Big Brother 14

***Big Brother 14*** (also known as ***Big Brother: Cruise Control***) is the fourteenth installment of Stardust Studios.

## Season Overview

The fourteenth installment of Stardust Studios was a pretty solid season to me. This season featured the Battle of the Block twist which added more danger to the game due to the fact that there was double the nominees and double the chaos. The early portion of the game heavily played out a rivalry of Maritza/Xavier vs. Valentino, resulting in a tense back-and-forth bloodbath between the three. Despite the tension, the other houseguests did all they could to keep the pot boiling, even if it meant sending out weaker houseguests such as Kristopher, Felicity, Teagan and Blaine. Although she lacked a strong social game, Iyana was able to go on a winning streak to protect herself, winning 2 HOHs and 2 BOBs. She tried to take the first shot against comp threat Maritza, although it heavily backfired as the house kept her against Gracie to keep them targeting eachother. Eventually, Maritza's luck ran out during the Double Eviction week, and Valentino was able to finally send her home. Tensions rose during the second half as Xavier sniped Iyana in vengeance for trying to take a shot at his best friend. The middle of the game centered around Kimora's upward trajectory as she gradually rose to the top of the pack thanks to her multiple competition wins. She was locked into a fierce rivalry with Joy. Both players managed to win HOH but failed to succeed in their targeting. The peak moment of the game was Madilynne's true villainous colours coming out as she backstabbed her ally, Xavier, at the Final 6 in hopes of making it to the end. Unfortunately for her, Xavier won the veto and could not trust her again. After Kimora's inevitable downfall, Xavier rose to power in the second half of the second Double Eviction and locked in on his target Madilynne. Unfortunately, the house didn't grant his wishes. At the Final 4, Madilynne was surely set to go until she was able to secure the veto, sealing Xavier's fate. At the final 3, it looked like Madilynne's game to win. She won the final HOH and evicted under-the-radar player DeAngelo. Surprisingly, the Jury was much more impressed with Valentino's ability to survive on a strong social game rather than Madilynne's ruthless but more-visible game. In the end, the Jury voted for Valentino to win by a 7-2 vote, just missing out on Maritza and Kingston's votes. I do think Valentino makes an interesting winning case, but Madilynne was very very deserving too. This season had plenty of close friendships and fierce rivalries, it was definitely a good season.

## Twists

* **Battle of the Block:** Two HOHs were crowned; each HOH nominated two houseguests for eviction. The nominated houseguests battled for safety in the Battle of the Block competition where the winning pair was safe and the HOH who nominated them was dethroned.

## Houseguests

 **Winner**

 **Runner-Up**

 ***Jury:* Valentino**

 ***Jury:* Valentino**

 ***Jury:* Valentino**

 ***Jury:* Valentino**

 ***Jury:* Valentino**

 ***Jury:* Valentino**

 ***Jury:* Madilynne**

 ***Jury:* Valentino**

 ***Jury:* Madilynne**

 **Evicted**

 **Evicted**

 **Evicted**

 **Evicted**

 **Evicted**

## Game History

### Week 1

 **HOH**

 **Pre-Veto NomineePOV**

 **Nominee6 Votes**

 **Post-Veto NomineeEvicted7 Votes**

 **Dethroned HOH**

 **Pre-BOTB NomineeBOTB Winner**

 **Pre-BOTB NomineeBOTB Winner**

### Week 2

 **HOHPOV**

 **Nominee5 Votes**

 **Evicted7 Votes**

 **Dethroned HOH**

 **Pre-BOTB NomineeBOTB Winner**

 **Pre-BOTB NomineeBOTB Winner**

### Week 3

 **HOH**

 **Pre-Veto NomineePOV**

 **Post-Veto Nominee5 Votes**

 **Evicted6 Votes**

 **Dethroned HOH**

 **Pre-BOTB NomineeBOTB Winner**

 **Pre-BOTB NomineeBOTB Winner**

### Week 4

 **HOH**

 **Pre-Veto NomineePOV**

 **Dethroned HOHPost-Veto Nominee1 Vote**

 **Evicted9 Votes**

 **Pre-BOTB NomineeBOTB Winner**

 **Pre-BOTB NomineeBOTB Winner**

### Week 5

 **HOH**

 **POV**

 **Nominee4 Votes**

 **Evicted5 Votes**

 **Dethroned HOH**

 **Pre-BOTB NomineeBOTB Winner**

 **Pre-BOTB NomineeBOTB Winner**

### Week 6

#### Round 1

 **HOH**

 **Pre-Veto NomineePOV**

 **Dethroned HOHPost-Veto Nominee3 Votes**

 **Evicted5 Votes**

 **Pre-BOTB NomineeBOTB Winner**

 **Pre-BOTB NomineeBOTB Winner**

#### Round 2

 **HOH**

 **POV**

 **Nominee1 Vote**

 **Evicted6 Votes**

### Week 7

 **HOH**

 **POV**

 **Nominee1 Vote**

 **Evicted5 Votes**

 **Dethroned HOH**

 **Pre-BOTB NomineeBOTB Winner**

 **Pre-BOTB NomineeBOTB Winner**

### Week 8

 **HOH**

 **POV**

 **Nominee2 Votes**

 **Evicted3 Votes**

 **Dethroned HOH**

 **Pre-BOTB NomineeBOTB Winner**

 **Pre-BOTB NomineeBOTB Winner**

### Week 9

 **HOH**

 **POV**

 **Pre-Veto Nominee**

 **Nominee1 Vote**

 **Post-Veto NomineeEvicted3 Votes**

### Week 10

#### Round 1

 **HOH**

 **Pre-Veto NomineePOV**

 **Post-Veto Nominee1 Vote**

 **Evicted2 Votes**

#### Round 2

 **HOH**

 **Pre-Veto NomineePOV**

 **Nominee0 Votes**

 **Post-Veto NomineeEvicted2 Votes**

### Week 11

 **HOH**

 **Pre-Veto NomineePOV**

 **Nominee0 Votes**

 **Post-Veto NomineeEvicted1 Vote**

### Week 12

 **HOH Pt. 2 WinnerHOH Pt. 3 Winner**

 **HOH Pt. 1 WinnerNominee0 Votes**

 **Evicted1 Vote**

### Finale

 **Winner7 Votes**

 **Runner-Up2 Votes**

#### Jury

 **Madilynne**

 **Valentino**

 **Madilynne**

 **Valentino**

 **Valentino**

 **Valentino**

 **Valentino**

 **Valentino**

 **Valentino**