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Scoring

Every league picks one ruleset for its show. Commissioners can swap rulesets before the draft.

Big Brother scoring rules

4 rulesets

Classic

Default

Competition results and eviction outcomes only. Everything is verifiable from the broadcast, so there is nothing for the league to argue about.

28 rules

Elimination & endgame

  • Win the season+75
  • Finish 2nd+40
  • Reach the jury+15
  • Receive a jury vote+10
  • Finish 3rd+10
  • Survive the week+5
  • Win the final Head of Household+2
  • Evicted-2
  • Evicted unanimously-3
  • Backdoored or blindsided out-5
  • Removed from the game-10

Competition & gameplay

  • Win Head of Household+10
  • Win a re-entry competition+6
  • Win Power of Veto+5
  • Win BB Blockbuster+4
  • Use the veto on yourself+3
  • Win an advantage or special power+3
  • Win a reward competition+3
  • Win Battle of the Block+3
  • Survive the block with zero votes+3
  • Use the veto on another player+2
  • Survive the block+2
  • Win a special competition+2
  • Lose a BB Blockbuster face vote-1
  • On the block-2
  • Replacement nominee / backdoored-3
  • Receive a punishment or disadvantage-3
  • Nominated for eviction-5

Balanced

The same measurable events with the variance turned down. Comp wins and the finale matter less, so a single lucky draft pick cannot run away with the season.

28 rules

Competition & gameplay

  • Win a re-entry competition+6
  • Win Head of Household+5
  • Win BB Blockbuster+4
  • Win Power of Veto+3
  • Use the veto on yourself+3
  • Survive the block with zero votes+3
  • Win an advantage or special power+3
  • Win a reward competition+3
  • Win Battle of the Block+3
  • Use the veto on another player+2
  • Win a special competition+2
  • Survive the block+2
  • Lose a BB Blockbuster face vote-1
  • On the block-2
  • Replacement nominee / backdoored-3
  • Receive a punishment or disadvantage-3
  • Nominated for eviction-5

Elimination & endgame

  • Finish 2nd+15
  • Receive a jury vote+10
  • Finish 3rd+10
  • Survive the week+5
  • Reach the jury+5
  • Win the season+5
  • Win the final Head of Household+2
  • Evicted-2
  • Evicted unanimously-3
  • Backdoored or blindsided out-5
  • Removed from the game-10

Drama & Social

Everything in Classic plus alliances, showmances, blowups, and tears. Rewards the houseguests who make good television, not just the ones who win comps.

34 rules

Elimination & endgame

  • Win the season+75
  • Finish 2nd+40
  • Reach the jury+15
  • Receive a jury vote+10
  • Finish 3rd+10
  • Survive the week+5
  • Win the final Head of Household+2
  • Evicted-2
  • Evicted unanimously-3
  • Backdoored or blindsided out-5
  • Removed from the game-10

Competition & gameplay

  • Win Head of Household+10
  • Win a re-entry competition+6
  • Win Power of Veto+5
  • Win BB Blockbuster+4
  • Use the veto on yourself+3
  • Survive the block with zero votes+3
  • Win an advantage or special power+3
  • Win a reward competition+3
  • Win Battle of the Block+3
  • Use the veto on another player+2
  • Survive the block+2
  • Win a special competition+2
  • Lose a BB Blockbuster face vote-1
  • On the block-2
  • Replacement nominee / backdoored-3
  • Receive a punishment or disadvantage-3
  • Nominated for eviction-5

Social & drama

  • Win a hostile confrontation+5
  • Form a named alliance+2
  • Start a showmance+2
  • Alliance collapses-1
  • Cry on camera-2
  • Showmance on the block-3

Lauren’s Way

The original

Named for Lauren, who built the Big Brother league this app grew out of, and scored exactly the way her spreadsheet did: +5 HOH, +3 veto, +4 Blockbuster, −3 on the block, −2 for slop, +1 for surviving the vote, and an eviction penalty that grows the earlier you leave. The winner takes +10, the runner-up +7, America’s Favorite +8.

15 rules

Competition & gameplay

  • Win Head of Household+5
  • Win BB Blockbuster+4
  • Picked for a twist+4
  • Win Power of Veto+3
  • Pulled off the block by the veto+3
  • Win a special competition+2
  • Win an advantage or special power+2
  • Survive the block+1
  • Become a Have-Not-2
  • Nominated for eviction-3
  • Replacement nominee / backdoored-3

Elimination & endgame

  • Win the season+10
  • Win America's Favorite Player+8
  • Finish 2nd+7
  • Evicted — order of evictionThe earlier you leave, the more it costs: one point for every houseguest who finishes ahead of you. The first out of 17 loses 16; the runner-up loses 1.sliding

Survivor scoring rules

3 rulesets

Classic

Default

Challenge results, votes, idols and placements only. Everything is verifiable from the broadcast, so there is nothing for the league to argue about.

