‘Big Brother 19’ Battle Back: Who Will Win Out?

The Battle Back on Big Brother 19 arrives this Friday night on CBS at 8/7c but it’s not too soon to start looking forward to what we can expect and who will be out there competing for a second chance at the game.

Julie Chen and Battle Back HGs on BB19

So far Big Brother has locked in Cameron, Jillian, and Cody to compete. There’s no room for quitting or self-eviction on this list, so the other departed Houseguest isn’t eligible and won’t be part of this series of competitions.

As for the fourth spot, it’s definitely looking like that’ll go to Dominique. The votes are stacked against her and she isn’t making any headway with the voters this week. She’ll be out the door and heading in to the Battle Back competition. So what happens when she gets there?

We don’t know how production will handle this, but it’s not crazy to expect to see a repeat of last year. They’ve got an entire hour to fill anyway so that’d be tough to do with one big competition. Instead I’m guessing we’ll see three separate challenges. Cameron Vs Jillian then that winner Vs Cody then that winner taking on the 4th evicted HG, most likely Dominique.

Also remember that last season these competitions were held one a week after each of the evictions and HoH comps after the HGs were back inside. That means it won’t be live and it’s entirely possible that Cameron has been hanging out in that sequester hotel for all this time having lost in the first round just waiting to go home this weekend. Ouch.

So who could win this one out? Looking back at the first night’s competition we saw Jillian fall first while Cameron was out third of the eight competitors. So neither of them were huge dominating players, but I’ll give Cameron the edge for outlasting Jillian the last time.

If we send Cameron on to Round 2 against Cody, well, I’m going to give the edge to Cody based on that same first night challenge. Cody made it to second place far outlasting Cameron. Both are smart enough guys that should be able to handle any puzzle/mental aspects so I’ll weigh more heavily on the physical side here and give it to Cody.

That’d leave Cody for Dominique in a third round. Dominique lasted about 80 mins in last week’s HoH endurance comp so she’s no joke on physical comps and she’s definitely smart. I think she could be a threat to Cody in this last challenge and if it’s her versus Cameron she might even had an edge here.

If I was forced to make a pick now then I’d give it to Cody Nickson for the Battle Back win, but without knowing what sort of competitions each round will feature it’s hard to know for sure. If it is Cody coming back I bet the house will regret keeping Jessica once they pair back up again. Oops!

Who do you think will win the Battle Back this Friday night? Is that a different HG from who you hope will win it? Cast your vote for that below and share your thoughts too!


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  1. It’s silly even to guess because we have no idea what the competitions will be. They could be a mix of physical and intelligence, or just physical, or just intelligence. And even if we knew the type, we don’t know the specifics.

    • It’s not who you think will come back, it’s who you want to come back.

      • The question above the poll literally says ‘Who do you think will win the Battle Back this Friday night?”

      • Does it not say for you, “Who Do You Want To ‘Battle Back’?” as the survey question?

      • My comment was referring to the story – which is an analysis of who will win the competition. I wasn’t referring to the poll question. Perhaps I should have been more clear.

      • My bad! Although I will say if it’s a series of competitions Redemption Island style, the more recently evicted houseguests statistically have a better shot at winning.

      • The poll is who you “think” will come back and then in the comments you can say who you “want” to come back.

      • I’ll tell you what’s misleading. Cutting off the quote. Did you not read the whole thing? Here it is again: “Who do you think will win the Battle Back this Friday night? Is that a different HG from who you hope will win it? Cast your vote for that below…”

      • I couldn’t vote. It shows the poll and I could pick one but then there’s nothing to click on that says vote. Maybe it’s just my iPad. No big deal but just wondered why. Never mind. I refreshed the page and now I can vote. Lol

      • But in my defense, when you use “that” as a direct article, the reader is supposed to know exactly what “that” is referring to. In the sentence “Cast your vote for that below”, “that” could be referring to either of the previous questions, which, to me, was misleading because I assumed it was referring to “Who do you think will win the Battle Back this Friday night?” because it seemed like the other option would have been “Cast your vote for whether or not the person you think will win is a different HG from who you hope will win”, and the poll isn’t set up that way.

      • Good thing the poll has a title asking a question to be answered in the poll in case there was any confusion. How much coddling is required here?

        I asked the question most immediately before the poll then again in the poll itself. You quoted around that and left it out.

