John Martin "Cakes" Auville

Known as "Cakes", Auville, (has also been credited as Martin Auville, and J.A. from Olney) was born in 1970.^[5] He was raised in Bowie, Maryland alongside fellow Junkies Eric Bickel and John-Paul Flaim, and attended Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt, Maryland. After high school, Auville studied communications at Towson University in Baltimore, Maryland, about which he is occasionally ridiculed for achieving a 1.5 grade point average (GPA) one semester;^[5] he then managed a local Toys Я Us store until making radio his full-time occupation in 1996.^[6] Auville's family currently lives in Olney, Maryland. He married his wife, Amy, in 1995. They have three children, Kurt Joseph (1997), Juliet (2002), and Brendan Craig (2004). After the birth of their third child, Auville had a vasectomy and has since been mocked with the name "Johnny Blanks".^[6] Auville is the most successful poker player among the group with multiple cashes in the annual JPO and a surprise 15th-place finish in the PPC Aruba World Championship.^[7]

Eric Carlton "E.B." Bickel

Bickel was born in 1970 and grew up in Bowie, Maryland where he grew up across the street from fellow Junkie John-Paul Flaim and in the same neighborhood as John Auville. Bickel attended DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland, where he befriended soon-to-be-Junkie Jason Bishop. After high school, Bickel attended the University of Maryland, where he majored in psychology and got a Masters of Education. He worked as a study hall monitor for the athletic department while working on his masters and was a college counselor at Howard Community College before becoming a "Junkie" in 1997. Bickel married his wife, Dina, in 1996 and they have three children, Stephen, Megan and Kate .^[5] On February 24, 2021, he announced he will be taking a side job as the color commentator for the Marist Red Foxes lacrosse team.^[8]

Jason William "Lurch Poppa" Bishop

Nicknamed "Lurch" because of his 6'6" height (a reference to The Addams Family butler on the television show), Bishop grew up in Lanham, Maryland and befriended fellow Junkie Eric Bickel while attending DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland, where he played basketball for legendary coach Morgan Wootten. Bishop received a scholarship^[9] to play basketball at the University of Richmond, then eventually transferred to Salisbury State University to pursue a degree in communications.^[6] He currently lives in Ashburn, Virginia, with his wife, Theresa, and their two daughters Madden and Ava.

John-Paul "J.P." Flaim

"J.P." Flaim was born in 1970 and grew up across the street from fellow Junkie Eric Bickel in Bowie, Maryland. Flaim attended Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt, Maryland, and then went on to major in international business at the University of Maryland, College Park before studying law at the Temple University Beasley School of Law in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.^[5] In 1997, he failed the Maryland bar exam, reading his results publicly while on the air; however, he passed the exam the following year and can now legally practice law in Maryland.^[6]

Flaim has also fought as a professional middleweight boxer. His record is 0–1, having lost his December 9, 2006 debut fight to Jay Watts by TKO in the first round, just days after the death of Flaim's father-in-law.^[10] In 2007, he was ranked 991st out of the top 999 boxers in the light middleweight division.^[11]

Flaim and his ex-wife Carol, have two children together, a daughter Kelsie (2000),^[5] and a son, Dylan Carlos (2007).^{[citation needed]}

On February 3, 2010, Flaim announced that he and Carol would divorce.^{[citation needed]} On August 24, 2012, he married Jessica "Jess" Boughers,^[12] a professional fitness model^[13] and former Hooters girl,^[14] and a former Arena Football^[14] and Washington Redskins cheerleader.^[13] Flaim and Boughers have a daughter, born in 2017.

Junkies Poker Open

The Junkies have sponsored an annual "Junkie Poker Open" event typically held at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The Texas hold'em poker tournament has gained some notoriety as former World Series of Poker contestants (Lee Childs, among others) have participated in the events. As part of their 20th year celebrations they held a special JPO in Las Vegas at the Aria Resort and Casino. In October 2017 they held their first JPO in the Washington D.C. area, hosting it at MGM National Harbor.^{[citation needed]}

Unauthorized Redskins Pre-Game Show

Since the 2004 season, the Junkies have hosted a two-hour pregame show prior to the kick-off of each Washington Redskins game. The show is broadcast live from a Washington area restaurant or bar and airs on WJFK-FM. The show is considered "unauthorized" because they have continued doing the program even though WJFK no longer holds the rights to broadcast the team's games.^{[citation needed]}

Upersay Owlbay Party

The Junkies host a party for the NFL championship game at a Washington area restaurant or bar. The name is based on a Pig Latin version of the phrase "super bowl" due to the NFL's active pursuit of trademark issues with the Super Bowl name.^{[citation needed]}

Junkies' Spring Break Party

An annual spring break themed party held at the State Theater in Falls Church, Virginia. This event is no longer held.^{[citation needed]}

Sundress Sillies Party

First held in 2008, the Junkies host an annual end-of-summer party. Women are encouraged to attend wearing a sundress. They also promote a "V.I.P. section" for women who do not wear underwear,^{[citation needed]} but do not actively check to verify "V.I.P." eligibility.

As of 2011 the Junkies were forced to change the name of the party to "Summer Dress Party" due to trademark issues.^{[citation needed]}

Justin Gimelstob

An interview with tennis player Justin Gimelstob made international headlines because of comments Gimelstob made about Anna Kournikova and other female tennis players. Gimelstob was reprimanded by his employer, Tennis Channel, and made a donation to the Women's Sports Foundation as a result of the incident.^[23]

Rob Ford

The Junkies created an international controversy on December 5, 2013, when they interviewed Rob Ford, the mayor of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. At the time of the interview, Ford was embroiled in a scandal resulting from his admitted use of drugs and alcohol.^[24][25] The interview was conducted while the Junkies were hosting their periodic gambling tournament at The Borgata. Producers Matt Cahill and Matt Myers arranged for the interview by appealing to Ford's interest in the National Football League and most of the interview focused on Ford's predictions for that weekend's upcoming NFL games. During the course of the interview, Bishop asked Ford to confirm the latest press accusations that he had tried to buy the incriminating video that allegedly showed him smoking crack cocaine. Ford denied the accusation and shifted the interview back to the topic of football.^[24]

Canadian media closely followed the interview especially since Ford had yet to respond to their questions about trying to purchase the incriminating video.^[24] At the end of the interview, Ford invited the Junkies to host the show in his Toronto office and also agreed to come on the show periodically to discuss football. Within hours, major American media outlets, including CNN and NBC, featured news stories about the interview.^[24][26][27]