Big Brother 15

***Big Brother 15*** (also known as ***Big Brother: The Starlight Circus - Fans VS. Favourites***) is the fifteenth installment of Stardust Studios.

## Season Overview

The fifteenth installment of Stardust Studios was a season I was highly anticipating, but from a hosting point of view, it failed to be on par with the previous two seasons. In contrast to All Stars 2, BB15 was the gender-flipped version of it, with the males taking almost full control of the entire season. One thing I can give this season is the appreciation that the lines were blurred between the Fans and the Favourites, allowing for cross-status allegiances which made for a better game. The "Big Top Nominee" twist was not my favourite twist, although it did play a part in a few evictions across the season. The first half of the season was mainly focused on the character development of Nathaniel, who definitely stood out for the right - and wrong - reasons. Houseguests did not get along with him at all, but his HOH was the first one that I considered to have been a HOH that drew blood, taking out one of my personal favourite houseguests, Iridessa. This half of the season also presented us with a shocking elimination in the form of Liberty, who I was expecting to go far. It was also the start of one of my favourite allegiances, Avery & Chrissy. They're one of the most memorable duos to me just because of how loyal they were to each other, and how quickly their bond formed. After Iridessa was evicted, The Avery/Chrissy duo seized control of the game, winning 3 out of 4 HOHs back-to-back, including the Double Eviction. They were able to take out early threats such as Nathaniel and Liberty and tied with their strong social game, were able to move through the game with strong chances of winning, alongside Harriet who often clashed with Nathaniel. Unfortunately for the three of them, the Males from the Favourites side of the cast stuck together like glue and showed up in the second half of the game, with the 4 boys taking full control of the game after the Double Eviction, winning the last 7 HOH reigns and and 4 out of the last 6 POVs, securely grasping the power. With this power, they managed to systematically eliminate all the remaining women, Harriet, Drusilla and Chrissy. The final 6 consisted of all-males, with Emeliano, Damien, Jamari and Luke vs. social threat Avery and the weak Griffin. They managed to pick off Griffin and ultimately it was Avery vs the world.. or so we thought. The second half of the second Double Eviction proved to be a gamechanger as Emeliano rose to power and targeted his allies, backstabbing them instead of moving forward as a unit, placing Jamari and Damien on the block. Avery won a much-needed POV win, securing himself in the final 4 and being instrumental in their breakup. At the Final 4, Luke won his first HOH competition and set his sights on Avery for his flawless social game and sky-high Joker Token tally. Jamari was able to win the final veto and sealed Avery's fate, allowing for an all-returnee finale. Shockingly, Avery gave his Joker Tokens to Luke which allowed Luke to immediately become the final HOH of the season. He used this position to take out huge threat Jamari, before Jamari could bag himself a two-time winner title. It was a very close vote, but the Jury leaned more in Luke's direction, although I personally disagree. I'm kind of bothered that Luke won the season just because I feel like he was non-existant and carried along the way and won because people despised Emeliano more. I liked the cast, but in terms of the twists and just how.. steamroll-y it got in the second half. Definitely not the worst season as it had some golden moments, but it was nowhere near the best.

## Twists

* **Fans VS. Favourites**: For the first time in Stardust Studios history, 8 "Big Brother" superfans would face-off against 8 former Stardust Studios all-time favourites.
* **Joker Tokens**: Similar to the Coin currency from *Big Brother 7*, houseguests would earn Joker Tokens over the course of the season, either by winning competitions, surviving evictions or by evicted houseguests bequeathing tokens to them. Instead of them being used in a store, these Joker Tokens would decide who would become the final HOH of the season as opposed to the usual 3-Part Final HOH. Whichever houseguest had the most tokens at the end of the season would become the final HOH.
* **Big Top Trouble**: Each week, there would be 3 nominees, 2 decided by the HOH, and 1 decided by luck of the draw. Prior to the nomination ceremony, each houseguest besides the HOH would cast a vote to nominate one of their fellow houseguests. All the votes were entered into a bag, and after the HOH made their nominations, they would then draw a name out of the bag and that player would become the Big Top nominee for the week. If the original Big Top nominee was vetoed, the bag would be reintroduced and a new name would be drawn. Initial nominees, the POV Holder and any vetoed houseguests' names would be voided from the bag. In the event that the veto is used and there is no more eligible candidates who received votes, the week would end with 2 nominees as opposed to three and the twist would end. This was the case on Week 10, the final week that the twist was in play, when the week started with 3 nominees and ended with 2.
* **The Showstopper**: An additional competition would be played after the Nomination Ceremony, pitting the fans against the favourites. The winner of the competition would be able to block a houseguest from the opposing side from earning any Joker Tokens the following week, even if they won them. If a blocked houseguest won Joker Tokens the next week, they were voided and not added to their total.

