‘Big Brother’ Season 14 Cast: Where Are They Now? Ian Terry, Janelle Pierzina and More

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Big Brother’s 14th season proved to be the ultimate Revenge of the Nerds fantasy when engineering student Ian Terry took home the top prize over season 10 champ Dan Gheesling.Ian, then 21, impressed the Big Brother jury with his competition wins and social strategy, earning the $500,000 cash prize during the September 2012 finale.

The Pennsylvania native — a member of the “Quack Pack” alliance — beat Dan 6-1 after the former champ’s conniving gameplay left the jury bitter.“Anytime I saved myself or got saved by someone else in a critical situation in either season,” Ian recalled of his proudest moments in the competition during a June 2022 interview with Entertainment Weekly. “Both times I won Veto on BB14, I didn’t know with certainty that I was in trouble, but I definitely felt like I was in shaky territory and there’s no better feeling than having a 10 percent guarantee that you’re through to the next round of play by virtue of winning.”He added: “The way I play, I tend to want to link up with strong social players and have them do a lot of the legwork for me socially.

As a result, I get saved much more often than the average player would when in bad spots. Knowing your strengths and weaknesses and how to mitigate those weaknesses goes a long way.”Following his season 14 victory, Ian left the reality TV circuit to pursue a career as a management consultant.

He later returned for 2020’s All-Stars season but failed to make it to the finale after ally Nicole Franzel flipped the vote on him.“Obviously, I respect the game play that she was in a larger alliance without me.