The Biggest Loser (Season 4)
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The Biggest Loser is the fourth season of the NBC
reality television
series entitled The Biggest Loser. The fourth season premiered on September 11, 2007 with 18 overweight contestants in a weight loss competition for an ultimate prize of $250,000. The Biggest Loser campus was located at California State University Channel Islands
in Camarillo
, California.
The season four contestants were divided into 3 teams: the Red team, led by trainer Kim Lyons; the Blue team, led by trainer Bob Harper
; and the Black team, led by trainer Jillian Michaels
. The teams were formed on the first episode, with the Red and Blue teams being selected by the two players who had won a foot race across the desert. The Black team was formed with the 6 remaining contestants who were not selected for the Red and Blue teams. While the Red and Blue teams returned to the Biggest Loser campus, the Black team was left behind, believing that they had been eliminated already. Instead, they remained in the desert and trained in secret with their trainer, Jillian, until they arrived on campus for the weigh-in at the end of week 2.
and cannot be voted out.
In the seventh week, the teams were dissolved and split into trios. Jez won a temptation and the right to decide the trios:
The individual players, regardless of which trio they belonged to, were allowed the option of continuing to work with their original trainer or switching to another trainer. Only Amy, who felt betrayed by Kim's negative comments prior to the previous week's elimination, opted to change trainers, choosing to train with Jillian.
That same week, Neil, a contestant on the original blue team, ignited controversy when he threw the weigh-in by water loading, which resulted in a weight gain of 17 pounds. He did this in an effort to forcibly eliminate a black team member, and it resulted in Jez's elimination. The following week, he lost 33 pounds. This made him the greatest gainer in one week and the second greatest loser in another week at that time, occurring in back-to-back weeks.
Although they trained separately, the trios competed together in challenges and at the weigh-ins. The trio with the lowest combined percentage of weight loss is considered to have fallen below the yellow line, and its members are up for elimination. The remaining trios each receive one vote during the elimination. In the event of a tie, the trio member with the lowest percentage of weight loss is eliminated.
During the ninth week, the trios were dissolved and the players split into pairs for Green Week. The pairs were: Kae and Amy; Hollie and Bryan; Nicole and Neil; Isabeau and Ryan; Bill and Julie. The contestants competed in their pairs at the challenges and at the weigh-ins. One member of the pair with the lowest percentage of weight loss was eliminated.
During the 10th week, the pairs were dissolved and the players were all competing as individuals. Although there was technically no longer a red, blue, or black team, the players still continued to work out with their original trainers and team, except for Amy who worked with the black team and even wore black colors instead of her original red.
In the 12th week, Bryan, the last remaining member of the red team, was eliminated, which meant that Kim's entire team was completely wiped out, and thus she was eliminated as well. This marks the first time that an entire team, along with a trainer, has been eliminated before the final weigh-in.
In the 14th and final week, Neil, the last remaining member of the blue team, was eliminated, which meant that trainer Bob has also been completely wiped out, and thus he too was also eliminated from the competition, leaving Jillian and her team to win it all. When he was eliminated, Isabeau reminded everyone about what Neil did to Jez seven weeks earlier. The black team wanted revenge against Neil after he sabotaged them, but could not get it because he constantly lost enough weight to keep himself above the yellow line; that is, until the final week of the on-campus competition, when he finally fell below the yellow line despite losing 10 pounds.
Teams
Game
Winners
BMI
Notes
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
reality television
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
series entitled The Biggest Loser. The fourth season premiered on September 11, 2007 with 18 overweight contestants in a weight loss competition for an ultimate prize of $250,000. The Biggest Loser campus was located at California State University Channel Islands
California State University, Channel Islands
California State University Channel Islands is a four-year public university located in Camarillo, California, in Ventura County. CSUCI opened in 2002 as the 23rd campus in the California State University system, succeeding the Ventura County branch campus of CSU Northridge...
in Camarillo
Camarillo, California
Camarillo is a city in Ventura County, California, United States. The population was 65,201 at the 2010 census, up from 57,084 at the 2000 census. The Ventura Freeway Camarillo is a city in Ventura County, California, United States. The population was 65,201 at the 2010 census, up from 57,084 at...
, California.
