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[]
Big Brother 14 (US)[]
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.
Big Brother: Over The Top[]
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.
Big Brother 19 (US)[]
It was an option during the Tree of Temptation twist during Big Brother 19 (US) but no one ended up randomly selecting it power and it went unused.
Celebrity Big Brother 2 (US)[]
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.
Big Brother 23 (US)[]
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.
Big Brother 25 (US)[]
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 nominees, 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.
Big Brother 26 (US)[]
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.
Big Brother 27 (US)[]
In Big Brother 27 (US), Kelley Jorgensen won the "Mystery Veto Power" in Week 2, which gave her the ability to invoke a second POV Competition at any point for the remainder of the pre-jury, that only she would be eligible to play in. She must activate the power at the end of a Veto Ceremony, and if she passes her task and wins the competition, she would then earn a second Veto for the week in addition to the original one. If she uses that Veto, the HOH would immediately have to nominate a new houseguest. After being nominated that same week by Jimmy Heagerty and losing the regular Veto to Keanu Soto (who had used his own Mystery Competitor Power to earn it), Kelley activated her power after Keanu took himself off the block and was replaced by Amy Bingham. Kelley would then go on to win her solo Veto competition and immediately remove herself from the block, with Jimmy then replacing her with Will Williams. Unlike the other Double Vetoes where the regular Veto is more powerful, Kelley's Veto was the second one used within the week, giving her the final say in changing the nominations.
List of the Double Power of Veto Weeks[]
| Season | Week | Winner 1 | Used? | Winner 2 | Used? |
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| 14 | 7 | 
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| OTT | 3 |
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| CBB2 | 1 |
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| 23 | 6 |
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| 25 | 11 |
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| 26 | 9 |
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| 27 | 2 |
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Trivia[]
- As of BB25, 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.
- Seasons 25 and 27 are the only seasons where both POVs were used within this twist.
- Ian Terry and Leah Peters are the only Double POV winners who earned theirs via a twist to not use their Vetoes.
- Leah was unable to use hers due to failing the task associated with her twist.
- Ian is the only Double POV winner to win his Veto before the regular Veto Competition.
- Alex Willett and Justin Duncan are the only Double POV winners to win theirs at the same time, as the twist meant there was no second place and both people in the Top 2 would win.
- Angela Murray and Leah also won theirs at the same time, but they had to compete for first and second to determine who earned the regular Veto and who earned the JANKIE Veto.
References[]
| Power of Veto Variations |
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| Blood • Boomerang • Double • Diamond • Forced • Golden • Secret • Silver |