The Biggest Loser: Battle of the Ages
Encyclopedia
The Biggest Loser: Battle of the Ages is the twelfth season of the NBC
reality television
series entitled The Biggest Loser. The contestants competed to win a $
250,000 prize. It premiered on September 20, 2011. Along with existing trainer Bob Harper
, two new trainers (Anna Kournikova
and Dolvett Quince) will join this season. The 15 contestants this season will be divided into three groups of five by their ages: those who are 30 and under will be trained by Quince, those who are between 31–49 will be trained by Harper, and those who are 50 and over will be trained by Kournikova.
Notes
Standings
BMI
Winners
Notes
Notes
The 15 new contestants are dropped off in the middle of the California desert, before meeting with Alison. She organises them into their teams, based on their ages: 30 and under, 31-49, and 50 and over, and then tells them that there are three trainers this season, with two of them being brand new. The trainers are flown in courtesy of the Marine Corps; the first trainer to come out is veteran Bob Harper
, who has switched to the black color instead of his original blue. Out next is the first newcomer, former professional tennis player-turned-certified fitness trainer Anna Kournikova
, wearing Bob's old blue color. She previously made a guest appearance on an episode of season 10
. Finally, the second newcomer, Dolvett Quince, comes out, wearing the red color, a returning team color that was inactive after season 4
, but has now been revived. The teams then receive their first challenge; they must compete for the right to choose their trainer. The objective is to walk a mile as a team, whilst carrying a flagpole. Each team must cross the finish line before they can choose their trainer. The middle team (Antone, Joe, John, Jennifer and Sunny) finishes first, chooses Bob, and becomes the black team. The younger team (Patrick, Vinny, Jessica, Ramon and Courtney) finishes second, and the encouragement they received from Dolvett in the final stretch inspired them to choose him and become the red team. The older team (Bonnie, Johnny, Mike, Debbie and Becky), slowed by Bonnie's knee injury, finishes last, and ends up becoming the blue team, with Anna as their trainer. However, as the blue team continues to struggle, Anna and the other trainers, along with the rest of the contestants, run out to meet them and they all cross the line again together. After they finish, Alison tells them about a major twist in the competition: before the finale, there will be a marathon. Every contestant, whether they have been eliminated or not, will take part. The winner of the marathon will automatically become a finalist.
The next day, the contestants meet their trainers at the front door of the gym to begin their first workout, and all teams are training at the same time. Dolvett quickly shows his fierceness and does not hesitate to shout at his team. He focuses on Patrick in particular, and his need to restore his confidence. Anna has a calmer, but still firm, approach, appropriate for her team and their struggle to perform at the same intensity as the younger teams, but she still occasionaly screams at her team. She particularly notices Debbie and Johnny's lack of motivation and habits of frequently making excuses and asking for breaks, all of which Anna refuses, and at one point, Johnny decides to leave, but later decides to get back into the gym to finish the workout. Bob makes Antone his "pet project," a former NFL offensive tackle. Antone clearly struggles with what he has become in comparison to his previous athleticism, and breaks down, crying on the floor, just 10 minutes into the workout.
Later on, in the middle of the night, Becky receives a phone call at 3:15 am, notifying her that her father had died of heart failure. Upon hearing the news, she does something "completely out of character;" she goes to the gym by herself and works out on her own to prevent her mind from racing. The next morning, she left the ranch for a few days to be with her family, and Anna and the others have a discussion regarding their health and mortality; it clearly strikes a chord with the other contestants and the state of their own health statuses.
A few days later, Becky returns from her father's funeral, and the last chance workouts begin. Becky's determination to prevent herself from going down the same path as her father was so strong that it caused Anna to get emotional. She tells Becky that she is very proud of her. Antone has also made significant progress from the first workout, but Dolvett decides at one point to kick Patrick out of the gym because of his self-doubt. They then have a discussion, and Patrick decides to get back into the gym to continue the workout.
At the weigh-in, Alison asks Anna and Dolvett how they feel about it. Anna compares this experience to "playing at Arthur Ashe stadium in front of 20,000 people." Dolvett states that "very seldomly does [he] ever get nervous, and that right now, [he] is nervous." Bob then states that the only number that matters is the number on the scale, as he has seen contestants young and old alike lose big numbers. The weigh-in then proceeds, and the contestants are weighed-in from oldest to youngest. The oldest contestant, Johnny, loses 17 pounds. Becky and Mike also lose double figures (-10 and -12); however, Bonnie only loses 4 pounds, which is clearly upsetting to everyone, and Debbie loses only 6 pounds. Up next, The black team performs very well, with great numbers from all members, particularly Antone (-32), John (-37), & Joe (-22). The red team also has all its members in double figures: Vinny loses 21 pounds, Patrick loses 20 pounds, and Ramon loses 17 pounds. Thus, the blue team loses the weigh-in, and between them they decide that, despite Bonnie's lower number, she would be better off staying to find the best way for her to lose weight. Debbie explains that she has a support system at home, and would be able to cope if she left. The team supports this, and sends Debbie home.
