The Craziest ‘Big Brother’ Twists of All Time: From Secret Pairs to a Split House

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Although Big Brother follows a basic formula from year to year, fans know to expect the unexpected when it comes to production twists.While some twists have jeopardized player’s games — see season 8’s “America’s Player,” Eric Stein — other houseguests have used the unforeseen circumstances to their advantage.Jun Song, for example, pretended to hate her ex-boyfriend Jee Choe when he entered the house as part of the “X factor” twist during season 4.

In actuality, the former couple had a secret side alliance for much of the competition and Jun went on to win the grand prize.In order to view the video, please allow Manage CookiesKeep scrolling to see the wildest twists in Big Brother history: Once upon a time, the Power of Veto was not a core component of Big Brother, but a twist introduced during season 3 in 2002.The twist — which allows the winner of the veto competition to save one nominee from the eviction block — has been used in every subsequent season and serves as a counter to the Head of Household’s power.The Power of Veto gave season 5 houseguests Marvin Latimer and Nakomis Dedmon the ability to develop the Big Brother strategy known as the backdoor in 2004.

That season, Jase Wirey became the first victim of the technique.In a successful backdoor, the Head of Household nominates two pawns for eviction rather than their intended target.

The HoH then arranges for the Power of Veto to be used on one of the pawns, thereby putting their target on the block without giving them a chance to compete for safety.Eight houseguests initially entered the Big Brother house during season 4 in 2003.