War Room

The  was a twist featured in Big Brother 1.

After the premiere, the producers opened a poll which would determine two houseguests out of the possible four to have the chance to compete in the house. The four possible candidates were left anonymous to prevent premades or cheating. The candidates were asked to advertise on an alternative account so they were not suspected to be part of the twist. Despite some players catching on, the War Room twist went mostly unnoticed by the house.

With over 100 votes cast, Anthony Parker and Veronica Vecepia were chosen over Sim Versace and Camila O'Lavender respectively, and entered the house before the second week's HOH. They were granted immunity for the second week so they could experience the house without having to fear nomination.

However, the War Room had a second phase, where the house would personally select one player to permanently enter the game, and the player with the most votes would stay in the house. Anthony was chosen over Veronica by a 7-3 vote and was given rite of passage to play.

This twist was most memorable for constantly surprising everyone in it, as it threw a houseguest into the mix who had to fight their way to the top to avoid instant elimination. It was a show-stopper during the Pre-Jury and greatly affected the game.