The Biggest Loser season 14

The Biggest Loser season 14
Genre	Reality TV
Created by	Dave Broome
Presented by	Alison Sweeney
Starring	Bob Harper Dolvett Quince Jillian Michaels
Narrated by	Alison Sweeney
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	7 (as of February 11, 2013)
Production
Producers	Shine America 25/7 Productions 3Ball Productions
Running time	120 minutes
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	January 6, 2013 – present

The Biggest Loser: Challenge America is the fourteenth season of the NBC reality television series entitled The Biggest Loser. The contestants will compete to win a $250,000 prize, which will be awarded to the contestant with the highest percentage of weight lost. It premiered on January 6, 2013. Alongside veteran trainer Bob Harper and returning trainer Dolvett Quince, Jillian Michaels returned for the first time since Season 11. The contestants have been split into 3 teams, the white team trained by Jillian, the blue team by Bob, and the Red team by Dolvett. In addition, three younger contestants (ages 13-16) are participating, but not subject to elimination.

Contestants

A total of fifteen contestants are competing in the season, divided into three teams: Red, Blue and White. Three teenagers are also participating, but are not subject to elimination.

Name	Team	Singles	Status	Total Votes
Teenagers
Noah "Biingo" Gray, 13, New Windsor, MD	Blue Team	Blue	Not on Ranch	—
Lindsay Bravo, 13, Fillmore, CA	Red Team	Red	Not on Ranch	—
Sanjana "Sunny" Chandrasekar, 16, Rochester, NY	White Team	White	Not on Ranch	—
Adults
Nicole "Nikki" Davis, 26, Chatsworth, CA	White Team		Quit Week 1	[Q]
Thomas "TC" Pool, 31, Albany, OR	White Team		Eliminated Week 1	[R]
Nathan Montgomery, 25, Colorado Springs, CO	White Team		Eliminated Week 2	[R]
Cate Laughlan, 27, Ransomville, NY	Red Team		Eliminated Week 3	3
Pamela "Pam" Geil, 43, New York, NY	White Team		Eliminated Week 4	[E1]
Lisa Rambo, 37, Hudson, WI	Red Team		Eliminated Week 5	3
David Jones, 51, Kiefer, OK	Blue Team		Eliminated Week 6	3
Michael Dorsey, 34, Baltimore, MD	Blue Team	Grey	Eliminated Week 7	3
Francelina Morillo, 25, Albany, NY	Red Team	Orange	Eliminated Week 8	[R]
Alexandra "Alex" Reid, 24, Carrollton, TX	Blue Team	Green
Dannielle "Danni" Allen, 26, Wheeling, IL	White Team	Pink
Gina McDonald, 47, Hoover, AL	Blue Team	Purple
Jackson Carter, 21, Layton, UT	Red Team	Yellow
Jeff Nichols, 24, Monroe, MI	Blue Team	Aqua
Joe Ostaszewski, 43, Williston, FL	Red Team	Maroon

The "Total Votes" column indicates the number of votes cast against the contestant when he/she was eliminated.
^[Q] This contestant quit the competition.
^[R] This contestant fell below the Red Line, and was eliminated without any votes.
^[E1] This contestant lost a weigh-in and was eliminated without any votes, due to having the lower percentage of weight loss on a team with just two remaining contestants.

Weigh-Ins

Contestants are listed in reverse chronological order of elimination.

Contestant	Age	Height	Starting BMI	Current BMI	Starting Weight	Week														Semi- Final	Finale	Weight Lost	Percentage Lost
						1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
Alex	24	5'4"	41.2	33.5	240	231	225	221	217	207	204	198	195
Danni	26	5'6"	41.6	31.3	258	239	234	228	222	213	207	201	194
Gina	47	5'1"	46.3	34.0	245	230	223	215	206	197	193	184	180
Jackson	21	5'6"	52.9	42.1	328	306	302	300	288	280	279	266	261
Jeff	24	5'11"	54.1	43.0	388	359	359	348	342	329	323	312	308
Joe	43	6'2"	46.7	35.1	364	338	326	317	310	299	291	279	273
Francelina	25	5'6"	43.1	34.1	267	248	242	237	231	224	217	213	211
Michael	34	6'1"	58.6	46.6	444	423	409	396	384	371	363	353
David	51	5'9"	45.3	36.9	307	287	278	272	263	253	250
Lisa	37	5'7"	38.5	32.7	246	230	225	223	214	209
Pam	43	5'6"	38.3	33.4	237	227	219	210	207
Cate	27	5'5"	39.4	36.3	237	225	220	218
Nathan	25	6'3"	44.9	41.7	359	339	334
TC	31	6'0"	51.0	49.0	376	361
Nikki	26	6'0"	38.0	X	280	WD															Will not attend

