Big Brother 7: All-Stars is the seventh season of the United States reality television series Big Brother. It aired on CBS from July 6 to September 12, 2006. Julie Chen

Julie Chen

Julie Suzanne Chen is an American television personality, news anchor, and producer for CBS. She has 16 years of newscasting experience. She is best known for co-anchoring CBS's The Early Show, alongside Harry Smith and Maggie Rodriguez. She has been the host of the U.S. version of Big Brother...

 continued as host as she had in previous seasons.

Although the rules remained basically the same, the 14 contestants chosen had all appeared in previous seasons of the show.

Broadcasts and features

Companion internet talk show House Calls

House Calls: The Big Brother Talk Show

House Calls: The Big Brother Talk Show is a spin-off of the American reality television series Big Brother. The program is a live Internet talk show hosted by Gretchen Massey and focuses on events in the Big Brother house as well as taking phone calls from viewers...

 returned for this season. Former co-anchor Marcellas Reynolds was a contestant this season, so co-anchor Gretchen Massey hosted the show with a new guest each week. Each Friday, the evicted HouseGuest appeared on the show. Similar to earlier seasons of the show, 24/7 feeds were available for a small fee on CBS' webpage.

Additionally, a mobile package was introduced this season. Fans could text a code to a number displayed during the show to become "Mobile Pack" subscribers. For a small fee, they would receive daily video and text alerts about events in the house as well as exclusive "Diary Room" interview footage not available anywhere else. They also were able to download ringtones and wallpapers for their phones. This service, titled "Big Brother Goes Mobile." was an Emmy finalist for Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Television.

The last remaining HouseGuest wins $500,000. The runner-up receives $50,000. It was also revealed after the finalists had been determined that a member of the Jury, as decided by America, will win an additional prize of $25,000, in a contest similar to Survivor: America's Tribal Council

Survivor: America's Tribal Council

Survivor: America's Tribal Council was a special edition of the TV show Survivor: All-Stars, which followed the Survivor: All-Stars finale in which Amber Brkich won the million dollar prize...

.

HouseGuests

Twenty potential candidates were revealed on June 21, 2006 in a special telecast on CBS. After the special aired the public were invited to vote for their favorite former HouseGuest to return to the House. Originally twelve HouseGuests would compete; the top three male and female candidates that received the highest amount of public votes would become HouseGuests while the production team chose the remaining six HouseGuests. During the season premiere Julie Chen revealed that due to the high volume of voting there would be fourteen HouseGuests; the top four male and female candidates from the public vote and six HouseGuests chosen by the producers.

Name	Big Brother History		Age	Hometown	Choice	Source
	Season	Status
Alison Irwin	Big Brother 4	Runner-up - 2nd Place	25	Meadville Meadville, Pennsylvania Meadville is a city in and the county seat of Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The city is generally considered part of the Pittsburgh Tri-State and is within 40 miles of Erie, Pennsylvania. It was the first permanent settlement in northwest Pennsylvania... , Pennsylvania Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...	Producer
Danielle Reyes	Big Brother 3	Runner-up - 2nd Place	34	Vacaville, California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...	Producer
Diane Henry Diane Henry Diane Henry is an American modelmost known for coming in third on Big Brother 5, a reality TV show broadcast by CBS in 2004....	Big Brother 5	Evicted - 3rd Place	24	Cincinnati, Ohio Ohio Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...	Public
Erika Landin Erika Landin Erika Michelle Landin is an American actress and former pilates instructor, who appeared on two seasons of the reality TV show Big Brother, placing fourth in Big Brother 4 in 2003 and placing second in Big Brother: All-Stars in 2006...	Big Brother 4	Evicted - 4th Place	36	Los Angeles Los Ángeles Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants... , California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...	Public
"Chicken" George Boswell	Big Brother 1	Evicted - 5th Place	47	Rockford Rockford, Illinois Rockford is a mid-sized city located on both banks of the Rock River in far northern Illinois. Often referred to as "The Forest City", Rockford is the county seat of Winnebago County, Illinois, USA. As reported in the 2010 U.S. census, the city was home to 152,871 people, the third most populated... , Illinois Illinois Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...	Producer
Howie Gordon Howie Gordon Howie Gordon , was a contestant on the sixth and All-Star seasons of the American version of the CBS reality show Big Brother.-Biography:...	Big Brother 6 Big Brother 6 (U.S.) The sixth season of CBS's American version of Big Brother consisted of thirty episodes which aired from July 7 to September 20, 2005. It was again hosted by Julie Chen....	Evicted - 5th Place	35	Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... , Illinois Illinois Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...	Public
James Rhine	Big Brother 6 Big Brother 6 (U.S.) The sixth season of CBS's American version of Big Brother consisted of thirty episodes which aired from July 7 to September 20, 2005. It was again hosted by Julie Chen....	Evicted - 7th Place	30	Miami, Florida Florida Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...	Public
Janelle Pierzina Janelle Pierzina Janelle Marie Pierzina is an American reality show participant and was a contestant on the Sixth and All-Star seasons of the American version of the CBS reality show Big Brother.- Biography :...	Big Brother 6 Big Brother 6 (U.S.) The sixth season of CBS's American version of Big Brother consisted of thirty episodes which aired from July 7 to September 20, 2005. It was again hosted by Julie Chen....	Evicted - 3rd Place	26	Grand Rapids Grand Rapids, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 7,764 people, 3,446 households, and 1,943 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,057.8 people per square mile . There were 3,621 housing units at an average density of 493.3 per square mile... , Minnesota Minnesota Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...	Public
Jase Wirey	Big Brother 5	Evicted - 10th Place	30	Taylorville Taylorville, Illinois Taylorville is a city in Christian County, Illinois, United States. The population was 11,246 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat and largest city in Christian County.-Geography:Taylorville is located at .... , Illinois Illinois Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...	Public
Kaysar Ridha	Big Brother 6 Big Brother 6 (U.S.) The sixth season of CBS's American version of Big Brother consisted of thirty episodes which aired from July 7 to September 20, 2005. It was again hosted by Julie Chen....	Evicted - 10th Place	25	Irvine Irvine, California Irvine is a suburban incorporated city in Orange County, California, United States. It is a planned city, mainly developed by the Irvine Company since the 1960s. Formally incorporated on December 28, 1971, the city has a population of 212,375 as of the 2010 census. However, the California... , California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...	Public
Marcellas Reynolds Marcellas Reynolds Marcellas Reynolds is an American actor, fashion stylist, entertainment reporter and TV host. His television appearances include World Report , The Tyra Banks Show, Style Network's How Do I look, E! News, Fox News' Geraldo at Large and Big Brother.-Early life:Marcellas Reynolds was born in Chicago,...	Big Brother 3	Evicted - 5th Place	36	Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... , Illinois Illinois Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...	Producer
Jennifer "Nakomis" Dedmon	Big Brother 5	Evicted - 4th Place	23	San Antonio, Texas Texas Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...	Public
Mike Malin	Big Brother 2	Evicted - 8th Place	36	Concord Concord, New Hampshire The city of Concord is the capital of the state of New Hampshire in the United States. It is also the county seat of Merrimack County. As of the 2010 census, its population was 42,695.... , New Hampshire New Hampshire New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...	Producer
Will Kirby	Big Brother 2	Winner - 1st Place	33	Miami, Florida Florida Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...	Producer

