Joseph Rodriguez lasted just over 50 days in theBig Brother 26house.
But the 31-year-old video store clerk tellsEntertainment Weeklyhe was ready to quit on day 2.
“But it’s different once you’re in there.
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It’s so intense.”
(Spoiler alert, it’s “smoke weed.")
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: How are you doing this morning?
‘Big Brother 26’ cast.Sonja Flemming/CBS
JOSEPH RODRIGUEZ:I’ve been better.
But it’s a f—ing relief dude.
This game was way harder than I expected.
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But that part of it was also hard.
Not a whole lot.
It kind surprises me that Makensy voted me out.
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He never talked game with her, and I told her as much, so that confuses me.
But her gameplay has been puzzling all season, so in some ways I should be surprised.
You compared yourself toseason 2 winner Dr. Will…
That was prompted out of me, by the way.
I wasn’t just an ass in the diary room and just brought it up.
I was asked for comparisons of who I was.
I just want to put that out there.
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WellJulie Chen Moonvestold us she agrees with you, at least.
Was that strategy of losing all the competitions something you planned on before entering the house?
Did your plans change at all once you were in the game?
It’s just like, “Hey, be in the moment when you’re there.
Don’t focus on other seasons.”
So it was kind of easy for me in that regard.
Because on Dr. Will’s season there were only 12 people.
With me, I got away with this six or seven people and we only started to hit jury.
Arena twist throw you as well?
It screwed me over completely, literally.
But also from a fan perspective, I thought it lasted too long.
I was very upset that I never actually got to playrealBig Brother.
Between expectation and reality of being on the show, what surprised you the most?
But it’s different once you’re in there.
It’s so intense.
It’s so much.
On the second day I wanted to quit, legitimately, for two hours.
I was like, “This is horrible.”
I knew from day two that I’d have to backstabMattbecause he was so just all over the place.
I wouldn’t be able to work with him, and I felt really bad about that.
I knew he was genuinely such a good person.
And so that kind of moral conflict … You know what I mean?
Otherwise you would not be able to handle it.
You’d drive yourself crazy.
I don’t think any cast has cried on eviction nights as much as this one.
I was crying a bunch.
Chelsie is playing the best game by far.
I thought she could be pretty mean and judgmental.
Sometimes she drinks a lot of haterade, so “rooting”…
I wouldn’t say that.
But game recognizes the game.
I think she’s the best player.
Who am I rooting for?
He’s a super fan.
So I guess I want him to win.
I don’t really care, to be honest.
I feel like she just took it the wrong way, to be honest with you.
She’s super delusional as far as the game goes.
You know what I mean?
This isn’t new information.
