Mickyboomy

**Mickyboomy** was a houseguest on Big Brother 5: Cinema. He later returned and was crowned the winner of Big Brother 6: All-Stars.

## **Big Brother 5: Cinema**

Micky’s debut in TSM didn’t start off on the best note as he was nominated by Reality the very first week. However, he won the POV and lived to see another day. Then, he was nominated the following week by Bean, but was vetoed by Bwinter, someone who he quickly formed a bond with in the house. After surviving Week 2, Micky was nominated ONCE AGAIN by Reality, but was able to convince Soccer to save him with the veto. Micky had been nominated for the first three weeks in a row, yet somehow managed to get saved with the veto each time. The fact that two of these times involved another houseguest vetoing him was a testament to his ability to form connections swiftly. Despite having no solid alliances at the time, Micky did a great job of keeping his options open for the future.

After Clara won HOH on Week 4 and nominated Soccer and Bean together, a line was drawn in the sand that allowed Micky to dive under the radar. His twin Jake’s entrance soon after, along with the forming sides in the house, opened up a door of opportunity for him. Micky finally solidified a group including Jake, Bwinter, Clara and himself that he hoped to work with for the long haul, giving him footing in the game for the first time.

The following week Ice won the HOH competition, and he was a wildcard that could easily be manipulated. Although Micky now had a solid alliance of his own, he still maintained lines of trust with players from the other side, as well as those in the middle. This would pay off for him as Liam, one of the middle players, went to bat for Micky and got in Ice’s ear to protect him. Liam went even further to not only get Reality renominated, but also vote to evict her with Micky and Jake to ensure her backdoor eviction. Micky’s social skills were so strong that he could convince others to act as loyal soldiers to advance his own game. As a result, he was able to evict his biggest rival in the game so far.

The following week Bean won HOH again and had his sights set on Clara. Although Micky was working closely with Clara’s side of the house, he had convinced Bean and Soccer he was on their side as well, allowing him to avoid nomination while his true alliance was being targeted. He even voted to evict Soccer over Jake that week, and even though Jake was Micky’s twin Soccer still believed Micky saved him. This was shown when Soccer won the next HOH and nominated Bwinter and Clara together, once again leaving Micky out of the crossfire. Even after Clara won the POV, Micky still wasn’t renominated. Neon was put up in Clara’s place, despite Micky being the only other member from his secret trio, and this put his alliance in a position to save Bwinter and ensure all of them made it to next week. Micky’s ability to mist Soccer not only secured his own safety, but allowed him to play double agent for his alliance, working to save them while he was off of the block.

Soccer’s side of the house gained control when Bean won HOH once again, but Clara and Ice were still nominated over Micky. However, Micky was nominated for the first time since Week 3 after Clara saved herself with the veto for a second time, but he was still not the target. Bean was targeting Ice for evicting his ally, Reality, yet was oblivious to the major hand Micky played in her eviction as well. Although Nemo and Liam voted against Micky to save their fellow ally from the middle, Bwinter and Micky were able to strike a deal with Soccer to form a truce and go after the shady middle players. As a result, Soccer flipped on his side’s plan and voted to keep Micky in a 3-2 vote! It was quite incredible that Micky was able to dodge this eviction, as he was clearly a bigger threat than Ice, but he took full advantage of his opportunities.

After playing both sides of the house for the middle portion of the game, Micky knew he had to show his cards eventually. He got Soccer to throw the next HOH to him in the Double Eviction, and he knew he couldn’t give up the chance to make one of the biggest moves of the season, no matter how dirty. Micky immediately went back on his word and revealed himself to Soccer and Bean, nominating them together to split up their power duo. Although Soccer won the POV, Micky succeeded in evicting Bean, one of the biggest physical threats. Micky had not only manipulated Soccer into causing his own downfall, but he wasn’t afraid to make the move against him when the right time came around.

Unfortunately, Micky missed the following session and was evicted in a close 2-1 vote against Bwinter after Soccer won both the HOH and the POV. In the end, Clara still voted to keep him, and that alliance would transcend into future seasons. Micky was an extremely fluid social player, being able to navigate multiple relationships from all sides of the house without arousing suspicion. In addition, he was also a very solid physical competitor with a strategic mindset such that he knew when it was the right time to make a move. However, his legacy was far from over.

## **Big Brother 6: All-Stars**

Micky was very cautious of how he was perceived going into this season, doing his best to avoid coming off too strong. He made sure to finish in the middle of the pack during the first HOH competition, and when Abe won he wasted no time building that connection. Despite not even knowing Abe before the season, Micky was able to solidify an alliance between them within a single conversation. Then, he won the POV the same week and kept nominations the same, per Abe’s wishes, to build on their trust even more.

