Big Brother: Flashback - Season Three June 24, 2007
In the third season of Big Brother, the American reality TV show, which aired thirty-two episodes during the summer of 2002 from July 10 to September 25, a new twist was added to the game, in that the houseguests could compete for a Power of Veto. At a weekly meeting, the winner could decide to veto a houseguest that the Head of Household had placed on the nomination block. In this season, it was not possible for a nominee to use the veto on themselves.
Along with Big Brother 4, it has been released on DVD. However, Big Brother 3 is the only one to be released as a complete season set.
Amy Crews
Amy in the bedroomAmy Crews is a 23-year-old real estate appraiser from Memphis, Tennessee. Amy is now a panelist on CBS' "Revenge of the Houseguests" discussion board.
Chiara Berti
Chiara is a 25-year-old marketing representative from New York City. She was evicted on Day 48 from the House.
Danielle Reyes
Danielle as featured on showDanielle (born January 22, 1972) is a married media buyer from Fairfield, California. She has two children, having her first at the age of 16. She was the runner-up of the season and won $50,000, losing to Lisa Donahue. In 2006, Danielle accepted an offer to appear on Big Brother: All Stars.
Eric Ouellette
Eric is a 25 year old firefighter from Milford, Connecticut.
Gerry Lancaster
Gerry is a 51 year old teacher from Glendale, California. Gerry himself was evicted on Day 55.
Jason Guy
Jason is a twenty-five year old videographer from Mobile, Alabama. A born-again Christian. Jason was evicted on Day 78, coming in third place, to Danielle and Lisa.
Josh Feinberg
Josh is a waiter from Long Island, New York. He was evicted on Day 41.
Chronology
The Power of Veto was used only once in this season. It was in the very first week when houseguest Gerry Lancaster, after a long-winded speech, vetoed the nomination of the black, gay houseguest, Marcellas Reynolds, on the grounds that he had accepted to nominate him because he was gay and because he was black.
Another twist was called Expect the Unexpected, in which, for the first time, a houseguest would be allowed back in the house by a group vote. The first four evictees competed against one another in a series of questions asked by host Julie Chen; subsequently, the choices were narrowed down to two: Eric Ouellette and Amy Crews. The swing vote, unbeknownst to the audience before the live vote, was Lisa Donahue, who had developed a romantic alliance with Eric. Lisa voted for Amy and she was allowed back in the game. Some houseguests tried to kick Amy out immediately, in a plan called Operation Revolving Door. Amy won Head of Household the first day back, and the plan failed.
Marcellas was also involved in one of the most shocking moments of the third season. The Head of Household that week, Jason Guy, had nominated Marcellas and Amy in a week where five contestants were reduced to four. In the final twist of the season, the last Power of Veto competition to be played had a special rule. If the nominee won the contest, they could save themselves from eviction, a rule that would become a staple in future seasons. When Marcellas won the veto contest, he had the option of saving himself. Trusting an alliance he seemed to have with Danielle Reyes, he made what continues to be regarded as the stupidest move in Big Brother history. He chose not to use the veto to save himself. Danielle voted to evict Marcellas, while Lisa cast her vote for Amy. Jason the Head of Household told Marcellas that he should have used the veto and cast the tie-breaking vote eliminating Marcellas.
Danielle and Lisa were the final two houseguests. Lisa won the jury vote with Jason the only houseguest to vote for Danielle. Many were upset with her countdown of contestants in her diary room sessions on eviction nights.
This season featured a guest appearance by singer Sheryl Crow in a special two-hour edition of the show that aired on August 21. Sheryl Crow and her band performed three songs for the houseguests in the backyard. This came as a big surprise for them with about a month left in the game.
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