Power of Veto

The Power of Veto (also known as Golden Power of Veto) is a regular element in the game of Big Brother. It is earned by winning the Power of Veto competition each week, after the nominations. The winner earns safety for the week and the right to save one of the nominees, in which case the Head of Household must name a replacement nominee.
Throughout the Big Brother Cheesecake series, variants of the Power of Veto have appeared, with different uses and strategies.
==Overview==
Color Code	Name 	Description 	FirstAppearance	SuccessRate 1
 	AmethystPower of Veto 	The holder of this veto can nullifytwo eviction votes at any given vote. 	Season 5 	100%
 	DiamondPower of Veto 	The holder of this veto has the right to namethe replacement nominee instead of the HoH. 	Season 1 	100%
 	EmeraldPower of Veto 	The holder of this veto can reverse a competition result.A new winner will be chosen at random. 	Season 3 	57,1%
 	Poo BrownPower of Veto	The holder of this veto must use it in one of the followingfour weeks upon receiving it, and they will be the replacement nominee. 	Season 2 	50%
 	RubyPower of Veto 	The holder of this veto can only play it when the Golden POV is used.They can only save one of the original nomineesand will earn safety by doing so.	Season 4 	—
 	SapphirePower of Veto 	The holder of this veto can reverse a veto decision. 	Season 3 	100%
 	SilverPower of Veto 	If a nominee wins this veto,they cannot use it to save themselves. 	Season 5 	
 	TopazPower of Veto 	The holder of this veto must use it on one ofthe nominees and there is no replacement. 	Season 3 	
1. Calculated on the times the veto was used.
==Amethyst Power of Veto==
Season	Location 	Earned by 	WeekEarned 	Result
5 	Veto Wheel 	Rye Rye 	Week 1 	Unused
6 	Toronto Maple Leafs'puck in Penalty Shot. 	Andrew 	Week 4 	Andrew nullified Corey and Rhonda's votes on week 10.Even though they had voted for Andrew, he was still evicted.
7 	Dulce de Leche flavored Lindorin Lindor Sampler.	Jennah 	Week 5 	UnusedFour players made it to the final 6 with five special vetos in their power. They were given the chance to trade in their special vetos for either an extra vote for Survivor Week or an extra $200 in the Monopoly PoV. They all chose the money.
8 	Ranchin Pringles Party. 	Daveyy 	Week 9 	Unused
9 	Not featured 	Not featured	Not featured	Not featured
10 	Apricot Jamin first HoH competition. 	Brooke 	Day 1 	Brooke nullified Corey and Kurtis' votes on day 40.
===Trivia===
*The Amethyst PoV was used only twice. It nullified Corey's vote both times.
==Diamond Power of Veto==
The Diamond Power of Veto made its first appearance in season 1, as one of four hidden advantages for houseguests to find in the daily episodes. From season 2 onwards, it became one of the advantages of the season's Luck of the Draw twist. Once a player earns this veto, it is activated the next time they win the PoV competition.
Season	Location 	Earned by 	WeekEarned 	Result 	Result 	Result
Season	Location 	Earned by 	WeekEarned 	WeekUsed 	Saved 	Nominated
1 	Hidden in day 9's episode. 	Angela 	Week 2 	Week 3 	Chad 	Adam
2 	Purple potionin Snape's Lair. 	Rhonda 	Week 9 	Unused 	Unused 	Unused
3 	Seashell #1in Bottom of the Sea 	Caitlin 	Week 9 	Unused 	Unused 	Unused
4 	Lemon flavored Jell-Oin Prank or No Prank. 	Lindsay 	Week 9 	Unused 	Unused 	Unused
5 	Veto Wheel 	Jonathan 	Week 7 	Week 7 	Jonathan 	Joanne
6 	Montreal Canadiens'puck in Penalty Shot. 	Brooke 	Week 9 	Unused 	Unused 	Unused
7 	Sea Salt flavored Lindorin Lindor Sampler. 	Michael 	Week 5 	Unused 	Unused 	Unused
8 	Dill Pickle flavored Pringlesin Pringles Party.	Gina 	Week 1 	Week 2 	Gina 	Paige
9 	Not featured 	Not featured	Not featured	Not featured	Not featured	Not featured
10 	Orange Marmaladein first HoH competition. 	Corey 	Day 1 	Unused 	Unused 	Unused
===Trivia===
* Angela was the first player to use the Diamond PoV. Jonathan was the first male to use it.
** Coincidentally, Jonathan was the first male to earn it.
*Angela is the only player to use the Diamond PoV on another player while being on the block herself.
*From season 2 to season 4, the Diamond PoV was earned on week 9, the last week of eligibility.
*Every time the Diamond PoV was used, the replacement nominee was evicted.
==Emerald Power of Veto==
The Emerald Power of veto first appeared in season 3 at the Bottom of the Sea twist. The holder of this veto can reverse a competition result as long as the HoH competition was not an endurance competition, and/or, starting in season 5, the PoV was won by a non-nominee. 