Contestant's age at the start of the season.

Candidates

Out of the twenty candidates selected to participate in the show, six former HouseGuests were not chosen by the public or the producers to enter the House.

Name	Big Brother History		Age	Hometown	Source
	Season	Status
Bill "Bunky" Miller	Big Brother 2	Evicted - 5th Place	41	Harrisburg Harrisburg, North Carolina Harrisburg, a northeastern suburb of Charlotte, is a town in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 5,819 at the 2008 census.-Geography:Harrisburg is located at .... , North Carolina North Carolina North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
Dana Varela	Big Brother 4	Evicted - 9th Place	31	Queens Queens Queens is the easternmost of the five boroughs of New York City. The largest borough in area and the second-largest in population, it is coextensive with Queens County, an administrative division of New York state, in the United States.... , New York New York New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
Ivette Corredero	Big Brother 6 Big Brother 6 (U.S.) The sixth season of CBS's American version of Big Brother consisted of thirty episodes which aired from July 7 to September 20, 2005. It was again hosted by Julie Chen....	Runner-up - 2nd Place	26	Miami Beach Miami Beach, Florida Miami Beach is a coastal resort city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, incorporated on March 26, 1915. The municipality is located on a barrier island between the Atlantic Ocean and Biscayne Bay, the latter which separates the Beach from Miami city proper... , Florida Florida Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
Lisa Donahue Lisa Donahue Lisa Donahue was the winner of the third season of the CBS reality series, Big Brother. Prior to the show she was a bartender.-Big Brother:...	Big Brother 3	Winner - 1st Place	30	Los Angeles Los Ángeles Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants... , California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
Michael "Cowboy" Ellis	Big Brother 5	Runner-up - 2nd Place	25	Durant Durant, Oklahoma Durant is a city in Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 15,877 at the 2010 census. Durant is the principal city of the Durant Micropolitan Statistical Area, which had a population of 42,416 in 2010... , Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
Monica Bailey	Big Brother 2	Evicted - 3rd Place	45	Brooklyn Brooklyn Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated... , New York New York New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

Contestant's age at the start of the season.

The House

This year's house's theme is "A House of Extremes". There are large neon

Neon

Neon is the chemical element that has the symbol Ne and an atomic number of 10. Although a very common element in the universe, it is rare on Earth. A colorless, inert noble gas under standard conditions, neon gives a distinct reddish-orange glow when used in either low-voltage neon glow lamps or...

 flames in the lounge, gothic

Goth subculture

The goth subculture is a contemporary subculture found in many countries. It began in England during the early 1980s in the gothic rock scene, an offshoot of the post-punk genre. The goth subculture has survived much longer than others of the same era, and has continued to diversify...

 design features such as gargoyles, and in one bedroom, there is a tarantula

Tarantula

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 cage. For the first time, the house has a billiards table

Billiards table

A billiard table or billiards table is a bounded table on which billiards-type games are played. In the modern era, all billiards tables provide a flat surface usually made of quarried slate, that is covered with cloth and surrounded by vulcanized rubber cushions, with the whole elevated above...

