Big Brother 10 (American season)

Big Brother 10 is the tenth season of the American reality television series Big Brother. It is based upon the Dutch series of the same name, which gained notoriety in 1999 and 2000. The season premiered on CBS on July 13, 2008, and lasted ten weeks until the live finale on September 16, 2008. The tenth season saw a slight increase in ratings compared to the past seasons of the series, which had the lowest ratings. The season premiered to a total of 6.29 million viewers, the lowest premiere numbers for any season. The season finale had a total of 7.63 million viewers, the third lowest rated finale. The series averaged 6.72 million viewers, making it the second lowest rated season of the series. Big Brother 10 featured a total of 13 HouseGuests, the first time there had been a decrease in HouseGuests.

Format

The format remained largely unchanged from previous seasons. HouseGuests were sequestered in the Big Brother House with no contact to and from the outside world. Each week, the HouseGuests took part in several compulsory challenges that determined who would win food, luxuries and power in the House. The winner of the Head of Household competition was immune from nominations and was instructed to nominate two fellow HouseGuests for eviction. After a HouseGuest became Head of Household they were ineligible to take part in the next Head of Household competition. The winner of the Power of Veto competition won the right to save one of the nominated HouseGuests from eviction. If the Veto winner exercised the power, the Head of Household then had to nominate another HouseGuest for eviction.

On eviction night all HouseGuests except for the Head of Household and the two nominees voted to evict one of the two nominees. Before the voting began the nominees had the chance to say a final message to their fellow HouseGuests. This compulsory vote was conducted in the privacy of the Diary Room by the host Julie Chen. In the event of a tie, the Head of Household would break the tie and reveal their vote in front of the other HouseGuests. Unlike other versions of Big Brother, the HouseGuests could discuss the nomination and eviction process open and freely. The nominee with the most votes from the other HouseGuests was evicted from the House on Thursday and interviewed by Julie Chen. HouseGuests could voluntarily leave the House at any time and those who broke the rules were expelled by Big Brother. The last seven evictees of the season form the Jury that voted for the winner on the season finale, they were known as the jury members. The jury members were sequestered in a separate house and was not allowed to watch the show except for segments that included all of the HouseGuests. The jury members were not shown any Diary Room interviews or any footage that included strategy or details regarding nominations.

HouseGuests

Name Age Occupation Residence Result 24 Catholic school teacher Dearborn, Michigan WinnerDay 71 25 Mixologist Los Angeles, California Day 71 75 Retired marketing executive Magnolia, Texas 29 Waitress Burbank, California 53 Beauty salon owner New Orleans, Louisiana 27 Marketing sales representative Bloomington, Minnesota 28 Real estate broker Cumberland, Rhode Island 30 Financial manager Higley, Arizona 31 Human resources representative Spring, Texas 22 Professional bodybuilder Rudd, Iowa 29 Pharmaceutical sales representative Orlando, Florida 35 Rodeo competitor The Woodlands, Texas 27 Telecommunication manager San Francisco, California

Future appearances Jessie Godderz returned to compete on Big Brother 11 the following year, then made appearances in the twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth, seventeenth, eighteenth, nineteenth, twentieth, twenty-seventh, and twenty-eighth seasons as a guest, as well as on Celebrity Big Brother. Brian Hart was also a candidate to return for Big Brother 11, though he ultimately did not enter the game. Dan Gheesling also returned to Big Brother 11 to host a luxury competition, then later returned to Big Brother 14 in 2012 as a coach to the new HouseGuests. In 2020, Memphis and Keesha returned to compete again on Big Brother 22.

In 2024, Dan Gheesling competed on the second season of the Peacock reality TV competition series The Traitors. Later that year, Jessie Godderz competed on E! Network reality TV competition series House of Villains.

