Yes this is 1 blog from final 9 to final 2. Strap in. Previously on #ASBB5… Following the heartbreaking evictions of Maddie and Glitter, the FINAL 9 consisted of Envious Itsamodernlife Jaded James LeQuishaQ Marwane Oren Torimarie and x. Needing to avenge her twice evicted idiot sister, TORIMARIE won the KNOCKOUT HOH competition. She nominated LeQuishaQ and James for eviction. In the COLOR QUEST POV competition, TORIMARIE MADE ASBB HISTORY as the first houseguest to win THREE competitions in a row! By a vote of 4-2… LEQUISHAQ was evicted from the ASBB House. The house was shocked at the vote count, and no one feeling more emotional about LQ’s eviction than Itsamodernlife. He had accepted defeat and had multiple houseguests blocked on discord. The house braced itself for terror when ITSAMODERNLIFE won the SPAMANDASINGS HOH competition. On top of a chaotic HOH, half of the houseguests were about to attend The AngieKStan Meet & Greet! At four different points in the week, those houseguests would skip a ceremony in the house. The houseguests were informed ahead of time that The Angie K Meet & Greet would not change or add to the HOH’s nominations. X skipped the nomination ceremony, and was safe from initial nominations. This did not protect him at the veto meeting. Torimarie skipped the veto draw, and could not be picked to play in the veto competition. This would be nullified if Tori were an initial nominee: Jaded skipped the veto meeting, and was safe from being a replacement nominee. This did not protect him at the initial nomination ceremony. Oren skipped the eviction vote, and lost his vote to evict for the week. At the nomination ceremony, Itsamodernlife nominated James and Torimarie for eviction. In the MEMORY POV competition, JAMES won the Power of Veto and saved himself from the block. In an admittedly emotional move, Mod-ern named Mod- x as the replacement nominee. The final nominees were TORIMARIE and X. By a vote of 2-2, the vote tied. This left the final decision up to HOH Itsamodernlife. Modern faced the house and chose to send X to the jury house. This marked the second time Marwane would vote out X in a Kovaze group game for 8th place. Later in the week X would go on to get 8th place in #DNTM6. I’m proud of you kitten In a surprise to almost no one, Loved Ones James and Jaded (“JAMESDED”) proceeded to win the all of the remaining HOH competitions. At the final 7, JAMES won the BALLOONS HOH competition. He nominated Torimarie and Itsamodernlife for eviction to return the nominations over the last two weeks. In the REBUILD POV competition, JADED won and chose to respect his Loved One’s nominations. Jamesded made it clear to the houseguests that keeping two competitive threats of this caliber for this long would become a game-ending mistake for the rest of them. By a vote of 3-1… THE icon Torimarie was evicted from the ASBB House. Although Tori didn’t reach the final 2 like she did in #ASBB1, Tori proved that she is a top tier competitor in both old school and new school ASBB competitions. Thank you for being a core part of what ASBB has become today & for continuing to change this game Tori 💙 Mourning the subsequent evictions of his closest allies, Oren reflected on the mistakes his allies made in letting “the boys” (James Jaded Envious and Marwane) make it through so many HOH reigns unscathed. Oren proved to be the only houseguest who understood the severity of the situation. From left to right: Dimitra Maddie Glitter LeQuishaQ Starrydash Torimarie Oren planned to give lessons in strategy to his recently evicted allies, Torimarie X and LeQuishaQ. He displayed messages of these three downplaying the loyalty and threat level of “the boys.” With James as the outgoing HOH, it was JADED’s turn to win the classic, unserious, and polarizing A WINNING MINDSET HOH competition. In a 90-minute Crossover episode, #ASBB4 Winner Koolness234 gave HOH Jaded the opportunity to watch the premiere of ESPERANZA ENDURANCE. He shared this reward with his Loved One James, leaving the rest of the houseguests (Envious Marwane Oren and Itsamodernlife) on ASBB slop for the rest of the week. At the nomination ceremony, Jaded nominated Itsamodernlife and Oren for eviction. In the PHANTOM OF THE OTEV POV competition, MARWANE identified the houseguests that Amanda sang about and secured the Power of Veto. Knowing that using the veto would all but force his Loved One Envious onto the block, Marwane felt he had no choice but to discard the veto. With final nominees of Itsamodernlife and Oren facing eviction, OREN was sadly evicted by a vote of 2-1. Oren proved to be one of the best strategic players and we thank him so much for being such a delight to host! We love you Oren ❤️ In a LIVE FINAL 5 ROUND, things moved FAST. JAMES won the KNIGHT MOVES HOH competition (hosted by Glaceon!) and nominated Itsamodernlife and Marwane for eviction. In the FALSE START POV competition, unclear rules and rushed comp judging led to Envious getting mad af when underdog ITSAMODERNLIFE won the Power of Veto. With Jaded as the only other possible replacement nominee, James nominated the chaotic OG ENVIOUS against his loved one Marwane. This marked the first time Wes touched the block across the entire season. Unfortunately, by a vote of 2-0… ENVIOUS became the first and only houseguest to be evicted during two separate live evictions. In both #ASBB1 and #ASBB5, Envious was evicted on his second-closest ally’s HOH when the one person who couldn’t win veto (whom he’d saved the week before in a vote), won the veto. Each time Envious was evicted shortly after becoming the player with the most win equity in the game. Thank you so much for two incredible runs Wes! The FINAL FOUR consisted of James Jaded Marwane and Itsamodernlife. It was JADED’s turn in the rotation to win the WEB OF LIES HOH competition. He nominated Marwane and Itsamodernlife for eviction. In the EVRTNGBAGEL (Neeko) Final POV competition, it was JADED who scored the highest in nearly every event. He did not use the veto, leaving his Loved One James with the decision to evict either Itsamodernlife or Marwane. Based on loyalty and competition ability, James chose to evict ITSAMODERNLIFE for 4th place. Modern’s game moves and social gameplay rubbed a lot of people the wrong way, but made him the ultimate underdog of the season. Modern holds the rare honor of taking out my close friends gay (ASBB1) and x on his HOHs. If you move around & repeat a couple letters of “MODERN” you get “MOD ENDER” and that’s exactly what he was. He admits that this was not his cleanest game, but we loved every minute of the mess. Thank you Modern for two exciting and chaotic runs! The FINAL 3 was set. It was clear that Marwane needed to win the Final HOH competition or he would surely be the final evicted houseguest. In PART 1 of the Final HOH, the houseguests competed in THE BLOGS GAME. In a controversial ruling to (attempt to) wrap this endless season, Jaded was announced the winner of Part 1! In Part 2, James won CROSSWORD. In Part 3, JADED won the FINAL HOH of the summer. In a heartwarming moment, Marwane left wishing the final two the best of luck! Marwane you were my inact king of the season. You and your loved one envious gave us some of the funniest moments of the season thank you so much for having so much heart. #Marvious may have stalled this season a combined 7-8 days but we love you sm. THE FINAL 2 OF #ASBB5 IS JADED AND JAMES. These Loved Ones proved that Blood IS thicker than water. But ONLY ONE CAN WIN…… Tune into the blogs page TOMORROW to find out when we will reveal the votes. The ASBB5 Jury: 1. Maddie 2. Glitter 3. LeQuishaQ 4. X 5. Torimarie 6. Oren 7. Envious 8. Itsamodernlife 9. Marwane Check out the final speeches and jury questions in the ASBB server! https://discord.gg/JzATKvGcy