The pawn goes home: but does it really? A deep dive with receipts.
One of the many phrases of Big Brother is that the “pawn goes home” (PGH). This certainly was the case for a while, but is this statement still valid? I’ve compiled each nominee and eviction below here. I’ve noted one of three things A) Pawn evicted B) Pawn safe C) No Pawn/Inconclusive.
For the purposes of this post - a pawn is defined as a nominee who is strategically placed against another target with the intention of securing the targets eviction. If there is a backdoor strategy in place while initial nominations take place, the person left on the block with the backdoor target is indeed a pawn in most cases.
If there were two nominees on the block that were targets, but the HOH preferred one going home over the other, this was most likely not a pawn since either would suffice. I.e. - Hayden and Kristen being nominated together in Season 12.
Obviously some of these are subjective - if you disagree with some bring receipts!
Of the 66 times pawns were put on the block, 15 were sent home. This is a 22.7% chance of a pawn going home over the course of 18 seasons. There were many seasons with zero pawns being evicted, and the highest case of this was Season 8 with 4 out of the 5 pawn plays ending up with the PGH.
Season 1 N/A
Season 2
Pawns go home: 50% of the time
Nicole vs Cheryl - PAWN EVICTED
Autumn vs Kent - NO PAWN
Will vs Shannon - NO PAWN
Mike vs Krisa - NO PAWN
Ken vs Will - PAWN SAFE
Bunky vs Will - NO PAWN
Nicole vs Hardy - NO PAWN
Monica vs Will - NO PAWN
Season 3
Pawns go home: 66% of the time
Lori vs Amy - PAWN EVICTED
Josh vs Tanya - PAWN EVICTED
Amy vs Marcellas - PAWN SAFE
Eric vs Lisa - NO PAWN
Josh vs Roddy - NO PAWN
Chiara vs Roddy - NO PAWN
Amy vs Gerry - NO PAWN
Amy vs Roddy - NO PAWN
Marcellas vs Amy - NO PAWN
Amy vs Lisa - NO PAWN
Danielle vs Jason - NO PAWN
Season 4
Pawns go home: 50% of the time
Amanda vs Jee - NO PAWN
Erika vs Michelle - NO PAWN
David vs Jack - PAWN SAFE
Dana vs Jun - NO PAWN
Jack vs Nathan - PAWN SAFE
Justin vs Robert - NO PAWN
Erika vs Jack - PAWN EVICTED
Jee vs Robert - PAWN EVICTED
Robert vs Jun - NO PAWN
Season 5
Pawns go home: 0% of the time
Mike vs Nakomis - PAWN SAFE
Lori vs Karen - NO PAWN
Holly vs Adria - NO PAWN
Scott vs Marvin - NO PAWN
Jase vs Marvin - PAWN SAFE
Will vs Marvin - NO PAWN
Michael vs Natalie - PAWN SAFE
Adria vs Michael - NO PAWN
Diane vs Marvin - NO PAWN
Karen vs Michael - NO PAWN
Nakomis vs Diane - NO PAWN
Michael vs Diane - NO PAWN
Season 6
Pawns go home: 0% of the time
Ashlea vs Kaysar - NO PAWN
Janelle vs Michael - PAWN SAFE
Eric vs Maggie - PAWN SAFE
Kaysar vs Janelle - NO PAWN
Ivette vs Sarah - PAWN SAFE
Janelle vs Kaysar - NO PAWN
Ivette vs Jennifer - NO PAWN
Howie vs Rachel - NO PAWN
James vs Howie - PAWN SAFE
Ivette vs Beau - NO PAWN
Howie vs April - NO PAWN
April vs Maggie - NO PAWN
Janelle vs Maggie - NO PAWN
Season 7
Pawns go home: 0% of the time
Allison vs Danielle - NO PAWN
Diane vs Nakomis - PAWN SAFE
Jase vs Will - NO PAWN
Diane vs Erika - NO PAWN
James vs Kaysar - NO PAWN
Marcellus vs Erika - NO PAWN
Howie vs Erika - NO PAWN
James vs George - NO PAWN
George vs Danielle - NO PAWN
George vs Mike - NO PAWN
Will vs Erika -NO PAWN
Janelle vs Erika - NO PAWN
Season 8
Pawns go home: 80% of the time
Amber vs Carol - NO PAWN
Joe vs Dick - PAWN EVICTED
Mike vs Kail - PAWN EVICTED
Kail vs Nick - PAWN SAFE
Eric vs Kail - PAWN EVICTED
Dustin vs Dick - PAWN EVICTED
Jen vs Jameka - NO PAWN
Amber vs Zach - NO PAWN
Jameka vs Jessica - NO PAWN
Eric vs Jameka - NO PAWN
Danielle vs Jameka - NO PAWN
Danielle vs Zach - NO PAWN
Season 9
Pawns go home: 0% of the time
Jacob/Sharon - NO PAWN
Allison/Ryan vs. Jen/Parker - NO PAWN
