Big Brother Red Lion 1

## Cast

**Big Brother Red Lion 1**, also known as **Big Brother Red Lion 1: Game of Twists**, is the first season of *Big Brother Red Lion*.

After 68 days, Carson Capik was named the winner over Chase Landis with a 6-3 vote from the Jury.

## Background

### Development

The *Big Brother Red Lion* series was devised by Tristan Kirby and Carson Capik, with help from Hudson Smith, and Matthew Schott. The group was looking for a way to spice up their Activity Period with the intention of having students make new friends, compete, make big moves due to the low stakes compared to the actual show, and of course, have a good time. Production did not think that players across each season would take the game as seriously as they did, and therefore were not expecting such intense rounds. Originally the cash prize was not a part of the idea, but Carson offered to pitch in money for the winner if a normal-length season could be put together.

Plans of a starting season dated all the way back to December of 2017, and the very first season of *Big Brother Red Lion* was confirmed by Tristan on February 2nd, 2018, with a best-case-scenario start date of March 19th. This date ended up working out, and so the project which was once a simple thought, officially began with a cast of 20 players.

### Casting

Originally opting for a cast of 14 which were all recruits, a few substitutions and additions were made and Production found themselves with a rather large cast of 20.

Casting began March 5th and ended on March 15th, with a rather quick and simple process. However, Zachary Lochary was removed on Day 1 of the season, right before the first ever meetup. His removal did not affect the flow of the game because of how large the cast was.

### Schedule

Originally there was a simple schedule of **HOH/Nominations on Mondays, POV/Meeting on Tuesdays, Eviction on Wednesdays** **and a break for the rest of the week.** The actual format that ended up being used was far more condensed, and at times, barely even a schedule. This made for a rather messy season, but all events still worked out. The finale was pushed forward one day due to the planned date being a half-day for the school.

## Twists

* **America's Twist Package:** After the 20 houseguests moved into the first ever BBRL house, Tristan told them that they are in the most "twisted" Big Brother season ever, and explained that every week, "America" (spectators of the game and Wiki readers) would vote for a different bombshell to drop on the players, from 10 options. The twists America chose, in order, were:
	+ **HOH Vote Twist**: There would be no Head of Household competition. Every houseguest would vote for an HOH.
	+ **No Power of Veto**: There would be no Veto comp, meaning no chance for the nominations to change.
	+ **No Twist:** This eviction cycle would be played as normal.
	+ **Instant Eviction**: A competition would decide the evictee. The outgoing HOH, and one houseguest of their choosing, are immune. Then, a normal week would occur.
	+ **Boomerang Power of Veto**: A special Veto was in play that allowed its holder to use it up to two times. If the holder wanted to use it twice, they needed to wait until the HOH nominated a replacement nominee before using it again.
	+ **Co-HOH**: There would be two Heads of Households. Both of them each nominated one houseguest. If a nominee was saved at the Veto Meeting, the HOH that nominated them gets to name the replacement.
	+ **Diamond Power of Veto**: A special Veto was in play that allowed its holder to not only veto a nomination, but also choose the replacement.
	+ **America's Nominee**: America would vote to nominate a player after the Veto Meeting, putting them in immediate danger.
	+ **Forced Power of Veto**: A special Veto was in play that *must* be used on one of the nominees. America did **not** end up picking this twist.
	+ **Bounty on Your Head:** If an HoH ever successfully evicted the player of America's choosing, they would receive $30. America did **not** end up picking this twist.
* **Fast Forward Weeks:** Some weeks in the game were to be played at accelerated speeds so that multiple evictions could occur in a week. This was done to align with the short season run.
* **Double Eviction**: A classic BB Twist makes its first appearance in the BBRL franchise. During Week 5, two houseguests were sent home on Eviction Night. The first live eviction vote happened as normal, and then Tristan described a unique format for Round 2:
	+ **No HOH Competition During Double/Triple Eviction:** During the Double and Triple Evictions of this season *(and only this season)*, there would **not** be a new HOH crowned during the fast rounds.
		- **Immunity Competition**: Instead, each of these rounds featured a competition that everyone except the standing HOH could compete in. Its winner would be safe for the round.
* **Triple Eviction**: Week 9 saw *three* houseguests evicted in one day, following the Canadian format.
* **Four Player Finale**: Similar to the US Celebrity format, the finale started at the Final Four. The Final HOH singlehandedly evicted two houseguests.

