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. 

NameAgeOccupationHometown  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

 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:

+Voting history (season 13)Duos phaseIndividual phaseIndividual phaseWeek 1Week 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6Week 7Week 8Week 9Week 10Day 49Day 55Day 63Day 68Day 75Finale Head ofHousehold Rachel  Jordan  Rachel  Daniele  Kalia  Daniele Jeff  Kalia  Porsche  Rachel  Adam Rachel(None) Nominations(pre-veto) KeithPorsche  AdamDominic  AdamDominic  BrendonRachel  JeffRachel  AdamShelly  KaliaPorsche  JeffRachel  JordanRachel  KaliaPorsche JordanPorsche  AdamPorsche Veto winner(s) BrendonRachel  Dominic  Brendon  Brendon  Jeff  Adam  Jeff  Porsche  Rachel  Adam  Porsche (None) Nominations(post-veto) KeithPorsche  CassiShelly  AdamDominic  BrendonJordan  LawonRachel  BrendonShelly  DanieleKalia  JeffRachel  AdamShelly  KaliaPorsche JordanRachel RachelHead ofHousehold  Cassi Head ofHousehold  Jordan Nominated  Shelly  Daniele Nominated  Shelly KaliaNominated AdamWinner PorscheNominated CassiDominic Jordan  Lawon  Brendon  Kalia  Jeff Head ofHousehold Nominated  Jordan Nominated  Adam Porsche  Cassi Nominated  Brendon  Lawon  Brendon  Daniele  Rachel Nominated  Kalia Head ofHousehold Evicted(Day 75)  Porsche  Jordan Keith Head ofHousehold  Dominic Nominated  Lawon  Brendon  Daniele  Rachel  Shelly  Porsche Nominated Evicted(Day 69)  Rachel  Kalia Keith  Cassi  Dominic  Brendon Head ofHousehold  Brendon Nominated JeffAdamNominated Evicted(Day 67)  Porsche  Shelly Keith Nominated Dominic Brendon  Lawon Nominated  Kalia  Jeff Nominated Evicted(Day 62)  Rachel  Jeff Keith Cassi Dominic  Brendon  Lawon  Brendon Head ofHousehold Nominated Evicted(Day 55)  Rachel DanieleKeithCassiAdamHead ofHousehold  Lawon Head ofHousehold Nominated Evicted(Day 55)  Porsche BrendonKeith Cassi DominicNominated Evicted(Day 34) Nominated Re-evicted(Day 48)  Rachel  Lawon Porsche  Cassi  Dominic  Brendon Nominated  Evicted(Day 41)  Dominic Porsche  Cassi Nominated Evicted(Day 27)  Cassi Porsche Nominated Evicted(Day 20)  KeithNominated Evicted(Day 13) DickQuit(Day 6) EvictedKeith6 of 10votesto evictCassi9 of 9votesto evictDominic7 of 8votesto evictBrendon5 of 7votesto evictBrendoninto gameBrendon5 of 6votesto evictDaniele3 of 5votesto evictJeff3 of 5votesto evictShelly2 of 3votesto evictKalia2 of 3votesto evictJordanPorsche'schoiceto evictAdamRachel'schoiceto evictRachel4 votesto winLawon6 of 6votesto evictPorsche3 votesto 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.

 References 

 Other websites 
CBS Official Site
Global TV Official Site 

Category:2011 American television seasons
Category:Big Brother seasons