Kelley Jorgensen, a 29-year-old web designer and self-described farm kid from South Dakota, will be one of at least 16 contestants on Season 27 of the CBS reality show “Big Brother.”
Jorgensen is from Burbank, a community of fewer than 100 people near Vermillion in Clay County.
“I’m a farm kid and I have farm kid grit,” Jorgensen told Parade magazine. “There’s no such thing as ‘I’m tired of this task,’ and ‘I’m done with it,’ or ‘this task is too hard and I’m done and I’m just going to go inside.’ No, we finish the task.”
Jorgensen’s small-town background could help her compete with the other contestants, she said.
“My graduating class was 64, and it was us from kindergarten to senior year graduation. The same people, the same building, all 13 years,” she said. “So I’m used to being locked in a room. This would be perfect for me.”
She also describes herself as a solo traveler, having been to all 50 states and 42 countries.
“I’ve stayed in hostels. I’m good with communal living and sharing a kitchen and sharing a bathroom with 16 people,” she told the magazine. “This is second nature to me. This is going to be great.”
What is ‘Big Brother’ about?
“Big Brother” is a reality show that “follows a group of people living together in a house outfitted with 94 HD cameras and 113 microphones, recording their every move 24 hours a day,” according to CBS. Each week, a contestant is voted out of the house, and the last person remaining takes home a $750,000 grand prize.
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When does Season 27 of ‘Big Brother’ start?
The season will begin with a 90-minute premiere on Thursday, July 10, at 7 p.m. Central time on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.
After the premiere, new 90-minute episodes will air Wednesday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Central time, and hourlong episodes will air on Thursday and Sunday from 7 to 8 p.m. Central time.
New episodes can be streamed live on Paramount+ as they air on your local CBS station if you’re a Premium subscriber, or they can be streamed the next day with any Paramount+ plan.
