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The Head of Household (abbreviated HOH) is the position of supreme power and control in the Big Brother House. The Head of Household is selected each week during the live show. The winner of Head of Household is free from the threat of eviction. They receive perks, such as getting their own private bedroom but are also faced with the decision of nominating two houseguests for eviction and putting up a replacement nominee when the Power of Veto is used.
HOH Competition
Each week, all houseguests, except the outgoing Head of Household, compete in the HOH Competition. The final 3 is the only time that an outgoing Head of Household can win consecutive HOH competitions (or if a twist happens and nobody is evicted as in Big Brother 14 with the coaches reset. Frank Eudy and Joe Arvin were spared and Shane Meaney, as outgoing Head of Household, was still eligible to compete). HOH competitions mainly fall into one of three major categories listed below though some competitions include elements of more than one category.
Quiz Competition
Big Brother 14 HouseGuests compete in a quiz HOH competition.
Quiz competitions are fairly short and are usually shown during the live show. Questions range from events in the house to comments from previously evicted houseguests. The houseguests line up, each getting their own booth, unable to see each other. The host communicates to the houseguests through the microphone system in the backyard and can see the houseguests through a television screen outside of the house in the studio. She communicates the question to the houseguests, who then answer when she says "Answers, please." Typically, houseguests answer by turning a dial to either "True" or "False", "Yes" or "No", or "Red" or "Blue", although some competitions have used paddles, cubes with houseguests pictures on them and some other ways to show the answers. There several ways how the quiz can be played but usually it's one of the following two. The first one is elimination-based when one incorrect answer results in elimination and the last person standing become the Head of Household. The second way is point-based meaning that each correct answer gives a houseguest one point and the person with the most points wins. The elimination-based approach can usually be used when the number of participants is relatively big, otherwise, the point-based approach is applied. Regardless of the way quiz works, if, after all, possible questions have been exhausted and there is a tie, the competition continues into a tiebreaker round. An answer is always a number, ranging from the number of seconds that the houseguests have been in the house to the weight in pounds of an object used in a competition. The houseguests write the number on a chalkboard provided for them. The houseguest closest to the number without going over becomes the Head of Household. If all competitors go over, the houseguest closest to the number becomes the Head of Household.
Skill
Big Brother 11 HouseGuests compete in a skill HOH competition.
Skill competitions, sometimes referred to as crap shoots, usually involve bowling type games or shuffleboard type games in which houseguests compete while trying to get their marker closest to a certain point without going past it (although sometimes these competitions may differ from that format). The games are usually completed live, but at times, these are not complete by the end of the live show, and viewers can watch the outcome on the live feeds or on the following episode.
Endurance
Big Brother 12 houseguests in an Endurance competition.
Endurance competitions extend well past the time constraints of the one-hour live program. They can be viewed by the live feeds on CBS.com. Houseguests generally line up in either a small platform, revolving cylinder, or in a cage. The last person standing becomes the Head of Household. Some competitions require houseguests to keep hold of a button. If they let go, a light goes out and they are eliminated, while others do not. Harsh weather conditions, such as rain sprinklers, falling leaves, or foamy "snow" are frequently included to make the competitions as grueling as possible. Other times, prizes are awarded to the first out of the competition to tempt the houseguests.
The Final HOH
Two Big Brother 8 HouseGuests in the Final HOH Competition
The Final HOH competition occurs when there are only three remaining houseguests in the house. It is broken into three parts; each to be played on a different day. The first competition is always an endurance competition and usually requires the houseguests to hold onto their key to the house through some sort of grueling weather condition. The winner of round one automatically advances to round three, while the two remaining houseguests compete in the skill competition. The final round is a quiz competition (usually "Jury Statements" is played), and since Big Brother 11, has been played on finale night. The winner selects who to take to the final two, with the other houseguest being immediately evicted and seated with the jury outside in the studio. Being the most important HOH competition of the game, all houseguests are eligible to compete, even the outgoing Head of Household. The format for the final HOH competition in Big Brother 2 was different to later seasons. The first two rounds were point based and the two highest point-getters would compete in the final round.
