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Head of Household

## Big Brother Gameplay

### **Description**

Free from the threat of eviction, the HOH is responsible for nominating two houseguests for eviction each week.

The **Head of Household** (abbreviated *HOH*) is the position of supreme power and control in the Big Brother House. The Head of Household is selected each week in a live competition. The winner of Head of Household is free from the threat of eviction. They receive perks, such as getting their own private bedroom, but are also faced with the decision of nominating two houseguests for eviction and putting up a replacement nominee when the Power of Veto is used.

## HOH Competition

Each week, all houseguests, except the outgoing Head of Household, compete in the HOH Competition. The final 3 is the only time that an outgoing Head of Household can win consecutive HOH competitions (unless there is a twist) during the three-part final HOH. Just like the Power of Veto Competition, there are 10 different competition types.

* Mental
* Speed
* Flash Game
* Puzzle
* Memory
* Endurance
* Strategy
* Mixture
* Spam
* Luck

## Responsibilities of Head of Household

The main responsibility of the Head of Household is to select two houseguests to nominate for eviction. The procedure of nominations includes the Head of Household retrieving the house keys from the Memory Wall and placing them into the Nomination Box in the Head of Household room. The Head of Household places the keys of all safe houseguests into the box, while the two remaining keys are wrapped in a bag and left in the Head of Household room. The two houseguests without a key are nominated for eviction. If the Power of Veto is used to save a nominee, the HOH must name a replacement in their stead.

## The Final HOH

The Final HOH competition occurs when there are only three remaining houseguests in the house. It is broken into three parts; each to be played on a different day. The first competition is always an endurance competition and usually requires the houseguests to hold onto their key to the house through some sort of grueling weather condition. The winner of round one automatically advances to round three, while the two remaining houseguests compete in the skill competition. The final round is a quiz competition (Usually "Jury Statements" is played). The winner selects who to take to the final two, with the other houseguest being immediately evicted and seated with the jury outside in the studio. Being the most important HOH of the game, all houseguests are eligible to compete, even the outgoing HOH.
Jasper L.

* Eruption
* Big Brother 1

**Jasper L.** was the runner-up of *Big Brother 1*, who returned for *Big Brother Eruption*. In his first season he received three out of nine Jury votes to win. In his second season he placed fifteenth.

## Big Brother 1

### Game Summary

The most dominant physical player on the season, Jasper's four HOH wins saw him repeatedly in a position of power. His decision to turn on Kelly R. marked the end of the Queens alliance that he was involved in, favoring the revised Directors alliance instead. He made the final two with his closest ally Roman C. after winning the final HOH, but lost to him in a 6-3 Jury vote, making him the runner-up of the season.

## Big Brother Eruption

### Game Summary

Making his return nine seasons later in *Eruption*, Jasper made no jokes about he was going to play the game, winning both HOH and POV in Week 1, leading to the eviction of former winner Stuart H. However, in Week 4, after being put up as a replacement nominee, Jasper walked from the game, quoting a busy real life schedule as the reason. That week's eviction was subsequently cancelled.

### Voting History

 2
 –
 3

### HOH History

 Evicted

## Trivia

* Jasper was the very first runner-up of *Suitman's Big Brother*.
	+ He was also the first person to win the final three-part HOH competition.
* Jasper previously co-held the record for the most total competition wins in a season, with six, until Patrick J. broke the record with seven in *Big Brother All-Stars*.
* Jasper was one of seven houseguests that were tied for the most HOH wins in a single season, with four wins.
	+ This record was beaten by Will I. in *Big Brother Eruption* with five wins.
* Jasper is a member of the Zero Votes Club, having received no votes throughout *Big Brother 1*.
* He was the first person to own a Pocket Power of Veto, although he did not use it.
* Jasper is the ninth person to walk from a season.
Gauntlet

### **Description**

A competition where houseguests race to post specific messages in sequence or before others do in order to get points.

### **Appearance(s)**

*Big Brother 7*
*Big Brother 9*
*Big Brother Eruption*
*Big Brother 11*

"**Gauntlet**" is a Head of Household competition which originated in *Big Brother 7*.

## Rules

In this competition, each houseguest will take it turns to be the defender, whilst all other players will be attackers.

On Shawn's go, the defender will attempt to defend themselves by simply posting \*defends self\* as many times as they can in separate posts.

The attackers aim to stop the defender by posting \*runs to sword\*, \*picks up sword\* and then \*swings sword\* all in separate posts. They only need to do this once, but MUST post in THAT ORDER. When 3 attackers have posted their sequence, the defender is defeated.

The defender receives 1 point for each post they managed to get in before 3 attackers complete their sequence. However, an attacker can also gain a point, by being the person to strike the “killer blow” - as in, being 3rd player to complete the sequence with the \*swings sword\* post, effectively being the stop post the defender.

Each player only gets one attempt in the role as the defender, and acts as an attacker in all other rounds.

The player with the most points after all players have had a go as the defender, becomes the new Head of Household.

## Trivia

* Barney D. holds the record for the highest score in this challenge, with 62 points.
Avatar-o-Matic

### **Description**

A competition where houseguests identify avatars of former houseguests that are mashed together.