In the contestant catch-up segment, Debbie has lost 24 pounds, and is much more active, frequently exercising with her daughter, including taking part in her son's dance classes.
Week 2 begins with Alison introducing them to their first temptation, and the stakes involved. Each team will only have two hours a day to use the gym, and will have the same time slot throughout the week; the three slots are early morning (5-7am), early afternoon (12 noon-2pm), and late night (9-11pm). The temptation involves eating mini-doughnuts (35 calories each) in three minutes, with the winning team choosing the slots for themselves and the other teams. Only two members actually took part: Mike ate 11 doughnuts (385 calories), and John ate 37 (1,295 calories). The black team won the challenge and chose the 5-7am slot for themselves, and then gave the blue team the 12 noon-2pm slot and the red team the 9-11pm slot. This decision apparently caused some conflict, as the red team seemed to think John showed a lack of respect towards them.
On day 1 of the new schedule, Bob enters the dorm with a megaphone and a wake-up song at 4:19am. The black team struggles with the early morning wake-up call, but Bob is clearly more enthusiastic about having the morning slot, and pushes the black team to their limits, focusing on John for his participation in the temptation. Antone falls off the spin machine from pushing himself so hard, and struggles with his lack of fitness in comparison to his previous days as an athlete. There is also conflict between John and Sunny; John has insulted Sunny to Antone, and tried to make deals with other team members to keep himself in the ranch. There is some resolution; Bob makes the point that cracks in the team dynamic will open themselves up to being defeated by the other teams.
At the 12 noon-2pm time slot, Anna tailors Bonnie's workout to help with her knee injury, but Johnny is struggling and gives up very quickly in all of his exercises. This irritates Bonnie in particular, as he has no injuries, and is not making the most of his opportunities to exercise. Later, at 8pm, Dolvett sits down with the red team before their workout, and looks in detail at their calorie intakes and diets: he uses this to ensure that they are all in good shape for their workout. During the workout, Jessica talks to Dolvett about struggling with her past, and how her previous partner encouraged her to gain weight to combat his jealously.
Dr. Huizenga is on the ranch to deliver health test results to the contestants, with the trainers there to support them at his request. Jennifer is revealed to have 155 pounds of excess fat, and has a 32% chance of getting diabetes within the next five years. In Bonnie's case, after having her stomach stapled, she lost over 100 pounds, but the majority of that weight was muscle rather than fat, and as a result, she is in worse shape than before her surgery. She is also extremely likely to need another artificial knee, and Dr. H allows her to speak to her daughter and grandson to help motivate her. Ramon is revealed to be the sickest person in relation to his age (with an internal age of 50, which, ironically enough, was his football number, and 23 years older than his actual age of 27), despite declaring that he had nothing wrong with him, with high blood pressure, elevated bad cholesterol, very low good cholesterol, and diabetes, all of which he was unaware of, because he refused to go to his doctor, out of fear of the facts.
For the challenge, the teams must navigate a ball through a maze floating on water using only their body weight. The fastest time wins a 2-pound advantage, second place gets a 1-pound advantage, and third place gets no advantage. The black team beats the red team by just three seconds, 7:42 to 7:45, and the blue team finished last, with a time of 14:45.
At the last chance workout, the trainers are all concerned by the time restrictions, and their ability to do as much in the two hours that they have. Jennifer has her workout tailored to combat her knee injury, which is severe enough to need an MRI. Johnny is putting in more effort in this workout, which is clearly noticed by Anna.
At the weigh-in, the trainers remark about how the second week has historically always been the hardest week in the competition. The red team goes first; Ramon loses 9 pounds, Courtney loses 7 pounds, and Vinny loses 5 pounds to put him at exactly 400 pounds. The black team goes next, with John losing 15 pounds to get him under 400, Antone losing 10 pounds, and Jennifer losing 6 pounds, despite her injury. Finally, the blue team weighs in; Mike is their biggest loser with a loss of 7 pounds; Becky loses 5 pounds, and Bonnie loses 3 pounds. As Johnny gets on the scale to weigh in, Anna tells her team that she cannot watch because she is very nervous about him this week, and her fears are warranted; Johnny gains 2 pounds, and everyone is shocked at the outcome. As a result, the blue team loses the weigh-in again, and decide to send Johnny home due to his lack of motivation throughout the week.
In the contestant catch-up segment, Johnny has lost 59 pounds, and is enjoying the chance to play with his grandchildren.
Red Team loses weigh in. The Red Team eliminates Patrick over Courtney.
Week 4 starts with the aftermath of the Red Team meeting with Dolvett having voted out Patrick. With Ramon in tears saying :'I feel so bad I can't even describe it, that he betrayed one of his best friends. Dolvett gives the Red Team a pep talk about how their weight loss was their best and they should be proud of it.
