Power Analysis Episode 13

Haley Wins HOH and Nominates Drew, Melody, and Taylor

Haley activates formal authority, ignores Devens’s target advice, and places three players on the block as the old governing structure fragments.

Analysis by James Burnham Methodology

Evidence Cutoff: July 31, 2026 · approximately 6:10 PM BBT
Evidence Boundary: Big Brother 28 through Episode 13 nominations only; no veto draw, veto result, or later evidence

Episode at a Glance

What Happened Since the Last Episode

Haley won the Week 4 HOH competition and nominated Drew, Melody, and Taylor. Her office gave her safety, nomination rights, and credible replacement consequences. The veto players and result were not known at this cutoff.

Devens advised Haley about target order, but Haley chose a different plan. Drew’s protection inside the old governing structure weakened, Taylor and LaTrice lost trust in one another, and Lyric and Yash declared a Final 2. Dee received the BB Bribe, while Devens still held the hidden Diamond Veto.

The Toolshed was visibly fragmenting. New and existing pairs still mattered, but none had yet demonstrated control over the veto or final nominations.

Power

Haley Activates HOH Authority While Other Influence Holds

These are the clearest and most consequential examples of power used in Episode 13, not every observed or attempted use. Visit the individual player pages for more information.

Power	Clearest Use and Response	Why It Mattered and Where It Stopped	Rating Effect
Legitimate Power	Haley won HOH and nominated Drew, Melody, and Taylor.	The office gave her broad current decision rights.	Haley 1 → 4.
Reward Power	Dee received the BB Bribe but had not used it.	Resource access without a response did not create a higher rating.	Rating stayed the same.
Coercive Power	Haley could nominate and later name a replacement.	Those credible consequences were tied to the current HOH week.	Haley 1 → 4.
Expert Power	Devens advised Haley on target order, but she chose differently.	Unfollowed advice did not establish more deference.	Rating stayed the same.
Referent Power	Drew’s protection and the Taylor–LaTrice relationship weakened.	The changes mattered, but they were not yet repeated or strong enough to change an overall rating.	Rating stayed the same.
Informational Power	Lyric and Yash formed a Final 2 while the Wolfpack kept sharing information.	The new promise and continued access did not yet add a broader demonstrated response.	Rating stayed the same.

Legitimate Power

Haley won HOH and nominated Drew, Melody, and Taylor. The office gave her broad current decision rights. Rating Effect: Haley 1 → 4.

Reward Power

Dee received the BB Bribe but had not used it. Resource access without a response did not create a higher rating. Rating Effect: Rating stayed the same.

Coercive Power

Haley could nominate and later name a replacement. Those credible consequences were tied to the current HOH week. Rating Effect: Haley 1 → 4.

Expert Power

Devens advised Haley on target order, but she chose differently. Unfollowed advice did not establish more deference. Rating Effect: Rating stayed the same.

Referent Power

Drew’s protection and the Taylor–LaTrice relationship weakened. The changes mattered, but they were not yet repeated or strong enough to change an overall rating. Rating Effect: Rating stayed the same.

Informational Power

Lyric and Yash formed a Final 2 while the Wolfpack kept sharing information. The new promise and continued access did not yet add a broader demonstrated response. Rating Effect: Rating stayed the same.

Current Power Leaderboard

Haley Moves to First While Devens’s Advice Fails to Set Her Target

The Total Power Score is the sum of six current ratings, each scored from 1 to 4. Because more than ten players remain, this display shows the top five and bottom five active entries. The bottom five do not receive individual explanations here. Standard competition ranks are used; roster order determines which tied entries appear when a tie crosses a display cutoff.

Group	Rank	Player	Total Power Score
Top	1	Haley	16
Top	2	Devens	15
Top	3	Kamu	14
Top	4	Angela	13
Top	4	Dee	13
Bottom	8	Mallory	12
Bottom	11	Chuk	11
Bottom	11	Melody	11
Bottom	11	Taylor	11
Bottom	14	LaTrice	10

Players omitted at a tied cutoff are not ranked below displayed players with the same score.

