Big Brother Season 28: Chuk Anyanwu Evicted in Week 5 as Haley Thogmartin Wins Safety
Chuk Anyanwu became the fifth housemate evicted from Big Brother Season 28 on Thursday, August 13, after the house voted 9–1 to send him out over Barrett Pfeiffer. The episode, hosted by Julie Chen Moonves, turned on a late twist that upended the week's expected outcome. (Deadline, 14 August 2026)
La Trice Verrett held the Head of Household role for Week 5 — the position that gives one housemate the power to nominate others for eviction. She put three names on the block: Haley Thogmartin, Barrett Pfeiffer, and Chuk Anyanwu. Kamu Kirk then won the Power of Veto competition, which lets the winner remove a nominee from danger. Kirk chose not to use it, leaving all three nominations intact. (Deadline, 14 August 2026)
The night's BB Block Buster competition changed the picture. The contest gave nominated housemates a last chance to take themselves off the block and gain another week in the house. Haley Thogmartin won it. She became safe from eviction on the spot, leaving Pfeiffer and Anyanwu facing the house vote. (Deadline, 14 August 2026)
Going into the live vote, prediction-market odds on Kalshi had Thogmartin as the favourite to be evicted. Her Block Buster win flipped that expectation entirely. (NorthJersey.com, 13 August 2026)
The house vote was decisive. Nine housemates — Melody, Angela, Kamu, Dee, Yash, Devens, Drew, Taylor, and Mallory — voted to evict Anyanwu. Only Haley cast her vote for Pfeiffer. (Deadline, 14 August 2026)
Big Brother, which airs on CBS, follows a group of housemates living together under constant surveillance. Each week one is voted out. The last housemate standing receives a grand prize of $750,000, according to the network's official show page. (CBS, 13 August 2026)
For fans of the season, Week 5 delivered a genuine surprise. A nominee who was the betting favourite to go home instead won her way to safety, and the house rallied behind a clear consensus on who should leave. Five housemates are now out. The field keeps narrowing.