. Definitions of the words love, hate, alliance, trust, honesty, deceit and loyalty are printed on the walls. The house keeps last year's two-story idea, with a large Head of Household room whose decor changes with its occupant. The spy screen has also been saved, though there has not been much discussion of its use or usefulness. Famous Big Brother artifacts hang on the walls, such as the Ringer Washing Machine from Season 1, Hardy's toothbrush, with which Shannon scrubbed the toilet in Season 2, the Power of Veto Marcellas did not use in season 3, Marcellas's gnome Boo, the shirt of the mime from season four,the X-Factor statue from season 4, a portrait of Adria (representing season 5's Twin Twist), broken fragments of Jase's piggy bank from Season 5's This Little Piggy Won The Veto Competition, Howie's lightsaber

Lightsaber

A lightsaber is a fictional weapon in the Star Wars universe, a "laser sword." It consists of a polished metal hilt which projects a blade of light about 1.33 metres long. The lightsaber is the signature weapon of the Jedi order and their Sith counterparts, both of whom can use them for close...

 from season 6, and the nomination keys of all the previous winners (a key for Eddie McGee

Eddie McGee

Eddie McGee was the winner of the first season of the American version of Big Brother. He was awarded $500,000 for being the last remaining HouseGuests, beating out nine other contestants. McGee is a wheelchair basketball player who lost his left leg due to cancer.-Life and career:McGee was born...

 was produced especially for the display because there were never any keys during the inaugural season).

Coup d'état

A new Coup d'état feature was announced at the end of the August 3 episode, in which HouseGuests can possibly take away the Head of Household power from the current holder by replacing his or her nominations at a moment's notice, excluding the veto holder and head of household. The winner of this power, Mike Malin, only had 3 evictions to use it; however, he could not use it in the end, as he opted not to use the power for two weeks, and became the Head of Household the third week.

