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Thursday, 27 April 2006
 Tonight's finale was packed with memories of the contestants journeys during and after the game. The hostess AJ was joined by Bob and Jillian on live camera in Los Angeles. The final started with going through the 8 old contestants and welcome them on to the stage. One of them will go home with $50,000 and everyone receives a week holiday in Camp Eden.
First welcomed to the stage was David, who was the first one to be voted off and also the biggest contester. David looks great, you can clearly see that he has lost a lot of weight. Proves that it is possible to do it when you are committed. Next up was Jo, she was wearing a dress and looked fabulous. She has been working hard over the months and made a lifestyle change to the better. Cat showed off her new her and she looks great. Cat is looking forward reaching her goal and see to it that she'll tie the knot at the end of the year with her soul mate. Bob said "Cat if I was there I would squeeze your butt!" Everyone's laughing. Tracy walks out looking slimmer. Artie looks amazing and is cheering up the crowd showing himself off. AJ can't believe how much younger he looks. He says "I can't stop looking at myself and touch myself" the crowd is laughing loud. Wal walks out but it looks like another person! It looks like he has lost an astounding amount of weight. He exercise together with his wife and she too has lost weight - 30kgs! Ruth looks good and says the show has started a new beginning for her and she feels she has a bit to go before reaching her target. Shane has gone through a transformation on both inside and out. He is shinning with confidence and shows off his new figure. Jillian shouts "I'll be the first woman asking you to marry!".
It is time for the old contestants to weigh-in and see who has lost the largest amount of body percentage.
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Starting Weight |
Current Weight |
Body percent loss |
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| Jo |
108kgs |
76.7kgs (-31.3kgs) |
-28.98% |
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| David |
196.7kgs |
148.8kgs (-47.9kgs) |
-24.35% |
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| Cat |
157.8kgs |
104.1kgs (-53.7kgs) |
-34.03% |
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| Artie |
156.4kgs |
116.4kgs (-40kgs) |
-25.58% |
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| Ruth |
155.2kgs |
130.9kgs (-24.3kgs) |
-15.66% |
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| Wal |
176.7kgs |
110.4kgs (-66.3kgs) |
-37.52% |
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| Tracy |
109.8kgs |
86kgs (-23.8kgs) |
-21.16% |
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| Shane |
154kgs |
100.4kgs (-53.6kgs) |
-34.81% |
After a close call between him and Shane, Wal ends up winning $50,000 and is giving away 50% to charity treating burns victims. He has lost an amazing 66.3kgs (-37.52%) great effort - well done Wal. He thanks Bob and Jillian for their hard training. And everyone for their support.
The finalists were welcomed to the stage. First up was Kristie, one of the most competitive and determined competitor on the show. She looks absolutely great and so slim! She says she is feeling full of energy. Harry came on the show for an emotional reason - so his son wouldn't be ashamed of his dad. After being voted off because of a strong alliance Harry earned his way back into the game. Harry walks out looking great and his two boys come up on the stage and join him. Bob "I didn't recognize you!" Jillian said "I recognized you I didn't expect anything less from you". Adro walks out and there is same scenario - he looks like a different person! After getting voted off just before the final, a change in game play and Adro was invited back to the final. Adro says that his journey inspired his brother as well to lose weight. Bob tells him "I'm so proud over you Adro". Fiona has grown during the course of the game she has changed they way she look at life. She walks in looking more beautiful than ever. Bob says to her "last one picked is one of the last one standing".
Time for the finalists to weigh-in and the moment we have waited for and we all have had our thoughts about - who will win? The winner will walk home with $200,000. But there is still something for the others. On 2nd place the prize is $30,000, 3rd place gets $20,000 and the 4th wins $10,000. Everyone will also receive training equipment from Workout World. Fiona is first to weigh-in. Her starting weight was 101.1kgs and she is currently weighing 71.6kgs which is -29.18% body percent loss. The crowd is cheering and blowing whistles. The pressure is on among the finalists and Harry steps up. When he first came into the house he weighed 178.9kgs now he ways 112.7kgs which is a loss of 66.2kgs! That gives Harry a body percentage loss of -37.00%. Kristie is next and her hopes are high. Her starting weight was 104.8kgs, she currently weighs 66.1kgs which is a weight loss of 38.7kgs. But her body percentage loss is -36.93%, unfortunately not as great as Harry's but soooo close it hurts. It seems like Harry is going to take it home but then there is Adro, waiting to step up and it really looks like he has lost a lot from last time we saw him. At former 136.5kgs Adro now stands on the scale and it shows he weighs 85.2kgs which is a loss of -51.3kgs!!! Adro is the biggest loser - he is so happy and is quickly surrounded by his family. He is screaming and waiving his arms. Wal comes up on the stage and picks him up. It is a great moment for Adro he deserved it.
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Starting Weight |
Current Weight |
Body percent loss |
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| Fiona |
101.1kgs |
71.6kgs (-29.5kgs) |
-29.18% |
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| Harry |
178.9kgs |
112.7kgs (-66.2kgs) |
-37.00% |
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| Kristie |
104.8kgs |
66.1kgs (-38.7kgs) |
-36.93% |
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| Adro |
136.5kgs |
85.2kgs (-51.3kgs) |
-37.58% |
I can't wait for the next show - it was great to see Adro "the young bull" take home the prize and Wal "the old bull" win $50,000!
About the Biggest Loser Australian Show
The Australian version of the program started on February 13, 2006, and airs at 7pm weeknights on Network Ten, Australia. The show features the same personal trainers of Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels. The Australian version of The Biggest Loser is hosted by Ajay Rochester. The winner of The Biggest Loser will recieve a personal gym and $200,000. Applications for the program closed on November 11, 2005. Over 6,000 Australians applied to take part. The format differs from the original with the show airing for a half-hour each weeknight as opposed to 1 hour each week, with the Weigh-in being conducted on a Friday, and The Vote taking place during the Monday episode, which runs for a full hour. The whole season also runs for the shorter than usual period of 4 months.
Some Trivia
A number of The Biggest Loser records were set during the first week of the Australian version, with contestant Wal losing 15.5 kg - the most weight lost by any contestant in a week; together with the greatest total weight loss for all contestants with 97.8 kg; and the Blue team losing the most weight by a single team with 56.4 kg. Fiona is also the only contestant to actally gain weight in the comp, gaining 100 grams.
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