Rick Devens’ Head of Household plan succeeded in the second week of Big Brother Season 28, resulting in Jack “Rome” Seymour becoming the second houseguest evicted. The outcome matters because Devens successfully backdoored Rome after initially nominating other players, demonstrating his control over the week’s events.

Devens first nominated Jason de Puy, Melody Morris and Lyric Medeiros, then won the Power of Veto, saved Lyric and nominated Rome in their place. Jason won the BB Block Buster competition for safety, leaving Melody and Rome facing eviction; Rome was then voted out 12–1, with Taylor casting the only vote against evicting him.