Morning comes and both Red and Blue are shown to be working out while the Black Team get introduced to Hannah from Season 11, in amazing shape. She explains how miserable she was when she came to the ranch and describes how happy she is now that she's 'unzipped the fat suit'. The Black Team then get lead to the kitchen.
Flash to the Red Team, Dolvett brings out Adam from Season 10 who they are now going to workout with. He talks about his own experience, especially about how he lost his mother to diabetes. The workout for today is the Red Team holding these two sandbags (50lbs) and working as a team to walk 5 miles. They are allowed to pass it off to another team member if needed. However if they pass it off too often then they would risk the last person not being able to cope. Ramon walks for a mile and shows no sign of being tired. He passes the second mile mark. Vinny fell back during the workout with Dolvett by his side encouraging him. 3rd mile mark and Ramon is still going strong despite the hurt as he is determined to prove he is a leader. Mile 4 and 5 flash by and Ramon has carried it the whole way and feeling great about it. After the workout, Dolvett talks to Courtney about her lack of confidence and how close to going home she was last night. Dolvett reminds Courtney that she is better than she is and should be proud of herself.
Back at the house we see Black Team with Hannah, where Hannah is making Virginia Stuffed Peppers. Bob is amazed at how much Hannah has come since last season.
On a beach somewhere, the three remaining members of the blue team and Anna are joined by Marci from Season 11. Marci tells them to think about their powerful why. They do several different workout moves with Anna saying she loves finding new moves to do with older people. Bonnie struggles with her knee and can't run with Anna believing she is mentally scared but physically capable. At the "all-weather" challenge, the black team continue their streak, winning video chats and letters from home, whilst both the red and blue teams receive their letters for completing the course. At the weigh-in, it was the black team who continued their four-week streak, winning another weigh-in with -2.12%. The red team came in second with -2.05% and the blue team were forced to visit another elimination with just -1.93%. As she was the biggest loser on her team, Bonnie had the only vote, and chose to send Mike home.
The trainers chose one contestant to represent each team in the weigh-in. The blue team loses the weigh-in and eliminates Joe for only losing two pounds.
Contestants begin to compete as individuals and compete in a pentathlon. The winner gets immunity, and whoever comes in last place gets a one pound penalty. In the pentathlon, Antone got first place with a score of 26. Sunny got second place with a score of 25, then Becky at third with a score of 22, then Vinny at fourth scoring 18 points. John and Ramon were tied for fifth place with 17 points apiece. Bonnie got last place with a score of 13, thus getting a one pound penalty, and then got eliminated.
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series entitled The Biggest Loser. The contestants competed to win a $
United States dollar
The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
250,000 prize. It premiered on September 20, 2011. Along with existing trainer Bob Harper
Bob Harper (personal trainer)
Robert "Bob" Harper is a personal trainer, who appears on the television series The Biggest Loser .- Career :Harper has worked as a personal trainer for celebrity clients, including Jennifer Jason Leigh...
, two new trainers (Anna Kournikova
Anna Kournikova
Anna Sergeyevna Kournikova is a Russian retired professional tennis player. Her beauty and celebrity status made her one of the best known tennis stars worldwide, despite the fact that she never won a WTA singles title. At the peak of her fame, fans looking for images of Kournikova made her name...
and Dolvett Quince) will join this season. The 15 contestants this season will be divided into three groups of five by their ages: those who are 30 and under will be trained by Quince, those who are between 31–49 will be trained by Harper, and those who are 50 and over will be trained by Kournikova.
