Big Brother 4

**Big Brother 4** is the fourth season of Ty's Sims 4 Big Brother.

This season introduced two major twists: four teams of four & the Sea Store, filled with multiple advantages that led to moments such as Elena Sorenson's eviction and Alex Banuelos barely escaping eviction at the final eight. The house was split between The Shell and The Fins, with multiple people switching back and forth between alliances, most notably Piper Wu.

## Twists/Changes

* **Teams:** For the first time, the house will be divided into four teams of four houseguests. Whoever wins HOH during the first four weeks of the game will keep their entire team safe for the week.
* **Sand Dollars:** Based on how well a houseguest performs in a competition, they will be able to earn "sand dollars", which are used to purchase advantages at the Sea Store.
* **Sea Store:** At the end of each eviction, the houseguests will be allowed to purchase an advantage disguised as a fish from the Sea Store. If multiple people want to purchase an advantage at the same time, they will compete to win it.
	+ **Tuna:** When purchased, the houseguest will learn they have bought immunity for one week. This was won by Miranda Hatfield.
	+ **Goldfish:** When purchased, the houseguest will learn they have bought a second Power of Veto. This was purchased by Stephanie Russo.
	+ **Cuttlefish:** When purchased, the houseguest will learn they have bought the power to anonymously name a third nominee. This was purchased by Leslie Frazier to nominate Elena Sorenson.
	+ **Perch:** When purchased, the houseguest will learn they have bought the power to steal a vote on eviction night, therefore being able to vote twice. This was purchased by Connor Hargrove, stealing Piper Wu's vote to evict Shane Nguyen twice.
	+ **Diamond Tetra:** When purchased, the houseguest will learn they have bought the power to veto one of the HOH's nominations and having the power to also name the replacement nominee. This was purchased by Jeff Merrill. He used it on himself, naming Alex Banuelos as the replacement nominee.
	+ **Sea Dragon:** When purchased, the houseguest will learn they have bought to secretly be HOH for the week. However, the public HOH would have the final say on who the replacement nominee is. This was won by Alex, and he nominated Jeff and Piper for eviction.

