Big Brother 7

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## **Overview**

**Big Brother 7**, also known as *Big Brother: All-Stars* is the seventh season in the American reality show franchise. The season began on June 22nd 2005, and wrapped on September 9th 2005. Like it's predecessors Big Brother 5 and Big Brother 6 , the show lasted longer then the original four seasons, concluding on the 79th day. For the first time ever in the franchise, the show would feature a full cast of fourteen returning players, each player first appearing on a past season of the show. The seventh season saw a moderate decrease in ratings, though they generally remained the same when compared to previous editions. The season premiered to a total of 12.1 million viewers, the lowest premiere numbers for any season at the time. The season finale had a total of 12.4 million viewers. In total, the season averaged 11.6 million viewers. The season ended after 79 days, in which houseguest Rebecca Church was crowned the winner, and Carol Size the runner-up.

The 14 houseguests this season were competing for the main prize of $500,000. The winner of the season, determined by the previously evicted houseguests, would win the $500,000 prize, while the runner-up would receive a $50,000 prize. Other than the main prize, various luxuries and prizes were given out throughout the season. This is the first season to introduce a popularity vote known as *America's Favorite Player* where a viewer vote decides which houseguest is the season's fan favorite for a $25,000 prize, Arush Dalal was voted America's favorite and became the first winner of the title.

## **Twists/Changes**

* **Returning Players:** Although returning players were introduced for the first time in Big Brother 4, it was the first time in the history of the show that the entire cast would be compiled of returning players from past seasons. This included former jurors, finalists and winners.
* **Random Veto Draw:** The random veto draw from the previous season, Big Brother 6, would return as an official part of the format. Only six players would play each week, similar to the previous season. However, the Head of Household and the two nominees would each play, and they would each randomly draw a houseguest to play in the competition alongside them. There was also a "Houseguest's Choice" chip to draw, in which the person who draws the chip would be able to name their player of choice to play in the competition.
* **America's Favorite Player:** For the first time in the franchise, a new prize was introduced at the season seven finale. Prior to the season finale, the viewers of the show would have the opportunity to vote for their favorite houseguest. The winner of the fan vote would win an additional $25,000 cash prize. Arush Dalal became the first every America's Favorite Player at the season seven finale, raking in over 40% of the vote pool.
* **Double Eviction:** The double eviction twist would return in week nine in the all-star season. This double eviction episode was especially interesting, as it saw two previous winners be evicted for the first time in one night.

## **Houseguests**

 **Winner**

 **Runner-Up**

 **Jury: *Rebecca***

 **Jury: *Carol***

 **Jury: *Rebecca***

 **Jury: *Rebecca***

 **Jury: *Carol***

 **Jury: *Carol***

 **Jury: *Rebecca***

 **Evicted**

 **Evicted**

 **Evicted**

 **Evicted**

 **Evicted**

## **Game History**

### Week 1

 **HOH**

 **POV, Saved**

 **Rep Nominee**

 **Evicted**

In the first week of Big Brother All-Stars, winner of season one, Elizabeth Lloyd became the first Head of Household of the season and secured her safety and spot in the game. Some of the alumni from seasons one and two formed an alliance, this consisted of Lauren Mosely, Marcus Frasier, Robert Jenner and Carol Size. The three alumni from Big Brother 3 also decided to collaborate, in efforts started by Anna Mae Sinclair. At the nomination ceremony, Liz decided she wanted to target players who were seen as non-threatening, as she didn't want to make anybody who was well connected in the house angry. She and Carol decided to call a truce, although the underlying tension remained. Liz nominated Noah Spencer and Sedric Quilliams for eviction. Later in the week, Courtney Lane got into an accident involving the fire place, where she was immediately rushed to the nearest hospital and was almost evacuated from the game, but with her injuries named minor she was able to re-enter the house and the game. Noah Spencer won the first Power of Veto of the season, and was able to save himself from the block. Liz named Courtney the replacement nominee, feeling as though she was a good pawn to put next to Sedric as everyone felt bad for her because of her accident. Although the house had a hard time coming to a consensus of who to evict, Rebecca Church pushed hard for her season five ally Sedric to survive in the vote, however in a 6-5 vote he was the first All-Star evicted from the game.

