Elias James Lincoln, but you can call me ‘Eli’ or ‘EJ’.

I'm 27.

I'm a bisexual male, and I could be in the market for a fun showmance, but I'm a little burned on the idea of love right now.

I’m from around Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. My family owns and operates a dairy farm just outside the city.

I work in IT at the PepsiCo plant in Beaver Dam.

I had a comfortable upbringing, and my moms and pops are still together and happily in love. I have two younger siblings, a brother and a sister. We all grew up learning how to work hard on the farm — a dairy farm, with both cows and goats, Wisconsin’s all about our cheese, ya know? Anyway, there were lots of early mornings, sweaty days, and late nights growing up on a farm, but it learned us good. Although I’m the oldest, I had no intention of taking over the family business. I always loved computers and excelled at all things involving technology, so I went off to get a four year IT degree at University of Wisconsin-Madison, followed by a masters there. After that, I worked retail for a bit, which is where I developed the incredible fashion sense you see here today, and then I landed my current gig with Pepsi a few years back. I was living with my high school sweetheart then, Georgia, and after years of saving up for the perfect, unspeakably expensive ring… I proposed to her. That was last year, and I thought I’d won the lottery when she said yes, but… turns out her heart wasn’t as sweet as I thought. A few months ago, I came home from work a bit early and I caught her with some dude buried about eight inches deep in — well, you know how it goes. So now I’m single for the first time since my sophomore year of highschool, and I’m stuck back living with my parents, and I’ve really never felt more like a pathetic teenager in my whole life. I need to move out. Again...

Uhm, I ran track all through high school and college, so I should be pretty agile when it comes to physical challenges. On top of athletics, I was also a mathlete. Yup, it’s about as awkward as it sounds. And… weird facts? Well… I was born without wisdom teeth, so that’s pretty weird, evolution in action and whatnot.

Life’s shit on me so far — oops, can I say that on here? Anyway, I got a bad hand at first, but I'm willing to stay for another round. I wasted years of time and money on a girl that didn’t appreciate me, so it’s time I start living for myself and reclaim the good ol' years that I lost, ya dig?

First, I’m paying off all of my school loans, and my car loan, and then I’m going to buy my own place. Anything left over is going straight into my savings, for that fresh start I was just talking about.

I am Adelinde Luella Dey but most people call me Ade.

I am 27 years old.

Well, I am a female looking for a good guy. But as this is Big Brother I probably won't meet one here.

I sort of move around a lot. Living in a Caravan makes that easy. I mostly stick around the Carolinas though.

I am a writer for a website. But I will take on whatever side job I can.

It's been decent enough. Not gonna lie. I grew up in a situation where we weren't always sure if we'd get three meals a day. Dad worked at the local mill for 17 years until it closed down and then he just kept picking up and losing jobs. Mom died giving birth to me. Dad remarried cause he thought I needed a motherly figure despite my sister, Eliza, doing so just fine. The woman never worked and basically leeched off my dad. One good thing came outta her and that was my little sister, Elysia. I've had friends. Mostly guys. If I had a nickel for how many times I've heard, 'You're just one of the guys.' No relationships. As soon as I graduated from high school I went on the road. Dad was pissed since I sorta didn't tell him my plan. It was only for a year and I was with others. Wrote about the whole thing and when my sisters read it they convinced me to try to be an author. No bites on a book yet but I write on a website about things I like. So, it's cool.

Well, first off I'm gonna say I know basically nothing about Big Brother other than there are a lot of lies. Elysia loves the show and she dared both Eliza and me to try and get in the show. She gave me the whole run down though. There's your weird fact.

A quirk I have is that a can't throw anything away. My family refuses to step into my Caravan because of all my stuff. They call it junk but it's all useful. Eventually. Now for talents, I am pretty athletic. Didn't play sports for my school but always joined in on a pickup game of football or basketball. I love skateboarding and I have to say I am an excellent shot. With a paintball gun. My step-mom is scared I'll go after her if I had a real gun. I think I scared her when I read a murder mystery book and then proceeded to make it seem as if I was planning to hurt her. Yeah, sometimes I go too far with pranks.

Not really sure. I guess cause out of everyone I know, currently, I refuse to give up. Someone dares me to do 50 push-ups I'll aim for 100. I always try to go a step further so that I can be prepared for whatever is next. Really though, I don't think anyone deserves to win just yet. It's all about who fights the hardest for it. Either way, I plan on getting the win. I won't try to break anyone but I will do whatever I can to win.

First I would throw a party with my friends and family. Then I'd help out my dad. After everything he's done for me, he deserves it. Other than that? Who knows. Maybe I'll make a trip to Vegas.

Keani De la Cruz

23-years-old

Female, Bisexual ; Whatever happens happens, ya know what I mean?