## Houseguests

 **Winner**

 **Runner-Up**

 **Jury: *Miranda***

 **Jury: *Alex***

 **Jury: *Miranda***

 **Jury: *Miranda***

 **Jury: *Miranda***

 **Jury: *Alex***

 **Jury: *Alex***

 **Jury: *Miranda***

 **Jury: *Alex***

 **Evicted**

 **Evicted**

 **Evicted**

 **Evicted**

 **Evicted**

## Season Summary

### Week 1

 **HOH**

 **POV**

 **Nominee6 Votes**

 **Evicted7 Votes**

Sixteen brand new houseguests enter the house, with their first task being competing to become a team captain. In the end, Jayden, Genevieve, Miguel, and Piper are declared the winners. The Crabs consist of Jayden, Leslie, Miranda, and Shane. The Seahorses consist of Alex, Anthony, Ashley, and Genevieve. The Turtles consist of Connor, Elena, Miguel, and Stephanie. The Dolphins consist of Annie, Broderick, Jeff, and Piper. Sand dollars are also introduced, which is currency used in the game based on their performance in competitions throughout the season, and can be bequeathed when evicted. Despite Piper volunteering to become the first HOH for her team, Broderick pulls out the key to victory seconds before Miguel, giving the Dolphins immunity for the week. The four then decide to align with each other. Worried he was a target, Miguel tells Broderick all his teammates really like him, and would love to work together. Genevieve forms final two alliances with Annie and Alex, then a final four alliance with captains Jayden, Miguel and Piper. The Dolphins discuss nominations together, which includes the idea of nominating one Crab and one Seahorse for "fairness". Piper mentions how Alex and Ashley are already fighting with each other due to the events of the first HOH competition, and to keep them off of the block. Annie says she'd prefer if Anthony was nominated instead of Genevieve. Then Jeff decides to throw Leslie under the bus for giving him dirty looks in the HOH room. Broderick gives Anthony the heads up he is the pawn, but does not feel comfortable whatsoever. Genevieve and Leslie are nominated, with Leslie as the primary target. Genevieve feels confident about staying the week. Miguel also attempts to sway his teammates in the favor of keeping Genevieve in case nominations stay the same. Annie, Anthony, and Connor are drawn for the veto competition. After Broderick tells Connor how important it is for nominations to stay the same, Connor feels inspired to use the veto on Leslie instead, with Stephanie agreeing. Anthony wins the veto competition. Under the assumption Anthony will save Genevieve with the veto, Jayden throws out the idea of Broderick nominating Ashley as the replacement nominee, which Broderick spills to Ashley. Before the veto ceremony, Broderick tells Anthony he will nominate Alex if he uses the veto. Anthony ultimately does not use the veto, blindsiding Genevieve. Leading up to eviction, the Turtles find themselves as swing votes, as the Dolphins and the Seahorses will keep Genevieve, and the Crabs will keep Leslie. However, Shane does not like how Leslie has been treating him, and is ready to vote her out. Piper then exposes the team captain alliance to Leslie, hoping she can stay. Leslie loses all trust she had with Jayden, as he has been playing the middle between the Crabs and the team captains. Leslie later confronts Jayden about the alliance, and realizes he needs to vote for her to stay so that his middle man position isn't exposed. He confides in Miguel as well, and the two suspect Piper was the one to leak the alliance. On eviction night, it is a 7-6 vote. Alex, Annie, Anthony, Ashley, Jeff, and Shane evict Leslie; Connor, Elena, Jayden, Miguel, Miranda, Piper, and Stephanie evict Genevieve. Genevieve is blindsided by the vote. She later learns she has 5 sand dollars, which she transfers to Alex.

### Week 2

 **HOH**

 **Pre-Veto NomineePOV**

 **Nominee5 Votes**

 **Post-Veto NomineeEvicted7 Votes**

Following Genevieve's eviction, Leslie tries to figure out who just evicted her. Everyone also gets a chance to visit the Sea Store to purchase advantages using sand dollars, but no one is able to purchase anything. Connor then wins HOH. Everyone in the Turtles and Crabs team (minus Shane) join together in the HOH room to form The Shell. Piper worries about Shane being nominated as an easy target, since the two have grown close lately. After meeting with members of the Dolphins and the Seahorses in the HOH room, Connor tells Leslie his main target is Broderick, and Leslie later suggests nominating Shane as well. Connor nominates Broderick and Shane for eviction, with Broderick as the primary target. Stephanie then creates an all-girls alliance with Leslie and Miranda, which includes the female members of the Shell minus Elena, since Stephanie does not fully trust her. They call themselves the Mermaids. Anthony, Jeff, and Miranda are drawn for the veto competition. Miranda tells Jayden and Leslie she wants to use the veto on Shane to get him back on their side, which just solidifies Leslie wanting Shane out instead. At the veto competition, Shane comes out on top. Piper is the only person to celebrate his win with him. With Connor needing a replacement nominee, Jayden volunteers himself as a pawn to ensure that Broderick goes home, as well as hide the Shell. Connor is hesitant about the idea, as he would prefer if someone like Jeff were the replacement nominee instead, but he trusts that his alliance has the votes for Jayden to stay, since his teammates don't get along him as well as the fact he unintentionally caused the Seahorses to lose their first member. Shane uses the veto on himself, with Jayden named the replacement nominee. Piper begins to notice that the Crabs and the Turtles have made it obvious they are working together by constantly hanging out together, and realizes she needs to get Jayden out with the help of her team, Shane, and the Seahorses. They are able to successfully pull off the move, with Connor, Elena, Jayden, Leslie, Miguel, Miranda, and Stephanie all being completely blindsided.
Jayden bequeaths his 19 sand dollars to Miranda.

