MNRS 8: Big Brother - The Thousand Year Door

## Series Chronology

***Big Brother: The Thousand Year Door*** is the eighth season of M&N's Reality Series, which premiered on June 13, 2022, and ended with Bryce M. being crowned the winner over Ray G. in a 6-1 Jury vote on July 15, 2022.

It is a format adaptation of CBS's *Big Brother USA*, where a group of people are placed together into a house, forced to nominate each other to face Eviction, whilst dodging twists and turns along the way.

## Production

*Big Brother - The Thousand Year Door* was revealed as the name and format of the eighth season at the *Bloodlines* Reunion Show on May 31, 2022. Applications opened on June 1, 2022, closing ten days later on June 11, 2022. Anyone was eligible to apply without restriction. 20 people applied, 3 were cut from the casting, 1 was selected to be an intruder, and 16 went on to become the houseguests competing in the game. The full cast was announced during the season premiere on June 13, 2022.

Jordan M. and Nolan A. were originally selected as houseguests but declined their spot on the season.

The series is produced and hosted by 'Mike'#3460, with production assistance and logo creation from OldNewz#8387.

## Format

Each "week" (a cycle of 2-3 days) the houseguests compete for the title of Head of Household. The Head of Household must take on the responsibility of nominating two houseguests for eviction. The winner of the Power of Veto then has the ability to save one of the two nominees, forcing the Head of Household to name a replacement nominee, or they may choose not to use it. The final two nominees on the block at the end of each week must then face the votes of all their fellow housemates, excluding the Head of Household. The person with the most votes is evicted, with the Head of Household making the final decision in the event of a tie. Once only the final two houseguests remain, a jury of previously evicted houseguests cast their votes to decide the winner of *Big Brother - The Thousand Year Door*.

## Theme

The theme for the season was based on the Nintendo game *Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door*, which followed Mario and his friends embarking on a mission to collect the seven Crystal Stars in order to open the Thousand-Year Door and rescue Princess Peach after she was kidnapped by the X-Nauts.

For the first nine weeks of the season, houseguests traveled to different locations from the actual game, similar to how Mario traveled to each of these locations on his quest for the Crystal Stars. Due to the changing locations, the format of each week was slightly altered to fit with the story of the actual game. All of the competitions during these weeks were inspired by and followed along with the story of the actual game as well.

The Crystal Stars from the actual game were each incorporated as prizes that could be won when a houseguest met a certain criterion. Each Crystal Star was also given a one-time use power, to symbolize how powerful and sought after they were during the actual game.

Once the houseguests had traveled through the locations of the Prologue and the first seven Chapters, they were finally met with the Thousand-Year Door. In order to continue on in the game to face the Shadow Queen, a houseguest had to be in possession of a Crystal Star, meaning that those without a Crystal Star were immediately evicted from the House.

Other aspects of the actual game, such as the Black Chest Demon, the shipwrecked toads rescued in Chapter #5, and the mystery of the Garnet Star, were also incorporated into the season.

