Big Brother (Dutch and Belgian TV series)

Penalty rule: If the rules are not followed, the person may only drink water for the rest of the week.

Penalty rule: If the rules are not followed, the person should do twenty push-ups and fifty sit-ups in the middle of the group.

Penalty rule: If the house rules are not properly or correctly observed, a penalty will follow: take a dip in the hot tub.

Penalty rule: If someone does not follow the rules, they must read a Big Brother poem of at least 10 lines to the whole house.

Penalty rule: Every time you go to the bathroom, give each one a high five first.

Penalty rule: If the rules are not followed, the person will receive a cold shower in the middle shower with clothes.

Penalty rule: If the rules are not followed, the penalty is sleeping outside the bedroom on a folding bed.

Penalty rule: If the rules are not followed, the penalty is one minute of planks in the garden.

Penalty rule: If the rules are not followed, the penalty is the person must prepare breakfast for everyone.

Big Brother changed rule #1: Get up every morning with a polonaise. This rule was voted by the viewers.

Penalty rule: If the rules are not followed, the penalty is to do 25 burpees.

Penalty rule: If the rules are not followed, the penalty is to sleep outside on a folding bed.

Penalty rule: If the rules are not followed, the penalty is to do the polonaise in the morning and unexpectedly at night.

• On Day 1, Jowi, Liese, Thomas, Danielle, Ziko, Naomi, Theo, and Nathalie entered the house during the premiere show.
• On Day 3, Els and Nick entered the house at midnight.

• On Day 2, a Twitter post about Black Lives Matter of Naomi was shown. A TikTok video of Liese was played.
• On Day 5, a video fragment of Theo's selection about women and racism was played.

• On Day 5, Jowi was voted by viewers as the first Caretaker.

• On Day 1, Jowi was given a secret mission. He had to compliment all the other housemates with their eyes. He also had to decide who would sleep in the seven beds and one folding bed. Housemates would receive a party package for New Year's Eve and a key to unlock the hot tub if they completed the secret task. If he failed, the bedroom would be locked for the night. Jowi chose the folding bed for himself and succeeded in the task.
• On Day 2, housemates took part in their first immunity challenge, which required them to solve a puzzle individually. They had to collect the puzzle pieces and bring them over a balance beam to the puzzle platform. Naomi won the challenge and immuned for nomination this week.
• Through Day 2 to Day 3, Liese was given a secret mission. She was informed two new housemates would enter the house on the following night. To help them she had to secretly place a locked box at the entrance of the game room. If the secret task was completed, the housemates would earn €5,000 for the prize money. The two new housemates, Els and Nick had to do follow a tube trail in the game room to enter the house. They succeeded. Other housemates discovered the replaced box and took it to the bedroom. The two new housemates were discovered, which means the task is failed and no budget was won.
• On Day 3, housemates got their first weekly task. The two chosen housemates with the most human knowledge, Daniëlle and Jowi, had to link eight quotes to the other housemates who said the quote. If they completed the task, the housemates would earn €4,000 for prize money. However, they didn't guess all of the quotes correctly, only €2,000 was added to the prize money.
• Through Day 6 to Day 7, Liese was given a secret mission. She had to prepare the housemates to dance to the Big Brother theme song. She was allowed to choose one other housemate to help with the task. If she succeeded, €5,000 would be added to the prize money.
• On Day 8, all housemates except nominees Liese and Ziko had to paint a picture of each other. After the task, the viewers voted for the housemate who painted best. The winner would receive a surprise from the viewers.

• On Day 7, Liese and Ziko received the most nominations and faced the public vote.

• On Day 8, Ziko became the first housemate to be evicted.

• On Day 9, Jill, René and Zoey entered the house.

• On Day 10, a drone dropped a box of Red Bull in the garden. Last week's Caretaker Jowi dropped Red Bull for vegan food on the grocery list, which upset some housemates.

• On Day 11, Thomas received 21.76% of votes on the voting of "Who should be given a bigger role". Therefore, he was elected as the second Caretaker.

• On Day 12, Big Brother placed five ice balls on the outside. Their goal was to break the ice balls and collect the marbles inside each of them. Each marble they collected would earn them €5 for groceries. They were able to complete the task and earned €210.
• On Day 13, Housemates must compete in an endurance challenge to balance on a stool. The public had voted for the strongest housemate and the weakest housemate. Housemates were then divided into duos by this voting result. During the challenge, they would have to step up onto a higher stool. The last remaining duo would earn an amount of money that would be added to the prize money. Caretaker Thomas chose Jill not to participate with him.