During Big Brother: Over The Top, the Final HOH took place during the Final Four rather than the Final Three, as voting for the winner was between the Final Three instead of the Final Two, similar to Big Brother 1. The same rules applied, so the outgoing HOH was eligible to compete again, but this time there was only one sole competition, not split into any parts, which was a skill competition. The winner would automatically advance to the Final Three, and they would then choose someone else to join them, leaving the two "nominated" houseguests to participate in a Do or Die Competition for the final spot in the Final Three.
List of Head of Household Competitions
U.S. Seasons
| Season | Competition | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | "Wheel Of First Impressions" | Mike |
| "To The Mat" | Krista | |
| "By The Numbers" | Hardy | |
| "Higher/Lower" | Kent | |
| "Face The Facts" | Hardy | |
| "Pushing It To The Limit" | Nicole | |
| "Big Brother Road Trip" | Hardy | |
| "Strange Bedfellows" | Monica | |
| Final HOH Part 1 | Nicole/Will | |
| Final HOH Part 2 | Nicole/Will | |
| Final HOH Part 3 | Nicole | |
| 3 | "Wheel Of First Impressions" | Lisa |
| "In the House" | Marcellas | |
| "One Step Beyond" | Roddy | |
| "Face Off" | Gerry | |
| "Gutter Ball" | Chiara | |
| "Houseguest Soup" | Amy | |
| "Who Said It?" | Jason | |
| "Evicted Statements" | Marcellas | |
| "Freezeframe" | Jason | |
| "...And Then There Were Four" | Danielle | |
| "HoH Lifeboat (Final HoH Part 1)" | Lisa | |
| "Household Chores (Final HoH Part 2)" | Jason | |
| "Jury Statements (Final HoH Part 3)" | Lisa | |
| 4 | "Who's Ya Chum?" | Nathan |
| "Majority Rules" | Jee | |
| "Everything in 3's" | Dana | |
| "Around the Water Cooler" | Alison | |
| "Who Said It?" | Justin | |
| "Steel Cage Match" | Erika | |
| "Black HoHle" | Jee | |
| "Dissapearing Act" | Jun | |
| "Dearly Departed" | Robert | |
| "On The House (Final HoH Part 1)" | Alison | |
| "Unexpected Relations (Final HoH Part 2)" | Jun | |
| "Exact Match (Final HoH Part 3)" | Alison | |
| 5 | "Treadmills of Terror" | Jase |
| "Majority Rules" | Marvin | |
| "High/Low" | Drew | |
| "I Have A Secret" | Diane | |
| "Home is Where the Answer Is" | Nakomis | |
| "The Puck Stops Here" | Adria | |
| "Who Said It?" | Nakomis | |
| "Putting For Power" | Marvin | |
| "Chemical Reaction" | Drew | |
| "Ready Set Gone" | Nakomis | |
| "Before or After" | Drew | |
| "Earthquake (Final HoH Part 1)" | Drew | |
| "Twisted Twosomes (Final HoH Part 2)" | Michael | |
| "Encore Presentation (Final HoH Part 3)" | Drew | |
| 6 | "Wipe Out" | Rachel |
| "Fast & Easy" | Eric | |
| "Majority Rules" | Kaysar | |
| "Power Roller" | Maggie | |
| "Eliminator" | Howie | |
| "Pressure Cooker" | Jennifer | |
| "Face the Facts" | Janelle | |
| "On The House" | Beau | |
| "High/Low" | April | |
| "Playing it Straight" | Howie | |
| "Magnetic Attractions" | Ivette | |
| "Before or After" | Janelle | |
| "The Key of Being Safe (Final HoH Part 1)" | Ivette | |