Things accelerated quickly for him on Week 2 when he won HOH. His duo with Abe was already officially named Ghost Town, he had strong relationships with Amy, Clara, and Jack, and now he had the power to enact his first move. Micky put up two pawns, and then executed a backdoor plan against his BB5 rival, Candy, without a hitch in the road.

Then, an early Double Eviction came and Fire ended up winning HOH, leaving a wildcard in power. Micky quickly discovered that Abe was being considered as a backdoor option, so he won his second POV to ensure his Ghost Town partner stayed in the game.

The following week, his buddy Jack won HOH, but he also knew that Abe wasn’t on good terms with him. After Soccer took Ashley off the block and a renomination had to be made, Micky did everything in his power to get in Jack’s ear. His efforts paid off and he was able to keep Abe safe yet again.

Perhaps the most important development in Micky’s game came the following week when all of his closest connections came together to form a majority alliance. Micky had already spent a lot of time developing bonds with Abe, Clara, and Amy, while Clara already had a connection to Ashley, so the 5 of them became the Twerkanators! This group would prove to be a formidable force throughout the game that opened avenues for Micky to exert control. In addition, Micky’s focus on forming unexpected bonds led him to gain Mega’s trust, so naturally he became an extra number for the Twerkanators.

The alliance made their first move when Amy won HOH on Week 4 and targeted Soccer. However, after Ashley went against the group to save Soccer with the veto, Sarah was sent home instead. Their first victim from the minority had been evicted, but in typical fashion Micky made sure to maintain relationships with players from the other side, such as Jack and Fire. Mega won the following HOH and used it to finally backdoor the alliance’s primary target: Soccer. Micky had once again been playing along with the idea of working with Soccer, but now he could drop the act as he no longer posed a threat to his game. However, he did catch onto the fact that Amy was playing both sides through his communication with Soccer: information he would hold onto for the future.

Amy won the following HOH and put Ashley as a pawn next to Red, confirming Micky’s fears. He won the POV just to be safe, and in the end Red was sent home. Then, Abe won the Week 7 HOH and put up Jack and Fire from the other side. Although Micky was basically covered on all sides of the house due to the trust he instilled in others, he did gather intel from Abe and Clara over time that informed him of Eliov’s plans to go after him. Micky tried to evict him when he was renominated next to Jack, but sadly he was the only vote against him and Jack was sent packing.

Micky’s alliance had been in power and kept him safe for four consecutive weeks, but at the Final 8 there wasn’t anywhere left to hide. He knew that the Twerkanators would have to break up eventually, so when he won HOH in the Double Eviction he made his move. He nominated his rival Eliov as expected, but then boldly put up Amy for being a social and physical threat that had been playing both sides. Although Eliov had been after him for a while, Micky put emotions aside to recognize Amy as the bigger threat in the long run. Eliov won the veto, so Micky put up Fire as the perfect pawn and convinced Abe and Clara to go along with his plan. After a tie vote, Micky followed through and sent Amy to jury with his sole vote. He had made a massive move that marked a turning point in the game, yet his relationships were so strong that he was able to recover without being too big of a target.

Unfortunately, the worst case scenario happened when Eliov won the following HOH and POV, nominating Micky for the first time all season and leaving him on the block next to Mega. However, part of Micky’s plan still worked as he was able to hide his alliance with Abe to ensure they were not nominated together. In the end, he had fostered so much trust with Abe, Clara, and Ashley that they felt comfortable keeping him in despite his threat level. Micky even went to Fire to strike a deal, and as a result he was able to survive the eviction in an unanimous 4-0 vote! Micky surviving Eliov’s week of full power was quite impressive, but there was still work to be done.

When Clara won the following HOH, Micky beat Eliov head-to-head in the OTEV POV so that he and Abe could finally send him home. In the Final 5 he won both the HOH and POV competitions and once again put friendships aside to make the best move for his game. He left his two biggest allies, Abe and Clara, on the block due to the threat level they posed to him, and sadly he had to send home his fellow Ghost Town member.

At the Final 4, Micky was clearly the biggest threat left in the game, but it was only now when it became truly realized. Even though the veto competition was designed in a way that allowed houseguests to gang up on each other, Micky was able to outsmart them and win the Final POV of the season! He sadly evicted his ally Clara, but knew he had to do it to ensure a Final 3 against 2 goats. He went on to win the Final HOH due to his knowledge of the season, and took the last step by evicting Ashley and bringing Fire to the Final 2.

Once Micky reached the Final 2, the jury’s decision was a no-brainer. He had the most competition wins by far, with a whopping 4 HOHs and 6 POVs! His social game was outstanding as shown by the fact that he received no votes against him the entire season. Finally, his strategic timing was on point as he knew when to cut people loose that were threats to his game, and he was never afraid to make the move. All in all, Micky’s game was dominant in all three categories, and the jury granting him a perfect game with an unanimous jury vote was a testament to that fact.