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Updated · Cosmopolitan · Jul 24

Jack “Rome” Seymour Exits BB28 in 12-1 Vote as He Backs Lyric Medeiros’ Strategic Betrayal

Updated

Updated · Cosmopolitan · Jul 24

Jack “Rome” Seymour Exits BB28 in 12-1 Vote as He Backs Lyric Medeiros’ Strategic Betrayal

Q: Did Lyric’s vote against Rome save her BB28 game—or destroy the season’s biggest showmance for nothing?

Lyric’s vote looks more like a smart attempt to save her game than a pointless betrayal, even if it may cost the showmance some momentum. The numbers make that clear. Rome was evicted 12-1, with Taylor Brown casting the lone vote to keep him. Lyric voting to save Rome would not have changed the outcome. In a near-unanimous house vote, siding with Rome would only have further tied her to a doomed ally and strengthened the perception that she was playing as part of a duo. That mattered because Rome had already become a target. Head of Household Rick Devens used the veto on Lyric, then replaced her with Rome, making him the intended target. Additional reporting also shows Lyric was already being discussed as a possible pawn going into the next week, so minimizing her attachment to Rome had clear strategic value. The emotional cost was real. Rome said Lyric’s vote “stung,” especially after their public romance became one of BB28’s defining storylines and he openly declared his love before leaving. But he also said he understood her decision, had always told her to do what was best for her own game, and still hopes to see her go far. So the vote probably did not destroy the showmance “for nothing.” It did not save Rome, but it may have helped Lyric avoid taking an unnecessary public stand for a player the house had already decided to evict. Whether it fully saves her game depends on what she does next, but strategically, the vote was rational.

Q: How did Rome’s attempt to protect his allies backfire into a 12-1 eviction on Big Brother 28?

Rome’s effort to shield his allies backfired because the deal he made with Head of Household Rick Devens gave Devens an opening to protect Lyric Medeiros with the veto and put Rome on the block instead, turning Rome into the house’s clearest target. Rome had tried to cover for Lyric, Melody Morris and Jason De Puy by working out terms with Devens. But once Devens won the Power of Veto, he used it on Lyric and named Rome the replacement nominee. That left Rome exposed alongside Melody and Jason heading into the BB Blockbuster twist. The turning point came when Jason won BB Blockbuster and removed himself from danger. With Jason safe, the final vote became Rome versus Melody. At that stage, whatever protection Rome thought he had was gone: the house consolidated against him, and even players who had discussed keeping him did not follow through in the live vote. His showmance with Lyric also made him more visible as a strategic and social threat. Rome later said he understood Lyric’s vote to evict him as a move to help her own position, even though it “stung.” Her decision underscored how completely his support had collapsed. The result was a 12-1 eviction, with Taylor Brown casting the only vote to keep him. Rome said afterward he took being targeted by Devens as a sign his game was respected, but in practical terms, his attempt to protect allies only redirected the week’s danger onto himself.

3 articles · Updated · Cosmopolitan · Jul 24

A 12-1 live eviction sent Jack “Rome” Seymour out of the BB28 house, with Taylor Brown casting the only vote to keep him.
Lyric Medeiros’ vote against him stung, Rome said, but he accepted it as smart gameplay because siding with him would have increased her target.
Rome said their showmance was genuine, adding his public love confession and on-camera PDA were not staged and would have happened regardless of the eviction outcome.
In post-show interviews, Rome said he wants Lyric to reach at least the jury phase and hopes they can go on a first date after the season.