Highlights

	Events	Competitions
Week 1	On Day 1, fourteen HouseGuests entered the Big Brother house. Originally there were supposed to be 12, but the producers decided to add two more. There were four HouseGuests from season six, three from season five, two each from season two, season three, and season four and one from season one. Alison & Danielle came up with the idea that if Jase were to not agree with Janelle, she would be put up and get voted out because of her alliance and skill. Jase did not agree and both HoH's decided to nominate Alison and Danielle for eviction. Rules for the veto competition changed this season. Only the HoH, nominees and three other players picked from a random draw could compete. Since there were two HoH's in the first week only two random players were picked instead of three. Janelle chose not to use the Power of Veto. The early campaigning went in favor of Danielle, with the Season 6 alliance backing her, and most of the others not wanting to become targets. However, Will, Mike, Nakomis, and Diane decided that Alison would be more effective in attacking Season 6, and slowly worked Marcellas and Erika around to their side by Day 8. (Although they were on friendly terms with Season 6, neither was happy to be on the outside of the stronger four-person alliance core, and Marcellas carried lingering enmity towards Danielle for the events of Season 3, while Erika was approached by Alison to bury their grievances from Season 4, and was also in a pre-existing alliance with Mike.) At this point, it seemed likely Alison would stay, but when Big Brother clarified the rules on a tie vote on Day 9 (if the two Heads of Household did not agree on how to break the tie [Janelle supported Danielle, but Jase was campaigning for Alison], the Veto Holder [Janelle] would break the tie), it became clear that six solid votes would be needed to evict Danielle, and most of the voters decided to play it safe and vote along with the Season 6 alliance. On Day 11, Alison was evicted by a vote of 8 to 2. Only Diane and Nakomis voted to evict Danielle.	HoH: "Falling Stars; On Day 1, seven HouseGuests took turns swinging a boulder attached to a rope at the seven HouseGuests standing on pedestals on a giant wheel. A HouseGuest was eliminated upon falling off the pedestal. The last HouseGuest remaining on a pedestal in each of the two heats won the competition. Jase & Janelle were the last two standing and were crowned co-HoH's. PoV: "One Man's Trash is Another Man's Veto"; On Day 5, Jase, Janelle, Alison, Danielle, Kaysar, and George had to dig through trash heaps from past seasons of Big Brother while covered in fish chum and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. The first player to find six veto symbols and place them in their tray wins. Janelle was the first player to find the six veto symbols and won.
Week 2	Kaysar nominated Diane and Nakomis after promising Will and Mike he planned on weeding out the floaters. Big Brother Slop is introduced as the replacement for PB&J sandwiches. Danielle, Howie, James, Nakomis, Janelle, and Marcellas lost the week's food competition and were restricted to slop for the week. Erika won the PoV and chose not to use it. On Day 18, Nakomis was evicted by a vote of 8 to 2. Only Janelle and Will voted to evict Diane.	HoH: "Alison Rules". The HouseGuests had to answer true-or-false questions about Alison's, the recent evictee, opinions. Those who answered correctly stayed in the competition while those who answered incorrectly were eliminated, unless everyone got a question wrong. Kaysar was the last standing and became the Head of Household, much to Alison's dismay. After Kaysar became the new Head of Household, Howie became ecstatic running around the backyard in celebration. The censors missed a barely audible James telling Howie to "calm it the fuck down". Food: "Slop Till You Drop"; On Day 12, the HouseGuests were introduced Big Brother Slop as the replacement for PB&J sandwiches. Contestants were divided into two teams of three pairs each. Each pair were tied to each other and had to bob for fake rats in troughs of slop. The team with the most rats after the time limit won the food competition. The losing team would have to eat slop for the entire week. The winning team was Diane, Mike, George, Jase, Will, and Erika. PoV: "Big Brother Golf Classic"; On Day 13, Kaysar, Diane, Nakomis, Will, Erika, and James were given over sized golf clubs and had to hit oversized golf balls into a certain "zone". Depending on the "zone" where their golf balls landed they had to add or remove "veto-balls" from their tube. If they landed in the "Give" zone, they could give a "veto-ball" to a player of their choice. Once there are seven "veto-balls" in a player's tube that player is eliminated and the last player standing or the player with the lowest number of "veto-balls" wins. Erika won the competition.
Week 3	As Head of Household, James nominated George and Will for eviction on Day 20. James said that he was playing the game for himself and that Big Brother was not a team game. George took being nominated personally and said that James thought he was the head rooster but the colonel was right around the corner. On Day 21 George won the Golden Power of Veto and on Day 22 Kaysar informed Jase that the S-6 alliance were going to put him up in George's place. Jase was angered and lashed out he did everything in his power to turn the house against each other, mainly against Marcellas, who was accused of playing both sides. On Day 22 George vetoed his nomination after a heartfelt monologue, James nominated Jase as his replacement. On Day 25, Jase was evicted by a unanimous vote of 9 to 0.	HoH: "Pay Attention". Prior to the competition, the HouseGuests were shown still frame pictures from the first two competitions of the season and told to pay attention. Julie asked multiple-choice questions about the photos. An incorrect answer meant elimination, unless everyone was wrong. James beat Danielle in the tie-breaker (How many seconds did it take for Janelle to win the Big Brother Dump veto competition? Food: "Balanced Diet"; On Day 19, the HouseGuests paired into two pairs, each pair had to maneuver a bowling ball up an incline ramp with holes at the top. If a pair's ball made it to the top of the ramp wins food for the house on that day plus a catered meal. If a ball fell on the way to the top, the HouseGuests ate whatever their ball fell in to that day. The sections were Slop, Veggies & Beer, Bread and Kumquats, Meat & Ice cream and another Slop Spoiler. Four pairs won feasts. Danielle and Will only won vegetables, beer, bread, and kumquats. Marcellas and Janelle only won vegetables and beer. PoV: "How Bad Do You Want It?"; On Day 20, James, George, Will, Mike, Kaysar, and Jase had to complete six tasks on the Big Brother thermometer as each task was revealed the six players hold up a red ball if they refuse or a green ball if they accept. The last remaining player wins the Golden Power of Veto. After accomplishing the unpleasant tasks of eating a bowl of slop, removing and burning his clothing, letting other HouseGuests write on his body, dipping into a bathtub filled with blueberry juice (and subsequently being "dyed" blue), giving up his chance to play in the veto competition the following week, shaving his head, and deciding to eat slop for sixty days (the rest of his stay in the house), George won the Golden Power of Veto.
