Big Brother explained the seventeenth season's three major twists as well as crowned its first Head of Household during Wednesday night's premiere broadcast on CBS.
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Both girls thought Clay was really attractive, while Clay joked around that Austin looked like a giant magician.
The next group to enter the Big Brother house was James Huling, a 31-year-old retail associate from Sumter, SC, who currently resides in Wichita Falls, TX; Meg Maley, a 25-year-old server from Collingswood, NJ, who currently resides in New York, NY; Jace Agolli, a 23-year-old personal trainer from Dunwoody, GA, who currently resides in Venice Beach, CA; and Audrey Middleton, a 25-year-old digital media consultant from Villa Rica, GA.
Audrey told the cameras it was the first time she was going to share "her truth" with "complete and total strangers" in public.
As far as first impressions went, Meg connected with Jace's high energy, and James thought Meg was really pretty because she looked like Taylor Swift.
Meanwhile, Shelli and Clay both took a liking to one another. Clay thought Shelli "took the cake" in the looks department, and she kept commented how hot Clay was -- even though he was about 10 years younger than her. Shelli laughed it off and told the cameras "age is just a number."
When the houseguests introduced themselves to the group one at a time, Clay left out the fact he had played football for Texas A&M. He figured if everyone knew how athletic he was, he'd have a big target on his back right away.
Da'Vonne lied to the group by telling them she's a second grade teacher. The poker dealer said she can "flawlessly tell a lie" and it was important for the houseguests to think she was innocent and definitely not manipulative or sneaky.
Austin revealed to everyone he was a professional wrestler but got injured. Austin said in a confessional he's healed completely, but he didn't want the group to know he's in amazing shape.
Audrey then announced she's the first transgender person to ever appear on Big Brother. She had completely transitioned three years ago. The bunch of contestants cheered and congratulated her for having the courage to come out in public. The girls complimented how beautiful she looks and everyone seemed understanding and supportive for the most part.
James related to Audrey's position because he struggled himself as an Asian man living in the South. He even went as far as to call himself a "Hillbilly."
Audrey, Shelli and Da'Vonne bonded in one bedroom and had an unspoken agreement between them that they'd work together. They were tip-toeing around the word "alliance," but Audrey kept saying how she got great vibes from the other two girls and really wanted a female to win this season of Big Brother.
RELATED LINK: 'BIG BROTHER' SHOWMANCES NOWShelli clicked with both girls and thought it was a great idea. Da'Vonne noted they needed to keep their trio a secret, while Audrey pointed out they had to be calculative and secretive about meeting and strategizing in the house.
Host Julie Chen then revealed the first of three twists to the houseguests. She announced the "Fan-Favorite" twist called "The Battle of the Block" will return, which means a person could become HoH and end up being evicted in the same week.
As a reminder about how "The Battle of the Block" works, two Head of Households will be crowned in a given week and then each HoH will nominate two houseguests for eviction. The four nominees on the chopping block will then compete against each other in "The Battle of the Block Competition." The winning duo will be saved from eviction and their victory will dethrone the HoH who had originally nominated them -- sending that former HoH back into the pool of regular houseguests.
It then became time for the houseguests to compete in their first "Head of Household Competition." Julie required one person to sit out, and Da'Vonne stepped forward after the group talked it out amongst themselves. Everyone decided they wouldn't vote to evict Da'Vonne this week as a reward for her decision not to participate in the challenge.
Dubbed "Flying Tomatoes," the first HoH competition required the contestants to stand on a moving platform as they were hit with tomatoes. The first houseguest to catch 10 tomatoes and put them in his or her container would win the challenge, however, if an individual was to fall off the platform, he or she would be out.
James ended up winning the competition, so he will be responsible for nominating two people for eviction soon.
Julie then explained the second Big Brother twist. She revealed that every single week, there will be a new twist called the "BB Takeover."
"You never know who or what it will be... Expect the unexpected," Julie teased.
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The episode concluded with Julie revealing only to America the third twist, which the houseguests will not know about.
With "Twin Twist," one of the houseguests has an identical twin. Both twins will take turns living in the Big Brother house, pretending to be one person and therefore competing as one person. The two people will switch places constantly, and if they can survive the first five evictions, both individuals will earn the right to enter the game and play separately.
The "BB Takeover" twist will begin during Thursday night's episode with a special guest entering the house to make the announcement. The remaining houseguests will also move in and get settled.
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