Big Brother Canada season 12

Big Brother Canada 12 is the twelfth and final season of the Canadian reality television series Big Brother Canada. The series premiered on March 5, 2024, on Global. Hosted by Arisa Cox, the show revolves around fourteen contestants (known as HouseGuests), who volunteered to reside in a house under constant surveillance and without any communication with the outside world as they compete to win a grand prize of C$200,000 in cash and prizes.^[1] This season of the series sees 12 new HouseGuests compete against two HouseGuests from the prior editions and who are referred to as "All-Stars".^[2]

After 69 days in the competition, Bayleigh Pelham, a bartender and new houseguest from Halifax, Nova Scotia, was crowned the winner over returning houseguest Anthony Douglas in a 6–1 vote during the season finale on May 8, 2024. Todd Clements was named Canada's Favourite Houseguest by popular vote.

Big Brother Canada follows a group of contestants, known as House Guests who move into a custom-built house outfitted with cameras and microphones, recording their every move 24 hours a day.^[3] The House Guests are sequestered in the Big Brother Canada House with no contact with the outside world.^[4] During their stay, the House Guests share their thoughts on events and other HouseGuests inside a private room referred to as the Diary Room.^[5][6] At the start of each week in the house, the House Guests compete for the title of Head of Household, often shortened to simply HoH.^[7] The winner of the HoH competition is immune from eviction and will name two House Guests to be nominated for eviction.^[8] After the nominees are determined, the Power of Veto competition is played. Five players will compete in the competition: the two nominees and three random players, with the winner receiving the Power of Veto. If a House Guest chooses to exercise the Power of Veto, the Head of Household is obligated to name a replacement nominee.^[9] The holder of the Power of Veto is safe from being nominated as the replacement nominee.^[10] On eviction night, all House Guests must vote to evict one of the nominees, with the exception of the nominees and the Head of Household. The eviction vote is by secret ballot, with House Guests casting their votes orally in the Diary Room. In the event of a tied vote, the Head of Household will cast a tie-breaking vote publicly. The nominee with the majority of the votes is evicted from the house. Midway through the season, the evicted House Guests go on to become members of the "jury"; the jury is responsible for choosing who wins the series. The final Head of Household competition is split into three parts; the winners of the first two rounds compete in the third and final round. Once only two House Guests remain, the members of the jury cast their votes for who should win the series.^[11][12]

The show's renewal was released via a press release on June 7, 2023.^[13]

On February 26, 2024, Global released four images of the new Big Brother Canada house.^[14]

On February 27, 2024, it was announced that Live Feeds would not be reinstated and the "Digital Dailies" introduced during season 11 would return for a second year, featuring uncut footage from the house that will be published weekly on the show's website. It was also promised that the Digital Dailies would be more expansive this year.^[15]

The HouseGuests are competing for the largest prize in Big Brother Canada history, valued at over $200,000 - the grand prize includes $130,000 in cash (consisting of the base prize of $100,000 with an additional $10,000 each provided by three sponsors: (Philips Sonicare Oral Care, TonyBet and Endy), a two-year lease of a 2024 Infiniti QX60 SU, a Cuban beach vacation provided by Sunwing Vacations, a $10,000 Samsung Galaxy prize pack, $10,000 of clothing courtesy of Winners and a year’s worth of food from Skip the Dishes valued at $10,000. The runner-up wins $20,000. Canada's Favourite Houseguest will also return with the Canadian public voting for the recipient of a $10,000 prize courtesy of Winners.^[16]

Additional prizes will also be awarded over the course of the game.

The images and profiles of the new HouseGuests for the twelfth season were released on February 28, 2024. It was also announced that two "Mystery All-Stars" were going to be on the cast, with their identities being revealed during the premiere.^[17] The two "Mystery All-Stars" were revealed to be Anthony Douglas, the runner up of Big Brother Canada 7, and Victoria Woghiren, the first juror from Big Brother Canada 9.

