Big Brother: Twists, Turns And Records June 20, 2007
When Michael Donnellan and Eric Littmann were evicted second and third, respectively, in the sixth season, it marked the first time in Big Brother that two men had been evicted so quickly. In previous years, the first three out always included at least two women.
The oldest houseguest in Big Brother history was Jack Owens, a retired FBI agent, who played in the fourth season at age 58. The youngest was 19 year-old Michelle Maradie, the ex-girlfriend of fellow houseguest David Lane, also in the fourth season. Michelle will most likely hold this record, since the minimum age to become a houseguest has since been raised to 21.
The most times a player has been nominated at some point during the game is nine. Janelle Pierzina of seasons 6 and 7 was nominated by Eric, Maggie, Ivette, April and Jennifer during season 6 and by Mike (x2), Danielle, and Erika in season 7.
The most times a player has been nominated in the course of one season is Amy Crews, who was nominated six times (by Lisa, Roddy, Danielle, Marcellas, and twice by Jason) during season three.
The most times a player has won an eviction vote (in other words, nominated, not vetoed off, but not the one evicted) is currently five. Curtis Kin was the first to do this, going 5-0 in season one before finishing third. (Fellow housemate Eddie McGee went four straight weeks marked for banishment and won each vote, still a record mark.)
The mark for the most times a player has won an eviction vote in multiple seasons is seven, held by Erika Landin, her only loss coming in the round of four in season four.
The record for the most times a player has won the Power of Veto contest is currently held by Janelle Pierzina, of seasons 6 and 7, with 7. Janelle won the Veto twice in season 6 and five times in season seven.
The record for the most times that a houseguest has been saved by the Power of Veto is six. Janelle Pierzina was saved by herself and by April Lewis during season 6. She saved herself four times during season seven.
Janelle Pierzina holds the record for winning the most Head of Household (HoH) contests in the span of two seasons, and tying Drew Daniel with the most HoHs won in a single season. She won three HoH competitions in the sixth season. During the seventh season, she won four HoH competitions, for a grand total of seven. Janelle's first three HoH weeks of season 7 came within the season's first six weeks, making her the fastest houseguest to win not only two HoHs (in four weeks), but the fastest to three HoH wins (in six weeks).
Drew Daniel (during season 5) and Janelle Pierzina (during season 7) tie the record for winning the most Head of Household (HoH) contests, with a total of four.
The record for most total individual contests (HoH, POV, and America's Choice; not including Luxury and Food Competitions, which are for the most part group efforts) won by one person is held by Janelle Pierzina with eighteen. She won seven in season six (three HoHs, two POVs, and two America's Choices), and eleven more in season seven (one shared HoH, three solo HoH, five POVs, and two America's Choice). The eleven in season 7 and the eighteen overall are both the most won by any person.
The first Head Of Household in season seven wasn't one person, but two co-holders. Jase Wirey and Janelle Pierzina were the co-winners of the HoH title in the first round of the season, and had to agree on who to nominate. Had they failed, they both would have been nominated and stripped of their duties. Had a tie occurred in the voting to evict, Janelle would have been the tie-breaking vote due to her veto win.
In the sixth week of season seven, there were also two Head Of Households, but instead of the two sharing power, one merely replaced the other. It appeared to the CBS TV audience watching the Big Brother live show on August 10, 2006 that Erika Landin had won Head Of Household, but during the contest, Howie Gordon had openly complained that there was a technical glitch with his signaling device that didn't allow his answer to be shown. The contest continued, with Landin outlasting James Rhine. Later that night, the producers decided to strip Landin due to the technical glitches, and another contest was held, won by Janelle Pierzina.
With houseguests being brought back into the house, many marks were set in the opening weeks of the all-star season for feats in multiple seasons. Janelle Pierzina became, along with Jase Wirey, the first HoHs of multiple seasons. Janelle also became the first POV holder and multi-time HoH holder in multiple seasons, completing all of these feats within the first 25 days of season seven. Alison Irwin was the first houseguest nominated in different seasons, but it wasn't until Jennifer "Nakomis" Dedmon, the season's second eviction, until someone had been evicted in two different seasons. With the third eviction of season seven, Jase Wirey holds the dubious mark of missing the jury or being a finalist (by making the final nine) in his first season, season five, and missing the jury again in season seven.
With his 12th and 10th place finishes, respectively, Jase is also the first player in show history.....
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