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Day 7 - Monday - July 13, 2026

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Ratings - Broveal edition

They and we are back to do it again! I don't know what they have up their sleeves this year but whatever it is probably won't be as good as letting the game unfold organically. But that's how they do things and we all know it. Resistance is futile so just sit back with some popcorn or Froot Loops or M&Ms and enjoy the spectacle.
Won: Nothing yet HOH 0 - Veto 0 - Noms 0/1/0 - HN 0   Angela Murray - 52 Instagram - TikTok Married with kids & grandkids - BB veteran BB26 6th place, Amazing Race 38 12th place Real estate agent Syracuse, UT (orig Long Beach, CA) While I ALWAYS prefer an all-new cast, I guess I don't mind that she's back? At least not as much as I'd mind some others. She brought a lot of drama and a lot of humor, both intentional and not, and more than her share of iconic moments. I don't ask for much more than that. I just hope she doesn't go all performative and try to re-create those iconic moments. That would be terrible.	Won: Nothing yet HOH 0 - Veto 0 - Noms 0/0/0 - HN 0   Ashley Trail - 24 Instagram Single Bartender (and influencer, actormodel) Chicago, IL (orig Alton, IL) There are some indications she might know last year's Ashley, but that's unconfirmed, as of now.
Won: Nothing yet HOH 0 - Veto 0 - Noms 0/0/0 - HN 0   Barrett Pfeiffer - 27 Bluesky - Instagram - TikTok - Our Reality podcast Single - fan applicant, feedster Jumbotron engineer Austin, TX (orig Benton, AR) A legit superfan/feedster/BB podcaster, who might even lean across the line into BB fanatic/lunatic status. One of us! One of us!	Won: Safety Week 1 HOH 0 - Veto 0 - Noms 0/0/0 - HN 1   Chuk Anyanwu - 27 Single Supply chain analyst Dallas, TX He said he's first generation American which I always find interesting and refreshing in a hamster, as they can have very different outlooks on life in general than those whose families have been here forever. And maybe his name is short for something and not just a weird spelling. (Britini and Makensy say hi.)
Won: Nothing yet HOH 1 - Veto 0 - Noms 0/0/0 - HN 0   Dee Valladares - 29 Instagram Survivor 45 winner, Survivor 50 14th place, Challenge 41 10th place I don't watch Survivor so I'm able to take both her and Rick at face-value, once the feeds start. Her reputation precedes her though, and most seem to think she's already got this season win wrapped up.	Won: Nothing yet HOH 0 - Veto 0 - Noms 0/0/0 - HN 1   Drew Campbell - 22 Instagram Single Surgical dental assistant Temecula, CA He was on Beast Games, and Dalton Ross included a pic of Mr Beast with Rick and Jeff Probst when he announced Rick will be on this cast, so I am expecting Mr B to show up sooner or later in some kind of capacity (not Felicia's Mr B, unfortunately). Everlasting thanks to Britney Haynes for pointing out Drew said he graduated 'simba cum laude' - that needs to stick.
Won: Nothing yet HOH 0 - Veto 0 - Noms 0/0/0 - HN 1   Haley Thogmartin - 29 Single - recruit Telemedicine exec Wildwood, MO (orig Neosho, MO) I won't be surprised if she's involved in one or more fights, but I don't even know what makes me think that. I'm glad her name doesn't have trick spelling.	Won: Safety Week 1 HOH 0 - Veto 0 - Noms 0/0/0 - HN 0   Jason De Puy - 35 Twitter - Instagram - TikTok Pre-BB26 part 1 - part 2 - Reality press event as Ainsley Single? - BB fan/pre-season test run veteran RuPaul's Drag Race 15 6th place, RuPaul's Drag Race 11 9th place Drag queen - West Hollywood, CA (orig San Francisco, CA) AKA Salina Estitties (I want Julie to have to say that out loud), a legit fan of the show who did the pre-season trial/test run one year as Salina, as well as a photo shoot as Salina as Ainsley during BB26. (I actually used a pic from that shoot for Producers in this section that year! And a Jerry O'Connell another week, and of course Angela every week.) I respect that he wants to play now as Jason, but I think we can probably count on some dress-up nights and fashion shows on feeds.
Won: Nothing yet HOH 0 - Veto 0 - Noms 0/0/0 - HN 0   Kamuela 'Kamu' Kirk - 32 Twitter - Instagram Single MMA fighter Phoenix, AZ He's already causing waves out here over politics, which I do not want or need on this show, mostly because I don't want to see the everlasting complaints and fights about it in my mentions every day. So that's strike one for him, from me, unless he keeps quiet about all that in the house.	Won: Nothing yet HOH 0 - Veto 0 - Noms 0/0/0 - HN 0   LaTrice Verrett - 57 Instagram Single, 4 kids - fan applicant, feedster Boutique sales Maplewood, NJ (orig Kankakee, IL) Her bio says boutique sales but her IG says recording artist. That sounds more plausible than it does for some hamsters, since her uncle is Robert Bell, aka Kool of Kool & The Gang. And that's a full circle moment for this site and one of my all-time favorite hamsters BB5 Marvin Latimer, who'd often say 'that's Kool & the Gang' as a catchphrase for 'that's cool.' I used it for his obit.
Won: Nothing yet HOH 0 - Veto 0 - Noms 0/0/0 - HN 0   Lyric Medeiros - 25 Instagram - TikTok - Twitch Single - fan applicant? Attorney Honolulu, HI The secret attorney thing was fun the first time, even the second, but it seems it's kind of run its course by now? Oh well. She can't mention enough that her dad was an 80s pop star, especially on her TikTok, and he was (Glenn Medeiros). Great, but LaTrice's uncle is a bigger story. She was on American Idol in 2023 (with dad mentions) and made it onto the show. She was eliminated quickly but stick til the end of the linked audition clip to see Katy Perry assault her.	Won: Nothing yet HOH 0 - Veto 1 - Noms 1/0/0 - HN 0   Mallory Aurichio - 24 Single Rocket scientist Township of Washington, NJ Yep, it says rocket scientist. I don't know, maybe so? And good for her if she really is!
Won: Nothing yet HOH 0 - Veto 0 - Noms 0/0/0 - HN 0   Melody Morris - 24 Single Corporate game show host Maricopa, AZ (orig Thornton, CO) There are links about the game show hosting that I'll re-find and add here but meanwhile can I just say how much I love that we have both a Lyric and a Melody on board? That's a whole song right there.	Won: Nothing yet HOH 0 - Veto 0 - Noms 0/0/0 - HN 1   Rick Devens - 42 Twitter - Instagram Married, 2 kids - Survivor vet Survivor 38 4th place, Survivor 50 7th place News anchor Macon, GA I don't watch Survivor and I've heard as many pros as cons for whether this guy will be good here or not, but most everyone agrees he's likely to bring chaos, and I hope he does.
Won: Safety Week 1 HOH 0 - Veto 0 - Noms 0/0/0 - HN 0   Jack 'Rome' Seymour - 28 Single - recruit Pickleball coach Delray Beach, FL (orig Traverse City, MI)	Won: Nothing yet HOH 0 - Veto 0 - Noms 1/0/0 - HN 1   Taylor Brown - 27 Single - fan applicant Elementary school counselor Deerfield Beach, FL Alternate.
Won: Nothing yet HOH 0 - Veto 0 - Noms 1/0/0 - HN 0   Yash Patel - 24 Financial analyst Monroe Township, NJ Alternate.	Won: Hot lava bath HOH 0 - Veto 0 - Noms 0/0/0 - HN 0   Rachel Reilly - 41 Instagram Married, 2 kids - three-time BB veteran Casting agent Hoover, AL (orig Concord, NC via Las Vegas, NV) Eliminated via volcano - Day 1 She came in dramatically after (almost) everyone else again, dressed in red again, but this time she was there for a stunt. We've had a couple other fake move-ins before - think Anthony Scaramucci on Celebs 2 or human Ainsley (Cosette Rinab) on BB26. Rachel had people going and thinking she was there as a player but no: 175 million years ago, a dinosaur carried her off and threw her into a volcano before she even got to play a comp or invent a new catchphrase.