Contestants
| Contestant | Original Team | Mixed Team And Single Team | Status | Total votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deborah 'Debbie' Lounds, 60, Ann Arbor, Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. The 2010 census places the population at 113,934, making it the sixth largest city in Michigan. The Ann Arbor Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 344,791 as of 2010... |
Blue Team | Eliminated Week 1 | 3/5 | |
| John 'Johnny' Forger, 65, Canton, Massachusetts Canton, Massachusetts Canton is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 21,561 at the 2010 census. Canton is part of Greater Boston, about 15 miles southwest of downtown Boston.- History :... |
Blue Team | Eliminated Week 2 | 2/4 | |
| Patrick Ferrari, 26, Albany, Oregon Albany, Oregon Albany is the eleventh largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon, and is the county seat of Linn County. It is located in the Willamette Valley at the confluence of the Calapooia River and the Willamette River in both Linn and Benton counties, just east of Corvallis and south of Salem. It is... |
Red Team | Eliminated Week 3 | 3/5 | |
| Mike Danley, 62, Spencerville, Indiana Spencerville, Indiana Spencerville is an unincorporated town located in Spencer Township, DeKalb County, Indiana. The only covered bridge in DeKalb County is located in Spencerville.-Geography:Spencerville is located at .test... |
Blue Team | Eliminated Week 4 | 2/3 | |
| Courtney Rainville, 24, Scottsdale, Arizona Scottsdale, Arizona Scottsdale is a city in the eastern part of Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, adjacent to Phoenix. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, as of 2010 the population of the city was 217,385... |
Red Team | Eliminated Week 5 | 3/4 | |
| Jennifer Rumple, 39, Alameda, California Alameda, California Alameda is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. It is located on Alameda Island and Bay Farm Island, and is adjacent to Oakland in the San Francisco Bay. The Bay Farm Island portion of the city is adjacent to the Oakland International Airport. At the 2010 census, the city had a... |
Black Team | Eliminated Week 6 | 6/10 | |
| Jessica Limpert, 26, San Francisco, California San Francisco, California San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland... |
Red Team | Red Team | Eliminated Week 7 | 4/6 |
| Joe Mitchell, 46, Knoxville, Tennessee Knoxville, Tennessee Founded in 1786, Knoxville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, U.S.A., behind Memphis and Nashville, and is the county seat of Knox County. It is the largest city in East Tennessee, and the second-largest city in the Appalachia region... |
Black Team | Blue Team | Eliminated Week 8 | 3/5 |
| Bonnie Griffin, 63, Picayune, Mississippi Picayune, Mississippi Picayune is the largest city in Pearl River County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 10,878 at the 2010 census. Located approximately from New Orleans, Hattiesburg, and Gulfport/Biloxi... |
Blue Team | Red Team | Eliminated Week 9 | 3/5 |
| Ramon Medeiros, 27, Florence, Colorado Florence, Colorado The City of Florence is a Statutory City located in Fremont County, Colorado, United States. The population was 3,653 at the 2000 census.ADX Florence, the only federal Supermax prison in the United States, is located south of Florence in an unincorporated area in Fremont County... |
Red Team | Blue Team | Eliminated Week 10 | 2/4 |
| Sunny Sinclair, 41, Frisco, Texas Frisco, Texas Frisco is an affluent city in Collin and Denton Counties in the U.S. state of Texas and a rapidly growing suburb of Dallas. As of the 2010 Census, 116,989 people were living in Frisco up from 33,714 in the previous census. Frisco was the fastest growing city in the United States in 2009, and also... |
Black Team | Blue Team | Eliminated Week 11 | 2/3 |
| Vincent 'Vinny' Hickerson, 27, Nashville, Tennessee Nashville, Tennessee Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home... |
Red Team | Black Team | Active | |
| Rebecca 'Becky' Comet, 51, Benton, Arkansas Benton, Arkansas Benton is a city in and the county seat of Saline County, Arkansas, United States and a suburb of Little Rock. It was established in 1837. According to a 2006 Special Census conducted at the request of the city government, the population of the city is 27,717, ranking it as the state's 16th largest... |
Blue Team | Black Team | Active | |
| Antone Davis Antone Davis Antone Eugene Davis is a former American football offensive tackle and guard. He played one year of football at Peach County High School in Fort Valley, Georgia, and was recruited out of high school by the Tennessee Military Institute, for whom he played one year of college football... 47, Knoxville, Tennessee Knoxville, Tennessee Founded in 1786, Knoxville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, U.S.A., behind Memphis and Nashville, and is the county seat of Knox County. It is the largest city in East Tennessee, and the second-largest city in the Appalachia region... |
Black Team | Black Team | Active | |
| John Rhode, 40, Mesa, Arizona Mesa, Arizona According to the 2010 Census, the racial composition of Mesa was as follows:* White: 77.1% * Hispanic or Latino : 26.54%* Black or African American: 3.5%* Two or more races: 3.4%* Native American: 2.4%... |
Black Team | Red Team | Active |
- The red team is contestants who are ages 30 and younger (trained by Dolvett Quince), the black team is contestants who are ages 31-49 (trained by Bob Harper), and the blue team is contestants who are ages 50 and older (trained by Anna Kournikova). As of Week 7, the two contestants stayed on the same teams, while the remaining seven swapped teams.
