Big Brother 1

***Big Brother 1*** is the first season of the American reality competition show *Big Brother*. The season aired on CBS. The winner was Daisy Wu, winning the competition ahead of runner-up April Toole in a 5-4 vote. Wu received a prize of $500,000, while Toole was awarded $50,000. Veronica Marcos was voted as America's Favorite Player, winning $25,000.

## Background

### House

Pictures of the house were released two days prior to the airing of the premiere. The theme was "Bare Necessities", and the house featured basic features of a normal suburban house. The kitchen/dining room and living room were attached. There were two bedrooms, each containing four double beds.

One of the bedrooms was the "Daughter's Room", which was pink and had feminine designs. The other bedroom was the "Son's Room", which was blue and had sports and technology-influenced designs. Despite the names, HouseGuests were allowed to choose whichever room they liked regardless of their own gender. The bathroom was white and was decorated with "knock-off paintings".

### Twists

Being that it is the first season of the series, the season lacked any distinctive twists that subsequent seasons have featured. There were no battlebacks nor special powers besides the Head of Household and Power of Veto.

## HouseGuests

The identities of the sixteen HouseGuests were revealed on the day of the premiere during the live airing.

## Weekly summary

### Week 1

 **HOH**

 **Pre-POV NomineePOV**

 **Nominee5 votes**

 **Post-POV NomineeEvicted8 votes**

*Big Brother 1* began with sixteen HouseGuests moving into the Big Brother house together. After moving in and getting to know each other, they competed in an endurance competition to determine the first Head of Household; Gaby Highlands was declared the winner. Viewing Alex Nikolic and Veronica Marcos as nuisances within the house who wouldn't be missed by many of the other HouseGuests, she nominated the two of them for eviction, with her main target being Veronica. After Alex won the Power of Veto and used it on himself, she replaced him with Amanda Wilson, who was seen as well-liked and a pawn to ensure Veronica's eviction. Shortly after being chosen as the replacement nominee, Amanda made comments perceived by many as sexist against men, resulting in verbal altercations against HouseGuests such as April Toole, Bennett Robinson, and Kev Conrad. These comments led to a movement being formed to have Amanda blindsided and evicted instead of Veronica. The movement picked up steam, and Amanda was evicted in an 8-5 vote.

### Week 2

 **HOH**

 **POV**

 **Nominee1 vote**

 **Evicted11 votes**

After Amanda's eviction, the HouseGuests competed in a skill competition to determine the next Head of Household; Natasha was declared the winner. As Amanda's closest friend in the house prior to her eviction, Natasha became determined to target those who plotted her blindside, particularly those she deemed the "alpha men". She wound up nominating close friends Bennett and Kyle Johanson for eviction, with Bennett her main target. Kayla Gregory went on to win the Power of Veto, and decided to keep the nominations the same. Bennett went on to be evicted in an 11-1 vote, with only Veronica voting to keep him, doing so purely to rile up suspicion regarding who cast the vote.

### Week 3

 **HOH**

 **Pre-POV NomineePOV**

 **Nominee5 votes**

 **Post-POV NomineeEvicted6 votes**

After Bennett's eviction, the HouseGuests competed in a luck competition to determine the next Head of Household; despite not wanting to win, Gaby was declared the winner, becoming Head of Household for the second time. Unhappy with having to make more enemies so early in the game, Gaby decided to target Veronica, whom she already knew did not like her. She nominated Veronica and her ally Tommy Daniels for eviction. After Veronica won the Power of Veto and saved herself, Gaby nominated Kev as her replacement, hoping that he was well-liked enough to influence others to evict Tommy. Nevertheless, Tommy and Veronica's allies banded together to evict Kev, leaving Gaby blindsided yet again.