| "Pad-Locked (Final HoH Part 2)" | Janelle | |
| "Jury Statements (Final HoH Part 3)" | Ivette | |
| 7 | "Falling Stars" | Janelle & Jase (Co-HoH) |
| "Alison Rules" | Kaysar | |
| "Pay Attention" | James | |
| "Define & Dismiss" | Janelle | |
| "Caught in A Web" | Danielle | |
| "The Ghosts of Big Brother Past" | Janelle | |
| "Prom Night" | George | |
| "Revenge of the Gnomes" | Mike | |
| "But First" | Erika | |
| "Battle of the Sexes" | Janelle | |
| "Big Brother Bowl" | Mike | |
| "Mount HoH (Final HoH Part 1)" | Erika | |
| "Fly by Night (Final HoH Part 2)" | Mike | |
| "Jury Statements (Final HoH Part 3)" | Mike | |
| 8 | "Mushroom Madness" | Kail |
| "Majority Rules" | Jen | |
| "Getting Schooled" | Dick | |
| "Eliminator" | Dustin | |
| "Times Up" | Daniele | |
| "Let's Make A Duel" | Jessica | |
| "Strange Visitors" | Daniele | |
| "Tanks for the Memories" | Jessica | |
| "Big Brother Tea Party" | Zach | |
| "Before or After" | Dick | |
| "Picture This" | Zach | |
| "Bunny Hop (Final HoH Part 1)" | Zach | |
| "Chain of Commands (Final HoH Part 2)" | Dick | |
| "Jury Statements (Final HoH Part 3)" | Dick | |
| 9 | "Do You Know Your Partner?" | Alex & Amanda (Co-HoH) |
| "Big Brother Democracy" | Chelsia & James (Co-HoH) | |
| "Words of Love" | Joshuah & Sharon (Co-HoH) | |
| "Time After Time" | Ryan | |
| "Big Brother Disco" | James | |
| "En Garde" | Adam | |
| "Big Brother Election" | Natalie | |
| "More... or Less" | Adam | |
| "Glass Houses" | Sheila | |
| "Fact or Fiction" | Ryan | |
| "Up A Creek (Final HoH Part 1)" | Ryan | |
| "Who's the Guinea Pig Now? (Final HoH Part 2)" | Adam | |
| "Jury Statements (Final HoH Part 3)" | Ryan | |
| 10 | Houseguests First Impression Votes | Jerry |
| "Majority Rules" | Jessie | |
| "Alien Abduction" | Keesha | |
| "Livin' on the Edge" | April | |
| "Rude Awakening" | Michelle | |
| "Diary Room Confessionals" | Renny | |
| "King of the Jungle" | Dan | |
| "Big Brother Headlines" | Keesha | |
| "Days Go Bye" | Jerry | |
| "Freezeframe" | Dan | |
| "On A Wing and A Prayer (Final HoH Part 1)" | Dan | |
| "Memphis v.s. Jerry (Final HoH Part 2)" | Memphis | |
| "Jury Statements (Final HoH Part 3)" | Dan | |
| 11 | "The Wedgie" | Jessie |
| "Most Likely To..." | Ronnie | |
| "Buzzworthy" | Jessie | |
| "Graduation" | Russell | |
| "Say What" | Chima | |
| "Hit the Road" | Michele | |
| "Big Brother Country Club" | Jordan | |
| "Can Do" | Jeff | |
| "The S'More the Merrier" | Kevin | |
| "Fact or Fiction" | Natalie | |
| "Log Jam (Final HoH Part 1)" | Kevin | |
| "Heads Will Roll (Final HoH Part 2)" | Jordan | |
| "Jury Statements (Final HoH Part 3)" | Jordan | |
| 12 | "Hot Dog! We Have a Weiner" | Hayden |
| "Majority Rules" | Rachel | |
| "Hang Ten" | Matt | |
| "BB Knockouts" | Rachel | |
| "True Colors" | Matt | |
| "Oh What A Tangled Web" | Brendon | |
| "Big Brother Says" | Britney | |
| "Delivering the Goods" | Hayden | |
| "Big Brother Blackjack" | Lane | |
| "Big Brother Christmas" | Hayden | |