Weigh-Ins
| Contestant | Age | Height | Begin BMI Body mass index The body mass index , or Quetelet index, is a heuristic proxy for human body fat based on an individual's weight and height. BMI does not actually measure the percentage of body fat. It was invented between 1830 and 1850 by the Belgian polymath Adolphe Quetelet during the course of developing... |
Latest BMI Body mass index The body mass index , or Quetelet index, is a heuristic proxy for human body fat based on an individual's weight and height. BMI does not actually measure the percentage of body fat. It was invented between 1830 and 1850 by the Belgian polymath Adolphe Quetelet during the course of developing... |
Start Wt. |
Week | Wt. Lost |
% Lost |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | ||||||||
| John | 40 |
6'4" | 445 | 408 | 393 | 375 | 366 | 354 | 344 | 329 | 319 | 310 | 305 | 296 | |||||||
| Antone | 44 | 6'5" | 447 | 415 | 405 | 389 | 381 | 377 | 369 | 353 | 348 | 339 | 331 | 323 | ||||||
| Becky | 51 | 5'6" | 238 | 228 | 223 | 214 | 212 | 204 | 203 | 192 | 186 | 182 | 177 | 172 | ||||||
| Vinny | 27 | 6'0" | 426 | 405 | 400 | 390 | 382 | 372 | 367 | 355 | 345 | 335 | 324 | 314 | ||||||
| Sunny | 41 | 5'8" | 277 | 261 | 255 | 245 | 241 | 227 | 232 | 218 | 216 | 207 | 202 | 201 | ||||||
| Ramon | 27 | 5'11" | 355 | 338 | 329 | 322 | 311 | 304 | 302 | 286 | 280 | 273 | 268 | |||||||
| Bonnie | 63 | 5'4" | 254 | 250 | 247 | 240 | 233 | 229 | 228 | 221 | 213 | 208 | ||||||||
| Joe | 46 | 5'10" | 348 | 326 | 324 | 307 | 301 | 294 | 286 | 271 | 269 | |||||||||
| Jessica | 26 | 5'8" | 254 | 239 | 232 | 221 | 219 | 213 | 209 | 201 | ||||||||||
| Jennifer | 39 | 5'7" | 330 | 311 | 305 | 289 | 282 | 274 | 270 | |||||||||||
| Courtney | 24 | 5'6" | 270 | 254 | 247 | 240 | 237 | 231 | ||||||||||||
| Mike | 62 | 5'11" | 309 | 297 | 290 | 273 | 268 | |||||||||||||
| Patrick | 26 | 6'2" | 387 | 367 | 361 | 350 | ||||||||||||||
| Johnny | 65 | 6'0" | 328 | 311 | 313 | |||||||||||||||
| Debbie | 60 | 5'6" | 239 | 233 | ||||||||||||||||
Notes
- Sunny's 6.03% weight loss in week 7 was counted as -3.96% due to her weight gain the previous week so Becky's valid -5.42% weight loss made her the biggest loser of the week.
Standings
- Week's Biggest Loser (Team or Individuals)
- Week's Biggest Loser & Immunity
- ImmunityImmunity (reality television)Immunity in reality television is a concept that is widely used in weekly elimination-type reality television shows by which a contestant participating in such a show may not be "kicked off" or eliminated from competition in a particular time period...
(Challenge or Weigh-In) - Last person eliminated before the finale
- Results from At-Home players
BMI
- Underweight (less than 18.5 BMI)
- Normal (18.5 – 24.9 BMI)
- Overweight (25 – 29.9 BMI)
- Obese Class I (30 – 34.9 BMI)
- Obese Class II (35 – 39.9 BMI)
- Obese Class III (greater than 40 BMI)
Winners
- $United States dollarThe United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
250,000 Winner (among the finalists) - $United States dollarThe United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
100,000 Winner (among the eliminated contestants)
Weigh-In Figures History
| Contestant | Week | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | |||||
| John | -37 | ||||||||||||||||
| Antone | -32 | -10 | |||||||||||||||
| Becky | -10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vinny | -21 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sunny | -16 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ramon | -17 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bonnie | -4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Joe | -22 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jessica | -15 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jennifer | -19 | ||||||||||||||||
| Courtney | -16 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mike | -12 | ||||||||||||||||
| Patrick | -20 | ||||||||||||||||
| Johnny | -17 | ||||||||||||||||
| Debbie | -6 | ||||||||||||||||
Notes
- Sunny's 14 pound weight loss in week 7 was displayed as a -9 due to her weight gain the previous week.
Weigh-In Percentage History
| Contestant | Week | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | ||||
| John | -8.31% | |||||||||||||||
| Antone | -7.16% | |||||||||||||||
| Becky | -4.20% | |||||||||||||||
| Vinny | -4.93% | |||||||||||||||
| Sunny | -5.78% | |||||||||||||||
| Ramon | -4.79% | |||||||||||||||
| Bonnie | -1.57% | |||||||||||||||
| Joe | -6.32% | |||||||||||||||
| Jessica | -5.91% | |||||||||||||||
| Jennifer | -5.76% | |||||||||||||||
| Courtney | -5.93% | |||||||||||||||
| -2.53% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mike | -3.88% | |||||||||||||||
| Patrick | -5.17% | |||||||||||||||
| Johnny | -5.18% | |||||||||||||||
| Debbie | -2.51% | |||||||||||||||
Notes
- Sunny's 6.03% weight loss in week 7 was counted as -3.96% due to her weight gain the previous week.