### **Appearance(s)**

*Big Brother Eruption*
*Big Brother 11*
*Big Brother Endgame*

"**Avatar-o-Matic**" is a Head of Household competition which originated in *Big Brother Eruption*.

## Rules

In this mental competition, houseguests have to identify avatars of previous SBB houseguests that are mix-and-matched.

Shawn begins the competition by posting a GIF. This fast-moving image plays on a loop and features 10 mix-and-match avatars, each avatar creation being made up of two different former SBB houseguests, for a total of 20 different houseguests. Houseguests need to identify both users who make up each avatar creation.

For each avatar creation they correctly identify both users, houseguests will earn 1 point. If they only correctly identify one user in each creation, they will score 0 points.

Houseguests only have 15 minutes to identify as many users in the GIF as possible.

The houseguest with the most points will become the new Head of Household. In the event of a tie, whoever submitted faster will win.

## Modifications

In *Big Brother Endgame*, the number of mix-and-match avatars was reduced to 6, but the avatars were distorted to only be shown as colorless sketches instead of being in full color.
Devil's Puzzle

"**Devil's Puzzle**" is a Head of Household or Power of Veto competition which originated in *Big Brother 1*, and also featured as a Jeopardy competition in *Big Brother 11*.

## Rules

In this puzzle competition, houseguests are given a 36-piece jigsaw puzzle that they must solve, printscreen, and send to Shawn.

The catch is, the puzzle is a completely white canvas, with no color or design of any sort. Houseguests have to use their intuition to put together the entire puzzle using pieces that all look the same, just with different shapes.

The first houseguest to submit their completed puzzle to Shawn will become the new Head of Household, or win the Power of Veto.

## Modifications

In *Big Brother 2* the puzzle was a completely green canvas instead of a white one, to distinguish it from the one used for the competition in *Big Brother 1*. This happened again with a purple puzzle for the opening competition of *Big Brother 4*, along with the puzzle size being upped from 36 to 50 pieces. Then in *Big Brother All-Stars* the puzzle had a whopping 140 pieces and an ugly yellow canvas. In *Big Brother 6* the puzzle size was brought back down to only 50 pieces and the purple canvas from *Big Brother 4* also returned.

## Trivia

* This competition formed part of The 17th Houseguest and Joined Together twists, which brought returning houseguest Brittany J. into the game, and forced Clair F. and Sasha L. to become one houseguest.
* An alternative version of this competition featured in *Big Brother 3*, known as "Jigsaw 100".
Patrick M.

* Second Chance
* Big Brother 9

**Patrick M.** was a houseguest on *Big Brother 9* and *Big Brother Second Chance*. In both his seasons, he placed ninth, and was the third member of the jury.

## Big Brother 9

### Game Summary

During his time in the game, Patrick solidified himself as one of the biggest competition threats. By winning the veto in Week 1, he gained enough traction to become involved in two major alliances - The Envelopes and Randomize's Slaves. He was quickly established as a threat in the game, making enemies of Chandler P. and Ryan D., and using his joint HOH and POV win in Week 3 to take pre-game rival Brian H. This opened him up to potential backdoors, as was attempted during the first Double Eviction by HOH Ryan. Patrick's two key alliances kept him in though, allowing him to win HOH and POV again in Week 6 to put Ryan up with his ally Eli and get him out. However, in Week 8, Ryan shocked everyone by buying his way back into the game from the Ghost Train and winning HOH, nominating Patrick straight up on the block. After failing to win the Veto, Lynette B. was taken down and replaced with Patrick's ally from both alliances LeQuisha Q. This time, faced with an opportunity to take out the biggest competition threat in the game, everyone jumped at the chance to take Patrick down, with everyone besides Tico F. voting him to the jury in ninth place.

### HOH History

 Evicted

 Evicted

## Big Brother Second Chance

### Game Summary

Returning for *Second Chance*, Patrick opted to play a lower key game, after his power-hungry first appearance. A member of the Mystery Gang alliance, Patrick was able to remain off the block for the first five weeks of the game, until he was nominated by Jimmy T. in Week 6 next to ally Mari E. Luckily, Patrick survived by 1 vote, but faced more danger in Week 7 as a result of the Backwards Week twist. Nominated next to another ally in Nicky S. by the whole house, it was down to HOH winner Chazz D. to make the ultimate eviction call, sening Patrick to the Jury with his sole vote, taking ninth place for the second consecutive season.

### HOH History

 Evicted

## Trivia

* Patrick would have joined the original tied record for most Power of Veto wins with four, but it was broken by Max A. one season prior in *Big Brother Blood vs. Water*.
Outa Hell

### **Description**

A competition where houseguests compete in memory-based stages as fast and accurately as possible, trying not to be the worst.

### **Appearance(s)**

*Big Brother All-Stars*
*Big Brother 6*
*Big Brother 7*
*Big Brother Blood vs. Water*
*Big Brother 9*

"**Veto Outa Hell**" / "**HOH Outa Hell**" is a Head of Household or Power of Veto competition which originated in *Big Brother All-Stars*, and acted as Part 2 of the the Final Head of Household competition in *Big Brother 6*.

## Rules

In this memory competition, houseguests compete in memory-based stages, trying not to be the worst performer in each stage.

