CSW Big Brother

**CSW Big Brother,** also known as **Charter Big Brother** or **Charter School of Wilmington Big Brother**, is the first mock Big Brother season hosted by Matt Johnston. It is the high-school predecessor to DeSales Big Brother, taking place at the Charter School of Wilmington.

## Background

### Theme

The theme for this season is **Outer Space**. Examples of competitions designed to reflect this theme include Back Into Orbit, Space Exploration, Radio Blackout, and others.

### Format

The format for this season is partly in-person and partly virtual. Most competitions take place in-person, with a few exceptions. Veto and Eviction ceremonies take place virtually via a live Google Hangouts call. Nomination ceremonies take place asynchronously over email. The season finale took place in person.

### Finale Awards

*Main article: Awards*

During the season finale, a series of special awards were given out to HouseGuests that fulfilled notable criteria. With the exception of Charter's Favorite HouseGuest, these awards do not come with a cash prize, and exist merely for commemorative purposes.

## Twists

* **Body Doubles:** Evan Graham is the only HouseGuest this season not currently attending CSW, and therefore cannot be present for most in-person competitions. For this reason, Evan is granted one Body Double, someone who will play any in-person competitions on his behalf but is otherwise not a part of the game. Evan chose **Abby DeVore** to be his initial Body Double. After Week 4, due to a health concern, Abby stepped down as Evan's Body Double, and was replaced by **Alayna Hernandez**.
* **BB Control Center:** The season's primary overarching twist. At predetermined points throughout the season, all of the HouseGuests will enter the BB Control Center and will be faced with a decision of some kind. In each instance, there are two options to choose from. Various twists throughout the season will be impacted by which decisions got the most votes.
	+ **Twist Activator:** During Week 2, the HouseGuests vote on WHETHER a twist will occur. The HouseGuests must decide simply whether or not to press the button. If at least 6 of the 12 remaining HouseGuests press the button, a new twist will be unleashed onto the game. If the majority chooses not to press the button, the option will be presented again the following week.
	+ **Speed Shift:** During Week 5, the HouseGuests vote on WHEN a twist will occur. The HouseGuests must move the lever to Normal Speed or Warp Speed. If at least 5 of the 9 remaining HouseGuests set the lever to Warp Speed, the next twist will happen soon. If the majority chooses Normal Speed, the next twist will happen later in the season.
	+ **Twist Toggle:** During Week 7, the HouseGuests vote on WHICH twist will occur. In the Control Center are two buttons: the first depicts a stick figure with a crown on its head, and the second depicts a ballot box that is crossed out. The HouseGuests must try to decipher the symbols on both buttons, and press the button they think is the twist they would rather see happen. After the 7 remaining HouseGuests make their choice, whichever button was pressed more will activate its corresponding twist.
* **Special Cadet:** This twist began during Week 2 as a result of 6 or more people pressing the Twist Activator button in the BB Control Center. For Weeks 2-4, one HouseGuest each week would secretly be named the Special Cadet, as chosen by "America's vote" (in actuality, this was baed on a complex algorithm in which various factors determined each HouseGuest's probability of getting chosen). The Special Cadet would be informed of their identity shortly after the nominations ceremony, and they would then anonymously nominate another HouseGuest as a 3rd nominee. If the 3rd nominee is saved with the Power of Veto, the Special Cadet also chooses the replacement. A HouseGuest cannot win Special Cadet if they are HOH or have won it before.
* **Secret Envelope:** During Week 7, a Secret Envelope was hidden somewhere in the Charter School of Wilmington campus. Over the course of two days, Matt periodically released hints to narrow down where in the school the envelope might be. Whoever finds the envelope first will earn a special power. The nature of this power is dependent on the Twist Toggle; the second button (with the ballot box image) was chosen, which means the holder of the Secret Envelope has the power to block one HouseGuest from voting at the next eviction. (Had the first button been chosen, the holder of the Secret Envelope would have been named Co-Head of Household along with the existing HOH that week.)

* **Double Eviction:** This twist took place during Week 7, as the Speed Shift in the BB Control Center was set to Normal Speed. (If it was set to Warp Speed, this twist would have taken place Week 5.) After the first eviction takes place, the HouseGuests will be forced to play a week's worth of game in one night, culminating in a second eviction for the week.

## Competition History

*Main article: List of competitions by season*

## Voting History

**Notes**

* Note 1: □  Mary volunteered to sit out of the first HoH competition, and as a reward, she was granted safety for the week.
* Note 2: For weeks two through four, viewers voted for which HouseGuest they wanted to see win a special power. This HouseGuest is named the SPECIAL CADET, and has the power to nominate one HouseGuest for eviction. This nomination is made privately and the HouseGuest is not obligated to reveal their identity. If the veto is used to save the SPECIAL CADET’s nominee, the SPECIAL CADET also privately nominates the replacement. Their nominations are shown in **bold**.
* Note 3: □  A secret envelope was hidden in the school; for being the HouseGuest to discover it, Lucia was given the power to block one HouseGuest from voting in this week's eviction; she chose Jaydon.
* Note 4: This week was a double eviction week. Following the first eviction, the remaining HouseGuests played a week's worth of game—including HoH and Veto competitions and Nomination, Veto and Eviction ceremonies—during the remainder of the call, culminating in a second eviction for the week.
* Note 5: During the finale, the jury members voted for which finalist should win Big Brother.

## Trivia

* This is the only season to...
	+ ...not feature classic Big Brother competitions such as OTEV, Knight Moves, and BB Comics.
	+ ...award $50 in prize money, as opposed to $100, which is the standard for DeSales Big Brother.