Leaderboard
| Contestant | Age | Height | Start BMI | Start Weight | Recent BMI | Recent Weight | Lbs | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
- Underweight (below 18.5 BMI)
- Normal (18.5 - 24.9 BMI)
- Overweight (25 - 29.9 BMI)
- Obese Class I (30 - 34.9 BMI)
- Obese Class II (35 - 39.9 BMI)
- Obese Class III (greater than 40 BMI)
Elimination Voting History
| Contestant | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eliminated | Debbie | Johnny | Patrick | Mike | Courtney | Jennifer | Jessica | Joe | Bonnie | Ramon | Sunny | ||||||
| John | X | X | X | X | X | Ramon | X | ? | | Bonnie | Sunny | Sunny | ||||||
| Antone | X | X | X | X | X | Jennifer | Jessica | Joe | | Bonnie | Ramon | X | ||||||
| Becky | Debbie | Johnny | X | Mike | X | ? | Jessica | | Sunny | X | Ramon | Sunny | ||||||
| Vinny | X | X | Courtney | X | Courtney | Jennifer | Bonnie | Joe | ? | Sunny | ? | ||||||
| Sunny | X | X | X | X | X | Jennifer | Jessica | X | | Becky | X | X | Eliminated Week 11 | |||||
| Ramon | X | X | Patrick | X | Courtney | Jennifer | Bonnie | X | | Bonnie | X | Eliminated Week 10 | ||||||
| Bonnie | Debbie | Johnny | X | Mike | X | | Ramon | X | Joe | X | Eliminated Week 9 | |||||||
| Joe | X | X | X | X | X | Jennifer | Jessica | X | Eliminated Week 8 | ||||||||
| Jessica | X | X | Patrick | X | Courtney | Jennifer | X | Eliminated Week 7 | |||||||||
| Jennifer | X | X | X | X | X | Ramon | Eliminated Week 6 | ||||||||||
| Courtney | X | X | Patrick | X | Vinny | Eliminated Week 5 | |||||||||||
| Mike | Debbie | ? | X | Becky | Eliminated Week 4 | ||||||||||||
| Patrick | X | X | Courtney | Eliminated Week 3 | |||||||||||||
| Johnny | Bonnie | Bonnie | Eliminated Week 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Debbie | Bonnie | Eliminated Week 1 | |||||||||||||||
- Not in house for vote
- Immunity
- Immunity, vote not revealed
- Immunity, was below yellow line or not in elimination, unable to vote
- Below yellow line or up for elimination, unable to vote
- Below red line or last player on a trainer's team, automatically eliminated
- Not in elimination, unable to vote
- Eliminated or not in house
- Last person eliminated (at the finale) via public voting
- Valid vote cast
- Vote not revealed or unknown
- $250,000 winner (among the finalists)
- Below yellow line, America's vote.
Week 1
First aired on September 20, 2011The 15 new contestants are dropped off in the middle of the California desert, before meeting with Alison. She organises them into their teams, based on their ages: 30 and under, 31-49, and 50 and over, and then tells them that there are three trainers this season, with two of them being brand new. The trainers are flown in courtesy of the Marine Corps; the first trainer to come out is veteran Bob Harper
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, who has switched to the black color instead of his original blue. Out next is the first newcomer, former professional tennis player-turned-certified fitness trainer Anna Kournikova
Anna Kournikova
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, wearing Bob's old blue color. She previously made a guest appearance on an episode of season 10
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. Finally, the second newcomer, Dolvett Quince, comes out, wearing the red color, a returning team color that was inactive after season 4
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, but has now been revived. The teams then receive their first challenge; they must compete for the right to choose their trainer. The objective is to walk a mile as a team, whilst carrying a flagpole. Each team must cross the finish line before they can choose their trainer. The middle team (Antone, Joe, John, Jennifer and Sunny) finishes first, chooses Bob, and becomes the black team. The younger team (Patrick, Vinny, Jessica, Ramon and Courtney) finishes second, and the encouragement they received from Dolvett in the final stretch inspired them to choose him and become the red team. The older team (Bonnie, Johnny, Mike, Debbie and Becky), slowed by Bonnie's knee injury, finishes last, and ends up becoming the blue team, with Anna as their trainer. However, as the blue team continues to struggle, Anna and the other trainers, along with the rest of the contestants, run out to meet them and they all cross the line again together. After they finish, Alison tells them about a major twist in the competition: before the finale, there will be a marathon. Every contestant, whether they have been eliminated or not, will take part. The winner of the marathon will automatically become a finalist.
The next day, the contestants meet their trainers at the front door of the gym to begin their first workout, and all teams are training at the same time. Dolvett quickly shows his fierceness and does not hesitate to shout at his team. He focuses on Patrick in particular, and his need to restore his confidence. Anna has a calmer, but still firm, approach, appropriate for her team and their struggle to perform at the same intensity as the younger teams, but she still occasionaly screams at her team. She particularly notices Debbie and Johnny's lack of motivation and habits of frequently making excuses and asking for breaks, all of which Anna refuses, and at one point, Johnny decides to leave, but later decides to get back into the gym to finish the workout. Bob makes Antone his "pet project," a former NFL offensive tackle. Antone clearly struggles with what he has become in comparison to his previous athleticism, and breaks down, crying on the floor, just 10 minutes into the workout.
