Day 21 entrance wave at 2 a.m. — Vimp, Suzi and Duan'ay, Letty
Four new freeloaders entered between 2 a.m. and dawn. Vimp arrived first; Suzi and Duan'ay entered as a duo; Letty came in last as the returning Season 2 freeloader.
Vimp enters as Binx's best friend
Vimp finally got her shot after losing the Beth slot earlier in the season.
Suzi and Duan'ay enter as a duo
Suzi entered as a Mongolian wrestler-style character with Duan'ay as her partner.
Letty enters last
Letty's return as the Season 2 freeloader settled her into a production-mediator role for the rest of the season.
Twins meet Suzi and bond
Bingo and Bongo's initial bonding with Suzi set up the Day 23 Capture Suzi challenge.
Day 21
Jet announces the Candy Challenge
Jet announced the Candy Challenge — the multi-day candy-collection arc that would run through the Day 23 elimination.
Bam gets a Fishtank tattoo
Bam's tattoo kicked off a recurring Famous House 3 subplot.
The house sings an Easter carol
An Easter carol set piece closed the day before the holiday weekend.
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Day 22
Easter weekend: Egg Hunt, Proclamation, Dinner
The house ran a full Easter Sunday block — a house-wide egg hunt, a mock-formal Proclamation, and a reskinned Tuesday dinner for the holiday.
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Easter Egg Hunt
A house-wide egg hunt with bonus prizes hidden inside select eggs.
Easter Proclamation
The Twins delivered a mock-formal Easter address from confessional.
Easter Dinner
The formal Tuesday dinner format was reskinned for the holiday.
The Candy Challenge culminated in a Capture Suzi round. James Drake forfeited position to bait Bashir into a wrestling match; Bashir submitted James Drake with a snapper-roll and took the Mog-off W. James Drake had kicked down Bashir's half-broken bedroom door earlier in the day.
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Capture Suzi
Protect Suzi for points; James Drake forfeited to take Bashir out of contention.
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Bashir and James Drake wrestle for the candy
Bashir submitted James Drake with a snapper-roll and took the candy pot.
Mog-off — Bashir takes the W
A house-wide mog tournament wrapped with Bashir on top.
James Drake kicks down Bashir's door
James Drake's kick split Bashir's already-half-broken door; Bashir slammed it back into his head and the fight ignited.
Day 25
Bashir wins Goo Factory access
Bashir won the Total War challenge for access to the locked Goo Factory. Through the door, he and Bliccy first-contacted Burt while Burt cooked goo inside. Mints walked Bashir through the orientation once he was inside.
The house pressures the locked Goo Factory door
Sustained access pressure on the locked door ran for hours before Bashir's win.
Bashir and Bliccy first-contact Burt
Through the door, the first conversation set up Burt's full reveal once Bashir entered.
Mints walks Bashir through orientation
Mints ran Bashir through the ten-container goo-making test with no drains.
Day 25
Vimp betrays Bashir
Vimp betrayed Bashir on Day 25 — the first crack in their alliance. Bashir started mistrusting her after Suzi-related friction earlier in the week.
Steel Panther play a private set
Bam's hair-metal friends Steel Panther played a private set in the house, including a Wipers-on-the-Bus cover and Bliccy's cousin-head song.
Tag challenge
A house-wide game of tag ran as the day's structured competition.
Day 27
Burt mogs Landon
Landon tried to mog Burt and got dominated. Burt's innuendo undercut every wigger-tiger line Landon threw, and the verbal humiliation ran for hours and broke Landon's spirit for the night.
Landon's failed Vimp confession
Landon attempted a bedside confession to Vimp late at night; she quietly rejected him.
Bashir pep-talks Landon
Bashir gave Landon a pep talk after the crashout — a friend-tank reconciliation.
Burt's first solo goo batch
Burt's first solo goo batch went off the rails on consistency; Bashir came back to help.
Day 27
WIRED interviews and the Insult Drill
WIRED magazine interviewed the Fishtank contestants — a major mainstream-press feature that production referenced for the rest of the season. The Insult Drill and the Katamari challenge ran alongside.
James Drake versus Burt confrontation
James Drake and Burt had a physical confrontation that didn't fully resolve.
Katamari challenge
A fish-tank reskin of the rolling-ball video game ran as the day's structured competition.
James Drake learns internet slang
Bashir ran a tutorial on internet slang after Letty's quiz exposed James Drake's complete unfamiliarity.