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Contents 1 Contestants 1.1 The Warehouse 1.2 Tempation 1.3 "The Walk" 1.4 Major Challenges 1.5 Weigh-Ins 1.6 Elimination

[edit] Contestants

Contestant	Temporary Team	Original Team	Episode 17 Team	Eliminated	Total Votes
Monica Smith N/A, Perth, WA	White Team			Week 1 by "The Walk"	1
JJ Jeffrey Steven's Replacement	White Team	Red Team		Week 11	4
Rachel Hogg 20, Perth, WA	White Team	Red Team		Week 2	7
Steven Phelham 29, Cairns, QLD	None	Black Team		Week 3 Quit	0
Debbie Dunn 39, Fennell Bay, NSW	White Team	Blue Team	Blue Team	Week 3	4
Sean Holbrook 45, Camperdown, NSW	White Team	Blue Team	Blue Team	Week 4 Challenge	0
Sheridan Wright 26, Melbourne	White Team	Red Team	Red Team	Week 4	3
John Morrall 44, Noosa Heads, QLD	White Team	Blue Team	Blue Team	Week 5 Removed	1
Alison Braun 34, Perth, WA	White Team	Blue Team	Blue Team
Bryce Harvey 24, Brisbane, QLD	None	Black Team	Black Team
Carrianne Rees 23, Adelaide, SA	None	Black Team	Black Team
Cosi Costello 28, Murray Bridge, SA	White Team	Red Team	Red Team		2
Garry Guerreiro 32, Redfern, NSW	White Team	Red Team	Red Team
JJ Jeffrey 33, Adelaide, SA	White Team	Red Team	Black Team	Week 1	4
Kirsten Binnie 36, Melbourne	White Team	Blue Team	Blue Team
Micheal Sanford N/A, Orange, NSW	White Team	Blue Team	Blue Team
Michelle Lozanovki 20, Sydney, NSW	None	Black Team	Black Team
Nicola Coyle N/A, Gold Coast, QLD	White Team	Red Team	Red Team
Nicole Rees 23, Adelaid, SA	White Team	Red Team	Red Team		1
Sam Rouen 19, Campbelltown, NSW	White Team	Blue Team	Red Team2		1

Note 1: JJ returned to the show as a Black Team member in Week 5 to take Steven's place. He however returned in Episode 27, not Episode 17, as the third team column is called.

Note 2: Sam's time on the red team was only temporary. He eventually returned to the blue team in Episode 29, with a vote tally of 7-4-1.

Total Votes counts only votes that are revealed at elimination. The total doesn't count unrevealed votes.

[edit] The Warehouse

Contestants must choose between two foods to have as their diet for the entire week. Except for the first week, the biggest loser from the previous weigh-in is the only person to choose on behalf of their team, the other team(s) must take the remaining item(s).

• Week 1 - Seafood vs Red Meat: Contestants were required to choose between seafood and red meat, which would form the basis of their diet for the next week. Initially, 12 contestants were in favour of the seafood, whereas 3 contestants made it clear that they would prefer the red meat. The discussion quickly degenerated into an argument, caused by a strong personality clash between JJ and Sheridan. The contestants were eventually unanimous in their decision to choose seafood.

• Week 2 - Cabbage vs Can Food: Contestants were required to choose between cabbage and can food (without any labels on) for the next week. However, since the contestants were in teams, one team would have cabbage and the other team would have can food. The food cannot be shared between the two teams, from this choice onwards. For being the Biggest Loser at the first weigh-in, Sean had the power to decide what the red and blue teams would have. He decided to pick cabbage before discussing it with his teammates, causing some friction between some members of the blue team. This meant that the red team was forced to take the can food where some of them consist of carrots, peas, potatoes, luncheon meat and condensed milk.

• Week 3 - Dine in vs Dine out: The warehouse was replaced with the last week's biggest loser (Sam) having the choice of "dine-in" or "dine-out" with unknown consequences. Sam chose for his team to dine out resulting in the red team having to choose from a menu of chips, burgers, steak sandwiches, and some salad. The blue team were sent to an unknown location where they were trained by the Commando before having a meal which consisted of steak and a choice of 5 salads before camping outside for the night.

• Week 4 - Shopping Money vs Japanese Cuisine: Contestants were required to choose between a 60 dollar shopping budget for each person or food prepared by a professional Japanese chef for the next week. Since Cosi was the biggest loser for the week he got to choose for the red team. He chose the 'ice cold cans of cash.'

