Big Brother 3 (US)

Big Brother 3 was the third season of the American reality television series Big Brother. It began on July 10 and aired on CBS for 82 days, concluding on September 25 when Lisa Donahue was crowned the winner with nine votes from the evicted houseguests, claiming the $500,000 prize.

Format
Season 3 of Big Brother was similar to Big Brother 2. Each week, the Head of Household would nominate two players for eviction. On a live Eviction episode, the other house guests would vote to evict one member. However, the silver Power of Veto was introduced in Season 3. All houseguests competed to win the power. The Veto can be used to save on of the nominees from eviction, forcing the HoH to nominate another houseguest. The HoH cannot nominate the Veto winner. If a nominee won the silver Power of Veto, they cannot save themselves, but can choose to save the other nominee from eviction. The Golden Power of Veto was introduced in week 9. The Golden Veto is similar to the Silver Veto, except that if a nominee won the Veto, they CAN use it on themselves. was nominated and won the POV, but famously did not use it on himself and was sent packing. was evicted in Week 3, but in Week 6 the house voted her back into the game and she made it until week 10.

Trivia

 * This is the first season to feature Power of Veto competitions.
 * This is the first season where a previously evicted House Guest returned to the game via a twist.