### Week 2

 **HOH**

 **POV**

 **Nominee**

 **Evicted**

In week two, Carol Size became the new Head of Household, placing herself and her old-school alliance in power. It was during this week that Carol would form a strong friendship with Rebecca Church, the two of them had similar backgrounds and pledged their allegeince to have each others backs throughout the season. Carol also formed a solid alliance with the winner of Big Brother 3, Mike Caddell. The two of them compared notes about the house and discovered with Carol's influence in the old-school alliance, and Mike's influence in the season three alliance, they could take control of the game. It was also during this week where Mike Caddell would form a secret final two deal with fellow winner Elizabeth Lloydn although this alliance was stronger on Liz's side then Mike's, they actually formed a strong bond. Carol decided she wanted to target Gwen Bright for eviction, as she was possibly one of the strongest players strategically to have ever played Big Brother. She nominated Gwen against her fellow season four finalist and winner Lynn Chan. At the Power of Veto competition, Carol sealed the deal and kept her nominations the same by winning the POV. In a last minute switch,Mike Caddell approached the season three veterans to change their votes and save Gwen, as she was a huge target and shield for Mike, however Noah saw through Mike's selfish intentions and voted against his season three allies. Forcing a tie vote in which Carol broke in Lynn's favor.

### Week 3

 **HOH**

 **POV, Saved**

 **Rep Nominee**

 **Evicted**

Mike Caddell became the third Head of Household of the season. Despite having close ties to Carol Size, Mike was threatened by the power the old-school alliance held in numbers and sought to break up them from one of their members. It was during week three where Mike would form a strong relationship with season six veteran Arush Dalal, who despite playing a strong social game on season six, was struggling to find his footing in this All-Star cast. Mike also made a strong friendship and ally in Lauren Mosely, who was a part of the old-school alliance. Mike approached Lauren at the beginning of the week to tell her that she was safe, but he had to knock out one of the old-school members. Lauren was hesitant but with no power, she gave him the green light. Mike nominated Marcus Frasier and Robert Jenner for eviction, with Robert being his target. At the Power of Veto competition, Robert was able to secure his safety and remove himself from the block, forcing Mike to make a replacement nominee. Mike decided to use fellow winner Lynn Chan as a pawn, as he had alliances and deals with nearly everyone else in the house. This sparked a one sided feud between Lynn and Mike, where Lynn's sole goal in the house was to target Mike. Some fans think this was fueled by jealousy, as Mike was well-regarded too as the better winner. The old-school alliance along with Rebecca Church, voted to keep Marcus, while the Big Brother 3 and Big Brother 6 houseguests, along with Elizabeth Lloyd, voted against him. Sending him home in a 5-4 vote.

### Week 4

 **HOH**

 **POV, Saved**

 **Rep Nominee**

 **Evicted**

Following her friend's eviction, Lauren Mosely became the new Head of Household in week four. Despite being two strong women, Lauren and Rebecca Church seemed to butt heads in the house. And although Rebecca was on the same side of the house as the old-schoolers, Lauren feared she would target her later in the game. About a day before the nomination ceremony, Mike Caddell and Lauren had a discussion about the upcoming nominations. Mike voiced his concern about Rebecca and suggested Lauren targeted her for eviction. Lauren also wanted to target Rebecca but was unsure of nominating her because of how strong of a competitor she was. Mike suggested nominated somebody who was equally strong as a pawn, such as Robert Jenner who had won the Power of Veto the week prior. Lauren was hesitant to nominate a member of her own alliance, but when she brought the idea up to the old-schoolers, Robert Jenner actually seemed okay with it. So she did just that and nominated Rebecca and Robert for eviction. At the Power of Veto competition, Lauren's worst fear came to life, when Rebecca won the power of veto and was able to remove herself from the chopping block. Lauren was tasked with a difficult decision in choosing a new target. She didn't want to nominate the season sixers, as she had formed a strong bond with Courtney Lane. And she had Mike in her ear keeping the season three alliance off of the block. So Lauren decided she was going to backdoor the season one winner Elizabeth Lloyd. Nominating her next to Robert. Heading into the eviction, most of the house was going in expecting the vote to tie, with season six' Arush and Courtney along with Carol and Rebecca voting Liz out of the house, and on the other side the season three alliance along with Lynn voting Robert out of the house. The house was shocked when the vote came out at 5-3, with Rebecca changing her vote to evict Robert after her and Lynn Chan agreed not to give Lauren what she wants. Robert was evicted and the old-school alliance was officially dismantled.