The season four contestants were divided into 3 teams: the Red team, led by trainer Kim Lyons; the Blue team, led by trainer Bob Harper
Bob Harper (personal trainer)
Robert "Bob" Harper is a personal trainer, who appears on the television series The Biggest Loser .- Career :Harper has worked as a personal trainer for celebrity clients, including Jennifer Jason Leigh...
; and the Black team, led by trainer Jillian Michaels
Jillian Michaels (personal trainer)
Jillian Michaels is a celebrity personal trainer, reality show personality, direct-response television pitchwoman, and entrepreneur from Los Angeles, California...
. The teams were formed on the first episode, with the Red and Blue teams being selected by the two players who had won a foot race across the desert. The Black team was formed with the 6 remaining contestants who were not selected for the Red and Blue teams. While the Red and Blue teams returned to the Biggest Loser campus, the Black team was left behind, believing that they had been eliminated already. Instead, they remained in the desert and trained in secret with their trainer, Jillian, until they arrived on campus for the weigh-in at the end of week 2.
Teams
Each week, the team that has lost the lowest percentage of their total weight must eliminate one member. On the losing team, the team member who has lost the highest percentage of weight that week is immuneImmunity (reality television)
Immunity in reality television is a concept that is widely used in weekly elimination-type reality television shows by which a contestant participating in such a show may not be "kicked off" or eliminated from competition in a particular time period...
and cannot be voted out.
In the seventh week, the teams were dissolved and split into trios. Jez won a temptation and the right to decide the trios:
- Jez, Neil and Isabeau;
- Hollie, David and Kae;
- Bill, Julie and Amy;
- Nicole, Ryan and Bryan
The individual players, regardless of which trio they belonged to, were allowed the option of continuing to work with their original trainer or switching to another trainer. Only Amy, who felt betrayed by Kim's negative comments prior to the previous week's elimination, opted to change trainers, choosing to train with Jillian.
That same week, Neil, a contestant on the original blue team, ignited controversy when he threw the weigh-in by water loading, which resulted in a weight gain of 17 pounds. He did this in an effort to forcibly eliminate a black team member, and it resulted in Jez's elimination. The following week, he lost 33 pounds. This made him the greatest gainer in one week and the second greatest loser in another week at that time, occurring in back-to-back weeks.
Although they trained separately, the trios competed together in challenges and at the weigh-ins. The trio with the lowest combined percentage of weight loss is considered to have fallen below the yellow line, and its members are up for elimination. The remaining trios each receive one vote during the elimination. In the event of a tie, the trio member with the lowest percentage of weight loss is eliminated.
During the ninth week, the trios were dissolved and the players split into pairs for Green Week. The pairs were: Kae and Amy; Hollie and Bryan; Nicole and Neil; Isabeau and Ryan; Bill and Julie. The contestants competed in their pairs at the challenges and at the weigh-ins. One member of the pair with the lowest percentage of weight loss was eliminated.
During the 10th week, the pairs were dissolved and the players were all competing as individuals. Although there was technically no longer a red, blue, or black team, the players still continued to work out with their original trainers and team, except for Amy who worked with the black team and even wore black colors instead of her original red.
In the 12th week, Bryan, the last remaining member of the red team, was eliminated, which meant that Kim's entire team was completely wiped out, and thus she was eliminated as well. This marks the first time that an entire team, along with a trainer, has been eliminated before the final weigh-in.
In the 14th and final week, Neil, the last remaining member of the blue team, was eliminated, which meant that trainer Bob has also been completely wiped out, and thus he too was also eliminated from the competition, leaving Jillian and her team to win it all. When he was eliminated, Isabeau reminded everyone about what Neil did to Jez seven weeks earlier. The black team wanted revenge against Neil after he sabotaged them, but could not get it because he constantly lost enough weight to keep himself above the yellow line; that is, until the final week of the on-campus competition, when he finally fell below the yellow line despite losing 10 pounds.
