Big Brother 5 (US)

Big Brother 5 (US)
Season Information
Country	United States
Host	Julie Chen
Season	5
Prize Money	$500,000
No. of Houseguests	14
No. of Days	82
Winner	Drew Daniel
Runner(s)-up	Michael Ellis
Returnees	Diane Henry (BB7) Jase Wirey (BB7) Nakomis Dedmon (BB7)
Production
Network	CBS RealNetworks (live feeds) CBS.com (HC)
Executive Producers	Allison Grodner Arnold Shapiro
Casting	Robyn Kass
Announcers	Don Wollman Phil Proctor
Production Company	Fly on the Wall Entertainment Endemol USA
Season Run	July 6, 2004 - September 21, 2004
Filming Dates	July 2, 2004 - September 21, 2004
No. of Episodes	31
Viewership	8.30m
Companion Shows	House Calls: The Big Brother Talk Show
Cast
Opening Sequence
Series Chronology
Previous Season	Big Brother 4 (US)
Next Season	Big Brother 6 (US)

Big Brother 5 (US) is the 5th season of the broadcasted edition of Big Brother (U.S.). It began on July 6, 2004 and aired on CBS for 82 days, concluding on September 21, 2004 when Drew Daniel was crowned the winner with four out of seven votes from the jury.

Big Brother 5 was the same as Big Brother 4, in regards to the Power of Veto, Head of Household, Nomination process, eviction, and jury. This season had 14 houseguests, so they were evicted at a quicker rate than before, sometimes multiple evictions in one week.

In the fifth season, only six players would participate in the Power of Veto competition. The HOH and both nominees would choose a houseguest to also compete. This new format was utilized by Nakomis Dedmon to backdoor Jase Wirey.

Twists/Changes

• Only Six Power of Veto Players: Unlike previous seasons where all Houseguests competed in the Veto Competition, only six players were allowed to compete: The Head of Household, the two nominees, and three players selected by each of them respectively.
• Project DNA: Do Not Assume: There were two sets of relatives in the house who may or may not have known they were playing together.
  • Twin Twist: Adria & Natalie: Although the houseguests were informed that some of their fellow contestants had identical twins, they were not told that Adria Klein had a twin. In fact, Adria and her identical twin, Natalie Carroll, would switch places during the first four weeks. Since they survived the first four evictions playing as Adria, both twins entered the game and played as individuals in Week 5.
  • Unknown Relatives: Nakomis & Michael: Nakomis Dedmon and Michael Ellis did not know they were biological siblings until they talked and figured out they were related. Their fellow houseguests were aware of this, but did not break up the potential duo. Interestingly, Michael cast the sole vote to evict Nakomis, but she later voted for him to win.
• Double Eviction Week: In Week 9, for the first time in Big Brother (US) history, two houseguests were evicted within one week. This version of the Double Eviction was carried forward into the next two seasons.

Houseguests

Winner    Drew

Runner-Up    Michael

Jury: Drew    Diane

Jury: Michael    Nakomis

Jury: Drew    Karen	Jury: Drew    Marvin	Jury: Michael    Adria	Jury: Michael    Natalie	Jury: Drew    Will
Evicted    Jase	Evicted    Scott	Evicted    Holly	Evicted    Lori	Evicted    Mike

Voting History

		Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9		Week 10	Week 11
										Day 63	Day 65		Day 78	Finale
Drew		Mike	Lori		Marvin	Jase	Will	Natalie	Adria		Vetoed Karen		Diane	Winner
	Michael	Mike	Lori	Holly	Marvin	Marvin	Will	Rep		Marvin		No Voting		Runner-Up
Diane		Mike	Karen	Holly		Vetoed Jase	Marvin	Natalie	Adria	Vetoed Marvin	Karen	Vetoed No Voting		Drew
	Nakomis		Lori	Vetoed Holly	Scott		Marvin		Adria	Rep				Michael
Karen		Mike	Rep	Holly	Scott	Jase	Marvin	Natalie	Adria	Marvin	Rep			Drew
Marvin		Mike		Holly	Rep			Natalie						Drew
	Adria	Mike	Lori	Rep	Scott	Jase	Will	Vetoed Michael						Michael
	Natalie	Non- HouseGuest				Jase	Will							Michael
Will		Mike	Karen	Holly	Scott	Jase								Drew
Jase			Lori	Adria	Vetoed Marvin	Rep
Scott		Mike	Lori	Holly
Holly		Mike	Vetoed Lori
Lori		Mike
Mike

Key:

Nominated

Rep: Replacement Nominee

POV Holder

HOH

Jury Member

Evicted

• Note: Natalie switched and played as Adria for the first 4 Weeks before becoming an official Houseguest on Week 5.

