‘Big Brother’: The 10 Oldest Houseguests to Ever Play the Game
When it comes to Big Brother, fans are always told to expect the unexpected. That certainly applies to Houseguests who are older.
Most of the people cast on the CBS show are between the ages of 21 and 40. However, there were some Houseguests who were decades older than that. Many of them made it pretty far in the game.
The oldest was a man named Jerry MacDonald, who played on Season 10 when he was 75 years old. The youngest contestant ever was Daniele, who was 20 years old. Usually contestants have to be 21, but since she was part of a twist with her dad in the house, she was able to enter the house at 20. The oldest winner was her father, “Evel” Dick Donato, who was 44 when he won Season 8.
Here’s a list of the 10 oldest Houseguests to have played Big Brother and what they are up to now. This list does not include Celebrity Big Brother Houseguests.
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Jerry MacDonald — 75
Jerry MacDonald was the oldest Houseguest to have ever entered the Big Brother house. He won two POVs and one HOH competition.
The ex-marine placed third on Season 10 and still keeps in touch with that season’s winner, Dan Gheesling. On August 1, 2026, Gheesling shared that Jerry, who is now 93, was “painting a deck and said he was lifting 125-pound bags earlier in the day.”
Felicia Cannon — 63
Felicia Cannon is the oldest woman to have played the game at 63. She is the only woman over 60 to have entered the house. She won one HOH competition.
On Season 25, she placed fourth. Felicia doesn’t post on social media much, so it is hard to tell what she is up to, but she is on Cameo and hosts large Big Brother chatgroups. The now 66-year-old would also share about her daily life on Youtube.
Jack Owens Jr. — 58
Jack Owens Jr. was the oldest Houseguest on Season 4. He placed sixth and didn’t have any competition wins.
The retired FBI agent is now 81- years-old. As of seven years ago, he was a correspondent on MSNBC.
LaTrice Verrett — 58
LaTrice Verrett is a current Houseguest on Season 28. She turned 58 in July, entering the house at 57.
The boutique salesperson is the oldest civilian Houseguest to have won the wall competition. As of week five, she is still in the game.
Kevin Schlehuber — 55
Kevin Schlehuber was 55 when he entered the Season 19 house. He turned 56 in August of that season.
The stay-at-home dad made it to fourth place. He also did not win any competitions.
The 65-year-old has survived cancer. Kevin was recently on You Know I’m Right podcast talking Big Brother.
Cliff Hogg III — 54
Cliff Hogg was the oldest Houseguest on Season 21 at 54 years old.
The petroleum engineer was first evicted in week three, but he gained rentry into the house when he won the competition and eventually made it to fourth place.
Cliff managed to win an HOH and a POV competition. He is also the oldest Houseguest to have ever won a Battle Back competition.
The now 61-year-old just became a grandpa for the first time. He also travels a lot and reviews food on his Instagram.
Cirie Fields — 53
Cirie Fields was 53 on Season 25. She partnered with up Felicia and her son, Jared, who played the game with her.
The Survivor alum placed fifth and did not win any competitions.
Cirie, now 56, has competed on Survivor six times, most recently on Season 50. She also won Season 1 of The Traitors US, which she played with two BB winners, Cody Calafiore and Rachel Reilly.
Lorenza "Renny" Martyn — 53
Lorenza “Renny” Martyn was the second oldest Houseguest on Season 10.
The former beauty salon owner placed 10th and won one HOH competition.
She is the first woman in her 50s to compete on the show. The now 72-year-old suffered a coronary attack in 2021. She is also a grandmother.
Kenney Kelley — 52
Kenney Kelley was the oldest Houseguest on Season 26 at 52-years-old. He placed 14th and won one POV competition.
The former undercover cop, now 54, was never a Have-Not and was nominated every week that he was in the house.
He shared in a recent post that he retired from the police academy.
Angela Murray — 52
Angela Murray is currently competing on Season 28 at 52-years-old. She has yet to be on the block.
The real estate agent also competed on Season 26, where she placed sixth. She won two HOHs and one POV during that season.
So far, in Season 28, Angela has not won any competitions.
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