American reality television series
Big Brother: Over the Top
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Also known as
| BBOTT
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Genre
| Reality competition
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Created by
| John de Mol Jr.
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Based on
| Big Brother
by John de Mol
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Directed by
| Jim Tanker
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Presented by
| Julie Chen
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Starring
| Various HouseGuests
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Voices of
| Don Wollman
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Narrated by
| Clayton A.S. Halsey
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Theme music composer
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Country of origin
| United States
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Original language
| English
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No.
of seasons
| 1
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No.
of episodes
| 10
(
list of episodes
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Executive producers
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Producer
| Matt Richmond
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Production location
| Studio City, California
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Editors
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- Marc Cahill
- Jules Frazier
- Clayton A.S. Halsey
- Chris W. Hill
- David Dewey Kim
- Sean McGinty
- Jimmy Miller
- Myron Santos
- Bryan Szot
- Paul Withers
- Dannika Lister
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Camera setup
| Multi-camera
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Running time
| 40-96 minutes
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Production companies
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Network
| CBS All Access
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Release
| September 28
(
2016-09-28
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December 1, 2016
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2016-12-01
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Big Brother
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Big Brother: Over the Top
(
BBOTT
) is a
spin-off
American
reality television series
of the show
Big Brother
that aired exclusively online. The show premiered on September 28, 2016, and ended after 65 days with a season finale on December 1, 2016, only on
CBS All Access
, an
over-the-top
subscription streaming service. The spin-off was officially announced by CBS on August 3, 2016, while
Big Brother 18
was still in progress.
As with the televised series, the group of contestants?referred to as HouseGuests?are enclosed in the Big Brother House under constant surveillance of cameras and microphones. Each week a HouseGuest was evicted until the final three HouseGuests remain on finale night. Unlike in
Big Brother
, the viewers voted to crown a winner.
Julie Chen
hosted the season premiere and finale, and conduct weekly eviction interviews. In the season finale, the voting public awarded Morgan Willett with the $250,000 grand prize over Jason Roy and Kryssie Ridolfi.
What separated this from the main televised series was that the live feed was emphasised in this series, with significantly less feed blockage. For example, the live feed showed the house guests moving in and meeting one another, something that had never been shown live or unedited. Additionally, viewers got to see all the games's ceremonies and competitions from start to finish, which are rarely shown on the live feed for the main series, save for occasional Endurance competitions. Additionally, the involvement of the viewers was greatly increased, with several regular weekly “America's Vote” voting occurring each week.
Development
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The season was officially announced on August 3, 2016, by CBS while the
eighteenth season
was still in progress. The series continued to air on the CBS television network during the summer while the fall edition aired exclusively on the
over-the-top
streaming service
CBS All Access
which has been the broadcaster of the live Internet feeds since the
seventeenth season
. The season would utilize the same production team from past seasons with executive producers Allison Grodner and Rich Meehan for Fly on the Wall Entertainment in association with
Endemol Shine North America
.
Julie Chen
, who has been the host of the series since its
inception
, would also be part of this season.
[1]
However, Robyn Kass, who has cast the program since the
second season
, would not cast this season. The shortest season since
Big Brother 10
,
the season only lasted nine weeks.
[2]
This was the first edition of the
Big Brother
franchise to air live exclusively online around the world and the second season overall to air only online after
the first Chinese season
, which was pre-recorded and aired at a later date in 2015.
[3]
Broadcasts
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There was no television coverage for this season; instead, it would be completely streamed online at CBS All Access. There were weekday replays that would be scheduled to transmit on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 10:00pm ET/7:00pm PT that summarized the events of the previous day in the House. On Wednesdays starting at 10:00pm ET/7:00pm PT, there was a weekly recap episode followed by the live eviction with the Head of Household competition shortly after the eviction. On Thursdays, Julie had a live Q&A with the HouseGuests and interview the recently evicted HouseGuest. Special episodes aired on Tuesdays and Fridays at 10:30pm ET/7:30pm PT after the weekday replay where viewers can watch live diary room sessions. Have Nots for the week were shown on Saturdays at 4:00pm ET/1:00pm PT with the weekly safety ceremonies shown on Saturdays and Sundays at 10:00pm ET/7:00pm PT with the weekly nominations revealed live on Sundays.