Standings

  Week's Biggest Loser (Team or Individuals)

  Week's Biggest Loser and Immunity

  Immunity (Challenge or Weigh-in)

  Results from At-Home Players

  Contestant Withdraws before Weigh-In

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

  $250,000 Winner (among the finalists)

  $100,000 Winner (among the eliminated contestants)

Weigh-In Difference History

Contestant	Week
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Finale
Alex	-9	-6	-4	-4	-10	-3	-6	-3
Danni	-19	-5	-6	-6	-9	-6	-6	-7
Gina	-15	-7	-8	-9	-9	-4	-9	-4
Jackson	-22	-4	-2	-12	-8	-1	-13	-5
Jeff	-29	0	-11	-6	-13	-6	-11	-4
Joe	-26	-12	-9	-7	-11	-8	-12	-6
Francelina	-19	-6	-5	-6	-7	-7	-4	-2
Michael	-21	-14	-13	-12	-13	-8	-10
David	-20	-9	-6	-9	-10	-3
Lisa	-16	-5	-2	-9	-5
Pam	-10	-8	-9	-3
Cate	-12	-5	-2
Nathan	-20	-5
TC	-15
Nikki	X	X

Weigh-In Percentage History

Contestant	Week
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Finale
Alex	-3.75%	-2.60%	-1.78%	-1.81%	-4.61%	-1.45%	-2.94%	-1.52%
Danni	-7.36%	-2.09%	-2.56%	-2.63%	-4.05%	-2.88%	-2.90%	-3.48%
Gina	-6.12%	-3.04%	-3.59%	-4.19%	-4.37%	-2.03%	-4.66%	-2.17%
Jackson	-6.71%	-1.31%	-0.66%	-4.00%	-2.78%	-0.36%	-4.66%	-1.88%
Jeff	-7.47%	0.00%	-3.06%	-1.72%	-3.80%	-1.82%	-3.41%	-1.28%
Joe	-7.14%	-3.55%	-2.76%	-2.21%	-3.55%	-2.68%	-4.12%	-2.15%
Francelina	-7.12%	-2.42%	-2.07%	-2.53%	-3.03%	-3.13%	-1.84%	-0.94%
Michael	-4.73%	-3.31%	-3.18%	-3.03%	-3.39%	-2.16%	-2.75%
David	-6.51%	-3.14%	-2.16%	-3.31%	-3.80%	-1.19%
Lisa	-6.50%	-2.17%	-0.89%	-4.04%	-2.34%
Pam	-4.22%	-3.52%	-4.11%	-1.43%
Cate	-5.06%	-2.22%	-0.91%
Nathan	-5.57%	-1.47%
TC	-3.99%
Nikki	X	X

Leaderboard

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Contestant	Age	Height	Start BMI	Start Weight	Recent BMI	Recent Weight	Lbs	Percent

Voting History

Contestant	Week
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Finale
Eliminated	Nikki TC	Nathan	Cate	Pam	Lisa	David	Michael	Francelina
Alex	X	X	X	X	X	?	Francelina	X
Danni	X	X	X	X	X	X	Michael	X
Gina	X	X	X	X	X	David	Michael	X
Jackson	X	X	Lisa	X	Lisa	X	?	X
Jeff	X	X	X	X	X	David	Michael	X
Joe	X	X	Cate	X	Lisa	X	?	X
Francelina	X	X	Cate	X	Lisa	X	X	X	Eliminated Week 8
Michael	X	X	X	X	X	David	X	Eliminated Week 7
David	X	X	X	X	X	Jeff	Eliminated Week 6
Lisa	X	X	Cate	X	Jackson	Eliminated Week 5
Pam	X	X	X	X	Eliminated Week 4
Cate	X	X	Jackson	Eliminated Week 3
Nathan	X	X	Eliminated Week 2
TC	X	Eliminated Week 1
Nikki	WD	Withdrew Week 1