| "Rumble in the Big Brother Jungle (Final HoH Part 1)" |
Hayden | |
| "It's Alive (Final HoH Part 2)" | Lane | |
| "Jury Statements (Final HoH Part 3)" | Hayden | |
| 13 | "Going Banana's" | Rachel |
| "The Big Brother Open" | Jordan | |
| "Big Brother Online" | Rachel | |
| "Big Brother Slalom" | Daniele | |
| "Check Mate" | Kalia | |
| "Count on America" | Daniele | |
| "All Washed Up" | Jeff | |
| "Before or After" | Kalia | |
| "Snake Eyes" | Porsche | |
| "Rollin' in the Dough" | Rachel | |
| "Big Brother Fortune Teller" | Adam | |
| "Big Brother Mixer (Final HoH Part 1)" | Rachel | |
| "Underwater Maze (Final HoH Part 2)" | Porsche | |
| "Jury Statements (Final HoH Part 3)" | Rachel | |
| 14 | "Teddy Bear Madness" | Willie (Chosen by Britney) |
| "Big Brother Break-In" | Frank | |
| "On Thin Ice" | Shane | |
| "Walk The Plank" | Danielle | |
| "Big Brother Battle of the Bands" | Frank | |
| "Swamped" | Shane | |
| "Before or After" | Ian | |
| "Pull Some Strings" | Frank | |
| "Soak Up the Sun" | Ian | |
| "Make Your Case" | Dan | |
| "Memory Lane" | Ian | |
| "Photographic Memory" | Danielle | |
| "Hook, Line and Sinker (Final HoH Part 1)" | Dan | |
| "Climb Time (Final HoH Part 2)" | Ian | |
| "Jury Statements (Final HoH Part 3)" | Ian | |
| 15 | "Popsicle Factory" | McCrae |
| "Big Brother BBQ" | Aaryn | |
| "Overnight Delivery" | Helen | |
| "Big Brother Royalty" | Judd | |
| "Roulette Me Win" | Aaryn | |
| "Bull in a China Shop" | GinaMarie | |
| "Summer School" | Aaryn | |
| "Cherry on Top" | Andy | |
| "Way Off Broadway" | Aaryn | |
| "Off the Wall" | Elissa | |
| "Big Hopportunity" | GinaMarie | |
| "Go Fetch!" | McCrae | |
| "Pixel This!" | Spencer | |
| "Before or After" | Andy | |
| "The Greatest Skate" (Final HoH Part 1) | GinaMarie | |
| "Under the Sea" (Final HoH Part 2) | Andy | |
| "Tip the Scale" (Final HoH Part 3) | Andy | |
| 16 | "Go Fly a Kite" | Frankie |
| "Over the Coals" | Caleb | |
| "BB Rager" | Amber | |
| Devin | ||
| "Underwater Polo" | Derrick | |
| Nicole | ||
| "Deviled Eggs" | Cody | |
| Frankie | ||
| "Country Hits" | Frankie | |
| Zach | ||
| "Getting Loopy" | Nicole | |
| Donny | ||
| "Mathcathalon" | Caleb | |
| "BB Tourn-eye-ment" | Nicole | |
| Christine | ||
| "Dead of Household" | Derrick | |
| Frankie | ||
| "Punching for Days" | Cody | |
| "Sloppy the Snowman" | Caleb | |
| "What The Bleep" | Derrick | |
| "Seed-Saw" | Frankie | |
| "Seed-Saw: Rewind" | Caleb | |
| "Foggy Memory" | Derrick | |
| "Fly High or Bye Bye (Final HoH Part 1)" | Cody | |
| "Ancient BBgypt (Final HoH Part 2)" | Derrick | |
| "Scales Of Just Us (Final HoH Part 3)" | Cody | |
| 17 | "Flying Tomatoes" | James |
| "UFOh No" | Jason | |
| "Ginger Fever" | Becky | |
| Shelli | ||
| "Gronk Pong" | Austin | |
| Vanessa | ||
| "Bustin' Moves" | Liz | |
| Shelli | ||
| "Pop Till You Drop" | Jackie | |
| Vanessa | ||
| "On the Edge" | James | |
| "Midway Mayhem" | Becky | |
| "Getting Loopy" | Steve | |
| "Mixed Emojis" | Liz | |