### Week 4

#### Part 1

 **HOH**

 **Pre-POV NomineePOV**

 **Nominee4 votes**

 **Post-POV NomineeEvicted6 votes**

The first part of the Week 4 double eviction began right after Kev's eviction. The HouseGuests competed in a physical competition to determine the next Head of Household, which Alex won. With Alex in power, he solidified an alliance between himself, April, Kyle, Tommy, and Veronica, which they named The Hellhounds. In the meantime, Gaby formed a three-person alliance with herself, Natasha, and Samuel Paul, which they named Operation: Eviction. Seeing Gaby as the obvious target, Alex nominated her with her good friend and ally Natasha. After Gaby won the Power of Veto and saved herself, he used Thierry LeRoux as the replacement nominee, believing that nobody would vote to evict him as he gets along well with everyone. Ultimately, Operation: Eviction began recruiting those unaligned to vote to evict Thierry and rise up against The Hellhounds. This strategy worked, and Thierry was evicted in a 6-4 vote.

#### Part 2

 **HOH**

 **POV**

 **Nominee0 votes**

 **Evicted9 votes**

The second part of the Week 4 double eviction began immediately after Thierry's eviction. The HouseGuests competed in a mental competition to determine the next Head of Household, which Veronica won. Veronica made it clear that Gaby would be her target after weeks of feuding between the two, so she nominated her against her ally Natasha. Tommy went on to win the Power of Veto and kept the nominations the same. Gaby was evicted in a unanimous vote.

### Week 5

 **HOH**

 **Pre-POV NomineePOV**

 **Post-POV Nominee1 vote**

 **Evicted7 votes**

Following Gaby's eviction, the HouseGuests competed in an endurance competition to determine the next Head of Household; April was declared the winner. Keeping the power within the Hellhounds again, April decided to target the remainder of Operation: Eviction, nominating Natasha and Samuel for eviction. Natasha went on to win the Power of Veto and saved herself, leaving Samuel as the Hellhounds' main target. April nominated Denise in Natasha's place, seeing her as someone well-liked and unaligned who made no difference in the game. Samuel was eventually evicted in a 7-1 vote, with only Natasha voting to keep him, becoming the first member of the jury.

### Week 6

 **HOH**

 **POV**

 **Nominee0 votes**

 **Evicted7 votes**

After Samuel's eviction, the HouseGuests competed in a skill competition to determine the next Head of Household; Denise was declared the winner. Seeking vengeance for her nomination the previous week, Denise struck up a friendship with the now-alone Natasha and decided to target the Hellhounds. They eventually recruited duo Daisy and Kayla into their existing duo, creating a four-person alliance known as DiversiTea. Denise nominated April and Tommy for eviction; despite pleas from her alliance members that April was the bigger threat, Denise believed that Tommy had to be evicted and instructed her alliance members to target him. Kayla later won the Power of Veto and kept nominations the same. Tommy was evicted in a unanimous vote, becoming the second member of the jury.

### Week 7

 **HOH**

 **POV**

 **Nominee0 votes**

 **Evicted6 votes**

Following Tommy's eviction, the HouseGuests competed in a mental competition to determine the next Head of Household; Kayla was declared the winner, keeping the power in DiversiTea's hands for another week. Determined to target Alex due to his competition skills and perceived annoying habits, Kayla nominated him and his good friend Kyle for eviction. Natasha went on to win the Power of Veto and kept nominations the same. Alex was later evicted in a unanimous vote, becoming the third member of the jury.

### Week 8

 **HOH**

 **POV**

 **Nominee2 votes**

 **Evicted3 votes**

After Alex's eviction, the HouseGuests competed in a physical competition to determine the next Head of Household; Kyle was declared the winner, shifting the power to the Hellhounds. Eager to break up Daisy and Kayla, whom the Hellhounds viewed as a powerful duo, Kyle nominated the two of them for eviction. Veronica later won the Power of Veto, deciding to keep the nominations the same. Seeing Kayla as the stronger of the two, the Hellhounds decided to make her the prime target, bringing the unaligned Matt in on the plan to evict her. For the same reasons, Denise and Natasha decided to vote to evict Daisy. In the end, Kayla was evicted in a 3-2 vote, becoming the fourth member of the jury.

