The first round was won by Emma, with 14 balls in her rack. The first family to cross the line won a 4kg extra weight loss at the weigh-in. This page is not available in other languages. Damien's brother, Greg Challenor, 44, lost a total of 38.4kg to weigh in at 138.8kg at the finale. The three Australian trainers from previous seasons return in addition to Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels, who trained a rival team in the United States. Steve Willis (a.k.a. Emma and the Westrens won $100,000. Week 12 - There was no temptation due to the return of the eliminated contestants. Damien Woody has lost a ton of weight | Sporting News Australia Lara went first with her 80-second time limit, doing 49 sit-ups. After each flag is collected, the round ends and one member of the team who got a flag must unclip, making the load on the remaining members increase. Week 8 - Part 1: Pyramid of Fitness - Following the announcement of the contestants becoming singles, the trainers took the contestants to a quarry, where eight rounds' worth of gym equipment were set up. In Week 7, Jodie was eliminated by the Westrens due to being a part of the losing team in the obstacle course challenge. After ten minutes, whoever had the most balls in their rack won and got to stay in the game. The winner of Season 6 was Emma Duncan from the white team, trained by Tiffiny, and the winning family was the Westrens, trained by Shannan. The Challenors decided to penalise the Duncans. Shannon and Damien they were both over 200kgs, same as me.What will you miss most while in the house? At the reward, Craig showed up to surprise Sharlene and a gift for her birthday. Joe was currently in last place after hitting the wall on the kayak and overturning his kayak. Sharlene was the one to stomach the delicacy and as a result, the Westrens won another week at Camp. As a result, Sarah, Meg and Joe all abseiled to be in first, second and third respectively. All references to the couple were hastily edited out before the show aired. The second round was a test of knowledge, with a family member answering the questions and the legends being the brawn. She chose the brie, leaving Sharlene with the macademia nuts. "Damien suffered from the sudden onset of a rare autoimmune disorder, Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP), which caused inoperable bleeding in his brain," his wife Nicole explained in a Facebook post. This for me is a great achievement; I have now lost 60.8kgs, which means I have only got 39.2kgs to go to be at my goal at Finale. Personal trainers Michelle Bridges, Shannan Ponton, Steve Willis and Tiffiny Hall are responsible for training the contestants and helping them to lose weight. BIGGEST Loser's Damien Challenor is at home recovering after an agonising five days in hospital with gallstones. As a result, she was the one who returned home for 24 hours and was safe at the weigh-in for Week 5. After the kayak leg, Kellie was first followed by Sarah, Leigh and Meg. Due to uneven teams, Sharlene from the Westrens and Rebecca from the Moons sat out. If no one played temptation, Meg would win immunity for having immunity at last week's temptation. Biggest Loser Season 5 was the second series to feature couples. This challenge involved holding a 1kg dumbbell above a ribbon - first to drop lost the round. The race was won by Lara when Leigh went on a go-slow in order to let Lara, the only person in the house who came without a close family member, see her mother. As a result of Sharlene being ruled out, only three members of each team were allowed to compete, and the Moons and Duncans sat out Sarah and Sarah-Jayne respectively. Sharlene of the Westrens and Nathaniel of the Challenors were ruled out due to injuries, and with only two members of their family cleared to compete, the Challenors as a team were ruled out and instead went to patch up family issues with Greg, the first eliminee of the season, who was from their family. The first trainer to sink was out, and this was Tiffiny and Emma was knocked out in round one for the Duncans. 'Biggest Loser' star Meg owes life to show - Digital Spy In Week 13, Rebecca was eliminated at the Contest, having lost the final round. A fourth season, which features couples competing as teams, started airing on 1 February 2009. Last man standing won. Gurganiouss medical crisis began on Nov. 20, two days after his 38th birthday, when he suffered a nosebleed and his mouth became swollen. Watching my husband with Giselle was the most rewarding part of our journey to parenthood and our marriage, she says. The contestants had a five-second head start. The sixth season of the Australian version of the original NBC reality television series The Biggest Loser, known as The Biggest Loser Australia: Families, premiered on 30 January 2011 on Network Ten. At the same time, the Honda Civic Type R had to go through a 50km course. In Week 11, Sharlene was eliminated at the Super Challenge for having picked the dish with the highest calories. The challenge is a three-round game, where each contestant starts with ten basketballs in an individual rack. The second round was a 10km (20 lap) bike race, with the top three moving on. "The Biggest Loser" will