| "Ready, Set, Woah!" | Austin | |
| "Dizzyland" | Vanessa | |
| "BB Road Trip" | Liz | |
| "Starting Lineup" | Steve | |
| "Under the Rainbow" | Vanessa | |
| "What The Bleep" | Steve | |
| "How Bout Them Apples" (Final HoH Part 1) | Vanessa | |
| "Colossal Crossword" (Final HoH Part 2) | Steve | |
| "Scales Of Just Us" (Final HoH Part 3) | Steve | |
| 18 | "Hit The Road" Part 3 | Nicole |
| "Berry Balanced" | Paulie | |
| "Kiss My Ace" | Bridgette | |
| "Euro Trippin'" | Paulie | |
| "Watch Your Dubstep" | James | |
| "Perfect Shot" | Paul | |
| "Harsh Hashtags" | Victor | |
| "Statcathlon" | Corey | |
| "Hollywood Squirrels" | Victor | |
| "Black Box" | Natalie (Co-HoH) | |
| "America's Care Package" | Michelle (Co-HoH) | |
| "Welcome to Loch Mess" | Nicole | |
| "Poached Eggs" | Victor | |
| "BB Slide in Theatre" | Corey | |
| "What The Bleep?" | Paul | |
| "Hang In There Kitty" (Final HoH Part 1) | Paul | |
| "Snapshot" (Final HoH Part 2) | Nicole | |
| "Scales Of Just Us" (Final HoH Part 3) | Paul | |
| OTT | "BB Bug" | Monte |
| "Live By The Sword" | Alex | |
| "BB Bar Code" | Scott | |
| "Perfect ShOTT" | Kryssie | |
| "One Strike, You're Out" | Danielle | |
| "Big Brother Over the Top Freshman Class" | Shelby (Co-HoH) | |
| "America's Care Package" | Jason (Co-HoH) | |
| "Big Brother Shopping Network" | Danielle | |
| "It's Time to Reflect" | Shelby | |
| "Keep You Posted" | Morgan | |
| "Uphill Battle" (Final HoH Sole Part) | Jason |
Canadian Seasons
| Season | Competition | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Phone" | Suzette |
| "Lumber Jack and Jill" | Jillian | |
| "Popular Vote" | Tom | |
| "Remember That" | Gary | |
| "Face Off" | Andrew | |
| "The Great Urban Adventure" | Alec | |
| "Before or After" | Topaz | |
| "Diary Room Confessions" | Andrew | |
| "Iceberg Alley" | Jillian | |
| "Plead Your Case" | Emmett | |
| "Fly the Coop" | Jillian | |
| "Brick by Brick" | Emmett | |
| "What the Dunk" | Jillian | |
| "No Blood on My Hands" (Final HoH Part 1) | Emmett | |
| "Big Brother Big Top" (Final HoH Part 2) | Gary | |
| "Strategies Quiz" (Final HoH Part 3) | Gary | |
| 2 | "Ice Breaker" | Paul |
| "Fresh From the Farm" | Andrew | |
| "Big Brother Tabloid" | Ika | |
| "Hang In There for HoH" | Rachelle | |
| Canada's HoH | Canada | |
| "Blindside" | Heather | |
| "We're Counting on This" | Neda | |
| "How We Roll" | Jon | |
| "Pure 21" | Neda | |
| "The Eyes Have It" | Adel | |
| "On the Ropes" | Jon | |
| "Before or After" | Sabrina | |
| "Big Brother Bailout" (Final HoH Part 1) | Jon | |
| "Walk the Plank" (Final HoH Part 2) | Neda | |
| "Jury Statements" (Final HoH Part 3) | Jon | |
| 3 | No Competition | All Houseguests |
| "Wall to Wall" | Bobby | |
| "Story Time" | Kevin | |
| "Switching Gears" | Brittnee | |
| "Through the Wringer" | Bruno | |
| "Before or After" | Zach | |
| "Student Film Fest" | Pilar | |
| "Ratetribution" | Kevin | |
| "Talk of the Block" | Brittnee | |
| "Pick Your Poison" | Ashleigh | |
