The Battle of the Block competition appeared in Big Brother 16 (US) and was reintroduced as a "fan favorite" during the premiere of Big Brother 17 (US). In this twist, two pairs of nominees compete against each other in a themed competition. The winning pair is safe from eviction for the week and also dethrones the Head of Household who nominated them, leaving the other Head of Household in power. This twist replaced the Have/Have-Not Competition in the early part of the game.
History[]
Big Brother 16[]
Week 1[]
The nominees competing in The Pouring 20s.
The first Battle of the Block competition was won by Brittany Martinez and Victoria Rafaeli, who were nominated by Frankie Grande, dethroning him and defeating Donny Thompson and Paola Shea.
Week 2[]
The We Did What?! competition.
The second Battle of the Block competition was won by the Nicole Franzel and Hayden Voss, who were nominated by Amber Borzotra, dethroning her and defeating Brittany Martinez and Paola Shea.
Week 3[]
The nominees competing in Abraca-BOB-ra.
The third Battle of the Block competition was won by Amber Borzotra and Donny Thompson, who were nominated by Nicole Franzel, dethroning her and defeating Caleb Reynolds and Jocasta Odom.
Week 4[]
The nominees competing in Knight Moves.
The fourth Battle of the Block competition was won by Amber Borzotra and Jocasta Odom, who were nominated by Frankie Grande, dethroning him and defeating Brittany Martinez and Victoria Rafaeli.
Week 5[]
The Wedding Cake Take competition.
The fifth Battle of the Block competition was won by Christine Brecht and Nicole Franzel, who were nominated by Zach Rance, dethroning him and defeating Jocasta Odom and Victoria Rafaeli.
Week 6[]
The Domino Effect competition.
The sixth Battle of the Block competition was won by Caleb Reynolds and Victoria Rafaeli, who were nominated by Donny Thompson, dethroning him and defeating Jocasta Odom and Zach Rance.
Week 7[]
The nominees awaiting the Moving the Chain competition.
The seventh Battle of the Block competition was won by Caleb Reynolds and Frankie Grande, who were nominated by Nicole Franzel, dethroning her and defeating Donny Thompson and Zach Rance.
Week 8[]
Donny competing in the Dead of Household competition.
The eighth and final Battle of the Block competiton of Big Brother 16 was won by Christine Brecht and Donny Thompson, who were nominated by Derrick Levasseur, dethroning him and defeating the pair of Caleb Reynolds and Cody Calafiore.
Big Brother 17[]
Week 1[]
The nominees competing in Du-BOB.
The first Battle of the Block this season was won by Becky Burgess and John McGuire, who were nominated by Jason Roy, dethroning him and defeating Jackie Ibarra and Steve Moses, who were nominated by James Huling.
Week 2[]
Jason and Steve competing in Give Me Props.
The second Battle of the Block was won by Jason Roy and Steve Moses, who were nominated by Becky Burgess, dethroning her and defeating Da'Vonne Rogers and John McGuire, who were nominated by Shelli Poole.
Week 3[]
The Gronk's A-maze-ing Foam Party competition.
The third Battle of the Block was won by Jason Roy and Meg Maley, who were nominated by Austin Matelson, dethroning him and defeating James Huling and John McGuire, who were nominated by Vanessa Rousso.
Week 4[]
The Grunge BOB competition
The fourth Battle of the Block was won by Jackie Ibarra and James Huling, who were nominated by Liz Nolan, dethroning her and defeating Jason Roy and John McGuire, who were nominated by Shelli Poole.
Week 5[]
The Splashy Headlines competition.
The fifth and final Battle of the Block of the season was won by James Huling and Liz Nolan, who were nominated by Jackie Ibarra, dethroning her and defeating Becky Burgess and Clay Honeycutt, who were nominated by Vanessa Rousso.
