Arush Dalal

* BB7
* BB6

## **Overview**

Arush Dalal was a houseguest on Big Brother 6 and Big Brother 7.

On Big Brother 6, Arush entered the game with his former college roommate Preston Holbrook and the two of them quickly landed in a good position, when Preston won the first Power of Veto of the season and the two of them formed an alliance with Stacy Davis and Estelle Dyson. The four of them along with Courtney Lane and Jocelyn Halibute controlled the first few weeks of the game. But when Courtney and Jocelyn feared they were on the bottom of their alliance, they turned on the Original Six. Arush landed in power for the first time during a double eviction on Day 31, and set his sights on backdooring Sydney Decarlo, who was a strong competitor outside of his group. He successfully pulled off the backdoor plan and Sydney was sent home. Arush didn't hit the block until week seven of the game, when he was nominated by Delaney Dial as her target next to Raydan Erikson. But with the numbers dwindling down and Stacy and Estelle being evicted from the game, Preston and Arush were able to pull Courtney back into their alliance and got Arush through the week, sending Raydan home. At the final five, Ginny Hue and Preston Holbrook had been working with Arush for several weeks, and wanted to target Courtney Lane for eviction. But Arush feared the strength of Ginny and Preston's relationship, and knew that Jocelyn Halibute was much closer to Ginny then Courtney was, so he nominated Ginny next to Jocelyn to force Preston's hand. But when Preston won the Power of Veto Arush had to convince him to leave the nominations the same and evict Jocelyn. Eventually Preston agreed to grant Arush his wishes, and Preston didn't use the Power of Veto. In the final Head of Household competition it came down to a tiebreaker question between Arush and Courtney, Arush narrowly beat Courtney and was able to get himself and Preston to the final two. Where they collected a total of $1,250,000 in prize money.

## **Biography**

* Big Brother 6

**Age:** 26
**Hometown:** New York, New York
**Sign:**Sagittarius
**Occupation:** Aerospace Engineer
**One word that would describe you and why?:**Adaptable. I have to be adaptable in my everyday life. Things are constantly changing, and I have to be able to change direction quickly.
**What did you learn from the last time you played Big Brother?:** Looking back, I need to better my social game, win a few more competitions and key moments, and prove that I am worthy of winning the game to my fellow houseguests.
**How do you think you will do this season compared to your last?:** I think I can go all the way, and win this season. Competition will be tough, and I am at a disadvantage as the others may know each other outside of the house, but I think I can blend in with a majority alliance and make it to the end again.
**Who would you want to work with from past seasons?:** I have said in the past that I would love to work with Lynn. I think he is smart, strategic and overall one of the best players to play the game. He seems to be a great person to be around, and I think we would get along very well if we had the chance to play together.
**What is your strategy this season>:** As I haven’t had many chances to meet many players from the first 5 seasons, I could be an easy target. I am going to try to blend into the house, play off of the relationships others may previously have whether good or bad, and find an alliance I can work with to take me far.
**Anything you want to say to your fans?:** I want to thank the fans for all of the support of myself and Preston last season. Hopefully I can pull out this win, and bring home the title! I appreciate all of the love!

After Big Brother 6, Arush returned back to New York, and was surprised by his newfound fame. He continued living his life as normal as possible, but has been asked to sign autographs by fans on multiple occasions when he goes out. Arush has started new research projects using the funding from his Big Brother winnings. He has also been seen visiting Preston, Stacy & Estelle in Hawaii enjoying a small vacation.
**Age:** 25
**Hometown:** New York, New York
**Sign:** Saggitarius
**Occupation:** Aerospace Engineer
**Three adjectives that describe you:** Adventurous, Articulate, Hardworking
**Favorite Activities:** Filmmaking, Windsurfing & Anything that has to do with space.
**What do you think will be the most difficult part about living inside the Big Brother house:** The most difficult part about being inside of the Big Brother house will be falling behind on current events, and missing out on knowing what is going on around the world. It will feel like a culture shock coming back out, and having to be updated on what has been going on.
**How will it affect your game, playing the game with a partner?** It will give me someone I can completely trust, which is rare in a game like Big Brother. It allows me to share my thoughts and ideas with someone who I know will have my back in the game.
**Which past houseguest would you want to play with as your partner?:**Lynn was someone who was smart, well liked, and had a good head on his shoulders. I think we would have gotten along well had we played together.
**What is your strategy this season:** I do not want people to know how smart I really am. I am going to downplay my intelligence, and only reveal things that are useful in my own game.

## **Player History - By Season**

* Big Brother 7
* Big Brother 6

### HOH History

 **Evicted**

 **Evicted**

### HOH History

 **Evicted**

 **Evicted**

 **Evicted**

## **Trivia**

* Arush is the first Indian houseguest to play Big Brother.
* He is the first Indian houseguest to make it to the final two.
* He is the highest payed runner-up, taking home a whopping $250,000 prize.
* Since the POV.s introduction in Big Brother 3, Arush is the first houseguest to make it to the end without winning the POV.