Week 4	On Day 26, Janelle nominated Erika and Mike for eviction. Janelle said that Erika was only a pawn and that she just didn't like Mike. She later admitted to only wanting a floater out of the game, because there were so many floaters. On Day 27, starting at midnight, the HouseGuests were awakened by fans' wake-up calls every 15 minutes as the result of an America's Choice poll. On Day 29, after Mike vetoed himself, Janelle replaced Mike with Diane. This caused controversy among the members of Janelle's alliance, especially James. They had hoped that Will would be the replacement. They also caught Janelle in a lie: Janelle told her alliance she did not want Will and Mike to win the Power of Veto, but she had told Howie prior to the competition that she did not want Diane or Erika to win. This caused James to lash out at Janelle, saying in the DR that he was "done with Season Six". He then formed an alliance with Danielle, Will, and Mike called "Legion of Doom". On Day 32, Diane was evicted from the Big Brother House by a vote of 7 to 1. Only Will voted against Erika. (The explanation that he gave was "stirring the pot", but the repeated moves he made against Erika later in the competition may imply a more specific motive.)	HoH: "Define & Dismiss"; On Day 24, the HouseGuests were quizzed about the definitions of words written on the walls in the house. Janelle won the competition and was crowned Head of Household for the second time in the season. Food: "Food Fight"; On Day 25, James, Kaysar, Howie, Danielle & Mike won the competition. PoV: "Torture Test"; On Day 27, Mike, Erika, Janelle, Diane, Howie, and Will had to read words backwards while being subjected to various torture devices such as nightcrawlers Lumbricus terrestris Lumbricus terrestris is a large reddish worm native to Europe, but now also widely distributed elsewhere around the world due to human introductions... , blindfolds, neck braces, and blaring music. Mike won the competition. Luxary Competition: On Day 28, The Houseguest competed in for a chance to win a private, advanced screening of Talledaga Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby in the HoH bedroom. Janelle, James, Will, Danielle, Diane won the competition. Mike, though not allowed to play in the competition due to an injured foot, was allowed to watch the private screening with them.
Week 5	On Day 33, Danielle put up James as a pawn alongside Janelle. She believed James to be the only HouseGuest who could take the veto away from Janelle and also wanted to continue hiding from the rest of the house that they were in a secret alliance together. On Day 34, Janelle won the Power of Veto and used the Power of Veto to remove herself from nomination. Danielle chose Kaysar as the replacement nominee. On Day 39, Kaysar was evicted by a vote of 5 to 1, excluding Janelle's vote against James, which he nullified.	HoH: "Caught in a Web"; On Day 32, the HouseGuests hanging in a rope web above the backyard, with the HouseGuest who hung on the longest winning. In order to spice up the precedings, Big Brother gave the first five HouseGuests eliminated from the competition a chance to open one of five eggs, three of which had prizes inside, while the other two were "rotten". Within 15 minutes, Will "fell" off the web to claim an egg – however, he was disappointed to choose a rotten egg. Kaysar "won" the other rotten egg, while James won the right to nullify someone's eviction vote, Marcellas won a pass exempting him from eating slop for one week (which he later gave to George), and Mike won $10,000. After two hours on the web, Danielle convinced Howie and Erika to both drop out by promising not to nominate them. PoV: "Grave Mistakes"; On Day 34, Janelle, Danielle, James, Will, Boogie, and Marcellas are instructed to lie in open "graves" and can not talk or move. Each player begins with 40 points, during the competition HouseGuests are tempted with prizes and punishments. Prizes subtracts points from a player while punishments add points to a player. Many of the punishments would affect not only an individual player, but the entire house as well. By bidding on nothing but punishments, Janelle accumulated the most points and won the competition. Danielle became upset with her alliance mates Will, Boogie, and James because they chose to reward themselves with prizes instead of focusing on keeping Janelle from winning the Veto.
Week 6	Immediately after the HoH competition, the HouseGuests were informed that there would be a "new power" for which they were competing. They were not told that it was the "Coup d'état" and that the winner would overthrow the Head of Household and change the nominations to his or her liking, after the veto. During the week, the HouseGuests will be presented various clues describing a common Big Brother phrase. When a HouseGuest thinks they have discovered the phrase, they must say what they think it is in the diary room, however they only have one chance and they will not know whether or not they were correct until the eviction ceremony, when they will also be told what the power is. The first clue was a sheep with a pink bow, which was roaming the house when they reentered it after learning of the new competition. On Day 40, Janelle nominated Danielle and Erika for eviction. She explained to Danielle that, because Danielle nominated her and her allies in the previous week, Janelle had no choice but to retaliate. She told Erika that she very much liked her, but despised her gameplay. Erika has since revealed that she is in the alliance of Chill Town, as she is involved in a "show-mance" relationship with Mike. On Day 43, Danielle used the Power of Veto to take herself off of the nomination block. Janelle replaced her with Marcellas, although she stated that her intention was for Erika to be evicted. On Day 46 just prior to the live eviction episode that week, Mike was revealed as the winner of the Coup d'état. Mike had the option for the next three evictions on whether or not he wished to use the power to overthrow the Head of Household. However, he could not tell the others that he had won nor could he inform them of what the power did. The correct answer was "You reap what you sow". On Day 46, Marcellas was then evicted that night in a 6-0 vote when Mike chose not to use the power that week. Marcellas became the first member on the jury of seven and entered the "sequester" house.	