Big Brother Blood vs. Water

## Series Chronology

***Big Brother Blood vs. Water***, also known as ***Big Brother 8***, is the eighth season of Suitman's Big Brother, which premiered on June 25, 2018, and ended with a live reunion on July 26, 2018.

After 26 days, Andy F. was crowned the winner over Chloe D. in a 5-3 Jury vote. Andy was praised for his late-game competition wins and ability to stay off the block through the later part of the season, but was criticized by some for his poor social game early on. Chloe's game was viewed as dirty for her betrayal of allies through the season, but a few jurors respected the moves she made to get to the end.

## Production

An eighth season was confirmed at the finale of *Big Brother 7*, but it was announced that it would air after a short hiatus for a run of *Suitman's Flop Nation* seasons. The theme was confirmed as *Blood vs. Water* on May 31, 2018, and sees eight hand-picked former players, each selecting one new rookie addition to join them. This is the second season to feature all hand-picked players after *Big Brother All-Stars*. The full cast of 16 was revealed on June 24, 2018.

Each "week" (a cycle of 2-3 days) the houseguests compete for the title of Head of Household. The HOH must take on the responsibility of nominating two houseguests for eviction. The winner of the Power of Veto then has the ability to save one of the two nominees, forcing the HOH to name a replacement nominee, or they may choose not to use it. The final two nominees on the block at the end of each week must then face the votes of all their fellow housemates, excluding the HOH. The person with the most votes is evicted, with the HoH making the final decision in the event of a tie. Once only the final two houseguests remain, a jury of previously evicted houseguests cast their votes to decide the winner of *Big Brother*.

The series remains produced and hosted by SuitMan13, with production assistance once again from aiwfwyattroh, manalord and NJKoda1998.

## Twists

* **Vote Cache:** This season, houseguests were given the opportunity to abstain from voting in a single eviction, saving it to a repository of votes. They could then reclaim it at a later point, to use as a second vote in another eviction of their choice.
* **Returning Houseguests:** Eight former houseguests who had yet to play a second time returned this season, each selecting one new houseguest to the series to join them on the cast, in a theme known as *Blood vs. Water*.
* **Double Eviction:** It was announced in Weeks 4, 7 and 10 that there would be a Double Eviction on Days 9, 16 and 23, respectively, where a week's worth of competitions and ceremonies would go down in one night, ending in the two evictions for the week.
* **Secret Week:** Returning twist from *Big Brother 6* and *Big Brother 7*. During Week 6, the winners of the HOH and POV competitions were not revealed. Their powers remained unchanged, but it was not publicly stated who the power holders were.
* **Pocket Power of Veto:** The houseguests could discover and play a special hidden Pocket Veto. The Pocket Veto functions the same as the Golden Power of Veto, with the exception that the holder of the veto remains a secret until using the veto. The power was found by Hali F., and she used it on Day 16 during the Double Eviction.

## Final Results

 Winner

 Runner-Up

 Jury: *Andy*

 Jury: *Andy*

 Jury: *Andy*

 Jury: *Chloe*

 Jury: *Andy*

 Jury: *Chloe*

 Jury: *Chloe*

 Evicted

 Jury: *Andy*

 Evicted

 Evicted

 Evicted

 Evicted

 Evicted

## Voting History

* **^Note 1** : Due to the 6-6 tie, HOH Max cast the deciding vote for Nolan.
* **^Note 2** : Hali was given immunity for Week 8 during the "Fishbowl Lanes" HOH competition.

## Game History

### Week 1

 HOH

 POVVetoed Nominee

 Nominee

 Post-Veto NomineeEvicted

On Day 1, Hali won Head of Household in the "Hang Tough" HOH competition. She nominated Andy and Nolan for eviction. On Day 2, AJ B., James and Max were picked to play alongside Hali, Andy and Nolan in the "Word Wall" POV competition, in which Nolan won the Power of Veto. At the Veto Ceremony, Nolan used the POV on himself, removing him from the block. Hali named Hufus as the replacement nominee, forcing him to face the eviction with Andy. At the eviction on Day 3, Hufus was backdoored by a vote of 6-1.

### Week 2

 HOH

 POVVetoed Nominee

 Nominee

 Post-Veto NomineeEvicted

On Day 3, James won Head of Household in the "Jump the Gun" HOH competition. He nominated Andy and Romeo for eviction. On Day 4, Chili, Max and Nolan were picked to play alongside James, Andy, and Romeo in the "Triple Threat" POV competition, in which Andy won the Power of Veto. At the Veto Ceremony, Andy used the POV on himself, removing him from the block. James named AJ C. as the replacement nominee, forcing him to face the eviction with Romeo. At the eviction on Day 5, AJ C. was backdoored by a vote of 4-2.

