Backyard

[Fratomon]

Total unintentional HOH, but I'll take it. Thank you Amanda. I'll go post my nominees now.

[joepetz]

Veto Competition - Scattegories

This competition is very simple. You're all going to play Scattegories. For each category, you need to give me an answer that begins with the letter indicated. If you are the only person to submit an answer, you get one point. If more than person submits an answer, you get 0 points. If you do not submit an answer for a category, you get -1 point. Do not include the words "The" "A" or "An". You have to until 7 p.m. tomorrow to submit your answers but I will probably not be able to post the results until 10/10:30 ish.

A – A mythological god or goddess
B – A band name
C – Last name of a Supporting Actor Oscar Winner
D – A Disney character
E – Some kind of animal
F – A movie starring Meryl Streep
G – Last name of a member of U.S. Congress
H – A brand name
I – A word or phrase beginning with “Inter”
J – Any Big Brother house guest (by first name; include first and last name)
K – A video game or video game series
L – A city in Europe
M – A Canadian Prime Minister
N – A “New” place (real or fictional)
O – A species of Pokemon
P – A fruit or vegetable
Q – Any Queen (real or fictional; you can use the Q in Queen)
R – A disease
S – A county in England
T – A form of social media or a dating service
U – A television series
V – A French department
W – A German word
X - A word that begins with a “z” sound
Y – A girl’s name
Z – A Pope (include initials if necessary)

[joepetz]

Oh yeah. And the person with the most points wins the power of veto. And the veto ends Sunday not Saturday! Sorry I've been busy all day and rushed the intro a bit.

[Fratomon]

Hey, uh, you know...

I dont think any of us would be too upset if you guys just named the winner of POV tonight if all entries are turned in, ya' know? I get you guys aren't trying to do too much at once as this could end up being a whole week of play in a matter of a few days, but...ya' know. Seems pointless to wait until tomorrow when everything is done, could just give the POV winner extra time to think things over.

[Brett]

It's not a bad idea. I'll see if Joe's online.

At this point in the game, we could definitely expedite things instead of waiting around extra days. We don't have 17 people to cater to anymore, so what works for you could work for the game.

[joepetz]

I do not have all of the entries.

[joepetz]

House guests - we have a tie. Both Jake and Carleen with 21 points ( Amanda and Adam had 20. Cody had 17) This challenge has a tie breaker. I will give both Jake and Carleen the chance to earn points by replacing their answers for the letters they did not receive points for. They will receive a point if their new answers do not match one of the other house guests or each other. If there is still a tie after that, we will go to a tie breaker challenge. Note: You cannot lose points so if one of Jake's new answers matches Carleen's old answer, it does not count for Jake but still counts for Carleen. Tiebreaker answers are due by 8 PM tonight. The tiebreaker, if necessary, will be posted at 830.

Needed letters:

Carleen - M, R, U, V and Z
Jake - E, M, O, S and Z (Jake try to pick a Prime Minister whose name starts with M this time)

[joepetz]

I have the results of the tiebreaker and the tie has been resolved. By a score of 4-3. Jake has won the penultimate Power of Veto. Jake, you until whenever quite frankly to use it/not use it.

[joepetz]

Jake:
A – Alecto
B – B-52s

C – George Chakiris
D – Darren Cross
E – Eel
F – Falling in Love
G – Christopher Gibson

H – Hostess
I – Internationalization
J – James Rhine
K – Kane & Lynch
L - Leipzig, Germany
M – Robert Borden
N – Newfoundland
O – Octillery
P – Passion Fruit
Q – Queen Mary the First
R – Renal Disease

S – South Yorkshire
T – Tagged.com
U – Unzipped

V – Val-d'Oise
W – Wohlwollen
X - Xenophobe
Y – Yanelly
Z – St. Zosimus

E - Euro Wallaby
M - Mackenzie Bowell
O - Omanyte
S - South Humberside
Z - St. Zephyrinus

Carleen:
A – A mythological god or goddess - Apollo
B – A band name -Breaking Benjamin
C – Last name of a Supporting Actor Oscar Winner - (Donald) Crisp
D – A Disney character - Daisy Duck
E – Some kind of animal - Elk
F – A movie starring Meryl Streep - First Do No Harm
G – Last name of a member of U.S. Congress - (Gwen) Graham
H – A brand name - Hewlett-Packard
I – A word or phrase beginning with “Inter” - Intertwined
J – Any Big Brother house guest (by first name; include first and last name) - Jake Frato
K – A video game or video game series - Kreed
L – A city in Europe - Lyon, France
M – A Canadian Prime Minister - Mackenzie Bowell
N – A “New” place (real or fictional) - New Marais
O – A species of Pokemon - Oddish
P – A fruit or vegetable - Plantain
Q – Any Queen (real or fictional; you can use the Q in Queen) - Queen Marie Antoinette
R – A disease - Rabies
S – A county in England - Sussex
T – A form of social media or a dating service - Tumblr
U – A television series - Untold Stories of the ER
V – A French department - Vienne
W – A German word - Weib
X - A word that begins with a “z” sound - Xenon
Y – A girl’s name - Yana
Z – A Pope (include initials if necessary) Pope St. Zosimus

*M – A Canadian Prime Minister - W.L.M. [William Lyon Mackenzie] King
(Joe, I can't seem to find anyone else whose name starts strictly with M so can this count or should I put someone who has a last name starting with M?) Mackenzie King is fine - he was commonly called such.