Distribution of pairs and amount of money

• Theo and Els €1,000
• Daniëlle and Liese €4,000
• Jowi and Nathalie €2,000
• Zoey and Nick €5,000
• Rene and Naomi €3,000

Daniëlle and Liese won the challenge and earned €4,000.

• On Day 14, Jill received a task to memorize photos of housemates' loved ones. Then she had to open eleven boxes in fifteen minutes with a key for each housemate. Inside the boxes was a favorite snack from one of the houseguests. Jill successfully opened nine boxes and passed the task.
• On Day 15, the nominees Els & René received a task to place the correct housemate with their personal item. If they got all the items correct, they could give one of the personal items to a housemate. However, they failed.
• On Day 15, the housemates except for the nominees Els & René got a task to spin a wheel. The color where the wheel landed determined what they had to do. They had to speak the truth, assign someone to do something or complete an assignment. If they did not want to perform an assignment, they could use a Joker. They were given three Jokers. The goal was to complete twenty assignments in one hour. If they failed this task, then they would not have any hot water for 24 hours. They passed the task.

• On Day 14, Els and René received the most nominations and faced the public vote.

• On Day 13, Theo received a warning for his sexist behavior and swearing.

• On Day 15, Theo walked from the house.

• On Day 20, Julie, Michel, and Patrick entered the house.

• On Day 16, Nick was elected as the third Caretaker through a task.

• On Day 16, Nick has been called to the game room. He had to choose one of the six boxes each contained different items. The first box contained €1,500. The second box was he allowed to have a pet in the house for 24 hours. The third box contains a nomination. The fourth box was minus €400 from the prize money. The fifth box contains a chance to become a caretaker. The sixth box contains either €5,000 or minus €5,000 to the prize money. Nick chose to become a Caretaker.
• Through Day 17 to Day 19, the housemates took part in the task to knit a blanket. They had to make it as big as possible. When they completed the task, they would receive a reward. They completed the task and got an immunity token.
• Through Day 18 to Day 19, the housemates were given a balloon full of grocery budget money. They must keep the balloon intact and on at least one housemate's hand at all times for 24 hours. If the balloon explodes, touches the ceiling or floor, or leaves the hand of one of the housemates, they would fail the task. If they succeed, they would receive all of the money inside the balloon for their weekly grocery budget. Because the housemates succeeded, they received €175 for their grocery budget.
• On Day 20, Nick received a challenge: he had to identify the 3 new housemates within the group in the game room. He passed the challenge and earned €1,500 to the prize money.
• On Day 21, the housemates were assigned to hit tennis balls for the prize money. Each housemate would have one minute each to attempt to hit as many balls as possible. Pink balls were worth €10, yellow balls would double the money they earned in one minute, and black balls were worth €0. The housemates received a total of €4,200 for the prize money.

• On Day 15, the eviction plan for Week 2 was changed after Theo left the house. Because René received the fewest votes on the previous public vote, he was automatically nominated for this week's eviction. Liese and Naomi were nominated by the housemates.

• On Day 22, René became the second housemate to be evicted.

• On Day 23, Liese was elected as the fourth Caretaker through a challenge.

• On Day 23, all housemates except Jill had to seat on chairs. One chair was different from the other chairs. The housemate that sat on this chair had to open an envelope. In the first round, the housemate is Daniëlle, she opened an envelope and received her personal item and had to decide which five other housemates had to leave this challenge with her. She chose Els, Julie, Michel, Patrick and Zoey. In the second round, the housemate is Jowi, he opened an envelope and received a punishment, he wasn't allowed to nominate this week. Jowi had to decide which two of the remaining housemates were the biggest opposites of each other, he chose Liese and Nathalie. Liese and Nathalie had to decide which one of them became the Caretaker. They decided it's Liese.
• On Day 26, the housemates were required to collect sticks from a structure. The ring around the stick must not fall from the game. Each stick is worth a certain amount of money. In the end, the housemates earned €195 for the grocery budget.
• On Day 27, the two selected housemates, Jowi and Zoey, were required to collect falling sticks from the ceiling. Each stick worth a certain amount of prize money. They would have the possibility to earn a maximum of €1,500 for the prize money. Additionally, there were purple sticks, which would allow them to earn a double vote for the nomination next week. In the end, they collected €550 and collected the purple sticks, but they decided not to use them.
• On Day 29, all housemates, except Caretaker Liese and nominees Els and Patrick, must play a quiz challenge. They were divided into teams of two. The first team included Jowi, Julie, Naomi, Nathalie and Zoey. The second team included Daniëlle, Jill, Michel, Nick and Thomas. The winner of the challenge would earn one meter of beer. The team of Jowi, Julie, Naomi, Nathalie and Zoey won.

