Big Brother 13 (American season)

***Big Brother 13*** is the 13th season of the American reality television series
_Big Brother_. It premiered on July 7, 2011 on the CBS television network. The show is produced by Endemol USA and Fly on the Wall Entertainment. The 13th season was confirmed on the same day as the finale of _Big Brother 12_ in a press release issued from CBS.

## Pre-season

Casting for _Big Brother 13_ began in mid-April. Applications and video tape submissions did not have a set deadline. Applicants chosen to be a finalist went to Los Angeles, California, from which applicants were narrowed down to a pool of 40 finalists. Casting calls were held around the United States on a later date. The cast has recently been selected, and they are now in sequester.

## House

The house was revealed on June 27, 2011. It features a "Venice Beach" theme. With a Katy Perry themed room, a fortune teller/tarot card room and the backyard is of graffiti.

## Houseguests

In the house tour that was exclusive to Yahoo, there was room for 14 houseguests on the picture wall.

|style="text-align:left"|Name|style="text-align:left"|Age|style="text-align:left"|Occupation|style="text-align:left"|Hometown|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|class="unsortable" rowspan="15"||||||||
|Adam Poch|39|Music Inventory Manager|Hoboken, New Jersey|||||
|Cassi Colvin|26|Model|Nashville, Tennessee|||||
|Dominic Briones|25|College Student/Model|San Mateo, California|||||
|Kalia Booker|30|Writer|Los Angeles, California|||||
|Keith Henderson|32|Human Resources Manager|Bolingbrook, Illinois|||||
|Lawon Exum|39|Legal File Clerk|Inglewood, California|||||
|Porsche Briggs|23|Cocktail Waitress|Miami Beach, Florida|||||
|Shelly Moore|41|Outdoor Industry Executive|Prairieville, Louisiana|||||
|Brendon Villegas|30|High School Swim Coach|Riverside, California|||||
|Rachel Reilly|26|Chemistry Graduate Student/VIP Cocktail Waitress|Las Vegas, Nevada|||||
|Jeff Schroeder|31|Advertising Salesman|Norridge, Illinois|||||
|Jordan Lloyd|22|Waitress|Matthews, North Carolina|||||
|Dick Donato|48|Website CEO|Los Angeles, California|||||
|Daniele Donato|25|College Student|Huntington Beach, California|||||

<sup></sup> Contestant's age at the start of the season.

## Summary

On the first night, the houseguests were told of a surprise. They then were told that they had to pair up in groups of two. Before the HoH (Head of Household) competition, the houseguests were welcomed to three past dous. The first were **Rachel and Brendon** (from Big Brother 12). The second were **Jordan and Jeff** (from Big Brother 11). The last dous were **Danielle and Dick** (from Big Brother 8). During the HoH competition, the houseguests had to hold onto a banana. They were later squirted with chocolate and whip cream, while being rocked back-and-forth, to make the competition harder. Rachel then won the first HoH competition of the summer and her partner Brendon were safe from being evicted from the game. Host, Julie Chen, told the houseguests that Rachel had to choose only one dou. She was also told that only one of them would be evicted. However, the houseguest who wasn't eliminated can be safe until there are ten remaining houseguests.

