-taped goodbye messages, shown to the houseguests post-eviction, to explain her actions, and cast aspersions on other players. Taylor’s social game, after suffering a bit in the early weeks, due to bullying and microaggressions from other contestants, has proven to be one of her greatest tactics. She came into Big Brother as a fan of the show, and has used her knowledge of the game to her advantage, utilizing information that others share with her to plant seeds of doubt, or ensure her safety when that was possible. As the summer draws to a close, Taylor has developed a showmance with her enemy-turned-ally, Monte Taylor, which she is keeping a secret from the other two remaining houseguests. Socially, other players trust Taylor, and considering the fact that their fate is in her hands, she can use that faith to her advantage.
Big Brother can be a game of chance, but it ultimately takes a great deal of skill, patience, and strategy to make it through the end of the summer, and take home the grand prize. Taylor has put herself in a position to finish strong, and leave the BB house with $750000. On top of a summer of unforgettable experiences, potentially enduring relationships, and Taylor's fan-voted award for Favorite Reality Star, the money would be life-changing for any of the houseguests. Now, it’s up to the competitors to see whose game is strong enough to take home the prize.