Bigg Boss contestants wake up to turbulence in the house as discord emerges in the middle of their morning routine. Sidharth Shukla, along with his group, begins discussing their opponent's strategy. In doing that, he makes an accusation that Paras and his team are together only for selfish motives and there is no genuine connection between them. Later, Sidharth and Shehnaz try to lighten the mood as the latter teases him by putting lipstick on his face.
The new task for the day is called ‘Snakes and Ladder’ and it’s gotten everyone worried. Even those who believe they are safe. According to the rules, nominated contestants will get an opportunity to swap their place with one of the safe contestants.
Moving on, the garden area is converted into a live game board. Each contestant is given a plank of wood symbolising the ladder with their face on it. Asim and Aarti, who’ve been declared safe, get a plank with a snake’s body on it. A board with numbering till 50 is placed in the centre court. Once the buzzer rings, housemates have to start building a ladder on the outline they've been given, with clay. Once they hear the sound of the dice roll, the contestant whose ladder is tallest gets a chance to roll the dice and move their pawn ahead on the board.
The contestant whose pawn reaches closest to the 50th block gets a chance to swap their position with a safe contestant and thus secure their place for the mid-season finale. Twist in the tale, when the hiss buzzer rings, the safe contestant, as snakes, can mow down their pawns and send them back to the starting position.
Once the game is understood by the contestants, they buckle up and start discussing strategies. Naturally, the game turns aggressive. Paras and Sidharth mess around with each other's ladders and eventually break it. Out of rage, Sidharth declares that if anyone breaks his ladder, he will destroy everyone else's. Many people also accuse Aarti of being unfair. Devoleena also breaks down after Sidharth targets her. But she retaliates by doing something unthinkable.
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