### Week 3

 HOH

 POV

 Vetoed Nominee

 Nominee

 Post-Veto NomineeEvicted

On Day 5, Max won Head of Household in the "Stop the Flood" HOH competition. He nominated Ryan S. and Tyler for eviction. On Day 6, Chili, Chloe, Hali and James were picked to play alongside Max and Tyler in the "Nutty Numerals" POV competition, in which Max won the Power of Veto. At the Veto Ceremony, Max used the POV on Ryan S., removing him from the block. Max named Nolan as the replacement nominee, forcing him to face the eviction with Tyler. At the eviction on Day 7, Nolan was backdoored by a vote of 7-6.

### Week 4

#### Round 1

 HOH

 POVVetoed Nominee

 Nominee

 Post-Veto NomineeEvicted

On Day 7, Chili won Head of Household in the "Three-Question Sprint" HOH competition. She nominated Ryan B. and Tyler for eviction. On Day 8, AJ B., Anthony, Hali and James were picked to play alongside Chili and Ryan B. in the "Placement Pressure" POV competition, in which Ryan B. won the Power of Veto. At the Veto Ceremony, Ryan B. used the POV on himself, removing him from the block. Chili named Ryan S. as the replacement nominee, forcing him to face the eviction with Tyler. At the first eviction on Day 9, Ryan S. was backdoored by a vote of 7-5.

#### Round 2

 HOH

 POV

 Vetoed Nominee

 Nominee

 Post-Veto NomineeEvicted

On Day 9, Hali won Head of Household in the "Musical Video Chairs" HOH competition. She nominated Andy and Romeo for eviction. On Day 9, Chili, Chloe and Max were picked to play alongside Hali, Andy and Romeo in the "Decisions Decisions" POV competition, in which Chili won the Power of Veto. At the Veto Ceremony, Chili used the POV on Romeo, removing him from the block. Hali named AJ B. as the replacement nominee, forcing him to face the eviction with Andy. At the second eviction on Day 9, AJ B. was backdoored by a vote of 6-5.

### Week 5

 HOH

 POVVetoed Nominee

 Post-Veto Nominee

 Evicted

On Day 10, Ryan B. won Head of Household in the "Every Second Counts" HOH competition. He nominated Anthony and Chili for eviction. On Day 11, Andy, Hali and Romeo were picked to play alongside Ryan B., Anthony and Chili in the "Totally Categorical" POV competition, in which Anthony won the Power of Veto. At the Veto Ceremony, Anthony used the POV on himself, removing him from the block. Ryan B. named Romeo as the replacement nominee, forcing him to face the eviction with Chili. At the eviction on Day 12, Chili was evicted by a vote of 8-2.

### Week 6

 HOH

 POV

 Vetoed Nominee

 Post-Veto Nominee

 Evicted

On Day 12, it was announced this week would be Secret Week, with competition winners to remain undisclosed until after the season. Chloe secretly won Head of Household in the "Real-Estate Rumble" HOH competition. She nominated Anthony and Romeo for eviction. On Day 13, Andy, James and Ryan were picked to secretly play alongside Chloe, Anthony and Romeo in the "Pac-xon" POV competition, in which Andy secretly won the Power of Veto. At the Veto Ceremony, Andy secretly used the POV on Anthony, removing him from the block. Chloe named James as the replacement nominee, forcing him to face the eviction with Romeo. At the eviction on Day 14, Romeo was evicted by a vote of 4-3.

### Week 7

#### Round 1

 HOH

 Cache Winner

 POV

 Vetoed Nominee

 Post-Veto Nominee

 Evicted

On Day 14, Max won Head of Household in the "Rebus Rising" HOH competition. He nominated Anthony and James for eviction. Before the veto competition, houseguests were able to compete in the "Criss-Cross" Vote Cache competition, in which Tyler won an extra vote from the cache. On Day 15, Andy, Hali and Ryan B. were picked to play alongside Max, Anthony and James in the "Bottleneck Stampede" POV competition, in which Max won the Power of Veto. At the Veto Ceremony, Max used the POV on Anthony, removing him from the block. Max named Ryan B. as the replacement nominee, forcing him to face the eviction with James. At the first eviction on Day 16, James was evicted by a vote of 5-1.