## Twists

### Format: Theme Specific

* **The Quest for the Crystal Stars:** The first 9 weeks of the game followed the story of Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door, starting with the Prologue and ending with Chapter 8. Each week saw the houseguests travel to a different location in their quest to collect all of the Crystal Stars, and the way in which the week played out changed as a result.
	+ **Prologue:** This week took place in Rogueport. There was a Head of Household competition, but no Head of Household was crowned. Instead, the winner of the competition earned an automatic spot in the Power of Veto competition, would cast the tiebreaker vote at the Eviction in the event of a tie, and Safety for the next week. The nominees for the week were determined by the second, third, and last place finishers in the Head of Household competition.
	+ **Chapter #1:** This week took place in Petal Meadows and Hooktail’s Castle. The Head of Household nominated three houseguests to face Eviction. At the Eviction, houseguests voted to save one of the three nominees, and the nominee with the least number of saves was evicted.
	+ **Chapter #2:** This week took place in Boggly Woods and The Great Boggly Tree. Houseguests were split into two teams, the Jabies and the Punies. The Head of Household was only be able to nominate the houseguests on the opposing team, meaning that all members of their team received Safety for the week.
	+ **Chapter #3:** This week took place in Glitzville and The Glitz Pit. The Head of Household only nominated one houseguest for eviction. The other nominee was determined using a Safety Chain, starting with the nominated houseguest. If the Power of Veto was used, the Head of Household would choose a houseguest to renominate.
	+ **Chapter #4:** This week took place in Twilight Town and The Creepy Steeple. There was an Instant Eviction, and it was announced that a Double Eviction would be taking place afterwards. At the start of the Double Eviction, the houseguests were given a cryptic message. When decoded, the message informed the houseguests that whoever was evicted during the Double Eviction would compete against Aidan in a Comeback competition.
	+ **Chapter #5:** This week took place in Keelhaul Key and Pirate’s Grotto. How houseguests performed in the Head of Household competition determined the strength of their Eviction vote. Houseguests who performed the best had their Eviction vote count as 3 votes, those who performed in the middle had their Eviction vote count as 2 votes, and those that performed the worst had their Eviction vote count as 1 vote. The Intruder, Alex entered at the beginning of the week and the Black Chest was hidden.
	+ **Chapter #6:** This week took place on The Excess Express and in Poshley Heights. This was Secret Week, meaning that the Head of Household and Power of Veto competition winners, as well as the Eviction vote total, were not publicly revealed to the House.
	+ **Chapter #7:** This week took place on The Moon and in the X-Naut Fortress. Two Power of Vetoes were able to be won in the Power of Veto competition. Both Vetoes allowed the holder to save either nominee, while also protecting them from being renominated.
	+ **Chapter #8:** This week took place at The Thousand Year Door. Every houseguest needed to be in possession of a Crystal Star to help open The Thousand Year Door. As there were eight remaining houseguests and only seven Crystal Stars, the one houseguest left without a Crystal Star would be immediately evicted from the House.
* **Crystal Stars:** In Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door there are 7 Crystal Stars: Diamond, Emerald, Gold, Ruby, Sapphire, Garnet, and Crystal. Throughout the game, Mario and friends travel across the land in an attempt to locate and retrieve the 7 Crystal Stars so they can open the Thousand Year Door. During the first 9 weeks, if a houseguest met a specific criterion, they would receive one of the Crystal Stars. Each Crystal Star had a different criterion, and the criteria for each Crystal Star was not revealed to the House until it had been met for the first time. It was publicly announced to the House when a houseguest had received a Crystal Star, except for the Garnet Star which had a different set of rules. If another houseguest managed to meet the criteria of a Crystal Star that is in the possession of another houseguest, they stole the Crystal Star from that houseguest. A houseguest could only be in possession of one Crystal Star at a time, so any Crystal Stars that they received when they already have one were given away to another houseguest. Each Crystal Star also had a small advantage that could only be used by 1 houseguest. If a houseguest choose to use a Crystal Star’s advantage, they would not be able to reclaim or be given that specific Crystal Star in the future if it was stolen by a different houseguest.
	+ **Diamond Star:** The Diamond Star was awarded to the houseguest who won the most recent Head of Household competition. The Diamond Star granted its holder the power to play in the Head of Household competition after being the outgoing Head of Household. Matt used this power on Day 5 to allow him to compete in the Week 3 Head of Household competition. Nick was in possession of the Diamond Star when The Thousand Year Door was opened during Week 9.
	+ **Emerald Star:** The Emerald Star was awarded to the surviving nominee of the most recent Eviction. The Emerald Star granted its holder the power to publicly reveal the Eviction votes. Sean used this power on Day 14 to publicly reveal the votes at the Week 6 Eviction. Bryce was in possession of the Diamond Star when The Thousand Year Door was opened during Week 9.
	+ **Gold Star:** The Gold Star was awarded to the houseguest who won the most recent Power of Veto competition. The Gold Star granted its holder the power to automatically play in the Power of Veto competition. This power was never used. Matt was in possession of the Gold Star when The Thousand Year Door was opened during Week 9.
	+ **Ruby Star:** The Ruby Star was awarded to the houseguest chosen by the evicted houseguest of the most recent Eviction. The Ruby Star granted its holder the power to block a houseguest from voting at the Eviction. Raul used this power on Day 10 to block Joey from voting at the Week 5 Eviction. Will was in possession of the Ruby Star when The Thousand Year Door was opened during Week 9.
	+ **Sapphire Star:** The Sapphire Star was awarded to the last houseguest to be nominated. The Sapphire Star granted its holder Safety for the week. This power was never used. The condition for this star was never met, so it was randomly determined who would receive the star between Alex, Raul, and Will. Alex was initially in possession of the Sapphire Star, but he had to will it to Raul as he already owned a star when The Thousand Year Door was opened during Week 9.
	+ **Garnet Star:** The Garnet Star was awarded to the first houseguest to submit where the star was hidden. The Garnet Star was hidden under the name of a character, location, item, or badge from Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door. Clues were hidden sporadically around the Discord Server, and there were opportunities to earn clues in competitions. Each houseguest had the opportunity to submit 2 guesses to find the Garnet Star. The Garnet Star will gave its holder a Pocket Power of Veto, which could be used after the Veto Ceremony to save one of the nominees from the block. Joey found the Garnet Star on Day 19 during Week 8 by submitting the correct guess of "Toodles". This power was never used. Joey willed the Garnet Star to Alex after being evicted on Day 19 during Week 8, who remained in possession of it when The Thousand Year Door was opened during Week 9.
	+ **Crystal Star:** The Crystal Star was awarded to the houseguest who survived the Week 9 House Vote. The Crystal Star did not have a power. Ray and Sam were the two remaining houseguests without a Crystal Star and faced off in a final House vote to save on Day 20 during Week 9. Ray was saved in a 5-1 vote was in possession of the Crystal Star when The Thousand Year Door was opened during Week 9.
* **The Thousand Year Door:** Each houseguest had to have been in possession of a Crystal Star to help open The Thousand Year Door. During Week 9, when there were only 8 houseguests remaining, the houseguest who was not in possession of a Crystal Star was immediately evicted from the House. Sam was the only houseguest without a Crystal Star during Week 9 and was immediately evicted from the House on Day 20.
* **The Black Chest:** The Black Chest was prize hidden during Week 6. The first houseguest to open it was granted Safety for the week, at the cost of being trapped in the chest and being unable to compete in any competitions or cast an Eviction vote for the week. Bryce was the first houseguest to find and open the Black Chest, granting him Safety for the week.