feature an "in memoriam" card in honor of the late contestant at the end of the Dec. 11 episode, airing at 8 p.m. There's tragic news about one of "The Biggest Loser's" past contestants. Half way through week 8, there was a surprise weigh-in, and the winner would win Immunity. If no one played temptation, Meg would win immunity for having immunity at last week's temptation. This challenge involved holding a 1kg dumbbell above a ribbon - first to drop lost the round. Week 4 - All vs. One: For the all vs. one week, the family of three weighed-in together and their total percentage weight loss was greater than the Challenors. Michelle and Shannan have been the main trainers since Season 2 (in Season 1 the original American trainers Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels were used, and in Seasons 2 and 3 they appeared as guests). Each legend had to hold a bucket above the ground by a pulley - for each question wrong, Bob loaded one 5kg sandbag onto the buckets of the other legends. Damien Woody | The Biggest Loser Wiki | Fandom Week 3 - Following the second elimination, the contestants entered the large gym, which was decked out as a Chinese buffet restaurant. Whoever did the most won the power for their family. Week 9 - The contestants were faced with a 24-hour lockdown in a large room, with food being brought in every hour, ranging from a sausage roll worth 75 calories to pancakes worth over 800. "Damien suffered from the sudden onset of a rare autoimmune disorder, Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP), which caused inoperable bleeding in his brain," his wife Nicole explained in a Facebook post.The 38-year-old died Nov. 24.Both Damien and Nicole are familiar to viewers of the reality TV, Damien Gurganious and his then-fiance Nicole Brewer on \"The Biggest Loser: Couples 2.\", A YouCaring.com page has been set up to benefit Nicole and Giselle. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. ET on NBC. The four competing are Lara for the Westrens, Emma for the Duncans, Nathaniel for the Challenors and Rebecca for the Moons, having been the highest person on each team at the return weigh-in. [3] The 2013 season premiered on 17 March and was shown every Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. In the first round, the contestants had to keep pace with the Commando's count and squatted, with the first person to lose count being knocked out, which was Sarah. Week 7 - The contestants were presented with eleven fridge-freezers, each containing one treat ranging from 50 cal (Jelly) to 1000 cal (Banana Split). The Moons didn't believe their reason and believed it was gameplay. For winning the family weigh-in, the Westrens decided to have an even playing field in the upcoming contest and selected Kellie (because of her endurance), Damien (because of his strength), Meg (only member of the Duncan family) and Lara (because of her knowledge) as the champions. A day later, we discovered his blood platelets were alarmingly low, Brewer-Gurganious says, and Gurganious was diagnosed with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, a rare autoimmune disorder. In round 1, the trainers had to do a 100m sack race and Michelle was last and eliminated (due to the fact she had to do cross trainers and treadmills). If a contestant matched two foods, they could pick an opponent to have to eat the food. Week 5 - Waterside Supercontest: All four families, as a result of the Family Weigh-In, had their champions - Lara, Nathaniel, Rebecca and Emma - chosen for them by the Westrens to take part in a three-round contest that would involve all three skills. Week 6 - There was no temptation for the week, due to the Biggest Loser Legends coming to the house for the week. They chose the Moons stating that it was fair to share the penalty around. I still scratch my head as to how the Westrens are doing such good numbers and yet they don't have much more weight to lose, considering they are all around 10kgs off their goal weight. The last helper standing won. The family which was quickest to complete the course were allowed to choose one person from the losing family to be immediately eliminated. Michelle Bridges In week 4, the "3 Families vs. 1 Family" week, the winning team got to decide which member of the other team was eliminated. At the same time, the Honda Civic Type R had to go through a 50km course. Transform a Biggest Loser in seconds - News.com.au For Meg, who won the first immunity through temptation, she gained four kilos. Whichever she didn't choose, Sharlene would take. Due to Sharlene and Jodie being ruled out due to injury, as well as Meg being automatically immune, only three families competed, and the Moons and Challenors had to pick one person each to sit out, which was Sarah and Damien respectively. "I was in agony. As a result of Sharlene being ruled out, only three members of each team were allowed to compete, and the Moons and Duncans sat out Sarah and Sarah-Jayne respectively. Meg was the third to fall off when she couldn't hold on any longer, with Kellie falling off in fourth, and Lara falling off in fifth. Lara was up last, and had 100 seconds in which to beat Leigh. Week 13: Train the Trainers Challenge - For