The competition is played in stages. In each stage, the houseguests are given a task to complete as fast and accurate as possible. The tasks are memory-based, testing their knowledge of the season.

The worst performing houseguest in each stage is eliminated. The last houseguest standing will win the Power of Veto.

## Modifications

In *Big Brother 6* it returned as the second part of the Final HOH competition. As such, instead of a player being eliminated in each stage, the victor was decided by the winner of 2 out of 3 of the stages.
Dodger

### Friends

Oliver (ward), Rita (best friend), Tito, Mickey Mouse, Genie, Minnie Mouse, Olaf, Chicken Little, Vanellope von Schweetz, Disney Heroes

### Enemies

Bill Sykes, Maleficent, Hades, Disney Villains

### Likes

His dog gang pals, dogpiles, singing, rock music, helping Fagin make money

### Dislikes

Arrogance, eating cats, Roscoe and DeSoto, other dogs attacking or trying to harm Fagin or his friends, his plans backfiring

### Quote

"Absitively posolutely."

**Dodger** is the deuteragonist of the 1988 Disney film *Oliver & Company*, based on The Artful Dodger from Charles Dickens' "Oliver Twist". In Disney's re-imagining of the story, he is a street-smart Jack Russell Terrier. While he doesn't like to eat cats because of "too much fur", he is still Oliver's best friend.

He was voiced by Billy Joel.
Rodrigo S.

* Eruption
* Big Brother 6

**Rodrigo S.** was a houseguest on *Big Brother 6* and *Big Brother Eruption*. In his first season he placed tenth, and was the second member of the jury. In his second season he placed twelfth.

## Big Brother 6

### Game Summary

Coming into the game, Rodrigo opted for a low-key social game, staying out of power but keeping in with vital players, such as the RyVale duo of JaVale M. and Ryan B.. When Rodrigo, JaVale and Ryan were lied to about the eviction of Alexander D. over Anthony C., they realised they weren't in the loop and formed the Fucked In Life Fam alliance, leading to Ryan nominating Bennett N. and Victoria W. for eviction. However, Rodrigo's game suddenly plummeted, when Bennett manipulated Ryan and JaVale into thinking it was actually her who voted Anthony with them. With this false knowledge, Ryan used the veto to take Bennett off and turn on Rodrigo, putting him up in her place. With Victoria a member of the Four Of A Kind power alliance that lead the eviction of Alexander, and the RyVale duo now against him, Rodrigo's fate was sealed as he was sent to the Jury by a 6-2 vote.

## Big Brother Eruption

### Game Summary

Rodrigo's whirlwind return in *Eruption* saw him determined to not get duped by his allies like he did in *Big Brother 6*. However, this became a problem when he struggled to form the bonds he needed, bolstered by him being the only person out of thirteen voters to evict Sagar O. in Week 2. Then at the subsequent Double Eviction, Rodrigo was nominated by Will I. for eviction, but was thankfully saved by being next to the HOH's main target Jordan N. This however made him a scapegoat for the block, and in Week 3 James R. nominated him against Sagar, and later Jasper L. Before any voting could take place Jasper quit the game, saving Rodrigo, and allowing him to shock everyone with a HOH win in Week 4. With his HOH, Rodrigo opted to nominate two people who tried to evict him at the DE, Max N. and Ryan D., followed by Andy F. after Max won the Secret Veto. Ultimately Ryan was almost unanimously evicted, but Rodrigo's decision to nominate Max would come back to bite him, when he won both HOH and POV in the Double Eviction. This time on the block against the well-established former winner Andy, Rodrigo knew his number was up, and he was evicted in twelfth place by a vote of 6-2.

### HOH History

 Evicted
Risky Knowledge

"**Risky Knowledge**" is a Head of Household competition which originated in *Big Brother Second Chance*.

## Rules

In this mental competition, houseguests must bet chips to answer trivia questions, in hopes of answering the question correctly and taking their opponents chips for themselves.

Each houseguest begins the competition with 5 chips. Shawn will begin the round by revealing a trivia category. Houseguests then have 2 minutes to publicly place how many chips they want to risk, based on how likely they think they will answer the question first.

All houseguests who wish to attempt to answer must match the highest bid placed by a houseguest, or fold from that round. Only those who bet the highest bet can attempt to answer the question. Those who fold have no share of the pot.

If a houseguest doesn't have enough chips to match the pot, they must go "all in", betting everything they have. Once a houseguest loses all their chips, they are out of the competition.

For the houseguests who match the bet, Shawn will post a question, with each houseguest only allowed one answer. The first person to answer each question correctly wins the entire pot.

If one houseguest bets a high amount of chips and no other houseguest still in the competition matches their bet within the 2 minute time frame, that houseguest will take one chip from each houseguest still in the competition, as punishment for everyone else being unwilling to bet against them.

At the end of the two minute time frame, Shawn begins a countdown from 3. If anyone makes a new bet in that countdown, an extra minute will be added for houseguests to decide what they want to do.

The last houseguest left standing will become the new Head of Household.
Bennett N.