### Format: General

* **Double Eviction:** It was announced during Week 3 that there would be a Double Eviction on Day 11, where a week's worth of competitions and ceremonies would happen in one night, ending in two evictions for the week.
* **Safety Chain:** It was announced at the start of Week 4 that the Head of Household would only nominate one houseguest for eviction. The nominated houseguest would then choose one houseguest to be safe, who would then select another houseguest to be safe, and so on until only one houseguest remained unpicked. This houseguest would become the other nominee for the week.
* **Instant Eviction:** It was announced at the start of Week 5 that there would not be a Power of Veto competition, so whoever the Head of Household nominated would be the final nominees for the week with no opportunity to save themselves.
* **Comeback Competition:** It was announced at the start of the Double Eviction during Week 5 that a Comeback competition between the next two evicted houseguests would be taking place at the end of the Week. Sam defeated Aidan in the "Pick Your Poison" competition and returned to the House on Day 12.
* **The 17th Houseguest:** It was announced at the start of Week 6 that a new houseguest would be entering the House. Alex entered the House on during Week 6 Day 12 as the 17th houseguest.
* **Secret Week:** It was announced at the start of Week 7 that The Head of Household and Power of Veto competition winners, as well as the Eviction vote total, would not be not publicly revealed to the House. This meant that the houseguests did not know who chose the nominees, who did or did not use the Veto, and how many votes either nominee received.

### Powers

* **Pocket Power of Veto:** This power allows its user to save a nominee from the block after the Power of Veto has been used at the Veto Ceremony. Joey found the Garnet Star on Day 19 during Week 8, whose power was a Pocket Power of Veto. The Pocket Power of Veto can be used for the last time during Week 8. This power was never used.