25 rules

Competition & gameplay

  • Win individual immunity+10
  • Land a Shot in the Dark+8
  • Make the merge+8
  • Play an idol that cancels votes+8
  • Win the fire-making challenge+6
  • Find a hidden immunity idol+6
  • Win tribal immunity+4
  • Win or share a reward+4
  • Play an advantage+3
  • Find an advantage+3
  • Vote with the majority+2
  • Win a tribal reward+2
  • Receive a vote at tribal-1
  • Waste an idol-3

Elimination & endgame

  • Win the season+20
  • Finish 2nd+12
  • Make the final tribal council+10
  • Reach the jury+6
  • Finish 3rd+5
  • Receive a jury vote+3
  • Survive the episode+3
  • Voted out unanimously-2
  • Voted out-3
  • Left the game-3
  • Go home with an idol in your pocket-5

Balanced

The same measurable events with the variance turned down. Immunity runs and the finale matter less, so a single lucky draft pick cannot run away with the season.

25 rules

Competition & gameplay

  • Find a hidden immunity idol+6
  • Win individual immunity+6
  • Play an idol that cancels votes+5
  • Make the merge+5
  • Land a Shot in the Dark+5
  • Win tribal immunity+4
  • Win or share a reward+4
  • Win the fire-making challenge+4
  • Find an advantage+3
  • Play an advantage+3
  • Vote with the majority+2
  • Win a tribal reward+2
  • Receive a vote at tribal-1
  • Waste an idol-3

Elimination & endgame

  • Win the season+10
  • Make the final tribal council+6
  • Finish 2nd+6
  • Reach the jury+4
  • Survive the episode+3
  • Finish 3rd+3
  • Receive a jury vote+2
  • Voted out unanimously-2
  • Voted out-3
  • Left the game-3
  • Go home with an idol in your pocket-5

Drama & Social

Everything in Classic plus blindsides, alliances, bluffs, tears and the episode title. Rewards the castaways who make good television, not just the ones who win challenges.

32 rules

Elimination & endgame

  • Win the season+20
  • Finish 2nd+12
  • Make the final tribal council+10
  • Reach the jury+6
  • Finish 3rd+5
  • Receive a jury vote+3
  • Survive the episode+3
  • Voted out unanimously-2
  • Left the game-3
  • Voted out-3
  • Go home with an idol in your pocket-5

Social & drama

  • Orchestrate a blindside+6
  • Bluff with a fake idol+4
  • Win a blowup at camp+4
  • Say the episode title+2
  • Form a named alliance+2
  • Alliance collapses-1
  • Cry on camera-2

Competition & gameplay

  • Win individual immunity+10
  • Land a Shot in the Dark+8
  • Make the merge+8
  • Play an idol that cancels votes+8
  • Win the fire-making challenge+6
  • Find a hidden immunity idol+6
  • Win tribal immunity+4
  • Win or share a reward+4
  • Play an advantage+3
  • Find an advantage+3
  • Win a tribal reward+2
  • Vote with the majority+2
  • Receive a vote at tribal-1
  • Waste an idol-3

The Traitors scoring rules

3 rulesets

Classic

Default

Shields, Round Table votes, murders, banishments and the end game only. Everything is verifiable from the broadcast, so there is nothing for the league to argue about.

15 rules

Competition & gameplay

  • Vote out a Traitor+5
  • Win a shield+4
  • Win a dagger, seer or other power+4
  • Chosen as a Traitor+3
  • Vote with the banishment+2
  • Share in a murder+1
  • Receive a banishment vote-1
  • Make the murder shortlist-1

Elimination & endgame

  • Win the season+15
  • Reach the end game+8
  • Finish runner-up+6
  • Survive the episode+2
  • Murdered-3
  • Left the game-3
  • Banished-4

Balanced

The same measurable events with the variance turned down. The cloak, shields and the finale matter less, so drafting a Traitor is not the whole game.

15 rules

Competition & gameplay

  • Win a dagger, seer or other power+4
  • Win a shield+3
  • Vote out a Traitor+3
  • Vote with the banishment+2
  • Chosen as a Traitor+2
  • Share in a murder+1
  • Receive a banishment vote-1
  • Make the murder shortlist-1

Elimination & endgame

  • Win the season+8
  • Reach the end game+5
  • Finish runner-up+4
  • Survive the episode+2
  • Murdered-3
  • Left the game-3
  • Banished-4

Drama & Social

Everything in Classic plus alliances, Round Table showdowns, tears and the episode title. Rewards the players who make good television, not just the ones who last.

19 rules

Elimination & endgame

  • Win the season+15
  • Reach the end game+8
  • Finish runner-up+6
  • Survive the episode+2
  • Murdered-3
  • Left the game-3
  • Banished-4

Social & drama

  • Win a Round Table showdown+3
  • Say the episode title+2
  • Form a named alliance+2
  • Cry on camera-1

Competition & gameplay

  • Vote out a Traitor+5
  • Win a shield+4
  • Win a dagger, seer or other power+4
  • Chosen as a Traitor+3
  • Vote with the banishment+2
  • Share in a murder+1
  • Receive a banishment vote-1
  • Make the murder shortlist-1