Abejames5

**Abejames5** was a houseguest on Big Brother 3: Elements. He later returned for Big Brother 6: All-Stars.

## **Big Brother 3: Elements**

Going into his first TSM season, Abe was already known as a threatening player within the community due to his reputation in BLT Alliance. As a result, when a fake eviction was held the very first week, Abe received the most votes from the house. Although this showed how big of a target he was from the get-go, it granted him the Secret Power of Air that he would later use effectively.

On Week 2 Abe used his social game to survive a secret backdoor plan against him, put in motion by Swagger, the Head of Household. Swagger and his closest ally Coby began running the house as a power duo very early on, and Abe intended to do something about it in the near future. Swagger, Coby, and their ally Ninja won HOHs back-to-back for 6 consecutive weeks and effectively eliminated most of their targets. However, during this time Abe was staying under the radar and silently sabotaging their plans along the way.

When Coby won HOH on Week 5, Abe used his Power of Air to give himself immunity for the week, but his ineligibility to play in competitions didn't stop him from going to work. That same week Coby took a second shot at his main rival, GetSome, and renominated him next to a pawn in an attempted backdoor plan. However, Abe had other plans in mind and flipped the house last minute to keep GetSome in a close 4-3 vote so that he could continue to oppose the power duo.

After ItsPaul, GetSome, and Sarah had all been evicted at the hands of Coby, Swagger, and Ninja, Abe decided that after weeks of interfering with their plans he would start making his own. During Coby and Swagger's power trip, Abe had been amassing numbers of his own, and after one session he eventually brought together Josh, Fire, and Coolguy to formulate a rebellion. On Week 7 the plan was set in motion and Abe knew it was his time to strike. Step 1: Fire uses his Secret Power of Earth to block both Coby and Swagger from playing in the HOH when Ninja was already ineligible, meaning none of the three could compete. Step 2: Abe stops floating and gets on the competition board by winning his first HOH. Step 3: Abe nominates Fire and Josh as pawns to prevent Swagger from playing in the POV competition as well. Step 4: Coolguy wins the POV, ensuring Coby doesn't win it, and uses it on Josh so Abe can renominate Swagger. Step 5: The rebellion alliance gains the numbers and successfully backdoors the competition beast Swagger in a 4-1 vote. This entire plan was executed to perfection, start to finish, and marked one of the biggest power shifts in TSM Big Brother history.

Abe already showcased his social game by surviving evictions and gaining numbers on his side despite being an early target. He already demonstrated his strategic by devising a plan that flipped the entire house. Now it was time for him to show his physical prowess entering the second stage of the game. He won the POV to ensure his safety on Coby's Week 8 HOH. Then he won the POV once again the following week to send Ninja home on Coolguy's HOH reign. Then he won HOH again on Week 10 and the Final POV on Week 11 to bring himself all of the way to the Final 3.

When the finale rolled around the leaders of each side of the house, Abe and Coby, still remained. Coby was able to get Fire and Coolguy sent home while Abe had a hand in evicting Swagger and Ninja. Each of them also spent most of the jury stage switching off competition wins, and by this point Coby had won 3 HOHs and 2 POVs while Abe had won 2 HOHs and 3 POVs. Physically they were very evenly matched and Josh honestly stood no chance against them, so it was going to come down to which of them won the Final HOH. As expected, Abe and Coby ended up in Part 3 together where Abe lost by one question. Coby knew Abe would be extremely difficult to beat, and as a result Abe was evicted and became the final juror. While Coby dominated the first half of the game, Abe had a much stronger hold on the second half as he went unnominated since Week 2 all of the way until the Final 4. Simply put, the game came down to the Final HOH, and had Abe won Part 3 he would have beaten Josh just as easily as Coby did to become the winner of Season 3.

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

Abe returned to Big Brother to finish what he started, but even in a cast of all-stars he stood out because most of them knew how close he was to winning. Knowing that he would have to start another season with a target on his back, Abe took the risk of winning the first HOH. Typically it is seen as a curse, but in this case it worked out for him as it gave him time to form social connections in the early stages of the game. Most significantly he bonded with Micky, someone who didn't know him and probably wouldn't have aligned with him had he not won HOH. This early bond resulted in the formation of one of the strongest duo alliances in TSM history: Ghost Town. Individually Abe and Micky were both triple threats, so when they brought their minds together they ran the season.

In Round 2 of the Week 2 Double Eviction, Abe's name was being thrown around by Fire as a potential backdoor, but Abe's Ghost Town duo ensured that nominations stayed the same after Micky won the POV. The following week Abe's name was once again considered as a renomination, but his quick thinking at the veto meeting to call out Soccer allowed him to dodge the block.

Finally, on Week 4 Abe brought himself into a majority alliance with Micky, Amy, and the duo of Clara and Ashley. Together, these 5 were known as the Twerkanators, and with Mega as an associate they would run the game. Abe was now in a very good position strategically and socially as he was no longer in danger of touching the block and his alliance was picking off the other side of the house one-by-one. Even though he had the Twerkanators protecting him, Abe still maintained relationships with players on the other side, such as Soccer, just to cover his bases. First Sarah was sent home, followed by Soccer, then Red, and finally Jack on Abe's HOH.

The Final 8 hit and Abe had made it through the first half of the game relatively smoothly. However, the Week 7 Double Eviction came right afterwards and Abe knew that the Twerkanators couldn't stick together forever. Luckily his position was so solid inside and outside of the group that he was still safe even if the alliance were to dissolve. Micky won the HOH and was the first to turn on another member, evicting Amy and keeping the blood off of Abe's hands.

One of Abe's most impressive feats came the following week when Eliov, one of the Twerkanator's main opponents, won HOH. Not only did Eliov use a power earlier on in the game to take away Abe's POV win, but he was also Micky's biggest rival. Despite all of this, Abe was able to make amends with Eliov and hide his alliance with Micky to avoid being nominated next to him. After he helped keep Micky in the house, he was then the swing vote to evict Eliov the following week.

Abe had made it to the Final 5 and had not touched the block a single time, continuing the tradition of his fantastic social game! However, his luck began to run out with his duo as Micky won the Final 5 HOH and nominated him next to Clara, making those two the very last to be nominated out of the entire cast. After Abe barely lost the POV to Micky, he was evicted 2-0 for being too big of a threat.

Once again Abe played a great social and strategic game, but this time his physical competition was much more fierce. Had Abe been able to best Micky in the Final 5 competitions and evict him instead, he easily could have won his way to the end. Abe was actually fairly close to winning both of the competitions in the Final 5, and had he made it to the Final 2 he once again would have had a great shot to win. So close, yet so far.