Season	Location 	Earned by	WeekEarned	Result 	Result 	Result
Season	Location 	Earned by	WeekEarned	WeekUsed	OriginalWinner	NewWinner
3 	Seashell #1in Bottom of the Sea 	JoJo 	Week 1 	Week 9 	Julian(PoV) 	Julian
4 	Watermelon flavored Jell-Oin Prank or No Prank.	CJ 	Week 6 	Week 7 	Ryan(HoH) 	Lindsay
5 	Veto Wheel 	Rhonda 	Week 8 	Week 9 	Curtis(HoH) 	Nicole
6 	Tampa Bay Lightning'spuck in Penalty Shot. 	Stephen 	Week 2 	Week 6 	Rhonda(HoH) 	Rhonda
7 	Orange flavored Lindorin Lindor Sampler. 	Brooke 	Week 9 	Unused 	Unused 	Unused
8 	Pizza flavored Pringlesin Pringles Party. 	Kurtis 	Week 1 	Week 8 	Dustin(HoH) 	Dustin
9 	Red Bagin Temptation Competition. 	Andrew 	Day 12 	Day 17 	Bonnie(HoH) 	Roberto
10 	Raspberry Jamin first HoH competition. 	Dustin 	Day 1 	Day 17 	Corey(HoH) 	Dustin
===Trivia===
*CJ and Rhonda both played their Emerald PoV on the following week upon earning it to veto the HoH competition.
**Coincidentally, they both earned it during a Double Eviction week where they had been nominated but earned the Topaz PoV and saved themselves.
*CJ, Rhonda and Stephen won both the Emerald and Topaz PoVs in the same season.
**Coincidentally, CJ and Rhonda won both vetos on the same week.
*Dustin is the only player to have played the Emerald PoV and be drawn himself by the wheel.
*Dustin was drawn by the wheel in two Emerald PoV lotteries.
==Poo Brown Power of Veto==
Starting in season 2, the Poo Brown Power of Veto has always made an appearance as a disadvantage in each season's Luck of the Draw twist.
Season	Location 	Earned by 	WeekEarned	Result 	Result 	Result
Season	Location 	Earned by 	WeekEarned	WeekUsed	Saved 	Survived?
2 	Black potionin Snape's Lair. 	Chris 	Week 2 	Week 2 	Jim 	
3 	Seashell #6in Bottom of the Sea 	Nicole 	Week 2 	Week 4 	Amy 	
3 	Seashell #4in Bottom of the Sea 	Jonathan 	Week 9 	Week 10 	Julian 	
4 	Strawberry flavored Jell-Oin Prank or No Prank. 	Curtis 	Week 9 	Week 9 	Marcin 	
5 	Veto Wheel 	Rhonda 	Week 7 	Week 10 	Nicole 	
6 	Edmonton Oilers'puck in Penalty Shot. 	Kaitley 	Week 7 	Unused 	Unused 	Unused
7 	Milk flavored Lindorin Lindor Sampler. 	Bridget 	Week 5 	Week 8 	Owen 	
8 	Honey Mustard flavored Pringlesin Pringles Party.	Brooke 	Week 5 	Unused 	Unused 	Unused
9 	Flower bagin Temptation Competition. 	Casi 	Day 12 	Day 15 	Sam 	
10 	Crabapple Jamin first HoH competition. 	Missie 	Day 1 	Day 4 	Casi 	
10 	Wheel spinin Redemple Temple. 	BrookeFor winning the last Redemple Temple duel, Brooke had a chance to earn either a Quadruple Fast Forward or a Double Poo Brown Power of Veto by spinning the Wheel. She chose to spin the wheel and earned the Double Poo Brown PoV.	Day 22 	Day 27 	Jonathan	
10 	Wheel spinin Redemple Temple. 	BrookeFor winning the last Redemple Temple duel, Brooke had a chance to earn either a Quadruple Fast Forward or a Double Poo Brown Power of Veto by spinning the Wheel. She chose to spin the wheel and earned the Double Poo Brown PoV.	Day 22 	Day 33 	Corey 	
===Trivia===
*Only female players (Rhonda, Nicole, Missie and Brooke) have survived the eviction after using the Poo Brown PoV.
**Coincidentally, Rhonda used it to save Nicole, another Poo Brown PoV survivor.
*Nicole and Casi both played the Poo Brown PoV in their original season and were saved by it in their second appearance.
*Curtis is the only player to have won the Golden PoV and use the Poo Brown on the same week.
*Kaitley and Brooke are the only Poo Brown veto holders to be evicted while in possesion of it.
*Brooke holds several records pertaining to the Poo Brown Power of Veto:
**Only player to hold it in multiple seasons: Seasons 8 and 10
**She held it on three different occasions with three different outcomes:
***In season 8, she was evicted without having a chance to play it.
***In season 10, she earned it on day 1 in the Yankee Swap HoH competition and traded it for the Amethyst PoV, giving the Poo to Missie.
