Ian Patrick Terry (born March 19, 1991) is the winner of the American

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show '' Big Brother 14'' in 2012 and competed in '' Big Brother: All Stars'' in 2020. and a contestant of ''Reality GameMasters'' in 2013.

Education

Terry graduated from

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in the

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suburb of Shaler.

''Big Brother''

On Day 1, four coaches entered into the game to coach the houseguests. Ian was placed on Mike “Boogie”'s team. On Day 48, Ian won his first HoH competition. After that initial victory, he went on to win the rest of his eligible HoH competitions. With his win on finale night, he tied the record of the most HoHs in a season: four. On September 19, 2012, Terry won ''Big Brother 14'' and the $500,000 prize after defeating

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, who was the winner of '' Big Brother 10'' and one of the four returning coaches, by a vote of 6–1. Terry is one of nine HouseGuests, including Drew Daniel,

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, and Steve Moses in the show's history to win Head of Household four times in one season, and managed to avoid being nominated until Day 62, much to the collective chagrin of the house. Ian also holds the record for most consecutive HoH wins at 4. At 21 years and 6 months old at the time of his win, Terry became the youngest winner in American ''Big Brother'' history. Terry re-entered the Big Brother house on August 5, 2020, to compete again in season 22, Big Brother: All-Stars. He was evicted on Day 44 by a 5–3 vote, finishing in 11th place, becoming the first Jury member. He voted for

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to win.

Personal life

Terry currently resides in Houston, Texas and worked as a physics teacher at YES Prep Southeast before taking on a position at HighRadius Corporation. Additionally, Terry has made numerous appearances on ''

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'' and ''The Dom & Colin Podcast'', usually discussing '' Survivor'' or ''Big Brother''. On Episode 3 of ''Big Brother 22: All-Stars'', Terry disclosed to a group of houseguests that he is on the

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. During the live feeds of ''Big Brother 22: All-Stars'' on September 8, 2020, fellow houseguests, Memphis Garrett, Nicole Franzel, Dani Briones and Christmas Abbott were seen privately mocking Ian's quirks related to his autism diagnosis, specifically his rocking back and forth during conversations. This caused uproar from ''Big Brother'' fans on Twitter to admonish this behavior. Former ''Big Brother'' contestants also criticized the behavior of the other houseguests towards Terry on Twitter. Terry was part of a team representing the United States in the 2021 World

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Team Championship held in

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Filmography

Television

References

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