With only hours till the nominations are due to be made, as soon as the HG reenter the house after the Have-not competition, they quickly degenerate into a frenzy of game talk. Deals are made and turned down, promises are made that will be reneged upon, and at one point or another every HG offers Jordan his or her opinion as to who should be nominated and why, and tries to convince her that it would be to her advantage to nominate so-an-so.

The HG all pretty much agree that unless America loses it collective mind (which has been known to happen), Jeff will win America's Vote if indeed one is taking place (and one is), and several different names are suggested for eviction as people who can A) beat Jeff and keep him from getting back in the game because he's a jerk or too good of a competitor, or B ) get beat by Jeff because they're phonies or jerks or win too many competitions. Brendon even suggests himself because he doubts he can win in front of the jury and wants to go home and see Rachel. These same type sentiments are also expressed in an endless series of DR sessions, and only Jordan, the HoH, is not the target of any unpleasant comments.

Finally the hourslong series of pilgrimages to the HoH room ends, and the newbies except for Shelly adjourn to the backyard, while Shelly joins the veterans in the HoH room. Brendon says once again, "I'm not gonna win this thing. I'd be just as happy to go home and see Rachel." Jordan says, "I'm not gonna put you up straight off and put you in the position of having to throw the PoV or Marcellas yourself out to get evicted. That wouldn't look good, and it's always possible that America's Vote could be for Rachel instead of Jeff, leaving you still in and her still out or vice versa. Wouldn't that just suck?" "That would majorly suck for the 2 of us," Brendon says, "but America wouldn't do that, would they?" "They might if they wanted to see fireworks." "True," says Brendon glumly. D!ck says, "Well, why don't you do it this way? Put up 2 people who both have a good shot at winning the PoV, then if it gets used to take one of them down, backdoor Brendon and say it's because he's such a tough competitor that he has to go. Then Brendon, you throw the competition if there is one but don't make it too obvious. And if it's a vote, unless it's you vs. Rachel, I can just about guarantee you you'd be sent home." The discussion continues for a few more minutes until an outdoor lockdown is called, without Jordan revealing her intentions, but she has her mind pretty well made up.

The lockdown is short, and Jordan calls the nomination ceremony to order. The HG all take their seats at the table as Jordan lugs in the Magic Cheese Wheel of Death. Jordan gives the usual spiel we've all heard too many times, then starts the key pulling. Things proceed in the usual fashion until Shelly pulls the last key, which says Brendon. Jordan then says. "I have nominated you, Porsche, and you, Kalia, for eviction this week. I need to start getting the best competitors out if I'm gonna win this game, and you two are two of the toughest competitors in here. And we all heard what Julie said about the twists, and I want to get the best competitors out before any new ones kick in. Simple as that. This ceremony is adjourned." The post-nom DR's commence immediately, with Porsche and Kalia both commenting bitterly how full of it Jordan is, and Jordan admitting "I don't really know how good a competitor Porsche is, but I'm not keeping any girl with a better boob job than mine in here, and I suspect Kalia really is a pretty tough competitor and just hasn't shown it yet, so she's gotta go." The day ends with more game talk plus some card playing as the HG look forward to the next day's PoV player picking and competition.