Carnival Quick Shot is a recurring Head of Household, Re-Entry, and Second Chance Challenge competition, similar to Perfect Shot and Ball Roll.
Rules[]
This competition has two variations/parts:
- Players must roll one ball at a time up a ramp and land a certain number on a flat platform in the fastest time.
- Players must knock a certain number of balls off the platform in the fastest time
The exact format varies in each appearance. On Big Brother 22 (US), the houseguest had to land three balls in the holes on the platform. There were 3 heats of six; the top three from each heat advancing to the next round until there was a winner. This format would appear in Big Brother Canada 9, replacing the slots with a flat landing atop a ramp.
In Big Brother 23 (US), the competition played out over two rounds:
- The houseguests had to knock ten silver balls off of the flat platform by their respective balls up the ramp one at a time. The two fastest houseguests advanced to the next round.
- The two remaining competitors are given ten balls. On Julie's command, the houseguests try to land as many of these on the platform, with only one shot with each ball.
On Big Brother 25 (US), the format was slightly altered to incorporate a knockout element:
- Instead of a flat platform, the end of the ramp had targets featuring the competing houseguests' BB Comics. Each player had three targets.
- One at a time, the houseguest will call out which houseguest's target they would like to hit.
- If the player hits they target they called out, the hit counts.
- If they hit a target they did not call out, the hit does not count and the target is reset.
- Once all of a player's targets are down, they are out. The last houseguest standing wins the competition.
On Big Brother 26 (US), it worked as follows:
- The players rolled one balls of their respective colors at a time up the ramp, trying to land on the flat platform.
- Once a player has five balls on the platform, they use the silver balls to knock off their colored balls off the platform.
- The houseguest who completes this and buzzes in first wins the competition.
On Big Brother 27 (US), the format was slightly altered:
- The houseguests rolled one gold orb at a time up the ramp, trying to land it on the platform.
- If they land a ball or it fall off the platform, the houseguests must go under the bar to retrieve another orb.
- If it rolls back down the ramp, the play can roll it again.
- The first houseguest to land 5 orbs and buzz in wins the competition.
History[]
The competition first appeared on Big Brother 22 (US), where Enzo Palumbo won his first ever Head of Household.
The next appearance occurred on Big Brother Canada 9 as the Re-entry competition following the fake double eviction. Tera Gillen-Petrozzi beat Jedson Tavernier and re-entered the house.
The competition reappeared in Big Brother 23 (US) during the double eviction. Azäh Awasum and Xavier Prather advanced to the final round, where Azäh won the HOH.
After a season off, the competition returned in Big Brother 25 (US), where Matt Klotz won Head of Household.
The competition appeared again in Big Brother 26 (US), this time as the AI Arena competition. Makensy Manbeck won the competition and earned her safety, narrowly beating Rubina Bernabe.
The competition returned in Big Brother 27 (US), where Morgan Pope won Head of Household.
List of Carnival Quick Shot Competitions[]
United States[]
| Season | Week | Competition Variant | Name Variant | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 4 | Head of Household | "Carnival Quick Shot" | |
| 23 | 10 | "BB Ballers" | ||
| 25 | 13 | "Superhero Smackdown" | ||
| 26 | 4 | AI Arena | "Upload, Download" | |
| 27 | 10 | Head of Household | "Wretched Reactor" |
Canada[]
Civilian[]
| Season | Week | Competition Variant | Name Variant | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 8 | Re-Entry | "Heads Will Roll" |
Trivia[]
United States[]
- This was the first win of the respective competition for every winner.
- For Enzo Palumbo, this includes Big Brother 12 (US), as he was never Head of Household.