‘Big Brother 26’ spoilers: The winner of Part 1 of the final HOH is…

Can “Big Brother 26” start writing out the check to Chelsie now? Expected the unexpected, but…

Chelsie won Part 1 of the final HOH Thursday night, giving her a pass to Part 3. The endurance comp had them hanging from a bar and Makensy struggled and dropped first. And once again, Chelsie’s prediction that Cam would win a comp flopped. He was less broken up about it than he was after the final four Veto loss at least.

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Makensy and Cam will battle in Part 2 on Friday. Given both of their track records, edge to Makensy. The winner and Chelsie will face off in Part 3 live on Sunday’s finale. Chelsie and Cam, in the unlikely event that he wins Part 2 and 3, are very likely to take each other to final two, despite the latter’s pitch to Makensy that he needs a “shock factor” move to win. Makensy would obviously take Chelsie since she can’t figure out that she’s been under Chelsie’s thumb the past month and all the moves she’s made benefit Chelsie, not her.

If Chelsie is in one of those final two chairs, it doesn’t matter who sits next to her, and the jury doesn’t seem bitter enough to deny her the win. Makensy’s best shot is next to Cam. And Cam, well, thanks for playing.