* Second Chance
* Big Brother 6

**Bennett N.** was the runner-up of *Big Brother 6*, who returned for *Big Brother Second Chance*. In her first season, she received one out of seven Jury votes to win. In her second season, she placed fourteenth.

## Big Brother 6

### Game Summary

Bennett's deceptive game saw her opt for questionable strategic moves over competition power, as she attempted to play all sides of the house. This eventually caught up with her when Ryan B. nominated her, after she lied about evicting Anthony C. over Alexander D. Bennett cunningly weaseled her was out of this by convincing Ryan that she did vote that way, and that it was in fact Rodrigo S. who had voted with the opposition, causing Rodrigo to leave instead. However this whole ordeal had made her an enemy of Ray G. and his Four Of A Kind alliance, who put her up again the following week. Luckily, the RyVale duo were planning to launch an offensive against them, and forgave Bennett's deceptions to form the Time To Turn This Bitch counter alliance with Anthony C., winning the Duel of the Votes to save Bennett, and evicting Nick N. instead, starting the overthrow of the opposition. When the last member of Four Of A Kind remained in Chloe D., a lucky power week saw her take Ryan out, splitting the RyVale duo, and giving Bennett a possible way into the top two, especially after Rich quit at fourth. When JaVale won final HOH, he took Bennett with him instead of underdog Chloe. The jury slated, also citing her as unlikable, Bennett's deceiving decisions and lack of power plays in favor of JaVale's more power-heavy game. As a result, Bennett was given second place to JaVale in a 6-1 Jury vote.

## Big Brother Second Chance

### Game Summary

Returning for *Second Chance*, Bennett had to fight for his place in the game from the get-go after being nominated by HOH Chili L. against Joel W. He managed to win the first Veto of the season to keep himself in the game, before his repeated nomination in Week 3, where this hime he failed to save himself. On the block next to Chazz D. and facing the likelihood of early eviction despite general support from his Team H alliance, a confrontational incident with Marissa W. involving his transgender identity resulted in Bennett's decision to walk from the game, cancelling that week's eviction.

### Voting History

 2
 3

## Trivia

* Bennett is the second person to gain immunity without power from the "Fishbowl Lanes" competition, after Chazz D. in *Big Brother 1*.
* Bennett is the tenth person to walk from a season.
Jera A.

**Jera A.** was a houseguest on *Big Brother 1*. She placed fifteenth.

## Big Brother 1

### Game Summary

She was nominated in the second week by HOH Natalie S. after picking up a penalty vote in the first week for inactivity, and ended up second evicted because of it in a tense vote of 7-6.

### Voting History

 2

## Trivia

* Jera was the first ever houseguest to fail to vote and earn a penalty vote for her actions.
	+ She was also the first person to be evicted as a direct result of a penalty vote.
Josh W.

**Josh W.** was a houseguest on *Big Brother 9*. He was evicted in sixteenth, and also placed sixteenth overall after his defeat on the Ghost Train.

## Big Brother 9

### Game Summary

After not attending the first HOH competition and lacking in pre-exisiting friendships, Josh found himself placed on the block by first HOH Chandler P., and definitively voted out over Ben by an 11-2 vote. First onto the Ghost Train, Josh's hopes to return to the game were squashed by second evictee Jake K., leaving him to settle with sixteenth place.

## Trivia

* Josh was the first houseguest to board the Ghost Train, and therefore the first evictee to get a chance to re-enter in the series history.
Double Trouble

**Double Trouble** is a twist from *Big Brother Double Trouble*. For the first phase of the game, houseguests are locked into pairs who are nominated and evicted together as duos.

## Overview

Due to the nature of the twist, houseguests were told about the twist when the season was announced, so former houseguests could apply together as duos. For the first phase of the game, houseguests are locked into these pairs.

Houseguests compete individually in competitions, however, only one houseguest can compete in one competition per week. One partner is responsible for the Head of Household competition, while the other is eligible to play in the Power of Veto competition. No player can compete in both competitions for their pair in the same round. Each pair is allowed to decide which partner they want to compete in each competition, so houseguests can rotate who plays what competition or they can play in the same competition each week.

If a houseguest wins Head of Household, both partners are ineligible to play the following week. However, if a houseguest wins HOH, their partner is allowed to play in the POV competition by default as if they were the HOH winner themselves.

Houseguests each get to cast their own vote at evictions, and are not required to vote with their partner. However, if a houseguest wins HOH, their partner is also ineligible to vote at the eviction. In the event of a tie, the houseguest who won the HOH competition has the power to cast the tie-breaking vote.

While competitions and voting are individual, houseguests are nominated and evicted as pairs - resulting in two houseguests being evicted each week.
Forced Veto

## Big Brother Twist

### **Description**

A veto that can be used to save one nominee and also name the replacement nominee.

### **Appearance(s)**

*Big Brother Eruption*
*Big Brother Endgame*

The **Forced Veto** is a twist which was first implemented as part of the Veto Volcano in *Big Brother Eruption*, and reappeared as a standalone power through the Impact Player twist in *Big Brother Endgame*. This special Power of Veto forces the holder to save a nominee, ensuring the need of a replacement nominee.

## Overview

Functionally the same as a standard Power of Veto, the Forced Veto can be used to take one nominee of the block. However, the difference is that the Forced Veto must be used to save one of the nominees, thereby forcing the Head of Household to name a replacement nominee.