## Voting History

* **^Note 1** : As a part of the Quest for the Crystal Stars twist, Chase, Bryce, and Reagan were the nominees for the week due to coming in 2nd, 3rd, and last place in the "Coin Bandit" Head of Household competition.
* **^Note 2** : A replacement nominee was not named after Rennac used the Power of Veto to remove Reagan from the block as there was no traditional Head of Household.
* **^Note 3** : The Eviction for the week was cancelled after nominee Chase walked from the House.
* **^Note 4** : Ray won Safety for the week as a prize for winning the "Coin Bandit" Head of Household competition.
* **^Note 5** : As a part of the Quest for the Crystal Stars twist, Matt nominated three houseguests for eviction this week. At the Eviction, houseguests voted to save, instead of evict, one of the three nominees.
* **^Note 6** : Matt used the power of the Diamond Star to allow him to compete in the Head of Household competition despite being the outgoing Head of Household.
* **^Note 7** : As a part of the Quest for the Crystal Stars twist, houseguests were divided into two teams for the week: The Punies and The Jabies. As Head of Household Matt was a member of the Punies, Bryce, Raul, Reagan, Sam and Sean all received Safety for the week.
* **^Note 8** : As a part of the Quest for the Crystal Stars twist, Head of Household Will only nominated one houseguest, Reagan, for eviction this week. The other nominee, Rennac C., was determined using a Safety Chain starting with Reagan.
* **^Note 9** : Due to the 5-5 Eviction vote tie between Reagan and Rennac, Head of Household Will cast the deciding vote to evict Rennac.
* **^Note 10** : As a part of the Quest for the Crystal Stars twist, this week was an Instant Eviction, meaning that no Power of Veto competition would be played.
* **^Note 11** : Reagan failed to cast an Eviction vote and received a Strike. As this was Reagan's third strike, she was expelled from the House.
* **^Note 12** : Raul used the power of the Ruby Star to block Joey from voting at the Eviction.
* **^Note 13** : Following the Double Eviction, Aidan and Sam competed in the "Pick Your Poison" Comeback competition. Sam defeated Aidan and returned to the House.
* **^Note 14** : Alex entered the House as the 17th Houseguest at the start of the week.
* **^Note 15** : Bryce was the first houseguest to find and open the Black Chest, granting him Safety for the week. Bryce was trapped in the chest for the remainder of the week, and could not play in any competitions or cast an Eviction vote.
* **^Note 16** : As a part of the Quest for the Crystal Stars twist, houseguests received more Eviction votes depending on how they performed in the "Bombs Away" Head of Household competition.
* **^Note 17** : Ray failed to cast an Eviction vote and received a Strike.
* **^Note 18** : Sean used the power of the Emerald Star to publicly reveal everyone's Eviction vote.
* **^Note 19** : As a part of the Quest for the Crystal Stars twist, the Head of Household and Power of Veto competition winners, as well as the Eviction vote total, were not publicly revealed to the House.
* **^Note 20** : As a part of the Quest for the Crystal Stars twist, two Power of Vetoes were able to be won in the Power of Veto competition.
* **^Note 21** : Due to the 3-3 Eviction vote tie between Bryce and Joey, Head of Household Nick cast the deciding vote to evict Joey.
* **^Note 22** : As a part of the Quest for the Crystal Stars twist, the two houseguests left remaining without a Crystal Star in their possession, Ray and Sam, faced a House vote to determine who would receive the last Crystal Star. The House voted to give Ray the last Crystal Star, and Sam was immediately evicted from the House.

## Game Summary

### Week 1

 Winner

 POV

 Vetoed Nominee

 Nominee

 Walked

As a part of the Quest for the Crystal Stars, this week followed the **Prologue** and took place in **Rogueport**. For this week there was a Head of Household competition, but no Head of Household was crowned. Instead, the winner of the competition earned an automatic spot in the Power of Veto competition, would cast the tiebreaker vote at the Eviction in the event of a tie, and Safety for the next week. The nominees for the week were determined by the second, third, and last place finishers in the Head of Household competition.

