Power of Veto

The Power of Veto (also known as Golden Power of Veto) is a regular element in the game of Big Brother. It is earned by winning the Power of Veto competition each week, after the nominations. The winner earns safety for the week and the right to save one of the nominees, in which case the Head of Household must name a replacement nominee.

Throughout the Big Brother Cheesecake series, variants of the Power of Veto have appeared, with different uses and strategies.

## Overview

1. Calculated on the times the veto was used.

## Amethyst Power of Veto

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### Trivia

* As of season 8, Andrew is the only player to have used this veto.

## Diamond Power of Veto

The Diamond Power of Veto made its first appearance in season 1, as one of four hidden advantages for houseguests to find in the daily episodes. From season 2 onwards, it became one of the advantages of the season's Luck of the Draw twist. Once a player earns this veto, it is activated the next time they win the PoV competition.

### Trivia

* Angela was the first player to use the Diamond PoV. Jonathan was the first male to use it.
	+ Coincidentally, Jonathan was the first male to earn it.
* Angela is the only player to use the Diamond PoV on another player while being on the block herself.
* From season 2 to season 4, the Diamond PoV was earned on week 9, the las week of eligibility.
* Every time the Diamond PoV was used, the replacement nominee was evicted.

## Emerald Power of Veto

The Emerald Power of veto first appeared in season 3 at the Bottom of the Sea twist. The holder of this veto can reverse a competition result as long as the HoH competition was not an endurance competition, and/or, starting in season 5, the PoV was won by a non-nominee.

### Trivia

* CJ and Rhonda both played their Emerald PoV on the following week upon earning it to veto the HoH competition.
	+ Coincidentally, they both earned it during a Double Eviction week where they had been nominated but earned the Topaz PoV and saved themselves.
	+ Also, these are the only two times a different winner was chosen in the random draw.
* CJ, Rhonda and Stephen won both the Emerald and Topaz PoVs in the same season.
	+ Coincidentally, CJ and Rhonda won both vetos on the same week.

## Poo Brown Power of Veto

Starting in season 2, the Poo Brown Power of Veto has always made an appearance as a disadvantage in each season's Luck of the Draw twist.

### Trivia

* Only female players (Rhonda and Nicole) have survived the eviction after using the Poo Brown PoV.
	+ Coincidentally, Rhonda used it to save Nicole, the only other Poo Brown PoV survivor.
* Season 3 is the only season to feature the Poo Brown PoV twice.
* Curtis is the only player to have won the Golden PoV and use the Poo Brown on the same week.
* Kaitley and Brooke are the only Poo Brown veto holders to be evicted while in possesion of it.

## Ruby Power of Veto

### Trivia

* This veto is said to be cursed, since every player that has earned it was evicted without having used it.
	+ Unlike the previous three players who earned the Ruby PoV, Javier is the only one to have been evicted after the last week of eligibility to use it.

## Silver Power of Veto

Introduced in season 5, the Silver PoV became the default veto for the final 4 Power of Veto competition. It was implemented as an attempt for the final 4 round to be more interesting, with the HoH's nomination being actually significant.

### Trivia

* From season 6 onwards, the Silver Power of Veto has always been earned by the eventual winner of the season.
* Stephanie is the only woman to have earned this veto. Coincidentally, she is the only one who has used it.

## Topaz Power of Veto

The Topaz Power of Veto is the default veto during the Double Eviction Week. It first appeared in season 3.

 4 | CJ
 5 | Rhonda
 6 | Stephen
 7 | Michael

### Trivia

* After winining the Topaz POV, Rhonda was the first player ever to hold 3 special vetos at a given time in the same season: The Topaz POV, the Emerald POV, and the Poo Brown POV.
* CJ, Rhonda and Stephen won both the Topaz and Emerald PoVs in the same season.
	+ Coincidentally, CJ and Rhonda won both vetos on the same week.
* Stephen is the only non-nominee to have won the Topaz Power of Veto.

## Notes

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Four players made it to the final 6 with five special vetos in their power. They were given the chance to trade in their special vetos for either an extra vote for Survivor Week or an extra $200 in the Monopoly PoV. They all chose the money.
2. ↑ Season 9 featured no Head of Household competitions. Instead, each houseguest started the game with a certain amount of Ruby Power of Vetoes to use as currency in a silent auction in order to win HoH.