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Yesitsme
Member
08-24-2004
| Friday, February 29, 2008 - 3:36 pm
Could one have really? I don't know, Jimmer. (Gee, one of the few times I have disagreed with you!) Not to say it could never happen, but if it does I think it will be a fluke.
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Rissa
Member
03-20-2006
| Friday, February 29, 2008 - 4:08 pm
I agree with Jimmer... but given circumstances the producers haven't provided yet. We need women who need to lose the same % of weight as the men and we need a long enough time period, since women lose slower. I really don't see it happening this season since it seems the time frame was accelerated to get it on the air during the writer's strike. Betcha next season we see a lot more larger women and smaller men.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Friday, February 29, 2008 - 4:25 pm
LOL Yesitsme! Okay here goes. Bill won last season. He is 5' 8" and started at 334 lbs and ended at 170lbs for a 49.1% weight loss. Isabeau is 5' 8" and started at 298 lbs and ended at 185 lbs for a 37.92% weight loss. For Isabeau to have won she would have had to lose 146 lbs and finish at 152 lbs. That is a stretch but not impossible.
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Vsmart
Member
02-10-2003
| Friday, February 29, 2008 - 4:50 pm
And Isabeau would still be zaftig.
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Bob2112
Member
06-12-2002
| Friday, February 29, 2008 - 6:47 pm
Jimmer, your saying that Isabeau was 31 pounds behind Bill at the finale? And that would be after about 4-5 months from the beginning of the show. Assuming Bill would lose no more weight, how many more weeks would it take Isabeau to lose the last 31 pounds to Beat him? I'd guess another 5-8 weeks, if she could actually do it. The female that actually came the closest to losing the highest percentage on the day of the finale was Poppi from Season 3. She went from 232 to 115 for a 50.4% loss and she won $50,000. The winner that year lost 52.58% and the second biggest loser lost 50.65%. They were both male. So, it can be done within the time frame of the show, but it has to be a female with a realistic 50% to lose.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Friday, February 29, 2008 - 9:12 pm
Yes. Poppi is a better example. She would have won Season 4 and she would have come very close to winning Season 3 if she had been eligible.
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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Saturday, March 01, 2008 - 9:14 am
Dang! I woke up in the middle of the night last night. Turned on WGN talk radio here in Chicago. Once I came too enough, I realized the hosts were talking to Bernie! What I heard was interesting (though I don't remember). Then I fell asleep again pretty quickly. Dang! I like him and Brittany.
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Roxibalboa
Member
08-15-2004
| Sunday, March 02, 2008 - 6:13 am
Just got to see this week's episode Saturday night, due to election coverage in our area. I've always liked Dan but after his over the top cockiness I am a lil disappointed he was the biggest loser and couldn't be voted out. But yay Bernie and girls for winning the weigh in. While I was watching I turned to my husband and said "who does he remind you of?" (speaking of Dan) and he said exactly what I was thinking...the son on Family Guy, I think his name is Chris.
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Jodied75
Member
08-26-2004
| Sunday, March 02, 2008 - 10:46 am
Roxi, that's hilarious! I do see the resemblance. I hope he's not as dim witted as Chris!
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Tuesday, March 04, 2008 - 8:54 pm
Any news on what happened this week?
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Jbw
Member
08-14-2006
| Tuesday, March 04, 2008 - 9:29 pm
Bernie's prize for being last week's winner was an immunity. The catch was that it wasn't for himself. He had the option to either give it to another player or not to use it. Bernie told his team about the prize saying he was leaning towards giving it to Brittany. The Black team also talked over strategy for this prize weighing giving it to Jay to force either Dan or Roger to be eliminated if the Black Team won the weigh-in. There was a team challenge that the Blue Team won. At the weigh-in, the contestants were told that team competition was now over and they were now playing as individuals. Bernie decided to give the individual immunity to Brittany. Roger is the first this season to break the 100 lb. loss barrier reaching a total so far of 104 lbs. lost at the ranch. Bernie weighed-in under the 200 lb. level. The bottom two at the weigh-in were Kelly and Bernie. Bernie would have been above the yellow line if he didn't give the immunity prize to Brittany. Brittany and Maggie voted to send Kelly home while Dan, Roger, and Jay voted to evict Bernie. So Bernie won't be the "Biggest Loser". Bernie left the ranch weighing 195 lbs. with a total weight loss of 88 lbs. He's gone on to lose another 20 lbs. since he returned to Chicago.
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Tuesday, March 04, 2008 - 9:33 pm
Wow, he gave away immunity even when he knew that it was now individual.
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Tuesday, March 04, 2008 - 9:55 pm
The challenge was amazing. I would have been scared to death.
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Jodied75
Member
08-26-2004
| Tuesday, March 04, 2008 - 10:08 pm
Here's my question of the week: why didn't Dan keep playing on the vending machine until he got the 1 pound card? he could have won even more money and he had plenty of gum to chew instead of eating any more goodies.
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Nickovtyme
Member
07-29-2004
| Tuesday, March 04, 2008 - 10:20 pm
Looks like Bob will get his winner this season.