*R – A disease - Restless Legs Syndrome
*U – A television series - Ugly Betty
*V – A French department - Val-de-Marne
*Z – A Pope (include initials if necessary) Pope St. Zachary

Cody:
A – Aphrodite

B – Blink 182

C – Caine, Michael

D – Duke Weaselton (Zootopia)

E – Eel

F – Florence Foster Jenkins

G – Gardner, Cory

H – H&M

I – Interspecies

J – Jackie Ibarra

K – Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep

L – Livorno

M – Mackenzie Bowell

N – New New York (Futurama)

O – Octillery

P – Papaya

Q – Queen Amidala

R – Rabies

S – South Yorkshire

T – Twitter

U – Utopia

V – Var

W – Wintermonat

X - Xenophobia

Y – Yvonne

Z – Zachary

Adam:
A – Aphrodite
B – Blind Melon
C – Michael Caine
D – Davy Jones (from Disney's "Pirates of the Carribbean: Dead Man's Chest")
E – Emu
F – Fantastic Mr. Fox
G – Grayson (As in Alan Grayson, of Flordia)
H – Harley-Davidson (A brand of motorcycles and lawn mowers)
I – Intergender
J – Jean Jordan
K – Killer Instinct
L – London
M – Mackenzie Bowell
N – New Zealand
O – Omastar
P – Peach
Q – Queen Bean (From the game Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga)
R – Restless Legs Syndrome
S – Somerset
T – Tout
U – Undercover Boss
V – Vendée
W – Wappen (which translates in English to a coat of arms)
X - Xerox
Y – Yvette
Z – Zosimus (The saint pope from 417 to 418 AD)

Amanda:

A – A mythological god or goddess Ababinili the creater God of the Chickasha Tribe

B – A band name Boys II Men

C – Last name of a Supporting Actor Oscar Winner Clooney

D – A Disney character Dug the dog from Up

E – Some kind of animal Earthworm
(Insects are animals)
F – A movie starring Meryl Streep Fantastic Mr. Fox

G – Last name of a member of U.S. Congress Gohmert, Louise

H – A brand name Hertz

I – A word or phrase beginning with “Inter” Interlude

J – Any Big Brother house guest (by first name; include first and last name) Jason Guy Season 3

K – A video game or video game series King of Fighters

L – A city in Europe Leeds, England

M – A Canadian Prime Minister Mulroney, Brian 18th prime minister

N – A “New” place (real or fictional) New Brunswick

O – A species of Pokemon Omastar

P – A fruit or vegetable Pumpkin

Q – Any Queen (real or fictional; you can use the Q in Queen) Queen Elsa

R – A disease Raynaud’s Disease

S – A county in England Surrey

T – A form of social media or a dating service Twitter

U – A television series Untold Stories of the ER

V – A French department Vienne

W – A German word Windelhöschen

X - A word that begins with a “z” sound Xylotomy

Y – A girl’s name Yasmine (yes I have a pt named this!)

Z – A Pope (include initials if necessary) Pope Zachary

[doolgirl]

Congrats, Jake. It is just not in my game destiny to win a POV this season it seems hah.

REALLY fun comp guys! Scattergories is one of my favorite games, we play it every holiday in my family. I really enjoyed it!!

[cregis]

Great game guys and congrats to Jake! I agree Amanda, this one was really fun to play! This was the first time I've played Scattergories and I enjoyed every second of it =)

[crulex]

Great work, Jake. I really enjoyed this game and could not have asked for a better one to try.

[joepetz]

House guests, for the last time this ORG, the Veto is up for grabs. I hope you have all been paying very close attention to the events of this season, in particularly your fellow house guests. It's time for another one of my bizarre, mindf**cks. The link below leads to a puzzle where the numbers represent one of the 17 house guests who played this season. The letters represent clues that connect two house guests. The first person to place all 17 house guests into their correct positions will win the power of veto. I believe there is only one possible solution but I will double check all the answers any way so it may be a few minutes until I can respond back. After each submission, I will tell you how many people you have placed correctly. Any clarifications needed will be posted in the backyard. Good luck and stay sane.

Clues:

A: Received zero votes during the entire house vote twist
B: Juror
C: Was Vetoed at some point during the game
D: Bullet Club Member (#ForLyfe)
E: Did not submit any votes at least one time during the house vote phase
F: Received nomination votes Week 1
G: The two house guests with the most votes cast against them (both eviction and nomination)
H: Profile Picture is a GIF
I: Lost an eviction competition
J: First names end in the same letter
K: Canadian
L: Won Guam in Election BB9
M: Quit the game
N: Ended +/- with the same number of points
O: Not nominated during the house vote phase of the game
P: Returning player
Q: Zinged Zingbot
R: Male
S: Nominated exactly twice
T: Commented on the Survivor thread
U: Nominated at the same time
V: Not a Bullet Club member
W: Never won a competition
X: One of the first five people to signup
Y: Played Counting on the Veto
Z: Never won a standard veto competition
AA: Played in 1-800-VETO
BB: Has a birthday in the winter time
CC: Won an HOH competition


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[doolgirl]

I'm having a hard time getting the pic to open up.

[doolgirl]

The link opens but no picture just ads?