HoH: "The Ghosts of Big Brother Past"; On Day 39, the HouseGuests were given true/false questions about a mock séance which took place on Day 38. The HouseGuests who either answered the question incorrectly (or were slowest when everyone answered correctly) were eliminated from the competition. Erika was the quickest to answer the final question correctly and beat out James to win Head of Household for Week 6. Technical difficulties in the original Head of Household competition (buttons not working correctly) required it to be repeated. The second Head of Household competition took place at approximately 10:50 p.m. PDT Pacific Time Zone The Pacific Time Zone observes standard time by subtracting eight hours from Coordinated Universal Time . The clock time in this zone is based on the mean solar time of the 120th meridian west of the Greenwich Observatory. During daylight saving time, its time offset is UTC-7.In the United States...  – five hours after the original competition – using mechanical wheels, answering A or B for questions, similarly to the original competition. Like all HoH competitions, it was hosted by Julie Chen. The final two HouseGuests remaining were Mike and Janelle, and this time, Janelle was crowned the new Head of Household, for the third time this season. CBS sanctioned the re-do HoH competition to avoid any questions about the validity of the Big Brother game. Food: "Big Brother Bakery"; On Day 40, all the HouseGuests won the food competition. Nicole, from Season 2, Jun, from season 4, and Marvin from season 5 judge the competition. The houseguests had to make 7 different forms of slop. PoV: "Anythingd You Can Do, I Can Do Veto"; On Day 41, Danielle won the Power of Veto, and Janelle complained that the other participants in the veto competition had handed it to her because neither Janelle nor Howie were competing (Howie was not chosen to compete in this veto, and Janelle had given up rights to compete the week before in the veto competition). Will went to Janelle to convince her to put up Marcellas in place of Danielle. Janelle refused saying that it would make Marcellas cry.
Week 7	On Day 46, immediately after the HoH competition, the HouseGuests were informed that it would be a double eviction week. George was then asked to immediately nominate two HouseGuests for eviction. With a shocked look, he announced James and Erika as this week's first set of nominees. George was approached by Mike, James, Danielle, and Erika and asked to backdoor Janelle, but George refused to, saying that he couldn't put up such an excellent player that way. Will approached George and told him to put himself (Will) up for eviction, but Will didn't tell Mike about this (not wanting to disclose that he'd made a move against Mike's secondary ally, Erika), so when George said just before the veto ceremony that he was going to put up Will, Mike got into a heated discussion with the rest of the HouseGuests and implicitly threatened George with the Coup d'état. George was actually hoping to evict Will, having secured promises from Janelle and Howie not to vote against Erika, and knowing that Danielle would vote to keep Erika as well. However, Erika doubted that Janelle and Howie would keep their word, and Mike had no interest in choosing between Erika and Will, his two closest allies, so both of them (along with Danielle) pressed George to nominate a replacement other than Will. On Day 47, James used the PoV on himself. George replaced him with Howie. On Day 47, Howie was then evicted that night in a 3-2 vote after Mike chose not to use the power that week. Only Janelle and James voted to keep Howie. Howie became the second juror. On Day 48, after losing his Coup d'état power (it was only valid through three eviction ceremonies, and he was now HoH), Mike nominated James and Janelle, but told Janelle that they would help her win the veto. On Day 49, Janelle used the Power of Veto on herself, and Mike replaced her with George as a pawn in order to get James out. On Day 53, James was evicted by a vote of 3-1, with only Danielle voting to keep James. James became the third juror.	HoH: "Prom Night"; On Day 46, George became the Head of Household for the next two days. PoV: "Gnome is Where the Veto Is"; Later that night as part of the double eviction week, James won the Power of Veto. HoH: "Revenge of the Gnomes"; On Day 47, Mike became the second Head of Household for the week. PoV: "Voo Doo Dolls"; On Day 48, Janelle won the Power of Veto, despite James's complaints of unnecessary roughness on Janelle's part during the competition.
Week 8	On Day 53, after the HoH competition, the HouseGuests were informed that the week would be a second double-eviction week. On Day 54, Erika nominated Janelle and George for eviction, in hopes of using George as a pawn to evict Janelle from the house. On Day 56, the HouseGuests were visited by actor Neil Patrick Harris Neil Patrick Harris Neil Patrick Harris is an American actor, singer, director, and magician.Prominent roles of his career include the title role in Doogie Howser, M.D., Colonel Carl Jenkins in Starship Troopers, the womanizing Barney Stinson in How I Met Your Mother, a fictionalized version of himself in the Harold... , who brought them their presents for "Christmas in August". Will was especially excited about Neil's visit because he had talked at length before about being a big fan of the actor and his show, How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother is an American sitcom that premiered on CBS on September 19, 2005, created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays.As a framing device, the main character, Ted Mosby with narration by Bob Saget, in the year 2030 recounts to his son and daughter the events that led to his meeting... . On Day 57, Janelle used the PoV on herself and Erika chose to nominate Danielle in her place. Will and Mike assured George that he would not be going anywhere for the time being. On Day 60, Danielle was evicted by a vote of 3-0 and became the fourth jury member. Right after Janelle won HoH, she nominated Erika and George for eviction. Erika used the Power of Veto on herself, and Janelle replaced her with Mike. George was evicted by a vote of 2-0, becoming juror number five. On House Calls, Gretchen Massey told George that Kentucky Fried Chicken was giving him free chicken for a year, which of course he was very excited about.	