The second season of a reality series in which 12 housebound contestants participate in competitions to win privileges and luxury items, as well as protection against being evicted from the house. Each week in a live episode, housemates cast ballots against each other, voting one of their own out of the house. The final roommate left in the house wins $500,000.The 12 houseguests are: Autumn, a 28-year-old accountant/singer from Irving, Texas; Bunky, a 36-year-old technical writer from Harrisburg, North Carolina; Hardy, a 31-year-old account executive from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Justin, a 26-year-old bartender from Bayonne, New Jersey; Kent, a 46-year-old mortgage broker from Powell, Tennessee; Krista, a 28-year-old waitress from Opelousas, Louisiana; Mike, a 30-year-old bar owner from Los Angeles, California; Monica, a 40-year-old candy store manager/adult literacy teacher from Brooklyn, New York; Nicole, a 31-year-old personal chef from Atlanta, Georgia; Shannon, a 29-year-old realtor/boat captain from San Antonio, Texas; Sheryl, a 43-year-old interior designer from Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida; and Will, a 28-year-old physician from Miami, Florida.