How this twist is implemented will depend on the season and the fashion that it is brought into the game, but in any version cannot be played beyond the Final Seven.

## Forced Veto History

### *Big Brother Eruption*

In this season - as part of the Veto Volcano twist - the Forced POV was one of the veto types that could be implemented by the highest performing houseguest from the opposite David vs. Goliath 'faction' to the Head of Household winner. The Forced Veto was implemented by Sam B. in the Week 2 Double Eviction, where Sagar O. won it in the "Truth Chain" POV competition and used it to save Chloe D., leaving HOH Will I. to name Jordan N. as the replacement nominee.

### *Big Brother Endgame*

In this season - as part of the Impact Player twist - the Forced POV was chosen by Kelly R. during Week 6. Will I. won the "Quoridor" POV competition, and he used the Forced Veto to save Evan T., leaving HOH James R. to name Kelly as the replacement nominee.
Nutty Numerals

### **Description**

A competition where houseguests solve math equations expressed in various formats other than the standard western numerical system.

### **Appearance(s)**

*Big Brother Blood vs. Water*
*Big Brother 9*
*Big Brother Eruption*
*Big Brother 11*
*Big Brother Second Chance*
*Big Brother 13*
*Big Brother Double Trouble*
*Big Brother Endgame*

"**Nutty Numerals**" is a Head of Household or Power of Veto competition which originated in *Big Brother Blood vs. Water*.

## Rules

In this mental competition, houseguests have to solve math equations with values expressed in various ways of expressing numbers other than the standard western numerical system.

Shawn will begin each round by posting a math equation for the houseguests, but the values are expressed in foreign numerical systems, like Roman Numerals or Tally Marks.

After the houseguests decipher what the values are, they need to solve the equation and mail their answer to Shawn. Houseguests earn points based on how fast they correctly answer the question - 1st gets 5 points, 2nd gets 4, 3rd gets 3, and so on until 6th = 0. Houseguests can only submit one answer guess in each round, and earn no points for incorrect answers.

The houseguest with the most points after five rounds will win the Power of Veto.
JT A.

**JT A.** was a houseguest on *Big Brother 9*. He was evicted in twelfth, but placed thirteenth overall after his defeat on the Ghost Train.

## Big Brother 9

### Game Summary

JT solidified his place in the game early on as part of the Randomize's Slaves alliance. However the alliance couldn't account for it's enemies gaining power, and when Ryan D. won HOH in the first Double Eviction, JT found himself slammed on the block. Against key alliance member Patrick M., the options were weighed as to who would help them oust Ryan and Chandler P. the most. JT lost that equation and was ousted by a 6-3 vote. Fifth to arrive on the Ghost Train, he was pitted into a three-way duel with fellow newcomer Erik I. and reigning leader Jake K., with Erik coming out on top. JT did manage to beat Jake however and thus he finished in thirteenth place.

### Voting History

 2
 3
 4
 *Nominated* | –
Eliminator

### **Description**

A competition where houseguests complete mini-tasks as fast as possible, trying not to be the last to finish.

### **Appearance(s)**

*Big Brother 2*
*Big Brother 3*
*Big Brother 4*

"**Eliminator**" (also known as "**Prized Position**") is a Power of Veto or Head of Household competition which originated in *Big Brother 2*.

## Rules

In this mixture competition, houseguests race to complete mini-tasks before everyone else, with the slowest houseguest getting eliminated each round.

In each round, the houseguests are given a mini-task. In each task, houseguests must complete the tasks, with the best or fastest houseguests advancing, and the worst or slowest houseguest in each round being eliminated. This continues until only one houseguest remains.

After every elimination, the eliminated houseguest will reveal a prize and are given the option to keep their prize or trade it with any prize a houseguest beneath them received. One of the prizes is the Power of Veto, which the holder of that prize once the competition is over, will win.

## Modifications

The challenge was evolved for it's non-live return as a Head of Household competition in *Big Brother 3*. It was now known as "Eliminator" rather than "Prized Position", as the prizes based on placement aspect was removed. This time the last person standing just won the HOH outright. Furthermore, instead of it being a variety, all the mini-tasks were flash games.

## Trivia

* This is the first competition to have it's name changed in a subsequent season due to modifications of the rules.
* It is the second competition to feature rewards based on placement after *Big Brother 1'*s variation of "Dog Eat Dog".
Erik I.

**Erik I.** was a houseguest on *Big Brother 9*. He was evicted in thirteenth, but placed twelfth overall after his defeat on the Ghost Train.

## Big Brother 9

### Game Summary

Erik's hopes to play completely under the radar were faltered after he failed to evict Chandler P. in Week 3, putting him right in his crosshairs after winning HOH in Week 4. Against Chandler's main target Ben P., Erik's situation was still looking up, until another enemy of Chandler's, Patrick M., took Ben off the block with the veto to spite him, leaving Erik up with an unthreatening Tico F. and in certain danger. Sure enough the house wanted Tico kept as a reliable pawn, and Erik was almost unanimously evicted, besides a single vote in his favor from Lynette B. Fourth onto the Ghost Train, Erik managed to defat both Jake K. and JT A. in a three-way duel, before coming face to face with Chandler himself, where he was tragically beaten to a jury spot, finishing in twelfth place.

