Big Brother 19

***Big Brother 19: Beyond the Binary*** was the nineteenth season of *Big Brother SIMulator*. It began on March 5, 2021 and ended on March 7, 2021. In-game it lasted 30 days, ending when Jaewon Li won over Killian Forrest in a 5-2 vote.

## Twists

* **All Non-Binary Cast:** For the first time in franchise history, all houseguests cast on this season identify as non-binary.
* **First Impression Vote:** In Week 1, a first impression vote was held. After just a brief chance to meet one another, the houseguests were told that a first impression vote would be held. They were given one hour to strategize before voting to evict any other houseguest. The houseguest with the most votes was evicted.
* **Third Nominee:** Each week, the Head of Household named three initial nominees for eviction. Those three nominees, the Head of Household, and two players selected by random draw then participated in the Power of Veto competition.
	+ **Mandatory POV:** Additionally, each week the Power of Veto must be used, with no replacement nominee being named. This means that the two initial nominees not saved by the Power of Veto would be the final nominees, and the nominee with the most votes between the two of them would be evicted.
* **Re-Entry Vote:** In Week 4, the first three evicted houseguests faced a re-entry vote, where houseguests voted for one of the three to keep evicted from the game. The houseguest with the fewest votes to remain evicted won re-entry into the house.
* **Instant Double Eviction:** In Week 5, an Instant Double Eviction was held. The Head of Household nominated three houseguests for eviction, but there was no Power of Veto competition, and all three were final nominees facing eviction. The remaining houseguests voted to save one of the three nominees, and the two houseguests with the fewest votes were evicted.
* **Entry Challenge:** In Week 6, an entry challenge was held. Every houseguest was allowed to cast a vote to evict against any other houseguest, and the houseguest with who received the most votes faced a challenge to determine whether or not they would be evicted from the house.
	+ **Returning Houseguest:** In the entry challenge, the houseguest with the most votes faced a returning houseguest, Killian Forrest. If the houseguest with the most votes won the challenge, they would get to re-enter the house and Killian would never enter. If Killian won, they would get to enter the house and take their competitor's spot, with their competitor becoming evicted. The winner of the challenge would also receive a week of immunity in the following week. The loser of the challenge would become the first member of the jury upon eviction.
* **Double HOH:** In Week 7, two Head of Households were named, with the houseguests each competing with a randomly assigned partner. The winning duo would have to make nominations together, agreeing on all three of their nominees.
* **Sequester Week:** In Week 10, a Sequester Week was held.
	+ **Vote:** All of the houseguests were eligible to vote to evict any other houseguest, and the houseguest who received the most votes would be evicted.
	+ **Drag:** The evicted houseguest had to drag any of the final three houseguests, evicting them and making them the final member of the jury.

## Houseguests

 **Winner**

 **Runner-Up**

 **Jury: *Jaewon***

 **Jury: *Killian***

 **Jury: *Jaewon***

 **Jury: *Jaewon***

 **Jury: *Jaewon***

 **Jury: *Jaewon***

 **Jury: *Killian***

 **Evicted**

 **Evicted**

 **Evicted**

 **Evicted**

 **Evicted**

### Alliance Structure

* Jaewon, Yunseo, Lupe, Storm, Alex, Zander, Maura
	+ Initial sides (*merged Week 2, fractured Week 5*):
		- Jaewon, Alex, Zander
		- Yunseo, Lupe, Storm, Maura
	+ Outsider alliance: Harry, Hunapo, Moji, Angelo
		- Becomes Harry, Hunapo and Aysha (*Week 5*)
			* Clove integrates upon re-entry
			* Both sides of fractured majority seek help from outsiders to regain majority; initially work with Yunseo, Lupe, Storm, Maura (*Week 5*) but later backstab, siding with Jaewon (*Week 6*)
				+ Jaewon integrates following eviction of Alex and Zander (*Week 6*)
				+ Killian integrates upon entry into game

### Noteworthy Pairs

* Hunapo and Harry
* Storm and Yunseo close friends
* Storm and Maura close friends
* Clove and Hunapo (*Week 5*)
* Lupe and Jaewon bond during shared hoh (*Week 7*)
* Clove and Yunseo begin showmance (*Week 7*)
* Killian and Storm have an understanding/ mutual appreciation following challenge match