Los Angeles, California

Tattoo Artist ; Bartender

"Well, I mean.. hasn't exactly been pretty, I can tell you that much. My dad abused my entire family. Us kids knew what a lashing was by the ripe age of two, and knew it well on up into adulthood. He never struck us in places that were easy to show. Our mother, however, was amazing. Although she never did have the courage to stand up to our father, she was in her own way a very kind, loving soul. She never let us go to bed hungry or with tears in our eyes. She was always there. I grew up with my abusive father, along with three brothers. Life was quite a hell for me, growing up. I left home at the age of 16. Got thrown out by my father, and was forced to live on the streets for some time before I went to live with a close friend of mine in high school. The years went by and I didn't so much as speak to anyone in my family except secret letters I exchanged with my mother. The friend of mine who I stayed with, his mother would give her the letters from me and my mom would send them out to me in the mail. A couple of years had passed, I was in my senior year of high school when I found out my father had passed. Alcohol poisoning. Didn't have much sympathy or a shred of guilt in the world that he'd not seen me before his passing. Good riddance. I've been living back at home with my mom, since. Taking care of her. My brothers dispersed, and are off trying to live their own lives. We barely make it by with what I make. My mother doesn't work. She stays home and keeps the house clean, as she always did all the years we were growing up in that house. I hope to get out of that damned house and move into something smaller, and more 'home-y'.. maybe get a dog, and buy my mom that restaurant she always wanted to open up. Who knows. I just know I saw the ad for this and thought, 'Well, why not?' So mom's living with my eldest brother until I return. Hopefully with that mill in my pocket."

"Cheerful. Selfish. Bold. I can touch my tongue to my nose. Uhh, very street smart and know how to fight, and fight well, at that. Especially if I have a knife. Guns aren't really my thing, but I can use one if it came down to it, I guess."

"Not that I necessarily deserve to win it, I just feel it's time for the people who don't have the type of luck to win to finally get something nice in life, for once."

"Do we even really get the full mill? Pretty sure there's gonna be some type of tax cut on it. Honestly, I just wanna save a good half of it, and use the other half to invest in a business. My mom always wanted to open up a bakery, and I'd like to make that happen for her. If it wasn't for her, I'd probably just get myself a nice 1969 Chevy Camaro SS and call it a day. Do whatever with the rest, ha. But I owe that woman a lot more than my life."

Melissa. Melissa Rosalynn Brior to be precise.

Don't you know that is not a question to ask a woman. I may look twenty but I'm thirty-three.

As you can see I am a woman. I don't need a man but that's what I prefer. I don't want a romance but I am not averse to persuading some boys and girls.

I was born and raised in the beautiful City of Angels. But I currently live in Miami.

I do some modeling, but I am not just beautiful. I am a Clinical Psychologist.

Oh, it has been wonderful. Well, except for my doctorate. That was a challenge. My father was a well-renowned Psychologist. You may have seen him on TV before. Mother was an architect. I am an only child so I don't know the 'joy' of having a sibling. School was easy. I made straight A's except for 11th grade. A LOT of parties happened that year. I've had boyfriends here or there. Nothing serious. Got real drunk one night and slept with a girl. She was way too clingy though. Dropped her like a bad habit. After high school, I decided to skip college initially and pursue a modeling career. It was simple enough but I got tired of people underestimating me. So, I sought a degree. Went for something I knew which was psychology. My father always would tell me about his work. Took a break from modeling until I got my degree. I loved it so much I decided to keep going until I received my doctorate. But I am definitely not telling any of my housemates about this.

I have been told by many people that a talk in my sleep. I don't know what kinds of things I say so hopefully it won't be anything bad. I am athletic. In high school, I was a cheerleader and I very much enjoy surfing. I say I have the voice of an angel but some people have told me the opposite.

But for the whole time I'm at the house I plan on winning so I will have a lot of secrets that they won't be privy to. Big Brother isn't about making friends. It's about winning a million.

Just look at me. I am talented, cunning, and beautiful. This game isn't made for the weak-willed. It takes someone ruthless to win.

I honestly don't know. Maybe I'll donate some to charity so I don't look completely evil. All joking aside I'm not evil. I'm joining BB just for the fun of it so I don't know what I'd do with the money.

"The name is Conor Benjamin Swift. Just call me Conor, though. I don't want nothing more or nothing less."

"I'm 31."

"I'm a straight man - but I doubt I'd find someone worthwhile here. Doesn't mean I can't have some fun, though. In fact I'm looking to have a lot of fun..."

"I'm from Queens, baby. Born and raised."

"After the football thing didn't work out (don't get me wrong, I had an actual career I just got hurt a lot), I decided to go into fitness and right now I own and manage a crossfit gym."

