Big Brother 9

***Big Brother 9*** (also known as ***Big Brother: De Miraculis Urbis***) is the ninth installment of Stardust Studios.

## Season Overview

The ninth installment of Stardust Studios was, in my opinion, the best of the current era and is fighting BB3 as one of my favourite seasons so far. The only downside of this season for me was seeing 3/4 of the Asian contestants be sent home within the first stage of the game. The first half of the game saw people's social abilities be put to the ultimate test. It became very clear that Nevaeh and José had the strongest social game amongst the cast, whilst Harriet consistently found herself at the bottom. The Pre-Jury phase saw a few shock eliminations, like Ritsuko and Myunghee & Gigi. The game began to sizzle on the second half of the Double Eviction when Hunter - a clear social threat based on the fact that he spent 4 weeks at #1 of the Power Rankings - found himself at the mercy of José and was sent packing to the Jury house. From there on, the game kicked into high gear. One memorable journey was definitely Harriet's, going from a constant nominee to becoming a power player, playing a hand in the downfall of Dal and José thanks to the introduction of the Spring of Miracles. The Miracles gave an opportunity for the underdogs to rise up and take down the stronger players in the season. The end of the season saw the eventual eviction of Harriet, who's days were extremely numbered and finally fumbled on a mental competition, which had been her forte the entire season. Quieter social players like Kahlil finally took a turn at the wheel but used it to backstab one of his closest allies and season hero, Emeliano, after Jailene had screwed his plans by winning the F5 POV, but Jailene followed right behind him to the Jury house. The final three turned out to be season long comp champion, Lía, under-the-radar-player-turned-villainous Kahlil, and social player Nevaeh. Lía triumphed above all and took her chance against Nevaeh vs against Kahlil. The Jury praised both finalists, but it was Lía's season-long visible game, going strength to strength and overcoming adversary at Final 9 that spoke to the jurors more than Nevaeh's game that kind of fell into the background in the middle of the game, and therefore Lía was voted the winner of Big Brother 9 in a 8-1 vote, only losing Dal's vote. Lía was a strong player and absolutely deserved the win, but was a little surprised Nevaeh didn't have more votes, it should have been 5-4 or 6-3. This season was absolutely full of twists and turns, great storylines for most players, complimenting twists that shook up the game. It was a very, very fun season and I absolutely would love to see many of these players return for future seasons. It was great to spectate and it's rivalling BB3 as my favourite season of all time for sure.

## Twists

* **Two Contestants Play As One Houseguest:** On Day 1 Myunghee & Gigi entered the house separately to unknowingly find each other. The mother and daughter would compete in competitions every other week beginning with Myunghee and would only get to share one vote.
* **Early Check-Out:** The houseguests would be informed that by the end of Day 2, one person would already be evicted. Each move-in group would battle it out against eachother for 8 bedroom keys. The 2 winning groups would receive their keys and be safe. The two losing groups would seperate and form pairings as they compete in a second competition with more at stake. The two winning pairs would receive their bedroom keys, but would also be eligible to become the first HOH or Proprietor of the season. The two losing pairs would become the four nominees, to face eviction on Day 2.
* **Proprietor:** A new position in the house would be available for this season. The Proprietor would be the owner of the hotel, and would organise the houseguests into three different suite tiers during their stay. America would select the first Proprietor out of the losing competitors in the first HOH competition, and then outgoing Proprietors would select the next person to take over. Somebody could only be a Proprietor once during it's course.
	+ **Ruby Suite:** The highest available suite to be assigned by The Proprietor. Ruby suite members would experience a high-class experience during their stay. They would receive immunity for the entire week, and would be allowed to cast two votes to evict.
	+ **Gold Suite:** The intermediate available suite to be assigned by The Proprietor. Gold suite members would experience a few luxuries during their stay. They would receive a limited immunity, only being safe for the nomination ceremony before it expiring, making them vulnerable for post-Veto nomination. Gold Suite members would also be chosen to play in the Veto competition instead of the usual pickings being made.
	+ **Common Suite:** The standard available suite to be assigned by The Proprietor. Common suite members would receive no immunity or additional luxuries during their stay.
* **Spring of Miracles:** During Weeks 6, 7, and 8, guests at the hotel would be able to visit the city's elusive "Spring of Miracles", where a package would be awaiting one houseguest per week that would help them out in the game. America would vote for which houseguest would receive the package that week. A houseguest cannot win more than one package.

