TJ entered the house and managed to have one week of bliss before being nominated five weeks in a row by Dana three times, QuilLynn once and Luke once. During Week 2 he was nominated as a pawn against Grace the obvious target, but proceed to win the Power of Veto and remove himself from the block, making himself a target in future weeks. Over the course of the next few weeks, he was a final nominee twice and was also vetoed twice by both Luke and Nathan. He finally left by a vote of 9 to 2 after being re-nominated by the secret co-HoH, Dana. Before exiting the house, TJ gained notoriety in the game for his dog allegedly named Cheese and also his fight with Alivia at Trixie's HoH Room Reveal.