### Week 9

#### Part 1

 **HOH**

 **POV**

 **Pre-POV Nominee**

 **Nominee1 vote**

 **Post-POV NomineeEvicted3 votes**

Part 1 of the Week 9 double eviction began after Kayla's eviction, when the HouseGuests competed in a luck competition to determine the new Head of Household; Natasha went on to win the competition. Believing that she, Daisy, and Denise held all the power for the week, Natasha nominated Kyle and Veronica for eviction, with Veronica as her main target. However, the Hellhounds devised a plan to keep them all safe for the week, with both Kyle and Veronica throwing the Power of Veto competition and allowing April to win, leading her to save Veronica from the block and keep herself safe in the process. Natasha was left with no choice but to nominate the unaligned Matt in her place. While Natasha expected a tied vote, the Hellhounds ended up convincing Denise that Daisy and Natasha were a powerful duo who would ditch her at the first chance they got; this led Denise to vote to evict Matt, evicting him in a 3-1 vote and making him the fifth member of the jury, blindsiding Daisy and Natasha.

#### Part 2

 **HOH**

 **POV**

 **Nominee0 votes**

 **Evicted3 votes**

Part 2 of the Week 9 double eviction began after Matt's eviction, with the HouseGuests competing in a skill competition to determine the new Head of Household; Veronica went on to win the competition. Looking to split up the duo of Daisy and Natasha, she nominated the two of them for eviction. After April won the Power of Veto, she kept the nominations the same. Seeing Natasha as the stronger of the two, she was evicted in a unanimous vote, becoming the sixth member of the jury.

### Week 10

 **HOH**

 **Pre-POV NomineePOV**

 **Nominee0 votes**

 **Post-POV NomineeEvicted2 votes**

Week 10 began after Natasha's eviction, with the HouseGuests competing in an endurance competition; Daisy went on to win the competition. Knowing that they'd likely be split up this week, Veronica managed to solidify final two deals with both April and Kyle, without the other one knowing. Additionally, realizing that trusting the Hellhounds was a bad move and she had just further isolated herself, Denise apologized to Daisy and formed a final two deal with her. Daisy nominated both April and Veronica for eviction, expecting to target whichever member of the Hellhounds that did not win the Power of Veto. April later won, and saved herself from eviction; Daisy nominated Kyle in her place. Mistakenly believing that Veronica had made more enemies and would be more likely unable to win in the final, Daisy decided that Kyle should be the target; he was later evicted in a unanimous vote, becoming the seventh member of the jury.

### Week 11

 **HOH**

 **POV**

 **Nominee0 votes**

 **Evicted1 vote**

Week 11 began after Kyle's eviction, with the HouseGuests competing in a Head of Household competition that combined mental, skill, and physical aspects; Veronica went on to win the competition. Knowing that she wanted to take April to the final three with her, Veronica nominated Daisy and Denise for eviction. When April won the final Power of Veto competition of the season, she kept the nominations the same. Viewing Daisy as a weak player who made little game moves, April decided to vote to evict Denise, making her the eighth member of the jury and taking Daisy to the final three with her and Veronica.

### Week 12

#### Part 1

 **HOH Part 1 winnerHOH Part 3 winner**

 **Nominee0 votes**

 **HOH Part 2 winnerEvicted1 vote**

Part 1 of the Week 12 finale began after Denise's eviction, with the final three beginning the three-part final Head of Household competition. Daisy went on to win the first part of the competition, which was endurance-based. Veronica later won the second part of the competition, which was physical-based. In the live finale, Daisy won the final part of the Head of Household competition, which was mental-based, becoming the final Head of Household and a member of the final two. Believing that the jury would respect Veronica's cunning gameplay too much and that she was unbeatable, Daisy chose to take April to the final two with her, evicting Veronica and making her the ninth and final member of the jury.

#### Finale

 **Winner5 votes**

 **Runner-Up4 votes**

 **America's Favorite**

After Veronica's live eviction, she took her place as the final member of the jury, and the jury began their rounds of questioning to the final two. In addition to these questions, both April and Daisy gave speeches to the jurors regarding why they deserved to win the game. Daisy won the game in a 5-4 vote, winning $500,000, while April was the runner-up, winning $50,000. Also, Veronica was chosen as America's Favorite Player, winning $25,000.

Jury

 **Daisy**

 **April**

 **April**

 **Daisy**

 **Daisy**

 **Daisy**

 **April**

 **Daisy**

 **April**