Ashley's Big Brother 4

**Big Brother 4**, also known as **Ashley's Big Brother 4**, is the fourth season of *Ashley's Big Brother*, which began on January 3, 2014 and ended a month later on February 4. Fourteen housemates entered the house on launch night, with a further "wildcard" housemate being voted in by the public on Day 4, and a replacement housemate entering on Day 13, bringing the total to sixteen. Seth J. controversially emerged as the winner on finale night with 42.3% of the public vote.

Colleen and James returned to compete in *Big Brother 8: All-Stars*.

## Production

After entering the house, it was revealed to the housemates that the public have been crowned House Captain, and would be able to make a collection of choices throughout the first week. Their first decision was to nominate a housemate for eviction, with the housemate of their choice joining the three housemates who received the most nominations on Day 2. Their second decision was to save one of the four housemates from a housemate eviction, where each of the housemates voted to evict one of the three who remained up for eviction. The public's final decision was to vote one of three wildcard housemates into the house; this being James. Week 4 featured the first premature departure from the house when Lucia decided to walk. Lucia was replaced the following week by Katie, who was given a secret mission to guess two housemates who would receive the most nominations that week. As she guessed one housemate correctly, only her two nominations faced the public vote alongside the Captain's nomination; the housemates were unaware of this mission. A further twist took place in Week 7, which was called "Reverse Nominations". The housemates nominated face-to-face, but were asked to *save* two housemates of their choice, with the two housemates with the most nominations being granted immunity from the public vote. The *House Captain* was also able to choose a housemate that would automatically be saved from eviction. At the end of the week, a double eviction took place in which the two housemates with the least votes to *save* were evicted.

### Format

Each week lasts four days and comprises of four different events: the *House Captain* competition, nominations, the *Power of Veto* competition and an eviction of a housemate at the end of the week. The *House Captain* competition takes place on the second day of the week and decides which housemate would be in power for that week. This housemate is given immediate immunity from eviction for the week, and holds the responsibility of nominating one other housemate for eviction. The housemates begin nominating soon after the competition has finished; they are given 22 hours to visit the Diary Room and nominate two other housemates for eviction, and the two or more housemates who receive the most nominations face eviction alongside the Captain's nomination. Following the nominations reveal, the housemates compete in the *Power of Veto* competition, which allows the winning housemate to save one of the nominated housemates for eviction and replace them with someone of their own choice, or choose not to use it at all. Following the announcement of the final nominees, a poll opens in which the public decide which housemate should be evicted. The eviction take place on the final day of the week, and the cycle continues.

## Nominations table

### Notes

* **Note 1** : Rather than a housemate being crowned *House Captain* in Week 1, the public instead received captaincy, with the housemates being informed that they would be making a "collection of decisions" within the first week. On Day 2, the housemates nominated; as a result for failing to nominate, Cherry and Nelson automatically received a penalty vote against themselves. Following nominations, the public made the decision to nominate Sandra alongside the three housemates who received the most nominations, Alexis, Lauren and Megan. Instead of voting to evict a housemate, the public were informed that they would be voting to save a housemate from the *real* eviction. Alexis received the most votes, and was thus no longer up for eviction. It was then revealed to the housemates that *they* would be voting to evict rather than the public. In turn, each housemate visited the Diary Room and voted to evict either Lauren, Megan or Sandra. Megan received the most votes, and was evicted on Day 4. The public's final decision that night was to vote in one of three wildcard housemates. James received the most votes, and entered the house.

* **Note 2** : As a new housemate, James was exempt from nominations and could not nominate or be nominated.

* **Note 3** : As a result of failing to nominate, Alexis automatically received a penalty vote against herself.

* **Note 4** : As a new housemate, Katie was exempt from nominations and could not be nominated. However, she was instead set a secret mission in which she had to guess two housemates who would receive the most nominations from the housemates; she guessed Colleen and Nelson. As she correctly guessed Colleen, she passed her secret mission, and unbeknownst to the housemates, Katie's nominations faced eviction alongside the Captain's nomination.

* **Note 5** : This week, the nominations process was reversed. The housemates nominated face-to-face, but instead of nominating two housemates they wished to face eviction, they instead nominated two housemates they wanted to *save* from eviction. As a result of failing to nominate, Nelson automatically received a penalty vote against himself. Colleen and Shawn received the most nominations and were immune from the public vote, whilst *House Captain* Conor saved Seth from eviction. The remaining five housemates faced a double eviction in which the public were also voting to save, rather than the usual evict.

* **Note 6** : Colleen was able to nominate alongside her fellow housemates this week in order to break the tie between four housemates.

* **Note 7** : There were no nominations in the final week. Instead, on Day 29, *House Captain* James was asked to save one housemate from eviction, with the remaining three housemates facing a double eviction. He chose to save Colleen. Rather than voting to evict, the public were voting for the housemate they wanted to become a finalist.

* **Note 8** : For the final three days, the public were voting for the housemate they wanted to *win*, rather than evict.