Since its premiere on July 5, 2000, Big Brother has continuously evolved, tweaking its gameplay and format while delivering many twists and turns. This constant evolution aligns perfectly with host Julie Chen Moonves ' iconic reminder each season: "expect the unexpected."

Contestants include an aura painter, a dungeon master and a professional bull rider — plus a mystery player whose identity has not yet been revealed

The houseguests of Big Brother 27 have been announced, and before you tune into the special premiere on Thursday, July 10, you should get familiar with the cast — including those from the New Jersey-New York metro area. Here are the Big Brother 27 houseguests with regional ties.

Not even The Masked Singer fandom is that good at figuring out identities that quickly, so props to the Big Brother fans who figured all of this out with so little information in less than a day. CBS may want to uses masks next time.

Since its premiere on July 5, 2000, the CBS reality competition series has had its share of fights and emotional moments