| "100 Minutes of Hell" | Sarah | |
| "Web of Flies" | Brittnee | |
| "The Voice of Housebots Past" | Sarah | |
| "The End of Time" (Final HoH Part 1) | Godfrey | |
| "The Final Front-Gear" (Final HoH Part 2) | Ashleigh | |
| "Jury Questions" (Final HoH Part 3) | Godfrey | |
| 4 | "One Night Stand" | Loveita |
| "Big Brother Roast" | Jared | |
| "Big Brother Breakaway" | Loveita | |
| "Locked Lips" | Joel | |
| "Heads Up" | Maddy | |
| "Blast From the Past" | Tim | |
| "Trading Fates" | Raul | |
| "Before or After" | Maddy | |
| "Big Brother Roulette" | Nick & Phil | |
| "Rock and a Hard Place" | Cassandra | |
| "Bowled Over" | Nick & Phil | |
| "Previously on Big Brother Canada" | Kelsey | |
| "Earn Your Slot" | Nick & Phil | |
| "Tip of the Iceberg" (Final HoH Part 1) | Nick & Phil | |
| "Holy Craps" (Final HoH Part 2) | Kelsey | |
| "Jury Questions" (Final HoH Part 3) | Kelsey | |
| 5 | "Dropped In Space" | Karen |
| "Balls to the Wall" | Demetres | |
| "And Scene" | Neda | |
| "Heavy Rotation" (Backwards Week) | Demetres | |
| "Oh Snap" | William | |
| "Before or After" | Sindy | |
| "Buzzkilled" | Dillon | |
| "Get Moving" | Demetres | |
| "Pressed For Power" | Kevin | |
| "Big Brother Headlines" | Demetres | |
| "TBA" | Kevin |
Perks of Head of Household
The Head of Household suite as see in Big Brother 12.
The Head of Household receives their own private bedroom, equipped with a private bathroom, bathtub, a luxurious suite, and from Big Brother 5 onwards, a "Spy Screen" allowing the Head of Household to watch the other houseguests in the comfort of their own room. The television does not have sound. The Head of Household also receives a gift basket with their favorite foods, a CD, and a letter from home. The Head of Household does not need to compete in the Have/Have Not Competition because they are guaranteed food for the week. They also get to compete for the Power of Veto.
Responsibilities of Head of Household
The Head of Household hosted the Food Competition, and then the Have/Have-Not Competition which replaced the Food Competition in Big Brother 11 and ended in Big Brother 15, explaining the rules to the other houseguests. They also call house meetings and announce when competitions are being played to the other houseguests. Most importantly, the Head of Household selects two houseguests to nominate for eviction.
The Head of Household prepares the Nomination Box.
The procedure of nominations includes the Head of Household retrieving the house keys from the Memory Wall and placing them into the Nomination Box in the Head of Household room. The Head of Household places the keys of all safe houseguests into the box, while the two remaining keys are wrapped in a bag and left in the Head of Household room. The two houseguests without a key are nominated for eviction. However, starting with Big Brother 16, the nomination procedure is the opposite. Instead, the keys are turned and the faces of the people that are nominated are shown on the Memory Wall.
