Money money money

The Vegas task is continuing tonight, as the housemates mindlessly slide their shopping budget into one-armed bandits, dressed in geriatric Californian tourist wear. Mo is cheating – of course- and Darnell is complaining because the machine Mikey is on is difficult to use. He then starts going on about the hating being labelled ‘amazing’ thing. “No one is saying you’re amazing,” says Sara. He strops off. “What is he like?” asks Lisa. Quite.

Because Mo cheated, the housemates have failed the task, even though they passed, if you get my drift. The housemates then start to worry about what might happen later that night, not least because nominations have not been made. “You know what happens in Vegas – weddings! Imagine that, Lise!” says Rachel. “No, I’m sorry guys, I think it’s an eviction,” says Lisa. Mo is given a feast in the diary room. He has to eat it all, and my goodness, it’s a huge spread of burgers, milkshakes, fries, pancakes and doughnuts. But remember, this is greedy Mo. “It’s do-able,” he says. However, the housemates outside think he is deciding their fate inside the diary room. Wrong! He is feasting to showtunes. “I couldn’t care less if I’m in the final,” says Mikey, which is even more hateful given that he will be, but it apparently matters to Rachel. Why? Who knows. 1 hour and 20 minutes in, and Mo is throwing up into his star-spangled hat. He fails this task, too. “How are you feeling?” BB asks him. “Sick,” is his disingenuous reply.

Anyway, we’ve seen the next bit. The housemates nominate each other by writing on cards and all the housemates see who has picked who. Sara and Lisa are up. Can I just say how appalled I am by this? No? Oh, Rex fans, are you? What do mean? There’s got to be some out there, right? “Some wedding this is!” says Lisa. Do you think Mo would have been nominated if he had not been head of house? Maybe! Lisa and Sara go to the task room to play prisoner’s dilemma, which is to chose to share money, or keep it for themselves (share or shaft, perhaps). They share the money, and win £25,000 each. They are thrilled, of course. Sara cries with delight. Rachel, horribly, leans over and kisses Mikey and says, “We’re in the final.” Yeuch. You shouldn’t be, either of you. Sara and Lisa talk about why they were nominated, but end up laughing like loons because who cares, they’ve won £25,000. Mikey, oddly, tells Rex that Sara is obsessed with him. Hm. Mo doesn’t think Sara deserves the money, but either he doesn’t explain why or it’s cut out – in either case, he’s wrong.

In the diary room, Sara and Lisa express their gratitude for the money. Sara wants her sister (BRITNEY!) to fly over to the UK, and Lisa may spend her money on the wedding, even though she won’t need to, as OK! will pay for that. Ah well. Small mercies, and all that.