### Voting History

 2
 3
 4
Station Strike Out

### **Description**

A competition where houseguests continually work in multiple places at once, attempting not to be last anywhere.

### **Appearance(s)**

*Big Brother Second Chance*

"**Station Strike Out**" is a Head of Household competition which originated in *Big Brother Second Chance*.

## Rules

In this endurance competition, houseguests have to periodically post in three stations, attempting not to be last in each one.

The three stations are set up as individual forums for the competition - A, B and C. Shawn begins the competition by posting "GO!" which starts the timer for all houseguests. At every 10 minute interval from that post, houseguests have to post their name in each station as fast as possible.

The last person to post in each station at each interval receives a strike. If a houseguests receives three strikes, they are eliminated from the competition. It is possible for a houseguest to be last in all three forums during a single interval, receiving all three strikes and eliminating themselves in one go.

Houseguests must also ensure that they post in all three stations within 2 minutes of each interval. Failure to do so will result in automatic elimination from the competition. Houseguests can also not post too early, as posts do not count unless they are after the interval.

If someone is automatically eliminated at any point during the competition, strikes are still given out to those who were the last to post during each interval, possibly leading to multiple eliminations in a single round.

The last houseguest standing will become the new Head of Household. If the final two/three players are eliminated at the same interval, the winning player will be the one who posted their final post first.

## Trivia

* Chili L. holds the record in this competition, lasting 9 rounds with 0 strikes.
Minus Auction

### **Description**

A challenge where houseguests claim or pass on minus numbers, attempting to get the highest score possible.

### **Appearance(s)**

*Big Brother Double Trouble*

"**Minus Auction**" is a Power of Veto competition which originated in *Big Brother Double Trouble*.

## Rules

In this strategy competition, minus numbers are auctioned off, and the houseguest with the lowest minus number at the end will win.

Number cubes ranging from -3 to -25 will be auctioned. Players will have their turn order based from random draw, and each player will start with 7 chips. These chips may be used in order to PASS on a cube.

In each round, a minus number will be drawn randomly and put up for auction one at a time. When a number cube is drawn, players will need to decide in their turn order whether to ACCEPT or PASS the number. If a houseguest does not want the current number cube, they may decline and pay 1 chip. If they decline the cube, then the next player will have to decide whether to take the cube or pass.

If a houseguest runs out of chips, they must take the cube, as they have no more chips to pass with. When a number cube is taken, that player will also receive ALL chips that opponents used to pass on that particular cube.

After the cube is taken, then the next auction will begin. A single auction will not end unless a player takes the cube. The next auction will start with the player who "bought" the previous cube.

When all cubes are auctioned off, the minus numbers each player bought will be added up. If a player buys consecutive minus numbers that sit in numerical order, only the number with the lowest value will be included in the final score. Players also receive 1 position point for each chip they still have at the end of the game.

Before the auction begins, one number between -3 and -25 will be hidden and not put up for auction. It will be completely removed and will not be revealed until the game ends.

The player with the lowest minus score (closest to positive) will win the Power of Veto.
Click Race

### **Description**

A competition where houseguests must click a button as fast as they can, avoiding the distractions and deceptions.

### **Appearance(s)**

*Big Brother 4*
*Big Brother All-Stars*

"**Click Race**" is a Power of Veto or Head of Household competition which originated in *Big Brother 4*.

## Rules

In this flash game competition, houseguests must simply click a button that appears on screen 50 times. However, as the game progresses, that task becomes more difficult, with distractions and mind deceptions trying to slow them down.

The houseguest who successfully clicks the button 50 times the fastest wins the Power of Veto.

## Trivia

* Sagar O. currently holds the record in this competition, with a time of 00:29:48.
Before or After

### **Description**

A competition where houseguests must recall events from the season that have taken place, and when they happened.

### **Appearance(s)**

*Big Brother 1*
*Big Brother 2*
*Big Brother 3*

"**Before or After**" is a Head of Household competition which originated in *Big Brother 1*.

## Rules

In this memory competition, houseguests must recall events that have taken place over the course of the season and when those events happened.

Shawn will read a series of questions about the events that have taken place during the season. Houseguests will have to decide if the first event happened Before or After the second event.

Once the question is posted, houseguests have sixty seconds to mail Shawn what they believe their answer is.

For every correct answer, houseguests score 1 point, and nothing for incorrect answers.

The person with the most points after seven questions will become the new Head of Household.

## Modifications

In *Big Brother 3* the competition was modified to work in a non-live format. The competing houseguests were instead handed all questions at once, and had to respond with before or after to them all as fast as possible. The winner was the person with the most correct answers in the quickest time.
Money Hungry

### **Description**

A competition where houseguests split a pot of money between four rounds, aiming to not submit the highest or the lowest amount each time.

### **Appearance(s)**

*Big Brother 3*
*Big Brother 4*
*Big Brother 7*

"**Money Hungry**" is a Head of Household competition which originated in *Big Brother 3*.

