“Big Brother” 26 crowns a winner and reveals the most popular houseguest

SPOILER ALERT! This story contains details from Sunday's Big Brother finale.

First, let's get the most obvious detail out of the way, because we can't say it enough: How lucky are we that Angela didn't make it to the final three?

Okay, back to business. With only three houseguests left – Chelsie Baham, Makensy Manbeck and Cam Sullivan-Brown – it's time to find out who deserves the $750,000. It's day 90. Who will be the final HOH of the season?

Part 1 was a strenuous test of your arms and shoulders, not to mention how long you can endure shooting cold slime on your neck and ass. After 26 minutes, Makensy was the first to call Uncle. Cam was next after 37 minutes, making Chelsie the winner. She was happy about the victory over two D1 athletes. Facts.

But the best guy hadn't won yet: now Makensy, who has won nine contests this season, has to outplay Cam, who has only won one. They fight Mano against Mano in a great mystery designed to wipe out Ainsley.

“Of course, Makensy wins.”

Before we get to part 3, let's talk to the jury again. But first a change of moderator! Will Kirby is out; The beautiful Taylor Hale, winner of BB24, is now joining us. The jury passes the time discussing the advantages and disadvantages of the remaining players. Angela doesn't seem to like Chelsie. Rubina has her doubts about Cam. Now can we go back to Chenbot's bitch jumpsuit?

The final composition is titled “Data Destruction,” but it's a familiar premise: Makensy and Chelsie have to watch old AI videos of the houseguests and figure out which of their comments are wrong. Remarkably, the girls remained tied until Round 5 before Chelsie was eliminated in Round 6. Makensy wins!

She now has to decide who should go home. Does she keep Chelsie, who was her beloved colleague all summer? Or does she choose Cam, who really doesn't deserve the money?

Makensy does the nice thing and keeps Chelsie. She is not afraid of tough competition!

Now comes the grilling. Chelsie is asked about her lies. “I knew when to share it and when to hold it,” she replied.

Makensy was asked if she should always obey Chelsie's orders. What did she do for herself this summer? Boat Leah, she said.

Chelsie was then asked about her best moves; Makensy was asked about her social game.

Chelsie is great at selling herself. Makensy, who is also no slouch, seems to suggest that finishing second would be no problem for her. They both deserve to be here, she admits, although Makensy was very modest about her happiness.

The voices are there, time for some fun. After a brief conversation with the remaining ousted houseguests – Tucker and Rubina plan to continue their show, and Angela doesn't seem to forgive Matt – Chenbot has another surprising twist to reveal to the house. Kamala Harris has replaced Joe Biden as the Democratic presidential candidate. She reminds everyone to vote.

Time to announce the winner: Chelsie is the second black woman to win a regular season of Big Brother.

Chelsie was the unanimous winner. For America's Favorite Houseguest, the three finalists were Tucker, Quinn and…Angela!

Tucker won $50,000. Don't feel sorry for Makensy: She won $75,000.