• On Day 27, Els and Patrick received the most nominations and faced the public vote.

• On the early morning of Day 23, Jill was taken to the hospital for stomach pain. She returned to the house on Day 28 after 4 days of quarantine.
• On Day 29, Els became the third housemate to be evicted.

• On Day 30, Naomi was elected as the fifth Caretaker through a challenge.

• On Day 31, Jowi said that he wanted to leave the house in two days. Nathalie joined in and said that she was also thinking of leaving. Big Brother gathered the housemates and said that his experiment is as hard as it could have been expected. Big Brother gave all housemates the choice to stay and continue the experiment or to leave. The housemates had only five minutes to decide. Daniëlle, Jowi and Nathalie decided to leave. Big Brother promised the other housemates that their experiment will be made for fun for the remaining weeks.

• On Day 32, the housemates had to catch blue balls from a device for their grocery budget. Each ball worth €1.5. In the end, the housemates earned €100.5 for the grocery budget.

Passed

• On Day 34, the housemates had to take part in a task for the prize money. They could earn €5,000. There would be a dance marathon for ten hours. During the ten hours, at least two housemates must be on the dance floor. In the end, the housemates earned €4,000 for the prize money.
• On Day 35, during the grocery shopping, each housemate was given three options. They could choose between knowing why they were nominated by their fellow housemates, they could receive a personal item or they could receive a message from home. However, if the housemates choose a personal item or a message from home, €100 and €250 would be removed from the prize money respectively. In the end, Liese chose to receive a personal item and Jill chose to receive a message from home, a total of €350 deducted from the prize money.
• On Day 36, the housemates have to make a welcome song for the new housemates.

• On Day 31, Daniëlle, Jowi, and Nathalie left the house voluntarily.

• On Day 36, Jerrel and Matt entered the house during the live show after they were chosen by the housemates among five candidates. The third new housemate to enter the house would be decided by the viewers and Mike received the most votes, therefore, he became the third new housemate. He entered the house on the morning of Day 37.

• During the live show on Day 36, Jill has been chosen by the public as the favorite housemate, therefore, she was elected as the sixth Caretaker.

• On Day 40, Jerrel received a warning for several unacceptable behaviors.^[23]

• On Day 40, the housemates had to take part in their shopping tasks in the garden. There was a bell in the garden and the housemates had to ring the bell as many times as possible within 15 minutes. Each ring would earn them €3 for the grocery budget. In the end, they earned €1,023 for their weekly grocery budget.
• On Day 41, two housemates had to build a bridge as long as possible between their bodies and also build a fence with boxes. Each box would add a specific amount of money to the prize money. The other housemates had to throw boxes at the builders. In the end, the housemates earned €3,100 for the prize money.
• On Day 43, each housemate except Patrick and Thomas had two hours to create and bake cupcakes with the Big Brother theme. The viewers voted for the housemate that baked the best cupcakes. The housemate that won the challenge would earn the right to play songs of their choice the next evening. Nick won.
• On Day 43, both nominees Patrick and Nick would have to move a marble through a maze. They would both have the opportunity to solve the mission. If they succeed, they would earn a video message from home.

• As new housemates, Jerrel, Matt and Mike were not able to nominate or be nominated.
• Thomas and Patrick received the most nominations and faced the public vote.

• On Day 43, Patrick became the fourth housemate to be evicted.

• On Day 44, Zoey became the seventh caretaker after she won the “snowdeo” mission.

