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Tc99
Member
07-12-2009
| Sunday, December 27, 2009 - 2:25 am
I know I'm jumping the treadmill on this one, but I just can't take it anymore! This show is starting so soon, on January 5th, a little more than a week from now. It'll all start Tuesday on NBC @ 8PM eastern with a 2 hour premiere. There is already some sneak preview stuff on The Biggest Loser 9 website on nbc.com for those of you who like spoilers (or if you want to, say, do research for an upcoming potential tvch competition in the works...? ahem.. ). Ok, I'll fess up, this is a blatant attempt for me to get going on the tvch member game I want to start. Speaking of which, I was wondering if any mods could set up a folder for me entitled "The Biggest Loser Game: Smallest Winner Edition", so that I can start soliciting? I don't want to interrupt the general thread with this too much, but I do want to give a couple of alerts/invitations for fans to come join the game the closer we get to the season premiere. I need to get the first batch of numbers from those who want to play before the start of the show, so I need to get the word out now, before it is too rushed. I posted my plea in the Biggest Loser 8 general thread, and figured, why wait for someone else to start it and just take some initiative. so wallah! Here we are. Another spoiler treat, if you want to get to know some more about the contestants, here's a blog that did a write up/ get to know the contestants type article: Dietsinreview.com blog
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Gumby
Member
08-14-2004
| Sunday, December 27, 2009 - 5:47 am
I'm in TC! Thanks so much for running this game, it was so much fun last season. I'm looking forward to this season.
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Gidget
Member
07-28-2002
| Sunday, December 27, 2009 - 8:32 am
I need to get the first batch of numbers from those who want to play before the start of the show What do we have to do?
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Sunday, December 27, 2009 - 11:27 am
I'll play. I also set up a thread/area for the game. I'll get started on a banner as well!
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Gumby
Member
08-14-2004
| Sunday, December 27, 2009 - 1:31 pm
Gidget, you guess how much you think each contestant will lose each week. Not a total to date, just for that one week. You can't use the same number more than twice in one week. So if you pick 2 different contestants to lose 10 pounds the same week, you can't pick that same number for anyone else that week. It's a lot of fun and makes the show a lot more enjoyable too. Hope you join! TC does a great job running it.
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Gidget
Member
07-28-2002
| Sunday, December 27, 2009 - 3:26 pm
Oh okay. Sounds like fun. Do we have to get the list of contestants and send you our guesses or will there be something more formal?
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Sunday, December 27, 2009 - 6:06 pm
We'll have the soon to be created banner up top for reference and we can post our guesses in the game thread.
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Tc99
Member
07-12-2009
| Sunday, December 27, 2009 - 8:47 pm
It is so assuring and heartwarming to see so many familiar names! I hope everyone had a great holiday season, and I guess I'm not the only one anticipating this new season! Jimmer, I have mentioned your awesomeness on many an occasion, but you are truly making this experience most excellent for me and others! Looking forward to that banner, bro! Gumby, your explaination of the game was very cool as well, deserving of the first Gumby Get Down Dance (GGDD) of the season, wohoooo!! Also, let me formally proclaim: "Welcome to the game, Giget!" Thanks to Jimmer, we can start posting on the game thread now, so those who want to talk exclusively about Biggest Loser 9 and not the Smallest Winner game can do so in peace and harmony, and we can have a wild ole time with our charts and smileys and general prognostications and celebrations alike in our game thread! 
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Gidget
Member
07-28-2002
| Tuesday, January 05, 2010 - 5:31 pm
Spoiler!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG so not happy. First the public humiliation. Now this. Get those people's hopes up? And pull the rug out from under them? I don't want to see that. That is not good TV.
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Gumby
Member
08-14-2004
| Tuesday, January 05, 2010 - 5:51 pm
My heart sank for them too Gidget. I hate when they do that to people.
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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Tuesday, January 05, 2010 - 6:42 pm
The expression on someone's face . . . COMMERCIAL is so old. It's dumb. Doesn't say much for NBC, producers, whoever.
