[DivaSupreme]

Before the season starts next week we should experiment with something, the breaking news thread says that the 14 houseguests will actually becoming in as secret pairs. Now that CBS had posted their pics and their profiles, does anyone care to take a stab at picking out pairs? It might be fun to see who can get the most right.

April & Jennifer
Beau & James
Kaysar & Ivette
Eric & Rachel
Ashleah & Sarah
Michael & Maggie
Howie & Janelle

these are my very scientific predictions

[Scuba]

here's mine....they are based entirely on location

april and jennifer
ashlea and beau
eric and james
howie and sarah
ivette and janelle(i'm putting money on this one!!)
kaysar and michael
maggie and rachael

[Katydidit]

I hate how obvious it is, because some people are from the same places. 

Ahhh, but might that not be just what BB wants you to see?

Here are my choices, almost out of a hat:

April & Rachel
Ashlea & Howie
Beau & Janelle
Eric & James
Ivette & Sarah
Jennifer & Maggie
Michael & Kaysar

[Scuba]

yes, ran, i thought of that too, but these are my intial picks and i reserve the right to change them in the first few episodes, as we will not be shown who knows who until a few episodes in.

[Mouse]

I've been racking my brain trying to get the houseguests paired up. I'm about to go crazy with it, so here it is before I change my mind:

April & Jennifer
Maggi & Michael
Ivette & Janelle
Rachel & Howie
Ashlea & Kaysar
Beau & James

[brotherlylove]

I know im probly way off here, but oh well its for the fun of it LOL

Jennifer & April
Micheal & Maggie
Racheal & Eric
Ashlea & Beau
Sara & Howie
Ivette & Janelle
James * kaysar

[Big_J]

Big Brother Twist Revealed!


From Variety:

"Competition skein's jackpot being increased to $1 mil

By JOSEF ADALIAN

CBS summer staple "Big Brother" is getting a million-dollar facelift for 2005 -- in more ways than one.

In addition to the skein's new digs (Daily Variety, May 6), exec producers Arnold Shapiro and Allison Grodner have engineered a twist to the game that could result in the contest winner walking away with $1 million. That's double the game's usual $500,000 jackpot.

Getting the coin won't be easy, however.

As part of their annual effort to reinvent the game of "Big Brother," producers have come up with a scheme in which every cast member of "Big Brother 6" will walk into the house with a ready-made alliance -- a best friend, co-worker or significant other.

However, each pair of players will be told they're the only two participants coming into the house with a partner -- even though there will actually be seven teams of two playing the game. Teams also will be told to keep their alliances secret -- at least if they want to win the big money.

"The incentive is (for partners) to get to the end of the game sitting side by side," said Grodner. "If they do, the winner will get $1 million and the second-place person will get $250,000. It's in their best interests to keep it a secret."

If a twosome doesn't make it to the finals, winner will get the usual $500,000, while the runner-up will snag a measly $50,000.

Viewers won't find out which players are partnered until the season's third episode (skein returns July 7). But Shapiro and Grodner already are expecting plenty of what latter calls "soap opera stories" to emerge from a house in which everyone already knows someone.

"These are people who already like each other, but the question is, will (the friendships) last until the end when money's involved?" Grodner said.

Producers are planning myriad mini-twists throughout the season as part of what they're calling "the summer of secrets."

"Every year we do something exotic," Shapiro said. "Last year it was a 'twin twist,' the year before it was the 'ex' factor. This year, there are a number of secrets involving the cast, involving the new house and involving the game. And like an onion, they'll be peeled away week after week throughout the summer."

One early twist will come early in the game when houseguests discover there are only 10 beds for the 14 of them. That's because the new two-story house contains a secret bedroom.

There also have been rumblings that producers might allow each week's "head of household" to maintain a blog, likely via CBS.com-- a first for a network reality show. But the Eye declined to confirm speculation about Web content related to the show, which has traditionally included a pay-per-view Web feed component.

