Changes: Spelling Search

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The Spelling Search is a recurring Power of Veto competition.

Rules

In this competition, houseguests look through an area for letters. One at a time, they must bring them back to their board. Once brought back to their board, they must spell a word out and try to achieve the longest, correctly spelled word, which will be revealed one at a time.

If there is a tie, the houseguest who did it the quickest will win.

History

The competition first appeared on Big Brother 11, during Week 1. Russell Kairouz won the competition, winning the first PoV of the season.

The competition reappeared on Big Brother 12, during Week 1 once again. Brendon Villegas won the competition, winning the first PoV of the season.

The following season, Big Brother 13, was the competition's next appearance. Brendon Villegas once again won the competition, winning his first PoV of that season.

On Big Brother 16, the houseguests competed in this competition, during the first week. Donny Thompson won the competition, winning his first ever PoV.

The competition reappeared on Big Brother 17, during Week 1. Steve Moses, eventual winner, won the competition, securing his first PoV win of the summer.

In its latest appearance, Big Brother 18, Paulie Calafiore won the competition, winning his first PoV of the summer.

List of Spelling Competitions

Season	Week	Name Variant	Winner
11	1	Pop Goes the Veto!	Russell Kairouz
12	1	Cinco de Mayonnaise	Brendon Villegas
13	3	Hot Legs	Brendon Villegas
16	1	Miami Lice	Donny Thompson
17	1	Nose-a-scotia	Steve Moses
18	2	Toe-Zarks	Paulie Calafiore

Trivia

So far, this competition has been won only by men.
- Brendon Villegas is the only person to win this competition twice.
This competition is most commonly used during the first week.

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 The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a recurring [[Power of Veto]] competition.
 ==Rules==
-In this competition, houseguests try to spell the longest word using letters they manage to find during certain amount of time.
+In this competition, houseguests look through an area for letters. One at a time, they must bring them back to their board. Once brought back to their board, they must spell a word out and try to achieve the longest, correctly spelled word, which will be revealed one at a time.
+If there is a tie, the houseguest who did it the quickest will win.
 ==History==
+The competition first appeared on ''[[Big Brother 11]]'', during Week 1. [[Russell Kairouz]] won the competition, winning the first PoV of the season.
+The competition reappeared on ''[[Big Brother 12]]'', during Week 1 once again. [[Brendon Villegas]] won the competition, winning the first PoV of the season.
+The following season, ''[[Big Brother 13]]'', was the competition's next appearance. [[Brendon Villegas]] once again won the competition, winning his first PoV of that season.
+On ''[[Big Brother 16]]'', the houseguests competed in this competition, during the first week. [[Donny Thompson]] won the competition, winning his first ever PoV.
+The competition reappeared on ''[[Big Brother 17]]'', during Week 1. [[Steve Moses]], eventual winner, won the competition, securing his first PoV win of the summer.
+In its latest appearance, ''[[Big Brother 18]]'', [[Paulie Calafiore]] won the competition, winning his first PoV of the summer.
 == List of ''Spelling Competitions'' ==
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 | style="background-color:#CCCCCC;" | 1
 |style="border: 1px dotted #CCC;"| Pop Goes the Veto!
-|<center>{{WhichBoxSmallSquare|Square-Russell11.jpg|Russell Kairouz| }}</center>'''[[Russell Kairouz]]'''
+| style="border: 1px dotted #CCC;" |<center>{{WhichBoxSmallSquare|Square-Russell11.jpg|Russell Kairouz| }}</center>'''[[Russell Kairouz]]'''
 |-
 | style="background-color:#CCCCCC;" | 12
 | style="background-color:#CCCCCC;" | 1
 |style="border: 1px dotted #CCC;"| Cinco de Mayonnaise
-|<center>{{WhichBoxSmallSquare|Square-Brendon Villegas.jpg|Brendon Villegas| }}</center>'''[[Brendon Villegas]]'''
+| style="border: 1px dotted #CCC;" |<center>{{WhichBoxSmallSquare|Square-Brendon Villegas.jpg|Brendon Villegas| }}</center>'''[[Brendon Villegas]]'''
+|-
+| style="background-color:#CCCCCC;" | 13
+| style="background-color:#CCCCCC;" | 3
+|style="border: 1px dotted #CCC;"| Hot Legs
+| style="border: 1px dotted #CCC;" |<center>{{WhichBoxSmallSquare|Brendon13_(square).jpg|Brendon Villegas| }}</center>'''[[Brendon Villegas]]'''
 |-
 | style="background-color:#CCCCCC;" | 16
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 |style="border: 1px dotted #CCC;" | Miami Lice
 | style="border: 1px dotted #CCC;" | <center>{{WhichBoxSmallSquare|Donnycastphoto.jpg|Donny Thompson| }}</center>'''[[Donny Thompson]]'''
+|-
+| style="background-color:#CCCCCC;" | 17
+| style="background-color:#CCCCCC;" | 1
+|style="border: 1px dotted #CCC;"| Nose-a-scotia
+| style="border: 1px dotted #CCC;" |<center>{{WhichBoxSmallSquare|BB17_Steve.jpg|Steve Moses| }}</center>'''[[Steve Moses]]'''
 |-
 | style="background-color:#CCCCCC;" | 18
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 ==Trivia==
+*So far, this competition has been won only by men.
+**[[Brendon Villegas]] is the only person to win this competition twice.
+*This competition is most commonly used during the first week.
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