• On Day 44, the housemates had to balance on a snowboard in the “snowdeo” mission. The last two housemates remaining would advance to the final round, where the last one standing would become the caretaker. Zoey won.
• On Day 47, the two housemates that the viewers voted as the strongest women, Liese and Naomi, had to unlock a chest based on clues. The winner would win immunity. However, they would also have the opportunity to give immunity to another housemate. Naomi won, but she decided to give the immunity to Julie.
• On Day 48, the housemates had to make a puzzle out of wooden pieces. For each puzzle completed, the housemates would earn €4,000 for the prize money. The housemates earned €8,000 for the prize money.
• On Day 50, all housemates except the three nominees, Jerrel, Michel, and Nick, had one hour to draw a painting about the most important event of their life. The winner of the challenge would earn a piece of artwork made by one of the viewers.

• Jerrel, Michel, and Nick faced the public vote.

• On Day 50, Jerrel became the fifth housemate to be evicted.

• On Day 51, Mike became the eighth caretaker after the caretaker challenge.

• On Day 51, the housemates were given 500 balloons. One of the balloons contains an indication that gives its holder the power to become the caretaker. The housemate who finds this balloon would become the caretaker. Mike found the balloon and became the caretaker for Week 8.
• On Day 54, the housemates had ten seconds each to touch as many blue balls as possible with just one finger. Each housemate has only one attempt. Each ball is worth a specific amount of money. If the housemate touched an orange ball or if the time is up, the amount will be deducted. In the end, the housemates earned €91.50 for the grocery budget.
• On Day 55, the housemates were given a 10-hour long challenge. One housemate had to hold up a weight with a rope while changing the positions of their hands and feet after a wheel is spun. The housemates would be allowed to switch after half an hour. If the housemate chooses to switch before that time, an amount of the money they already earned would be deducted. The amount of money that the housemate earned depended on how long they were holding the weight. In the end, €3,737.50 was earned for the prize money.

• Jill and Thomas received the most nominations and faced the public vote.

• On Day 57, Thomas became the sixth housemate to be evicted.

• On Day 58, Big Brother divided the house into the rich and poor sections. To earn the luxury, the housemates had to compete in teams. The teams were divided by gender. The winners of the challenge would earn access to the living room, the kitchen, the hot tub, and the sauna, while the losers of the competition would earn access to the game room, the pantry, and the bedrooms. Female housemates won the challenge and stay in the rich section. Male housemates had to move to the poor section of the house and had no privileges.
• On Day 61, the housemates had to compete separately in a task. The male housemates had to build a 100 meters long stack of dominoes in two hours. The female housemates had to build a 125 meters long stack of dominoes. If they completed the stacks successfully, they would earn €2,000 each for the prize money. If they fail to complete the task, they would earn nothing. In the end, both teams successfully completed the task, therefore, they were able to add €4,000 to the prize money.
• On Day 61, the rich and poor houses merged. The female housemates had to keep all of the male housemates in the hot tub for two hours, give each of them a bottle of beer, prepare a meal, sing a song for them, and tell them a bedtime story. If they succeeded, they would earn €1,500 for the prize money. On Day 62, Big Brother announced that they successfully completed the task.
• On Day 62, the male housemates and female housemates would compete in an immunity challenge. Because there was an extra female, Liese decided to sit out and not participate in the challenge. For the challenge, the teams had to solve various puzzles. The first team to complete all of them would win immunity. The female housemates won and became immune from the nomination.

• Only male housemates were available to be nominated this week. Matt and Mike received the most nominations and faced the public vote.

• On Day 64, Mike became the seventh housemate to be evicted.

• On Day 66, Julie became the ninth caretaker after the caretaker challenge.

• On Day 65, for the caretaker challenge this week, the housemates had to balance an egg while wearing a helmet. If the egg falls, then the housemate will be out of the challenge. The last housemate standing won the caretaker challenge. On Day 66, Julie won the challenge.
• On Day 66, all housemates except Nick were given the task to plan a surprise for Nick's birthday by writing and singing a song for him. If they succeed in the task, Big Brother would give the housemates a party. They succeeded.
• During the live show on Day 64, the viewers were asked to submit true/false questions about current events in the outside world. On Day 68, the housemates were asked if the questions were either true or false. They would earn a specific amount of money for every correct question. In the end, the housemates earned €212 for the grocery budget.
• On Day 69, all housemates were given a task that would last 24 hours. Each housemate was given a code and at random increments throughout the day, one housemate would be called. After they get called, they would have thirty seconds to enter their code using the tablet in the game room. The prize money earned started at €5,000. However, if the housemates enter the code incorrectly or do not make it to the game room in time, they would lose money. They could gain up to €12,000 in prize money if all housemates got all of the answers correct. In the end, the housemates made seven mistakes and earned €8,500 for the prize money.

