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‘Big Brother 28’ star Barrett Pfeiffer reveals if he thinks his HOH was a ‘waste’

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Todisco, E. (2026, September 18). ‘Big Brother 28’ star Barrett Pfeiffer reveals if he thinks his HOH was a ‘waste’. New York Post. https://pagesix.com/2026/09/18/entertainment/big-brother-28-star-barrett-pfeiffer-on-if-he-thinks-his-hoh-was-a-waste/

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Barrett Pfeiffer, a contestant on "Big Brother 28," discusses his term as Head of Household despite being evicted after failing to eliminate one of the "Survivor" alums, Dee Valladares or Rick Devens. He argues that eliminating Angela Murray was still strategically significant because it weakened the "Icons" alliance's strength by reducing their numbers from three to two. Pfeiffer also mentions how Valladares used a special power called “BB Bribe” to prevent Yash Patel from nominating any of the remaining "Icons," which altered the game’s dynamics further.

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Barrett Pfeiffer, a contestant on Big Brother 28, defends his stint as Head of Household (HOH), despite failing to eliminate fellow “Survivor” alum Dee Valladares or Rick Devens. In an interview with Page Six, Pfeiffer argued that eliminating Angela Murray was still significant because it weakened the "Icons" alliance, which consisted of three strong players. He noted that Murray's eviction reduced their competitive advantage and could have reshaped the game dynamics moving forward. Despite criticisms that his HOH position was a missed opportunity, especially after Valladares used the “BB Bribe” power to block Patel from nominating any of the "Icons" in exchange for $5,000, Pfeiffer maintains that removing one key player still significantly impacted their chances in future competitions.

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Pfeiffer PERSON · 3× Icons ORG · 2× Valladares PERSON · 2× Angela [Murray PERSON · 1× Barrett Pfeiffer PERSON · 1× Dee Valladares PERSON · 1× Devens PERSON · 1× Page Six ORG · 1× Rick Devens PERSON · 1× Yash Patel PERSON · 1×

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“Of course, the bribe ruined all that,” Pfeiffer added, referring to how Valladares used the “BB Bribe” power to block Patel from nominating any of the three “Icons” in exchange for a cool $5K.

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🔮 Pfeiffer continued, “So I think definitely it was not a waste, because it took away one of their numbers, and it could have completely reformed the game going forward with going against the ‘Icons’ and getting them out one by one, because it lessened their chance of winning any competition.” Stay one step ahead with all the exclusive tea on your favorite reality TV stars!

2026-09-18 · New York Post

‘Big Brother 28’ star Barrett Pfeiffer reveals if he thinks his HOH was a ‘waste’ · assertive framing

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“Big Brother 28” star Barrett Pfeiffer doesn’t look at his Head of Household reign — where he failed to eliminate one of the “Survivor” alums, Dee Valladares and Rick Devens — as a failure. asserted

he → look → failure

“I think it’s easy to say that my HOH was a waste with Angela [Murray] going home as opposed to a ‘Survivor’ going home,” Pfeiffer, 28, exclusively told Page Six on Friday after his eviction. asserted

Pfeiffer → think → eviction

“But at the same time, ‘Big Brother’ is a numbers game and getting rid of a number in a trio that was the ‘Icons’ is still a big deal,” he added. asserted

he → rid → trio

The jumbotron engineer said that while Valladares, 29, and Devens, 42, survived the week and gained Yash Patel and Taylor Brown as allies, Murray’s eviction was still a blow to their game. asserted

eviction → say → game

“They did lose a number. asserted

They → lose → number

Angela was a block for them in the final eight, going into final seven,” he explained. asserted

he → go → seven

“And ‘The Crossovers’ was, to them, a solidified final five in the final eight.” asserted

Crossovers → solidify → eight

Pfeiffer continued, “So I think definitely it was not a waste, because it took away one of their numbers, and it could have completely reformed the game going forward with going against the ‘Icons’ and getting them out one by one, because it lessened their chance of winning any competition.” Stay one step ahead with all the exclusive tea on your favorite reality TV stars! uncertain

it → continue → stars

Valladares → ruin → 5K.