### Week 5

 **HOH**

 **POV**

 **Nominee**

 **Evicted**

After her friend and ally Robert Jenner's eviction, Carol Size became the new Head of Household for a second time. With this being the last week before the jury phase would begin, Carol set her sights on breaking up the Big Brother 3 alliance, as they had been very successful in getting their way up until this point. Carol didn't want to target Mike Caddell as they had a good working relationship, and with Rebecca Church in her ear begging her not to target Noah Spencer, Carol felt her safest bet was to get Anna Mae Sinclair out of the game, nominated her against her pawn Courtney Lane. At the Power of Veto competition, Carol once again won the POV and for the second time this season, held all of the power in her hands. She discarded the Power of Veto at the veto ceremony and kept the two female on the block. Once again, the house was split heading into the fifth vote of the game, Courtney had a vote from her season six friend Arush Dalal as well as from Rebecca Church and Lynn Chan who were respecting Carol's wishes. On the other side of the fence was Mike Caddell, Noah Spencer, and Elizabeth Lloyd voting to keep Anna Mae. This left Lauren in the middle as the swing vote, who ultimately ended up voting Anna Mae out of the house because of the strength of the season three alliance.

### Week 6

 **HOH**

 **POV**

 **Saved**

 **Rep Nominee**

 **Evicted**

Following Anna Mae Sinclair's eviction, season four winner Lynn Chan rose to power for the first time this season. Having no solid alliances, besides his friendship with Rebecca Church, Lynn chose the easiest target he could come up with, and that was to keep the eyes on the Big Brother 3 group. Although they had already lost a member and weren't seen as a strong alliance anymore, Lynn still had a vendetta against Mike Caddell for some odd reason, nominating him against season three veteran Noah Spencer. At the Power of Veto competition, Elizabeth Lloyd won the power and was faced with a difficult decision. She had agreed with Lynn earlier in the week that she would value his wishes this week as Head of Household, but also gave her word to Mike earlier in the game as his final two partner. At the Power of Veto meeting Liz honored her alliance with Mike and vetoed the season three winner off of the block. Tasked with naming a replacement nominee, Lynn struggled in naming one but ultimately decided on Arush Dalal, who had no solid alliances or connections that Lynn knew of, in an attempt to avoid getting blood on his hands. The remains of the old-school alliance, Carol Size and Lauren Mosely, along with Rebecca Church agreed to vote to evict Arush Dalal, to break up the season sixxers, Arush and Courtney. Carol disagreed with this plan, and decided to go her own way and vote Noah out of the house, as she wanted to decimate the season three alliance. This resulted in a 3-3 tie vote, Lynn broke the tie in Arush's favor, sending Noah home and breaking up season three, leaving Mike as the last one standing once again.

### Week 7

 **HOH**

 **POV, Saved**

 **Rep Nominee**

 **Evicted**

In week seven, Carol Size became the Head of Household for the third time this season. Having alliances with nearly everyone in the game, her options were rather limited at the final eight of the season, working closely with everyone in the house except for former season one best friend Elizabeth Lloyd, and the season six new-schoolers. Carol set her sights on sending Liz out of the game and gained support from everyone in the house. Mike Caddell however, told Carol and Rebecca Church that he was all for Liz leaving the house, but secretly wanted Liz to remain in the game as a shield for himself. Carol nominated Liz and Courtney Lane for eviction, feeling as though Courtney would be a good pawn and ensure that Arush Dalal voted out Liz. At the Power of Veto competition, Carol's biggest fear happened when Liz won the Power of Veto for the second week in a row. She used the POV to remove herself from the block, forcing Carol to make a replacement nominee and choose a new target. With Courtney Lane already on the block, Carol decided to go all in on targeting season six, and nominated Arush Dalal in Liz' spot. With the Big Brother 6 alumni on the block, the house was once again split on the voting decision. Mike and Liz wanted to vote Courtney out of the game, as she was a stronger competitor than Arush, and Mike had closer ties with him. While Lynn Chan and Lauren Mosely wanted Arush to leave, feeling more threatened by the season six runner-up. At the eviction, the final vote count came out 3-2 for Courtney to leave the game, when Rebecca decided that Courtney was more likely to come after her int he long run.