      • Wow 😳
        Who knew a simple Poll would get people so riled up LMAO AT YOU!!!
        Come on Matt! Like you don’t do enough on here already! Get with it dude, make two separate polls so simple things don’t confuse people! LMAO kidding of course! XO 😘

      • Right, but after you take the poll, that title disappears. So when you look back, there is confusion. That’s the real issue here.

      • That’s what I just said….
        Vote who you “think” & comment who you “want”
        Pretty straight forward to me Matt :)

      • No, it says who do you think will come back and then it means in the comments…… comment on who you want to come back.

    • I’m thinking each comp will be a combo of both like last year. If that’s the case then Cody is easily the favorite to win it. He has done well in both strategy and physical comps.

      • It’s Big Brother, the whole thing is silly. It’s fun to predict who will come back, this ain’t rocket science we are discussing.

      • It isn’t? Big brother is my life right now, and big brother Canada in the winter! I thought I was super smart and partaking in rocket science discussions! Seriously!….. 😒
        So really this is just mindless reality TV!?
        Lol…..
        Kidding aside…….
        Exactly what you said! What’s the harm in guessing? do people not realize THEY SO NOT have to partake in the poll!?!? SMH 🤦‍♀️
        Strange comments, I think a lot of people got out of the wrong side of the bed today!

      • Also consider the “immersive” manner in which many folks see video entertainment. Be it soap operas, dramatic movies, hamsters in these hamster cages. I see so much “hate” this and that, “sick of” blah blah. Yeah right. It’s a fake movie or somebody they don’t even know. When I see crap I don’t like, I just don’t watch. Way too many other things to do in the world.

        Kevin winning BB Can 5 was predictable I thought. Karen is not a nice lady. She was one to drag to the end because she wouldn’t get any votes. :oD Clinched the win for Kevin.

      • #teamkevin
        I liked Kevin in both his seasons! And, after his first season I sort of got to know him better because my husband plays professional online poker and can often be at the same table as Kevin. Kevin usually does a podcast so, it’s like I got to know him so I was fully rooting for him! And was super happy he won, and he deserved it! He played an excellent game! And he played over half of the game on his own! No alliance at all. He won challenges when he needed to!
        Oh don’t get me started on Karen! Ugh 😑

      • Not exactly cancelled yet. They said hiatus for one year, but there a chance that might be reverse.

      • What? What? What? No! No? No! Don’t say that 😭
        There’s no way! I know A lot of Canadian “knock off shows” example the bachelor/bachelorette are never as good as the originals, lower budget and what not however BB Canada is just as good, if not better!
        They have a really nice house, competitions are just as good, HG’s are just as good etc. etc.
        Say it ain’t so ????

      • I just read somewhere on this blog where it was uncancelled. Now if I can figure out how to watch it from South Florida. Lol

      • Phew 😅
        It’s been renewed for 2018 :-) they talked about it during a commercial break. Happy dance 💃🏼

    • LAst year they were a mini version of what the other HG played. So that would be building the starfish for Cameron and Jilian, going through the airport terminal for Cody and ?. So it could be a toss up of anyone winning

      • It was HOH comps last year, not veto comps and it was comps that both houseguest never seen before. It will probably be Candy Crush for Cam and Jill, and Space wall for Cody and winner of previous comp!

    • Doesn’t matter a whole lot, none of them I would like to see back but if I had to pick one, I guess I would pick Cameron. Only because I think he deserves a shot at this game but in the end more than likely, Cody will be the one to return if the HG’s let him back in (my guess is they will).

  2. lets hope its not one of those crap shoot comps where anyone can win. Been a couple of those in these type of situations in the last few seasons.

  3. Well. ok, I was wrong. The feeds were down for about 2 hours and they played the Den of Temptation. Can I put some ketchup on my crow.

  4. Just like last year, I am assuming it will be the HOH comps, but tweaked to work for 2 people. It will be a Candy Crush comp between Cameron and Jillian, then it will be the space comp (probably not endurance) between Cody and the winner of the last comp, then it will be a comp between Dom or Jess and the winner of the previous comp. It’ll be like when Victor and Tiffany battled in the music puzzle challenge, before the dubstep “when it rains, it pours (Survivor Comp)” comp. It’ll be flip-flopped like the first few comps.

