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. It was confirmed during the season eight finale that The Biggest Loser would return for a ninth season titled 'The Biggest Loser: Challenge Australia'. The winning family got 1kg per person. For each question answered incorrectly, 5kg of weight was added to the helper's bar. The family with the biggest percentage weight loss also wins $100,000. For the first time, each contestant weighs-in at home in front of their friends and family. Lara had a meltdown when she couldn't hold on for much longer when at 19km/h in order to catch up to Joe, and stopped the treadmill. My heart goes out to his wife, Nicole, and daughter, Giselle. Week 5 - The families were engaged in a four-way tug of war, with the aim being to collect as many flags as team members from their corner of a mud pit. When a contestant matched the two immunity tickets, they would win the immunity. The season 7 alum passed away last Monday after suffering a brain bleed caused by the sudden onset a rare autoimmune disorder known as . [2] In the first round, the champions had to cut a one kilo piece of wood, give or take twenty grams. Unlike the official weigh-ins, no elimination takes place. The first team to fill their bucket at the top, float their key up a tube and unlock their flag won a 1kg advantage at the weigh-in. After the race, the contestants got to ride in the Honda Civic Type R. Leigh and Shannan sky dived 13000ft due to Leigh's fear of heights. Damien was eliminated from the competition in week three, but still came back with his own personal victory on finale night, having dropped 136 pounds doing most of the work at home. Leigh was unable to complete the Sky Wall, leaving Lara with a much needed immunity for the week. Week 8 - The contestants were faced with fifty boxes - forty-eight of which contained foods ranging from 50 cal to 750 cal, and two of which contained immunity tickets. Only Nathaniel and Meg played, with Meg's first fridge containing the maximum 1000 cal treat. While engaged, they competed together on "The Biggest Loser: Couples 2" in 2009. Joe was next up with his 80-second time limit, managing to do 36 in his time. The only Westren who ate was Leigh, who ate only one chocolate button. After seven hours, the contestants were given the option to leave the room, and forgo the chance at this immunity, and everyone bar Meg, Joe & Lara did so. "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. Earning the grand prize of $185,000, but due to the double bracelet she was wearing, this prize money increased to $370,000. The winning family got 1kg per person. The Challenors came first, with the Westrens coming second, meaning that the race not to be last was between the Moons and the Duncans. Samantha, Thomas and Thomas Jr. will reunite for a special to . Joe was next up, and he had two minutes to shoulder press the bar, and he managed to do it 69 times, which guaranteed his passage to round 3 by beating Leigh. Meg was knocked out with a score of 1.06km covered. Rebecca just lost out to Meg, and was knocked out. Lara, Leigh, Joe & Damien were selected as the champions, due to them being the top four of the weight loss leaderboard. ", Following the news of his death, NBC released a statement: "We were deeply saddened to hear of Damien Gurganious' passing. Sarah came in third and took the orange juice (300ml). 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. She managed to beat him with a score of 68 times, and went through to face off against Joe in Round 3. I weighed in last and low and behold I absolutely smashed it this week, losing 8.7kgs. Tiffiny Hall, The Biggest Loser Australia: Families Wikipedia. It was a bike race - first to cover 10km won the supercontest. Altogether, the biggest loser contestants weigh 2201.4kgs. Week 10: There was no weigh-in as the episode focused on the contestants receiving total body makeovers. Rebecca believed that Westrens were pretending they weren't playing the game and actually picked the weakest members of the other families. 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. They chose the Moons stating that it was fair to share the penalty around. The families had to decide whether to face a six-course Chinese meal, in order to be the last family standing and win the ultimate prize - family immunity. :(No copyright infringement is intended. This is the second time that four immunities were granted in a week. In weeks 17, after the weigh-in, the families below the yellow line select one of their own team to face elimination. He loved life and treated every day as if it were a gift.. From week 8 onwards (excluding week 12), two people fall below the yellow line and everyone else votes. This was decided by a three-round elimination challenge - whoever won two of the three rounds stayed. After the race, the contestants got to ride in the Honda Civic Type R. Leigh and Shannan sky dived 13000ft due to Leigh's fear of heights. Week 11 - There was no temptation due to the contestants sailing from Sydney to Hobart. Week 6 - The families had to pick teams of three for this challenge, and one of the people had to be their loser legend. The Biggest Loser Australia - Prime Video In the second round, ten questions were asked, each banking twenty seconds in which the champions had to shoulder press weights - the boys pressing 17.5kg and Lara pressing 12.5kg. After seven hours, the contestants were given the option to leave the room, and forgo the chance at this immunity, and everyone bar Meg, Joe & Lara did so. May 3, 2011 9.28am The Champion of each Contest wins a power for their family, which usually adversely affects the family of their choosing. This season saw the return of trainers Michelle Bridges, Shannan Ponton and Steve Willis (The Commando). Who will be Master of Their Domain? The person who came last in each round was eliminated. Family weigh-in was interesting with eliminated contestants returning to stand on the scales with their families, it was very surreal. The Biggest Loser Families is season 6 of The Biggest Loser Australia. . "I was in agony. For Meg, who won the first immunity through temptation, she gained four kilos. The original prize pool was $250,000, but $30,000 of this was taken by James Moore in Week 2 by leaving the game during Temptation. For winning this weigh-in, the family of three got to decide from their own families who will be the champions for the upcoming contest. 