Meet Home Free
Age: 27.
Sings: High tenor.
Home: Couches of the other members.
College: Oklahoma City University; studied musical theater.
Fun fact: Sang in Voices of Liberty at Disneyland.
How he spent prize money: Paid off his college debt.
What bandmates said about him: Chatty, bling, grew up on dirt road, wants to be fishin'.
Tim Foust
Age: 33.
Sings: Bass.
Home: Nederland, Texas.
College: Lamar University; pre-dental for two years.
Fun fact: Landed a job as a staff songwriter for an L.A. publisher.
How he spent prize money: Savings and "I'm going to buy Rob a nicer couch so I can sleep on it."
What bandmates said about him: Funny, night owl, party starter.
Rob Lundquist
Age: 30.
Sings: Tenor.
Home: Richfield.
College: University of Minnesota-Duluth; music (voice).
Fun fact: Was a bartender at Guthrie Theater.
How he spent prize money: Savings.
What bandmates said about him: Purest voice in group, cuddliest, his beard has a Twitter account.
Chris Rupp
Age: 34.
Sings: Baritone.
Home: South St. Paul.
College: Minnesota State University, Mankato; music (voice, piano).
Fun fact: Worked as a video-game designer for Microsoft.
How he spent prize money: Paid down his mortgage and bought a pair of hippotamus-hide cowboy boots.
What bandmates said about him: Persistent, always working, always wearing a hat.
Adam Rupp
Age: 31.
Sings: Beat box.
Home: Shakopee.
College: Gustavus; music (trumpet).
Fun fact: Trumpeter in various bands.
How he spent prize money: Paid down mortgage.
What bandmates said about him: He's always in his own world onstage.
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