The Double Power of Veto is a variation of the Power of Veto where two different houseguests win the Power of Veto in the same week. The Secret Power of Veto originated as an anonymous variation of this twist.
History[]
Originally known as the Golden Ball of Veto, it was introduced in Week 7 of Big Brother 14 (US) after Frank Eudy opened Pandora's Box. Including the typical Power of Veto won by competition, a Golden Ball of Veto could be received by winning it in a claw game. The Golden Ball of Veto was won by Ian Terry, who was unable to play in that week's Veto competition as he already had a Veto. He did not use it during that week's Veto Ceremony. Jenn Arroyo then won the actual Veto competition and used it on Dan Gheesling.
The name was changed to Double Power of Veto and was seen as a choice for America's Care Package during Week 3 of Big Brother: Over The Top. At the Power of Veto competition, two Vetoes would be won, rather than the one. It was selected by Scott Dennis, and the two Veto winners were Alex Willett and Justin Duncan. Alex did not use hers, while Justin chose to use his on Kryssie Ridolfi.
It returned again in the first eviction cycle of Celebrity Big Brother 2 (US). After Ricky Williams won the first POV competition and decided not to use it, it was revealed that Anthony Scaramucci was a Fake HouseGuest, and was giving the remaining HouseGuests a second chance at the POV. Since Ricky already won one, he was safe and could not play in the second competition, dubbed Mooch's Veto, which was then won by Kato Kaelin, who took Tom Green off the block.
Returning once again in Big Brother 23 (US), the Double Power of Veto was part of the "High Roller's Room" twist. If a houseguest was willing, they could bet 50 BB Bucks on one of the six Veto players. If one of those six won the PoV competition, the person who bet on them would receive a second Veto, even if they played in the competition and originally lost. If no player had anyone bet on them, there would not be a second Veto unleashed if they won the competition. HOH Kyland Young ended up playing and losing the competition, but since he bet on Alyssa Lopez, who ended up winning, he earned himself the second Veto. Kyland then chose to remove his nominee, Claire Rehfuss, from the block, and replaced her with Britini D'Angelo. Alyssa then had the final say and could save either Britini or Kyland's other nominee, Derek Frazier, but she chose to respect Kyland's wishes and leave his new nominations in place.
In Big Brother 25 (US), the twist returned and was called the "BB Power of Multiplicity", as part of "BB Comic-Week". Two separate Veto competitions were held, and everyone was allowed to participate in the first one. The winner of the first Veto would then sit out of the second, while everyone else competed again. Jag Bains, whose HOH reign was anonymous due to the "BB Power of Invisibility", ended up winning the first Veto competition, while Blue Kim, one of his nominations, won the second. Because Jag won the first Veto, he had the "super-powered" advantage of going second at the Veto Meeting, in order to have final say on who gets saved or not. Blue used her Veto on herself, and as the Invisible HOH, Jag replaced her with America Lopez. Jag then used his own Veto on Felicia Cannon and anonymously replaced her with Cory Wurtenberger, in a move made to break up their showmance.
In Big Brother 26 (US), it was dubbed the "JANKIE Power of Veto" as part of the "JANKIE World" twist for the week. Angela Murray won the regular Power of Veto, while HOH Leah Peters won this JANKIE Veto for coming in second. In order to use it, Leah had to successfully complete one of JANKIE's carnival games during the Veto Meeting. She ended up losing the carnival game and was forced to leave the JANKIE Veto unused, while Angela used her Veto on Kimo Apaka, with Leah replacing him with T'kor Clottey.
List of the Double Power of Veto Competitions[]
| Season | Week | Winner 1 | Winner 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 7 | ||
| OTT | 3 | ||
| CBB2 | 1 | ||
| 23 | 6 | ||
| 25 | 11 | ||
| 26 | 9 |
Trivia[]
- Every time a male and female won the Double Power of Veto, the male finished the season in a higher placement than the female houseguest.
- Big Brother 25 is the only time that both vetoes were used. In every other appearance of this twist, one veto was used, while the other one was not.
References[]
| Power of Veto Variations |
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| Blood • Boomerang • Double • Diamond • Forced • Golden • Secret • Silver |