The Biggest Loser season 4
| The Biggest Loser season 4 | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Dave Broome |
| Presented by | Alison Sweeney |
| Starring | Kim Lyons Bob Harper Jillian Michaels |
| Narrated by | J. D. Roth |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes (approx 44 min) |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | September 11 – December 18, 2007 |
The Biggest Loser (season 4) is the fourth season of the NBC reality television series entitled The Biggest Loser. The fourth season premiered on September 11, 2007 with 18 overweight contestants in a weight loss competition for an ultimate prize of $250,000. The Biggest Loser campus was located at California State University Channel Islands in Camarillo, California.
The season four contestants were divided into 3 teams: the Red team, led by trainer Kim Lyons; the Blue team, led by trainer Bob Harper; and the Black team, led by trainer Jillian Michaels. The teams were formed on the first episode, with the Red and Blue teams being selected by the two players who had won a foot race across the desert. The Black team was formed with the 6 remaining contestants who were not selected for the Red and Blue teams. While the Red and Blue teams returned to the Biggest Loser campus, the Black team was left behind, believing that they had been eliminated already. Instead, they remained in the desert and trained in secret with their trainer, Jillian, until they arrived on campus for the weigh-in at the end of week 2.
Teams
Each week, the team that has lost the lowest percentage of their total weight must eliminate one member. On the losing team, the team member who has lost the highest percentage of weight that week is immune and cannot be voted out.
In the seventh week, the teams were dissolved and split into trios. Jez won a temptation and the right to decide the trios:
- Jez, Neil and Isabeau;
- Hollie, David and Kae;
- Bill, Julie and Amy;
- Nicole, Ryan and Bryan
The individual players, regardless of which trio they belonged to, were allowed the option of continuing to work with their original trainer or switching to another trainer. Only Amy, who felt betrayed by Kim's negative comments prior to the previous week's elimination, opted to change trainers, choosing to train with Jillian.
That same week, Neil, a contestant on the original blue team, ignited controversy when he threw the weigh-in by water loading, which resulted in a shocking weight gain of 17 pounds. He did this in an effort to forcibly eliminate a black team member, and resulted in Jez's elimination. The following week, he lost 33 pounds. This makes him the greatest gainer in one week and the second greatest loser in another week, occurring in back-to-back weeks.
Although they trained separately, the trios competed together in challenges and at the weigh-ins. The trio with the lowest combined percentage of weight loss is considered to have fallen below the yellow line, and its members are up for elimination. The remaining trios each receive one vote during the elimination. In the event of a tie, the trio member with the lowest percentage of weight loss is eliminated.
During the ninth week, the trios were dissolved and the players split into pairs for Green Week. The pairs were: Kae and Amy; Hollie and Bryan; Nicole and Neil; Isabeau and Ryan; Bill and Julie. The contestants competed in their pairs at the challenges and at the weigh-ins. One member of the pair with the lowest percentage of weight loss was eliminated.
During the 10th week, the pairs were dissolved and the players were all competing as individuals. Although there was technically no longer a red, blue, or black team, the players still continued to work out with their original trainers and team, except for Amy who worked with the black team and even wore black colors instead of her original red.
In the 12th week, Bryan, the last remaining member of the red team, was eliminated, which deprived trainer Kim of her entire team, and thus she was eliminated as well. This is also the first time that an entire team, along with a trainer, has been eliminated before the final weigh-in.
In the 14th and final week, Neil, the last remaining member of the blue team, was eliminated, which means that trainer Bob has also lost his entire team, and thus he (like Kim before him) was also eliminated from the competition, leaving Jillian and her team to win it all. When he was eliminated, Isabeau reminded everyone about what Neil did to Jez seven weeks earlier. The black team wanted revenge against Neil after he sabotaged them, but could not get it because he constantly lost enough weight to keep himself above the yellow line; that is, until the final week of the on-campus competition, when he finally fell below the yellow line despite losing 10 pounds.