Ibrahim Appiah, a 34-year-old sales engineer from Vancouver, British Columbia, was originally announced as a member of the cast, but was later removed for unknown reasons. Tola Eam joined the cast in Appiah's place.^[18]

Notes

In the Pool Room, an Executive Veto was displayed. On Day 33, an "Executive Meeting" was held, with the Lounge Room transformed into a Boardroom. The HouseGuests were told that the Executive Veto would be awarded by a Chain of Rejection. Beginning with Elijah, as reigning Head of Household, each HouseGuest would select another HouseGuest to reject, denying them the opportunity to gain the power. The remaining unselected HouseGuest would be awarded the Executive Veto. It was then revealed that the power of the Executive Veto would allow the holder to veto one of that week's nominations, with the saved nominee naming the replacement nomination. Elijah as Head of Household and Lexus as the week's regular Veto Holder were immune to this nomination .

Below is the full selection order for the rejection chain selection.

Additionally, as part of the Executive Meeting, the HouseGuests would vote in that week's eviction in an face-to-face vote, with HouseGuests writing their vote on a card, before revealing their vote to the group. This voting process had previously occurred in Big Brother Canada 3 as part of an Instant Eviction twist.

On Day 41, a special Instant Eviction took place. The houseguests competed in a special competition for immunity and to determine the order in which they cast the "roles" of that round. The first place would receive immunity and could cast any other HouseGuest to any other role; the second place would be next to make a casting selection, and so on. Whoever finished in last place would not get to cast any role. No one can cast themselves in a role. The roles are:

• Safe: The competition winner is automatically cast in this role and awarded immunity for the night. Additionally, they will make the first casting decision.
• Head of Household: They were also awarded immunity for the week. While they will name a replacement nominee should one be required, they will not make the original nominations (as they are roles to be cast) and will not vote unless a tie-break vote is required. Like normal gameplay, this HoH was subject to the outgoing HoH rule, notably rendering the holder of the role unable to compete for in the next HoH competition.
• Nominee: Two HouseGuests will be cast as the Original Nominees for the night’s eviction.
• Slop Pass: The HouseGuest cast in this role will be given a Slop Pass, preventing them from being a Have-Not for the rest of the season.
• Veto Players: The three HouseGuest Veto Players will play in the PoV in addition to the nominees. There was no random draw for Veto Players.
• No Eviction Vote: The HouseGuest cast in this role will not vote in the eviction.

The game would then proceed normally, with a Power of Veto competition, Veto Ceremony and an Eviction vote. Below is the order in which each HouseGuest participated in the casting selection process and which HouseGuest they cast to a chosen role. In addition to the gameplay twist, the Immunity/Casting Order and PoV competitions are horror movie-themed.

Twelve new House Guests entered the Big Brother Canada House, with two returning All-Star House Guests, Victoria from Season 9 and Anthony from Season 7, joining as mystery House Guests and granted immunity for the first week.

The initial competitions established alliances, including a gender-based alliance known as "Big Sister." Anthony and Victoria competed for the first Head of Household (HOH) and later led entourages that provided safety for the first week.

Anthony won the first HOH and nominated two House Guests for eviction. Subsequent competitions and nominations led to several evictions, with the game initially played in teams, later transitioning to individual play.

Throughout the season, House Guests competed in various competitions for power, safety, and rewards. Alliances such as "Hot Chocolate" and "The Directors" formed, and strategic nominations and evictions occurred. Notable twists included the introduction of the Executive Veto and a series of special competitions.

In the final weeks, the remaining House Guests competed in a series of head-to-head competitions to determine the final Head of Household and ultimately the winner. Anthony secured the final HOH and voted to evict Lexus, who became the season's final juror.

Anthony was crowned Big Brother Canada 12. Todd was named Canada's Favourite House Guest, earning $10,000. The runner-up received $20,000, while the winner took home $100,000 along with various prizes from sponsors.

At the start of each week, a group of HouseGuests are selected to become the Have-Nots for the week. Those selected to be the Have-Nots are restricted to a slop diet and cold showers. There was no official Have-Not room for this season.

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