### Week 8

 **HOH**

 **POV**

 **Saved**

 **Rep Nominee**

 **Evicted**

Rebecca Church became the new Head of Household after Carol's third reign. Rebecca set her sights on getting Lauren Mosely out of the house, as Lauren had previously targeted her in week four, and the two of them did not get along. It was during this week that Mike Caddell, Arush Dalal and Elizabeth Lloyd would make a secret final three deal, agreeing to target the other houseguests in the game from this point forward. Mike believed he would beat either one of them in the final two. At the nominations, Rebecca nominated her target Lauren, along with her pawn Liz for eviction. Mike won the Power of Veto, and was left with a dilemma. Both Lauren and Liz believed they were one of Mike's number one allies, but Mike was in a position where he had to reveal some of his hand. Ultimately, Mike used the Power of Veto on Liz, returning the favor to the fellow winner who had saved him two weeks prior. Due to limited options, Rebecca nominated Arush Dalal, making him a replacement nominee for the third week in a row. At the eviction, the house was split once again. Carol and Lynn on one end voting out Arush, and Liz on the other end voting out Lauren. To Lauren's surprise, Mike voted her out of the house, blindsiding her by tying the vote and leaving the results in Rebecca's hands. Rebecca voted to evict Lauren in the tie vote, going against her alliances wishes and making the best move for her own game. Lauren didn't hug Mike on her way out, and Carol was angry with Rebecca.

### Week 9

 **HOH**

 **POV**

 **Saved**

 **Nominee**

 **Evicted**

At the final six of the All-Star season, fan favorite Arush Dalal became the new Head of Household for the first time this season. Himself, Mike Caddell and Elizabeth Lloyd agreed that they wanted to blindside Carol Size this week, by nominating her as a "pawn" to get Lynn Chan out of the house, but really vote to evict Carol. At the nomination ceremony, Arush put the plan into motion, nominating Carol Size who had been unnominated up until this point, and season four winner Lynn Chan. The only thing that could throw a wrench in the plan, was Rebecca Church winning the Power of Veto, and at the competition that is exactly what happened. Rebecca held the golden Power of Veto and made it known that she would be using it on Carol this week, giving her and Carol majority in the eviction vote. This left Arush in a very difficult position, ultimately having to choose one of his allies to sacrifice out of the game. After both of the former winners, Mike and Liz, gave their pleads to Arush, he stood up and gave his decision, nominating Liz for eviction and ultimately sending her home in a 2-1 vote. On her way out Liz famously said "and Carol... you will *never* win this game".

#### Day 66

 **HOH**

 **POV**

 **Nominee**

 **Evicted**

Mike Caddell became the new Head of Household following Elizabeth Lloyd’s eviction and it was quickly announced by Julie that this was in fact a double eviction and one more All-Star would be leaving the house. Before the nomination ceremony Mike pulled Carol Size aside into the storage room and proposed the idea that Rebecca Church and Lynn Chan together in the final four were more of a threat than Arush Dalal was. Carol was concerned that Arush was coming after her but understood where Mike was coming from, the two of them wanted to see how the Power of Veto challenge went before making any calls. Mike nominated Rebecca and Lynn for eviction in an attempt to evict either one of them and keep Arush in the game. At a crucial POV competition, Carol won the pivotal power and had to make a decision. Rebecca pleaded her to use the veto on her but Carol was unsure. After a last minute conversation with Mike where they agreed to vote Lynn out instead of Rebecca, Carol opted not to use the Power of Veto. This shocked not only Rebecca, but the audience, who were happy that Arush was safe into the final four. Lynn Chan was evicted in a 2-0 vote against Rebecca Church, and the final four of Big Brother All-Stars was set.

