Nakomis is the first to go with a gentle step-off. Karen is next and drops off when Drew enters with pizza and beer. At the four hour mark, Cowboy, who was really angling for HoH, steps down and is so disappointed with himself for not succeeding he bursts into tears. There is a tender brother/sister moment when Nakomis tells Michael she wants to win HoH so that she can show him pictures of their father.

Back in the backyard the banter continues. Scott makes an illegal move, leaning his second hand on his picture, when the rules state you cannot do that. Diane alerts Big Brother and Scott's light is put out, leaving Will, Adria, Jase and Diane fighting for HoH. Adria goes next and then Will, ever the smooth operator, negotiates with Diane and Jase that if he drops out, they don't put him up. He drops out with a flourish at the five hour thirty-two minute mark.

It's just Jase and Diane in a battle of wills for who will be HoH. The stakes could not be higher. Diane, with her experience as a waitress, may have the edge over the firefighting Jase. At about the nine and one-half hour mark, Jase starts squawking like a human chicken and mouthing off. Eventually his moving around on the podium gets him the boot as he moves his foot, which according to the rules was to remain rigid. Diane, the 22-year-old waitress from Burlington, Kentucky becomes the first woman to land HoH.