## Voting history

**Color key:**

|rowspan="3" style="width:6%"||scope="colgroup" colspan="3"|Duos phase|scope="colgroup" colspan="5"|Individual phase|scope="colgroup" colspan="1"||scope="colgroup" colspan="4"|Individual phase|||||||||||||||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Rachel|Jordan|Rachel|Daniele|Kalia|Daniele|Jeff|Kalia|Porsche|Rachel|Adam|Rachel|rowspan="2" bgcolor="#ccc"|_(None)_|||||||||||||
|Keith Porsche|Adam Dominic|Adam Dominic|Brendon Rachel|Jeff Rachel|Adam Shelly|Kalia Porsche|Jeff Rachel|Jordan Rachel|Kalia Porsche|Jordan Porsche|Adam Porsche|||||||||||||||
|Brendon Rachel|Dominic|Brendon|Brendon|Jeff|Adam|Jeff|Porsche|Rachel|Adam|Porsche|rowspan="2" colspan="2" bgcolor=#ccc|_(None)_||||||||||||||
|Keith Porsche|Cassi Shelly|Adam Dominic|Brendon Jordan|Lawon Rachel|Brendon Shelly|Daniele Kalia|Jeff Rachel|Adam Shelly|Kalia Porsche|Jordan Rachel||||||||||||||||
|style="background:#cfc"|_Head of Household_|Cassi|style="background:#cfc"|_Head of Household_|Jordan|style="background:#959FFD"|_Nominated_|Shelly|Daniele|style="background:#959FFD"|_Nominated_|Shelly|style="background:#cfc"|Kalia|style="background:#959FFD"|_Nominated_|style="background:#cfc"|Adam|style="background:#73fb76"|**Winner**||||||
|style="background:#959FFD"|_Nominated_|style="background:#FBF373"|Cassi|style="background:#FBF373"|Dominic|Jordan|Lawon|Brendon|Kalia|Jeff|style="background:#cfc"|_Head of Household_|style="background:#959FFD"|_Nominated_|Jordan|style="background:#959FFD"|_Nominated_|style="background:#d1e8ef"||||||||
|Porsche|Cassi|style="background:#959FFD"|_Nominated_|Brendon|Lawon|Brendon|Daniele|Rachel|style="background:#959FFD"|_Nominated_|Kalia|style="background:#cfc"|_Head of Household_|style="background:salmon"|_Evicted_ (Day 75)|Porsche||||||||||
|Keith|style="background:#cfc"|_Head of Household_|Dominic|style="background:#959FFD"|_Nominated_|Lawon|Brendon|Daniele|Rachel|Shelly|Porsche|style="background:#959FFD"|_Nominated_|style="background:salmon"|_Evicted_ (Day 69)|Rachel||||||||||
|Keith|Cassi|Dominic|Brendon|style="background:#cfc"|_Head of Household_|Brendon|style="background:#959FFD"|_Nominated_|style="background:#cfc"|Jeff|style="background:#FDD5B1"|Adam|style="background:#959FFD"|_Nominated_|style="background:salmon" colspan="2"|_Evicted_ (Day 67)|Porsche|||||||||
|Keith|style="background:#959FFD"|_Nominated_|style="background:#FBF373"|Dominic|Brendon|Lawon|style="background:#959FFD"|_Nominated_|Kalia|Jeff|style="background:#959FFD"|_Nominated_|style="background:salmon" colspan="3"|_Evicted_ (Day 62)|Rachel|||||||||||
|Keith|style="background:#FDD5B1"|Cassi|Dominic|Brendon|Lawon|Brendon|style="background:#cfc"|_Head of Household_|style="background:#959FFD"|_Nominated_|style="background:salmon" colspan="4"|_Evicted_ (Day 55)|Rachel|||||||||||||
|style="background:#FBF373"|Keith|style="background:#FBF373"|Cassi|style="background:#FBF373"|Adam|style="background:#cfc"|_Head of Household_|Lawon|style="background:#cfc"|_Head of Household_|style="background:#959FFD"|_Nominated_|style="background:salmon" colspan="5"|_Evicted_ (Day 55)|Porsche|||||||||||
|style="background:#FDD5B1"|Keith|Cassi|style="background:#FDD5B1"|Dominic|style="background:#959FFD"|_Nominated_|style="background:salmon"|_Evicted_ (Day 34)|style="background:#959FFD"|_Nominated_|style="background:salmon" colspan="6"|_Re-evicted_ (Day 48)|Rachel|||||||||||||
|Porsche|Cassi|Dominic|Brendon|style="background:#959FFD"|_Nominated_|style="background:salmon" colspan="8"|_Evicted_ (Day 41)|||||||||||||||||||
|Porsche|Cassi|style="background:#959FFD"|_Nominated_|style="background:salmon" colspan="10"|_Evicted_ (Day 27)|||||||||||||||||||||
|Porsche|style="background:#959FFD"|_Nominated_|style="background:salmon" colspan="11"|_Evicted_ (Day 20)||||||||||||||||||||||
|style="background:#959FFD"|_Nominated_|style="background:salmon" colspan="12"|_Evicted_ (Day 13)|||||||||||||||||||||||
|style="background:#fcf" colspan="13"|_Quit_ (Day 6)|||||||||||||||||||||||||
|rowspan="2" style="background:salmon"|**Keith** 6 of 10 votes to evict|rowspan="2" style="background:salmon"|**Cassi** 9 of 9 votes to evict|rowspan="2" style="background:salmon"|**Dominic** 7 of 8 votes to evict|rowspan="2" style="background:salmon"|**Brendon** 5 of 7 votes to evict|style="background:violet"|**Brendon** into game|rowspan="2" style="background:salmon"|**Brendon** 5 of 6 votes to evict|rowspan="2" style="background:salmon"|**Daniele** 3 of 5 votes to evict|rowspan="2" style="background:salmon"|**Jeff** 3 of 5 votes to evict|rowspan="2" style="background:salmon"|**Shelly** 2 of 3 votes to evict|rowspan="2" style="background:salmon"|**Kalia** 2 of 3 votes to evict|rowspan="2" style="background:salmon"|**Jordan** Porsche's choice to evict|rowspan="2" style="background:#FA8072"|**Adam** Rachel's choice to evict|style="background:#73FB76"|**Rachel** 4 votes to win|
|style="background:salmon"|**Lawon** 6 of 6 votes to evict|style="background:#D1E8EF"|**Porsche** 3 votes to win|||||||||||||||||||||||
- Notes

## Twist

As revealed on ET Canada on June 28, 2011; Julie Chen revealed that Dynamic Duos of seasons past would have a major impact on this season and the twist.

## Other websites

- CBS Official Site
- Global TV Official Site