While the live Internet feeds did not have any scheduled blackouts, slanderous statements and singing of copyrighted music would be blocked for legal reasons.
[4]
For the first time in the history of the program the HouseGuests entered the house one by one live on the Internet feeds after host Julie Chen introduced the audience to the program and short introductory videos were shown.
Format
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The format of this season varied slightly from previous seasons that have aired on CBS. The contestants referred to as "HouseGuests" are sequestered in the
Big Brother House
with no contact to or from the outside world. Each week, the HouseGuests take part in several compulsory challenges that determine who will win food, luxuries and power in the house. At the start of each week, the HouseGuests compete in the Head of Household (HoH) competition. The winner of the HoH competition is immune from eviction and will select two HouseGuests to be nominated for eviction.
Each week, six HouseGuests are selected to compete in the Power of Veto (PoV) competition: the reigning HoH and the nominees are guaranteed to play with the remaining slots being given to other HouseGuests selected by random draw. The winner of the PoV competition wins the right to either revoke the nomination of one of the nominated HouseGuests or leave them as is. If the veto winner uses this power, the HoH must immediately nominate another HouseGuest for eviction. The PoV winner is also immune from being named as the replacement nominee.
On eviction night, all HouseGuests must vote to evict one of the nominees, with the exception of the nominees and the Head of Household. This compulsory vote is conducted in the privacy of the Diary Room. In the event of a tie, the HoH must break the tie publicly. The nominee with the most votes is evicted from the house.
Changes in format
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Safety Ceremony
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The Nomination Ceremony from the broadcast edition was replaced with the new Safety Ceremony. This ceremony took place over two days with two separate ceremonies. During the ceremony, the HoH was sequestered in the HoH room while the other HouseGuests were downstairs with their "Block Pass". When instructed by Big Brother, the HoH activated the "Block Pass" of a HouseGuest of their choosing. This made the pass illuminate green and indicate that the HouseGuest is safe from nominations.
The first ceremony takes place on Saturday night with the HoH being instructed to save a predetermined number of HouseGuests. The second ceremony takes place on Sunday night with the HoH being instructed to save all but two of the remaining non-safe HouseGuest. The HouseGuests who do not have their "Block Pass" activated at the end of the second ceremony are the HoH's two nominees.
America's Vote
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This edition featured greater participation from the viewing public than the broadcast edition. Each week, the American public was given several opportunities to affect the game:
- America's Nominee
: Each week, the viewers voted on a third nominee who was nominated with the HoH's nomination. No HouseGuest can be nominated by America in back to back weeks and, should America's Nominee be vetoed, no replacement nominee would be named, with only the HoH's two nominees facing the eviction vote.
- America's Eviction Vote
: Each week, the viewers voted between the nominated HouseGuests for who should be evicted. This vote counted as one eviction vote and would be tallied with the HouseGuest's eviction votes. As with all eviction votes, the result of America's Eviction Vote would not be revealed to the HouseGuests.
- America's Care Package
: Each week, the viewers voted to give one HouseGuest per week a special power or "care package". This twist was first seen on
Big Brother 18
.
- America's Have-Nots
: Each week, the viewers voted for three HouseGuests to be the Have-Nots of the week.
- America's Winner
: For the first time since
Big Brother 1
,
the viewers voted for the winner among the three finalists, meaning that there would be no jury of evicted HouseGuests.
[5]
HouseGuests
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12 of the 13 HouseGuests were announced on September 26, 2016, including a pair of sisters, Alex and Morgan Willett.
[6]
[7]
The 13th HouseGuest was announced to be returnee from the
original series
. Two HouseGuests were voted on by the public and Jason Roy from
Big Brother 17
was chosen to re-enter the house.