Alex/Amanda vs Matt/Natalie - NO PAWN
Adam/Sheila vs Ryan vs Allison - NO PAWN
James vs Sharon - NO PAWN
Matt vs Adam - NO PAWN
Sharon vs Chelsia - PAWN SAFE
Sharon vs Joshua - NO PAWN
Sharon vs James - PAWN SAFE
Sharon vs Natalie - NO PAWN
Sharon vs Sheila - NO PAWN
Sheila vs Adam - NO PAWN
Season 10
Pawns go home: 14% of the time
Renny vs Brian - PAWN SAFE
Dan vs Steven - PAWN SAFE
Jessie vs Angie - NO PAWN
Memphis vs Jessie - PAWN EVICTED
Keesha vs Libra - PAWN SAFE
Michelle vs Jerry - PAWN SAFE
Ollie vs Jerry - PAWN SAFE
Keesha vs Jerry - PAWN SAFE
Jerry vs Memphis - NO PAWN
Season 11
Pawns go home: 0% of the time
Chima vs Braden - PAWN SAFE
Laura vs Jordan - NO PAWN
Jordan vs Casey - NO PAWN
Ronnie vs Lydia - PAWN SAFE
Russel vs Lydia vs Natalie vs Jessie - NO PAWN
Chima please put on your microphone
Natalie vs Russell - NO PAWN
Jordan vs Jeff - NO PAWN
Jordan vs Michelle - NO PAWN
Natalie vs Kevin - NO PAWN
Season 12
Pawns go home: 0% of the time
Rachel vs Annie - NO PAWN
Matt vs Monet - PAWN SAFE
Kathy vs Andrew - PAWN SAFE
Hayden vs Kristen - NO PAWN
Matt vs Lane vs Kathy - NO PAWN
Enzo vs Matt - PAWN SAFE
Britney vs Brendan - PAWN SAFE
Ragen vs Hayden - NO PAWN
Lane vs Britney - NO PAWN
Enzo vs Lane - NO PAWN
Season 13
Pawns go home: 50% of the time
Keith vs Porche - NO PAWN
Cassi vs Shelly - NO PAWN
Dominic vs Adam - NO PAWN
Brendan vs Jordan - NO PAWN
Rachel vs Lawon - PAWN EVICTED
Shelly vs Brendan - PAWN SAFE
Kalia vs Danielle - NO PAWN
Jeff vs Rachel - NO PAWN
Adam vs Shelly - NO PAWN
Rachel vs Jordan - NO PAWN
Adam vs Porche - NO PAWN
Season 14
Pawns go home: 25% of the time
Danielle vs Kara vs Jodi - NO PAWN
Kara vs Frank - NO PAWN
Frank vs Janelle - PAWN SAFE
Joe vs Will - NO PAWN
Jenn vs Mike - PAWN SAFE
Ashley vs Joe - NO PAWN
Britney vs Danielle - NO PAWN
Frank vs Joe - PAWN SAFE
Joe vs Danielle - NO PAWN
Shane vs Ian - PAWN EVICTED
Dan vs Danielle - NO PAWN
Season 15
Pawns go home: 16% of the time
David vs Elissa vs Jessie - PAWN EVICTED
Elissa vs Helen vs Nick - NO PAWN
Spencer vs Aaryn vs Jeremy - NO PAWN
Kaitlin vs Aaryn vs Gina Marie - NO PAWN
Amanda vs Candice vs Howard - NO PAWN
Spencer vs Amanda vs Candice - PAWN SAFE
Spencer vs Judd - PAWN SAFE
Spencer vs Jessie - PAWN SAFE
Spencer vs Helen - PAWN SAFE
Andy vs Aaryn - NO PAWN
Spencer vs Amanda - PAWN SAFE
Ginamarie vs Elissa - NO PAWN
Ginamarie vs Judd - NO PAWN
Spencer vs McCrae - NO PAWN
Spencer vs Gina Marie - NO PAWN
Season 16
Pawns go home: 12.5% of the time
Joey vs Paola - NO PAWN
Paola vs Zach - NO PAWN
Devin vs Caleb - PAWN SAFE
Donny vs Brittany - PAWN SAFE
Amber vs Jocasta - NO PAWN
Jocasta vs Zach - PAWN EVICTED
Nicole vs Hayden - NO PAWN
Nicole vs Donny - NO PAWN
Cody vs Zach - PAWN SAFE
Nicole vs Donny - NO PAWN
Victoria vs Nicole - PAWN SAFE
Victoria vs Christine - PAWN SAFE
Victoria vs Frankie - PAWN SAFE
Victoria vs Caleb - PAWN SAFE
Derrick vs Victoria - NO PAWN
Season 17
Pawns go home: 20% of the time
Jackie vs Jase - PAWN SAFE
Meg vs DaVonne - PAWN SAFE
James vs Jeff - NO PAWN
Audrey vs John - PAWN SAFE
Jason vs Becky - NO PAWN
Shelli vs Clay - NO PAWN
Shelli vs Vanessa - PAWN EVICTED
Meg vs Jackie - NO PAWN
Becky vs John - NO PAWN
John vs Steve - NO PAWN
Julia vs Meg - PAWN SAFE
John vs James - NO PAWN
Liz vs Julia - NO PAWN
Steve vs Austin - NO PAWN
Liz vs John - NO PAWN
Vanessa vs Liz - NO PAWN
Season 18
Pawn goes home: 0% of the time
Paulie vs Bridgette vs Josiah - PAWN SAFE
Tiffany vs Bronte vs Victor - PAWN SAFE
Tiffany vs Bronte vs Paul - PAWN SAFE
Tiffany vs DaVonne vs Natalie - NO PAWN
Frank vs Bridgette - NO PAWN
Zakiyah vs Michelle - NO PAWN
Bridgette vs Michelle - NO PAWN
Paulie vs Corey - NO PAWN
Victor vs Corey - NO PAWN
Posted Aug 29, 2016, 11:19 PM UTC