one hour, the remaining contestants got the opportunity to train the trainers (first for the Commando and Tiffiny). Had the Challenors lost, the three families would have brought Sarah-Jayne back, the only eliminated non-Challenor family contestant. If they mismatched two boxes, they had to eat a 100 cal. In addition, Hayley told the remaining four contestants they all have immunity for the week without any catch. Rachel is, perhaps, the most controversial winner in The Biggest Loser history. If a contestant matched two foods, they could pick an opponent to have to eat the food. I love Blogging, helping others, making Both ate two sundaes, but Leigh had a waffle cone and Joe had a chocolate coated ice cream cone which was enough for the latter to win immunity by 260 calories. Meg was first out of the water, with Leigh second, Lara third, Sarah fourth, Kellie fifth and Joe sixth. The Moon team consisting of Rebecca and Kellie finished in the slowest time, and the Westrens had to make the decision, choosing Jodie to be knocked out. If the Challenors won, they would get 2kg added to their weight loss, due to Damien not being officially returned until after the weigh-in. Then Michelle decided that I should give her a piggy back ride as well! Once there, contestants had to pick the lowest calorie dish off the table; the one left with the highest would be eliminated. The Biggest Loser (Australian TV series) - Alchetron, the free social . In round 1, the trainers had to do a 100m sack race and Michelle was last and eliminated (due to the fact she had to do cross trainers and treadmills). Week 8 - Part 1: Pyramid of Fitness - Following the announcement of the contestants becoming singles, the trainers took the contestants to a quarry, where eight rounds' worth of gym equipment were set up. Week 5 - The contestants played as individuals for this temptation. This season saw the return of trainers Michelle Bridges, Shannan Ponton and Steve Willis (The Commando). The Challenors narrowly won, and took an extra 2kg into the weigh-in, without which, the super-family would have won. Their entry into the house caused some upset, especially with newcomer Chris recording a big enough weight loss to see him enter the competition as the 3rd biggest loser, and eventually going on to become the season's winner. Joe was currently in last place after hitting the wall on the kayak and overturning his kayak. Then Nathaniel weighed in and was very surprised to see that he had only lost 2.9kgs, and was quite distraught with his result. It is produced by Shine Australia and screened on Network Ten. The Biggest Loser Australia: Season 6, Episode 14 The season began on 30 January 2011 and the finale aired on 2 May 2011 at 8:30pm. After each round, the top two would be safe, leaving two people to battle it out in the final round - the winner stays, the loser goes home. This meant that Leigh and Lara were the two finalists, guaranteeing a Westren would be immune this week. Former teen model wins The Biggest Loser Families - The Sydney Morning "I've been pretty careful since leaving the house, but the vegetables must have soaked up some of the fat," he said. On 24 June 2008, it was announced on the official website that there would be a fourth season of the show, The Biggest Loser Australia: Couples. If the winning contestant is a part of the winning family, that family also receives an additional $100,000. It featured ten couples who all have some kind of relationship and are overweight, their weights ranged from 102kg (Mel) to 178kg (Sharif). The Challenors won the final round, and as a result, brought Damien back. Week 12 - First Elimination Challenge - The eliminated contestant from each original family with the highest weight loss will return for the chance to compete again, with the two people surviving the week returning to the game with another chance at the money. In Week 10, Joe won a 1kg advantage at the Major Challenge, and he could keep it or give away. Meg was knocked out with a score of 1.06km covered. Lara was first, Leigh was second, Sarah was third, and Kellie finished fourth. The third and final round had the last two champions cut a four kilo piece of wood, give or take two hundred grams. Along with former Lions quarterback Scott. In the abseil, Kellie and Leigh were too petrified to abseil despite leading the race and the Commando and Tiffiny encouraged them to abseil. Three brothers and nephew.What is your favourite food? Finally, Emma dropped out at 75kg, giving Lara and Craig from the Westrens the power, which was the power to select one family who must care for a 5kg medicine ball 24 hours a day, keeping it from touching the floor including at the next major challenge. Two members from each family were faced with an obstacle course whilst tied together. Every three minutes, they would have to lean further back by holding onto a knot that was lower in the rope. The Westrens are as usual on top of the leader board, giving them the right to choose the champions for the next Contest: Kellie, Meg, Lara and myself. She managed to beat him with a score of 68 times, and went through to face off against Joe in Round 3. The teams had to move 200 litres of water per person in their