Ashley's Big Brother 5

Big Brother 5, also known as Ashley's Big Brother 5, is the fifth season of Ashley's Big Brother, which aired from February 28 to April 4, 2014. Twelve housemates entered the house on launch night, alongside an additional four returning housemates who entered the newly-built "White Room", where they'd endure several tasks to earn themselves a place in the house. Their existence was revealed to the housemates shortly after the first House Captain competition on Day 3, where the two remaining in the White Room, LeQuisha and Megan, entered the house. A seventeenth housemate, Jacob, entered the house on Day 11 as a replacement for Tom, who walked from the house earlier in the week. Benny L. emerged as the winner on finale night with 37.7% of the public vote, despite Megan being the favourite to win.

Benny and Chris returned to compete in Big Brother 8: All-Stars, with Chris emerging as the winner of the season.

Production
Excluding the White Room, the series featured fewer twists than its accompanying seasons. Week 8 featured a variation of "reverse week" from Big Brother 4, in which each housemate would save just one housemate from potential eviction, with the housemate who received the most votes being immune from the public vote. As well as this, there was no House Captain competition and all housemates were eligible to face eviction.

Format
Each week lasts four days and comprises of four different events: the House Captain competition, nominations, the Power of Veto competition and an eviction of a housemate at the end of the week. The House Captain competition takes place on the second day of the week and decides which housemate would be in power for that week. This housemate is given immediate immunity from eviction for the week, and holds the responsibility of nominating one other housemate for eviction. The housemates begin nominating soon after the competition has finished; they are given 22 hours to visit the Diary Room and nominate two other housemates for eviction, and the two or more housemates who receive the most nominations face eviction alongside the Captain's nomination. Following the nominations reveal, the housemates compete in the Power of Veto competition, which allows the winning housemate to save one of the nominated housemates for eviction and replace them with someone of their own choice, or choose not to use it at all. Following the announcement of the final nominees, a poll opens in which the public decide which housemate should be evicted. The eviction take place on the final day of the week, and the cycle continues.