HoH: "But First"; On Day 52, Erika became the next Head of Household. The competition was in honor of one of Julie Chen's most-used phrases. Food: "The Birds & the Bees"; On Day 54, the HouseGuests competed in a food competition that resulted in them not having vegetables, fruit, bread, or dairy for the week, but earned George a slop pass, allowing him to eat normal food for the week. They also chose to accept one day on slop in order to receive a trampoline, and accepted another day on slop to have "Christmas in August". PoV: "Two Faced"; On Day 55, for the second week in a row, Janelle won the Power of Veto. HoH: "Battle of the Sexes"; On Day 60, Janelle answered 8 out of 8 questions correctly, becoming Head of Household. PoV: "I'm Knots About Veto"; Later that hour, Erika won the Power of Veto. Will was the first to undo all the knots, but could not remove the Veto symbol from his rope, and broke his left thumb in the attempt.
Week 9	Mike, Will, and Janelle discussed how to approach Erika about evicting her this week. Erika still believed that Janelle was going after Chilltown, and Chilltown wanted Erika to continue believing that these were Janelle's objectives. On Day 61, Mike put Janelle and Erika on the block for eviction. On Day 64, the night before the penultimate eviction, Janelle and Erika compared notes regarding Chilltown's deception. The girls made a deal for Janelle to vote out Will the next evening, and for one of them to win the final HoH and vote out Mike, in order to be the last two standing. On Day 65, Janelle used the final PoV on herself and Mike was forced to nominate Will in her place. On Day 65, Janelle, the only remaining person with a vote, chose to evict Will, who had never been evicted before. Will became the sixth juror. In Erika's goodbye video to Will she told him that the "jig was up" and that he and Mike were "found out" about "Operation Double Date" (Erika only found out about that Chilltown was playing both girls, not that they called the plan Operation Double Date). After evicting Will Kirby, Janelle high-fived Erika, telling her about how Will would always say he (Will) was the fox and she (Janelle) was the bunny, at which Janelle excitedly laughed, about evicting Will, "Who's the bunny now, Bitch?"	HoH: "Big Brother Bowl"; On Day 60, Mike won the Head of Household competition. This was not shown on the live Thursday night show like it typically is because of the double eviction day, but was shown on Sunday's episode. PoV: "When the Stars Align"; On Day 62, Janelle won her fifth Power of Veto.
Week 10	On Day 67, Erika made a deal with Mike to throw the last part of the 3-part HoH competition. Erika had previously made a promise to Janelle that if she won HoH she would evict Mike. Erika had been contemplating the idea that it might be best to let Mike win HoH and vote out Janelle. In her eyes, this meant she still kept her promise to Janelle. As the day went on, however, Erika was seen on the live feeds mumbling to herself that she "needs to win this final HoH and get [Mike] out." With Mike being the only eligible vote, Janelle was evicted from the Big Brother house and became the final member of the jury.	HoH Part I: "Mount HoH"; On Day 65, the HouseGuests had to hold onto keys above their heads with both hands while balancing on posts jutting out of a simulated volcano. Immediately after the contest began, Mike announced that Janelle and Erika had made the smartest move in Big Brother that night by evicting Will, but then asked Julie Chen whether she remembered Richard Hatch Richard Hatch (reality TV) Richard "Rich" Hatch is the $1,000,000 winner of the first American Survivor series, and was a contestant on The Celebrity Apprentice 4.-Early life:... . Invoking the first Survivor winner caused a moment of confusion followed by the explanation that both of the women would need him in the final two to win since he is an unpopular player with his fellow competitors. Mike then intentionally let go of his key and jumped from the volcano, adding to the brief chaos. Moments later, Julie Chen noted that during the confusion Janelle had turned to see what Mike had done and had removed one of her hands from her key. Janelle was thus eliminated, and Erika won the endurance part of the three-part final HoH competition in less than five minutes, making this the shortest endurance HoH contest ever. This meant that Erika would advance to the final round. *This is the record for shortest HOH endurance competition in the history of the show. HoH Part II: "Fly By Night"; On Day 66, Mike won part two of the three-part HoH competition. Mike would also advance to the final round. As an additional prize, Mike won a new Pontiac Solstice Pontiac Solstice The Pontiac Solstice is a small sports car from the Pontiac division of General Motors. Introduced at the 2004 North American International Auto Show, the Solstice roadster began production in Wilmington, Delaware, starting in mid-2005 for the 2006 model year. The exterior styling of the...  convertible Convertible A convertible is a type of automobile in which the roof can retract and fold away having windows which wind-down inside the doors, converting it from an enclosed to an open-air vehicle...  that he said he would give to his mother. HoH Part III: "Jury Statements"; On Day 67, Mike and Erika took part in the third and final part of the HoH competition on live TV, with Mike coming out as the victor, becoming the last HoH of the season and securing a spot in the Final Two.
Week 11	On Day 72, Jase and Diane admitted to the "Mr. and Mrs. Smith Alliance". Erika and Mike were shown a video of Mike and Will in the Diary Room trash talking about Erika. Erika thus responded that Mike was being played by her just as much as she was being played by Mike. A video was also shown to Janelle, featuring all the bad things that James said about her in the Diary Room. Janelle's response to this video was nonchalance, as she stated that James Rhine has always been a "whiner" and she was not surprised at all by his name-calling and backstabbing. Will also informed Erika that she may once again call him the "Puppet Master", implying that he once again manipulated the house guests in his favor, although after the season ended, several of the BB Allstars jury members indicated that Will had absolutely zero influence on their final votes. Janelle Pierzina won the $25,000 America's Choice Jury prize, voted on by the viewing public. Mike "Boogie" Malin, by a vote of 6-1, won Big Brother 7: All Stars and the $500,000 prize. Marcellas was the only one to vote for Erika, who won the runner-up prize of $50,000.	No Competitions