Contestants
| Contestant | Team | Status | Total votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amber Walker 30, Houston, Texas | Red Team | Eliminated Week 1 | 4 |
| Lezlye Donahue, 34, Metairie, Louisiana | Red Team | Eliminated Week 2 | 3 |
| Jerry Lisenby, 62, Peoria, Illinois | Blue Team | Eliminated Week 3 | 3 |
| Patty Gonzalez, 34, San Diego, California | Blue Team | Eliminated Week 4 | 3 |
| Jim Germanakos, 40, Long Island, New York | Black Team | Eliminated Week 5 | 4 |
| Phil Hawk, 27, Powell, Ohio | Red Team | Eliminated Week 6 | 3 |
| Jez Luckett, 24, Garden City, Kansas | Black Team | Eliminated Week 7 | 2 |
| David Griffin, 31, Cedar Hills, Tennessee | Red Team | Eliminated Week 8 | 2 |
| Ryan Rodriguez, 29, Jackson Heights, New York | Blue Team | Eliminated Week 9 | 6 |
| Amy Zimmer, 28, Rochester, New York | Red Team | Eliminated Week 10 | 6 |
| Kae Whang, 27, Clark, New Jersey | Blue Team | Eliminated Week 11 | 4 |
| Bryan Washington, 29, Riverdale, Georgia | Red Team | Eliminated Week 12 | 6 |
| Nicole Michalik, 26, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Blue Team | Eliminated Week 13 | 3 |
| Neil Tejwani, 25, Marblehead, Massachusetts | Blue Team | Eliminated Week 14 | 6 |
| Isabeau Miller, 21, Franklin, Tennessee | Black Team | 3rd Runner-Up | 2 |
| Hollie Self, 28, Phoenix, Arizona | Black Team | 2nd Runner-Up | 1 |
| Julie Hadden, 34, Jacksonville, Florida | Black Team | 1st Runner-Up | 1 |
| Bill Germanakos, 40, Long Island, New York | Black Team | The Biggest Loser | 0 |
Weigh-ins and Eliminations
| Contestant | Age | Height | Starting BMI |
Ending BMI |
Starting Weight |
Week | Weight Lost |
Percentage Lost | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Finale | ||||||||
| Bill | 40 | 5' 8" | 50.8 | 25.8 | 334 | 313 | 301 | 298 | 285 | 279 | 268 | 261 | 251 | 242 | 234 | 228 | 222 | 213 | 204 | 170 | 164 | 49.10% |
| Julie | 34 | 5' 2" | 39.9 | 22.1 | 218 | 216 | 213 | 210 | 203 | 199 | 195 | 192 | 186 | 180 | 180 | 176 | 171 | 168 | 160 | 121 | 97 | 44.50% |
| Hollie | 28 | 5' 7" | 39.9 | 23.5 | 255 | 244 | 242 | 239 | 236 | 228 | 225 | 223 | 218 | 212 | 212 | 204 | 201 | 196* | 191 | 150 | 105 | 41.18% |
| Isabeau | 21 | 5' 8" | 45.3 | 28.1 | 298 | 290 | 285 | 280 | 272 | 264 | 259 | 255 | 255 | 246 | 241 | 234 | 230 | 225 | 217 | 185 | 113 | 37.92% |
