The results of Big Brother 18's latest HOH competition were revealed on the live feeds Thursday night, and the winner already has a plan they're working out.

Houseguests: Bridgette Dunning, Bronte D'Acquisto, Corey Brooks, Da'Vonne Rogers, Frank Eudy, James Huling, Michelle Meyer, Natalie Negrotti, Nicole Franzel, Paul Abrahamian, Paulie Calafiore, Tiffany Rousso, Victor Arroyo and Zakiyah Everette

The HOH competition was totally blocked from the live feeds but when the feeds eventually returned, it became clear that Paulie had won. This also means that as part of Paulie's team, Bridgette, Frank and Michelle are all safe for the week and cannot be nominated or evicted.

Even though Paulie is not an official member of the 8-Pack alliance, he is essentially doing their bidding this week. Paulie spoke with some members of the alliance after his win, namely Frank and Zakiyah, and discussed how he wants to target Victor. Paulie said that his other nominee will be a "group decision," though it's expected to be either Bronte or Paul. Frank also brought up the idea of "backdooring" Victor, considering he's a strong competitor who could win the Power of Veto.

Meanwhile, the other side of the house was mostly panicky throughout the night, with Paul and Victor coming up with a plan to get Paulie to target James. They also talked about the diminishing number of men in the house (six men, eight women) and thought about that approach for Paulie. They pitched these ideas directly to Paulie but it's very doubtful that he's considering working with them.

Then there's Bronte and Natalie, who are very worried about potentially being targeted now. Natalie told Bronte straight up that the need to start working with the other side (the 8-Pack), but Bronte was hesitant. By the looks of it, Natalie is much more willing to play both sides than Bronte.

The nomination ceremony is expected to go down on Friday, with Victor and either Bronte or Paul as Paulie's likely nominations. The game could change depending on who wins the Roadkill competition and then the Veto competition, however.

Big Brother 18 returns Sunday night at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.

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