On Day 1, the houseguests entered the Big Brother - The Thousand Year Door House and were introduced to the season's twists. On Day 2, Ray won the "Coin Bandit" Head of Household competition. For finishing second, third, and last in the Head of Household competition, Bryce, Chase and Reagan were nominated for eviction. Reagan received her first Strike for failing to compete in the Head of Household competition. Nathan and Rennac were picked to play alongside Ray, Bryce, Chase and Reagan in the "Rogueport Lineup" Power of Veto competition, in which Rennac won the Power of Veto. At the Veto Ceremony, Rennac used the Veto on Reagan, removing her from the block. No replacement nominee was named, leaving Bryce and Chase to face Eviction. On Day 3, Chase chose to walk from the game before the Eviction due to his frustrations with the circumstances regarding his nomination. As one of the final nominees chose to walk from the House, the Eviction was cancelled.

### Week 2

 HOH

 Safety

 POV

 Nominee

 Nominee

 Evicted

As a part of the Quest for the Crystal Stars, this week followed **Chapter #1** and took place in **Petal Meadows and Hooktail’s Castle**. For this week, the Head of Household nominated three houseguests to face Eviction. At the Eviction, houseguests voted to save one of the three nominees, and the nominee with the least number of saves was evicted.

On Day 3, Matt won Head of Household in the "Lock Box" Head of Household competition. Ray received Safety for the week as his reward for winning the Head of Household competition in the prior week. On Day 4, Matt nominated Nathan, Reagan and Tris for eviction. Brenden and Nick were picked to play alongside Matt, Nathan, Reagan and Tris in the "Sound It Out" Power of Veto competition, in which Matt won the Power of Veto. At the Veto Ceremony, Matt did not use the Veto. At the Eviction on Day 5, Nathan was evicted by a vote of 4-4-3 to save.

### Week 3

 Diamond Star

 HOH

 POVVetoed Nominee

 Nominee

 Post-Veto NomineeEvicted

As a part of the Quest for the Crystal Stars, this week followed **Chapter #2** and took place in **Boggly Woods and The Great Boggly Tree**. For this week, houseguests were split into two teams. Before the Head of Household competition, a trivia question about the season was asked, and the first two houseguests to answer correctly became the team captains. The team captains then drafted their teams, the Jabies and the Punies, through a schoolyard pick. The Head of Household was only be able to nominate the houseguests on the opposing team, meaning that all members of their team received Safety for the week.

On Day 5, Matt used the power of the Diamond Star to allow him to compete in the Head of Household competition despite being the outgoing Head of Household. Before the Head of Household competition, Ray and Tris were the first to correctly answer the trivia question and became the team captains for the week. Ray became the captain of the Jabies and drafted Aidan, Brenden, Joey, Nick, Rennac and Will to his team, while Tris became the captain of the Punies and drafted Bryce, Matt, Raul, Reagan, Sam and Sean to his team. Matt won Head of Household in the "Weigh Me Down" Head of Household competition. On Day 6, Matt nominated Nick and Rennac for eviction. Joey, Raul and Will were picked to play alongside Matt, Nick and Rennac in the "The Great Escape" Power of Veto competition, in which Rennac won the Power of Veto. At the Veto Ceremony, Rennac used the Veto on himself, removing him from the block. Matt named Brenden as the replacement nominee, forcing him to face the Eviction with Nick. At the Eviction on Day 7, Brenden was evicted by a vote of 9-2.

### Week 4

 HOH

 POV

 Nominee

 Safety Chain NomineeEvicted

As a part of the Quest for the Crystal Stars, this week followed **Chapter #3** and took place in **Glitzville and The Glitz Pit**. For this week, the Head of Household only nominated one houseguest for eviction. The other nominee was determined using a Safety Chain, starting with the nominated houseguest. The rest of the week proceeded normally, and if the Power of Veto was used, the Head of Household would choose a houseguest to renominate.

On Day 7, Will won Head of Household in the "Head to Head" Head of Household competition. On Day 8, Will nominated Reagan for eviction, who failed to submit for the Safety Chain and received her second Strike. As a result, Sam was chosen by random draw to start the Safety Chain. Sam chose to save Ray, Ray chose to save Bryce, Bryce chose to save Matt, Matt chose to save Joey, Joey chose to save Aidan, Aidan chose to save Raul, Raul chose to save Nick, Nick chose to save Sean, and Sean chose to save Tris, leaving Rennac as the only unsaved houseguest, making him the second nominee. Matt, Ray and Sean were picked to play alongside Will, Reagan and Rennac in the "Championship Match" Power of Veto competition, in which Will won the Power of Veto. At the Veto Ceremony, Will did not use the Veto. At the Eviction on Day 9, Rennac was evicted by a vote of 6-5 after the Head of Household Will cast the tiebreaker vote to evict him.

