After Stacey & Adam and Ed & Heba fell below the yellow line, Stacey & Adam were voted out in The Biggest Loser Families Episode 1, although I couldn’t quite figure out why.
Ed and Heba tell LT they’ll save him if they have the chance since he used his extra vote in their favor.
Bob expects week two to suck since it usually does. Jillian is also hoping against hope that things go not horribly.
Jillian discusses the divorce with Michelle. She tells her that, for once in her life, she needs to put herself first.
Bob hates the yellow line down the middle of the gym, so he rips it up and throws it out.
Alison warns the teams that the average weight loss for the second week is 2%, way down from the 4-8% they put up last week. Because the week is so difficult, she wants to offer a reward. One team will win $10,000. But there is a catch. The highest bidder will win $10k if they achieve their goal. However, if someone fails to achieve their goal, they will instead automatically be below the yellow line.
Phil & Amy bid 1%, hoping to kickstart the auction. Tom & LT bid 1.1%, as LT’s just thinking about the money. Shellay & Amy bid 1.2%. Ed & Heba aren’t taking any chances and won’t bid. Phil & Amy go 1.3%. Coleen & Jerry bid 1.4%. Phil & Amy bid 1.5%. LT & Tom go 1.6%. Coleen & Jerry go 1.7%. LT’s back again with 1.8%. Shellay ups it again to 1.9%. LT hits 2.0%. Coleen bids 2.1%. Amy P tries egging on everybody else. Amy C stops her mom from going any higher. LT goes to 2.2%. Shellay bids 2.3% (apparently). Coleen goes 2.4%, praying someone else will outbid her. Nobody does, though, so either they lose more than 13 pounds and get $10,000, or they don’t and go below the yellow line, where I’d assume they’re safe regardless. Jillian thinks they’ve lost their minds.
The second challenge involves huge waterslides. They must slide and then run up the hill. If they are unable to complete the course within 2 minutes, they will be eliminated. The reward is a phone call home, still a bit silly considering it’s so early in the season. Once again, Tom and Jerry are sitting out, so Coleen and LT are on their own. The other teams will rotate on and off. Not sure whether this is an advantage for the solo people or not. It should certainly make the first couple laps easier for them, though.
Everybody returns in time on the first leg, except for Brady, who appears to have injured his knee. Vicky suggests he threw the challenge. Everybody also completes the second leg, except for Amy P, who got stuck on the slide on the way down. The clock for the next legs is down to 1:30. LT is the next one eliminated. On the fourth round, everybody is okay. The time remains the same, but they have less chance to rest. They’re all going strong round after round. Renee and Coleen are both finally eliminated. That leaves Shellay & Amy against Ed & Heba. Shellay’s ready to give up, but Amy wants her to at least try and finish. She’s eliminated by just seconds, so Ed & Heba win the challenge after 18 rounds. In addition to the phone call, they must pick one other team to get a call. They decide to give it to Amy & Phil so they can have a call home to their kids. Ed gives his 10 minutes to Heba so she can talk to her dad for twice the time.
Rocco Dispirito is back. He wants to show them how to cook healthy and inexpensively. He has the teams divide. The best cooks from the teams stand up. It’s a trick. The less good cooks will be the ones actually doing the shopping and cooking, while the others stay behind and wait to be served. The winner of this will get a year’s worth of groceries. At the store, Rocco hands out the recipes at random, then gives them guidance as to how to choose the best food. Amy C hopes to learn to boil water, among other things. Then it’s a group effort to turn on the oven. This is followed by a Ziploc commercial. Once the food’s all done, it’s time to bring it out to the tasters.
They must taste each dish and judge them all, without knowing who has cooked what. Vicky refuses to eat any part of anything that has cauliflower in it, but most others are up for the challenge. Amy C manages to win, despite the fact that she had no clue what she was doing.
It’s time for the second weigh-in.
Vicky: 223 (-4)
Brady: 306 (-7)
Total: 529 pounds (-11, 2.04%)
Amy: 219 (-3)
Shellay: 201 (-3)
Total: 420 pounds (-6, 1.41%)
Michelle: 223 (-2)
Renee: 248 (-5)
Total: 471 pounds (-7, 1.46%)
Despite the low weight loss, Michelle is in good spirits and proud of what she’s done.
Amy: 209 (-4)
Phil: 300 (-8)
Total: 509 pounds (-12, 2.30%)
Heba: 280 (-2)
Ed: 309 (-9)
Total: 589 pounds (-11, 1.83%)
All three of Bob’s teams are safe. They can decide the outcome of who goes or who stays.
LT: 342 (+3)
Tom: 287 (-3)
Total: 629 pounds (no change)
Coleen: 202 (-6)
Jerry: 358 (-5)
Total: 560 pounds (-11, 1.93%)
Dumb risk, and it didn’t pay off. Coleen put up some good numbers, though. With that, Coleen & Jerry are below the yellow line alongside LT & Tom. Whoever ends up going home, one of them will be among the ones that has to sit out each week for medical reasons. LT hopes orange will have his back after last week, and Heba considers Coleen a big threat to win anyway, so Ed says they are planning to vote her and Jerry out.
Votes
Shellay & Amy: Tom & LT
Ed & Heba: Tom & LT
Amy & Phil: Tom & LT
With three votes, Tom & LT are not The Biggest Loser. Alison tells the rest of them they’re going to pack their bags and head on a road trip to the Grand Canyon. Tom’s down from his 9 pills to none. LT has dropped 81 pounds, while his dad has dropped 65.
Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another recap of The Biggest Loser Families episode 3, which airs Tuesday at 8/7c on NBC.