With the others worried about breaking up the final pair, Sam was voted out in The Biggest Loser Season 9 Episode 16.
Sam and Sunshine say that Daris and Ashley are ridiculous and stupid. As upset as Koli is about what’s happened, it’s hard to take his point as anything but anger that a relative was voted out.
This week there will be no yellow line. Friendships and alliances won’t help. That makes the threesome pointless, eliminating gameplay at one of the game’s most pivotal moments. The person with the lowest percentage of weight loss will be below the red line and automatically eliminated, while everyone above it will automatically be in the final four.
Helen (winner of The Biggest Loser 7) and Erik (season 3 winner who gained it all back) have returned. Erik’s making an effort again and has dropped down to around 300 now. They break off with each of the contestants to answer their questions. It doesn’t end here at the ranch.
Bob senses some thick air, although the others are not wanting to jump at admitting it.
Regardless of having lost nearly 200 pounds, Michael’s still not in a good place. Either he gets over this, or he’s going to fall on his face and end up right back where he started. As he’s talking with Bob, he starts slamming and throwing things, storming out of the gym. This isn’t easy or fun. Well, hopefully that tantrum is out of his system and he’s ready to move on.
It’s the put the weight back on challenge, the exact same one from two seasons ago. At the top of each hill, they will remove the weight they gained for that given week. The challenge winner will get $10,000.
Sunshine: 97 pounds
Ashley: 136 pounds
Daris: 141 pounds
Koli: 159 pounds
Michael: 192 pounds
Daris and Sunshine jump out of the starting gates pretty quickly, with Koli on their heels. Michael can barely pull his weight when it’s on the ground, a reminder of just how miserable he was. Daris has opened up a nice lead over everybody else. It’s not even a question who’s going to end up winning this challenge. Sunshine and Koli are neck and neck placing second and third. They head back out to help Ashley and Michael as they lug their former weight through the course.
Bob brings the contestants shopping and to meeet Tony Romo, quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys. He’s apparently another spokesperson for Danskin Now and Starter. Once that commercial is over, they get to see videos of what they looked like when they first got there.
Michael gets to meet with Dr. H again. He takes a look at side by side picture of himself, noticing he no longer looks half dead. His know your number health scores have dropped down to 38 years from 54 and to 1% risk from 15%.
For the person with the highest percentage of weight loss, Curtis Stone will be visiting their home to help them keep losing weight.
Michael: 322 pounds (-12, 3.59%) – over 200 pounds lost
Koli: 231 pounds (-13, 5.33%)
Daris: 195 pounds (-10, -1, 5.37%) – over 150 pounds lost
Ashley: 231 pounds (-7, 2.94%)
Sunshine: 176 pounds (-2, 1.12%)
Having fallen below the red line, Sunshine is not The Biggest Loser. She’s no longer having to wear a men’s XL jersey and is tailgating the healthy way for the first time with grilled turkey burgers, grilled asparagus, fresh fruit, and a black bean salad. From her starting weight of 275, she is now down to 162.
Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of The Biggest Loser Season 9 Episode 18, which airs Tuesday at 8/7c on NBC.