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Wednesday, March 05, 2008 - 9:09 am
Thanks Jbw I had a phone call after 3 weigh ins and didnt see the ending!! am I the only whiney complainer about the physical challenges - the teams were set up from the beginning as unequal (Bob picked the biggest losers, ) it just isnt fun to watch the comps, and the weigh ins...
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Angelicfairies2
Member
07-19-2004
| Wednesday, March 05, 2008 - 9:10 am
Can someone PLEASE get Roger off my screen lol
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Neko
Member
08-03-2001
| Wednesday, March 05, 2008 - 10:42 am
I feel bad for Bernie, cause it seems like it he hadn't given Britney immunity, she would have been up against Kelly, and KELLY would have probably been the one to go. Bernie's plan to keep them together kinda backfired.
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Konamouse
Member
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, March 05, 2008 - 12:27 pm
Dan was shown chewing gum just at the end, so he might have tried again and finally gotten another food snack (and ate the stick of gum instead).

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Bob2112
Member
06-12-2002
| Wednesday, March 05, 2008 - 12:32 pm
If someone can post the individual weight losses, I can update the chart.
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Cricket
Member
08-05-2002
| Wednesday, March 05, 2008 - 12:44 pm
I agree, Neko. Too bad they didn't give it to Dan on the other team. Bernie seemed so sure they were going to win and even if they didn't, they could have voted Kelly. I don't like her at all..so manipulative. I hope the Blue Team regrets keeping her in the future. I really liked Bernie on last night's show and wouldn't have minded if he won the whole thing.
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Anniem
Member
05-21-2006
| Wednesday, March 05, 2008 - 3:46 pm
I am really perturbed with this show (is that a real word?). I think allowing the trainers to pick their teams as they did was so unfair the the women and smaller men. I have always liked Bob, but he has come off this year as rather smirky (I'm not sure that is a word either!). I was so sad that Bernie was voted off. He was my favorite of the bunch. He seems like such a nice young man. Wow, he has lost 108 lbs. Hope he wins the $100,000 at the finale.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, March 05, 2008 - 4:13 pm
I had the feeling that Dan mumbled something about having to stop, so maybe there was a maximum number of items, because otherwise he certainly should have tried until he either got one caloric item (and then eaten gum) or the pound card. But I got the feeling he had no choice. I wonder how Bernie's girlfriend/mom will feel if in the end he loses more than anyone else (%) and might have been the actual biggest loser, but gave that up for Brittany who was just given to him as a partner. I'm sure they will be gracious and of course he may get to come back in, seeing the previews for next time. It was not pretty seeing some of those people again (Jackie) but it should shake some up. Oh Bob, I think I just deleted my only copy of BL.. Maybe others can fill in.. From the 2 minute recap I got: Brittany, nothing since she was immune they didn't show.. I THINK she lost 6 lb? Kelly lost 6 lb for 2.83% (she had no pound to subtract) Bernie had 3.48% with an extra pound. His actual weightloss was 6 lb Jay had 3.62% (but that included an extra pound to subtract) Dan had 3.65 loss with no extra pound to subtract) Maggie had a 3.68% loss WITH an extra pound subtracted. Roger had 3.73% with an extra pound subtracted. I "think" Jay lost 8 lb.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, March 05, 2008 - 4:21 pm
The temptation challenge, for those who missed the show.. they went in one at a time to a vending machine.. they punched numbers but the item they got was random. They could get a candy or snack item and had to eat that. They could get a pack of sugarless gum, which would include a money prize and then it also exempted them from eating the next item, instead they just took a 5 calorie gumstick. They could get a pound pass. If they got that, they had to stop. Jay ate 4-5 items for over 1000 calories, but he also got gum packs totally $9,500! He got no pound pass and it wasn't clear why he didn't try one more time since his last item was gum. Kelly also didn't get a pass. I think she ate four items and got no money. All the others got pound passes. One was on the first try, so no money and no calories. A couple got some money. The zipline had them coasting out on the wire for part of the way but then at some point it was all up to the person to use their arms only/upper body strength to pull forward and as they went forward they could reach and release flags. Maggie sat out the challenge because Kelly had told them she wanted to compete this time. Roger got 13/14 flags, Jay and Dan got 14/14. Bernie also got 14. At the end of 4 min, finished or not they were pulled backward. The prize, for the black team, was to go up in fighter pilots for a day and they were excited. They didn't show them doing this. And of course after that temptation and the other challenge, they found out it was all individual now with the yellow line in effect and the two lowest (after accounting for the pound passes and Bernies exemption pass for someone eles) were up for elimination. And then we saw that next week everyone comes back.. which didn't make Jay happy at all.
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Wednesday, March 05, 2008 - 5:19 pm
Sea, I think you might have Jay and Dan mixed up. It was Dan who got the $9,500 and grumbling about having the people come back in the previews. Both Jay and Roger were pretty lucky with the machine. I think Roger got the gum right off (B3 - Blue, 3 people left). Two people didn't get the pound passes, Kelly was one, but I can't remember who the second was.
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