Summary On Day 1, the thirteen HouseGuests met for the first time outside of the house. Before being able to speak to one another, they were required to cast their vote for the HouseGuest they would most like to see become Head of Household. Without the results being revealed, the HouseGuests entered the house. That night, they competed in the "Buggin' Out" food competition. For this competition, HouseGuests split into teams and got into separate replica cars suspended on a zip-line. The teams were required to travel from one end of the backyard to the other, dropping off one HouseGuest each time they did so; the last HouseGuest remaining in the replica would win a new car and earn their team food for the week. Memphis was the winner of the car while the losing team of April, Brian, Jerry, Keesha, Libra, and Ollie was placed on the slop diet for the week. Upon returning inside, the HouseGuests learned that Jerry had been crowned the first Head of Household of the season. Shortly following this, Brian, Dan, and Ollie formed an alliance with the goal of making it to the end together. That night, Jessie and Renny engaged in an argument when he alleged that she was being loud, thus preventing him from sleeping. The following day, Brian formed an alliance with Jerry and attempted to get him to nominate Jessie and Renny for eviction due to their conflict. On Day 2, Jerry nominated Jessie and Renny for eviction, citing their early conflict as the main reason. When picking player for the Power of Veto competition, April, Memphis, and Michelle were selected to compete; Angie was selected to host. On Day 5, HouseGuests competed in the "Sweet Dreams, Honey" Power of Veto competition. For this competition, HouseGuests crawled through honey and dug through pillows in an attempt to find five stuffed bears; the first HouseGuest to do so would be the winner. Jessie was the winner of the Power of Veto. Following this, April, Keesha, and Libra became suspicious of Brian, feeling that he was making too many alliances. When they confronted Ollie about his friendship with Brian and Dan, Ollie told the girls about his alliance with them. The girls and Ollie then began to rally the house against Brian, with Angie, April, Jessie, Keesha, Libra, Memphis, Michelle, and Ollie forming an alliance before holding a meeting with Jerry to convince him to nominate Brian. On Day 6, Jessie used the Power of Veto to remove himself from the block, with Jerry nominating Brian in his place. On Day 9, Brian became the first HouseGuest to be evicted from the house in a vote of nine to one.

Following Brian's eviction, HouseGuests competed in the "Majority Rules" Head of Household competition. For this competition, the HouseGuests were asked a series of questions about which of two HouseGuests the majority would pick under certain circumstances. The object was to base the answer on how they thought the majority would answer. The minority of the voters got eliminated each round; if there was a tie, none of the HouseGuests were eliminated. Jessie was the winner. Jessie expressed interest in nominating Renny that week; however, the other members of the eight-person alliance pressured him to nominate Dan and Steven due to their close friendship with Brian. On Day 10, HouseGuests competed in the "Stop Your Wining!" food competition. For this competition, HouseGuests split into two teams and filled wine bottles from wine that was pouring out from barrels suspended in the air; the team with the most wine in their bottles at the end would win. The team of April, Jerry, Keesha, Libra, Memphis, and Renny lost, thus being placed on the slop diet for the week. Later that day, Jessie nominated Dan and Steven for eviction, with Steven being his main target. Realizing that the alliance of eight would soon fall apart, Angie, Jessie, Memphis, and Michelle formed an alliance outside of the group. The other members of the alliance of eight began to fear that Keesha would use the Power of Veto to save Steven due to their friendship; Keesha told Steven that she would use the Power of Veto to remove him from the block. On Day 11, HouseGuests competed in the "License to Veto" Power of Veto competition. For this competition, HouseGuests were shown various license plates with portions of a phrase on them and had to determine which three plates made up a specific Big Brother phrase. If a HouseGuest answered incorrectly, they were eliminated; the last remaining HouseGuest would be the winner. Michelle was the winner of the Power of Veto. Following this, Steven attempted to convince Jessie and Michelle to use the Power of Veto and backdoor Libra that week, a plan to which they initially were receptive. On Day 13, however, Michelle chose not to use the Power of Veto. On Day 16, Steven became the second HouseGuest to be evicted from the house in a vote of nine to zero.

Following Steven's eviction, HouseGuests competed in the "Alien Abduction" Head of Household competition. For this competition, HouseGuests were asked questions about objects that had been "abducted" from the house. They faced off two at a time, with the winner of each round selecting the next two to face off; the last HouseGuest remaining was the winner. Keesha was the winner. Soon after winning, Keesha decided she would be going against the alliance of eight, with the goal of avenging Steven's eviction. Her alliance of April, Libra, and Ollie was supportive of her decision, and the four decided to target Angie that week. On Day 17, HouseGuests competed in the "BB Valley High Sock Hop" food competition. For this competition, HouseGuests split into couples and had to communicate with each other from opposite sides of a wall in an attempt to find matching socks. When the couple found a match, they could place it anywhere on the board, though the location they placed them in determined what food they earned for the week. Later that day, Keesha chose to nominate Angie and Jessie for eviction, with Angie being her main target. When picking players for the Power of Veto competition, Libra, Memphis, and Ollie were selected to compete; Dan was selected to host. On Day 18, HouseGuests competed in "The Garden of Veto" Power of Veto competition. For this competition, HouseGuests dressed as flowers and led in a bed of soil with water being poured on them. The HouseGuest to remain in their bed for the time closest to an hour without going over would be the winner. Keesha was the winner of the Power of Veto after everyone else stayed in for over an hour. Following this, Jessie attempted on numerous occasions to convince Keesha to use the Power of Veto and nominate Libra, as he felt the other HouseGuests would evict her. On Day 20, Keesha chose not to use the Power of Veto. Following a vote from the viewers, Dan was given the title of America's Player for the upcoming week. On Day 24, Angie became the third HouseGuest to be evicted from the house in a vote of eight to zero.