Extreme makeover of the "Big Brother" house includes a second-level master suite (complete with balcony and private bathroom); a full-sized gym; and a new studio for host Julie Chen.

New digs were created by set designer Scott Storey ("Surreal Life"), who was charged with making the house "a character in the show," Grodner said.

Shapiro also credited "technical genius" Gene Crow for making sure the new house's control rooms and edit bays worked. "The fact that we're getting a signal (to CBS Television City) is a credit to him," he said.

New house boasts five extra cameras (for a total of 47) and 10 new mics (for a total of 76).

The 14 cast members are a particularly young lot: 10 are under 30, and the oldest is just 36. I CREDIT BB5BBQ FOR THIS LATE NIGHT BREAKINGNEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 if you use this agian please credit BB5BBQ.com thanks

[stac1012]

Okay, here are my picks:

April & Janelle
Ivette & Jennifer
Ashlea & Rachel
Howie & Sarah
Beau & James
Eric & Maggie
Kaysar & Michael

I tried to take a good look at them for any sort of resemblence. I really think April and Janelle are related (cousins maybe) as well as Ivette and Jennifer.

Anyway, it should be a great season. I can't wait for the 7th.

[CeCiMom]

Here's my guesses:

Eric & Janelle
Maggie & Michael
Ashley & Rachel
Beau & Sarah
April & Ivette
James & Jennifer
Howie & Kaysar

[Big_J]

First Relationship Found


Beau and Ashlea are on each other's Friendsters!! this is the 1st connection i am working on geting all of them i credit bb5bbq for the news.

Ashlea Evans Info


Ashlea Evans

Plantation, FL

Height: 5 Feet 7 Inches
Weight: 115
Measurements: 34C - 24 - 34
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue

Modelling Info with photos


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Ashlea Evans's Resume
Location: Miami, FL Age: 22
Height: 5' 7" Hair: Chestnut
Weight: 118 Eyes: Blue
Bust : 34 Dress : 0
Waist: 0 Shoe: 9
Hips : 0 Ethnicity: Mixed
Experience

Film:
Extra in Movie From Justin to Kelly

Commercials:
Infomercial for Tracfone wireless


Modeling:
International shows in countries such as Greece, London, and Paris
Playboy fashion show
Rampage fashion show
White house black market fashion show
Addidas fashion show
French Connection Fashion show
Print for Maxim magazine promo site
Tracfone wirless print
Cheetagirls calender


Special Skills:
skilled in singing and dancing

[Yana]

I don't know if this means anything or not...
I was just looking over the HG's and noticed that two of them list something unusual under their favorite snacks...

They are...

Ashlea (Plantation, FL) and Jennifer (Plano, TX.) they both listed Swedish Fish under favorite snacks...

I don't know what swedish fish is so maybe I am out of the loop but it seems too unusual a food to have two people in the house like it, if they aren't connected in some way...

Yana

[Big_J]

those candies are so dam good lol i love them to

[JenTarJam]

ok here are my guesses...

Ashlea & Beau
Ivette & Janelle
Howie & Sarah
April & Eric
Michael & Kaysar
James & Jennifer
Maggie & Rachel

[DivaSupreme]

This is fun to see, I tried a variety of match ups, location, favorites, occupations, age, facial characteristics and finally almost drew names out of a hat to come up with mine. I agree that the location is most likely a red herring. Looking up people on Friendsters was a stroke of genius.

[Big_J]

Who Could Be Partners?


Ashlea is from Plantation, FL (on Beau's Friendster?)
Beau is from Pembroke Pines, FL

Michael is from Orange County, CA - graphic designer
Kaysar is from Irvine, CA - graphic designer

Ivette is from Miami Beach, FL
Janelle is from Miami Beach, FL

Howie is from Chicago, IL
Sarah is from Chicago, IL

Eric is from Boston, MA (shows up in Vegas on phone number searches)
Maggie is from Las Vegas, NV

April is from Dallas, TX
Jennifer is from Plano, TX

James is from Atlanta, GA
Rachel is from Parker, CO my info from BB5BBQ.com