***Also in season 10, she held the Double Poo Brown PoV and survived it, only player ever to do so.
==Ruby Power of Veto==
Season	Location 	Earned by 	WeekEarned 	Result
4 	Pineapple flavored Jell-Oin Prank or No Prank. 	Brenda 	Week 1 	Unused
5 	Veto Wheel 	Rye Rye 	Week 2 	Unused
6 	Dallas Stars'puck in Penalty Shot. 	Amethyst 	Week 5 	Unused
7 	Pistachio flavored Lindorin Lindor Sampler. 	Javier 	Week 8 	Unused
8 	Cheddarin Pringles Party. 	Gina 	Week 9 	Unused
9 	Used as currency for HoHSeason 9 featured no Head of Household competitions. Instead, each houseguest started the game with a certain amount of Ruby Power of Vetoes to use as currency in a silent auction in order to win HoH.	Used as currency for HoHSeason 9 featured no Head of Household competitions. Instead, each houseguest started the game with a certain amount of Ruby Power of Vetoes to use as currency in a silent auction in order to win HoH.	Used as currency for HoHSeason 9 featured no Head of Household competitions. Instead, each houseguest started the game with a certain amount of Ruby Power of Vetoes to use as currency in a silent auction in order to win HoH.	Used as currency for HoHSeason 9 featured no Head of Household competitions. Instead, each houseguest started the game with a certain amount of Ruby Power of Vetoes to use as currency in a silent auction in order to win HoH.
10 	Blackberry Jamin first HoH competition 	Jonathan 	Day 1 	Unused
10 	Pre-gameHidden Advantage 	Jonathan 	Day 0 	Unused
===Trivia===
* This veto is said to be cursed, since every player that has earned it was evicted without having used it.
==Sapphire Power of Veto==
Season	Location 	Earned by 	WeekEarned 	Result 	Result 	Result
Season	Location 	Earned by 	WeekEarned 	WeekUsed 	OriginalDecision 	NewDecision
3 	Pre-game advantage. 	Krista 	Week 0 	Week 5 	Not used by Alvin 	To use(save Krista)
4 	Orange flavored Jell-Oin Prank or No Prank.	Brandon 	Week 6 	Unused 	Unused 	Unused
5 	Veto Wheel 	Brazil 	Week 9 	Week 12 	Used by JoJo(saved Chantele)	Not to use
6 	Detroit Red Wings'puck in Penalty Shot. 	Brooke 	Week 3 	Week 8 	Not used by Karen 	To use(save Brooke)
7 	Dark Lindorin Lindor Sampler. 	Brooke 	Week 9 	Unused 	Unused 	Unused
8 	Sour Cream & Onionin Pringles Party. 	Daveyy 	Week 8 	Week 9 	Not used by Alex 	To use(save Penny)
9 	Not featured 	Not featured	Not featured	Not featured	Not featured 	Not featured
10 	Strawberry Jamin first HoH competition. 	Michael 	Day 1 	Unused 	Unused 	Unused
===Trivia===
==Silver Power of Veto==
Introduced in season 5, the Silver PoV became the default veto for the final 4 Power of Veto competition. It was implemented as an attempt for the final 4 round to be more interesting, with the HoH's nomination being actually significant.
Season	Earned by	WeekEarned	Result
5 	Jonathan 	Week 13 	Unused
6 	Stephen 	Week 11 	Unused
7 	Michael 	Week 11 	Unused
8 	Dustin 	Week 11 	Unused
9 	Stephanie	Day 27 	Used it to savefellow-nominee Caleb
10 	Kurtis 	Day 45 	Unused
===Trivia===
*From season 6 onwards, the Silver Power of Veto has always been earned by the eventual winner of the season.
*Stephanie is the only woman to have earned this veto. Coincidentally, she is the only one who has used it.
==Topaz Power of Veto==
The Topaz Power of Veto is the default veto during the Double Eviction Week. It first appeared in season 3.
Season	Earned by 	Week 	Result
3 	Julian 	Week 8 	Julian was an initial nominee and saved himself.
4 	CJ 	Week 6 	CJ was an initial nominee and saved herself.
5 	Rhonda 	Week 8 	Rhonda was an initial nominee and saved herself.
6 	Stephen 	Week 11 	Stephen was the HoH. He saved Corey.
7 	Michael 	Week 5 	Michael was an initial nominee and saved himself.
8 	Not featured	Not featured	Not featured
9 	Caleb 	Day 19 	Caleb was an initial nominee and saved himself.
10 	Jonah 	Day 13 	Jonah was the HoH. He saved Dustin.
10 	Alex 	Day 36 	Alex was an initial nominee and saved himself.
===Trivia===
*After winining the Topaz POV, Rhonda was the first player ever to hold 3 special vetos at a given time in the same season: The Topaz POV, the Emerald POV, and the Poo Brown POV.
*CJ, Rhonda and Stephen won both the Topaz and Emerald PoVs in the same season.
**Coincidentally, CJ and Rhonda won both vetos on the same week.
==Notes==
Big Brother Cheesecake	Big Brother Cheesecake
Seasons 	1 · 2 · 3: Under the Sea · 4: Office Wars · 5: All-Stars · 6: Hockey Sticks · 7: Chocolate Heaven · 8: Political Bait · 9: Friends Time · 10: Stars Awaken
People 	List of Contestants
Miscellaneous 	Power of Veto · Recurring Competitions · Twists