### Week 3

 **HOH**

 **Pre-Veto NomineePOV**

 **Nominee5 Votes**

 **Post-Veto NomineeEvicted6 Votes**

Following Jayden's eviction, Broderick, Connor, Miranda, and Shane learn they have enough sand dollars to purchase immunity. Miranda and Shane compete for safety, while Broderick and Connor believe it would be a better long-term decision to save up their sand dollars. Miranda defeats Shane, and is now immune for the week, while Shane is now has 15 sand dollars less. Anthony later wins HOH, which grants Alex and Ashley safety. Alex, Annie, Anthony, Ashley, Broderick, Jeff, Piper and Shane make their alliance official, calling themselves "The Synergy". Anthony tells his alliance that perceives Elena as the biggest threat on the other side. Unknown to him, Broderick and Elena have been pursuing a secret showmance, despite Broderick already having a girlfriend at home. Anthony says in order for this plan to go through, someone from The Synergy needs to be a pawn. No one volunteers to be a pawn, so Anthony just tells Annie she is going to be the pawn for the week. She is pissed, and vents to her fellow Dolphins that they can't trust Anthony going forward. Annie and Elena are ultimately nominated for eviction. Alex, Piper, and Stephanie are drawn for the veto competition, with Elena coming out on top. Anthony brainstorms ideas for a replacement nominee, and thinks that targeting Miguel will be the next best thing to weaken Elena. However, Alex believes backdooring Connor would be a much smarter move, since he likely has the most sand dollars. After Elena saves herself with the veto, Miguel is named the replacement nominee. Leading up to eviction, Ashley flirts with Miguel, in hopes that if he gets evicted this week, he would transfer his sand dollars to her. Shane suddenly finds himself in a power position, with the Crabs begging him to vote with them. On eviction night, Shane stays loyal to The Synergy, and Annie narrowly avoids eviction by a 6-5 vote. Ashley's plan is a success, as Miguel transfers his 14 sand dollars to her.

### Week 4

 **HOH**

 **Pre-Veto NomineePOV**

 **Nominee1 Vote**

 **Post-Veto NomineeEvicted9 Votes**

Following Miguel's eviction, everyone in the house learns they cannot purchase anything from the Sea Store. Annie wins HOH, granting the Dolphins safety as well. Annie officially declares the Synergy dead to her, and tells her team about backdooring Anthony. Jeff tells her she is making an irrational decision, and that they should continue to go after The Shell. Annie is too stubborn to change her mind, so Alex and Ashley are nominated for eviction as pawns. Alex, Anthony, and Ashley also drop the Synergy, with Shane being the only person who believes the alliance still exists. Connor, Leslie, and Stephanie are drawn for the veto competition, with Alex coming out on top. After using the veto on himself, Annie successfully puts her plan into motion by nominating Anthony. Although Alex campaigns for Ashley to leave, the rest of the house perceives Anthony as a much larger competition and sand dollar threat, so he evicted by a 9-1 vote. Anthony transfers his 24 sand dollars to Alex.

### Week 5

 **HOHPOV**

 **POV**

 **Nominee4 Votes**

 **Evicted5 Votes**

Following Anthony's eviction, Alex learns he has the ability to purchase either a second veto or the ability to name a third nominee, but decides to save up. Stephanie also has enough sand dollars to purchase a second veto, and wins by default. As a result, she is also immune for the week. Leslie later wins HOH. She confides to her fellow Mermaids to best figure out how to get Broderick evicted. Broderick and Elena have begun to make their feelings for each other more and more obvious, so Leslie decides to draw a line in the sand by nominating them next to each other. Elena officially declares the Shell "cracked". An unlikely pairing in Elena and Shane forms due to both feeling like an outcast from their teammates. Afterwards, Stephanie reveals to alliance members Miranda and Leslie that she purchased a second power of veto, which they celebrate together about. Connor, Miranda, and Stephanie are drawn for the veto competition, with Leslie coming out on top. Both women leave nominations the same, hoping Broderick can leave. Leading up to eviction, the Dolphins are hopeful about keeping Broderick in the game, but need to quickly make amends with the Seahorses. Alex and Ashley both agree for the sake of their games that evicting Elena is the smarter move, since he will be a big asset to target The Shell over them. Shane tells Piper that he and Elena have gotten really close, and that it would be better for the two of them to join Connor, Miranda and Stephanie to evict Broderick. Piper chooses chaos once again, flipping on her teammates Annie and Jeff. Broderick is evicted by a 5-4 vote. Broderick grants 40 sand dollars to Alex, believing he is much closer to purchasing the best advantage than Elena.