### Week 10

 **HOH**

 **POV**

 **Saved**

 **Nominee**

 **Evicted**

At the final four fans were happy when Arush Dalal won the Head of Household competition, securing himself in the final three. With nominations looming, the tension in the house escalated between the houseguests, each one of them knowing the final two was only about a week and a half away. In the final four it is all about the veto, so Arush knew his nominated didn't matter, putting up Carol Size and Rebecca Church for eviction, returning the favor to Mike Caddell for his safety in the double eviction. At the Power of Veto competition, Rebecca Church narrowly beat the two men in the physical challenge. Mike spent the next few says pleading his case to Rebecca, letting her know that he believed he had so much blood on his hands that she would stomp him in the final jury vote, and that Carol dominated the game strategically and physically and would be much harder to beat in the end, however Rebecca believed the opposite to be true, and she was right. At the veto meeting and eviction, Rebecca shocked the world when she opted to use the Power of Veto on Carol instead of herself, leaving herself on the block and forcing Mike to sit beside her. In her speech she claimed "I keep hearing that I played a safe game and that I am scared to take any risks, or make any dangerous moves, I am one of the scariest players to play this game because of what I am about to do." It was in this moment that Mike knew his game had come to an end before it was even made official. Mike was evicted by Carol in fourth place and exited the house to a roaring applause. Although the move had mixed reception from the jury and the fans, Mike in a post-season interview stated "It was just dumb, it was risky sure, but just not a good move. If I wasn't such a threat Carol would've probably evicted her a\*\*. I guess it worked out in the end for her." about Rebecca's move.

### Week 11

 **HOH**

 **Nominee**

 **Evicted**

In the final week of the All-Star season, the final three reflected on their very different, unique games. Carol Size played probably the most dominant, aggressive game of anyone in the history of the show, winning three Head of Household’s, two Power of Veto’s and having a strong hold on almost everyone in the house. Although she didn’t have complete control over who was leaving each week, she always managed to be in a better position each and every week no matter what the outcome of the eviction was. She was a  straight shooter, and even when her alliance was crumbling around her she managed to make new alliances and connections to continue on in the game. Rebecca Church played alongside Carol for most of the season, standing in the background of the loud and powerful players, taking a more cool and calm approach at the game. She won two Head of Household challenges including the final HOH, and three Power of Veto competitions, and used one of those Power of Veto’s to make one the riskiest move of all time. She not only made moves that separated her game from Carol, but she made plenty of social plays that would help her case in the end game, and ultimately in the final two. Arush Dalal had one of the most captivating underdog stories of the franchise, entering the game as a newbie fresh off of Big Brother 6, he struggled to gain ground and find his footing in a cast where blood was thicker than water. Having no solid alliances for the first few weeks of the game, Arush managed to fly under the radar until the jury phase of the season, where he was nominated as a replacement nominee three times in a row, surviving two of which in a tie vote. He made a close friend and ally in Mike Caddell who ultimately ended up as Arush’s shield in the end game. And through his social game and clutch competition victories, Arush against all odds made it to the final three for a second time in a row, with arguably one of the strongest cases for the jury.

In the final Head of Household competition, Rebecca won the first part and Arush beat Carol in the second part. In a mail-biting final and third part, Rebecca narrowly beat Arush in a final score of only 2-1 in the jury questions portion of the game. Knowing Arush had more friends and Carol had more bad blood, Rebecca evicted Arush in third place and took Carol with her to the final two, where she won in a very close 4-3 vote. Some fans view Carol as the obvious winner but don’t take into account the social play of the season. Ultimately, Rebecca Church took home the season seven prize money and title of Big Brother All-Stars winner.

#### The Jury

 **Rebecca**

 **Rebecca**

 **Rebecca**

 **Rebecca**

 **Carol**

 **Carol**

 **Carol**