Big Brother 2

Big Brother 2 was the second season of the reality television series Big Brother. It aired for 82 days, and concluded when John Sullient was crowned the winner with five votes from the evicted HouseGuests. He won $500,000.

The format of Big Brother 2 was different than that of the first season. In Season 2, Every week the houseguests would compete to become the Head of Household (HOH). The HOH would then nominate two house guests for eviction. The fellow contestants would vote, and the player with the most votes would be evicted. On Finale night, all former houseguests will return to vote for who they think should win the grand prize.

Twists/Changes

 * More Gameplay Orientated Game: As the result of the negative critical response to the first season, the second season introduced a more gameplay orientated focus on more competition and strategy in likes of Survivor, this format would become the basis of Big Brother.
 * Nomination Discussion Allowed: The Houseguests were now free to talk about nominations.
 * Head of Household: For the first time, each week one Houseguest will be given the power to control nominations and nominate two Houseguests for eviction.
 * Houseguests Vote: Unlike the previous season where the viewing public voted to banish the houseguests, the Houseguests themselves would decide who would be evicted.
 * The Jury: For the first time a "jury' of peers will vote for the winner of the season rather than a voting public.

Voting History

 * John and Anita got to void one vote, before they knew what it was. John chose Amber's and Anita chose Stella's vote.

Alliances

 * Wildcats (Ian, Joseph, Sally, and Teresa)
 * Strengthened Six (Amber, Anita, Charlie, John, Russ, and Stella)
 * Triple Threat (John, Russ, and Stella)
 * S.S. Seeya (Amber, Anita, and Joseph)

Week 1
At the first ever Head of Household competition, Teresa Giles gained the title of Head of Household for the week. Teresa chose to nominate Charlie Townsend and Holly Carters for eviction, with no main target. Teresa nominated Holly because she viewed her as loud and obnoxious; while Charlie on the other hand rubbed many people the wrong way on the first night with his abrasive attitude. Later in the week, Ian Burgen, Joseph Shareadin and Sally Vivica formed the Wildcats alliance, the first true alliance of Big Brother history. The rest of the house banded together to form the Strengthened Six alliance, with Holly being recruited to the Wildcats and Teresa was playing both sides. On Day 5, Gabriel Bates was expelled from the house for physically hitting John Sullient and threatening to fight Teresa. Holly was evicted in a five to three vote, after the votes had decided to go against the Wildcats hopes of saving her.

Week 2
Stella Mainrock won the "To the Mat" Head of Household competition and was crowned Head of Household. Stella was unsure on who to nominate, so she went around to each individual and asked what they were thinking. Due to a lot of mixed answers, Stella nominated Sally Vivica and Ian Burgen, two members of the Wildcats who were also involved in a romantic relationship. The house saw this as an opportunity to take out who they thought was a "mentally stronger" player. Sally was ultimately evicted in a seven to zero vote.

Week 3
John Sullient won the "By the Numbers" Head of Household competition. He chose to nominate Joseph Shareadin, a Wildcat, alongside Teresa Giles, who was caught playing both sides of the house. Joseph and Ian campaigned hard to keep Joseph in the house. Their mission was successful as Teresa was evicted in a five to one vote.

Week 4
Amber Spandrick won the "Higher or Lower" Head of Household competition. Her alliance wanted her to nominate the two remaining members of the Wildcats, but Amber didn't want to risk her showmance, Joseph Shareadin, be evicted. Instead, she nominated Ian Burgen with Charlie Townsend. The majority alliance stuck together and evicted Ian in a four to one vote.

Week 5
Joseph Shareadin won the "Face the Facts" Head of Household competition. No one knew what Joseph was thinking and everyone campaigned to stay off the block. Joseph ultimately nominated Stella Mainrock and Charlie Townsend. Joseph made it clear that his target was Stella because of her strategic threat level. During this time, Joseph convinced Anita LeBoan and Amber Spandrick to form a new alliance with him and they accepted. In the end, the house knew that Stella was worth keeping more than Charlie, and he was evicted in a four to zero vote.

Week 6
Stella Mainrock won the "Pushing It to the Limit" Head of Household, earning her second HOH win of the season. Due to turning on the alliance they had, Stella nominated Anita LeBoan and Amber Spandrick. The house planned to get rid of Amber due to her ties to both Anita and Joseph. Joseph caught wind of this plan and sided with the majority. Amber was evicted in a three to zero vote.

Week 7 & 8
Russ Bruno won the "Big Brother Road Trip" Head of Household competition. He nominated John Sullient and Joseph Shareadin for eviction. Russ knew that Anita LeBoan and Stella Mainrock were not going to vote together, so he contemplated who he should evict in the event of a tie. When it was revealed to be a one to one vote, Russ ultimately made the decision to evict Joseph from the house.

Week 9
Anita LeBoan won the "Strange Bedfellows" endurance competition. She nominated allies Stella Mainrock and John Sullient for eviction, leaving Russ Bruno with the sole vote that week. He knew that Stella was stronger mentally and John was stronger physically. Russ based his vote on who he thought would be more beneficial to take, and he cast the sole vote to evict Stella.

Week 10
The final Head of Household competition was divided into three parts. John Sullient and Russ Bruno won parts 1 and 2 respectively, allowing them to face off in the final round. With a score of 5 to 4, John won the final Head of Household and got to choose who to evict between Russ and Anita LeBoan. He chose to evict Russ, as he thought he stood more of a chance of winning if he was up against Anita.

Trivia

 * This was the first season to feature Head of Household competitions.
 * This was the first season to feature a Jury and a Final Two.
 * This is the only season where the finalists were allowed to nullify two (one each) jury votes.
 * This was the first season to feature more than 10 houseguests.
 * This was the first season to have a houseguest expelled.
 * This is the first season to have a jury of nine.
 * This is the first season to have Food Competitions.
 * This is the first and only season to have one eviction take place over two weeks.
 * This is the first season to have an openly gay houseguest.