From Cosmopolitan · Samantha Olson · · 1m 30s
Big Brother 28: Who's Still Standing for $750K
Seven houseguests are still playing for the $750,000 pot, and one of them got the job as a last-minute replacement.
In brief
Seven houseguests are still playing for the $750,000 pot, and one of them got the job as a last-minute replacement. BB28 is a rookie season with a reality-TV twist: seven players remain, and only Angela Murray had played Big Brother before. Originally reported by Cosmopolitan.
Julie Chen is back
Big Brother season 28 launched Thursday, July 9, with Julie Chen Moonves hosting a fresh batch of houseguests fighting for a $750,000 prize pot.
Almost all rookies
Despite teases that old-school players would return, the cast is stacked with newbies. Season 26's Angela Murray is the only returning Big Brother player.
Familiar faces anyway
The house still got its crossover stars: a RuPaul's Drag Race queen plus Survivor alums Rick Devens and Dee Valladares, who arrive already knowing how to play a social game.
One last-minute swap
Financial analyst Yash Patel was subbed in for another player right before the season, reportedly after a contract problem knocked the original casting out.
“a "breach of contract and a loss of trust"”
The seven still playing
Barrett Pfeiffer, Dee Valladares, Drew Campbell, Melody Morris, Rick Devens, Taylor Brown and Yash Patel. Day jobs range from jumbotron engineer to elementary school counselor.
Ten evictions so far
Bartender Ashley Trail went first on Day 10. Angela Murray lasted longest of the evicted, leaving on Day 66 after a rocket scientist, an MMA fighter and a drag queen all went before her.
What it means
BB28 is a rookie season with a reality-TV twist: seven players remain, and only Angela Murray had played Big Brother before.