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-31-2000
| Tuesday, January 05, 2010 - 7:52 pm
I always hate the beginning episodes of this show - because I like everyone and hate seeing some go home in a surprise, or the first team splitting up. Luckily, like last season, I sometimes end up liking no one toward the end and it's not so emotional for me! 
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Gidget
Member
07-28-2002
| Tuesday, January 05, 2010 - 8:02 pm
Jillian was on Leno and she was wearing a stylish dress and she looked unbelievable! She admitted she was uncomfortable wearing high heels. Hey I'm with Jill. Those 6 inch jobs these days are ridiculous. But she has beautiful legs, especially for someone so short. I've always thought she had a good shape but her sense of style turns me off. I had no idea she could look so hot.
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Puzzled
Member
08-27-2001
| Tuesday, January 05, 2010 - 9:00 pm
I agree, Gidget. I think it's sadistic, the way they treated them. Not fun.
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Tuesday, January 05, 2010 - 9:02 pm
Didn't see as much whining as compared to last season.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - 12:14 am
Actually, the two teams who went home are going to get 30 days with trainer help (Bob and Jillian) and then come back to see which team will return, so that is better than any first ousted have ever had it and it sure looks like the twin who went home was on fire as well. And there sure was less whining that usual for a first week. I still have a hard time seeing someone leave and all, but at least so far there isn't game play and mean stuff.. I know, give them time, I guess. ================= 01/05/2010
Color | Name | Age | Height BMI | Starting Weight | Previous Weight | Current Weight | Loss Since Last Weigh in | Percent Loss | *Total* Loss | Comments | | PURPLE Bob/Jill | Patti mother business owner | 55 | 5'6" 39.2 | 243 | 243 | 220 | -23 | 8.09T | 23 | ninth place in comp highest loss in one week of any female competitor ever | PURPLE Bob/Jill | Stephanie daughter radio sales exec | 29 | 5'8" 40.1 | 264 | 264 | 246 | -18 | 8.09T | 18 | ninth place in comp | | ORANGE Bob/Jill | Cheryl mother sears homestore owner | 50 | 5'4" 39.0 | 227 | 227 | 213 | -14 | 7.50T | 14 | fourth place in comp | ORANGE Bob/Jill | Daris son delivery salesman | 25 | 5'10" 49.6 | 346 | 346 | 317 | -29 | 7.50T | 29 | fourth place in comp | | RED Bob/Jill | Melissa wife attorney | 39 | 5'6" 37.6 | 233 | 233 | 214 | -19 | 6.69T | 19 | sixth place in comp | RED Bob/Jill | Lance husband rancher | 38 | 6'3" 45.6 | 365 | 365 | 344 | -21 | 6.69T | 21 | sixth place in comp | | PINK Bob/Jill | Ashley daughter spa manager esthetician | 27 | 5'5" 62.2 | 374 | 374 | 353 | -21 | 6.42T | 21 | fifth place in comp | PINK Bob/Jill | Sherry mother nonprofit admin | 51 | 5'1" 41.2 | 218 | 218 | 201 | -17 | 6.42T | 17 | fifth place in comp | | BLACK Bob/Jill | Andrea daughter executive asst | 24 | 5'7" 46.7 | 298 | 298 | 284 | -14 | 6.19T | 14 | third place in comp | BLACK Bob/Jill | Darrell father operator/mechanic | 46 | 5'10" 59.3 | 413 | 413 | 383 | -30 | 6.19T | 30 | third place in comp | | GREY Bob/Jill | Koli beard cousin football coach/security | 29 | 6'1" 53.2 | 403 | 403 | 374 | -29 | 6.06T | 29 | second place in comp | GREY Bob/Jill | Sam cousin football coach/security | 24 | 6'4" 45.3 | 372 | 372 | 354 | -18 | 6.06T | 18 | second place in comp | | WHITE Bob/Jill | Maria mother corp travel agent | 51 | 5'4" 48.2 | 281 | 281 | 268 | -13 | 5.82T | 13 | seventh place in comp | WHITE Bob/Jill | Michael son deejay | 30 | 6'3" 65.7 | 526 | 526 | 492 | -34 | 5.82T | 34 | seventh place in comp most weight lost in one week by anyone in BL history | | GREEN Bob/Jill | Migdalia daughter homemaker | 28 | 5'9" 39.1 | 265 | 265 | 249 | -16 | 5.74T | 16 | immunity | GREEN Bob/Jill | Miggy mother chef | 48 | 5'9" 35.4 | 240 | 240 | 227 | -13 | 5.74T | 13 | immunity | | BROWN Bob/Jill | John twin brother sr reporting manager | 30 | 6'5" 57.4 | 484 | 484 | 461 | -23 | 4.75T | 23 | seventh place in comp below yellow line | BROWN Bob/Jill | James twin brother hr director | 30 | 6'5" 57.5 | 485 | 485 | 462 | -23 | 4.75T | 23 | seventh place in comp below yellow line out