What's The Hold Up

What's The Hold Up is a recurring Head of Household competition. It is viewed as a variation of the Pressure Cooker.

Rules[]

History[]

List of What's The Hold Up Competitions[]

United States[]

Season	Week	Competition Variant	Name Variant	Winner
OTT	2	Head of Household	"Live By The Sword"	Alex Willett
19	4		"What's The Hold Up"	Jessica Graf
26	9		"Getting Toasted"	Leah Peters
27	11		"Torturous Trial"	Vince Panaro

Competition Lengths[]

#		Competition	Name	Round	Duration	Winner
1	Big Brother 26 (US)	HOH	"Getting Toasted"	Final 8	9 hours 55 minutes	Leah Peters
2	Big Brother 19 (US)	HOH	"What's The Hold Up"	Final 13	2 hours 52 minutes	Jessica Graf
3	Big Brother: Over The Top	HOH	"Live By The Sword"	Final 12	2 hours 22 minutes	Alex Willett
4	Big Brother 27 (US)	HOH	"Torturous Trial"	Final 5	58 minutes	Vince Panaro

Trivia[]

Vince Panaro is the first male to win the competition.
The Big Brother 26 version of this competition is the third longest endurance competition, lasting 9 hours and 55 minutes.

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