| Neil | 25 | 6' 2" | 54.0 | 27.0 | 421 | 399 | 389 | 386 | 375 | 365 | 355 | 372 | 339 | 321 | 311 | 303 | 298 | 288 | 278 | 210 | 211 | 50.12% |
| Nicole | 26 | 5' 6" | 45.0 | 28.1 | 279 | 271 | 265 | 262 | 258 | 252 | 248 | 244 | 235 | 229 | 222 | 218 | 212 | 211 | 174 | 105 | 37.63% | |
| Bryan | 29 | 6' 0" | 46.9 | 30.4 | 346 | 331 | 325 | 321 | 319 | 308 | 304 | 297 | 289 | 278 | 276 | 270 | 266 | 224 | 122 | 35.26% | ||
| Kae | 27 | 5' 2" | 41.1 | 23.4 | 225 | 205 | 200 | 197 | 191 | 184 | 178 | 174 | 168 | 163 | 159 | 156 | 128 | 97 | 43.11% | |||
| Amy | 28 | 5' 6" | 47.9 | 27.6 | 297 | 287 | 285 | 279 | 278 | 268 | 265 | 265 | 254 | 245 | 242 | 171 | 126 | 42.42% | ||||
| Ryan | 29 | 5' 10" | 53.6 | 34.6 | 374 | 359 | 349 | 347 | 341 | 331 | 320 | 321 | 308 | 302 | 241 | 133 | 35.56% | |||||
| David | 31 | 6' 0" | 49.9 | 30.9 | 368 | 348 | 344 | 338 | 337 | 328 | 323 | 315 | 312 | 228 | 140 | 38.04% | ||||||
| Jez | 24 | 5' 8" | 52.4 | 29.6 | 345 | 329 | 320 | 316 | 308 | 302 | 295 | 289 | 195 | 150 | 43.48% | |||||||
| Phil | 27 | 6' 5" | 47.8 | 30.6 | 403 | 377 | 372 | 363 | 358 | 346 | 342 | 258 | 145 | 35.98% | ||||||||
| Jim | 40 | 5' 7" | 56.5 | 27.4 | 361 | 350 | 334 | 325 | 314 | 307 | 175 | 186 | 51.52% | |||||||||
| Patty | 34 | 5' 8" | 42.6 | 32.8 | 280 | 267 | 265 | 260 | 255 | 216 | 64 | 22.86% | ||||||||||
| Jerry | 62 | 5' 11" | 41.4 | 26.1 | 297 | 266 | 256 | 254 | 187 | 110 | 37.04% | |||||||||||
| Lezlye | 34 | 5' 5" | 42.8 | 33.3 | 255 | 246 | 243 | 200 | 55 | 21.57% | ||||||||||||
| Amber | 30 | 5' 4" | 50.6 | 36.2 | 295 | 288 | 211 | 84 | 28.47% | |||||||||||||
- Teams
- Member of Kim's team
- Member of Bob's team
- Member of Jillian's team
- Game
- Eliminated
- Immunity (Team Biggest Loser)
- Immunity (Reward Challenge)
- Last person eliminated before the finale
- Winners
- $250,000 Winner (among the finalists)
- $100,000 Winner (among the eliminated contestants)
- BMI[1]
- 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)
- Notes
- Amy was originally on Kim's red team. But in week 7, Amy switched over to Jillian and was even wearing black clothes by week 10.
- Hollie won a one-pound advantage during the Week 13 challenge, so instead of 5 pounds, 6 pounds were counted towards her total.