Later on, in the middle of the night, Becky receives a phone call at 3:15 am, notifying her that her father had died of heart failure. Upon hearing the news, she does something "completely out of character;" she goes to the gym by herself and works out on her own to prevent her mind from racing. The next morning, she left the ranch for a few days to be with her family, and Anna and the others have a discussion regarding their health and mortality; it clearly strikes a chord with the other contestants and the state of their own health statuses.
A few days later, Becky returns from her father's funeral, and the last chance workouts begin. Becky's determination to prevent herself from going down the same path as her father was so strong that it caused Anna to get emotional. She tells Becky that she is very proud of her. Antone has also made significant progress from the first workout, but Dolvett decides at one point to kick Patrick out of the gym because of his self-doubt. They then have a discussion, and Patrick decides to get back into the gym to continue the workout.
At the weigh-in, Alison asks Anna and Dolvett how they feel about it. Anna compares this experience to "playing at Arthur Ashe stadium in front of 20,000 people." Dolvett states that "very seldomly does [he] ever get nervous, and that right now, [he] is nervous." Bob then states that the only number that matters is the number on the scale, as he has seen contestants young and old alike lose big numbers. The weigh-in then proceeds, and the contestants are weighed-in from oldest to youngest. The oldest contestant, Johnny, loses 17 pounds. Becky and Mike also lose double figures (-10 and -12); however, Bonnie only loses 4 pounds, which is clearly upsetting to everyone, and Debbie loses only 6 pounds. Up next, The black team performs very well, with great numbers from all members, particularly Antone (-32), John (-37), & Joe (-22). The red team also has all its members in double figures: Vinny loses 21 pounds, Patrick loses 20 pounds, and Ramon loses 17 pounds. Thus, the blue team loses the weigh-in, and between them they decide that, despite Bonnie's lower number, she would be better off staying to find the best way for her to lose weight. Debbie explains that she has a support system at home, and would be able to cope if she left. The team supports this, and sends Debbie home.
In the contestant catch-up segment, Debbie has lost 24 pounds, and is much more active, frequently exercising with her daughter, including taking part in her son's dance classes.
Week 2
First aired on September 27, 2011Week 2 begins with Alison introducing them to their first temptation, and the stakes involved. Each team will only have two hours a day to use the gym, and will have the same time slot throughout the week; the three slots are early morning (5-7am), early afternoon (12 noon-2pm), and late night (9-11pm). The temptation involves eating mini-doughnuts (35 calories each) in three minutes, with the winning team choosing the slots for themselves and the other teams. Only two members actually took part: Mike ate 11 doughnuts (385 calories), and John ate 37 (1,295 calories). The black team won the challenge and chose the 5-7am slot for themselves, and then gave the blue team the 12 noon-2pm slot and the red team the 9-11pm slot. This decision apparently caused some conflict, as the red team seemed to think John showed a lack of respect towards them.
On day 1 of the new schedule, Bob enters the dorm with a megaphone and a wake-up song at 4:19am. The black team struggles with the early morning wake-up call, but Bob is clearly more enthusiastic about having the morning slot, and pushes the black team to their limits, focusing on John for his participation in the temptation. Antone falls off the spin machine from pushing himself so hard, and struggles with his lack of fitness in comparison to his previous days as an athlete. There is also conflict between John and Sunny; John has insulted Sunny to Antone, and tried to make deals with other team members to keep himself in the ranch. There is some resolution; Bob makes the point that cracks in the team dynamic will open themselves up to being defeated by the other teams.
At the 12 noon-2pm time slot, Anna tailors Bonnie's workout to help with her knee injury, but Johnny is struggling and gives up very quickly in all of his exercises. This irritates Bonnie in particular, as he has no injuries, and is not making the most of his opportunities to exercise. Later, at 8pm, Dolvett sits down with the red team before their workout, and looks in detail at their calorie intakes and diets: he uses this to ensure that they are all in good shape for their workout. During the workout, Jessica talks to Dolvett about struggling with her past, and how her previous partner encouraged her to gain weight to combat his jealously.
Dr. Huizenga is on the ranch to deliver health test results to the contestants, with the trainers there to support them at his request. Jennifer is revealed to have 155 pounds of excess fat, and has a 32% chance of getting diabetes within the next five years. In Bonnie's case, after having her stomach stapled, she lost over 100 pounds, but the majority of that weight was muscle rather than fat, and as a result, she is in worse shape than before her surgery. She is also extremely likely to need another artificial knee, and Dr. H allows her to speak to her daughter and grandson to help motivate her. Ramon is revealed to be the sickest person in relation to his age (with an internal age of 50, which, ironically enough, was his football number, and 23 years older than his actual age of 27), despite declaring that he had nothing wrong with him, with high blood pressure, elevated bad cholesterol, very low good cholesterol, and diabetes, all of which he was unaware of, because he refused to go to his doctor, out of fear of the facts.