Game History

#	HOH	Initial Nominations		Veto Holder	Used?	Final Nominations		Result
Week								Houseguest	Vote	Finish
1	Jase	Mike	Nakomis	Scott		Mike	Nakomis	Mike	10-0	1st Evicted Day 14
2	Marvin	Holly	Lori	Jase		Karen	Lori	Lori	7-2	2nd Evicted Day 21
3	Drew	Holly	Nakomis	Nakomis		Adria	Holly	Holly	7-1	3rd Evicted Day 28
4	Diane	Jase	Scott	Jase		Marvin	Scott	Scott	4-3	4th Evicted Day 35
5								Natalie	Entered Day 35
	Nakomis	Diane	Marvin	Drew		Jase	Marvin	Jase	6-1	5th Evicted Day 42
6	Adria	Marvin	Will	Adria		Marvin	Will	Will	4-3	6th Evicted 1st Jury Member Day 49
7	Nakomis	Adria	Natalie	Adria		Michael	Natalie	Natalie	4-1	7th Evicted 2nd Jury Member Day 56
8	Marvin	Adria	Michael	Karen		Adria	Michael	Adria	4-0	8th Evicted 3rd Jury Member Day 63
9	Drew	Diane	Marvin	Diane		Marvin	Nakomis	Marvin	3-0	9th Evicted 4th Jury Member Day 65
	Nakomis	Drew	Michael	Diane		Karen	Michael	Karen	2-0	10th Evicted 5th Jury Member Day 70
10	Drew	Diane	Nakomis	Michael		Nakomis		Nakomis	Default	11th Evicted 6th Jury Member Day 75
11	Drew					Diane	Michael	Diane	1-0	12th Evicted 7th Jury Member Day 78
								Michael	4-3	Runner-Up
								Drew		Winner

Week 1

HOH    Jase

POV    Scott

Nominee 0 Votes    Nakomis

Evicted 10 Votes    Mike

Houseguests partnered up to compete in the first HOH competition. As there was an uneven number of players, Will Wikle chose to sit out. Scott Long ultimately outlasted the other houseguests, meaning he and his partner Jase Wirey had won the competition. To decide which of the two would be the HOH, Will asked Jase a question about himself. If Jase answered correctly he would be HOH, if he answered incorrectly, Scott would be HOH. Jase answered correctly, earning the title of HOH for the week. During the week, The Four Horsemen alliance was formed; it consisted of Jase, Scott, Drew Daniel and Michael Ellis. After hearing that Mike Lubinski had been trying to form an alliance to go against The Four Horseman, Jase decided to nominate him and Nakomis Dedmon for eviction; with Nakomis being a pawn. After Jase threw the competition, Scott won the POV. He chose to leave Jase's nominations the same. Mike was evicted in a unanimous vote.

Week 2

HOH    Marvin

POV    Jase

Pre-Veto Nominee    Holly

Post-Veto Nominee 2 Votes    Karen

Evicted 7 Votes    Lori

Following Mike Lubinski's eviction, Marvin Latimer won the "Majority Rules" HOH competition. He chose to nominate Holly King and Lori Valenti for eviction, referring to them as the "queens" of the house. Jase Wirey won the POV competition, narrowly beating Lori. Jase chose to save Holly from the block, and Marvin named Karen Ganci, Lori's closest ally, the replacement nominee. Lori was evicted in a seven to two vote.