     Immunity

 ?  Immunity, vote not revealed

 X  Immunity, unable to vote

 X  Below yellow line, unable to vote

 X  Below red line, only player left on the losing team, or player on the losing team (of only 2 remaining contestants) with the lower percentage of weight loss, automatically eliminated

 X  On the losing team, escaped the red line

 X  Not in elimination, unable to vote

     Eliminated or not in house

 WD  Contestant quit the competition

     Valid vote cast

 ?  Vote not revealed or unknown

     $250,000 winner (among the finalists)

Weekly summary

Week 1: "We're Back... And So Is Jillian"

First aired January 6, 2013

Thousands of hopeful contestants gathered at a theater to find out which fifteen contestants will participate in the new season. Alison Sweeney first introduced the three teenage ambassadors who will compete in the game as the face of childhood obesity: Biingo, Lindsay and Sunny. These contestants will lose weight alongside all the contestants and support their team color throughout the entire season. Afterwards, the trainers Bob, Dolvett and returnee Jillian face the crowd and re-introduce themselves to the new outreach of the show. Alison then called up the fifteen official contestants one by one. Among them are 34-year-old Michael, a father who wants to reach out for his only son; 21-year-old Jackson, the show's first openly gay contestant who wants to stand up for his bullying and sexuality; and 31-year-old TC, a father of three that vowed to lose weight after a tragic car accident that physically affected his older son's capabilities.

The fifteen arrive at the Ranch to find out their assigned teams and get straight into the gym for their first workout. While the adults worked out in the gym, Dolvett worked with the teens outside with activity-based exercises. The next day, the contestants competed in their first competition of the season. Teams had to spell out the word "The Biggest Loser" by scavenging for letters in a ball pit. The teens directed the adults from bungee in the air. It was a close three team battle, but the White Team successfully spelled it first, winning the team a five pound advantage in the first weigh-in. For the last-chance workout, the contestants still showed extreme struggle in the gym, especially for White Team's Nikki. When Jillian worked with Nikki one-on-one, she still lacked motivation and concentration. A frustrated Jillian gave her two options: keep on exercising or walk out. Nikki's emotional toll proved to be too much, and decided to walk out of the ranch for good.

At the first weigh-in of the season, contestants received the surprising news of the Red Line, meaning the losing team's last placer would automatically be eliminated by the end of the night. With the White Team's five pound advantage, the four player team lost a total of 69 pounds. The Red Team had to lose more than 80 pounds to stay alive, and succeeded with 95 pounds. Lastly, the Blue Team had to lose 91 pounds to beat White. Despite Alex's shocking weight loss of only nine pounds, the team was spared with 94 pounds. With 3.99% of weight loss, TC lost the least between Danni, Nathan and Pam, and was therefore eliminated. At the end of the episode, it was revealed that TC currently weighed at 320 pounds, losing 56 pounds since his weight loss journey.

Week 2: "Keep Moving"

First aired January 7, 2013

Another week begins at the ranch with Alison's news that another red line elimination will occur for the second straight week. Teams trained in specially built outdoor gyms by their trainers for the entire week. The White Team's motivation wasn't enough for Jillian, continuing with her "tough love" training method. Because of their lack of working harder for the week, Jillian takes her team inside to personally improve and rejuvenate their skills. For Week 2's challenge, Biingo, Lindsay and Sunny returned with their teams alongside NFL player Antonio Gates. Teams competed against each other in football obstacle courses to test their speed, strength and agility. With a three for three, the White Team pulled another surprising win. The White Team won Sunny's school a $5,000 grant and a visit with a fellow NFL football player.

On the second weigh-in, the Blue Team hit a strong note until Jeff's shocking zero weight loss for the week. The Red Team easily surpassed Blue's total weight loss. The White Team lost only one pound shy of beating the Blue Team. Nathan fell victim to the red line with his five pound weight loss, and was eliminated. Since leaving the ranch, Nathan recently weighed in at 299, a 60 pound weight loss, and proposed to his girlfriend.

