Nicole Anthony

As of Big Brother 28, a total of 381 participants have competed in Big Brother, Big Brother: Over the Top, and Big Brother: Reindeer Games and 46 of them have competed in multiple seasons. A total of 34 participants have competed in Celebrity Big Brother, which increases the total number of Big Brother participants to 414. Big Brother 7 was an All-Star edition, which featured 14 returning HouseGuests chosen either through viewer vote or by producers from an initial group of 20 candidates. For Big Brother 11, four past HouseGuests were given the chance to return based on the results of the season's first competition, after which one of them entered the house. Big Brother 13 featured three "Dynamic Duos" from previous seasons, Big Brother 14 brought in four Big Brother veterans to coach the 12 new HouseGuests and Big Brother 18 saw the return of four returnees playing the game with 12 new HouseGuests. In Big Brother: Over the Top, former HouseGuests Jason Roy and Jozea Flores were given the chance to return through a public vote. Roy won the public vote and became the 13th HouseGuest. Big Brother 19 brought along the return of a past HouseGuest as the 17th HouseGuest, but that HouseGuest was actually there to take the spot of one of the 16 new HouseGuests, as a consequence for one of the newbies taking a temptation. Big Brother 22 was another All-Star edition, featuring 16 returning HouseGuests, all chosen by production. Big Brother: Reindeer Games was a special holiday themed "Legends" edition, with 9 returning HouseGuests, as well as 3 other former HouseGuests participating solely as hosts. Big Brother 27 and Big Brother 28 brought along the return of a past HouseGuest as a surprise HouseGuest.