Week 3

HOH    Drew

Pre-Veto Nominee POV    Nakomis

Post-Veto Nominee 1 Vote    Adria

Evicted 7 Votes    Holly

Following Lori Valenti's eviction, Drew Daniel won the "High/Low" HOH competition. He chose to nominate Holly King and Nakomis Dedmon for eviction, and stated Holly had the "power of persuasion" and needed to go that week. Despite this statement, Jase Wirey later convinced him that Holly needed to stay that week, and The Four Horsemen devised a plan to keep her. Nakomis won the POV and decided to remove herself from the block. Drew chose Adria Klein as the replacement nominee. Despite Jase's attempts to keep her, Holly was evicted in a seven to one vote.

Week 4

HOH    Diane

Pre-Veto Nominee POV    Jase

Post-Veto Nominee 3 Votes    Marvin

Evicted 4 Votes    Scott

Following Holly King's eviction, the houseguests competed in the "I Have a Secret" endurance HOH competition. After a nine hour struggle, Diane Henry won the competition, becoming the first female HOH of the season. Targeting the "two strongest competitors" in the house, Diane chose to nominate Jase Wirey and Scott Long for eviction. Jase won the POV and chose to use it on himself; Diane named Marvin Latimer his replacement nominee. Scott was evicted in a four to three vote; only receiving the votes of The Four Horsemen.

Week 5

Entered    Natalie

HOH    Nakomis

POV    Drew

Pre-Veto Nominee    Diane

Nominee 1 Vote    Marvin

Post-Veto Nominee Evicted 6 Votes    Jase

Following Scott Long's eviction, the "Twin Twist" was revealed to the HouseGuests and Natalie Carroll entered the game. Nakomis Dedmon won the "Home Is Where the Answer Is" HOH competition. While planning for nominations, Nakomis realized that her alliance now had the numbers to complete the "Six Finger Plan". Nakomis planned to put up two people from her alliance, and they would each pick another member from her alliance to play for the POV. This ensured that all six players in the Veto competition were on Nakomis' side. Then, the Veto would be used and Jase Wirey would be nominated in their place. This allowed them to nominate Jase and not allow him to play in the POV competition. Nakomis nominated Diane Henry and Marvin Latimer, setting the stage for her plan. Drew Daniel won the POV. He later chose to save Diane from the block, and Jase was named the replacement nominee. Jase was evicted from the house in a six to one vote.

Week 6

HOH POV    Adria

Nominee 3 Votes    Marvin

Evicted 4 Votes    Will

Following Jase Wirey's eviction, Adria Klein won the "The Puck Stops Here" HOH competition. She nominated Marvin Latimer and former alliance member Will Wikle for eviction. She later revealed her intentions were to divide the house into three different sections and determine people's true loyalties. Adria went on to win the "A Very Veto Christmas" POV competition. Despite Will hoping his former ally would save him with the Veto, Adria chose to leave her nominations intact. Will was evicted from the house in a four to three vote after Adria had to break a tie.

Week 7

HOH    Nakomis

Pre-Veto Nominee POV    Adria

Post-Veto Nominee 1 Vote    Michael

Evicted 4 Votes    Natalie

Following Will Wikle's eviction, Nakomis Dedmon won the "Who Said It?" HOH competition. She nominated Adria Klein and Natalie Carroll for eviction, due to Adria's betrayal the previous week. Adria won the POV and decided to remove herself from the block. Nakomis chose her half-brother, Michael Ellis, as the replacement nominee. Natalie was evicted in a four to one vote; only receiving the vote of her twin-sister, Adria.

Week 8

HOH    Marvin

POV    Karen

Nominee 0 Votes    Michael

Evicted 4 Votes    Adria

Following Natalie Carroll's eviction, Marvin Latimer won the "Putting for Power" golf based HOH competition. He nominated Adria Klein and Michael Ellis for eviction. Karen Ganci was the winner of the POV competition. Karen later chose to not exercise the power, despite Adria's pleas. Adria was evicted in a unanimous four to zero vote.