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. 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. Two members from each family were faced with an obstacle course whilst tied together. By Rebecca Davies. Week 3 - Following the second elimination, the contestants entered the large gym, which was decked out as a Chinese buffet restaurant. The second season of the Australian version first went to air on Sunday 4 February 2007 on the Ten Network, the eventual winner being Chris Garling who lost 70.1kg and won A$200,000. Encouraged, Gurganious made birthday plans with his wife, but the disease caused bleeding in his brain, and he died four days after he was admitted. The family with the biggest percentage weight loss also wins $100,000. "He was a pillar of his family, an amazing son, brother, cousin and uncle," Nicole wrote. The person who eats the most calories in 24 hours gets the first immunity of the week, as it is immunity week. This round was won by Lara, and Rebecca was knocked out for the Moons. Deryck James Ward and his sister left the show under a cloud when he was charged with child pornography offences. Whoever did the most won the power for their family. The final leg was a 100m car race, with the contestants having to build the 100m road that their car would move on, which was a jigsaw. Week 11: There was no weigh-in as the episode focused on the beginning of the contestants sailing from Sydney to Hobart. This result for our team was a combined weight loss of 16kgs and pushed us into first place, pushing the Moons below the yellow line. At the same time, the Honda Civic Type R had to go through a 50km course. They selected Jarrod from the Duncans, Craig from the Westrens, Rebecca from the Moons and Joe from the Challenors to face off. Round 3 was on Spin Bikes, being a 2km sprint, and the last to finish would be out, and this was Damien. Sarah was the first to drop out, with Sharlene falling off just before the half hour mark. They had to compete in a three-round tug-of-war - the first to win two rounds stayed in the competition. The Challenors were selected by the Westrens, with Joe mouthing off when his family was selected. The first was to hold a 5kg medicine ball above your head until either you or your opponent drops. Sarah came third, Meg came fourth and Joe came fifth. The prize for the winner was to spend some time on Cockatoo Island with a loved one. RIP, Damien, I know you are making the Angels laugh. Ultimately, Damien from the Challenors beat Jarrod from the Duncans and had the power to remove one team's access to their gym and force them to eat Chinese takeaway for every meal until after the weigh-in. Another week has gone in the Biggest Loser house and we are now down to nine! After ten minutes, whoever had the most balls in their rack won and got to stay in the game. The only person to play was Sarah, and as a result, she just had to match boxes to remove them from her choices, and improve her chances of winning immunity. The Contest is a brand new weekly challenge, which can be categorised into three separate categories - Endurance, Strength and Knowledge. The winning family won a 1kg weight advantage and letters from home. Those above the yellow have the final say in which of the two goes home. Week 8: Instead of families weighing in, Hayley first showed the contestants how much weight they all lost by showing the a gigantic tank full of fat onto the scale and revealed to be 509.9kg. In the final round, trainers had gone around the pole 25 times and run 100m. Week 2 - Strength: One member from each family must curl a bar on Hayley's count until one person fails to achieve the pace and was therefore eliminated. Hayley Lewis hosted season 5, replacing Ajay Rochester. 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 4, the "3 Families vs. 1 Family" week, the winning team got to decide which member of the other team was eliminated. The Biggest Loser Families Australia 2011: First Look (#2) (2010) CQtvNetwork | Presentation 3.18K subscribers Subscribe 66K views 12 years ago Your first look at the 2011 season of. Nathaniel managed to get a 242 cal ice cream cone in his first fridge, with neither finding immunity in their freezers. Ultimately, Damien from the Challenors beat Jarrod from the Duncans and had the power to remove one team's access to their gym and force them to eat Chinese takeaway for every meal until after the weigh-in. Following each round, one contestant would be knocked out. Leigh dropped out first after 34 minutes. 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. One all were collected, they had to head into the water past a marked buoy and swim 100 meters to the other end of the beach where there was a bucket containing their flag. The Moons didn't believe their reason and believed it was gameplay. The first one to fall in lost, and this was Nathaniel and as a result, the Westrens won the ability to penalise one family with a 1kg weight disadvantage in the upcoming weigh-in. Nicole Brewer-Gurganious says Damien Gurganious died on her birthday, leaving her behind with their 2-year-old daughter. The families included in this season are the Duncan Family, the Westren Family, the Challenor Family and The Moon Family. The final round was Joe vs Kellie in a battle of endurance. As before, Sarah stayed having defeated Rebecca in the first two rounds. The first family to collect their flags won a 1kg weight advantage in the Weigh-In. Week 6 - There was no temptation for the week, due to the Biggest Loser Legends coming to the house for the week. Ultimately, Jarrod from the Duncans beat Jodie from the Moons and had the power to remove one team's trainer until after the weigh-in. To do my shoelaces up myself, or to not have to ask my kids to do things for me, makes everything else worthwhile.". This was "The Treadmill of Knowledge" - the treadmills started at 5km/h, for every incorrect answer, the treadmill increased by 1km/h. 