Week 3: "Cut the Junk"

First aired January 14, 2013

The third week began with a trivia challenge about childhood obesity. The team who accumulated the least points would suffer the disadvantage of being isolated in a temptation room full of junk food and video games. The Red Team won the challenge with 3,000 points. With the Blue and White Team tied in at 2,000 points, both teams faced a tie-breaker question in which the White Team won. The Blue Team's loss gave them the disadvantage of being locked in the room for 41⁄2 hours a day for the whole week. Back home with the teenagers, Dr. Joanna Dolgoff visited their parents for their continuous benefit. The ranch, later in the week, went forward with another weekly challenge to win groceries for a year. Team members had to rummage through a sticky pit of bubblegum to a giant gumball machine, operating the machines until they obtained twenty for their team. With the White Team with only two members, Danni was recruited to help the Blue Team and Pam to cheer on for the Red Team (because she was not medically fit for the challenge). Red won their team challenge.

At the weigh-in, tensions ran high yet again with the White Team. But first, the Blue Team posed a strong team percentage of 2.81% despite the temptation room. However after Cate's, Jackson's and Lisa's weight loss of two pounds, the Red Team finished with a weak 1.52%. After two painful weeks, the White Team achieved their first weigh-in victory with Danni's six pound weight loss and Pam's staggering nine pound weight loss. The Red Team suffered their first weigh-in loss, and faced the brand new elimination voting booth adjacent to the gym. Joe, being the team's highest percentage, was immune from elimination. With three votes, Cate was eliminated. Returning home, Cate weighs in at 196 pounds with a 41 pound weight loss.

Week 4: "Pay it Forward"

First aired January 21, 2013

Week 5: "Waist & Money"

First aired January 28, 2013

Week 6: "Lead by Example"

First aired February 4, 2013

Week 7: "Tough Love"

First aired February 11, 2013

Week 8: "Be Yourself"

First aired February 18, 2013

Week 8 started with a twist after Allison offered all of the contestants immunity, if they could collectively lose 70 pounds. If the group failed to meet the goal, the person with the lowest percentage of weight loss would fall below the red line. After a pop challenge about nutrition and a fitness test (where the kids served as ambassadors), the weight needed was reduced to 61 pounds. In the gym, ebullience transformed into tension after several contestants were giving up. Gina blew a fuse after a conflict with Joe, causing Jillian to grow very frustrated. Alex was also swathed in a defeatist mind-set after Jillian stressed that she wasn't doing her absolute best. Despite this emotional rollercoaster, they managed to mend fences.

At the challenge, the contestants had to dig sand from dunes, finding five green arrows. Once they found all five, they had to retrieve a flag and race to the end of the pier to hoist it. They managed to do so with six seconds to spare, giving them another 10 pound advantage. Instead of showing a last chance workout, the players went through a trust building exercise, where two people would hold hands and sidestep across a thin wire, as the gap increased between wires. Even though there were tense pairings (such as Gina and Joe), the contestants got to experience trust on a whole new level.

At the weigh in, the goal number was 51 pounds. There were a lot of mixed feelings, as Gina's positive mind-set ticked Jillian off, the latter saying that Gina should have been positive this whole week. Danni lost 7 pounds, starting the team off strong, and falling into "one"-derland. However, the rest of the contestants pulled dismal numbers: Joe lost 6, Alex lost 3, Jackson lost 5, and Gina and Jeff lost 4. Jeff, positive that he would go home, was left speechless when Francelina only lost 2 pounds, falling below the red line. Francelina was eliminated, and Jeff especially was very upset about it, as he and Francelina formed a very special bond throughout the competition. Since leaving the ranch, Francelina is down to 190 pounds, a 77 pound weight loss. She looks at exercise as a form of catharsis, and she and Jeff are officially dating.

Week 9: "Face Your Fears"

First aired February 25, 2013

U.S. Nielsen ratings

Order	Airdate	Rating/Share (18-49)	Viewers (millions)	Rank (Timeslot)	Rank (Night)
1	January 6, 2013	3.0/8	6.99	2	7
2	January 7, 2013	2.4/6	6.39	1	1
3	January 14, 2013	2.4/6	6.32	3	7
4	January 21, 2013	2.5/6	7.48	3	5
5	January 28, 2013	2.3/6	6.18	3	5
6	February 4, 2013	2.1/5	5.80	4	10
7	February 11, 2013	2.0/5	5.58	4	10

See also

• The Biggest Loser (U.S. TV series)
• The Biggest Loser

External links

• Official website