### Week 5

#### Day 9

 HOH

 Expelled

 Ruby Star

 Nominee

 Evicted

As a part of the Quest for the Crystal Stars, this week followed **Chapter #4** and took place in **Twilight Town**. For this week, there was an Instant Eviction. This meant that there would not be a Power of Veto competition, so whoever the Head of Household nominated would be the final nominees for the week with no opportunity to save themselves. The information was presented to the houseguests in a way where it was clear that more surprises would be in store for them throughout the week. It was also announced that a Double Eviction would be taking place after this week's Eviction.

On Day 9, Ray won Head of Household in the "When the Bell Tolls" Head of Household competition. On Day 10, Ray nominated Aidan and Tris for eviction. As this was an Instant Eviction and there was no Power of Veto competition, Aidan and Tris were the final nominees for the week. At the Eviction on Day 11, Reagan failed to cast her Eviction vote, received her third Strike, and was expelled from the game. Raul then used the power of the Ruby Star to block Joey from voting, and Aidan was evicted by a vote of 4-3.

#### Day 11

 HOH

 POV

 Nominee

 Evicted

 Returned to House

As a part of the Quest for the Crystal Stars, the Double Eviction also followed **Chapter #4** and took place in **The Creepy Steeple**. At the start of the Double Eviction, the houseguests were given a cryptic message. When decoded, the message informed the houseguests that whoever was evicted during the Double Eviction would compete against Aidan J. in a Comeback competition, with the winner returning to the House.

On Day 11, Will won Head of Household in the "If Pigs Could Fly" Head of Household competition. Will nominated Sam and Sean for eviction. Nick, Raul and Ray were picked to play alongside Will, Sam and Sean in the "What’s My Name?" Power of Veto competition, in which Will won the Power of Veto. At the Veto Ceremony, Will did not use the Veto. At the second Eviction on Day 11, Sam was evicted by a vote of 4-3. On Day 12, Sam defeated Aidan in the "Pick Your Poison" Comeback competition and returned to the House.

### Week 6

 Entered House

 Black Chest

 HOH

 POV

 Vetoed Nominee

 Nominee

 Emerald Star

 Post-Veto NomineeEvicted

As a part of the Quest for the Crystal Stars, this week followed **Chapter #5** and took place in **Keelhaul Key and Pirate’s Grotto**. For this week, how houseguests performed in the Head of Household competition determined the strength of their Eviction vote. Houseguests who performed the best had their Eviction vote count as 3 votes, those who performed in the middle had their Eviction vote count as 2 votes, and those that performed the worst had their Eviction vote count as 1 vote. Except for the Head of Household, how everyone performed in the Head of Household competition remained a secret. An Intruder was scheduled to enter as the 17th Houseguest after the Nomination Ceremony and would receive Safety for the week, but be unable to play in any competitions or cast an Eviction vote. Due to Reagan's expulsion from the House, the Intruder instead entered at the beginning of the week and was able to participate in the competitions and be eligible for nomination and eviction. The Black Chest was also hidden, with the first houseguest to open it being granted Safety for the week, at the cost of being trapped in the chest for the week meaning they could not compete in any competitions or cast an Eviction vote.

On Day 12, Alex entered the House as the 17th Houseguest. Bryce was the first houseguest to find and open the Black Chest, granting him Safety for the week. Bryce was trapped in the chest for the remainder of the week, and could not play in any competitions or cast an Eviction vote. Raul won Head of Household in the "Bombs Away
" Head of Household competition. Will was allowed to compete in the Head of Household competition to earn more Eviction votes, but could not win Head of Household as he was the outgoing Head of Household. Joey, Matt and Will finished second, third and fourth and were able to cast three Eviction votes. Tris, Ray and Sam finished in fifth, sixth and seventh and were able to cast two Eviction votes. Nick, Alex and Sean finished in eighth, ninth and tenth and were only able to cast one Eviction vote. On Day 13, Raul nominated Joey and Matt for eviction. Alex, Tris and Will were picked to play alongside Raul, Joey and Matt in the "Liar’s Dice" Power of Veto competition, in which Alex won the Power of Veto. At the Veto Ceremony, Alex used the Veto on Joey, removing him from the block. Raul named Sean as the replacement nominee, forcing him to face the Eviction with Matt. At the Eviction on Day 14, Sean used the power of the Emerald Star to publicly reveal the Eviction votes, and was then backdoored by a vote of 9-3. Ray did not cast an Eviction vote, and received his first Strike.