## Houseguests

 **Winner**

 **Runner-Up**

 **Jury: *Carson***

 **Jury: *Carson***

 **Jury: *Carson***

 **Jury: *Chase***

 **Jury: *Carson***

 **Jury: *Chase***

 **Jury: *Chase***

 **Jury: *Carson***

 **Jury: *Carson***

 **Evicted**

 **Evicted**

 **Evicted**

 **Evicted**

 **Evicted**

 **Evicted**

 **Evicted**

 **Evicted**

 **Expelled**

## Voting History

* *Note: Hunter was not present for the Instant Eviction, and thus became an automatic 3rd nominee during the next eviction cycle.*

## America's Twist Package History

* *Note: There was no Twist Package offered during Weeks 5 or 9, since they were already Double and Triple evictions, respectively.*
* *Note: There was no Twist Package offered during Week 7, as a reward for the houseguests for reaching Jury.*

## Game History

### Week 1

 **Expelled**

### Week 2

 **HOH**

 **Nominee3 Votes**

 **Evicted13 Votes**

### Week 3

 **HOH**

 **POV**

 **Nominee3 Votes**

 **Evicted12 Votes**

### Week 4

#### Round 1

 **Immune**

 **Lost CompetitionEvicted**

#### Round 2

 **HOH**

 **POV**

 **Pre-Veto Penalty Nominee**

 **Nominee5 Votes**

 **Evicted8 Votes**

### Week 5

#### Round 1

 **HOH**

 **POV**

 **Pre-Veto Nominee**

 **Nominee5 Votes**

 **Post-Veto-NomineeEvicted7 Votes**

#### Round 2

 **POV**

 **Nominee5 Votes**

 **Evicted6 Votes**

### Week 6

#### Round 1

 **HOH**

 **Pre-Veto NomineeBoomerang POV**

 **Pre-Veto Nominee**

 **Post-Veto Nominee3 Votes**

 **Evicted7 Votes**

#### Round 2

 **Co-HOH**

 **Co-HOH**

 **POV**

 **Pre-Veto Nominee**

 **Nominee1 Vote**

 **Post-Veto NomineeEvicted8 Votes**

### Week 7

 **HOH**

 **POV**

 **Nominee4 Votes**

 **Evicted4 Votes + TB**

### Week 8

#### Round 1

 **HOH**

 **POV**

 **Pre-Veto Nominee**

 **Post-Veto Nominee1 Vote**

 **Evicted6 Votes**

#### Round 2

 **HOH**

 **Diamond POV**

 **America's Nominee0 Votes**

 **Nominee2 Votes**

 **Evicted3 Votes**

### Week 9

#### Round 1

 **HOH**

 **POV**

 **Nominee**

 **Evicted5 Votes**

#### Round 2

 **Immune**

 **POV**

 **Nominee3 Votes to Save**

 **Evicted0 Votes to Save**

 **Evicted0 Votes to Save**

### Week 10

 **HOH**

 **POV**

 **Nominee1 Vote**

 **Evicted1 Vote + TB**

### Finale

 **HOH Pt. 1 WinnerHOH Pt. 3 Winner**

 **Nominee**

 **Evicted1 Vote**

 **HOH Pt. 2 WinnerEvicted1 Vote**

 **Winner6 Votes**

 **Runner-Up3 Votes**

### Jury

 **Carson**

 **Carson**

 **Chase**

 **Chase**

 **Carson**

 **Chase**

 **Carson**

 **Carson**

 **Carson**

## Trivia

* Including all players, and ones that either withdrew or were removed, there were a total of 23 kids casted.
* The season was planned to begin in April, following the original schedule.
* This is the only season where no houseguest won both HOH & POV in the same week.