Bowlerina

Bowlerina is a recurring Power of Veto, Head of Household, and Temptation competition.

Rules

The competing houseguests will have to spin around while holding onto metal bars above their heads. After a certain amount of time, a barrier will drop, allowing the house guests to attempt to roll a ball towards bowling pin shaped targets on the other side. After a certain amount of time, the barrier will rise again, requiring the house guest to repeat the process.

History

Originally appearing as a PoV competition in Big Brother 15 (US), it was won by McCrae Olson, who was on the block against his showmance Amanda Zuckerman.

Returning two years later on Big Brother 17 (US), history repeated itself, as Austin Matelson won this PoV competition after being nominated alongside his showmance Liz Nolan.

Another two years later for Big Brother 19 (US), the competition was used as a Temptation Competition, which was then by Mark Jansen, who gained immunity for the week, while Jason Dent was nominated for coming in last place.

On Celebrity Big Brother 1 (US), it was used as an HoH competition, where Ross Mathews won. The physical aspect of this challenge caused Omarosa Manigault to have an asthma attack, requiring her to leave the house for a while to seek medical attention.

In honor of Super Bowl LIII, the competition was given a football theme as opposed to a bowling theme on Celebrity Big Brother 2 (US), however the rules were essentially the same. Instead of rolling a bowling ball to knock down four pins, the players had to kick a giant inflatable football through a field goal three times. Natalie Eva Marie won her first PoV, making her the first female to win this competition.

List of the Bowlerina Competitions

Civilian

Season	Week	Name Variant	Winner
15	10	"Bowlerina"	McCrae Olson
17	11		Austin Matelson
19	5		Mark Jansen

Celebrity

Season	Day	Name Variant	Winner
1	11	"Celebrity Bowlerina"	Ross Mathews
2	15	"Kick the Competition"	Natalie Eva Marie

Trivia

Natalie Eva Marie is the first female to win this competition. She is the second WWE wrestler to win this competition, after Austin Matelson.
- Only men have won the civilian version. Coincidentally, all of the men in the civilian version had a sho wma nce.
- Ironically, the first two times this competition was played, the winner was on the block against his showmance.
- The bowling variation of this competition has only been won by males and has only been used in odd numbered seasons.

Big Brother Recurring Competitions
100 Minutes • An Offer You Can't Refuse • As Close As You Can • Ask The Evictee • BB Comics • BB Storm Watch • Before or After • Big Top Drop • Bowlerina • Buzzkilled • Caged Eggs • Dizzy Discs • Domino Effect • Drinks On Us • Drunk Speeches • Faster Than A Speeding Veto • Feeling Knotty • Fitting In • Foam Party • Golf Invitational • Hide and Go Veto • In The Balance • It's Time to Reflect • Jury Statements • Knight Moves • Knockout • Last One Standing • Majority Rules • Morph 'O' Matic • Niagara Balls • OTEV • Perfect Shot • Pick Your Poison • Pull Some Strings • Punch, Slap, Kick • Ready, Set, Woah • Seesaw • Sequence Explosion • Slapshot • Slippery Slope • Solve For X • Somewhere Over The Veto • Spelling Search • Stay or Fold • Stick It to Me • The Black Box • The Haunting • The Wall • Tightrope • Time Flies • Tumblin' Dice • What The Bleep? • What Did They Just Do? • What's The Hold Up • Wheel Of First Impressions • Who Did What? • Weight Gain • Who Said It? • Yankee Swap • Zingbot Competition