### Week 6

 **HOH**

 **Trident**

 **Pre-Veto NomineePOV**

 **Nominee0 Votes**

 **Post-Veto Nominee3 Votes**

 **Trident NomineeEvicted4 Votes**

Following Broderick's eviction, Alex learns he is 9 sand dollars away from purchasing what is supposedly the best advantage in the game: the Secret HOH. Leslie is now able to afford and purchases the ability to secretly name a third nominee, called the Trident. Shane then wins HOH. He, Elena, and Piper celebrate and officially name themselves The Outcasts. Annie and Jeff realize Piper betrayed them, and try to think of a plan to get Shane to turn on her. Annie lies to Shane by saying she evicted Broderick and that Piper evicted Elena, and is only using him. Shane takes this information at face value, and believes he is now being played. Shane officially names Connor as his target at the nomination ceremony, and nominates him alongside "traitor" Piper. Piper feels completely betrayed by Shane, but Shane is completely convinced that Piper evicted Elena instead, since Annie has made it clear for several weeks that she and Broderick have not gotten along, and has no reason not to evict him. Elena and Shane realize they actually need to pull in Annie and Jeff to their side instead, and become the new and improved version of The Outcasts. Piper tells Connor, Leslie, Miranda, and Stephanie that they were right about Shane, and adds herself as a member of The Shell. Before the veto competition, Leslie uses the Trident advantage to secretly nominate Elena. Alex and Stephanie are drawn for the veto competition, with Piper coming out on top. Before the veto ceremony, Shane hopes that by having two large threats nominated for eviction, the house will forget about wanting Elena out. So at the veto ceremony, Piper uses the veto on herself, and Alex is named the replacement nominee. Annie and Jeff realize their target needs to switch from Connor to Alex, since Ashley and Alex still bicker with each other. Piper finds herself as the swing vote, but chooses to stick with the Shell by evicting Elena in a 4-3-0 vote. Elena gifts her 22 sand dollars to Shane.

### Week 7

 **HOH**

 **POV**

 **Nominee3 Votes**

 **Evicted4 Votes**

Following Elena's eviction, divisions are clear: Annie, Jeff, and Shane on one side (The Outcasts); Connor, Leslie, Miranda, Piper, and Stephanie on another (The Shell). Alex and Ashley find themselves in the middle. Ashley feels closer with The Outcasts, but Alex cannot trust them after Annie and Jeff just evicted him, although he has no true allegiances to anyone but himself at the moment. Alex is 5 sand dollars away from purchasing the secret HOH advantage, while everyone else cannot afford anything. Connor later wins HOH. He nominates Ashley and Shane for eviction, with a plan in place to backdoor Jeff, who is perceived as the smartest player on the other side. Annie, Leslie, and Miranda are drawn for the veto competition, with Annie coming out on top. She chooses not to use the veto, fearing that Jeff will be the replacement nominee. Leading up to eviction, Leslie is determined and stubborn to get Shane out of the house. However, Stephanie thinks evicting Ashley will help bring Alex closer to their side. She also tells Connor that she is losing trust with her, and wouldn't mind if she left once The Shell has to cannibalize itself. Piper finds herself in the middle once again, caught between evicting the person who feels most betrayed by (Shane) or what's best for her alliance (Ashley). For once, thinks with her head and not her heart, causing Ashley to be evicted by a 4-3 vote, pleasing Alex. Annie, Jeff, and Leslie end up on the opposite side of the vote. Ashley transfers her 27 sand dollars to Jeff.