team on a sled proportional to the number of people in their team, so the Challenors had to move 400 litres and the super-family 2,200 litres. Tiffiny Hall, The Biggest Loser Australia: Families Wikipedia. Sharlene was the one to stomach the delicacy and as a result, the Westrens won another week at Camp. In the final round, endurance, the remaining two champions had to hold onto a rope, which was the only thing suspending them from falling into the pool, as they were stood at a 45-degree angle on a ramp and leaning back. They each had 20 minutes blindfolded in front of a bowl of chocolate buttons - the person who ate the most won both prizes for themselves. Two families, the Duncans and Challenors, did not eat at all in the 20 minutes. First, Kellie from the Moons dropped her bar at 40kg of weight, and then Nathaniel of the Challenors at 45kg. In a first for the show, its premiere week included each of the four trainers living with an overweight family and following the family's unhealthy diet and poor exercise. Season 5 began on Sunday 31 January 2010 at 6:30pm on Ten. In the end, Meg outlasted them all and won her and her twin the 1kg advantage. Deb, my wife, and Judson, Tanayah and Keelin, my children. The season was announced during the Season 5 finale on 18 April 2010. The Contest is a brand new weekly challenge, which can be categorised into three separate categories - Endurance, Strength and Knowledge. The first round was strength, with Joe vs Leigh. 11 Mar 2011. Joe was chosen for the Challenors due to Nathaniel having a bad knee. This was published 11 years ago. After the kayak leg, Kellie was first followed by Sarah, Leigh and Meg. In the final round, each question banked 1 minute, and with the time banked, they had to run as far as they could on a treadmill. After seven rounds, in which all the families collected all but one of their flags each, it came down to a four-way battle between Meg, Leigh, Sarah and Damien for their final flags. New photo of Meghan Markle that she 'never wanted the world to see' In its eleventh season, the show introduced new trainer Libby Babet. Unfortunately the team of Leigh and Lara beat us, and got to eliminate someone from the Moons. There's tragic news about one of "The Biggest Loser's" past contestants. Week 10: There was no weigh-in as the episode focused on the contestants receiving total body makeovers. They each had 20 minutes blindfolded in front of a bowl of chocolate buttons - the person who ate the most won both prizes for themselves. However, Chris Galea took $15,000 out of the grand prize amount by leaving the game during Temptation in Week 6. Damien Michael Woody was a contestant on the 16th season of The Biggest Loser. Damien Gurganious has died. The Moons, however, had three eaters - Sarah eating one, Jodie eating six and Kellie being the winner with an impressive 118 chocolates eaten. Week 9 - As part of Immunity week, the final immunity was given out. This is the second time that four immunities were granted in a week. Week 13 - The Tyre and Rope Supercontest: This is a three-round supercontest, with each round involving tyres or ropes. The Champions had to answer five questions, in order to bank 20 seconds for later, when they would have to do as many sit-ups as possible in their time limit. Week 4 - None due to vote for all vs one week. The person who eats the most calories in 24 hours gets the first immunity of the week, as it is immunity week. Each contestant was given a paddle with "play" on one side and "pass" on the other. As before, Sarah stayed having defeated Rebecca in the first two rounds. Lara was first, Leigh was second, Sarah was third, and Kellie finished fourth. The first trainer to sink was out, and this was Tiffiny and Emma was knocked out in round one for the Duncans. 'Biggest Loser' star slams teammate - Digital Spy When a contestant matched the two immunity tickets, they would win the immunity. As part of the immunity week, Hayley told the contestants the second of four immunities was given out for whoever had the highest weight loss percentage since the last weigh-in. Family weigh-in was interesting with eliminated contestants returning to stand on the scales with their families, it was very surreal. Damien successfully got his four kilo piece of wood and won the contest for the Challenors. Week 1 - The families had to work together to pull an 88 tonne train 400m. Due to uneven teams, Sharlene from the Westrens and Rebecca from the Moons sat out. In addition, Hayley told the remaining four contestants they all have immunity for the week without any catch. One member from the super-family took on either Joe or Nathaniel from the Challenors in each round. Emma Duncan was crowned the Biggest Loser 2011, with a total weight loss of 62.1kg (46.38%). Leigh got seven questions right, and as a result had 140 seconds to shoulder press his bar. David has made it a point in his life to not let his weight hold him back. The contest this week suited me right down to the ground, as it involved sawing logs into various sizes and weights. The sixth season of the series, The Biggest Loser Australia: Families, began airing on 30 January 2011.

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