BB 17 Day 50 8-7

If there is an "America's Player" as hinted at, it doesn't have much impact on anyone's game or chances to win anything else, HOH, POV, prizes, etc. or affect their overall chances of going all the way.  All AP is, is the fans giving suggestions to the AP as to what they want him/her to do in the house to mystify or tease or otherwise cause "chaos". But production has the final say as to what will be allowed and it's usually pretty innocuous.



Friday, August 07, 2015
'Big Brother 17' Spoilers: Is There a New America's Player?

John Kubicek
Senior Writer, BuddyTV

For weeks on Big Brother 17, the HGs have speculated that someone is America's Player, bringing back the twist from season 8. Audrey, Steve and even Jason have all been prime suspects. Obviously we know this is all nonsense because there is no America's Player or Team America or Saboteur. But has that changed?

SPOILER WARNING: This article contains Big Brother 17 spoilers.



At 3:35am early Friday morning, James was called into the diary room. There was a brief audio leak on the live feeds after he walked in, with James say "What? An America's Player card?" A production member then said "Congratulations."

Obviously we have no idea what this could mean, but it might make sense. Last week on the Big Brother 17 website, there was a poll asking fans who they would most like to make a Final 2 deal with. The website said the results would be revealed August 6, which clearly did not happen. It's actually quite similar to how they worded the question to pick the first member of Team America last season.

Now there's another poll asking which HG fans would most like to be stranded on a deserted island with, with the results coming August 13. My theory is that these polls are not just innocuous but could potentially have some impact on the game.

If James did receive a card in the diary room, it could mean anything. Maybe he got a special power. Maybe he's now America's Player or the Saboteur. Or maybe he's the first member of a new Team America.

The possibilities are endless, but with the diary room leaked audio and these polls on the CBS website, something is definitely up and we may be getting a new twist after all.


Big Brother 17 Spoilers: Is America’s Player Back? – Diary Room Leak
By: Matthew Boyer | August 7, 2015 at 9:30 AM EDT
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Overnight on the Big Brother Live Feeds a possible spoiler for America’s Player was revealed to listeners who caught an audio leak from the Diary Room that might be letting us in on a new twist.
Team America's Player on Big Brother

Is America’s Player back on Big Brother 17?

While nothing has been confirmed and likely wouldn’t be until Sunday’s episode it does appear that we may have a return of the America’s Player role on Big Brother 17 this season.

Flashback to 3:35 AM BBT 8/7 Cams 1/2 to hear James called in to the DR. Feeds cut to Fish. When they return in about 40 seconds James is not on camera but we can still hear his audio. It’s important to note this audio appears to be leaking only to Feedsters and not in to the house.

Listen to the Feeds at 3:35.40 AM BBT as we hear James say “Whaaat? America’s Player card?” Production replies: “Congratulations.” Then audio cuts and we’re back to just watching Steve fiddle with cushions in the living room.

It’s tough to know for sure if this is James joking around which he might be, but production’s calm reply without skipping a beat sounds like they were ready for that comment. Secondly, James did not leave the DR until 4:44 AM BBT. That’s nearly 70 minutes in there when he wasn’t the new Head of Household. Again, not impossible under normal circumstances, but would have allowed for rules talk.

Sure, neither of those are certain confirmations, but I’m leaning to the side of things that this is legitimate. So what does it mean for the game? Hopefully not much.

James is obviously a prankster as we’ve seen time and time again and America’s Player hasn’t always been tasked with the most serious of missions. In BB10 Dan had a challenge to get an extended hug from Jessie as one example. This could just be for giggles. Or maybe it’s more serious. Dunno.



Another question might be, where was the viewer poll for this? The original AP (Eric Stein in BB8) was not a viewer’s choice nor was the Saboteur twist in BB12. So these aren’t always viewer selections.

However, I saw discussion that there was a CBS poll online this past week asking who you would want to make a F2 with and if you remember last season, isn’t that similar to how Team America was decided when Joey won the first voting round?

If it was a popularity decision then James was in the right place at the right time. He nearly tied John in our Week 6 popularity poll and his targeting of a big power couple easily spiked his ratings this week.

We’ll have to keep watching for more clues, but it’s entirely possible that James Huling is now America’s Player for Big Brother 17. Let’s keep watching to see what happens next.

Here's the results for America's Player in season 8 and 10.

http://bigbrother.wikia.com/wiki/America%27s_Player