The Biggest Loser Season 13 Episode 16 was the most eventual in recent memory. In what could very well have been clever gameplay by brother and sister, the entire house threatened to quit. When the dust cleared, Buddy and Mark were gone. Too bad everybody didn’t make good on their promise to leave. Of the final three, Jeremy was the next one to be eliminated.
Tonight, all of the eliminated contestants return with a second chance, including Mark’s son Chism, Buddy’s brother Ben, and even one of the would be quitters, Jeremy. I guess the second chance is fair now. Even Chris, as much a quitter as anyone, is back, but at least she left within the confines of the rules of the game, merely sabotaging herself rather than walking out. At least Mark and Buddy have been severed from the show. According to Conda, the second chance for Jeremy is fair. But it is not fair for any of the other 13 to have that same chance to fail and return like he did. Do these people even think before they speak, or do they just deliberately spout nonsense?
The top 8 on the scales will proceed to the next stage.
Jeremy: 239 pounds (-150, 38.60%)
Chris: 166 pounds (-74, 30.83%)
Megan: 189 pounds (-70, 27.03%)
Kimmy: 154 pounds (-65, 29.68%)
Emily: 175 pounds (-89, 33.71%)
Cassandra: 158 pounds (-81, 33.89%)
Chism: 265 pounds (-96, 26.59%)
Daphne: 204 pounds (-67, 24.72%) – Jeremy is safe
From this point, each time someone weighs in, one person will be out, and one will be safe.
Roy: 227 pounds (-79, 25.82%) – Daphne is out, Cassandra is safe
Adrian: 291 pounds (-79, 21.35%) – Adrian is out, Emily is safe
Nancy: 168 pounds (-49, 22.58%) – Nancy is out, Chris is safe
Gail: 249 pounds (-73, 22.67%) – Gail is out, Kimmy is safe
Lauren: 172 pounds (-74, 30.08%) – Roy is out, Lauren is safe
Mike: 244 pounds (-114, 31.84%) – Chism is out, Mike is safe
Ben: 297 pounds (-99, 25.00%) – Ben is out, Megan is safe
As the people who have been on campus the longest, the final two plus Jeremy should have the advantage here. But there are some nice numbers from the other side with potential. Emily and Cassandra find themselves just ahead of Conda, while Mike (eliminated in week 2) did well at home and still has a good amount of weight left to lose.
For the sake of comparison, here’s how the final two stack up:
Conda: 194 pounds (-101, 33.67%)
Kim: 147 pounds (-105, 41.67%)
Kim’s clearly the frontrunner here, particularly if Jeremy does not return, but the question is just how much more weight she can lose. Prior to her most recent 15 pound weight loss, she was already a size 6.
Jeremy is mad. He doesn’t want to participate in this challenge. Well don’t then. Go ahead and quit. Otherwise, stop whining. We saw enough of that last week. You lost fair and square, dude, just like these other 13 people who were not lucky enough to be part of your alliance of not so much effort but numbers, and you’re lucky you are even getting another shot.
So when we come back from the commercial break, right on cue, Jeremy is whining some more.
Chris has not been medically cleared to compete, and she has been eliminated. That leaves 7 people to compete for the last finalist spot.
On day 1, they ran a 40 yard dash to get into the house. Now they will run a 100 yard dash, and the top 5 will advance. Cassandra, Lauren, Megan, Mike, and Jeremy proceed, with Kimmy and Emily being eliminated.
The second step is a puzzle in which they must match the different foods with the number of calories they contain. The first 3 finishers move on to the final round. Jeremy’s first guess is incorrect. Mike’s first guess is right. Jeremy’s second guess is incorrect. And again and again. He’s close but can’t seem to figure out the top foods. After several attempts, Jeremy advances. Lauren’s first guess is wrong. Her second guess is right. Cassandra and Megan have been eliminated.
The first two parts were a bit lame, but now we get a real test. They will stand on a post and hold a ticket to the finals above their heads. Last person standing wins. Jeremy won’t shut the hell up in an effort to annoy everybody. It’s working. After 2 hours, they are limited to just one hand, and they cannot switch any more. 20 minutes later, they have to stand on one foot. Somebody’s going to fall soon enough. If it comes to balance, I have to go with the girl. But Lauren drops at 2 hours and 35 minutes after she gets nauseous. By the 3 hour mark, those watching the challenge are covered in blankets. After 3 hours and 10 minutes, Mike’s other leg drops, and Jeremy is back.
That’s what you call anticlimactic. Jeremy and Conda in the finals? I guess that means there’s no option but to root for Kim. Too bad her spot was tainted by what happened last week because otherwise I’d be fully onboard with my support. Conda won’t win, but Jeremy might be able to pull it off.
If we’re looking at 50% as the benchmark here, Jeremy just needs to drop to 195, while Kim needs to hit 126.
Stay tuned to dinguRUE for another live recap of The Biggest Loser Season 13 Episode 18, where we will find out who The Biggest Loser Season 13 winner is, which airs Tuesday at 8/7c on NBC.