• Week 5: Due to the arrival of the Black Team, there was no warehouse meeting.

[edit] Tempation

Every week, temptation was tasks the involved contestants having to eat or not eat the food to win immunity and must face the walk. If a temptation wasn't won by any contestant, the contestant who currently hold immunity will retain the immunity and face another walk.

• Week 1 - Last Plate Standing: All contestants took places on their choice of large plates. Food started with a Smartie, and finished with Hamburger and Chips, with all manner of foods in between. Contestants were to start at the smarties and eat as much as they like, moving up the line. They would then stand on the leaders block until another contestant ate the next item of food. The person standing on the leaders block at the end of 45 minutes would win immunity and the right to take the walk. No contestants ate anything, and so were instructed to look under their plates for the immunity. Kirsten won immunity, as it was on her plate.

• Week 2 - Golden Fork: Two contestants at a time, one reigning contestant and one challenger, both contestants had the option of taking the fork for a chance of immunity. If either contestant does take the fork, he or she must eat the food that's being served on the table and is the reigning contestant. The other contestant is eliminated from the temptation. If neither contestant takes the golden fork after one minute (where time starts as soon as Rochester rings the dinner bell), the reigning contestant would win the round and won't have to eat the food on the plate. The reigning contestant also decides who he or she challenges in the next round. Play continues on until all but one contestant is eliminated and therefore wins this weeks temptation. Because Kirsten was the current holder of immunity, she was the reigning contestant and played the first round against Nicole. In the end, after eating 1780 calories of food, Sheridan won immunity beating Sam, Michael, Sean and John for the fork and neither Cosi nor Garry took the fork for strategic reasons.

• Week 3 - Darts & Balloons: This challenge required speed and concentration. 4 tables were set out of junk food. Their were also balloons and darts which the players had to pop once they had worked their way up the table. The food of course, was unhealthy food, so how much they ate would cost them if they didn't pop the balloon ahead. Garry got lucky and popped out "Immunity" which he got to go on the walk.

• Week 4 - The Cinema: This was the first temptation where contestants didn't play for immunity. Contestants were blindfolded with a bowl of chocolates on their laps. Whoever ate the most chocolates in 20 minutes would win a video message from home and a video camera. Garry ate 91 chocolates, mainly because Sam was making noises with his teeth. Garry had the choice of letting the other contestants watch their videos as well, and he chose to allow them to. Unlike previous temptations, the reward was not immunity and therefore, no walk power was needed for the week.

• Week 5: No temptation was held the fifth week, because of the Black Team arriving into the main competition.

[edit] "The Walk"

• Week 1 - Kirsten: Kirsten won the right to take the walk with the previous temptation challenge. Ajay revealed that on the stone tablet's three names will be shown. Kirsten must then eliminate one of those contestants. Kirsten drew the tablet with her name, as well as Michael's and Monica's (she also had the option of eliminating herself). After talks with Michael and Monica, an impromptu elimination was held and Monica was eliminated, presumably because of her foot injury, even though Michael was perceived as a greater threat.

• Week 2 - Sheridan: Sheridan won the right to take the walk with the previous temptation challenge. Ajay revealed that there are three possible outcomes. One was the Red team loses its trainer, another is the Blue team loses its trainer, and the other is both teams loses their trainers. This effect applies until after the next elimination. Whatever the outcome, Sheridan must choose a replacement to train the team/s. Sheridan drew the tablet that said the Blue team loses its trainer. Sheridan also deliberated with the Red team and decided between Sean and Debbie for being the weakest link in the team where it was 3-3 on a vote. In the end, Sheridan chose Debbie as their new trainer for arguing with Shannan earlier in the week and other Blue contestants not getting along with her.

• Week 3 - Garry: Garry won the right to take the walk with the previous temptation challenge. Ajay revealed that there are two possible outcomes. The first was that the red team choose a member of the blue team to join their team. The second was the red team choose an eliminated player to rejoin their team, either JJ or Rachel. Either way, the red team would have another member join their team. Garry drew his stone and it was revealed that a member of the blue team would join the red team. Garry had until sundown to make his decision. Garry deliberated with his fellow team members on whether it would be Kirsten, Sam or Michael to join their team. In the end, Garry chose Sam as he felt he was the strongest member, and constantly pulled large numbers at the weigh in.

