Big Brother Lashardia

**Original release** | 21 June 2016 – present

***Big Brother Lashardia*** is a Lashardian television reality game show based on an originally Dutch TV series of the same name created by producer John de Mol in 1997. The series follows a group of contestants, known as HouseGuests, who are living together in a custom-built home under constant surveillance. The HouseGuests are completely isolated from the outside world, and can have no communication with those not in the house. The contestants are competing for a $500,000 grand prize, with weekly competitions and evictions determining who will win the show.

The show's first season premiered on 21 June 2016, and will concluded on 27 September. Season one was hosted by Henrietta Georgötomojon, while subsequent seasons will be hosted by season one winner Palina Jaköhanchen.

## Format

At the start of each week in the house, the HouseGuests compete for the title of Head of Household. The Head of Household for each week is given luxuries such as their own personal bedroom and free laundry service, but is responsible for nominating two HouseGuests for eviction. The Head of Household would not be able to compete in the following week's Head of Household competition, meaning that a HouseGuest could not hold the title for two weeks in a row. The winner of the Power of Veto could choose to save one of the nominated HouseGuests, forcing the Head of Household to nominate someone in their place. The winner of the Power of Veto cannot be named as the replacement nominee. All HouseGuests excluding the Head of Household and nominees later vote to determine which of the two nominees should be evicted, and the nominated HouseGuest who received the most votes is evicted during a live episode. If there is a tie in the voting, the reigning Head of Household is required to make the tie-breaker decision.

Unlike other versions of Big Brother, the HouseGuests may discuss the nomination and eviction process openly and freely. The HouseGuests also competed in Have-Not competitions, in which the losers were required to solely eat slop for the rest of the week, as well as sleep in a special bedroom. Upon reaching a point in the game, the evicted HouseGuests go on to become members of the Jury; the Jury is responsible for choosing who wins the series. The members of the Jury are not shown any Diary Room interviews or any footage that may include strategy or details regarding nominations. Once only two HouseGuests remain, the members of the Jury cast their votes for who should win the series.

## Competitions

### Head of Household

The Head of Household competition is held at the beginning of each week, and is most often performed on the live eviction episode. Most often, the first Head of Household competition will require HouseGuests to participate either in pairs or in teams. The live Head of Household competitions are typically question based, and will see HouseGuests eliminated each round. Some competitions will attempt to cause drama in the house, such as the "En Garde" Head of Household competition in which the winner of each round selected the next two to face off against one another. Various competitions throughout the season will be endurance, requiring HouseGuests to be the last one remaining in the competition. Endurance competitions are often held after game changing announcements, such as when a previously evicted HouseGuest returns. Various endurance competitions may have punished or rewarded contestants who either fall off first or last. Skill based competitions also appear frequently throughout the season, some of which may last for numerous hours. The final Head of Household competition of each season features three rounds; the first is endurance, the second is skill, and the final is question based.

### Power of Veto

The Power of Veto is a power that allows the holder to remove one of the nominees from the block. The Head of Household then must nominate a replacement nominee, with both the saved ex-nominee and Power of Veto holder being immune. Power of Veto competitions differ drastically from the Head of Household competition, with PoV competitions being more skill based in nature. Frequently, the Power of Veto allows for "backdoors" to be performed, where the Head of Household will nominate two non-targets or "pawns", and then after the PoV is played, remove one of the pawns and nominate the target in their place, making sure the target has no competitions to save themselves in.

### Luxury

Luxury competitions typically have no effect on serious gameplay and are there for fun and enjoyment. Typically, the HouseGuests will split into two or three teams for the competition, and it will normally be skill-based or physical. The winners receive a luxury such as a cash prize, a vacation, a fancy dinner in the house, or access to a luxurious feature of the house such as the hot tub. Occasionally, punishments will also be awarded to the losers.