    Here is my question, last year it was 4 comps in one episode and a bring back. Will it be 3 comps and then the Den of Temptation, to maybe stop the person coming back (thinking of what Julie said last week)? Or will it be the 3 comps, the person coming back, and then the HOH comp, or the start of it? They are missing one comp and it will be drawn out 3 comps in the 40+ mins (not including the commercials), if they don’t do anything with the last bit. I am thinking it will be one of those 2 ideas, to fill up the last few minutes, that was used for the Victor/Tiffany battle. Just some ideas!

    • My theory just went out the windows, they just played the DoT, so that means it will be shown tomorrow before the eviction.

      • Well it could be the first 3 comps and then the DoT Hex holder could decide to not let the person back in? IDK!!!

      • It just doesn’t make sense. The person who has now can use it tomorrow. So how are they going to fit that into friday ?

      • They will show the DoT tomorrow during the eviction show, so they can use it to save Jess or Dom tomorrow, if not, then they can use it to not have someone come back in? IDK… That will probably fill up the time that Tiff/Vic battle happened! I think the HOH will start and maybe conclude on Friday as well!

      • They might let the evictees to complete the HoH on Thursday to be shown in full on Friday’s Battle Back episode.
        In order to return, one of the evictees need to win the HoH.
        But if one of the HGs wins the HoH, he or she prevents the evictees from returning.
        This way it’s doesn’t matter 3 evictees or 4 evictees (if Halting Hex is used).

      • Yesterday you “experience and logic” on two things. I can’t remember what’s the other one hahaha. Oh well.

      • Cap’t. Do you think maybe that the DOT winner won’t be revealed until after eviction? The Thurs. show might have Julie saying, “who got the temptation? Tune in to Friday’s special edition of Big Brother to find out!” It would give viewers and feedsters one more thing to freak out over til after the Friday feed blackout ends ’round midnight. Save the crows!

      • I think itll show tomorrow because i since it was given before eviction i think they could use it tomorrow

      • I agree. It will show Dom and Jess going into DoT, and they are both there during it, so I think it will be shown tomorrow before eviction as well!

      • No. If they give the Halting Hex today, then it will be at play this week. Whoever has it will be able to use it in tomorrow eviction.

  5. It would be nice to see Cameron come back (not because I like the guy – barely had any time to get to know him, but I hate it when super fans get Jodi-ed). However, my gut tells me it’s gonna be Cody.

  6. With DoT shown on Thu and probably be used, my guess is all the evictees (3 or 4 persons) will complete in the HoH (to be shown in full on Friday’s Battle Back).
    In order to enter the house, one of the evictees needs to win the HoH.
    if any of the HGs wins the HoH, he or she prevents the evictees from returning.

    • I somewhat agree. I think the way for the hgs to possible stop the returnee was to not accept the DoT. I think the returnee is this weeks consequence for the DoT

    • Might be an act. She wasn’t very high in any polls I saw and didn’t see any campaigning on twitter for her. But what do I know ? LOL

      • Again … experience and logic? Hehe.
        Reddit is crazy bout Jess right now and she’s high on Jokers.
        Jess is asking Elena/Mark to not blindside her.
        The question is whether the Halting Hex to be used before voting or after voting?

      • I agree i have seen a huge push on a few sites for jess. And her behavor would lead me to believe she got it

    • She is also asking advanced warning for being backdoored. Maybe a safety net for deciding wether or not to use it?

      • Yeah. If Halting Hex to be used before live voting to evict, if she ain’t sure she has the vote, she would definitely use it (if she has it, of course!)

    • The people on the bb reddit are the biggest group of idiot ive ever seen. Why do you even go to that site?

  7. Remember all the comps had something to do with the hoh so i’ll say candy crush and the wall comp

  8. I came up with a theory last week. Julie said the house would have a chance to stop the returning HG from coming back. Maybe they vote someone into the Battle Back — (at maybe the risk of their own game)?

    The house could vote on whether to try and prevent someone from coming back. If they choose to do so, someone has to battle the final HG to do so.

    OR, the house could vote — and would UNANIMOUSLY have to vote to block that HG (unknown, but probably assumed to be Cody) from coming back in order for it to happen. Kind of a cross between Season 9 and Season 14.

    OR, we could have another money/safety/power Temptation in the backyard. If anyone goes for it, in comes the Battle Back winner, ala Paul in Episode 1.