## Rules

In this strategy competition, houseguests have $999 to spend, which they must spread equally by submitting a single amount of that total over 4 rounds. However houseguests must submit a different value for each round.

Houseguests have to be strategic with the values they submit though, as the two houseguests who submit the highest and the lowest values are eliminated each round.

The last houseguest standing is crowned the next Head of Household.

If a houseguest fails to submit, then they just count as the lowest value, and are therefore eliminated as results are processed. This also happens if the values do not add up to the full $999.

Any ties for elimination are solved by Chatzy random draw.
Criss-Cross

"**Criss-Cross**" is a Head of Household competition which originated in *Big Brother 7*, also featured as a Vote Cache competition in *Big Brother Blood vs. Water*, a Carnival competition in *Big Brother 9*, as a Jeopardy competition in *Big Brother 11*, as a Fragment competition in *Big Brother 13*, and as a Battle Back competition in *Big Brother Double Trouble*.

## Rules

In this puzzle competition, houseguests will race to complete a Criss-Cross puzzle as fast as they can.

Similar to a Crossword, but without the questions, the Criss-Cross places a series of interconnecting words in a grid. Given only a starting letter and a list of words, houseguests must place those words into the grid the only way they go, until all words are correctly connected in the grind.

When the challenge starts, Shawn will link you to an interactive platform where you will do the puzzle. Houseguests do this challenge on the 15x15 grid. They have 15 minutes to do the puzzle, but the aim is to be as quick as possible, so they have to keep an eye on the visual timer on screen.

Once solved, houseguests need to printscreen their completed puzzle, and send it to Shawn.

The houseguest who submits the fastest time according the puzzle’s timer after 15 minutes will become the new Head of Household. If there is a tie on the time, then it will be whoever submitted it via Tengaged mail first.

## Trivia

* Anthony F. currently holds the record for the fastest time in this challenge, with 1 minute and 35 seconds.
* This featured as the first ever Vote Cache competition, when it appeared in *Big Brother Blood vs. Water*.
Codebreaker

### **Description**

A competition where houseguests must crack a 5-digit code in the least amount of guesses.

### **Appearance(s)**

*Big Brother 3*
*Big Brother 4*
*Big Brother Blood vs. Water*

"**Codebreaker**" is a Head of Household competition which originated in *Big Brother 3*, and also featured as a Vote Cache competition in *Big Brother Blood vs. Water*.

## Rules

In this strategy competition, houseguests attempt to solve a 5-digit code. Each code consists of numbers 0-9 that can only be used once per code.

Houseguests submit a guess for the combination, and are responded with how many numbers were correct, and how many were in the right spot in the code. They must use this information to make another guess, and continue to do so until they have solved it.

The houseguest who cracks the code in the least amount of guesses becomes the new Head of Household.

In the event of a tie a 3-digit code is be given after the 5-digit is completed.

## Trivia

* Stoner D. and Sagar O. currently co-hold the record score in this competition, completing it in 4 guesses each.
	+ However, as Stoner did not submit a nominations list in *Big Brother 3*, Brendon R. was declared the winner of the competition with 5 guesses.
* This is the first competition to have the true winner disqualified due to nominations failure.
Ejector Seat

## Big Brother Twist

### **Description**

A power that allows a houseguest to remove someone for the house for a single week.

### **Appearance(s)**

*Big Brother Endgame*

The **Ejector Seat** is a twist which was first implemented as part of the Impact Player twist in *Big Brother Endgame*. This power allows the user to remove one houseguest from the house for a single week, meaning they cannot compete in competitions or vote, but they cannot be nominated either.

## Overview

With this special power, the user has the opportunity to remove one person of choice from the house for a single week. The ejected houseguest becomes ineligible to compete in any remaining competitions that week or vote at the eviction. However, the removed player also cannot be named as a nominee, effectively making them safe for the week.

## Ring of Replacement History

### *Big Brother Endgame*

The Ejector Seat was one of the options presented to the Impact Player during Week 4. Kelly R. used it to eject Evan T.
Bloody Hands

### **Description**

A competition where houseguests give safety to and eliminate fellow houseguests in order to win power.

### **Appearance(s)**

*Big Brother 1*
*Big Brother All-Stars*
*Big Brother 6*
*Big Brother 7*

"**Bloody Hands**" is a Head of Household competition which originated in *Big Brother 1*.

## Rules

In this speed competition, houseguests must post words with corresponding numbers of letters, and starting letters, in order to give safety to and eliminate other houseguests.

Shawn will post two letters and a number. Houseguests must then race to post a word that starts with the two letters Shawn posted, and has the same amount of letters as the number Shawn posted.

The houseguest who posts a word that matches the round criteria is Safe, and must choose one other competing houseguest to give Safety to as well. However, the person they choose to give safety to, then has the responsibility of eliminating another houseguest from the competition.

When there are only three houseguests remaining in the competition, the houseguest who posts a matching word each round, has the sole elimination responsibility themselves.

The last houseguest standing will become the new Head of Household.
Blake R.

