A Healthy Dose of Paranoia

**A Healthy Dose of Paranoia** is the second episode of *Big Brother 23*.

## Episode Summary

Following the dramatic eviction of Ben, some people celebrated while others were saddened by his departure. With how intense the last week had been, almost everyone wanted to win the HoH competition. Mackie ended up being the winner, becoming the next HoH.

Before the nomination ceremony, the houseguests were surprised with a twist called the Extraction Competition. Similar the Temptation Competition from *Big Brother U.S. 19*, every houseguest (excluding the HoH) had the option to opt into the Extraction Competition. The highest placer would win immunity for the week, while the lowest placer would become an automatic third nominee. If the veto was used on the third nominee, there would be no replacement nominee.

Though some people considered opting in at first, Nick was ultimately the only person to opt in because he did not entirely trust that Mackie would go with his side. This meant that he got immunity for the week and that there would be no third nominee for the week.

Mackie originally wanted to target Trey because he caught him in a lie about an alliance, which made him believe that he could not trust him. When Trey heard that he was being targeted, he pleaded with Mackie to not be nominated, but Mackie wouldn't budge. This caused Trey to lose motivation to play the game and quit. Many houseguests expressed their disappointment with his quit.

Since Trey had quit, Mackie decided to target Pydo due to a similar distrust between them, with him nominating Tara as a pawn alongside her since they hadn't spoken to each other much.

Despite trying to throw it, Nick ended up winning the PoV competition. Just as he was trying to avoid, this made people begin to see him as even more of a threat. He decided not to use it since he had already caused waves in the house, and he knew that using the PoV would most likely increase the size of his already-growing target.

Duncan and Tasha tried to save Pydo, but many people wouldn't budge because it seemed as if the votes were not there, or it just would not benefit them. Tara was worried that they would possibly get the votes to evict her, but she was proven wrong when Pydo was evicted by a vote of 9-1, with Tasha being the sole vote to evict Tara.

## Day 8

* Head of Household Competition

**Challenge:** *Hexagon*
**Description:** The objective of this flash game is to survive being crushed on a hexagon for as long as possible. The person with the highest score wins.
* Head of Household Competition Results

**Winner:** Mackie
## Day 9

* Extraction Competition

**Challenge:** *Cookie Clicker*
**Description:** The objective of this flash game is to generate as many cookies as possible. The person with the highest score wins.
* Extraction Competition Results

**Winner:** Nick
**Note:** Nick was the only person to opt into the Extraction competition, so he automatically received immunity, and there was no third nominee for the week.
* Announcement

### Announcement

**Note:** Trey walked from the game for personal reasons. It was prior to the nomination ceremony, so it had no effect on the week.
## Day 10

* Nomination Ceremony

## Day 11

* Power of Veto Competition

**Challenge:** *Maze Runner*
**Description:** The houseguests will complete a maze as fast as they can. The person with the fastest time wins.
* Power of Veto Competition Results

**Winner:** Nick
## Day 12

* POV Ceremony