Weight Loss History
| Contestant | Week | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Finale | ||
| Bill | -21 | -12 | -3 | -13 | -6 | -11 | -7 | -10 | -9 | -8 | -6 | -6 | -9 | -9 | -34 | |
| Julie | -2 | -3 | -3 | -7 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -6 | -6 | 0 | -4 | -5 | -3 | -8 | -39 | |
| Hollie | -11 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -8 | -3 | -2 | -5 | -6 | 0 | -8 | -3 | -5 | -5 | -41 | |
| Isabeau | -8 | -5 | -5 | -8 | -8 | -5 | -4 | 0 | -9 | -5 | -7 | -4 | -5 | -8 | -32 | |
| Neil | -22 | -10 | -3 | -11 | -10 | -10 | +17 | -33 | -18 | -10 | -8 | -5 | -10 | -10 | -68 | |
| Nicole | -8 | -6 | -3 | -4 | -6 | -4 | -4 | -9 | -6 | -7 | -4 | -6 | -1 | -37 | ||
| Bryan | -15 | -6 | -4 | -2 | -11 | -4 | -7 | -8 | -11 | -2 | -6 | -4 | -42 | |||
| Kae | -20 | -5 | -3 | -6 | -7 | -6 | -4 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -28 | ||||
| Amy | -10 | -2 | -6 | -1 | -10 | -3 | 0 | -11 | -9 | -3 | -71 | |||||
| Ryan | -15 | -10 | -2 | -6 | -10 | -11 | +1 | -13 | -6 | -61 | ||||||
| David | -20 | -4 | -6 | -1 | -9 | -5 | -8 | -3 | -84 | |||||||
| Jez | -16 | -9 | -4 | -8 | -6 | -7 | -6 | -94 | ||||||||
| Phil | -26 | -5 | -9 | -5 | -12 | -4 | -84 | |||||||||
| Jim | -11 | -16 | -9 | -11 | -7 | -132 | ||||||||||
| Patty | -13 | -2 | -5 | -5 | -39 | |||||||||||
| Jerry | -31 | -10 | -2 | -67 | ||||||||||||
| Lezlye | -9 | -3 | -43 | |||||||||||||
| Amber | -7 | -77 | ||||||||||||||
Voting History
| Name | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elminated | Amber | Lezlye | Jerry | Patty | Jim | Phil | Jez | David | Ryan | Amy | Kae | Bryan | Nicole | Neil |
| Bill | Arrived - Wk 2 | X | X | X | Isabeau | X | Neil | David | ? | Bryan | Kae | Bryan | ? | Neil |
| Julie | Arrived - Wk 2 | X | X | X | Jim | X | Neil | David | ? | Bryan | Kae | Bryan | X | ? |
| Hollie | Arrived - Wk 2 | X | X | X | Jim | X | Jez | X | Ryan | Bryan | ? | X | Nicole | X |
| Isabeau | Arrived - Wk 2 | X | X | X | Jim | X | X | David | X | Amy | Kae | Bryan | Nicole | Neil |
| Neil | X | X | Jerry | Patty | X | X | X | David | Ryan | Amy | Nicole | Hollie | Julie | Eliminated Week 14 |
| Nicole | X | X | Jerry | Patty | X | X | Jez | David | Ryan | Amy | X | ? | X | Eliminated Week 13 |
| Bryan | ? | Lezlye | X | X | X | Phil | Jez | Kae | Ryan | X | Kae | X | Eliminated Week 12 | |
| Kae | X | X | Nicole | Neil | X | X | Jez | X | Ryan | Amy | X | Eliminated Week 11 | ||
| Amy | Amber | Phil | X | X | X | Phil | Neil | David | Ryan | X | Eliminated Week 10 | |||
| Ryan | X | X | ? | Patty | X | X | Jez | ? | X | Eliminated Week 9 | ||||
| David | Amber | Lezlye | X | X | X | Amy | Jez | X | Eliminated Week 8 | |||||
| Jez | Arrived - Wk 2 | X | X | X | Jim | X | X | Eliminated Week 7 | ||||||
| Phil | Amber | Lezlye | X | X | X | Amy | Eliminated Week 6 | |||||||
| Jim | Arrived - Wk 2 | X | X | X | Isabeau | Eliminated Week 5 | ||||||||
| Patty | X | X | Jerry | Nicole | Eliminated Week 4 | |||||||||
| Jerry | X | X | Neil | Eliminated Week 3 | ||||||||||
| Lezlye | Amber | Phil | Eliminated Week 2 | |||||||||||
| Amber | Lezlye | Eliminated Week 1 | ||||||||||||
- Immunity
- X Below yellow line, unable to vote
- X Not in elimination, unable to vote
- ? Vote not revealed
- Valid vote cast
- Eliminated or not in house
- Last person eliminated before finale
After The Show
NBC has announced that there will be another "Did They Keep The Weight Off" special, which will feature more than 40 Contestants from all 7 seasons so far. Those confirmed to appear in the episode include: Finalist Bill, and eliminated contestants Jim, David, Nicole, and Neil. There may be more, however these have been the only ones to be confirmed to appear.[2]