The houseguests of ‘Big Brother’s 27th season were unveiled shortly before the premiere! Get to know each of them and their motivation in joining the game.

These 16 houseguests, plus a mysterious additional player, will be moving into the famous “Big Brother” house for a summer filled with competitions, alliances and back stabbing.

Big Brother follows a group of people living together in a house outfitted with more than 100 cameras and 100 microphones, recording their every move 24 hours a day. Each week, someone will be voted out of the house, with the last remaining Houseguest receiving the grand prize of $750,000.