List of the Battle of the Block Competitions[]
Big Brother 16[]
| Week | Competition | Nominees | Head of Household | ||||
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| Winners | Losers | Dethroned | Remaining | ||||
| 1 | "The Pouring 20s" | ||||||
| 2 | "We Did What?!" | ||||||
| 3 | "Abraca-BOB-ra" | ||||||
| 4 | "Knight Moves" | ||||||
| 5 | "Wedding Cake Take" | ||||||
| 6 | "Domino Effect" | ||||||
| 7 | "Thursday Night Football" | ||||||
| 8 | "The Black Box" | ||||||
Big Brother 17[]
| Week | Competition | Nominees | Head of Household | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winners | Losers | Dethroned | Remaining | ||||
| 1 | "Du-BOB" | ||||||
| 2 | "Give Me Props" | ||||||
| 3 | "Gronk's A-maze-ing Foam Party" | ||||||
| 4 | "Grunge BOB" | ||||||
| 5 | "Splashy Headlines" | ||||||
Records[]
| # | Houseguest | Season(s) | Wins | Losses | Winning % | |
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| 1 | 
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Nicole Franzel | Big Brother 16 (US) | 2 | 0 | 100% |
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Amber Borzotra | Big Brother 16 (US) | 2 | 0 | ||
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Christine Brecht | Big Brother 16 (US) | 2 | 0 | ||
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Hayden Voss | Big Brother 16 (US) | 1 | 0 | ||
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Frankie Grande | Big Brother 16 (US) | 1 | 0 | ||
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Meg Maley | Big Brother 17 (US) | 1 | 0 | ||
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Liz Nolan | Big Brother 17 (US) | 1 | 0 | ||
| 8 |
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Caleb Reynolds | Big Brother 16 (US) | 2 | 1 | 67% |
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Jason Roy | Big Brother 17 (US) | 2 | 1 | ||
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James Huling | Big Brother 17 (US) | 2 | 1 | ||
| 11 |
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Victoria Rafaeli | Big Brother 16 (US) | 2 | 2 | 50% |
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Donny Thompson | Big Brother 16 (US) | 2 | 2 | ||
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Becky Burgess | Big Brother 17 (US) | 1 | 1 | ||
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Steve Moses | Big Brother 17 (US) | 1 | 1 | ||
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Jackie Ibarra | Big Brother 17 (US) | 1 | 1 | ||
| 16 |
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Brittany Martinez | Big Brother 16 (US) | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 17 |
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Jocasta Odom | Big Brother 16 (US) | 1 | 3 | 25% |
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John McGuire | Big Brother 17 (US) | 1 | 3 | 25% | |
| 19 |
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Paola Shea | Big Brother 16 (US) | 0 | 2 | 0% |
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Zach Rance | Big Brother 16 (US) | 0 | 2 | ||
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Cody Calafiore | Big Brother 16 (US) | 0 | 1 | ||
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Da'Vonne Rogers | Big Brother 17 (US) | 0 | 1 | ||
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Clay Honeycutt | Big Brother 17 (US) | 0 | 1 | ||
Trivia[]
- Amber, Caleb, Christine, Donny, Nicole, Victoria, James, and Jason have won the most BOB competitions with two.
- Jocasta and John have lost the most BOB competitions with three.
- Caleb, Donny, Jocasta, John, and Victoria have competed in the most BOB competitions with four.
- Cody, Frankie, Hayden, Da'Vonne, Meg, Liz and Clay are the only houseguests to compete in only one BOB competition.
- Derrick, Devin, and Joey are the only houseguests in Big Brother 16 (US) to never compete in the Battle of the Block.
- Jace, Jeff, Audrey, Austin, Shelli and Vanessa are the only people to never compete in the Battle of the Block on Big Brother 17 (US).
- Cody, Clay, Da'Vonne, Paola, and Zach are the only houseguests to compete but never win a BOB competition.
- Frankie, Donny, and Liz are the only houseguests to win a BOB challenge on their own while their partners failed to throw the challenge.
- Amber also won her second BOB competition by herself, but her partner did not try to throw it.
- Donny was against three houseguests since Christine was helping the other side.
- Da'Vonne and Cody are the only houseguests to not win a Battle of the Block competition and return for a future season.
- Frankie and Nicole are the only two houseguests to have been dethroned from the HOH position twice.
- Both seasons that featured this twist, the first remaining HOH was nominated week 3, while the first dethroned HOH was LGBT.
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