## Houseguests

 **Winner**

 **Runner-Up**

 ***Jury:* Emeliano**

 ***Jury:* Luke**

 ***Jury:* Luke**

 ***Jury:* Luke**

 ***Jury:* Luke**

 ***Jury:* Luke**

 ***Jury:* Emeliano**

 ***Jury:* Emeliano**

 ***Jury:* Emeliano**

 **Evicted**

 **Evicted**

 **Evicted**

 **Evicted**

 **Evicted**

## Game History

### Week 1

 **HOHPOV**

 **Nominee2 Votes**

 **Big Top Nominee5 Votes**

 **Evicted6 Votes**

### Week 2

 **HOH**

 **Pre-Veto Big Top NomineePOV**

 **Post-Veto Big Top Nominee1 Vote**

 **Nominee2 Votes**

 **Evicted8 Votes**

### Week 3

 **HOH**

 **Pre-Veto NomineePOV**

 **Big Top Nominee2 Votes**

 **Post-Veto Nominee3 Votes**

 **Evicted5 Votes**

### Week 4

 **HOH**

 **POV**

 **Pre-Veto Big Top Nominee**

 **Nominee1 Vote**

 **Nominee2 Votes**

 **Post-Veto Big Top NomineeEvicted6 Votes**

### Week 5

 **HOH**

 **POV**

 **Nominee1 Vote**

 **Nominee3 Votes**

 **Big Top NomineeEvicted4 Votes**

### Week 6

#### Round 1

 **HOH**

 **Pre-Veto Big Top NomineePOV**

 **Nominee0 Votes**

 **Post-Veto Big Top Nominee3 Votes**

 **Evicted4 Votes**

#### Round 2

 **HOH**

 **POV**

 **Nominee1 Vote**

 **Evicted6 Votes**

### Week 7

 **HOHPOV**

 **Pre-Veto Big Top Nominee**

 **Nominee0 Votes**

 **Post-Veto Big Top Nominee2 Votes**

 **Evicted3 Votes**

### Week 8

 **HOH**

 **POV**

 **Nominee1 Vote**

 **Big Top Nominee1 Vote**

 **Evicted2 Votes**

### Week 9

 **HOH**

 **Pre-Veto NomineePOV**

 **Big Top Nominee0 Votes**

 **Nominee1 Vote**

 **Evicted2 Votes**

### Week 10

#### Round 1

 **HOH**

 **Pre-Veto Big Top NomineePOV**

 **Nominee0 Votes**

 **Evicted3 Votes**

#### Round 2

 **HOH**

 **POV**

 **Nominee1 Vote**

 **Evicted2 Votes**

### Week 11

 **HOH**

 **Pre-Veto NomineePOV**

 **Nominee0 Votes**

 **Post-Veto NomineeEvicted1 Vote**

### Week 12

 **HOH**

 **Nominee0 Votes**

 **Evicted1 Vote**

### Finale

 **Winner5 Votes**

 **Runner-Up4 Votes**

#### Jury

 **Emeliano**

 **Emeliano**

 **Emeliano**

 **Luke**

 **Luke**

 **Luke**

 **Luke**

 **Luke**

 **Emeliano**