• Week 4: The temptation prize wasn't immunity, so the winner, Garry didn't need to take another walk. Instead of the walk, Episode 23 revealed the black team to the red and blue teams.

• Week 5: No temptation was held, so therefore, no walk power was given out this week. Instead, a member of the red team, switched to the blue team, making each team have 4 members.

[edit] Major Challenges

• Week 1 - The Maze: Contestants were to run 800 metres along Sydney Olympic Park and around the stadium track to enter a maze. The first two contestants to complete the course and maze won the reward of choosing their trainer and team members. Cosi and Sam won the challenge, Cosi chose to be in the Red team with Michelle and Sam chose Shannan in the Blue team.

• Week 2 - Surf boat race: Contestants were taken to a nearby beach where they were to compete in a surf boat race a distance of 1,600m (twice that of a standard race length of 800m). On completion of the boat course, contestants had to push their boat up the beach 200m and back. The winning team won the power to decide which member of the blue team would sit out at the weigh-in as their team numbers are uneven. A second reward was receiving letters from home. The red team started with an early lead, and the blue team won the challenge.

• Week 3 - Brain vs Brawn: The contestants where taken to a remote location, the challenge involved one team member answering questions related to food. While the other team members where to hold a "disc" that 10kg weights would be dropped onto from a overhead conveyor belt , if the team member answering the questions answered incorrectly or not a close to the answer as the other teams representative. A team would win when the other team put down the disc. There were not rewards, but the losing team would incur a 3kg weight penalty at the next weight in. This challenge started in Episode 18. The challenge finished in Episode 19, with the red team winning.

• Week 4 - Tire Moving: The contestants had to move tires up a hill and throw them through a hole in a big crate at the top. Which ever team lost this challenge will eliminate one of its members. The Blue team lost.

[edit] Weigh-Ins

At the beginning of the season and beginning of each week, contestants are weighed and compared to their previous weight. Within teams the total percentage of weight loss for the team must be highest to avoid elimination. Weigh-in episodes were generally screened on Sunday nights, or left as a cliffhanger and combined with elimination episodes. The total combined starting weight of contestants was displayed, unlike in previous seasons. This year the total amount is 2592.3kg.

• Week 1: The blue team won the weigh-in with a total loss of 60.5kg (5.83%) and the red team lost 38.8 (3.95%), sending the red team to elimination. Sean was the biggest loser for the blue team and out of everyone with a loss of 12.6kg (7.22%). Cosi was the biggest loser for the red team with a loss of 9.5 (6.75%). Alison was the biggest loser out of the women with a loss of 6.8kg (5.59%). The black team was ranked second but are currently do not have to take challenges or eliminations.

• Week 2: The blue team won the weigh-in for a second consecutive time with a total loss of 35.3kg (4.09%), sending the red team to elimination. Sam was the biggest loser with a loss of 7.0kg (4.87%). The black team had the lowest percentage of weight loss (1.70%) but was not ranked with red and blue as they are not directly involved in the game. Alison was chosen to sit out of the weigh in, with her weight loss included in the Blue team total, they would have lost 37.9 (3.88%).

• Week 3: The red team won the weigh-in for the first time. The trainers were part of the weigh-in for the first time to offer support. The blue team had a 3kg penalty due to loosing a previous challenge and had lost Sam as part of the Walk. Even if Sam was on the Blue team and the 3kg penalty didn't apply, the red team still would have won significantly. The total weight loss for the blue team was -16.5, but with the 3kg penalty this was taken down to -13.5kg (1.68%).

• Week 4: The blue team won the weigh-in for the third time out of four weigh-ins so far. Because the blue team lost the major challenge this week, they were faced with sending a team member home due to a surprise elimination. They ended up choosing Sean and this meant that the red team had 6 players and the blues only 4. Therefore, the red team got to choose a red to sit out of the weigh-in and the blues got to choose another. The reds chose Nicole and the blues chose Sam. Even if Nicole and Sam were counted in the red total, they still would have lost due to the big numbers pulled by Alison and Kirsten on the blue team with both losing over 7 kilos each. This made Kirsten the Biggest Loser for the week. The total weight loss for the red team was -21.1kg (4.09%) and the blue team -28.6kg (5.59%).