Name
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Age
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Occupation
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Residence
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Day
entered
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Day
exited
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Result
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Morgan Willett
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22
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Publicist
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Austin, Texas
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1
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65
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Winner
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Jason Roy
Big Brother 17
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27
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Supermarket cashier
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Swansea, Massachusetts
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1
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65
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Runner-up
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Krystina "Kryssie" Ridolfi
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31
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Waitress
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Schaumburg, Illinois
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1
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65
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Third Place
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Justin Duncan
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27
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Restaurant owner
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New Orleans, Louisiana
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1
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63
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Evicted
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Shelby Stockton
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24
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Law school graduate
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Simi Valley, California
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1
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57
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Evicted
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Danielle Lickey
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23
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Preschool
teacher
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Visalia, California
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1
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50
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Evicted
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Whitney Hogg
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21
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Medical assistant
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Whitesburg, Kentucky
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1
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43
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Evicted
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Alexandra "Alex" Willett
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25
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Animation designer
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Dallas, Texas
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1
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43
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Evicted
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Scott Dennis
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24
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Debt collector
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Bangor, Maine
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1
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36
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Evicted
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Neeley Jackson
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33
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Sales associate
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Fort Worth, Texas
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1
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29
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Evicted
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Shane Chapman
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24
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Roofer
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Pisgah Forest, North Carolina
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1
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22
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Evicted
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Monte Massongill
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25
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Engineer associate
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Olive Branch, Mississippi
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1
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15
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Evicted
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Michael "Cornbread" Ligon
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41
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Foreman
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Augusta, Georgia
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1
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8
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Evicted
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Other potential HouseGuest
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The final 13th HouseGuest was chosen by a public vote between two HouseGuests from the broadcast version: Jason Roy from
Big Brother 17
and Jozea Flores from
Big Brother 18
.
Episodes
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- ^
In episode 10, the highlights of the final three HouseGuests, as well as other notable HouseGuests, were reviewed prior to crowning the winner.
America's Care Package
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Each week, voters would choose which of the HouseGuests would receive a special power. As on
Big Brother 18
, all Care Packages were revealed to the public upon the commencement of the first vote. The HouseGuests were made aware of this twist, though the weekly rewards were left unspecified until the package was dropped in the backyard for public unboxing. Once a HouseGuest receives a Care Package, they are ineligible to receive another one until all other remaining HouseGuests have received one. During week 8, no voting for "The Final Four Challenge" Care Package took place, as all HouseGuests remaining had received a Care Package, except for Justin. Thus, the Care Package was awarded to him.
Week #
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Name
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Description
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Winner
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Result
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2
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Save-A-Friend
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The winner earns the right to award immunity for the week to one other HouseGuest.
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Kryssie
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Jason
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3
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Pick-A-Veto
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The winner gets to pick which type of veto the HouseGuests will be competing for this week, from three options:
- Diamond Veto: The holder of this veto has the power to remove a nominee and subsequently name their replacement.
- Double Veto: Two vetoes will be awarded at the veto competition.
- Boomerang Veto: The winner of this veto will be able to use it twice.
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Scott
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Double Veto
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4
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Safety Servant
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The winner earns immunity for the week, but they must follow commands from Big Brother.
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Alex
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Immune
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5
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Eliminate Three
Eviction Votes
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The winner can prevent three HouseGuests of their choice from voting in that week's eviction.
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Shelby
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Jason, Justin and Kryssie
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6
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Day 38
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Co-HoH
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The winner automatically becomes Co-HoH, earning immunity and the right to choose one of the two nominees.
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Jason
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Danielle; Morgan
[a]
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Day 43
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Double Eviction Veto
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During this week's Double Eviction, the HouseGuests will not compete in a veto competition; instead, the winner of this Care Package will receive the veto and immunity from nomination.
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Morgan
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Veto Not Used
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8
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Final Four Challenge
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The winner earns the opportunity to automatically advance to the Final Four, provided that they complete a special challenge.
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Justin
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Won Immunity
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Jason originally nominated Danielle for eviction; however, after he won the veto, he used it to save Danielle and nominated Morgan in her place.
America's Have-Nots
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The HouseGuests were chosen by America's vote; the week's Head of Household was automatically exempted from the vote, as were the previous week's Have-Nots. During Week 6, no Have-Not voting took place as only three houseguests were eligible as Have-Nots. Shelby won Head of Household, Jason received the Co-HoH care package, and Justin, Kryssie, and Whitney were ineligible as the previous Have-Nots.
Week 1
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Week 2
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Week 3
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Week 4
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Week 5
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Week 6
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Week 7
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Week 8
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Week 9
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(none)
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Monte,
Morgan,
Scott
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Alex,
Danielle,
Shelby
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Jason,
Neeley,
Scott
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Justin,
Kryssie,
Whitney
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Alex,
Danielle,
Morgan
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(none)
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Voting history
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In this edition, America voted to nominate one HouseGuest each week in addition to the Head of Household's nominations. This nomination is shown in
bold
. If that nominee were to be saved by the Power of Veto, there would not be a replacement nomination. America would also have a vote to evict one of the nominated HouseGuests each week, the nominee that receives the most votes from America would gain one extra eviction vote in addition to the votes cast against them by their fellow HouseGuests.
