Contestants are also recruited through various means but then follow the same subsequent interview process to appear on the show.
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.
[3] 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.
In Big Brother: Over the Top, former houseguests Jason Roy and Jozea Flores were given the chance to return through a public vote.
While most players are evicted from the house by vote, some have chosen to leave the house on their own volition, referred to as "walking", while others were ejected, or "expelled", by the producers for flagrant violation of the rules, such as engaging in violent behavior or intentionally damaging game equipment.