### Week 7

 HOH

 POVVetoed Nominee

 Nominee

 Post-Veto NomineeEvicted

As a part of the Quest for the Crystal Stars, this week followed **Chapter #6** and took place on **The Excess Express and in Poshley Heights**. For this week, the Head of Household and Power of Veto competition winners, as well as the Eviction vote total, were not publicly revealed to the House. This meant that the houseguests did not know who chose the nominees, who did or did not use the Veto, and how many votes either nominee received.

On Day 15, Alex secretly won Head of Household in the "Ticket to Ride" Head of Household competition. On Day 16, Alex secretly nominated Bryce and Ray for eviction. Matt, Sam and Will were secretly picked to play alongside Alex, Bryce and Ray in the "Murder on the Excess Express" Power of Veto competition, in which Bryce secretly won the Power of Veto. At the Veto Ceremony, Bryce secretly used the Veto on himself, removing him from the block. Alex secretly named Tris A. as the replacement nominee, forcing him to face the Eviction with Ray. At the Eviction on Day 17, Tris was backdoored by a secret vote of 7-0.

### Week 8

 HOH

 POV

 POVVetoed Nominee

 Post-Veto Nominee

 Evicted

As a part of the Quest for the Crystal Stars, this week followed **Chapter #7** and took place on **The Moon and in the X-Naut Fortress**. For this week, two Power of Vetoes were able to be won in the Power of Veto competition. Both Vetoes allowed the holder to save either nominee, while also protecting them from being renominated. The second place finisher in the Power of Veto competition won a Veto and went first at the Veto Ceremony. The overall winner of the Power of Veto competition got to use their Veto after the first Veto Holder made their decision.

On Day 17, Nick won Head of Household and Sam won a clue to the Garnet Star in the "Ready the Cannon" Head of Household competition. On Day 18, Nick nominated Joey and Matt for eviction. Alex, Ray and Will were picked to play alongside Nick, Joey and Matt in the "OTEV the World’s Most Perfect Computer" Power of Veto competition, in which Matt and Ray won the Power of Veto. At the Veto Ceremony, Ray went first and did not use his Veto, while Matt went second and used his Veto on himself, removing him from the block. Nick named Bryce as the replacement nominee, forcing him to face the Eviction with Joey. At the Eviction on Day 19, Joey was evicted by a vote of 4-3 after the Head of Household Nick cast the tiebreaker vote to evict him.

### Week 9

 Diamond Star

 Emerald Star

 Gold Star

 Ruby Star

 Sapphire Star

 Garnet Star

 Crystal Star

 Evicted

As a part of the Quest for the Crystal Stars, this week followed **Chapter #8** and took place at **The Thousand Year Door**. For this week, every houseguest needed to be in possession of a Crystal Star to help open The Thousand Year Door. As there were eight remaining houseguests and only seven Crystal Stars, the one houseguest left without a Crystal Star would be immediately evicted from the House.