first week | | YELLOW Bob | O'Neal father usps station mgr | 51 | 5'11" 54.3 | 389 | | | | | | bottom two send home for 30 days | YELLOW Bob | Sunshine daughter restaurant server | 24 | 5'6" 44.4 | 275 | | | | | | bottom two sent home for 30 days | | BLUE Jill | Cherita mother homemaker | 50 | 5'8" 42.1 | 277 | | | | | | pulled out of comp by Dr. H. bottom two sent home for 30 days | BLUE Jill | Victoria daughter student | 22 | 5'9" 52.9 | 358 | | | | | | bottom two sent home for 30 days | | We see the public weigh ins at home ick ick ick.. see teams hearing they made the show and they even get their team colors on the phone, from Bob or Jillian. Alli, looking mighty svelte, meets them at the Ranch. They go to the gym and find team colored mats. No equipment in the gym. They will compete in their First Challenge The curtains open to reveal bicycles, regular bikes but set up to be stationary. They must ride 26.2 miles, each team.. They are gobsmacked. The first 9 teams to finish, earn a spot in the house. The bottom two teams must leave the campus immediately. Winning team gets immunity. And they all start pedaling.. Yellow and purple in last at one point. Green team out to a lead at 13 miles.. and 16 miles.. and 25 miles.. 26 miles.. awesome Migdalia and Miggy!! Grey team in second place. Black team is third to finish Orange team is fourth. Five spots left, yellow and blue in last and no one close to finished.. Chenita, Blue team mom is in "excruciating pain". Dr. Huizenga appears. Chenita doesn't want to give up, but she's hurting.. this is quite clear. Her whole stomach is cramping. Dr H tells her to slow down and she collapses. Victoria keeps working. Chenita pulled off the bike by Dr H and another man.. she is sobbing and cramping. Pink team finished in fifth. Red team is sixth to finish. White team is seventh (includes heaviest ever guy) Actually Brown team finishes with them, so I guess they tie for it.. Blue (just Victoria) 18.3, Purple 25.6 and Yellow 21.5 competing for last place. And of course Purple gets ninth place. Victoria and Chenita (blue) and Sunshine and O'Neal (yellow) are devastated. Alli tells them it is time to say goodbye. I keep hoping for a twist We see them get into limos to leave. Victoria says we didn't get to see Jillian and Bob to get info. Oooh.. yess!! Jillian and Bob jump in front of the limos!! Jill gets in with blue team; Bob gets in with yellow. They will go home for 30 days with Bob and Jillian to help them and then return and compete with each other to stay. Well that is something good.. though I like both teams and would have liked them to stay. Bob and Jill come into the house and set off the fire alarm in the morning.. waking up all the teams. (Well they are all in their team shirts.) They come out and huge the trainers. Biggest man ever, biggest cast ever. They will train together, Bob and Jill tell them. And they both start working all the teams. Bob says Day One is rock bottom; a wake up call. Jill says puking all over the place.. haven't even done anything yet. They tell them to hydrate. Jillian says Cheryl (orange) needed to bring on her power. LOL.. and Cheryl is, in Jill's words a BADASS.. she is out shouting Jillian. They drag back into the house, say it was insane.. now get to know each other. Kind of group therapy/confessions.. Migdalia says her husband is about to deploy to Afghanistan while she is there. Several have never dated, some afraid of leaving families behind. Koli and Sam are Tongan.. saw Filipe.. Next day in the gym. Back to shouting and working out, get BodyBuggs. Last Chance Workout Bob calls them massive.. James (brown) says he has a bad knee from football; feels disadvantaged. Bob says he'll work in the pool. We see them both in the pool. Weigh In Alli talks of how they weighed in at home. Michael is the first player ever over 500.. He's 526. Bob says it is daunting. James and John as a team weight in at almost half a ton. 969 pounds. Each team will weigh in.. total % of loss determines who is below the yellow line. Other teams choose which player goes home. Green team is immune; they will weigh in first. Migdalia and Miggy 265 and 240 to start. Current weights 249 and 227, losses of 16 and 13 pounds. 