Contestants
| Contestant | Team | Status | Total votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amber Walker 30, Houston, Texas Houston, Texas Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ... |
Red Team | Eliminated Week 1 | 4 |
| Lezlye Donahue, 34, Metairie, Louisiana Metairie, Louisiana Metairie is a census-designated place in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States and is a major part of the New Orleans Metropolitan Area. Metairie is the largest community in Jefferson Parish. It is an unincorporated area that would be larger than most of the state's cities if it were... |
Red Team | Eliminated Week 2 | 3 |
| Jerry Lisenby, 62, Peoria, Illinois Peoria, Illinois Peoria is the largest city on the Illinois River and the county seat of Peoria County, Illinois, in the United States. It is named after the Peoria tribe. As of the 2010 census, the city was the seventh-most populated in Illinois, with a population of 115,007, and is the third-most populated... |
Blue Team | Eliminated Week 3 | 3 |
| Patty Gonzalez, 34, San Diego, California San Diego, California San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round... |
Blue Team | Eliminated Week 4 | 3 |
| Jim Germanakos, 40, Long Island, New York | Black Team | Eliminated Week 5 | 4 |
| Phil Hawk, 27, Powell, Ohio Powell, Ohio As of the census of 2000, there were 6,247 people, 1,975 households, and 1,789 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,057.3 people per square mile . There were 2,032 housing units at an average density of 669.2 per square mile... |
Red Team | Eliminated Week 6 | 3 |
| Jez Luckett, 24, Garden City, Kansas Garden City, Kansas Garden City is a city in and the county seat of Finney County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 26,658. The city is home to Garden City Community College and the Lee Richardson Zoo, the largest zoological park in western Kansas.-History:In February 1878, James... |
Black Team | Eliminated Week 7 | 2 |
| David Griffin, 31, Cedar Hill, Tennessee Cedar Hill, Tennessee Cedar Hill is a city in Robertson County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 298 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Cedar Hill is located at .... |
Red Team | Eliminated Week 8 | 2 |
| Ryan Rodriguez, 29, Jackson Heights, New York | Blue Team | Eliminated Week 9 | 6 |
| Amy Zimmer, 28, Rochester, New York Rochester, New York Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City... |
Red Team | Eliminated Week 10 | 6 |
| Kae Whang, 27, Clark, New Jersey Clark, New Jersey Clark is a township in southern Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 14,756.-History:... |
Blue Team | Eliminated Week 11 | 4 |
| Bryan Washington, 29, Riverdale, Georgia Riverdale, Georgia Riverdale is a city in Clayton County, Georgia, United States. The population was 12,478 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Riverdale is located at .-Demographics:... |
Red Team | Eliminated Week 12 | 6 |
| Nicole Michalik, 26, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,... |
Blue Team | Eliminated Week 13 | 3 |
| Neil Tejwani, 25, Marblehead, Massachusetts Marblehead, Massachusetts Marblehead is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 19,808 at the 2010 census. It is home to the Marblehead Neck Wildlife Sanctuary and Devereux Beach... |
Blue Team | Eliminated Week 14 | 6 |
| Isabeau Miller, 21, Franklin, Tennessee Franklin, Tennessee Franklin is a city within and the county seat of Williamson County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 62,487 as of the 2010 census Franklin is located approximately south of downtown Nashville.-History:... |
Black Team | 3rd Runner-Up | 2 |
| Hollie Self, 28, Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data... |
Black Team | 2nd Runner-Up | 1 |
| Julie Hadden, 34, Jacksonville, Florida Jacksonville, Florida Jacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida in terms of both population and land area, and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. It is the county seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968... |
Black Team | Runner-Up | 1 |
