Have/Have-Not Competition

The Have/Have Not Competition is a weekly competition that began in Big Brother 11 and is still currently held. The houseguests are generally split into two teams. The team that wins the competition is granted full food privileges for the week. The losing team, however, is relegated to Big Brother Slop, cold showers only, and sleeping in the Have Not Bedroom. The competition was a re-envisioning of the original Food Competition used in earlier seasons. Although the specifics of the Have/Have Not Competitions tend to vary, many tend to revolve around food, although, as pictured here, some competitions do not. Many competitions are quite outrageous, including some where the Head of Household (who hosts the competition because they are a Have automatically) must wear a ridiculous costume of some sort.

Origin
The idea of a Have and Have Not is a popular socialist ideal that the Haves (wealthy people) are above those that Have Not (poor people) and that in time, the Have Nots will rise up against the Haves, soon becoming the Haves themselves, with the Haves becoming Have Nots themselves, only to soon overcome the Haves again in a never ending cycle. This stays true to the themes of Big Brother, with many themes arising from the novel 1984, including the title of the show itself.