On Day 19, Nick was in possession of the Diamond Star for winning the previous week's Head of Household competition. Bryce was in possession of the Emerald Star for surviving the previous week's Eviction. Matt was in possession of the Gold Star for winning the previous week's Power of Veto competition. Will was in possession of the Ruby Star as it was given to him by the Evicted Player's Choice, Joey. Alex was in possession of the Garnet Star, as Joey willed it to him after being evicted. As the Sapphire Star had not yet been given out during the season, it was then revealed that the condition for receiving the Sapphire Star was to be the last unnominated houseguest. As Alex, Raul and Will had yet to be nominated, a random draw was conducted amongst them to determine who would receive the Sapphire Star. Alex was selected by random draw and received the Sapphire Star. As Alex was now in possession of two Crystal Stars, the Garnet and Sapphire Stars, he was forced to give one of them away to a starless houseguest, and chose to give the Sapphire Star to Raul. Raul was now in possession of the Sapphire Star as it was given to him by Alex, and Alex was in possession of the Garnet Star as it was willed to him by Joey. This left Ray and Sam as the only two houseguests without a Crystal Star in their possession. It was then revealed that the House would vote for who should receive the Crystal Star between Ray and Sam. On Day 20, it was revealed that the House had voted to give Ray the Crystal Star by a vote of 5-1. As the only houseguest left without a Crystal Star, Sam was immediately evicted from the House.

### Week 10

 HOH

 POVVetoed Nominee

 Post-Veto Nominee

 Evicted

As a part of the Quest for the Crystal Stars, the rest of the season followed **Chapter #8** and took place in the **Palace of Shadow**.

On Day 20, Bryce won Head of Household in the "Of Gifs and Glory" Head of Household competition. On Day 21, Bryce nominated Alex and Will for eviction. Matt, Raul and Ray were picked to play alongside Bryce, Alex and Will in the "Stay or Fold" Power of Veto competition, in which Will won the Power of Veto. At the Veto Ceremony, Will used the Veto on himself, removing him from the block. Bryce named Nick as the replacement nominee, forcing him to face the Eviction with Alex. At the Eviction on Day 22, Alex was evicted by a vote of 3-1.

### Week 11

 HOH

 POV

 Nominee

 Evicted

On Day 22, Nick won Head of Household in the "Rainbow Road" Head of Household competition. On Day 23, Nick nominated Matt and Will for eviction. Bryce, Raul and Ray played alongside Nick, Matt and Will in the "100-Meter Dash" Power of Veto competition, in which Bryce won the Power of Veto. At the Veto Ceremony, Bryce did not use the Veto. At the Eviction on Day 24, Will was evicted by a vote of 2-1.

### Week 12

 HOH

 POV

 Nominee

 Evicted

On Day 24, Bryce won Head of Household in the "Days Gone By" Head of Household competition. On Day 25, Bryce nominated Nick and Raul for eviction. Matt and Ray played alongside Bryce, Nick and Raul in the "Hide and Go Veto" Power of Veto competition, in which Bryce won the Power of Veto. At the Veto Ceremony, Bryce did not use the Veto. At the Eviction on Day 26, Raul was evicted by a vote of 2-0.

### Week 13

 HOH

 POVVetoed Nominee

 Post-Veto Nominee

 Evicted

On Day 26, Ray won Head of Household in the "Knight Moves" Head of Household competition. On Day 27, Ray nominated Matt and Nick for eviction. On Day 28, Bryce played alongside Ray, Matt and Nick in the "Mushroom Mix-Up" final Power of Veto competition, in which Matt won the Power of Veto. At the Veto Ceremony, Matt used the Veto on himself, removing him from the block. With no other options, Ray named Bryce as the replacement nominee, forcing him to face the Eviction with Nick. At the Eviction, Nick was evicted by a vote of 1-0 after Matt cast the sole vote to evict him.

### Week 14

 HOH

 Nominee

 Evicted

On Day 29, Ray won "Leveling Up", the first part of the final Head of Household competition. On Day 30, Bryce won "Web of Lies", the second part of the final Head of Household competition. On Day 31, Bryce and Ray played in "Wicked Words", the third part of the final Head of Household competition, in which Ray was crowned the final Head of Household. At the eviction, Matt was evicted by a vote of 1-0 after Ray cast the sole vote to evict him.

### Finale

 Winner

 Runner-Up

On Days 31, 32, and 33, Bryce and Ray faced the jury to decide the winner. Ray got one vote from Raul, placing him as the Runner-Up, whilst Bryce received 6 votes from Alex, Joey, Matt, Nick, Sam and Will, declaring him the Winner of *Big Brother - The Thousand Year Door*.

### Jury

 Bryce

 Bryce

 Bryce

 Bryce

 Bryce

 Bryce

 Ray