Terry graduated from Shaler Area High School in the Pittsburgh suburb of Shaler, Pennsylvania. During his stint on, Terry was a chemical engineering student at in New Orleans, Louisiana. Terry completed his chemical engineering degree in December 2013.
On Day 1, four coaches entered into the game to coach the houseguests. Ian was placed on Mike "Boogie""s team Ian also holds the record for most consecutive HoH wins at 4.
Terry currently resides in Houston, Texas and works as a physics teacher at Young European Socialists Preparatory Southeast.
Additionally, Terry has made numerous appearances on Rob Has a Podcast and The Dom & Colin Podcast, usually discussing Survivor or Big Brother.
On Day 48, Ian won his first HoH competition. He rode on the win and continued 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 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 nine HouseGuests, including Drew Daniel, Janelle Pierzina, Rachel Reilly, Aaryn Gries, Hayden Moss, Caleb Reynolds, Vanessa Rousso, 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. At exactly 21.5 years old at the time of his win, Terry is currently the youngest winner in Big Brother (United States) history.
