Twists

Twists are certain game-changing alterations to the game's original format. They have been part of Big Brother Cheesecake since season 1, helping the houseguests learn that the game of Big Brother is ever-changing. Several twists have been devised to keep houseguests on their toes, as well as keep the game interesting to viewers.

## Hidden Advantages

Every season, the host hides advantages in the daily video episodes at some point during the game. They can appear in form of changes to the intro of the season, objects placed in the background, or even "mistakes" made by the host. The first player to identify these changes and report them has the right to claim the advantage.

## Fast Forward

Ever since the first season, Fast Forwards have been a staple of Big Brother Cheesecake. Borrowed from The Amazing Race, the Fast Forward gives the player who uses it the opportunity to skip to the following week, thus earning safety for the week they play it in. In season 1, all 16 houseguests held a Fast Forward and they could play it any time they wanted. In season 2, the cast was divided in teams, and each team held a collective Fast Forward that would give safety to the entire team. Starting in season 3, the Fast Forward has always made an appearance in the season's Luck of the Draw twist, with some variations included like a Double or Triple Fast Forward, providing safety for two or three weeks, respectively.

## Returning Houseguests

On two occasions, houseguests had a chance to re-enter the game after having been evicted.

### Rejubjube Island

In season 1, because of three self-evictions, the host introduced the Rejubejube Island twist. The first three jurors had a chance to return to the game by outlasting the other two in week 9's HoH competition.

### Redemple Temple

In All-Stars, two evicted houseguests had an opportunity to re-enter the game on weeks 7 and 11. Once a player was evicted, they would be sent to Redemple Temple to wait for the next evictee. Then, the two battled in a competition, with the winner staying in the game to wait for the next contender, and the loser being officially eliminated from the game.

## Teams

The Team twist made its first appearance in season 2. When the cast is divided into teams, the winner of the HoH competition earns safety for their team members as well.

## Luck of the Draw

Starting in season 2, a twist is devised following the theme of the season. Every week, one or two houseguests are chosen in a random draw to be tempted to select one of twelve items. Hidden within each item is either an advantage or a disadvantage. Prior to the draw, the players submit their decision to open which item or to decline the temptation. Once a player has been drawn, they are removed from the draw, unless unclaimed items remain once every player still in the game has been drawn.

1. In season 2, one of the potions was neither good nor bad. It was empty.

2. In season 5, the Luck of the Draw twist worked differently. A wheel was spun and the type of veto drawn would be earned by the player who won the PoV competition that week.

## Flipper Power

In season 3, following the Under the Sea theme, each week the houseguests had the opportunity to activate the Flipper Power and reverse the eviction vote, with the least voted against nominee being eliminated. The power would be activated as long as a single person decided to. Once a second player activated the power, it would become void and have no effect. The Flipper Power was only activated once in the game. On week 3, nominee Emad decided to activate it in an attempt to save himself. Unfortunately, he had received the minority of the eviction votes, so he inadvertently eliminated himself from the game.

## Double Eviction

The Double Eviction has been featured in every season, except for seasons 1, 2, and 8 due to people quitting the game. During a Double Eviction week, two houseguests are eliminated in a single eviction ceremony. The Head of Household is tasked with nominating four players, instead of the usual two. Then, the winner of the Power of Veto competition earns the Topaz Power of Veto, which forces the holder to save one of the nominees and no replacement is named. With three final nominees, the two players with the most amount of votes are evicted. This is also the only week where the outgoing Head of Household is eligible to play.

1. The player saved by the Topaz PoV is shown in **bold**.

## The Mole

In season 4, one houseguest was secretly selected to be The Mole. They were tasked to create as much drama in the house as possible. Their mission was to get themselves evicted within the first five weeks. If successful, neither nominee would be evicted that week and the Mole would become a regular player in the game, automatically become the next Head of Household, and trigger a Double Eviction. If the Mole failed, the eviction on week 5 would be canceled and the Mole would be evicted instead. Season 2's runner up, Ashley, returned this season as the Mole, but she failed her mission.

## Currency

In All-Stars, houseguests had the chance to earn money by winning competitions: 60ASD for HoH, 40ASD for PoV, and 20ASD for Redemple Temple wins. They could spend their All-Star dollars to buy an advantage in five pre-determined Power of Veto competitions.

## Survivor Week

In season 7, the format suffered a major change in one of the weeks. Once everybody left in the game had already been Willy Wonka, the game mechanics would turn into a Survivor game for one week. This meant that the HoH and PoV winners would only be granted immunity for their wins. No nominations would be held and every player would cast a vote to evict. In addition, a Hidden Immunity Idol was in play, which could only be used during this round. The idol was not found by the time Survivor Week occured. Javier and Michael won immunity as HoH and PoV holder, respectively, and Rae Ann was voted out in a 5-1 vote.

## Hidden Immunity Idol

Because of Survivor Week, season 7 saw the introduction of a Hidden Immunity Idol. The following season, the HII made a return. Unlike season 7, the HII would only grant immunity to a player in a tie-breaking wheel spin.

## Legally Binding Articles

In season 8, houseguests could create a Legally Binding Article with other houseguests in the form of deals that the host would enforce. Anybody who either created or accepted an LBA earned an advantage in a competition of their choice. Only one person could use their advantage in any given competition. If two or more players attempted to use their advantage in the same competition, they became void and the houseguests would lose it.

## Viewers' Vote

In three oppotunities, the viewers had the chance to influence the game. In season 6, the alumni (the group of former players of Big Brother Cheesecake) cast an eviction vote every week. Each alumn would tell the host who they'd like to see evicted and the nominee with the majority of the alumni's poll would receive an extra eviction vote.

The following season, members of the Big Brother Cheesecake ORG Facebook group voted each week for one of the Houseguests to receive a secret advantage. The most voted player would become Willy Wonka and was tasked with nominating a third houseguest for eviction. Players could only be Willy Wonka once in the game, and their identity was kept secret until the end of the game.

In season 8, similar to season 6, the viewers would cast an eviction vote during weeks where the pool of voters inside the house was uneven, in order to increase the chances of a tied vote. During said weeks, a public poll would be available on the Facebook group. The nominee with the highest number of votes in the poll would receive an extra eviction vote.