Power of Veto

**Power of Veto**, more commonly known as ***POV***, is the power which allows the owner to save one of the Head of Household's nominations in the *Big Brother Rebirth house*. A winner of the Power of Veto competition is crowned weekly, apart from the Final 3 or in the event of a twist. It first appears in Big Brother Rebirth 1.

## **Process**

### **Power**

The houseguest that wins the veto has the power to save one of the Head of Household's nominations from the block, save themselves if they are not nominated or to leave the nominations the same. If the Power of Veto is used, then the Head of Household will name the replacement.

### **Player Pick**

Six players are chosen to participate in the Power of Veto competition. The Head of Household and the two nominated houseguests will automatically get to play. Then, three randomlu-selected houseguests are chosen to compete alongside them. All houseguests are eligible to play in the veto. All houseguests names are put into a bag with one other option of Houseguest's Choice, in which the owner chooses one person of their choice to take part in the veto. This is done using a discord bot in front of the houseguests and viewers.

### **Power of Veto Competition**

The Power of Veto is won weekly in a competition. Six houseguests compete for the Power of Veto, the Head of Household, the two nominees, and three other houseguests. Power of Vetos may be won under rare occurrences besides competitions. This happened with the V.I.P Lounge in Big Brother Rebirth 1.

### **Power of Veto Ceremony**

The winner of the Power of Veto is called to the Diary Room, where they are briefed on the procedures of the Power of Veto meeting. The Veto Holder then proceeds to the Memory Wall, retrieves their Veto, and studies the portraits of all the remaining houseguests as they finalise their decision. The Veto holder then calls in the remaining houseguests, who await the meeting in the backyard. The houseguests take their respective seats, either on the couches or on Nomination Block. The Veto holder begins the meeting by explaining the power the Power of Veto holds and then asks the nominees to make a final plea. Each nominee makes a brief speech, if they so desire, to try and convince the Veto holder to use the veto on them. Once the speeches are concluded, the Veto holder makes their decision. If they choose to use the veto, they place the veto around the neck of the nominee they have chosen to save. At this point, the Veto holder is seated, the Head of Household stands, and chooses a replacement nominee, who then immediately takes the empty seat. If the veto is not used, the Veto holder places it in a box and shuts it. After all decisions are made, the Veto holder calls the meeting adjourned.

## **Types of Competitions**

* **Creative** - *competition involves creating something; usually judged by guest judges*
* **Endurance** - *competition involves posting over a certain amount of time/as long as possible*
* **Knowledge** - *competition involves general knowledge of real-life topics*
* **Live** - *houseguests complete in the competition live until a winner is crowned*
* **Luck** - *competition involves an element of luck where anyone can win the competition*
* **Maze** - *competition involves trying to find their way through a maze*
* **Non-Live** - *houseguests complete in the competition within the time-frame with no limit on how long they can work on the competition*
* **Photography** - *competition involves sending photographs of something*
* **Puzzle** - *competition involves completing a certain type of puzzle*
* **Season-Based** - *competition involves statistics/events that took place on the current season*
* **Semi-Live** - *houseguests complete in the competition individually and it is timed*
* **Speed** - *competition involves an element where they must be the fastest in order to win or score a point*
* **Social** - *competition involves social relationships and interacting with other houseguests*
* **Spelling** - *competition involves an element of spelling/creating words*
* **Strategy** - *competition involves an element of strategy where houseguests have to think about how they approach it*

## **Statistics**

* **Power of Veto Wins** - Andy/Nick *(BBR1)* - 3 wins
	+ **Power of Veto Wins** ***(Female)*** - Katie *(BBR1)* - 2 wins
	+ **Power of Veto Wins** ***(Male)*** - Andy/Nick *(BBR1)* - 3 wins
* **Power of Veto winning percentage** - Alex *(BBR1)* - 50%
	+ **Power of Veto winning percentage** ***(Female)*** - Katie *(BBR1)* - 25%
	+ **Power of Veto winning percentage** ***(Male)*** - Alex *(BBR1)* - 50%
* **Power of Veto times picked** - Katie *(BBR1)* - 5 picks
	+ **Power of Veto times picked** ***(Female)*** - Katie *(BBR1)* - 5 picks
	+ **Power of Veto times picked** ***(Male)*** - Andy *(BBR1)* - 4 picks
* **Power of Veto competitions played** - Ryan *(BBR1)* - 10 competitions
	+ **Power of Veto competitions played** ***(Female)*** - Katie *(BBR1)* - 8 competitions
	+ **Power of Veto competitions played** ***(Male)*** - Ryan *(BBR1)* - 10 competitions
	+ **Power of Veto competitions played** ***(Non-binary)*** - Ishy *(BBR1)* - 1 competition
* **Power of Veto competitions played without a win** - Ryan *(BBR1)* - 8 competitions
	+ **Power of Veto competitions played without a win** ***(Female)*** - Nicole *(BBR1)* - 6 competitions
	+ **Power of Veto competitions played without a win** ***(Male)*** - Ryan *(BBR1)* - 8 competitions
	+ **Power of Veto competitions played without a win** ***(Non-binary)*** - Ishy *(BBR1)* - 1 competition