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Week 1
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Week 2
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Week 3
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Week 4
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Week 5
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Week 6
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Week 7
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Week 8
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Week 9
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Day 36
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Day 43
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Day 57
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Finale
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Head(s) of
Household
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Monte
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Alex
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Scott
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Kryssie
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Danielle
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Jason
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Danielle
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Shelby
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Morgan
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Jason
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(none)
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Shelby
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Nominations
(pre-veto)
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Cornbread
Danielle
Jason
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Danielle
Monte
Shane
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Danielle
Kryssie
Neeley
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Morgan
Neeley
Scott
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Scott
Shelby
Whitney
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Alex
Danielle
Whitney
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Justin
Whitney
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Danielle
Jason
Morgan
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Jason
Kryssie
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Justin
Morgan
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Veto Winner(s)
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Jason
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Shane
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Alex
Justin
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Morgan
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Danielle
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Jason
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Morgan
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Shelby
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Jason
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(none)
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Nominations
(post-veto)
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Cornbread
Danielle
Kryssie
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Danielle
Kryssie
Monte
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Danielle
Neeley
Shane
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Neeley
Scott
Whitney
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Morgan
Scott
Shelby
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Alex
Morgan
Whitney
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Justin
Whitney
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Danielle
Jason
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Kryssie
Shelby
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Morgan
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Cornbread
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Danielle
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Shane
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Neeley
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Nominated
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Nominated
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Justin
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Danielle
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Head of
Household
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Nominated
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Winner
(Day 65)
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Jason
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Cornbread
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Monte
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Danielle
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Scott
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Not
eligible
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Co-Head of
Household
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Whitney
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Nominated
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Shelby
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Head of
Household
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Runner-up
(Day 65)
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Kryssie
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Nominated
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Nominated
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Danielle
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Head of
Household
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Not
eligible
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Alex
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Whitney
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Danielle
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Nominated
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Not
eligible
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Third Place
(Day 65)
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Justin
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Cornbread
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Monte
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Danielle
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Scott
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Not
eligible
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Alex
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Nominated
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Danielle
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Shelby
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Nominated
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Evicted
(Day 63)
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Shelby
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Cornbread
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Danielle
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Shane
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Neeley
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Nominated
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Co-Head of
Household
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Justin
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Head of
Household
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Nominated
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Evicted
(Day 57)
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Danielle
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Nominated
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Nominated
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Nominated
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Scott
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Head of
Household
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Alex
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Whitney
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Nominated
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Evicted
(Day 50)
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Whitney
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Cornbread
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Danielle
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Shane
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Nominated
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Scott
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Nominated
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Nominated
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Evicted
(Day 43)
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Alex
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Danielle
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Head of
Household
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Shane
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Neeley
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Scott
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Nominated
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Evicted
(Day 43)
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Scott
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Cornbread
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Danielle
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Shane
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Nominated
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Nominated
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Evicted
(Day 36)
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Neeley
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Cornbread
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Monte
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Nominated
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Nominated
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Evicted
(Day 29)
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Shane
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Cornbread
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Monte
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Nominated
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Evicted
(Day 22)
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Monte
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Head of
Household
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Nominated
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Evicted
(Day 15)
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Cornbread
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Nominated
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Evicted
(Day 8)
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America
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Cornbread
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Monte
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Danielle
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Neeley
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Scott
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Alex
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Not
eligible
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Danielle
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Not
eligible
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Notes
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none
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1
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2
,
3
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4
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5
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6
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7
,
8
,
3
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none
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9
,
10
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11
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12
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Evicted
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Cornbread
9 of 10 votes
to evict
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Monte
5 of 9 votes
to evict
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Shane
5 of 9 votes
to evict
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Neeley
4 of 7 votes
to evict
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Scott
3 of 3 votes
to evict
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Alex
4 of 4 votes
to evict
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Whitney
3 of 5 votes
to evict
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Danielle
4 of 4 votes
to evict
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Shelby
2 of 2 votes
to evict
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Justin
Evicted by
competition
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Kryssie
Fewest votes
(out of 3)
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Jason
Fewest votes
(out of 2)
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Morgan
Most votes
to win
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Notes
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- ^Note 1
:
For winning the "Save-a-Friend" Care Package, Kryssie earned the power to grant immunity to another HouseGuest; she chose Jason.