• Housemates were not allowed to nominate this week. Instead, the public nominated Jill, Michel, and Zoey for eviction.

• On Day 71, Zoey became the eighth housemate to be evicted.

• On Day 72, Nick became the tenth caretaker after the caretaker challenge.

• On Day 72, the housemates had to balance a ping pong ball on a platform. If their ball drops, they would be out of the challenge. The last housemate standing would become the caretaker. Nick won.
• On Day 75, all housemates were required to stop communicating with each other for a certain amount of time. If any of the housemates communicate, verbally or non-verbally, they would be automatically nominated for eviction. The completion of this task would result in temporary safety from eviction. The housemates passed this task.
• On Day 75, there was a dilemma. Every housemate should estimate their chances of reaching the final. The first housemate to agree to leave the show on that day will receive €15,000 from the prize money.
• On Day 76, the housemates were required to connect two phones using colored tubes. The prize money would start at €9,000 and would slowly decrease during the task. The prize money counter would stop decreasing after the connection was established. In the end, the housemates earned €2,200 to the prize money.
• On Day 78, all housemates except Nick would play four rounds of Bingo. The winner of each round would receive a letter from home or a luxury item. However, if the same housemate wins more than once, they would have to wield their reward to another housemate.

• Jill, Julie, and Liese faced the public vote.

• On Day 75, Matt accepted the bribe from Big Brother and had to leave voluntarily.

• On Day 79, Nick became the eleventh and the last caretaker of the season after the caretaker challenge.

• On Day 79, all housemates had to balance a hanging tube with footrests. If any housemate drops the tube, then they would be out of the challenge. The last housemate standing would become the final caretaker of the season and automatically earn a spot in the semi-final.
• On Day 82, housemates were split into pairs and took turns in entering a dark room with tiles on the floor. The first member of each pair would grab a tile and then describe the pattern on top of it to their partner. After this, the partner would enter the dark room and try to grab the matching tile with the same pattern. For each correct pair, they would earn €30 for the grocery budget. In the end, they earned €180 by correctly finding 6 pairs.
• On Day 82, both Julie and Jill were sent to the white room. They were both told to exercise on an electric bicycle. For every kilometer cycled, they would earn €30 for the prize money. They had 27 hours to earn as much money as they could. In the end, they earned €9,000 for the prize money.
• On Day 82, Naomi was given five secret missions. She had to have Nick brush his teeth, sleep in another housemate's bed, say the word "turtle" twenty different times, wear a piece of each housemate's clothing, and make Liese do a roll-over. For every completed mission, Naomi would earn €500 for the prize money. In the end, Naomi successfully completed four of the missions and earned €2,000 for the prize money.
• On Day 85, some of the former housemates would tell the current housemates stories. They would have to memorize the events in the stories. Later, Big Brother asked them ten questions about the stories. For every correct answer, the housemates would earn €100 for the prize money. In the end, they earned €700.

• Jill and Naomi faced the public vote.

• On Day 85, Naomi became the ninth housemate to be evicted.

• On Day 87, the housemates had to simultaneously play two games to earn two different rewards. The housemates would have to play a game of tennis and enter codes on a tablet. If they successfully completed both of them, they could earn up to €3,000 for the prize money and 30 minutes of a call from home. In the end, the housemates earned €2,100 for the prize money and a 27 minutes call duration.
• On Day 89, the housemates had to roll a rope around a spool by walking in circles in order to earn money for the prize money. In the end, the housemates earned €5,000.
• On Day 91, the housemates had a foam party. All around the foam, the housemates could earn a certain amount of money for the prize money. The money had to be kept in a special chest. In the end, the housemates earned €1,860.

• Housemates no longer nominate. All housemates faced the public vote.

• On Day 92, Julie became the tenth housemate to be evicted.

• On Day 94, the evicted housemate Matt had to balance an egg while wearing a helmet. If the challenge succeeded, the housemates would earn €1,000 for the prize money.

• All housemates faced the public vote; one of them would be evicted before the finale.
• The three remaining housemates faced the public vote to win.

• On Day 97, Michel became the eleventh and last housemate to be evicted.
• On Day 99, Liese left the House as the third placer. Jill was announced as the winner, leaving Nick as the second placer.