5.74% as a team Grey team up.. Koli and Sam started at 403 and 372, now weigh in at 374 and 354, down 29 and 18, total of 47 lost. 6.06% Koli is out of the 400s. Currently in first place. Next up is the orange team Cheryl and Daris. They need to lose more than 34 pounds to move into first. Original weights 227 and 346, current weights are 213 and 317, down 14 and 29, total of 43 pounds down and into first place with a percent loss of 7.5% Cheryl is so proud of herself and of Daris. They are definitely safe now. Now we will see black team. Andrea and Darrell, originally 298 and 413, now weigh in at (VERY dramatic music here) 284 and 383, down 14 and 30, total 44 pounds. 6.19% which moves them into second place and safety for the week. Darrell is also below 400 pounds. Next up is brown team. This is the heaviest team. James and Jon, 485 and 484 pounds, need to lose over 58 pounds to be safe. They now weigh in at 462 and 462, each lost 23 pounds, total of 46 and not enough to be safe. 4.75% loss. Alli points out that they lost twin weights too. Koli and Sam are now safe. Red team is next. Meliisa and Lance, starting weights of 233 and 365. To stay above brown team they need to have lost more than 28 pounds. They weigh in at 214 and 344, down 19 and 21 pounds. Total of 40 lost, 6.69%. They are safe and in second place. Melissa is loudly happy but does tell us that Lance basically didn't pull his weight this week.. says I'm gonna get him! Purple team is next. They need to lose more than 24 pounds. Stephanie is a little bit worried about Mom Patti, who struggled this week. They started at 243 and 264 and are now 220 and 246, down 23 (that's MOM) and 18; total of 41 pounds, save with 8.06%.. FIRST PLACE for now.. Patti has also lost the highest amount in one week of any female competitor ever on the show. They are in first place. Brown team looks increasingly worried but Pink and White teams remain to be weighed in. Stephanie is so proud of her mom. Patti says she hasn't been this happy since the day Stephanie was born. Pink team up next. Ashley is nervous. She started at 374 pounds. Sherry at 218. They need to lose more than 28 pounds. They are now down 38, Ashley at 353, down 21 and Sherry down 17 at 201. They are safe at 6.42% Sherry is so proud of her daughter who is the biggest girl here. Brown team looks grim. White team is last to hit the scales. Maria and Michael 281 and 526 to start. They will weigh in separately (for some unknown reason). Maria is now 268, down 13 pounds. Michael needs to lose more than 25 pounds to stay. He now weighs 492! Down 34 pounds, he has broken the 500 pound mark. They lose a total of 47 pounds, down 5,82% and they get to stay another week. He lost more than anyone in BL history in one week. He is very proud. One of the twins will be sent home. Time for Bob and Jill to leave and others to deliberate. Who will go home? Deliberation John says James' knee is really really bad, but he things James needs to be on the ranch because of that. He say he guesses he should sacrifice himself. James says he has a pool at home. If that is all he can do, he should go home. John has his wife and baby, would have to go back to work right away. James says he doesn't have to go back to work, doesn't have wife and baby. Sweet, each pushing to be the one to leave. Cheryl says splitting up a twin brother team is heartbreaking. Grey team says one is stronger and can do more, but the other needs the doctors here. No one is happy making this decision. Voting Green team votes John Black team votes James (because of backup at home) Red team votes James (because of support at home) Pink team votes James (because John would have to go back to work) Purple team votes James. White team votes James. James will go home. James says he will win the at home prize. He thinks John can stay and win BL. Sad music plays as the twins embrace. Everyone is in tears. James leaves. James says he learned so much in one week. He still plans to change his life. He lost 23 pounds already. He says he will be the more handsome, skinnier twin. He is down to (garbled 385).. but says has lost 100 pounds in 2 months. He started at local gym immediately and hasn't stopped since. The gym is now his work. He and his wife eat at home, cook together. James' wife, Christine says it was the best thing ever. She has lost 24 pounds. He hopes to lose 249 pounds by the finale.