### Week 8

 **HOH**

 **Pre-Veto NomineePOV**

 **Post-Veto Nominee2 Votes**

 **Evicted4 Votes**

Following Ashley's eviction, Leslie feels frustrated that Shane wasn't evicted, although Stephanie explains to her that evicting was a necessity to get Alex to join their side, and they will get Shane out next. Connor purchases the advantage to steal someone's vote anonymously. On eviction night, everyone will vote normally, but he must announce whose vote he is stealing in the Diary Room. The person will know their vote was stolen, but the person who did will remain anonymous. Alex then wins HOH. After evicting Ashley with him, he pledges allegiance to The Shell. Outcasts Annie and Shane are nominated for eviction. His main target is Annie, due to nominating him during her HOH and causing the eviction of one of his closest allies (Anthony). Connor, Jeff, and Piper are drawn for the veto competition, with Annie coming out on top. Alex makes the easy decision to name Jeff as the replacement nominee and new target. Leslie is determined once again to get Shane out once again. However, Connor still believes Jeff is the biggest threat in the game, and plans to vote for him twice. On eviction night, he steals Piper's vote, hoping this will cause drama later. Connor is the only person to evict Jeff (twice). Leslie and Miranda agree to evict Shane to make Leslie feel comfortable, while Annie keeps her #1 ally. Shane transfers his 54 sand dollars to surviving nominee Jeff.

### Week 9

#### Round 1

 **HOH**

 **POV**

 **Pre-Veto Nominee**

 **Pre-DPOV NomineeDiamond POV**

 **Secret HOHPost-DPOV Nominee2 Votes**

 **Post-Veto NomineeEvicted3 Votes**

Following Shane's eviction, the last two advantages are purchased. Alex has become the secret HOH of the week, but learns after he buys it, the public HOH will have the final say on the replacement nominee, which he is also eligible to be. Alex realizes that the most expensive item may not have been the most valulable, and regrets not purchasing the Diamond Power of Veto. Jeff purchases it instead, which will allow him to name the replacement nominee. The Sea Store is now closed for the season, and sand dollars no longer have any value. Stephanie wins the HOH competition, but the house learns that the first set of nominees will not come from her. Jeff and Piper are secretly nominated, and many rumors float around the house to figure out who this could've been, since they are on opposite sides of the house. Alex nominates both in hopes of causing the most amount of drama and chaos possible, since his main loyalty is still to just himself. Alex, Annie, and Leslie are drawn for the veto competition, with Leslie coming out on top. She decides to save a fellow member of The Shell, since she knows that Stephanie will nominate Annie as the replacement. This ends up coming true, with Annie and Jeff being the post-veto nominees. Jeff tells Annie he purchased the Diamond Power of Veto, and hopes he can use it to get Alex out of the house. He talks to Piper, as well as Connor about his new advantage and plan. Piper tells Jeff that she thinks Alex was the secret HOH that nominated her, and is ready to flip back to the Dolphins. On eviction night, Jeff uses the Diamond Power of Veto on himself, naming Alex as the replacement nominee. However, the vote is a 3-2 vote, as Connor continues to pledge his loyalty to The Shell by voting with Leslie and Miranda to evict Annie. Jeff and Piper are left on the wrong side.

#### Round 2

 **HOH**

 **Pre-Veto NomineePOV**

 **Nominee1 Vote**

 **Post-Veto NomineeEvicted3 Votes**

Following Annie's eviction, the final seven learns about the double eviction. Leslie wins, and quickly nominates Alex as a pawn and Jeff as the target. Everyone but Connor competes in the veto, with Jeff coming out on top. Hoping to position himself better, Connor decides to tell Leslie that Stephanie was planning to cut her once they were forced to cannibalize each other. However, he lies and says Stephanie was pushing for Annie to stay leading up to eviction and was planning to flip on The Shell. Leslie is pissed off, leading to a snappy and quick argument between the two during the live show. Stephanie says Connor is a liar. Connor explains that everything he's told Leslie is 100% true. After Jeff uses the veto on himself, Leslie names Stephanie as the replacement nominee after feeling very pressured to do so. Right before eviction, Connor tells Jeff and Piper that Stephanie needs to go, and is willing to work with them if they all vote together. Jeff and Piper are very tempted to evict Alex again, but realize how much better it will be if they get someone like Connor on their side. The vote is 3-1, with Miranda being the only one left out of the loop.

