Big Brother 5 (US)

**Big Brother 5 (US)** is the fifth season of the broadcasted edition of Big Brother (US).

## Background

### Development

During the Final Nine eviction episode of Big Brother 4 (US), an advertisement for casting new players for the next season was aired, leading many to assume *Big Brother* was getting a 5th season. Although the casting page immediately opened up, an official announcement for the renewal of the show wasn't announced until much later. An announcement, which came during the Final Eight eviction episode, confirmed that the show was renewed for two more seasons, confirming that a 5th and 6th season would air at some point.

### House Reveal

#### House Pictures

Living RoomDining RoomKitchenStorageBedroom 1Bedroom 2Have-Not RoomGymBathroomHOH RoomUpstairs LoungePatio AreaPool AreaFoyer
## Twists

* **Expanded Cast:** For the 5th season, the show experimented with a larger cast size. Instead of 14 houseguests like the previous seasons, they extended it to 15.
	+ **Gender Imbalance:** Because of the odd-number of houseguests, a gender imbalance is in place this season. Eight women and seven men are playing this season instead of the normal seven women and seven men.
* **Vote Remover Competition:** For the first five weeks of the game, a competition would take place after the POV ceremony. Everyone would compete, and the winner would have the power to prevent one person from voting during the upcoming Live Eviction. The winner would stay anonymous to the other housemates, leaving it up to the winner to tell others if they wish to.
* **Double Eviction:** On Weeks 5 & 9, a double eviction took place, meaning a whole week of gameplay would happen in less than an hour.

## HouseGuests

 **Winner**

 **Runner-Up**

 **Jury: *Candace***

 **Jury: *Candace***

 **Jury: *Candace***

 **Jury: *Candace***

 **Jury: *Candace***

 **Jury: *Candace***

 **Jury: *Candace***

 **Evicted**

 **Evicted**

 **Evicted**

 **Evicted**

 **Evicted**

 **Evicted**

## Have/Have-Not History

*+ signifies HOH for the week, thus automatic "Have" rights.*
## Game History

### Week 1

 **HOH**

 **POV**

 **Vote Remover**

 **Nominee4 Votes**

 **Evicted7 Votes**

### Week 2

 **HOH**

 **POV**

 **Pre-Veto NomineeVote Remover**

 **Nominee5 Votes**

 **Post-Veto NomineeEvicted6 Votes**

### Week 3

 **HOH**

 **Vote Remover**

 **Pre-Veto NomineePOV**

 **Post-Veto Nominee3 Votes**

 **Evicted6 Votes**

### Week 4

 **HOH**

 **Vote Remover**

 **Pre-Veto NomineePOV**

 **Post-Veto Nominee4 Votes**

 **Evicted5 Votes**

### Week 5

#### Round 1

 **HOH**

 **Vote Remover**

 **Pre-Veto NomineePOV**

 **Nominee2 Votes**

 **Post-Veto NomineeEvicted5 Votes**

#### Round 2

 **HOH**

 **POV**

 **Nominee2 Votes**

 **Evicted5 Votes**

### Week 6

 **HOHPOV**

 **Nominee2 Votes**

 **Evicted4 Votes**

### Week 7

 **HOHPOV**

 **Nominee1 Vote**

 **Evicted4 Votes**

### Week 8

 **HOH**

 **Pre-Veto NomineePOV**

 **Post-Veto Nominee2 Votes**

 **Evicted3 Votes**

### Week 9

#### Round 1

 **HOH**

 **Pre-Veto NomineePOV**

 **Nominee1 Vote**

 **Post-Veto NomineeEvicted2 Votes**

#### Round 2

 **HOH**

 **POV**

 **Nominee0 Votes**

 **Evicted2 Votes**

### Week 10

 **HOH**

 **Nominee0 Votes**

 **Evicted1 Vote**

### Week 11

 **HOH Pt. 2 WinnerHOH Pt. 3 WinnerFinal HOH**

 **Nominee0 Votes**

 **HOH Pt. 1 WinnerEvicted1 Vote**

### Finale

 **Winner7 Votes**

 **Runner-Up0 Votes**

#### Jury

 **Candace**

 **Candace**

 **Candace**

 **Candace**

 **Candace**

 **Candace**

 **Candace**

## Trivia

* Big Brother 5 is the first season to have an odd-number amount of contestants.
	+ Big Brother 5 is also the first season to have a gender-imbalance.
* Big Brother 5 is the first season to have a final three of two women and one man, compared to the prior four seasons, which always had two men and one woman in the final three.
* This is the second season in a row where the final two consisted of one gender.
	+ This is the first season where both of the final two happened to be female.
* Big Brother 5 is the first season where the winner met the criteria to have what's considered a "perfect game," with no votes to evict the entire season and every single jury vote cast for them.