**Blake R.** was a houseguest on *Big Brother 13*. He placed eighth, and was the fourth member of the jury.

## Big Brother 13

### Game Summary

After gaining power at a pivotal point, Blake’s decision to play it safe in Week 4 would eventually come back to haunt him. Using the week to take out Camp Comeback returnee Zee S. instead of targeting big guns like Ethan H. was an attempt to not rock the boat. However when Tasmania ally Billy V. was taken out by Joe W. in the Double Eviction, Blake soon realised he was on the back foot. In Week 6, Ethan’s attempts to take Evan down were countered by him winning POV, and leading to Blake being put up as the replacement nominee. At the mercy of the majority Starters alliance and with no way to save himself, Blake was backdoored to the Jury by a vote of 5-1.

### HOH History

 Evicted
Kong Dilemma

### **Description**

A competition where houseguests score points for themselves while competing in teams.

### **Appearance(s)**

*Big Brother Endgame*

"**Kong Dilemma**" is a Power of Veto competition which originated in *Big Brother Endgame*.

## Rules

In this strategy competition, houseguests compete in teams across three "games", each of which can consist of up to five rounds, hoping to score points for themselves.

Shawn begins the first "game" by posting a *Suitman Reality* trivia question. The first two houseguests to answer correctly become Team Captains, and a school-yard pick will dive the remaining houseguests into two teams of three.

Each individual player starts the game with 10 "kongs" (also knowns as tokens), in which they use throughout the five rounds. At the start of each round, houseguests have three minutes to place as many of their 10 tokens as they wish in a singular group pot for all six players. Each person's tokens must last through all five rounds of a particular game, and houseguests are allowed to place zero tokens.

After all players have placed their tokens, the team of three that placed the most tokens will win the round. Shawn will then reveal how many tokens the losing team placed in total. Once one team wins three rounds, they win the game.

The individual players on the winning team each score 1 point for every token they don't place during a game. However, the top two players on the losing team with the most tokens remaining will get to start the next school-yard pick for teams in the next game.

After three games, with potentially three different teams, the individual houseguest with the most points will win the Power of Veto.

In the event of a tie for team-selection rights, a random draw breaks the tie. If there is a tie for individual points at the end of all three games, all tied players will win the Power of Veto, and must unanimously decide how to use it.
Mail Mash-Up

"**Mail Mash-Up**" is a Head of Household or Power of Veto competition which appeared in *Big Brother 3*, and also featured as a Vote Cache competition in *Big Brother Blood vs. Water*, as a Carnival competition in *Big Brother 9*, as a Jeopardy competition in *Big Brother 11*, as a Temptation competition in *Big Brother Second Chance*, and a Fragment competition in *Big Brother 13*.

## Rules

In this speed competition, houseguests send mails over Tengaged as fast as they can.

Houseguests all have to send 10 mails over Tengaged to all three hosts, numbering them from 1-10.

The houseguest with the fastest time will become the new Head of Household. A tie is broken with a 15 mail tiebreaker competition between those tied.

## Modifications

In *Big Brother 9*, the number of mails required was upped to 20, for the Carnival Ride Competition. In *Big Brother 11*, the number of mails requires was upped to 30, for the Jeopardy Competition. In *Big Brother Second Chance*, the number of mails was reduced back down to 20, for the Temptation Competition. In *Big Brother 13*, the number of mails was increased back to 30, for the Fragment Competition.

## Trivia

* Nick J. and Rhys R. currently co-hold the record for the fastest time in this challenge, with 7 seconds.
* This competition in *Big Brother 4* saw the first ever Dual Power of Veto, when both Rhys R. and George I. won the competition.
	+ This was also the first ever instance of more than one person winning a single competition in the series history.
* This competition was used in *Big Brother Eruption* as the required mini task for the Tricky POV to be fully used. Stuart H. failed the task, leaving him on the block.
Rhys R.

**Rhys R.** was a houseguest on *Big Brother 4*. He placed tenth, and was the second member of the jury.

## Big Brother 4

### Game Summary

Although a memorable character of *Suitman's Survivor*, Rhys opted to play a quieter game for *Suitman's Big Brother*, flying under the radar while other players won competitions and fought each other, whilst keeping faithful to the Trimance alliance. However his betrayal of The Winners alliance by voting Max N. out, and his association with the targeted Mid Gens team saw him become a key threat to the Anti Mid Gen opposition. In Week 5, Julian W. nominated him as a replacement nominee against Trimance and *Mid Gen* ally George I.. Despite attempts from AJ B. and Tyler K. to save him, he was evicted to the jury in a 4-2 vote.
Bryan J.

**Bryan J.** was a houseguest on *Big Brother 11*. He placed eleventh, and was the first member of the jury.

## Big Brother 11

### Game Summary

Despite attempts to stay low, Bryan's conflicts with a few other houseguests landed him in early trouble, at the season's first Double Eviction on Week 3. Luckily former HOH Jimmy T. was the other nominee and too big a threat to keep around, so Bryan survived with just one vote against him, and went on become part of the Baddie B's alliance. However, during the Secret Week of Week 5, Bryan found himself nominated by a mystery HOH (later revealed to be John B.) alongside Andrew T. Despite attempts by the power Fab Five alliance to evict Andrew over Bryan, John's reluctance to admit he was HOH meant they did not actually have the votes to keep him, and in another close 5-4 vote, Bryan become the first member of the Jury.