    Or maybe a nomination of more than one of these, or the other theories out there. It’s fun to speculate.

    • It wont, since they would have to make a whole new set, it will be like last years Battle Back comp, HOH comps!

  9. If Cameron wants any chance of winning the Battle Back competition, he has to do what he neglected to do during the trapeze event in Episode 1: Listen to and remember the rules and any hints.

      • Unless Cameron was hiding his physical prowess under an apple during the first competition, I don’t have much hope for him.
        It’s all well & good he’s a super fan, but that don’t make you a player.

      • I know that Cameron is hardly a match for Cody if faced with a physical challenge. On the other hand, Cameron is supposed to be a microbiologist, so presumably he has something intellectual to offer. If a faced with a challenge of that kind, and if he listens to instructions/hints, maybe he could do well. Maybe. Possibly.

  10. 50% of viewers want Cody back?? Yuck. Rigg it CBS, bring Cameron back! Lol I cant look at that face all summer.

      • Having ‘roid rage butting heads with the furry freakbag makes for good TV though! :oD BB needs any ratings boost they can get right now. Add: It’s getting better! 1.8 and a recent 1.9.

      • Please! Im sick of ppl making that stupid agument. That won’t boost any ratings, it will just entertain the viewers they already have. Lady gaga playing big brother will “boost” ratings not Cody.

      • Oh c’mon now. Both you and Paul love Cody. He’s your good buddy to hang out with. BFFs!

      • Controversy, anger, and butting heads boosts ratings. Not the hamsters themselves so much. The hamsters are interchangeable and pretty much trivial as far as who/what they are. Just so they keep screaming, popping off, and biting each other. You seem to be far more personally involved in this that most folks. Amusing. :oD

  11. This season was ruined for me early on. I havent watched tbe feeds, and I regret purchasing them. I actually cancelled them, and didnt get a refund. And I dont even watch the show anymore, as the comps are the inly things im interested in, and i watch those on youtube. So now I just read about this season, and have some little white girl on youtube give me recaps on youtube.

  12. In general, most of us are talking about Cody coming back in the house. Really it could be any of them although highly out likeLy Julian. Sorry Julian!
    For entertainment purposes, the only entertaining person to come back into the house would be Cody hence why I think everyone is talking about Cody coming back. Whether we want him to or not, (I want him to come back) we are talking about him because we know for entertainment purposes/drama Cody coming back would be the best for entertainment purposes. Probably

    • Controversy attracts attention. I’m thinking it’s assumed that Cody will aim his ‘roid rage at the wacky fruity furbag. Furbag will be hopping around all bent out of shape and popping off if Cody gets back in. I think that’s what fans want to see. I’d toss in some chewing on Josh too. Josh doesn’t seem to be very popular. Make the wacky furbrain go batty and make Josh cry. :oD We know it’s not Cody’s charm and personality that’s getting him votes.

      • LMAO! So true! And, for the simple fact that I truly dislike Josh in a very big way, Cody coming back would be pure gold for me to watch josh’s face and post reactions!

  13. It’s all going to come down to luck, chance, and a fair amount of intellengence along with physical strength. Pretty hard to call who’s going to win because anything can happen! I’d personally like to see Cody or Dom come back. Both would shake up the house and want to go after Paul!

    I was (still am) a fan of Paul last season. But the way the house guests this season are worshiping every thing the guy does.. is getting to me! I don’t want him to win this easily lol someone needs to put up a fight.

  14. I want cody to come back and win hoh and go after paul again . Even thow he told paul he isn’t coming for him. After jess tells him everything that’s been going on, he will change his mind and go after him.

  15. If Julie said they are switching it up this year I wonder if there aren’t doing it the same where Cam will Battle Jillian, and the winner faces Cody, that winner faces Dom. Perhaps they will have all four of them compete in a challenge at the same time, and the one who loses is eliminated. The 3 remaining battle each other in a new comp. Loser is eliminated. Then the final 2 compete to get in the house. This would mean the person who enters the house has to actually compete in all of the competitions. As opposed to Dom only having to compete once to potentially get back in, she’d have to battle everyone. Seem fair. Yet, the way they did it last year also seemed fair, if you were eliminated earlier, you have to fight harder to get back in the house. It will be interesting to see how they’ve “switched it up.”

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