Big Brother 2 (US)

***Big Brother 2*** was the second season of the American reality television series *Big Brother (U.S.)*. It began on July 5, 2001, and aired on CBS for 82 days, concluding on September 20, 2001, when Hardy Ames-Hill was crowned the winner with five votes from the evicted HouseGuests. He won $500,000.

The format of *Big Brother 2* was different than that of the first American season, which had been a direct port from the original Dutch version. In Season 2, Every week the houseguests would compete to become the Head of Household (HOH). The HOH would then nominate two houseguests for eviction. The fellow contestants would vote, and the player with the most votes would be evicted. On Finale night, all former houseguests returned to vote for who they thought should win the grand prize.

## Twists/Changes

* **More Gameplay Orientated Game:** As the result of the negative critical response to the first season, the second season introduced a more gameplay orientated focus on more competition and strategy in likes of Survivor, this format would become the basis of **Big Brother (U.S.)**.
	+ **Nomination Discussion Allowed:** Unlike most international versions, the Houseguests were now free to talk about nominations.
	+ **Head of Household:** For the first time internationally, each week one Houseguest will be given the power to control nominations and nominate two Houseguests for eviction.
	+ **Houseguests Vote:** Unlike the previous season where the viewing public voted to banish the houseguests, the Houseguests themselves would decide who would be evicted.
	+ **The Jury:** For the first time internationally, a "jury" of peers will vote for the winner of the season rather than a voting public.

## Houseguests

 **Winner**

 **Runner-Up**

 **Jury: *Hardy***

 **Jury: *Hardy***

 **Jury: *Mike***

 **Jury: *~~Mike~~***

 **Jury: *~~Hardy~~***

 **Jury: *Hardy***

 **Jury: *Hardy***

 **Jury: *Hardy***

 **Jury: *Hardy***

 **Evicted**

## Voting History

* *Will and Nicole got to void one vote, before they knew what it was. Will chose Bunky's and Nicole chose Shannon's vote.*

## Voting History

### Week 1

Mike "Boogie" Malin
 **HOH**

Nicole Nilson Schaffrich
 **Nominee3 Votes**

Sheryl Braxton
 **Evicted5 Votes**

Justin Sebik
 **Expelled**

### Week 2

Krista Stegall
 **HOH**

Kent Blackwelder
 **Nominee0 Votes**

Autumn Daly
 **Evicted7 Votes**

### Week 3

Hardy Ames-Hill
 **HOH**

Will Kirby
 **Nominee0 Votes**

Shannon Dragoo
 **Evicted6 Votes**

### Week 4

Kent Blackwelder
 **HOH**

Krista Stegall
 **Nominee1 Vote**

Mike "Boogie" Malin
 **Evicted4 Votes**

### Week 5

Hardy Ames-Hill
 **HOH**

Will Kirby
 **Nominee0 Votes**

Kent Blackwelder
 **Evicted4 Votes**

### Week 6

Nicole Nilson Schaffrich
 **HOH**

Monica Bailey
 **Nominee0 Votes**

Krista Stegall
 **Evicted3 Votes**

### Week 7 & 8

Hardy Ames-Hill
 **HOH**

Will Kirby
 **Nominee1 Vote**

Bunky Miller
 **Evicted2 Votes**

### Week 9

Monica Bailey
 **HOH**

Nicole Nilson Schaffrich
 **Nominee0 Votes**

Hardy Ames-Hill
 **Evicted1 Vote**

### Week 10

Nicole Nilson Schaffrich
 **HOH**

Will Kirby
 **Nominee0 Votes**

Monica Bailey
 **Evicted1 Vote**

### Finale

Will Kirby
 **Winner5 Votes**

Nicole Nilson Schaffrich
 **Runner-Up2 Votes**

#### The Jury

Sheryl Braxton
 **Will**

Autumn Daly
 **Nicole**

Shannon Dragoo
 **~~Will~~**

Mike "Boogie" Malin
 **Will**

Kent Blackwelder
 **Will**

Krista Stegall
 **Will**

Bunky Miller
 **~~Nicole~~**

Hardy Ames-Hill
 **Nicole**

Monica Bailey
 **Will**

## Trivia

* This was the first season to feature Head of Household competitions.
* This was the first season to feature a Jury and a Final Two.
* This is the only season where the finalists were allowed to nullify two (one each) jury votes.
* This was the first season to feature more than 10 houseguests.