"So like I said before, I was raised in Queens, New York. I have one sister, Camile, and one brother, Jackson. We grew up fucking around in the neighborhoods so me and Jackson got real good at playing some sports. Jackson decided he wanted to go into baseball, and I wanted to go into football. Football was my life growing up, man. I couldn't get enough of it. I'd be the first man at practice, and the last one out from the very first day of Pop Warner to the very last day of my NFL career. I did okay in high school, I had a few Cs, a few Bs, and miraculously a couple of As every now and then. Everyone and their mother was surprised when I earned that A in things besides gym class. Anyway, coming out of high school I got offered a full-ride scholarship to the University of Notre Dame to play football for them. So that, I did. I played all four years there as a tight end, and I think I still hold a whole bunch of records there.

After I finished my last year at Notre Dame, I graduated with a degree in Communications and I was drafted right out of the gate by the Cincinnati Bengals. I caught balls from Ryan Fitzpatrick, Carson Palmer, Andy Dalton... all of those people. I was in the endzone a lot, but I also got hurt. They hit different in the NFL... and I felt that every time. I eventually retired in 2016 after I suffered one last injury. It was just too much on my body. I can only take hits from people like Kam Chancellor or Troy Polumalu for so long. Anyway once I retired, I settled down in Los Angeles and I opened a crossfit gym which is actually doing quite well for itself. But now, here I am, ready to do something other than own a gym."

"I can catch damn well anything - I'm still good at the football thing just don't expect me to be happy when you try to hit me hard. I can also lift really big things. I'm also 6'7, so I can also reach pretty much anything."

"I just like winning, alright?"

"If I win the million dollars, I'd think I'd put some of it into injury research and the rest into my gym. Yeah, that sounds about right."

"My name is Brooklyn Hurst, but please, call me Brooke!"

"I am... twenty three years old! I've been around the sun twenty three times. Isn't that crazy?

"I like everyone and anyone. I'm a girl, but if something's gonna happen, I'm gonna let it happen, y'know?"

"I'm from Detroit, Michigan. Motor City!"

"I currently write emails and answer phone calls for old men who are too lazy to do it themselves."

"My sister and I were born in a rough part of Detroit. My dad was nowhere to be seen so it was basically just my ma and us. It was so bad that I remember days in the middle of winter where we would have to huddle up in a blanket just to keep warm and not freeze to death for once. I swear I remember some of those days being so bad that I swore I would've froze to death right there and then. Thank god fire was discovered, otherwise I probably wouldn't be sitting here today. Anyway, you know what is a good thing about being poor as fuck? Colleges love to take pity on you. It doesn't matter if your grades are shit or if you're a 4.0 student with all the activities and clubs. If you can make the lady reading your essays cry, which I did, then they'll take you in. That's how I managed to get into the University of Michigan despite me having not the best GPA.

Anyway, I spent four years there and I managed to graduate with a degree in English. When they weren't being used as kindling for fire sometimes, books were something I enjoy reading whenever I had the light. Nothing like escaping from your own harsh realities by diving into another one entirely. Shit like Harry Potter, comic books, or even Twilight that one time it was super popular. As long as it was a book I probably read it at some point. I just... really like books. But now, here I am. I put on a skirt and a blouse and I act as eye candy to creepy old dudes. That's just life, I guess."

"I'm left handed... I can finish a regular novel in a couple of hours... uh... I can also do the thing where I roll my tongue into a clover! Also, I don't like it when people start yelling. I heard too much of it when I grew up... so I'd rather people not yell."

"I deserve to win because there's no reason for me not to."

"If I won the money, I'd honestly do whatever I can to make my mom more comfortable. She still lives in that fucking house! It's in better shape now, but it can always be better."

Sheridan William Danvers. I prefer going by William, though. Just "Will" is fine with me. Or even "Danvers".

37-years-old.

Male, Heterosexual ; I'm not exactly in a position to be looking for a 'showmance', but.. things happen unexpectedly.

Springfield, Missouri

Got a job at a comic book store. Probably part of the reason I'm still single, ha. I'm part-owner, though. S'gotta count for something.

Life's been hell, but what can I say? I've survived this long. Grew up in a comfortable setting. Family was great, childhood was awesome.. high school I got bullied, but I mean... wasn't that big of a deal, and nothing I couldn't handle. Got through it just fine. Graduated with honors. I put all my time and energy into opening up the comic book shop with a high school buddy of mine. That, and my own private collection of comics. And let me tell ya, it's huge. Personally love DC, but Marvel is equally as good. I just prefer the darker stories, like the ones DC tends to provide. Favorite character has gotta be The Riddler. Least for a guy. Female-wise, I'd have to go with The Sirens. Can't pick just one.. why not have them all?