## Houseguests

 **Winner**

 **Runner-Up**

 ***Jury:* Lía**

 ***Jury:* Lía**

 ***Jury:* Lía**

 ***Jury:* Lía**

 ***Jury:* Lía**

 ***Jury:* Nevaeh**

 ***Jury:* Lía**

 ***Jury:* Lía**

 ***Jury:* Lía**

 **Evicted**

 **Evicted**

 **Evicted**

 **Evicted**

 **Evicted**

## Suite History

*+ signifies the player was the current HOH, giving them automatic Ruby Suite status.*

*P signifies the player was the current Proprietor, giving them automatic Ruby Suite status.*

## Game History

### Week 1

#### Round 1 (Check-In)

 **Nominee1 Vote**

 **Nominee3 Votes**

 **Nominee4 Votes**

 **Evicted6 Votes**

#### Round 2

 **HOH**

 **Proprietor**

 **POV**

 **Nominee6 Votes**

 **Evicted9 Votes**

### Week 2

 **HOH**

 **Proprietor**

 **POV**

 **Pre-Veto Nominee**

 **Nominee7 Votes**

 **Post-POV NomineeEvicted8 Votes**

### Week 3

 **HOH**

 **Proprietor**

 **POV**

 **Pre-Veto Nominee**

 **Nominee5 Votes**

 **Post-POV NomineeEvicted8 Votes**

### Week 4

 **HOH**

 **Proprietor**

 **POV**

 **Nominee5 Votes**

 **Evicted7 Votes**

### Week 5

#### Round 1

 **HOH**

 **Proprietor**

 **Pre-Veto NomineePOV**

 **Nominee5 Votes**

 **Post-Veto NomineeEvicted6 Votes**

#### Round 2

 **HOH**

 **POV**

 **Pre-Veto Nominee**

 **Post-Veto Nominee3 Votes**

 **Evicted4 Votes**

### Week 6

 **HOH**

 **POV**

 **Pre-Veto NomineeSecret POV**

 **Post-Veto Nominee3 Votes**

 **Evicted4 Votes**

### Week 7

 **HOH**

 **POV**

 **Pre-Veto Nominee**

 **Post-Veto Nominee1 Vote**

 **Evicted2 Votes**

### Week 8

#### Round 1

 **Co-HOH**

 **Co-HOH**

 **POV**

 **Nominee1 Vote**

 **Evicted2 Votes**

#### Round 2

 **HOH**

 **Pre-Veto NomineePOV**

**Emeliano**

 **Post-Veto Nominee1 Vote**

**Kahlil**

 **Evicted2 Votes**

### Week 9

 **HOH**

 **Pre-Veto NomineePOV**

**Jailene**

 **Nominee0 Votes**

 **Post-Veto NomineeEvicted2 Votes**

**Emeliano**

### Week 10

 **HOH**

 **POV**

 **Nominee0 Votes**

 **Evicted1 Vote**

### Week 11

 **HOH Pt. 1 WinnerHOH Pt. 3 Winner**

 **HOH Pt. 2 WinnerNominee0 Votes**

 **Evicted1 Vote**

### Finale

 **Winner8 Votes**

 **Runner-Up1 Vote**

#### Jury

 **Lía**

 **Lía**

 **Lía**

 **Nevaeh**

 **Lía**

 **Lía**

 **Lía**

 **Lía**

 **Lía**