Voting history

	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 7		Week 8	Week 9	Week 10		Eviction votes received
						Day 46	Day 47			Day 53	Day 60		Day 67	Finale
Head of Household	Janelle Jase	Kaysar	James	Janelle	Danielle	Janelle	George	Mike	Erika	Janelle	Mike	Mike	(none)
Nominations (pre-veto)	Alison Danielle	Diane Nakomis	George Will	Erika Mike	James Janelle	Danielle Erika	Erika James	James Janelle	George Janelle	Erika George	Erika Janelle	Erika Janelle
Veto Winner	Janelle	Erika	George	Mike	Janelle	Danielle	James	Janelle	Janelle	Erika	Janelle	(none)
Nominations (post-veto)	Alison Danielle	Diane Nakomis	Jase Will	Diane Erika	James Kaysar	Erika Marcellas	Erika Howie	George James	Danielle George	George Mike	Erika Will
Mike	Alison	Nakomis	Jase	Diane	Kaysar	Marcellas	Howie	Head of Household	Danielle	Nominated	Head of Household	Janelle	Winner $500,000	0
Erika	Alison	Nakomis	Jase	Nominated	Kaysar	Nominated	Nominated	James	Head of Household	George	Nominated	Nominated	$50,000	3
Janelle	Co-HoH	Diane	Jase	Head of Household	James	Head of Household	Erika	James	Danielle	Head of Household	Will	Evicted (Day 67)	Mike	1
Will	Alison	Diane	Nominated	Erika	Kaysar	Marcellas	Howie	James	Danielle	George	Nominated	Evicted (Day 65)	Mike	1
George	Alison	Nakomis	Jase	Diane	Kaysar	Marcellas	Head of Household	Nominated	Nominated	Nominated	Evicted (Day 60)		Mike	3
Danielle	Nominated	Nakomis	Jase	Diane	Head of Household	Marcellas	Howie	George	Nominated	Evicted (Day 60)			Mike	5
James	Alison	Nakomis	Head of Household	Diane	Nominated	Marcellas	Erika	Nominated	Evicted (Day 53)				Mike	5
Howie	Alison	Nakomis	Jase	Diane	James	Marcellas	Nominated	Evicted (Day 47)					Mike	3
Marcellas	Alison	Nakomis	Jase	Diane	Kaysar	Nominated	Evicted (Day 46)						Erika	6
Kaysar	Alison	Head of Household	Jase	Diane	Nominated	Evicted (Day 39)								5
Diane	Danielle	Nominated	Jase	Nominated	Evicted (Day 32)									9
Jase	Co-HoH	Nakomis	Nominated	Evicted (Day 25)										9
Nakomis	Danielle	Nominated	Evicted (Day 18)											8
Alison	Nominated	Evicted (Day 11)												8
Notes	See note 1	None			See note 2	See note 3	See notes 4, 5		See note 6		See note 7	See note 8	See note 9
Evicted	Alison 8 of 10 votes to evict	Nakomis 8 of 10 votes to evict	Jase 9 of 9 votes to evict	Diane 7 of 8 votes to evict	Kaysar 5 of 6 votes to evict	Marcellas 6 of 6 votes to evict	Howie 3 of 5 votes to evict	James 3 of 4 votes to evict	Danielle 3 of 3 votes to evict	George 2 of 2 votes to evict	Will Janelle's choice to evict	Janelle Mike's choice to evict	Erika 1 vote to win
													Mike 6 votes to win

: During Week 1, there were two Heads of Household, Jase and Janelle. Both had to agree on two people to nominate for eviction. If the two Heads of Household failed to agree, they would be stripped of their duties and would become the nominees for eviction themselves. Janelle and Jase agreed to nominate Alison and Danielle.

: During the fifth week's Head of Household competition, James won the right to nullify another HouseGuests eviction vote. He nullified Janelle's vote, which was a vote for James to be evicted. The official CBS site incorrectly lists Janelle and Danielle as voting for Kaysar. Janelle voted for James and Danielle had no vote as HoH.

: On Day 39, after Kaysar's eviction, Erika won the live Head of Household competition. However, due to technical faults with some of the equipment, the competition was re-done later during the day. Janelle won the second HoH competition, and was therefore crowned Head of Household for Week 6.

: During the sixth week, a HouseGuest could win the Coup d'État power - the right to overthrow the Head of Household and replace the nominations just before the vote. Mike won the power, which was good for one of the next three evictions, but it was never used.

: The seventh week was revealed as a double-eviction week. On Day 46, after winning the HoH competition, George had to immediately make his nominations. The next day, Howie was evicted and Mike won the second HoH competition.

: On Day 53, Julie Chen announced that two HouseGuests would be evicted on the same night (Day 60). However, this would be done differently from a normal "double eviction" week. The first person would be evicted after a normal week, then in one day there will be the Head of Household competition, nominations, veto competition, veto ceremony, and live voting.

: On Day 60, Julie Chen announced that the coming Tuesday (Day 65) would feature a special live eviction episode. The final eviction was broadcast Thursday, September 7.

: In the final week, the HoH is the only HouseGuest eligible to vote for eviction since the other two HouseGuests are up for eviction by default.

: Votes in the finale are cast for the HouseGuests choice to win, not for who to evict. Only the last seven HouseGuests evicted can vote.

External links

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