Power of Veto

The **Power of Veto** (abbreviated POV) is a power in Big Brother. The Power of Veto allows the owner to veto one of the Nominations off the block. The Head of Household chooses a new nomination.

The Power of Veto is won weekly in a competition. Six houseguests compete for the Power of Veto - the Head of Household, the two nominees, and three other houseguests selected by random draw. Powers of Veto may be won under rare occurrences besides competitions, namely from a twist.

## The Power of Veto Contestant Selection

When the Power of Veto was first introduced in Big Brother 1, the Head of Household and the two nominees each got to select one player of their choosing to compete alongside them in the Power of Veto competition. The Head of Household selects the first player. Since Big Brother 2, the HOH and the two nominees still compete, but rather than selecting their own players, each would reach into a bag filled with ping pong balls or small discs (depending on the season) with a houseguest's name or the words "Houseguest's Choice", where the player who draws the ball or disc gets to choose the additional player. The six houseguests later play in a competition to determine the winner of the Power of Veto.

## The Power of Veto Meeting

The winner of the Power of Veto is called to the Diary Room, where they are briefed on the procedures of the Power of Veto meeting. The Veto holder then proceeds to the Memory Wall, retrieves the Veto, and studies the portraits of all the remaining houseguests as he or she finalizes his or her decision. The Veto holder then calls in the remaining houseguests who await the meeting in the backyard. The houseguests take their respective seats, either on the couches or on the Nomination Block. The Veto holder begins the meeting by explaining what powers the Veto holds and then asks the nominees to make a final plea, if they so desire, to try and convince the Veto holder to use the Veto on them. Once the nominees have made their speeches, the Veto holder makes his or her decision. If the holder chooses to use the Veto, he or she places the Veto around the neck of the nominee he or she has chosen to save. At this point, the Veto holder takes a seat, and the Head of Household stands and chooses a replacement nominee. If the Veto is not used, the holder places it in a box on the coffee table. After all the decisions are made, the Veto holder adjourns the meeting by closing the box shut.

## The Powers of Veto

### Golden Power of Veto

The Golden Power of Veto (also known as the standard veto) allows the winner to veto a nomination from Nomination Block, if they so desired, including themselves. The HOH would select the replacement nominee if the Veto was used. If a person not on the block wins the POV, they can then take a nominee down and be safe at the same time. Or they can choose to leave the nominations the same. This is the typical veto that houseguests encounter on a weekly basis.

### Blood Power of Veto

The Blood Power of Veto was introduced as the final Veto of Big Brother 2 and was essentially contrast to the Golden Power of Veto. The prize for winning the Panic Temptation Competition has the ability to Veto the evicted houseguest, which would automatically evict the remaining houseguest on the block, but the holder wouldn't be able to cast their own eviction vote.

## Trivia

* The first ever Power of Veto winner in the Sims Big Brother franchise was Kyle Franklin
	+ Kyle also currently holds the record for most Veto competition wins with 4.
* The most consecutive Power of Veto wins is 3. This record is held by Jacob Okumura (Big Brother 1).
* Cassie Starnes was the first person to use the Golden Power of Veto. Derek Williams was the first male to use the Golden Power of Veto.
* Jun Kim is the first male to win HOH and POV in the same week; Kyle Franklin is the first female to win HOH and POV in the same week.
	+ Also, Jun Kim was the first HOH to veto one of his own nominations. Greta Romano was the first female HOH to veto one of her own nominations.
* Big Brother 2 is currently the only season where most of the female houseguests won a Power of Veto competition with 9/15 wins.
* Derek Williams is the first male houseguest to veto himself; Kyle Franklin is the first female houseguest to veto herself.
* The most consecutive Power of Veto wins is 3. This record is held by Jacob Okumura (Big Brother 1).
* The most Power of Veto wins in a single season is 4, held by Kyle Franklin (Big Brother 1) and Madison Randall (Big Brother 2).
* Three houseguests have completed a "Trifecta Veto", which is when a houseguest wins the veto in all three eligible ways (as HOH, as a nominee, and as a person picked to play).
	+ Kyle Franklin, Madison Randall and Jun Kim all accomplished this.
* Sonny McCoy is the only winner never to win a Power of Veto competition and go on to win the game while the POV existed.