One of the reasons I loved Big Brother 8 so much was because of the America’s Player tasks. Every Sunday Eric Stein would have to perform an off the wall task that added comedy and some awkward moments to the show. Now that Dan is this week’s America’s Player these type of awkward situations can be relived. Sunday’s America’s Player task was “Which houseguest do you want Dan to hug for 10 seconds.” Dan was given the task last night after the polls were closed. Dan walked out of the DR, said goodnight to the girls and seeked out his target, Jessie.

Jessie was in the Spa Room with Michelle, until the DR called Michelle for her late night session. Dan went to the restroom, splashed his hair and face with water and went into the Spa.

Jessie immediately went into game-talk mode. Jessie repeated a few times why the rest of the house was playing Dan for a fool and that Jessie is Dan’s best chance to win the game. He also mentioned something about being a good role model for kids. Dan then asked if he could talk about something personal with Jessie. Jessie said sure. Dan then begin to cry about his relationship with his girlfriend Monica. He wasn’t sure how he was being portrayed on television and he wasn’t sure Monica would leave him or not. Jessie tried to calm Dan down. Jessie even put a caring hand on Dan’s knee.

After a few minutes of getting comforted by Jessie Dan stood up and hugged Jessie. The hug was almost 20 seconds long. In the middle of the hug Dan looked up to the camera and smiled.

Task Completed!