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Viewers were surprised early in the series when Kavan, who was sent in as a bombshell, was revealed to be the brother of day-one contestant Aidan Murphy.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

The rift with his family members was made public in 2016 when younger brother Jordan Rodgers was a contestant on “The Bachlorette.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

Robert Pattinson’s oily suitor woos Penelope like a “Bachelorette” contestant: “It’s time to live again,” he urges her, certain that Penelope’s vengeful husband won’t come back.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

Raj Bhakta, a former “Apprentice” contestant, bought the land at a 77% discount to its appraised value shortly after the school closed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

“You’re the only black contestant out of fifty states.”

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray

For Tareq Ferguson, a long-time Love Island viewer and TikTok commentator with more than 50,000 followers, one of the biggest changes in recent series has been watching male contestants become more passive.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

On this year's show, Lorenzo Alessi was reluctant to make Julia Majchrzak a morning coffee, something many contestants see as an act of care for the person they're coupled up with.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

Olandria and Vansteenberghe were among a handful of day-one contestants who advanced to the competition’s final episode.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

In 2025, models made by the likes of Google and OpenAI reached gold-level scores for the first time -- but could not match the abilities of five human contestants who got 100 percent.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

They had to listen to as many as a hundred contestants a day over a three-day period, so they didn’t waste time.

From "The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights" by Russell Freedman