Haley · Rank 1

Haley won HOH and gained the formal rights and credible consequences attached to nominations. The Episode 13 leaderboard records Haley at 16.

Devens · Rank 2

Devens advised Haley about target order, but she did not follow his recommendation. The Episode 13 leaderboard records Devens at 15.

Kamu · Rank 3

Kamu carried her reciprocal protection and information network into the new cycle. The Episode 13 leaderboard records Kamu at 14.

Angela · Rank 4

Angela carried her prior ratings as the old governing structure fragmented around Haley’s nominations. The Episode 13 leaderboard records Angela at 13.

Dee · Rank 4

Dee received the BB Bribe, but the unused resource did not raise Reward Power. The Episode 13 leaderboard records Dee at 13.

Episode 13 Power Shifts

Haley Gains Formal Power as the New HOH

Total Power Score: 10 → 16

Why: Haley won HOH and gained the formal rights and credible consequences attached to nominations.

What Changed: Legitimate Power 1 → 4; Coercive Power 1 → 4.

Why It Matters: Haley can now nominate players and threaten a replacement, giving her official authority and credible consequences. Her choices—not Devens’s preferred target—set the first direction of the week.

Relationships

Specific Relationships and Alliance Structures Mattered in Different Ways

Most Consequential: Haley ↔ Kamu and Chuk. Haley won HOH and gained the formal rights and credible consequences attached to nominations.

Most Significant Alliances and Voting Groups

Toolshed · Fragmenting

Haley’s nominations and the distrust around Drew showed that the former governing alliance no longer guaranteed protection.

Wolfpack · Still sharing information

Dee, Devens, Kamu, and Yash remained connected, although Haley did not simply adopt Devens’s preferred plan.

Lyric and Yash · New Final 2

The pair declared a direct commitment. Its practical strength still depended on a future delivered action.

Strategy & Luck

Performance, Safety, Structure, and Chance

Haley’s HOH win created safety and formal authority. Dee’s BB Bribe and Devens’s Diamond Veto were production-created resources that remained unused. Nomination status changed danger and opportunity, not a player’s power score by itself.

Analysis

Why Haley Chose Drew, Melody, and Taylor

Haley used her own target preferences rather than simply following Devens’s advice. Drew’s visibility and weakened protection made him easier to nominate, while Melody and Taylor fit Haley’s broader Week 4 structure. The nominations therefore combined Haley’s formal rights, her relationships, other players’ positioning, and the available competition result. They do not show that every ally agreed with her plan or that any nominee was certain to leave.

Bottom Line: Haley used her new authority to nominate Drew, Melody, and Taylor after weighing her own relationships and target concerns. The nominations reveal her priorities, but the unresolved veto means they do not yet reveal the final matchup.

Best Moves

The Clearest Next Actions Build on Demonstrated Responses

Haley: Use Haley ↔ Kamu and Chuk to ask for one specific vote, warning, or protection commitment. A named player follows through when the next decision becomes real.
Devens: Use Devens ↔ Dee to ask for one specific vote, warning, or protection commitment. A named player follows through when the next decision becomes real.
Kamu: Use Kamu ↔ Chuk and Haley to ask for one specific vote, warning, or protection commitment. A named player follows through when the next decision becomes real.

Meaning

Demonstrated Influence Matters Only When It Produces a Response

Episode 13 shows that advice is not control. Devens offered a target, but Haley chose a different nomination plan once the HOH decision belonged to her. Formal power set the week in motion while the veto and the nominees’ responses remained unresolved.

Predictions

Things to Watch After the Cutoff

Who receives veto access? Why It Matters: The draw will determine which nominees and allies can directly change the block.
Can Drew turn a wide network into protection? Why It Matters: A veto choice or replacement decision will show whether his relationships still change behavior.
Will Dee use the BB Bribe or keep it hidden? Why It Matters: Use could create a real benefit or obligation; possession alone does not.