'Big Brother 18' Spoilers: James, Nicole & Paul Make Final 2 Deals & HOH Part 1 Winner Revealed [VIDEO]
The final three Big Brother 18 houseguests have already competed in Part 1 of the final HOH competition, with the winner advancing to Part 3.
Final 3 Houseguests: James Huling, Nicole Franzel and Paul Abrahamian
When the live feeds returned Wednesday night after the live show, the Final 3 celebrated their victory and spoke both generally and one-on-one. Nicole mentioned that it was weird to not have her partner in the game anymore after spending so many weeks with them, to which James and Paul mentioned they know how she feels.
Part 1 of the Final HOH competition began, but it was blocked out from the feeds - this, despite being shown on the feeds pretty much every season in the past. Regardless, when the feeds came back it was revealed that Paul had won the competition. Therefore, he will be advancing directly to Part 3, while James and Nicole will face off in Part 2.
Nicole and Paul reaffirmed their recently-made Final 2 deal after the competition, with both telling the other that they would cut James. Both agreed that James didn't deserve to make it to the end considering he didn't do much this season. Nicole admitted she would be mad if James even got the $50,000 runner-up money.
Of course, when Nicole went to the Diary Room, Paul tried to reaffirm a Final 2 plan with James as well, though he seemed a lot less enthusiastic about it than his talks with Nicole. The same thing happened with Paul went to the Diary Room, with Nicole talking to James about how pretty much everyone in the jury doesn't like her, suggesting he should take her to the end if he were to win Parts 2 and 3.
It remains to be seen what plans will be formed in the final week of Big Brother 18, but the dynamic is flexible enough where we could conceivably seen any combination of the Final 3 making it to the Final 2. While we probably know that James would take Nicole to the end if he were to win HOH, we don't exactly know what Nicole or Paul would do if they won. Part 2 will be played on Friday, and then it's multiple days of relaxation (and probably deal-making) until next Wednesday's live finale.
Big Brother 18 returns for another new episode Friday at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.