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Kellsma
Member
08-27-2002
| Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - 7:58 am
I really wish they would let those that get voted out stay in another location with the same opportunity for help. For many of these people, they have hit rock bottom and for many it is so much more then the money. How sad to get picked to be on the show only to have to leave after one week knowing how past people have completely transformed their lives. There is no question that they need help and need to be in a contained situation to really make some significant progress.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - 8:19 am
I totally agree!! But I do like that the bottom two couples will get coaching from Bob/Jillian for 30 days while at home and then one couple will win their way back.. Meanwhile the other couple could be on their way to good habits and maybe a chance at the at home prize. The twins were actually hit harder in a way but still got that first week and this season not only are there no whiners, there were no single digit losses so it SEEMS that all of them on campus are jumping right into the program.}
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-31-2000
| Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - 8:43 am
Did anyone see Eric on ET last night - it was on right before this premier. He was the previous winner who had regained almost all his weight. He complained that *after* the show was over they just drop you, and that was the reason for his weight gain. He's going to be on some show on Discovery Health tonight with more information.
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Delurker
Member
08-19-2005
| Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - 8:55 am
Hi everyone! Did any of you notice the striking resemblance of the pink team to that of Helen and her daughter (Shannon was it?) I just couldn't get over it!
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Gidget
Member
07-28-2002
| Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - 9:07 am
Sounds like Eric is still not owning his own problem. Did the show make him fat in the first place? I think he has a lot of nerve to complain. There must be thousands of people who wish they had his opportunity. Even if the support is only for a limited period of time.
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Gidget
Member
07-28-2002
| Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - 9:17 am
Seamonkey, I think one season they had the first four eliminated get a chance to win their way back onto the ranch. Meanwhile the fifth team out was out for good. I don't like what they did by cutting those two teams. I felt so badly for the woman in blue who wanted to keep fighting even though the doctors said she was done. There is something wrong with that picture. I would like to see all the contestants guaranteed 30 days. If they get voted off the ranch, they spend the remainder of their 30 days at the new spa. This would give them all a chance to learn new eating habits and get conditioned to continue vigorous exercising. These people are putting it all out there for a chance to win their lives back. They bare their souls and bodies in ways most of us would not consider. This is for our "entertainment". The least they should get in return is a realistic fighting chance.
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - 9:57 am
Up next. WEEK TWO. Will they survive?
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - 11:37 am
I agree. I have not watched this show regularly before but tuned in to see the new season last night and I was very distressed to see those people eliminated...even with a chance to get back in a few weeks. I think they should at least have a week. That older man who worked for the post office really needed the help and so did his very beautiful daughter.
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Bonzacat
Member
07-08-2003
| Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - 12:07 pm
I read something yesterday about Eric - I believe he's going to have his own reality show about losing weight again. If I can remember where I read that I'll post a link. Jillian tweeted today that she loves this cast.
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