### Week 10

 **HOH**

 **POV**

 **Pre-Veto Nominee**

 **Post-Veto Nominee1 Vote**

 **Evicted2 Votes**

Following Stephanie's eviction, Miranda wins HOH. She is pissed off at her entire alliance for leaving her out of the Stephanie blindside. Leslie gives Miranda a sincere apology, and feels awful about she handled herself. Miranda tells Leslie it would have been nice to know that Stephanie was planning to betray her instead of being left in the dark. A final two alliance between Alex and Miranda forms, despite Miranda just previously evicting him. Nonetheless, the two have remained friendly throughout the season, but never made anything official until now. At the nomination ceremony, Miranda nominates Connor and Piper, believing that Connor has now joined forces with Jeff and Piper. Connor is Miranda's main target. Leslie wins the Power of Veto. Miranda tells Leslie she needs to keep nominations the same to make sure Connor is evicted. However, Connor manipulates Leslie once again, saying they need to have each other's backs after the events of Stephanie's eviction. Leslie uses the Veto on Connor, greatly disappointing Miranda and worries she is prioritizing Connor over her. Jeff is named the replacement nominee. Alex evicts his new rival Jeff, believing him to be the bigger threat to win. However, Leslie has had enough with Piper's constant flip-flopping. Connor is the swing vote. Despite targeting Jeff for several weeks for being a threat to win, Connor's ego has massively inflated. He now believes he can win the game even if he brings a threat like him to the end, which he believes will make his win even more "satisfying". He ultimately decides to evict Piper also due to her constant flip-floppiness, also hoping that Jeff will continue to prioritize targeting Alex heading into the final five.

### Week 11

 **HOH**

 **Pre-Veto NomineePOV**

 **Post-Veto Nominee1 Vote**

 **Evicted2 Votes**

Following Piper's eviction, Alex wins HOH. Connor reminds Alex about how he spared his life during the double eviction, and they shake on a final two. Jeff and Leslie are nominated for eviction, with Jeff as the main target. Jeff wins the Power of Veto. After he uses the veto on himself, Alex is forced to nominate one of his final two deals. He nominates Miranda, hoping that Leslie will be the one to go instead. Leslie and Miranda tell each other how proud they are for each of them making as far as they did, and to try their best to win. Connor evicts Miranda due to her targeting him during her HOH week. Jeff evicts Leslie due to seeing her as a bigger threat. Alex breaks the tie to evict target Leslie from the game.

### Week 12

 **HOH**

 **Pre-Veto NomineePOV**

 **Nominee0 Votes**

 **Post-Veto NomineeEvicted1 Vote**

Following Leslie's eviction, Jeff overcomes the odds to win HOH. He nominates Alex and Miranda for eviction, hoping that Connor stays off of the block. Miranda wins the veto, and uses it on herself. Connor is the only possible replacement nominee. On eviction night, Miranda says Connor has been ruling the game with an iron fist ever since he made his big move to take Stephanie out, and later evicts him.

### Week 13

 **HOH Pt. 2 WinnerHOH Pt. 3 Winner**

 **HOH Pt. 1 WinnerNominee0 Votes**

 **Evicted1 Vote**

Following Connor's eviction, the final three competed in the first part of the final HOH competition. Miranda won part one, and eventually Alex defeated Jeff to win part two. Ultimately, Alex won the third and final part, becoming HOH once again. Alex stands and evicts Jeff, staying loyal to his friendship and alliance member Miranda.

### Finale

 **Winner5 Votes**

 **Runner-Up4 Votes**

On finale night, Alex explains he deserves to win because of how he was able to integrate himself into the majority, avoided being the main targets, and won many competitions along the way. Miranda explains that her social game was stellar, and didn't need to rely on competition wins to reach the end, but won them when she absolutely needed to. In the end, Miranda's social prowess is admired more than Alex's stronger strategic game, leading to heavy debate online on who actually deserved to win. Jeff is named America's Favorite Houseguest.

#### Jury

 **Miranda**

 **Alex**

 **Miranda**

 **Miranda**

 **Miranda**

 **Alex**

 **Alex**

 **Miranda**

 **Alex**