Big Brother 12 (Datria)

Big Brother 12 was the twelfth season of Big Brother in Datria. On February 17, 2013, the season was confirmed by Channel 7, nearly two months after the previous season ended. The auditioning dates were, like the previous season, significantly shorter than usually, only lasting from February 20, 2013 to March 27, 2013. The season premiered on May 26, 2013 and concluded on September 7, 2013, lasting for 15 weeks. Max Curll was crowned the winner of the season over Serenity Granger by a 5-4 vote.

Twists

 * Returning Players - For the first time in Big Brother history, six former housemates would come back into the house to play one last time. They would play the game side-by-side with the rookie players.
 * First Impressions - A week before the season began, an online poll was held to determine who the public liked most and disliked the most. The four most disliked housemates would then face eviction on the first night, with the returning players deciding who gets evicted. In the event of a tie, the person who received less votes in the poll would be evicted.
 * Immunity Challenge - This twist makes its second consecutive appearance in the series. Prior to nominations being made, the housemates, with the exception of the Head of Household, would face off in a competition. The winner of the competition would receive Immunity and could not be nominated for eviction.
 * Finale Week Eviction - For the first time since Big Brother 9 and for the third time overall, an eviction took place during the final week of the season. In a format similar to a double eviction week, the three remaining housemates competed in the final Head of Household competition throughout the first half of the week, with the final eviction taking place halfway through the week. The finale would follow afterwards several days later.
 * Return of Final Two - Also for the first time since Big Brother 9, there were only two finalists in the end instead of three.

Food Competition Results

 * + denotes the Head of Household.

Trivia

 * None of the returning housemates were able to match or pass their previous placement.