I don't really know James' true and unabridged story and it is certainly none of my business but he seems really, really nice and I have to think that his time (and future) might be better represented at a college or university - I'm thinking he is a veteran; yes? - than whole summers on Big Brother. If he wins, that would be about $350K, and a different matter but from what I read here, his chances of doing so are not wonderful. But then, I've never understood how people could put their lives on hold for three months and repeatedly; more so. I have also never understood how adults cry and moan about missing their families when they are basically on vacation by choice. I think that is hilarious and I think that James was a foolish man to relinquish that comp to Nicole so that she could hear from her family. ROFLMAO. Maybe he couldn't have won it and knew that?