Hit The Road (also known as Do or Die Competition and Santa's Showdown) is an elimination challenge where the loser is either automatically evicted or nominated for an immediate vote.
It premiered during Big Brother 14. The competition put four teams against each other so that they could fight for Head of Household and to keep their status in the game. Team Britney finished in the competition first and team coach Britney Haynes chose Willie Hantz to be the first Head of Household. Team Dan finished in last, forcing team coach Dan Gheesling to evict one of his team members, he chose to evict Jodi Rollins.
During Big Brother 18, the Hit the Road competition was turned into a three-part competition that put the three remaining teams, Freakazoids, Category Four, and Big Sister, against each other to stay in the house. After all three competitions, Glenn Garcia of Freakazoids was the first person evicted from the house.
During Big Brother: Over The Top, it was dubbed the Do or Die Competition. Morgan Willett and Justin Duncan competed in it, after being nominated by HoH Jason Roy, and Justin ended up being the last person evicted after losing the competition, named "End of the Road."
During Big Brother 19, the eight houseguests not saved by Paul Abrahamian had to compete for safety. If they dropped, they received an apple and had a 50/50 chance of being deemed safe. The winner was automatically safe and joined those saved by Paul.
During Big Brother 21, the sixteen houseguests must vote for a Camp Director, who would receive unprecedented power. This houseguest would be able to banish four houseguests and make them compete in a challenge. The three winners would re-enter the game, while the loser would be the first houseguest evicted from the game.
A Hit the Road competition was planned for Big Brother 24 in conjunction with the Backstage twist, however due to Paloma Aguilar walking from the game, the twist was cancelled. The houseguest voted by the house was set to compete in a duel against one of the Backstage houseguests who was not saved by America, with the loser being permanently evicted. The would-be competition was then incorporated into the first part of the following HOH competition.
During Big Brother 25, the two previously-evicted houseguests in the Double Eviction were brought back as BB Zombies to compete in a two-part competition. The winner of the first part would be able to decide who would compete in the second part. That houseguest would return to the game if they won and would officially be evicted from the game if they lost with the other houseguest returning instead.
During Big Brother: Reindeer Games, this competition was the main elimination format of the season instead of eviction voting. Every episode ended with at least two contestants facing off in "Santa's Showdown", where one would be eliminated from the game upon their defeat.
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| Season | Week | Part | Winner(s) | Loser(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 1 | 1 | Minh-Ly Nguyen-Cao | Chris Wyllie Nico Vera Susanne Fuda |
| 2 | Chris Wyllie | Nico Vera Susanne Fuda | ||
| 9 | 1 | Only | Team Destiny | Team Defender |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Moose Bendago | All Remaining Houseguests |
| 2 | Jacey-Lynne Graham | Gino Giannopoulos Jess Gowling | ||
| 11 | 6 | Only | Ty McDonald | Renee Mior Santina Carlson |
Trivia[]
- Big Brother: Over The Top is the first season to use the Hit the Road twist, but not use it in the first week of the game, followed by Big Brother 25 (US).
- Jodi Rollins is the first person to be evicted by this twist.
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