I can read pretty damn quick. Learning new things is a piece of cake, for me. I'm a visual learner. I watch someone once and bam, I've got it down. Back in high school I used to run cross country, so I have pretty decent endurance, and I'm pretty quick. Agile, like.. like a cat. I can promise you, though.. I don't always land on my feet. So, please don't test that theory. Ever. Oh, I can also do magic tricks, too. Something I enjoyed doing as a kid, besides reading about Greek Mythology, I practiced magic. Some people say I'm pretty spontaneous, although I personally don't think I'm that bad. Who knows. You'll just have to wait and see for yourself.

Nobody ever really deserves these things, do they? No one honest really goes out for these things. In all honesty, I probably don't deserve this.. but you know what? I'm going for it, anyway. Time for life to start giving back.

Add to my comic collection.. buy some rare ones and call it a day. Shit, getting Stan Lee's autograph would be nice. On my favorite Spider-man comic. Yeah. Wonder how much that would make a dent in the mill.

"안녕하세요? 저는 박민혁입니다. 처음 뵙겠습니다. 'Annyeonghaseyo, Jeoneun Park Minhyuk-imnida. Cheoeum boepgesseumnida.' (Hello, my name is Park Minhyuk. Nice to meet you!)- Oh wait, this is english, sorry, force of habit. Hello! I am Park Minhyuk, and you can call me... Uhm... Minhyuk." "

"스물다섯 살 입니다 'seumuldaseot sal imnida.' (I'm Twenty-Five years old!)- Ah! Sorry again, I'm Twenty-Five years old, and that's still young!""

"I am man! I mean-... Ugh, dammit, Calm down self, I uh... Swing both ways. And in terms of romance, I don't know if I can even talk to anyone, I'm bad with people and shy."

"Yongin, South Korea, I was born there but moved to L.A when I was around twelve or something."

"I applied for a position in the strategy department of a game development company, so... That makes me unemployed as of the moment."

"Let's see... I have said that I was born in Yongin right? Well, I have two siblings, Park Ryeowook, my older brother and Park Seolhyun, my younger sister. I grew up around dance and video games and carried both of those to be my passion of course, and strived my best to incorporate those two things in my life as much as I can. I applied for a game company and am part of a dance troupe, so that puts a check mark on that. 아이구 'Aigoo' (Aw, Man) I really hope I get into that company, I spent so much time in school just to get in that company, come on, seeing all A's on my last report card should have meant something right? "

"Well, I guess now I'm here ready to see what awaits me in the house or something, maybe without too much talking. "

"I'm really expressive but really shy, I know it's a weird combination but it's just how it is."

"I have pointed ears... Is that considered a weird fact?"

"Oh, oh! I love dancing, like it's my biggest passion, and someday hope to show the world that I can or something. It just makes me all happy inside. And since dancing comes with training, I'm in shape in almost an athletic way."

"I maybe shy, but to those I'm not shy around, I will cherish and care for them forever."

"My friends say I get jealous a lot, I can't really say for myself how jealous I am since I don't really notice it so much."

"I'm... 6" flat, is that a weird fact or just a regular fact?"

"Oh, some say I'm extra as a person can get times a thousand... I can't disprove them."

"To show that I can? A lot of people doubt me, but I'll show them that they're wrong, and hey if I lose it seems like a fun ride."

"I would like to start my own dance class or maybe even a video company of my own. I mean, shouldn't your heart and soul go to your passion? I think so."

Jake Allison. Some of my friends call me Jakey.

I’m 22. Will be 23 in a few months.

I’m a straight male, and not looking for anything serious, but definitely looking forward to meeting some lovely ladies and maybe having a bit of fun.

Los Angeles, Califorina. Born and raised.

I only just finished college, and haven’t gotten a job yet. Not that I really need one, though.

It’s been pretty good, really. I grew up in LA, and had an okay childhood. My dad wasn’t around a lot, he’s the vocalist of the band Saving Tradition. They got pretty big for a while and were often out on tour, and my mom was always doing her own thing, so I was pretty much raised by my big brother James. But it wasn’t bad, my brother is super cool and we always had fun together, but he was quite a bit older than me, and moved out when I was like 12. So after that I kinda had to find my own ways to occupy myself. I got a little wild in my teenage years, getting in quite a bit of trouble. Somehow I passed High School, and went to college where I didn’t exactly calm down. I didn’t fail, but I didn’t pass with flying colours either. The only thing I did less than study was being sober. But, now I’m done with that, and ready to take on the world, I guess...

Not really… I play guitar and sing a little, but I’ve never been as good as dad or my big brother. I’m pro at beer pong, and I can hold my liquor pretty well, if that counts as a talent?

I wouldn’t say I deserve it more than anyone else, but it’s a game, and I’ve always been pretty competitive, so I’m going to be doing what it takes to win.

I have no idea, yet. I might buy a bar or something, that would be pretty cool.