Big Brother: All About The Competitions
Report Compiled by Big Sister
July 4, 2008
The Power of Veto
In Season 3, a new rule was introduced. Each week until the number of housguests was reduced to five (for the third season only), the houseguests would compete for the power of veto. If they won, they could save a nominee from nomination, forcing the HoH to nominate someone else (The Power of Veto winner was safe either way). Originally, if a nominee won the power of veto, they could not use it on themselves, but this changed in the last veto competition in season 3. From then onward, Big Brother USA has used "The Golden Power of Veto." It allows the holder to veto any single nomination including his/her own. One exception, the last veto competition in season 4 introduced the "Diamond Power of Veto." It allowed the holder to name his/her successor. It has not surfaced since. Starting in the fifth season, only six contestants could compete for the Power of Veto, which enabled a new strategy, the backdoor nomination. Season 7 limited this practice by adding a semi-random selection the competitors after the HoH and nominees. So far, Janelle Pierzina has won the most POV challenges with 7 and has been saved the most times with 6.
Power of Veto Trivia
The first Power of Veto was won by Gerry Lancaster. He was also the first to use the Veto.
The first houseguest vetoed was Marcellas Reynolds.
The first Golden Power of Veto was won by Marcellas Reynolds.
The only Diamond Power of Veto was won by Alison Irwin.
The record for most Veto competitions won is 7, by Janelle Pierzina in seasons 6 and 7. She also holds the record for most Veto competitions won in a single season, with 5.
Luxury Competitions
The Luxury Competitions have always been a special treat for the houseguests, and have always given them some kind of Luxury. Almost always, the first Luxury competition has been the chance to unlock the Hot Tub (The hot tub was unlocked by Rachel on Big Brother 6 as a twist). In recent seasons, luxury competitions have almost entirely been eliminated except for the first one, in which the hot tub is rewarded. However, in Big Brother All-Stars, the houseguests were given the hot tub and did not need to compete to earn it.
America's Choice
America's Choice offers the viewing public to select a houseguest to receive a special opportunity not available to other houseguests; voting is done through the CBS website. Though houseguests do not actively compete for the reward, it is essentially a reward based on viewers' opinions of the houseguests. America's Choice contests typically begin midway through a season and new contests are repeated weekly through the end of the season. Previous contests have allowed houseguests to make a mobile phone call to family, to have a walk-on role for a CBS soap opera, and to conduct an internet chat with fans. In Season 6, the first America's Choice contest was to vote back into the house a previously evicted houseguest; voting for this contest was expanded to include text message voting. The America's Choice Question is not always a choice between contestants to earn a special opportunity. America's Choice Questions have also been a choice of what challenge would be played, and what kind of appliances would be given to the houseguests.
Hamster
America's Choice Wins
What They Won
Janelle Pierzina
5
Phone call home
Set visit to Two and a Half Men
Entry into BB All Stars House
Big Brother Prom Queen
$25,000 Jury Prize
Robert Roman
3
Letter from home
Phone call home
Internet chat with fans
Kaysar Ridha
2
Re-entry into BB6 house
Entry into BB All Stars House
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