### Noteworthy Rivalries

* Yunseo and Jaewon

## Voting History

### Notes

* *1* In Week 1, a first impression vote was held. After just a brief chance to meet one another, the houseguests were told that a first impression vote would be held. They were given one hour to strategize before voting to evict any other houseguest. The houseguest with the most votes was evicted.
* *2* In Week 4, the first three evicted houseguests faced a re-entry vote, where houseguests voted for one of the three to keep evicted from the game. The houseguest with the fewest votes to remain evicted won re-entry into the house.
* *3* In Week 5, an Instant Double Eviction was held. The Head of Household nominated three houseguests for eviction, but there was no Power of Veto competition, and all three were final nominees facing eviction. The remaining houseguests voted to save one of the three nominees, and the two houseguests with the fewest votes were evicted.
* *4*In Week 6, an entry challenge was held. Every houseguest was allowed to cast a vote to evict against any other houseguest, and the houseguest with who received the most votes faced a challenge to determine whether or not they would be evicted from the house. In the entry challenge, the houseguest with the most votes faced a returning houseguest, Killian Forrest. If the houseguest with the most votes won the challenge, they would get to re-enter the house and Killian would never enter. If Killian won, they would get to enter the house and take their competitor's spot, with their competitor becoming evicted. The winner of the challenge would also receive a week of immunity in the following week. The loser of the challenge would become the first member of the jury upon eviction.
* *5* In Week 7, two Head of Households were named, with the houseguests each competing with a randomly assigned partner. The winning duo would have to make nominations together, agreeing on all three of their nominees.
* *6* In Week 10, a Sequester Week was held. All of the houseguests were eligible to vote to evict any other houseguest, and the houseguest who received the most votes would be evicted. The evicted houseguest had to drag any of the final three houseguests, evicting them and making them the final member of the jury.
* *7* In Week 11, jurors voted for the houseguest they wanted to see win.

## Game History

### Week 1

In Week 1, a first impression vote was held. After just a brief chance to meet one another, the houseguests were told that a first impression vote would be held. They were given one hour to strategize before voting to evict any other houseguest. The houseguest with the most votes was evicted. Alex, Jaewon and Zander solidified a friendship and Yunseo, Lupe, Storm and Maura agreed to vote together, forming a group of four. Hunapo, Harry, and Moji formed a three as well. Aysha, Angelo and Clove all did not mesh particularly well socially, with Clove especially isolating themself.

When it came time to vote, the groups did not convene. Jaewon, Alex and Zander voted for Harry, who they saw as an easy target; Hunapo, Harry and Moji voted for Aysha; Maura, Storm, Lupe and Yunseo voted for Clove; Aysha voted for Angelo; Angelo voted for Yunseo; and Clove voted for Lupe. This led to Clove being evicted in a 4-3-3-1-1-1 vote.

### Week 2

In Week 2, allegiances began to solidify, and the Alex, Jaewon, Zander and Storm, Maura, Yunseo, Lupe groups began to overlap socially and decided to target outsiders together. This season the HOH had to nominate three houseguests for eviction, with one of the three nominees always being taken down following the power of veto ceremony, leaving two houseguests nominated for eviction. So, when Alex won a sitting endurance HOH, they put up three people outside of the alliance in Harry, Moji, and Angelo. While on the block, Angelo grew closer to Harry, Moji and Hunapo as allies.

Alex went on to also win a painting value POV, deciding to take Harry off the block, again seeing them as the least threatening person in the house. In the eviction vote, the players in the majority alliance saw Moji as more well-connected and likable than Angelo, making them the bigger threat. Although Harry and Hunapo voted against Angelo in an effort to save their initial ally, they were outvoted by all of the others, sending Moji hope in a vote of 7-2.

### Week 3

Lupe won HOH at the start of Week 3, pulling ahead in a pool endurance HOH. They decided to nominate the remaining outsiders, Harry, Angelo, and Hunapo, although the house generally liked Hunapo and did not consider them a target. Jaewon went on to win a bonsai speed POV, and listened to house consensus in taking Hunapo off the block. This left Harry and Angelo as final nominees for eviction. Although Hunapo had both of their closest allies on the block, they saw Angelo as the best person to move forward with and voted to evict Harry. However, the rest of the house saw Angelo as the biggest threat, and also found Angelo as awkward and not a good fit socially with the majority of the houseguests. As such, they all voted to evict Angelo, making them the third houseguest evicted in a 7-1 vote.