15 Crazy Twists In Big Brother History

Big Brother is full of surprises, and the season gets even more exciting when the Houseguests are faced with interesting twists. Here are some of the greatest twists to ever happen on Big Brother. 

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During Season 5 of Big Brother, Julie and the show's producers introduced the Double Eviction twist, which meant the Houseguests would experience a week's worth of Big Brother competitions and scheming during one live broadcast, resulting in a second eviction. Phew!

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Viewers got more involved with Season 8 of Big Brother when America's Player, Eric Stein, was introduced. Each week, Eric was given certain tasks to accomplish that would earn him extra prize money. 

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Team America was kind of like America's Player from Season 8, but multiplied by three! In Season 16 of Big Brother, Houseguests Frankie Grande, Donny Thompson, and Derrick Levasseur formed this patriotic alliance and, collectively, worked to perform secret tasks to win extra money. 

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The Power of Veto is a mainstay in the house now, but that wasn't always the case; instead, the coveted prize was introduced in Big Brother, Season 3.

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In Season 7 of Big Brother, we learned about the Coup d'Etat, which was a tool that gave one Houseguest the power to knock the Head of Household's elimination nominees off the block, back to safety, and replace them with nominees of their own. For example, in Season 11, Jeff Schroeder used the Coup d'Etat to nominate power players Jessie Godderz and Natalie Martinez, which ultimately resulted in Jessie's eviction. 

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Two Heads of Household? That's insanity! No, that's a Big Brother twist! 

First introduced in Season 16, the Battle of the Block allowed two Heads of Household to nominate two Houseguests for eviction. Then, each nominee would compete for safety. But wait! There's more. The losing team was forced to compete for the Power of Veto and, in turn, the HoH who nominated said Houseguest would be stripped of his—or her—power.

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Season 9 of Big Brother kicked off with a very romantic twist when Houseguests were matched with their "soulmates."

Not only would they sleep in the same bed and compete together, the couples would also be eliminated together. A few showmances sparked, a few relationships were kept secret, and the entire house seemed relieved when the twist wrapped up in the third week. 

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Everybody loves a twin twist! Seen for the first time in Season 5, it's one of the show's most fun twists. If the twins can keep their secret safe—or rely on alliances to keep them in the game, like Julia and Liz managed to do in Season 17—until week five, both twins are able to enter the house and play the game as individuals. 

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The first big competition during Season 11 of Big Brother took the Houseguests back to high school when they were divided up into teams reminiscent of various teenage cliques. Players were divided into teams like Athletes, Brains, Popular, and Offbeat, and each crew competed for a chance to bring in an additional Houseguest from a previous season. 

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Season 4's twist was particularly intense, as 10 out of the 13 Houseguests unsuspectingly met up to compete with their exes inside the Big Brother house. 

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Just when the Houseguests on Season 13 of Big Brother thought they had things figured out, they found out that three pairs of power players from previous seasons—Jeff Schroeder and Jordan Lloyd, Brendon Villegas and Rachel Reilly, and Dick and Daniele Donato—were entering the house to give the newbies a run for their money. Literally.

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Introduced during Season 11 of Big Brother, Pandora's Box gave the Head of Household an opportunity to win additional cash and prizes; plus, they could subject the other Houseguests to punishments. But there was a catch! Some HoHs were unlucky and pulled out their own punishments from Pandora's Box, which allowed the other Houseguests to enjoy perks. 

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During Season 14 of Big Brother, the Houseguests were divided into teams and former HGs, like Mike "Boogie" Malin (pictured here with his team), Janelle Piezina, Britney Haynes, and Dan Gheesling were invited back to lead them to the grand prize.

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While Big Brother unfolds in the present, Season 8 welcomed Houseguests with pre-house history. For example, father and daughter Dick and Daniele Donato dealt with past family issues while also competing for the cash. 

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When Houseguests entered the Big Brother house for Season 6, they knew they had a secret ally in the game.

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