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On the premiere ofThe Challenge : USA , Alyssa Lopez revealed that she wants retaliation on The Cookout alliance fromBig Brother 23 , and fan should know the backstory behind her feelings . During the first episode ofThe Challenge : USA , Shannon St. Clair fromLove Island USAtold Alyssa that before she joined the show , she had heard through the grapevine that there was"a piffling Big Brother dramatic play . “Alyssa excuse The Cookout ’s story to Shannon , express that there was an coalition onBig Brother 23which includedThe Challenge : USAplayers Azäh Awasum , Tiffany Mitchell , Kyland Young , and Xavier Prather . Hannah Chaddha and Derek Frazier were the other two extremity . Alyssa told Shannon that the bond lead to Xavier , who is also known as " decade , " deliver the goods the game . She said that she and the other houseguests"had no idea they were forge together . So for 65 days X was my skillful friend , but he was never working with me . "
In herThe Challenge : USAdiary elbow room school term , Alyssa said that she andDerek Xiao , who is also competingonThe Challenge : USA , " were pawns in The Cookout ’s game . “Alyssa admitted that she is seek vengeance , saying,“And frankly , what I ’m excited about is getting my revenge on the whole coalition . “Unaware of Alyssa ’s feelings , in his own diary room school term , Xavier said that Alyssa was his closest friend from theBig Brothergroup , and someone that he hump will have his back . Alyssa then told Shannon,“We’re all still really close cause we respected the secret plan play . “However , she admitted that she will have fuss trusting The Cookout members duringThe Challenge : USA . In his journal room seance , Derek said that he trusts Alyssa one hundred percent with his plot in good order now , and she is probably his closest ally . Since they were both betrayed by their closemouthed allies ( Derek intend he was align with The Cookout ’s Hannah ) , he said,“It ’s clip for a little minute of retaliation . "
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ForThe Challenge : USAviewerswho do not know the history of Alyssa and The Cookout ( or buff ofBig Brotherwho call for a refresher ) , here are all of the point about their interaction . The Cookout came together with a mission in head : to coronate the first Black achiever ofBig Brother . Tiffany came up with " the master plan , " in which each member of the The Cookout would have a positive - one with whom they would share a place on the chopping block as a cat’s-paw . This would disguise The Cookout , and also ensure that they had the votes to keep the pawn safe each week .
Alyssa Was A Part Of The Royal Flush Alliance
At thebeginning ofBig Brother 23 , the houseguests were separated into four groups : the Kings , the Queens , the Aces , and the Jokers . Alyssa was a member of the Kings , along with Christian Birkenberger , with whom she had a abbreviated showmance . They came together to create an 8 - person alliance called The Royal Flush , lie of the male monarch ( Alyssa , Christian , Xavier , and Sarah Beth Steagall ) , the Queens ( Tiffany , Kyland , and Claire Rehfuss ) , and Derek , who was a extremity of the Aces . During Week 5 , Derek became the HOH and backdoored Christian , which destroy The Royal Flush . Alyssa ’s only friend allow in the game was Xavier , but she was unaware that she was his plus one in The Cookout ’s " lord plan . "
Alyssa Beat The Odds
The odds were stacked against her , butAlyssa managed to win twoBig Brothervetoesand the Chopping Block Roulette competition , which ironically caused Xavier to be randomly pick out as a replenishment nominee , after Alyssa redeem Derek F. from the block . Alyssa did n’t use her first veto in Week 6 . However , when Alyssa won her second veto in Week 9 , she get a lot of drama within The Cookout , when HOH Tiffany was forced to send out her plus one , Claire , after Alyssa saved herself from the chopping mental block . Tiffany was hypothecate to project that HOH to Kyland so that he could force out Alyssa . The whole programme unraveled when Tiffany would n’t do it . During the first twofold legal ouster of the time of year , Hannah win HOH and nominated Alyssa . She promised her that she was a instrument to force out Xavier , who saved himself with the veto , and then replacement nominee , Kyland . However , Alyssa was evicted in a 3 - 1 voting , placing 7th and becoming the fifth penis oftheBig Brother 23jury . Xavier cast the one right to vote in her favor , to let her have it off he was truly her friend , but he also knew that the others would be force out her .
Will Alyssa fulfill her dream of carry revenge on The Cookout ? She did not mention if she prevail any grievance against Derek for backdooring Christian , but it would be hard to think that she would be capable to rely him after he betrayed their alliance . Fans ofBig Brother 23really settle down for Alyssa because she was always the underdog , and had a not bad personality and competitive spirit . Although The Cookout ’s mission to coronate the first Black succeeder was muchmore important thanBig Brotheritself , from a strict game standpoint , it is apprehensible that , in the new game ofThe Challenge : USA , Alyssa would want to assay to gain against those who bested her . If Alyssa finagle to rip off her plan , she will become even more of aBig Brotherlegend than she already is , and she will become the breakout star topology ofThe Challenge : USA .
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The Challenge : USAairs Midweek at 9 p.m. EST on CBS .