Week 9

Round 1

HOH    Drew

Pre-Veto Nominee POV    Diane

Post-Veto Nominee 0 Votes    Nakomis

Evicted 3 Votes    Marvin

Following Adria Klein's eviction, the house learned it would be a Double Eviction Week, and that someone else would be leaving the following day. Drew Daniel then won the "Chemical Reaction" HOH competition. He later chose to nominate Diane Henry and Marvin Latimer for eviction, due to a disagreement he had had with both the nominees. Diane won the POV competition. Despite claiming that she would not use the Veto, Diane chose to remove herself from the block. At the Veto ceremony, Nakomis Dedmon was the named the replacement nominee. Marvin was evicted from the house by a unanimous vote.

Round 2

HOH    Nakomis

POV    Diane

Pre-Veto Nominee    Drew

Nominee 0 Votes    Michael

Post-Veto Nominee Evicted 2 Votes    Karen

Following Marvin Latimer's eviction, Nakomis Dedmon won the "Ready, Set, Gone" HOH competition. She chose to nominate Drew Daniel and Michael Ellis for eviction. Before the Veto competition, Diane Henry hatched a plan with Drew and Michael to evict Karen Ganci from the house. The plan was for Diane to win the Veto, use it on one of the nominees, and evict Karen at the eviction. After Michael and Drew helped her win the competition, Diane won the POV. She chose to use the POV on Drew, and Nakomis had no option but to name Karen as the replacement nominee, as Karen was the only eligible houseguest. Karen was evicted in a unanimous two to zero vote.

Week 10

HOH    Drew

POV    Michael

Pre-Veto Nominee    Diane

Evicted by Default    Nakomis

Following Karen Ganci's eviction, Drew Daniel won the "Before or After" HOH competition. He nominated Diane Henry and Nakomis Dedmon for eviction. When Michael Ellis won the "Socket to Me" Final POV competition, it gave him the sole vote to evict either Diane or Nakomis. He used the veto on Diane. With no available replacement nominee, his half-sister Nakomis was evicted by default.

Week 11

HOH Pt. 1 Winner HOH Pt. 3 Winner Final HOH    Drew

HOH Pt. 2 Winner Nominee 0 Votes    Michael

Evicted 1 Vote    Diane

The final HOH competition is played out in three challenges, to give the remaining houseguests a fair shot at securing a place in the final two. In the "Earthquake" endurance portion of the Final HOH competition, Drew Daniel beat out Diane Henry and Michael Ellis. Michael later won "Twisted Twosomes", the second part of the final HOH competition. Drew and Michael faced off in the "Encore Presentation" final portion of the Final HOH competition, with Drew reigning victorious. He chose to evict Diane.

Finale

Winner 4 Votes    Drew

Runner-Up 3 Votes    Michael

Jury

Drew Will

Michael Natalie

Michael Adria

Drew Marvin

Drew Karen

Michael Nakomis

Drew Diane

Trivia

• This was the first season to feature the Golden Power of Veto as a permanent element in the game.
• This was the first season where only six players were allowed to compete in Veto competitions.
• This was the first season to feature the Fast Forward week, which would become a recurring event in later seasons.
• This season, Big Brother 8, Big Brother 13, Big Brother 17, Big Brother: Over The Top, and Big Brother 25 are the only seasons to feature family members playing against each other (Michael and Nakomis, Adria and Natalie, Dick and Daniele, Liz and Julia, Alex and Morgan, Cirie and Jared).
• This is the only season represented in season 7 to not have at least one of its representatives reach the Jury stage.
• This season gave birth to the backdoor plan which would become a classic, mandatory strategy used in all of the seasons since.
  • Nakomis came up with this strategy, labeling it the "six finger plan".
• This is the first season a male was evicted first.
• This is the first season a male evictee received 10 votes.
• This is the first season where females won 4 HOHs in a row. This would happen again in Big Brother 8, Big Brother 10, Big Brother 13, Big Brother 17, Big Brother: Over The Top and Big Brother 20.
  • For this specific season, this occurred weeks 4 through 7.
• This is the first season where females won more PoV's than males. This would happen again in Big Brother 6, Big Brother All-Stars and Big Brother 8.
• It is also the first season where two females won the POV twice (Diane and Adria).
• This is the first season where there was an eviction where nobody voted to evict.
• This is the first season to have the winner beat the runner-up by only a single vote.
• This is the first season where the four youngest people on the cast reached the end of the game.
• This is the first season to feature all 13 houseguests being from different states in the country.

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