Rachel Reilly

' was a houseguest on Big Brother 12 in which she finished in ninth place and became the first member of the jury, & the winner of ''Big Brother 13'. In season 12, Rachel caused major drama for her overbearing personality, which led her getting into verbal fights with her fellow houseguests. When she was nominated against her only ally Brendon Villegas in week 5, she was unanimously evicted for being seen as the bigger threat of the duo. She would cast her jury vote for Lane Elenburg, feeling he had played the best social game.

She returned to the game in Big Brother 13 as part of the season duo twist, being partnered with her now husband. When the duo twist was released back onto the house for a week, her second partner was. Rachel finished as the victorious winner of Big Brother 13.

Despite her constant irritation to houseguests and viewers, she and Brendon ("Brenchel") developed a huge fan base. Due to her competition prowess, she is considered one of the greatest physical players in the show's history.

Biography
Rachel Eileen Reilly, born October 16, 1984, is a cocktail waitress from Las Vegas, Nevada. She describes herself as "bubbly, drunk and adventurous." Rachel's favorite activities include painting, working out, doing anything outdoors, watching movies with friends, playing with her dog, getting dressed up, winning Big Brother, and going on dates. The hardest part of living in the Big Brother house for Rachel is "having your entire life televised." Before being cast on Big Brother 12, Rachel briefly was a swimsuit model for Hawaiian Tropic swimwear. Rachel was also on a magazine cover with Steven Tyler of Aerosmith. She is a graduate of Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North Carolina. Her sister, Elissa Slater, was a contestant in Big Brother 15.

Post-Big Brother
On September 8, 2012, Rachel married fellow Big Brother 12 contestant Brendon Villegas. Rachel and Brendon competed as an engaged couple on The Amazing Race 20, where they placed third. They later returned as a married couple for The Amazing Race 24 where they placed third once again. On September 16 2015 Reilly and Villegas announced that she was expecting their first child on a live taping on Big Brother 17. Their first daughter, Adora Borealis Villegas, was born in April 2016.

Post Big Brother

 * In late 2011, Rachel & Brendon competed on twentieth season of The Amazing Race as a engaged couple and ultimately finished in third place.
 * Rachel & Brendan married on September 8th, 2012.
 * In late 2013, Rachel & Brendon competed on the second All-Stars season of The Amazing Race as a team of newlyweds. Brendon & Rachel won three legs and became the first team to make it to the final leg twice. However, Brendon & Rachel finished the race in third place again.
 * During her pregnancy, Rachel competed on a Big Brother edition of The Price is Right Primetime Special that aired on May 26, 2016. Rachel and her partner won $3,000 while playing their pricing game. However, Rachel and her partner failed to make it to the Showcase Showdown.
 * Rachel & Brendon's first child, a daughter named Adora Borealis Villegas, was born on April 8th, 2016.

Trivia

 * Rachel is the only female houseguest in Big Brother 12 to win HOH twice. In fact she won 2 of the 3 HOH's won by a female in her season.
 * Rachel has made an appearance in every season of Big Brother since her inaugural season.
 * In seasons 12 and 13, she was a contestant, in season 14, she appeared as a punishment by Pandora's Box for Ian Terry, in season 15, she was seen handing the key to her sister and contestant Elissa Slater, in season 16, she appeared as a guest commentator, in season 17 she and Brendon announced her pregnancy, and in season 18, when she was in a segment showing her newborn baby, Adora.
 * Rachel appeared in Big Brother 14, in a video for Ian Terry which he had to watch after he opened Pandora's Box. She annoyed Ian and gave him advice on how to win the game, useless to anyone but herself. Ironically, he actually did end up winning the game.
 * Rachel, along with Mike "Boogie" Malin, are the only Houseguests to win the game on their second attempt.
 * Coincidentally, both were the fifth Houseguest evicted in the first season they played in.
 * Rachel is the only winner to have a sibling play in a future season.
 * Rachel is the third House Guest (and second female) to win the first Head of Household competition and win the game following Lisa Donahue and Hayden Moss.
 * Rachel shares the record for earliest multiple HoH wins with Jessie Godderz, having won the first HoH and the third HoH in her second season.
 * Rachel is tied with Ian Terry and Steve Moses for the most competitions won by winner in a single season of Big Brother, with 6.
 * She is the first and only female to accomplish this.
 * Rachel is one of nine Houseguests that have played in back-to-back seasons (the others being Janelle Pierzina, Kaysar Ridha, Howie Gordon, James Rhine, Jessie Godderz, Brendon Villegas, Da'Vonne Rogers and James Huling). She was, however, the only person of the nine to make the finals in either of their appearances.
 * Rachel has 8 competitions won in total (6 HoH's 2 PoV's).
 * She is tied for the most HOH wins in multiple seasons with Janelle Pierzina with six.
 * Rachel is tied with Drew Daniel, Janelle Pierzina, Hayden Moss, Ian Terry, Aaryn Gries, Caleb Reynolds, Vanessa Rousso, and Steve Moses for the most official Head of Household competition wins in a single season with 4.
 * She is the third player (and only female) to win 4 Head of Household competitions and win the game, following Drew Daniel and Hayden Moss and later succeeded by Ian Terry and Steve Moses.
 * Rachel is one of eight houseguests who have crossed over to or from another CBS reality show. The other seven being Alison Irwin, Jeff Schroeder, Jordan Lloyd and Brendon Villegas who later appeared on The Amazing Race; Hayden Moss and Caleb Reynolds who competed on Survivor; and Jeff Weldon and Jackie Ibarra, who were originally from The Amazing Race, being the first to cross over into Big Brother.
 * Rachel and Brendon are the only two to cross over twice, with both times being on The Amazing Race.
 * Rachel and Elissa are the third pair of relatives to compete on Big Brother. Michael Ellis and Nakomis Dedmon along with Adria Klein and Natalie Carroll are the first with Dick and Daniele Donato being the second.
 * They would later be followed by Liz and Julia Nolan, Cody and Paulie Calafiore, and Tiffany and Vanessa Rousso.
 * Rachel and Elissa are the first pair of relatives to play on separate seasons (Rachel on Season 12 and 13, and Elissa on Season 15). They would be followed by Cody and Paulie Calafiore, and Vanessa and Tiffany Rousso.