Trivia
Wins
- The first ever Head of Household winner in Big Brother History was Mike Malin.
- Demetres Giannistsos is currently the only houseguest who has won 5 Head of Household competitions.
- Frankie Grande of Big Brother 16 is considered to co-hold the record for the most HOH wins at 5 wins. However, because of the Battle of the Block twist where the Head of Household may get dethroned if their nominees won the BOB competition, Frankie was dethroned twice in weeks 1 and 4. Officially, Frankie has 3 total Head of Household reigns. It was stated on the Buddy.tv that dethroned Head of Household reigns doesn't count at all.
- There are ten HouseGuests who tie for the second-most Head of Household wins in one season with 4 wins each. Out of the ten, six of them went on to win their respective seasons. The ten are:
- Drew Daniel - Winner, Big Brother 5
- Janelle Pierzina - 3rd Place, Big Brother 7
- Hayden Moss - Winner, Big Brother 12
- Rachel Reilly - Winner, Big Brother 13
- Ian Terry - Winner, Big Brother 14
- Aaryn Gries - 8th Place, Big Brother 15
- Caleb Reynolds - 4th Place, Big Brother 16
- Vanessa Rousso - 3rd Place, Big Brother 17
- Steve Moses - Winner, Big Brother 17
- Jillian MacLaughlin - Winner, Big Brother Canada 1
- Big Brother 17 is the first season to have two houseguests win 4 HOH competitions. In this case, Vanessa Rousso and Steve Moses both won 4 HOH competitions.
- Of all the houseguests who won their season, Jillian MacLaughlin was the only one who didn't win the final HOH competition.
- Only seven females have won three HOH competitions in the history of the show. They are Nakomis Dedmon, Janelle Pierzina, Rachel Reilly, Aaryn Gries, Nicole Franzel, Vanessa Rousso, and Liz Nolan.
- Big Brother 2, Big Brother 5, Big Brother 12, and Big Brother 14 are all tied for fewest unique Head of Household, with only 6 different houseguests holding the Head of Household title in each season.
Competitions
- The shortest endurance Head of Household competition was "Mount HOH", the first part of the final HOH competition in Big Brother 7. It lasted 24 seconds.
- The shortest quiz competition was "What the Bleep!?" in Big Brother 16, in which Derrick Levasseur won in just 1 question.
- The longest endurance competition was "Pressure Cooker" in Big Brother 6, which lasted for 14 hours.
- The longest quiz competition was "Getting Loopy" in Big Brother 16, which lasted over 11 questions and ran through the live show.
Other
- Big Brother 6, Big Brother 9, and Big Brother 16 are all tied for most unique Head of Household, with 10 different houseguests holding the Head of Household title in each season.
- Big Brother 9 and Big Brother 16 both had twists that resulted in there being more than one Head of Household each week; thus, Big Brother 6 is the only season to achieve this record without having a twist resulting in more Heads of Household than usual.
- Will Kirby is the only winner in the show's history to never become Head of Household (not including Eddie McGee, who played in Big Brother 1, which didn't have Head of Household).
- The shortest Head of Household reign, not including Fast Forward Evictions or Double Evictions, was Michele Noonan's reign in Big Brother 11, which lasted for 2 days.
- Chima Simone, Shane Meaney, Frankie Grande, and Ashleigh Wood are the only houseguests to complete a Head of Household reign but have it not count because of a twist.
- Big Brother 6 is the first season to have Jury Statements as part 3 of the final HOH competition. Since then, the rest of the seasons had this for the third part of the final HOH competition.
| Big Brother Competitions |
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| Battle Back • BOTB • Coaches • Food • Hacker • Have/Have-Not • HOH • HTR • Immunity • Luxury • Power Couple • Re-Entry • Roadkill • Safety Suite • Temptation • Veto • Whacktivity • Wildcard |