Big Brother 7 (US)

***Big Brother 7***, also known as ***Big Brother: All-Stars***, was the seventh season of the American reality television series *Big Brother*. This season featured 14 out of a possible 20 eligible past contestants to return for a second time. It began on July 6, 2006, and aired on CBS for 84 days, concluding on September 12, 2006, when Janelle Pierzina was crowned the winner with a 5-2 vote from the jury.

This is the first season to feature returning houseguests and the only season to feature no new houseguests until *Big Brother 22 (US)*.

## Twists/Changes

* **Returning Players:** For the first time in U.S. history, former houseguests returned to play the game.
* **America Chooses The Houseguests:** The twenty all-star candidates were announced to the public audience and they were allowed to vote for who they wanted to return. It was initially announced that six houseguests (three men and three women) would be voted in, but due to a high number of submissions, an extra man and an extra woman would be added. This meant that eight houseguests were selected by America and six houseguests were selected by the producers.
* **Power of Veto Players Randomized:** As a likely response to the Backdoor strategy implemented in the previous seasons, the Head of Household and the nominees no longer chose the players themselves; rather, the three Veto Competition players were randomly drawn out of a bag with chips with houseguests' names on them. Though one chip did contain "Houseguest's Choice" written on it. When drawn, the person drawing may choose a houseguest of their choice.

### Chosen

#### Public

These eight candidates were voted into the house by the public.

* Diane Henry - Season 5; Evicted: 3rd place
* Erika Landin - Season 4; Evicted: 6th place
* Howie Gordon - Season 6; Evicted: 10th place
* James Rhine - Season 6; Evicted: 13th place
* Janelle Pierzina - Season 6; Evicted: 5th place
* Jase Wirey - Season 5; Evicted: 10th place
* Kaysar Ridha - Season 6; Evicted: 9th place
* Nakomis Dedmon - Season 5; Evicted: 13th place

#### Producers

These six candidates were chosen to go into the house by the producers.

* Alison Irwin - Season 4; Evicted: 8th place
* Mike Malin- Season 2; Evicted: 4th place
* Danielle Reyes - Season 3; Evicted: 11th place
* George Boswell - Season 1; Runner-Up
* Marcellas Reynolds - Season 3; Runner-Up
* Will Kirby - Season 2; Winner

### Not Chosen

Out of 20 candidates selected to participate in the show, six were not chosen by the public nor the producers to enter the house.

* Bunky Miller - Season 2; Evicted: 9th place
* Dana Varela - Season 4; Evicted: 3rd place
* Ivette Corredero - Season 6; Evicted: 14th Place
* Lisa Donahue - Season 3; Evicted: 8th place
* Michael Ellis - Season 5; Winner
* Monica Bailey - Season 2; Evicted: 11th place

## Houseguests

 **Winner**

 **Runner-Up**

 **Jury: *Janelle***

 **Jury: *Erika***

 **Jury: *Janelle***

 **Jury: *Janelle***

 **Jury: *Erika***

 **Jury: *Janelle***

 **Jury: *Janelle***

 **Evicted**

 **Evicted**

 **Evicted**

 **Evicted**

 **Evicted**

## Weekly Logs

### Week 1

 **HOH**

 **Pre-Veto NomineePOV**

 **Post-Veto Nominee1 Vote**

 **Evicted10 Votes**

### Week 2

 **HOH**

 **POV**

 **Pre-Veto Nominee**

 **Nominee1 Vote**

 **Post-Veto Nominee9 Votes**

### Week 3

 **HOHPOV**

 **Nominee4 Votes**

 **Evicted5 Votes**

### Week 4

 **HOHPOV**

 **Nominee3 Votes**

 **Evicted5 Votes**

### Week 5

 **HOH**

 **POV**

 **Nominee2 Votes**

 **Evicted5 Votes**

### Week 6

 **HOH**

 **POV**

 **Pre-Veto Nominee**

 **Nominee0 Votes**

 **Post-Veto Nominee6 Votes**

### Week 7

 **HOH**

 **POV**

 **Nominee2 Votes**

 **Evicted3 Votes**

### Week 8

 **HOH**

 **Pre-Veto NomineePOV**

 **Post-Veto Nominee1 Vote**

 **Evicted3 Votes**

### Week 9

 **HOH**

 **Pre-Veto NomineePOV**

 **Nominee1 Vote**

 **Post-Veto Nominee2 Votes**

### Week 10

 **HOH**

 **Pre-Veto NomineePOV**

 **Nominee0 Votes**

 **Post-Veto Nominee2 Votes**

### Week 11

 **HOH**

 **Pre-Veto NomineePOV**

 **Post-Veto Nominee0 Votes**

 **Evicted1 Vote**

### Week 12

 **HOH Pt. 1 WinnerHOH Pt. 2 Winner**

 **Nominee0 Votes**

 **HOH Pt. 2 Winner1 Vote**

### Finale

 **Winner5 Votes**

 **Runner-Up2 Votes**