- ^Note 2
: For winning the "Pick-a-Veto" Care Package, Scott was able to choose one of three special Vetoes for the week; he chose the Double Veto; therefore two Vetoes were awarded in that week's competition. Justin used his veto on Kryssie, and Alex decided to not use hers.
- ^Note 3
: As the house's vote was tied, the Head of Household cast a tie-breaker vote.
- ^Note 4
:
For winning the "Safety Servant" Care Package, Alex was awarded immunity for the week.
- ^Note 5
:
For winning the "Eliminate Three Eviction Votes" Care Package, Shelby earned the power to block three HouseGuests from voting in that week's eviction; She chose Jason, Justin, and Kryssie.
- ^Note 6
:
For winning the "Co-HoH" Care Package, Jason was named Co-Head of Household. As Co-Heads of Household, Shelby and Jason alternated awarding safety to the other HouseGuests at the Safety Ceremony until two remained; Shelby and Jason then claimed one of the two nominees as theirs, earning the right to name the replacement nominee if that nominee was removed. Jason's nominations are in
italics.
- ^Note 7
: Day 43 was a double eviction night. Immediately following Alex's eviction, the remaining HouseGuests played a week's worth of game, including an HoH competition and Safety, Veto and Eviction ceremonies, over the course of several hours, culminating in a second eviction that night. America was not given a nomination or an eviction vote, nor was there a Veto Competition; instead, the Veto was awarded to the winner of the Care Package.
- ^Note 8
:
For winning the "Double Eviction Veto" Care Package, Morgan won the Power of Veto during the double eviction round; as this Care Package was awarded before the initial nominations, the veto also awarded Morgan immunity for the round.
- ^Note 9
:
From Week 8 onwards, there was no America's Nomination and America's Eviction Vote.
- ^Note 10
:
As the only HouseGuest yet to receive a Care Package, Justin automatically earned the "Final Four Challenge" Care Package, earning the right to compete in a special challenge to earn immunity for the week; for completing the task, Justin became immune for the week.
- ^Note 11
: During Week 9, there was no Veto competition or eviction vote; instead, the two nominees competed in a sudden death competition on Day 63, with the loser being evicted. Justin lost the competition to Morgan, evicting Justin.
- ^Note 12
: For the finale America voted for who they wanted to win
Big Brother: Over The Top
. Kryssie came in third place with the fewest votes. Morgan was crowned the winner after she received the most votes from America.
References
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"New Digital Edition of "Big Brother" Coming to CBS All Access This Fall"
(Press release). The Futon Critic. CBS. August 3, 2016.
Archived
from the original on August 4, 2016
. Retrieved
August 3,
2016
.
- ^
Andreeva, Nellie (August 2, 2016).
"
'Big Brother': New Season Coming To CBS All Access This Fall"
.
Deadline Hollywood
.
Archived
from the original on August 5, 2016
. Retrieved
August 4,
2016
.
- ^
Bhushan, Nyay (September 15, 2015).
"Debut Season of 'Big Brother China' Begins Filming...in India"
.
The Hollywood Reporter
.
Archived
from the original on September 17, 2015
. Retrieved
August 4,
2016
.
- ^
Porreca, Brian (September 22, 2016).
"
'Big Brother: Over the Top' Schedule Revealed; Winner to be Decided by America"
.
The Hollywood Reporter
. Retrieved
September 21,
2016
.
- ^
"About Big Brother: Over the Top"
.
CBS
. Archived from
the original
on October 3, 2016
. Retrieved
October 3,
2016
.
- ^
"Meet The New Cast Of Big Brother: Over The Top"
.
CBS
. June 9, 2016
. Retrieved
June 10,
2016
.
- ^
Boyer, Matthew (September 22, 2016).
"
'Big Brother Over The Top' Cast Reveal Monday & Voting Is Now Open ? Jason Or Jozea?"
. Big Brother Network
. Retrieved
September 25,
2016
.
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