Lines and Links of the Day

Lines To follow as the pearls fall from their mouths		Links Izzy accompanies the WBRB music Cast caricatures by Barry Johnson Big Brother Hub at realityblurred - lots of good stuff there! Big Brother Dictionary compiled by Slothy Rancho Coastal Humane Society temporary home of our feeds anipals, including adoption updates - visit them or your local shelter to find your new best friend Behind the Mirror Taran's book about BB is pretty great, available through Taran's site or from Amazon

Tally Items

Extracurricular Tally Makeout pairings: 1 Lyric/Rome HOH music -Dee: Chris Stapleton Premature exits: 1 Rachel Fake move-ins: 1 Rachel		Production Goofs  1 Casting page had some issues  2 Date announcement said 'series premiere' rather than 'season'  3 Internal Paramount Chinese pitch to advertisers leaked season info  4 Mobile and TV apps using Celebs logo for main BB  5 Wrong premiere date on promo material  6 China advertiser pitch mixed up Derrick L with Derek X  7 Cast bio clips on the show's IG linked to a random, unaffiliated 'CBS' account  8 Feeds return in premiere July 9 AND feeds open July 10  9 Faulty stat about first HOH by Julie on premiere  10 Discrepancies with camera counts  11 Late promo email  12 Press pic captions for July 12 had wrong day