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Filming for Season 4 of The Biggest Loser Australia took place on Fitzroy Island off the coast of Far North Queensland and in Sydney. Week 12: Yellow Line Challenge - Following the return of the eliminated contestants, the four fully-fledged contestants had immunity, leaving one place above the yellow line. The contestants managed to take the items in calorific order, with the correct order being strawberries, tuna, orange juice, nuggets, brie and nuts, meaning Sharlene was eliminated. Finally, Hayley revealed the leaderboard with Lara in the lead and Sarah in last place. The first round was strength, with Joe vs Leigh. 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. 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. In the second round, the remaining four had to transfer 26 tyres over a course of stairs and stack them. At the end of the 24 hours, Meg claimed the immunity, eating nearly 5,000 calories to do so. A contestant from The Biggest Loser Australia has revealed that his marriage is on the rocks. 18-year-old Nathaniel Challenor, who took part in the weight loss reality show with uncles Joe, Damien . Personal trainers Michelle Bridges, Shannan Ponton, Steve Willis and Tiffiny Hall are responsible for training the contestants and helping them to lose weight. She chose the brie, leaving Sharlene with the macademia nuts. 'Biggest Loser' star implies show is a sham - Digital Spy Nathaniel managed to get a 242 cal ice cream cone in his first fridge, with neither finding immunity in their freezers. Nathaniel found a 71 cal yogurt in his second fridge which also did not contain immunity. First, to get the pieces they needed, they had to dig holes to get under various holes to get to the pieces which consisted of the pole itself, 4 sandbags and the flag pole stand. In Week 13, Rebecca was eliminated at the Contest, having lost the final round. The team which won two out of the three rounds won the biggest power of the series so far - the power to bring back one eliminated contestant. The season was announced during the Season 5 finale on 18 April 2010. In the second round, Joe and Nathaniel had to row 1000m in the shortest time - whoever got to 1000m first won the round. Week 9 - Endurance: As part of immunity week, the prize is the penultimate immunity prize. The person who eats the most calories in 24 hours gets the first immunity of the week, as it is immunity week. After the Week 11 weigh-in Meg was eliminated, having weighed in at 88.2kg, but weighed in at 89.4kg at the eliminated contestant's weigh-in that same week. In the abseil, Kellie and Leigh were too petrified to abseil despite leading the race and the Commando and Tiffiny encouraged them to abseil. After the Week 11 weigh-in Meg was eliminated, having weighed in at 88.2kg, but weighed in at 89.4kg at the eliminated contestant's weigh-in that same week. The Challenge was held at Cataract Scout Park, where we had to complete an obstacle course. Members from all teams bar the Challenors played, with Leigh from the Westrens, both Meg and Jarrod from the Duncans, and Jodie from the Moons being the ones playing. This week has been a breakthrough week, as not only have I achieved a great weight loss of 8.7kgs, I have finally been awarded the Biggest Loser of the Week, which means my name will be written in gold alongside a history of past champions. The contestant who consumes the most calories will win immunity. Week 10 - In a recreation of a challenge from The Biggest Loser: Couples 3, the remaining contestants had to climb a Jacob's Ladder above a pool until they were the last one standing. 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. This page was last edited on 20 April 2023, at 04:37. Week 8 - Knowledge: As a result of winning the Pyramid of Fitness, Leigh was the one who picked what discipline was played, which was knowledge. Leigh chose the correct basket and was presented with a choice - keep the A$25,000, which was from the Biggest-Losing family's prize money, and leave Camp Biggest Loser immediately, or leave the cash and stay on Camp. Eventually, the contestants managed to overcome the obstacle. If a contestant matched two foods, they could pick an opponent to have to eat the food. Finally, after eating thirteen cookies, she found one of the immunity tickets, but was struggling to find the remaining one. Tiffiny Hall is the only trainer not returning. ET on NBC. Due to uneven teams, Sharlene from the Westrens and Rebecca from the Moons sat out. However, Joe gained weight, putting him in danger and stripping him of his immunity. Joe got all five questions right, and took five minutes with him into the final round. The contestants managed to take the items in calorific order, with the correct order being strawberries, tuna, orange juice, nuggets, brie and nuts, meaning Sharlene was eliminated. The first trainer to sink was out, and this was Tiffiny and Emma was knocked out in round one for the Duncans. Applications for the third season opened at the end of season 2.[1]. The families included in this season are the Duncan Family, the Westren Family, the Challenor Family and The Moon Family. Week 12 - Eliminated Players Return: The eliminated contestants again weighed in at home, with the person from each family with the highest percentage weight loss returning to camp to compete in the contest.