| Bill Germanakos, 40, Long Island, New York | Black Team | The Biggest Loser | 0 |
Weigh-ins and Eliminations
| Contestant | Age | Height | Starting BMI Body mass index The body mass index , or Quetelet index, is a heuristic proxy for human body fat based on an individual's weight and height. BMI does not actually measure the percentage of body fat. It was invented between 1830 and 1850 by the Belgian polymath Adolphe Quetelet during the course of developing... |
Ending BMI |
Starting Weight |
Week | Weight Lost |
Percentage Lost |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Finale | ||||||||
| Bill | 40 | 5' 8" | 50.8 | 25.8 | 334 | 313 | 301 | 298 | 285 | 279 | 268 | 261 | 251 | 242 | 234 | 228 | 222 | 213 | 204 | 170 | 164 | 49.10% |
| Julie | 34 | 5' 2" | 39.9 | 22.1 | 218 | 216 | 213 | 210 | 203 | 199 | 195 | 192 | 186 | 180 | 180 | 176 | 171 | 168 | 160 | 121 | 97 | 44.50% |
| Hollie | 28 | 5' 7" | 39.9 | 23.5 | 255 | 244 | 242 | 239 | 236 | 228 | 225 | 223 | 218 | 212 | 212 | 204 | 201 | 196* | 191 | 150 | 105 | 41.18% |
| Isabeau | 21 | 5' 8" | 45.3 | 28.1 | 298 | 290 | 285 | 280 | 272 | 264 | 259 | 255 | 255 | 246 | 241 | 234 | 230 | 225 | 217 | 185 | 113 | 37.92% |
| Neil | 25 | 6' 2" | 54.0 | 27.0 | 421 | 399 | 389 | 386 | 375 | 365 | 355 | 372 | 339 | 321 | 311 | 303 | 298 | 288 | 278 | 210 | 211 | 50.12% |
| Nicole | 26 | 5' 6" | 45.0 | 28.1 | 279 | 271 | 265 | 262 | 258 | 252 | 248 | 244 | 235 | 229 | 222 | 218 | 212 | 211 | 174 | 105 | 37.63% | |
| Bryan | 29 | 6' 0" | 46.9 | 30.4 | 346 | 331 | 325 | 321 | 319 | 308 | 304 | 297 | 289 | 278 | 276 | 270 | 266 | 224 | 122 | 35.26% | ||
| Kae | 27 | 5' 2" | 41.1 | 23.4 | 225 | 205 | 200 | 197 | 191 | 184 | 178 | 174 | 168 | 163 | 159 | 156 | 128 | 97 | 43.11% | |||
| Amy | 28 | 5' 6" | 47.9 | 27.6 | 297 | 287 | 285 | 279 | 278 | 268 | 265 | 265 | 254 | 245 | 242 | 171 | 126 | 42.42% | ||||
| Ryan | 29 | 5' 10" | 53.6 | 34.6 | 374 | 359 | 349 | 347 | 341 | 331 | 320 | 321 | 308 | 302 | 241 | 133 | 35.56% | |||||
| David | 31 | 6' 0" | 49.9 | 30.9 | 368 | 348 | 344 | 338 | 337 | 328 | 323 | 315 | 312 | 228 | 140 | 38.04% | ||||||
| Jez | 24 | 5' 8" | 52.4 | 29.6 | 345 | 329 | 320 | 316 | 308 | 302 | 295 | 289 | 195 | 150 | 43.48% | |||||||
| Phil | 27 | 6' 5" | 47.8 | 30.6 | 403 | 377 | 372 | 363 | 358 | 346 | 342 | 258 | 145 | 35.98% | ||||||||
| Jim | 40 | 5' 7" | 56.5 | 27.4 | 361 | 350 | 334 | 325 | 314 | 307 | 175 | 186 | 51.52% | |||||||||
| Patty | 34 | 5' 8" | 42.6 | 32.8 | 280 | 267 | 265 | 260 | 255 | 216 | 64 | 22.86% | ||||||||||
| Jerry | 62 | 5' 11" | 41.4 | 26.1 | 297 | 266 | 256 | 254 | 187 | 110 | 37.04% | |||||||||||
| Lezlye | 34 | 5' 5" | 42.8 | 33.3 | 255 | 246 | 243 | 200 | 55 | 21.57% | ||||||||||||
| Amber | 30 | 5' 4" | 50.6 | 36.2 | 295 | 288 | 211 | 84 | 28.47% | |||||||||||||
Teams
- Member of Kim's team
- Member of Bob's team
- Member of Jillian's team
Game
- Eliminated
- ImmunityImmunity (reality television)Immunity in reality television is a concept that is widely used in weekly elimination-type reality television shows by which a contestant participating in such a show may not be "kicked off" or eliminated from competition in a particular time period...
(Team Biggest Loser) - ImmunityImmunity (reality television)Immunity in reality television is a concept that is widely used in weekly elimination-type reality television shows by which a contestant participating in such a show may not be "kicked off" or eliminated from competition in a particular time period...
(Reward Challenge) - Last person eliminated before the finale
Winners
- $United States dollarThe United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
250,000 Winner (among the finalists) - $United States dollarThe United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
100,000 Winner (among the eliminated contestants)
BMI
- Normal (18.5 - 24.9 BMI)
- Overweight (25 - 29.9 BMI)
- Obese Class I (30 - 34.9 BMI)
- Obese Class II (35 - 39.9 BMI)
- Obese Class III (greater than 40 BMI)
Notes
- Amy was originally on Kim's red team. But in week 7, Amy switched over to Jillian and was even wearing black clothes by week 10.
