‘Big Brother 28’ Week 11: What Is the Pharaoh’s Curse?

Brittany Sims September 21, 2026, 12:33 pm

2837 SeasonS.28EpisodeEp.37Image Description: BIG BROTHER on the CBS Television Network and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on-demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on-demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the episode airs)* Pictured: Vince Panaro, Devens, Melody Morris, Dee Valladares, Taylor Brown and Drew Campbell.

What To Know

The Pharaoh’s Curse twist was introduced in Week 11, offering Houseguests a choice between collective or individual cash rewards, with the risk of a curse if the button was pressed.
Rick Devens pressed the button, earning $10,000 but triggering the curse, which will end another Houseguest’s game in three days, with only the HOH and Power of Veto winner safe.
Devens won the HOH competition, securing a spot in the final four, while the nominees and Power of Veto winner will be revealed in the next episode.

Despite there being only six Houseguests left on Season 28 of Big Brother, another twist was unleashed. The Pharaoh’s Curse will end another Houseguest’s game before the week is over.

Two Houseguests will be leaving the Big Brother house this week, but it is not a Double Eviction, so they will each leave on two different days. Season 27’s Vince Panaro entered the house to unleash the “curse.”

He shared that the Pharaoh’s treasure was missing and that it needed to be found. The Pharaoh would give each Houseguest $1,000 if none of them pressed the button in front of them. However, if one Houseguest pressed it and “stole” the treasure, they would get $10,000 for themself, leaving the others with nothing. However, pressing the button meant unleashing a curse on the house.

They all stood in separate rooms and had one minute to decide if they wanted to press the button. No one would know who pressed it, just that someone did. After deliberation by all of the Houseguests, Rick Devens decided to press the button. “I need it for my kids,” the Survivor alum said.

BIG BROTHER on the CBS Television Network and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on-demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on-demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the episode airs)* Pictured: Devens. Photo: CBS ©2026 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Highest quality screengrab available.

CBS

When it was revealed that the button was pushed, the Pharaoh shared that because of that, someone’s game will end in three days, with “only the HOH and Power of Veto winner safe.” From there, a regular week of Big Brother played out.

HOH: In the tiny HOH competition, where Houseguests had to use giant tweezers to stack a tiny puzzle together, Devens took home the win. This guaranteed himself a spot in the final four.

'Big Brother 28': Yash Patel Shares He Had to Play the Game 'With His Hands Tied' After Bribe Deal

Nominees: The episode ended without the nominees being named. Tune in on Wednesday to see which two Houseguests are on the block.

POV: The Power of Veto winner will also be shown on Wednesday. They will also have a guaranteed spot in the final four.

Evicted: The final four will also be determined in the episode when another Houseguest gets evicted.

Then, another Houseguest will be sent packing to the Jury house when another week of Big Brother plays out on Thursday and Friday at 8/7c. The final three will then battle it out in the three-part HOH.

Big Brother, Season 28, Sundays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, 8/7c, CBS