Meet the 16 Sexy Players Heating Up the Summer on 'Big Brother 24'

Expect the unexpected!

Every summer, 16 contestants enter the Big Brother house in the hopes of outplaying their way to the very end. To win this reality competition, a houseguest must strategize, play a great social game, do well in tough competitions, and have a little bit of luck on their side as well.

After 22 seasons with a grand prize of $500,000, this cash prize was finally raised to $750,000 last year. As a result, Big Brother 23 winner Xavier Prather not only became the first-ever Black contestant to win the show, but he also became the first BB winner ever to take home $750,000. An equally impressive feat for Prather was that he won the season unanimously – something that had only been achieved twice in the history of the show. Viewers were also in awe of Prather’s all-Black alliance called the Cookout, which took all six of its members to the final six of the competition.

Altogether, Big Brother 24 has some very big shoes to fill in comparison to the dynamic gameplay featured on BB23 and the diverse cast that made it really far into the season. So far, a general takeaway of the BB24 contestants is that this is, on average, a slightly older cast than the one seen in season 23. Moreover, season 24 has three houseguests who have openly discussed their LGBTQ+ identities so far: Matt Turner (bisexual), Michael Bruner (gay), and Nicole Layog (lesbian).

Scroll through to learn more about the houseguests competing on Big Brother 24, which airs every Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday on CBS.

Alyssa Snider

Age: 24

Hometown/Current City: Sarasota, Fla.

Occupation: Marketing rep

Ameerah Jones

Age: 31

Hometown/Current City: Westminster, Md.

Occupation: Content designer

Brittany Hoopes

Age: 32

Hometown: Atlanta, Ga.

Current City: Austin, Texas

Occupation: Hypnotherapist

Daniel Durston

Age: 35

Hometown: Ontario, Calif.

Current City: Las Vegas, Nev.

Occupation: Vegas performer

Indy Santos

Age: 31

Hometown: São Paulo, Brazil

Current City: Los Angeles, Calif.

Occupation: Corporate flight attendant

Jasmine Davis

Age: 29

Hometown: Terry, Miss.

Current City: Atlanta, Ga.

Occupation: Entrepreneur

Joe “Pooch” Pucciarelli

Age: 24

Hometown: Staten Island, N.Y.

Current City: Boca Raton, Fla.

Occupation: Assistant football coach

Joseph Abdin

Age: 24

Hometown/Current City: Lake Worth, Fla.

Occupation: Lawyer

Kyle Capener

Age: 29

Hometown/Current City: Bountiful, Utah

Occupation: Unemployed

Matt Turner

Age: 23

Hometown: North Attleborough, Mass.

Current City: New Bedford, Mass.

Occupation: Thrift store owner

Michael Bruner

Age: 28 Hometown: Saint Michael, Minn.

Current City: Rochester, Minn.

Occupation: Attorney

Monte Taylor

Age: 27

Hometown/Current City: Bear, Del.

Occupation: Personal trainer

Nicole Layog

Age: 41

Hometown/Current City: Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Occupation: Private chef

Paloma Aguilar

Age: 22

Hometown/Current City: San Marcos, Calif.

Occupation: Interior designer

Taylor Hale

Age: 27

Hometown/Current City: West Bloomfield, Mich.

Occupation: Personal stylist

Terrance Higgins

Age: 47

Hometown/Current City: Chicago, Ill.

Occupation: Bus operator