The season at a glance.
Big Sister 1 introduced a groundbreaking and diverse cast that proved the chaotic new format could work. From the beginning, Andrew and Julian established the strategic foundation that would define Big Sister for years to come, while Kyleah quickly became one of the season's most beloved—and controversial—fan favorites. Hoff dominated the VC meta and constantly disrupted the house, while Nicole and Patty became central figures in one of the most explosive fights in Big Sister history after a series of ruthless game moves. And through it all, Shawn became the franchise's original chaos agent, keeping the house on its toes and setting the tone for the unpredictable seasons that would follow.
"Andrew tricks Nicole in the Final 4 spending challenge."✦ Defining moment
12 houseguests entered the house.
Order of finish.
- 🥇Andrew
- 🥈Julian
- 🥉Patty
- 4Nicole
- 5Shawn
- 6Gigi
- 7Joi
- 8Kyleah
- 9Hoff
- 10Alfie
- 11Abigail
- 12Ash
What made it different.
- Patrick the PufferfishComedic taskmasters
A comical figure that gives houseguests tasks or dilemmas.
- Instant Eviction
A week with no Power of Veto.
- Double Eviction
A week with three nominees and two evictees — the bottom two on the block both go home back-to-back.
Week by week.
- Week 1✗ Ash (6-3)
"Final 2s just keep falling in my lap oh my"
— Andrew- HOH
- Hoff
- Nominees
- Patty & Nicole
- POV
- Nicole
- POV used
- Yes, on Nicole
- Final noms
- Patty & Ash
Ash✗ 6-3 - Week 2✗ Abigail (6-2)
"Sit down before you walk out this door on eviction night"
— Shawn- HOH
- Shawn
- Nominees
- Patty & Abigail
- POV
- Abigail
- POV used
- Yes, on Patty
- Final noms
- Nicole & Abigail
Abigail✗ 6-2 - Week 3✗ Alfie (4-3)
"I'm afraid to knock over the house of cards I built"
— Andrew- HOH
- Patty
- Nominees
- Shawn & Hoff
- POV
- Gigi
- POV used
- Yes, on Shawn
- Final noms
- Alfie & Hoff
Alfie✗ 4-3 - Week 4 — Instant Eviction✗ Hoff (4-2)
"I may be nice but I'm not one to be walked all over by someone especially someone I trusted as a friend."
— Nicole- HOH
- Andrew
- Nominees
- Shawn & Hoff
- POV
- None
- POV used
- None
- Final noms
- Shawn & Hoff
Hoff✗ 4-2 - Week 5✗ Kyleah (4-1)
"I can't really let her have a morbillion coins and cruise."
— Julian- HOH
- Julian
- Nominees
- Gigi & Andrew
- POV
- Gigi
- POV used
- Yes, on Gigi
- Final noms
- Kyleah & Andrew
Kyleah✗ 4-1 - Week 6 — Double Eviction✗ Joi (0), Gigi (1)
"100 coins can make all the difference at this point oh god"
— Andrew- HOH
- Patty
- Nominees
- Shawn, Gigi, and Joi
- POV
- Shawn
- POV used
- Yes, on Shawn
- Final noms
- Andrew, Gigi, and Joi
Joi✗ 0 votes to save
Gigi✗ 1 vote to save - Week 7✗ Shawn (1-1 in tie)
"#doitforem"
— Shawn- HOH
- Julian
- Nominees
- Nicole & Shawn
- POV
- Nicole
- POV used
- Yes, on Nicole
- Final noms
- Patty & Shawn
Shawn✗ 1-1 (tiebreaker) - Week 8✗ Nicole (1-0)
"I know you both are angry and sad, but I can't just lay down on the sword for you."
— Andrew- HOH
- Andrew
- Nominees
- Nicole & Julian
- POV
- Andrew
- POV used
- Yes, on Julian
- Final noms
- Nicole & Patty
Nicole✗ 1-0 - Week 9 — Final HOH✗ Patty (1-0)
"i need to win now i feel."
— Patty- HOH
- Part 1: Patty · Part 2: Andrew · Part 3: Andrew
- Final noms
- Julian & Patty
Patty✗ 1-0