- Hollie won a one-pound advantage during the Week 13 challenge, so instead of 5 pounds, 6 pounds were counted towards her total.
Weight Loss History
| Contestant | Week | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Finale | |
| Bill | -21 | ||||||||||||||
| -34 | |||||||||||||||
| Julie | -2 | ||||||||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||||||||
| -39 | |||||||||||||||
| Hollie | -11 | ||||||||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||||||||
| -41 | |||||||||||||||
| Isabeau | -8 | ||||||||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||||||||
| -32 | |||||||||||||||
| Neil | -22 | ||||||||||||||
| -68 | |||||||||||||||
| Nicole | -8 | ||||||||||||||
| -37 | |||||||||||||||
| Bryan | -15 | ||||||||||||||
| -42 | |||||||||||||||
| Kae | -20 | ||||||||||||||
| -28 | |||||||||||||||
| Amy | -10 | ||||||||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||||||||
| -71 | |||||||||||||||
| Ryan | -15 | ||||||||||||||
| -61 | |||||||||||||||
| David | -20 | ||||||||||||||
| -84 | |||||||||||||||
| Jez | -16 | ||||||||||||||
| -94 | |||||||||||||||
| Phil | -26 | ||||||||||||||
| -84 | |||||||||||||||
| Jim | -11 | ||||||||||||||
| -132 | |||||||||||||||
| Patty | -13 | ||||||||||||||
| -39 | |||||||||||||||
| Jerry | -31 | ||||||||||||||
| -67 | |||||||||||||||
| Lezlye | -9 | ||||||||||||||
| -43 | |||||||||||||||
| Amber | -7 | -77 | |||||||||||||
Voting History
| Name | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 13 | Week 14 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eliminated | Amber | Lezlye | Jerry | Patty | Jim | Phil | Jez | David | Ryan | Amy | Kae | Bryan | Nicole | Neil |
| Bill | X | X | X | Isabeau | X | Neil | David | ? | Bryan | Kae | Bryan | ? | Neil | |
| Julie | Arrived - Wk 2 | X | X | X | Jim | X | Neil | David | ? | Bryan | Kae | Bryan | X | ? |
| Hollie | Arrived - Wk 2 | X | X | X | Jim | X | Jez | X | Ryan | Bryan | ? | X | Nicole | X |
| Isabeau | Arrived - Wk 2 | X | X | X | Jim | X | X | David | X | Amy | Kae | Bryan | Nicole | Neil |
| Neil | X | X | Jerry | Patty | X | X | X | David | Ryan | Amy | Nicole | Hollie | Julie | |
| Nicole | X | X | Jerry | Patty | X | X | Jez | David | Ryan | Amy | X | ? | X | Eliminated Week 13 |
| Bryan | ? | Lezlye | X | X | X | Phil | Jez | Kae | Ryan | X | Kae | X | Eliminated Week 12 | |
| Kae | X | X | Nicole | Neil | X | X | Jez | X | Ryan | Amy | X | Eliminated Week 11 | ||
| Amy | Amber | Phil | X | X | X | Phil | Neil | David | Ryan | X | Eliminated Week 10 | |||
| Ryan | X | X | ? | Patty | X | X | Jez | ? | X | Eliminated Week 9 | ||||
| David | Amber | Lezlye | X | X | X | Amy | Jez | X | Eliminated Week 8 | |||||
| Jez | Arrived - Wk 2 | X | X | X | Jim | X | X | Eliminated Week 7 | ||||||
| Phil | Amber | Lezlye | X | X | X | Amy | Eliminated Week 6 | |||||||
| Jim | Arrived - Wk 2 | X | X | X | Isabeau | Eliminated Week 5 | ||||||||
| Patty | X | X | Jerry | Nicole | Eliminated Week 4 | |||||||||
| Jerry | X | X | Neil | Eliminated Week 3 | ||||||||||
| Lezlye | Amber | Phil | Eliminated Week 2 | |||||||||||
| Amber | Lezlye | Eliminated Week 1 | ||||||||||||
- Immunity
- Below yellow line, unable to vote
- Not in elimination, unable to vote
- Vote not revealed
- Valid vote cast
- Eliminated or not in house
- Last person eliminated before finale