{{short description|American Big Brother winner (born 1991)}} {{For|the game designer|Ian Terry (game designer)}} {{Infobox person | name = Ian Terry | image = IanTerryBeach.jpg | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|3|19}} | birth_place = Shaler Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.<ref>{{Cite web | title=Shaler native Ian Terry is back in the ‘Big Brother’ House {{!}} Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | url=https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/tv-radio/2020/08/05/big-brother-all-stars-ian-terry-pittsburgh-returns-to-the-house/stories/202008050126 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128124739/https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/tv-radio/2020/08/05/Big-Brother-all-stars-Ian-Terry-Pittsburgh-returns-to-the-House/stories/202008050126 | access-date=2025-08-18 | archive-date=2021-01-28}}</ref> | occupation = Management consultant | television = ''Big Brother 14'' (winner)<br>''Big Brother 22'' }} '''Ian Patrick Terry''' (born March 19, 1991) is the winner of the American reality television show ''Big Brother 14'' in 2012 and competed on ''Big Brother: All Stars'' in 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/s69/big-brother-usa/news/a407049/big-brother-usa-a-winner-is-crowned-in-season-14-finale-live-blog.html |title=Big Brother USA: A winner is crowned in season 14 finale - Live blog |publisher= Digital Spy |date=2012-09-20 |access-date=2012-10-05}}</ref> He was also a contestant on ''Reality Gamemasters'' in 2013 and season 4 of ''The Traitors'' (American TV series).
== Education == Terry graduated from Shaler Area High School in the Pittsburgh suburb of Shaler.
==''Big Brother''== thumb|left|upright|Terry in 2012 On Day 1, four coaches entered into the game to coach the houseguests. Ian was placed on Mike "Boogie" Malin'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 Dan Gheesling, 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 ten HouseGuests, including Drew Daniel, Janelle Pierzina, Rachel Reilly, Aaryn Gries, Hayden Moss, Caleb Reynolds, Vanessa Rousso, Steve Moses and Vince Panaro 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.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.cbs.com/shows/big_brother/photos/1008961/who-s-in-the-cast-of-big-brother-season-22- |title= Who's in the Cast of Big Brother Season 22? |publisher=CBS |access-date=2020-08-09}}</ref> He voted for Cody Calafiore 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.yesprep.org/schools/southeast/staff-directory |title=YES Prep Southeast Staff Directory |publisher=YES Prep Public Schools |access-date=2015-03-26 |archive-date=2013-06-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130619191458/http://www.yesprep.org/schools/southeast/staff-directory |url-status=dead }}</ref> Additionally, Terry has made numerous appearances on ''Rob Has a Podcast'' and ''The Dom & Colin Podcast'', usually discussing ''Survivor'' or ''Big Brother''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://robhasawebsite.com/?s=Ian+Terry |title= Rob Has a Podcast |publisher=Rob Cesternino |access-date=2015-03-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://domandcolin.blogspot.com/search?q=Ian+Terry |title= The Dom & Colin Podcast |access-date=2015-03-26}}</ref>
On Episode 3 of ''Big Brother 22: All-Stars'', Terry disclosed to a group of houseguests that he is on the autism spectrum.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/big-brother-22-ian-terry-calls-the-game-autistic-hell-fans-petition-for-a-rocking-chair.html/ |title='Big Brother 22': Ian Terry Calls the Game 'Autistic Hell,' Fans Petition for a Rocking Chair |date=10 August 2020 |publisher= Showbiz Cheat Sheet |access-date=2020-08-13}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.com/nicole-franzel-others-criticized-mocking-big-brother-contestant-autism-1530774 |title= Nicole Franzel and Others Criticized For Mocking 'Big Brother' Contestant With Autism |date= 9 September 2020 |publisher= Newsweek |access-date=2020-09-10}}</ref>
Terry was part of a team representing the United States in the 2021 World Backgammon Team Championship held in Trier, Germany.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://heavy.com/entertainment/big-brother/ian-terry-national-backgammon-team/|title = 'Big Brother's' Ian Terry Chosen to Represent U.S. In International Competition|date = 4 August 2021}}</ref>
==Filmography== === Television === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2012 | ''Big Brother 14'' | Contestant | Winner |- | 2020 | ''Big Brother: All-Stars'' | Contestant | Evicted; 11th place |- |2026 |''The Traitors'' |Contestant | Season 4; Eliminated, 23rd place |}
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