#### Round 2

 HOH

 Cache Winner

 POVVetoed Nominee

 Pocket POVVetoed Nominee

 Post-Veto Nominee

 Post-Veto NomineeEvicted

On Day 16, Ryan B. won Head of Household in the "The Great GIFvasion" HOH competition. He nominated Hali and Max for eviction. Before the veto competition, houseguests were able to compete in the "Balance Balls" Vote Cache competition, in which Andy won an extra vote from the cache. On Day 16, Andy, Anthony and Chloe were picked to play alongside Ryan B., Hali and Max in the "25%" POV competition, in which Max won the Power of Veto. At the Veto Ceremony, Max used the POV on himself, removing him from the block. Immediately after, Hali decided to play the Pocket Power of Veto that she found on herself, also removing her from the block. Ryan B. named Chloe and Tyler as the replacement nominees, forcing them to face the eviction together. At the second eviction on Day 16, Tyler was backdoored by a vote of 4-1.

### Week 8

 HOH

 Cache Winner

 POV

 Vetoed Nominee

 Nominee

 Post-Veto NomineeEvicted

On Day 17, Andy won Head of Household in the "Fishbowl Lanes" HOH competition. He nominated Chloe and Max for eviction. Before the veto competition, houseguests were able to compete in the "Typing Test" Vote Cache competition, in which Hali won an extra vote from the cache. On Day 18, Anthony, Hali and Nick were picked to play alongside Andy, Chloe and Max in the "OTEV" POV competition, in which Nick won the Power of Veto. At the Veto Ceremony, Nick used the POV on Max, removing him from the block. Andy named Anthony as the replacement nominee, forcing him to face the eviction with Chloe. At the eviction on Day 19, Anthony was backdoored by a vote of 3-2.

### Week 9

 HOH

 Cache Winner

 POVVetoed Nominee

 Post-Veto Nominee

 Evicted

On Day 19, Ryan B. won Head of Household in the "Caesarian Shift" HOH competition. He nominated Hali and Max for eviction. Before the veto competition, houseguests were able to compete in the "Codebreaker" Vote Cache competition, in which Max won an extra vote from the cache. On Day 20, Andy, Chloe and Nick played alongside Ryan B., Hali and Max in the "What Hath God Wrought?" POV competition, in which Max won the Power of Veto. At the Veto Ceremony, Max used the POV on himself, removing him from the block. Ryan B. named Nick as the replacement nominee, forcing him to face the eviction with Hali. At the eviction on Day 21, Hali was evicted by a vote of 2-1.

### Week 10

#### Round 1

 HOH

 Cache Winner

 POVVetoed Nominee

 Post-Veto Nominee

 Evicted

On Day 21, Chloe won Head of Household in the "BB Tuck Shop" HOH competition. She nominated Max and Nick for eviction. Before the veto competition, houseguests were able to compete in the "Mail Mash-Up" Vote Cache competition, in which Andy won an extra vote from the cache. On Day 22, Andy and Ryan B. played alongside Chloe, Max and Nick in the "Face the Answer" POV competition, in which Max won the Power of Veto. At the Veto Ceremony, Max used the POV on himself, removing him from the block. Chloe named Ryan B. as the replacement nominee, forcing him to face the eviction with Nick. At the first eviction on Day 23, Nick was evicted by a vote of 3-0.

#### Round 2

 HOH

 POVVetoed Nominee

 Post-Veto Nominee

 Evicted

On Day 23, Andy won Head of Household in the "Sporcle Minefield" HOH competition. He nominated Max and Ryan B. for eviction. On Day 23, Chloe played alongside Andy, Max and Ryan B. in the "Veto Outa Hell" POV competition, in which Max won the Power of Veto. At the Veto Ceremony, Max used the POV on himself, removing him from the block. By default, Andy named Chloe as the replacement nominee, forcing her to face the eviction with Ryan B.. At the second eviction on Day 23, Max used his sole vote to evict Ryan B., and he was evicted 1-0.

### Week 11

 HOH

 Nominee

 Evicted

On Day 24, Chloe won "Thunderdome", the first part of the Final HOH competition. Then Andy won "BB Pentathlon", the second part of the Final HOH competition. On Day 25, Andy and Chloe played in "Say What?" - the third part of the Final HOH competition, in which Andy was crowned the final Head of Household. At the eviction on Day 25, Andy used his sole vote to evict Max, and he was evicted 1-0.

### Finale

 Winner

 Runner-Up

On Day 26, Andy and Chloe faced the jury to decide the winner. Chloe got 3 votes from Hali, James and Tyler, placing her as runner-up, whilst Andy received 5 votes from Anthony, Chili, Max, Nick and Ryan, declaring him the winner of *Big Brother*.

#### Jury

 Andy

 Andy

 Andy

 Andy

 Andy

 Chloe

 Chloe

 Chloe