Big Brother Cheesecake 6: Hockey Sticks

## Background

The sixth season of Big Brother Cheesecake started on September 29, 2021. This season's theme was Hockey Sticks, with twists and competitions based on ice hockey and the NHL.

The season ended on December 22, 2021, with Stephen beating Corey in a 5-2 vote.

## Twists

* **Teams:** The 16 players were divided by gender into two teams representing the two conferences in NHL: the Western conference comprised of the women, and the Eastern conference comprised of the men. Each week, the HoH's team members would be safe from eviction.

* **Alumni Vote:** Every week, the previous 58 players of Big Brother Cheesecake had the chance to cast an eviction vote for one of the nominees. The nominee with the most votes from the alumni poll would recieve an additional eviction vote.
* **Penalty Shot:** Each week, one or two players would be tempted to pick one of twelve pucks. Eight contained an advantage, while four had a disadvantage. If a tempted player failed to decide on a team, they would automatically be given one of the bad ones. If a tempted player refused the temptation, they would still be asked to choose a team, which would be taken out of contention.
	+ **Penalty Wedges:** There were extra wedges on the wheel that houseguests could claim to increase their chances at being picked. They would do so by convincing another players to publically "commit a penalty" against them.

1. Since the last two eligible players to be drawn (Jonah and Hearne) decided to decline the temptation, the host removed one of the bad pucks left from contention.

## Game History

Players were divided into the two conferences in NHL:
     Western Conference (women)
     Eastern Conference (men)

### Notes

1. ↑      Members of the HoH's team earned safety each week. The team twist ended on week 7.
2. ↑  Joe used his disadvantage from the Penalty Shot on week 2 and voted for Rhonda after a coin flip.
3. ↑      Rhonda originally won Head of Household, but Stephen used his Emerald Power of Veto to veto the results of the competition. At the random draw to choose a new winner, Rhonda was picked and retained the power.
4. ↑      Corey earned safety until jury on week 7 in the Penalty Shot.
5. ↑      Brooke used her Sapphire Power of Veto to reverse Karen's decision not to use the Golden Power of Veto. She saved herself, and Stephen, as the Head of Household, nominated Andrew as the replacement.
6. ↑  Andrew found an Extra Vote hidden in one of the episodes. He used it on week 9, attempting to vote twice for Hearne. However, as stated by the rules, any vote cast in any format other than "I vote to evict [name]" would be reversed and count towards the other nominee. Andrew failed to cast his second vote correctly, so it was reversed to Jonah (marked in *italics*).
7. ↑      Karen used her Fast Forward she earned in the Penalty Shot, so she was safe for the week.
8. ↑  Andrew used his Amethyst Power of Veto on week 10 to nullify Corey and Rhonda's votes.
9. ↑      The Power of Veto this week was a Topaz Power of Veto. Stephen was forced to use it on one of the nominees, and there would be no replacement.
10. ↑  As two people were to be evicted on week 11, and the vote was tied 1-1-1, Stephen had to cast two tiebreaking votes.
11. ↑      The Power of Veto at the final 4 was a Silver Power of Veto. In the event a nominee wins the veto, they cannot use it to save themselves.
12. ↑  The Alumni vote twist ended on week 11.
13. ↑  Jonah was removed from the jury for contacting one of the players still in the game, which was against the rules. Amethyst, as the last pre-juror evicted, took his place.