For the challenge, the teams must navigate a ball through a maze floating on water using only their body weight. The fastest time wins a 2-pound advantage, second place gets a 1-pound advantage, and third place gets no advantage. The black team beats the red team by just three seconds, 7:42 to 7:45, and the blue team finished last, with a time of 14:45.
At the last chance workout, the trainers are all concerned by the time restrictions, and their ability to do as much in the two hours that they have. Jennifer has her workout tailored to combat her knee injury, which is severe enough to need an MRI. Johnny is putting in more effort in this workout, which is clearly noticed by Anna.
At the weigh-in, the trainers remark about how the second week has historically always been the hardest week in the competition. The red team goes first; Ramon loses 9 pounds, Courtney loses 7 pounds, and Vinny loses 5 pounds to put him at exactly 400 pounds. The black team goes next, with John losing 15 pounds to get him under 400, Antone losing 10 pounds, and Jennifer losing 6 pounds, despite her injury. Finally, the blue team weighs in; Mike is their biggest loser with a loss of 7 pounds; Becky loses 5 pounds, and Bonnie loses 3 pounds. As Johnny gets on the scale to weigh in, Anna tells her team that she cannot watch because she is very nervous about him this week, and her fears are warranted; Johnny gains 2 pounds, and everyone is shocked at the outcome. As a result, the blue team loses the weigh-in again, and decide to send Johnny home due to his lack of motivation throughout the week.
In the contestant catch-up segment, Johnny has lost 59 pounds, and is enjoying the chance to play with his grandchildren.
Week 3
First aired on October 4th, 2011Red Team loses weigh in. The Red Team eliminates Patrick over Courtney.
Week 4
First aired on October 11th, 2011Week 4 starts with the aftermath of the Red Team meeting with Dolvett having voted out Patrick. With Ramon in tears saying :'I feel so bad I can't even describe it, that he betrayed one of his best friends. Dolvett gives the Red Team a pep talk about how their weight loss was their best and they should be proud of it.
Morning comes and both Red and Blue are shown to be working out while the Black Team get introduced to Hannah from Season 11, in amazing shape. She explains how miserable she was when she came to the ranch and describes how happy she is now that she's 'unzipped the fat suit'. The Black Team then get lead to the kitchen.
Flash to the Red Team, Dolvett brings out Adam from Season 10 who they are now going to workout with. He talks about his own experience, especially about how he lost his mother to diabetes. The workout for today is the Red Team holding these two sandbags (50lbs) and working as a team to walk 5 miles. They are allowed to pass it off to another team member if needed. However if they pass it off too often then they would risk the last person not being able to cope. Ramon walks for a mile and shows no sign of being tired. He passes the second mile mark. Vinny fell back during the workout with Dolvett by his side encouraging him. 3rd mile mark and Ramon is still going strong despite the hurt as he is determined to prove he is a leader. Mile 4 and 5 flash by and Ramon has carried it the whole way and feeling great about it. After the workout, Dolvett talks to Courtney about her lack of confidence and how close to going home she was last night. Dolvett reminds Courtney that she is better than she is and should be proud of herself.
Back at the house we see Black Team with Hannah, where Hannah is making Virginia Stuffed Peppers. Bob is amazed at how much Hannah has come since last season.
On a beach somewhere, the three remaining members of the blue team and Anna are joined by Marci from Season 11. Marci tells them to think about their powerful why. They do several different workout moves with Anna saying she loves finding new moves to do with older people. Bonnie struggles with her knee and can't run with Anna believing she is mentally scared but physically capable. At the "all-weather" challenge, the black team continue their streak, winning video chats and letters from home, whilst both the red and blue teams receive their letters for completing the course. At the weigh-in, it was the black team who continued their four-week streak, winning another weigh-in with -2.12%. The red team came in second with -2.05% and the blue team were forced to visit another elimination with just -1.93%. As she was the biggest loser on her team, Bonnie had the only vote, and chose to send Mike home.
Week 8
First aired on November 8th, 2011The trainers chose one contestant to represent each team in the weigh-in. The blue team loses the weigh-in and eliminates Joe for only losing two pounds.
Week 9
First aired on November 15th, 2011Contestants begin to compete as individuals and compete in a pentathlon. The winner gets immunity, and whoever comes in last place gets a one pound penalty. In the pentathlon, Antone got first place with a score of 26. Sunny got second place with a score of 25, then Becky at third with a score of 22, then Vinny at fourth scoring 18 points. John and Ramon were tied for fifth place with 17 points apiece. Bonnie got last place with a score of 13, thus getting a one pound penalty, and then got eliminated.