Name	Age	Start Weight	Week												Finale	Kilograms Lost
			1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Alison	34	121.7	114.9	112.3	110.8	103.6
Bryce	24	139.2	130.3	127.5	125.2	122.9
Carrianne	23	111.0	105.8	104.6	102.4	100.3
Cosi	28	140.8	131.3	129.4	122.4	116.4
Garry	32	206.2	197.5	191.7	184.4	177.1
JJ	33	131.6	127.9
Kirsten	36	126.8	120.8	116.0	113.1	105.4
Michael	N/A	175.0	167.1	160.5	156.7	148.9
Michelle	20	120.7	116.1	114.6	113.0	111.4
Nicola	N/A	112.6	108.6	105.4	101.6	97.6
Nicole	23	136.3	131.1	130.2	124.9	121.7
Sam	19	154.6	143.7	136.7	135.7	127.9
John	44	150.3	139.7	133.2	130.7	124.8	X
Sheridan	26	120.1	115.4	112.7	107.3	103.4
Sean	45	174.6	162.0	155.7	152.3	X
Debbie	39	135.2	129.5	125.4	123.0
Steven	29	166.6	158.3	156.8	156.3
Rachel	20	134.7	131.7	128.0
Monica	N/A	116.8	X

     Winner (among final 3 contestants)

     Winner (among eliminated contestants)

     Week's Biggest Loser

     Immunity

     Challenge Winner (Weeks 8+)

X - A contestant who was eliminated, removed or quit before the weigh-in

Magenta week numbers indicate weeks where no immunity or walk power was given.

[edit] Elimination

Teams have to participate in the elimination if they have the lowest percentage of weight loss at the previous weigh-in. Contestants must vote strategically to stay in the game and eliminate another contestant by a majority vote. If the vote is tied it's a hung vote and the power of elimination is given to the other team where they must vote as one when making their decision.

• Week 1 - Monica & JJ: Monica was eliminated before the first weigh-in and official elimination as part of a decision by Kirsten in the walk, as the two teams needed to be even. The red team was the first to enter the elimination room with the first official eliminated contestant being JJ with a 4-3 vote with an all girls alliance. Kirsten had immunity but wasn't up for elimination.

• Week 2 - Rachel: Rachel was eliminated with a majority of 4 votes out of a possible 6. She voted for Nicole based on weight loss, Cosi's vote wasn't revealed but due to the alliance with Garry would likely to have been Rachel also. This is the second elimination episode in the Australian series that the same team was up for elimination two weeks consecutively (it first occurred back in season 1). Sheridan had immunity and so was not able to be eliminated.

• Week 3 - Steven & Debbie: Although not part of an elimination episode, Steven left the black team during week 3. This is due in part to his belief that he couldn't play the game very well. At the official elimination, Debbie was voted out with a 4 vote majority. She had previously discussed that she was ready to leave the game. Sean was also discussed to be the alternative to be voted off, yet Debbie voted for John. As there were 6 contestants voting a tied vote would give the Red team power to vote anybody off the team.

• Week 4 - Sean & Sheridan: Sean chose to eliminate himself from the Blue Team, as a result of loosing the challenge. John offered to leave, but Sean took the bullet and booted himself from the game. Although the plan was to vote Sam out, Garry, Nicola & Cosi voted Sheridan becuase her relationship with Michael was a distraction, and as Cosi said: she was annoying. Nicole felt screwed over that the plan fell flat.

• Week 5 - John: John's strict guideline rules were broken, which included wearing a heart rate monitor and having a medic present at all times during training sessions. This caused him to be eliminated from the house, due to the rulebreaking.

Key:
	Immunity
X	Below yellow line, unable to vote
X	Not in elimination, unable to vote
?	Vote not revealed
	Eliminated or not in house
	Valid vote cast
	Last person eliminated before finale
X	Eliminated or quit before the elimination

Name	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12
Eliminated	Monica & JJ	Rachel	Steven & Debbie	Sean & Sheridan	John
Alison	X	X	Debbie	X
Bryce					X
Carrianne					X
Cosi	Rachel	?	X	Sheridan
Garry	Rachel	Rachel	X	Sheridan
JJ	Rachel	Eliminated Wk 1 - Red Team			X
Kirsten	Monica2	X	?	X
Michael	X	X	Debbie	X
Michelle					X
Nicola	JJ	Rachel	X	Sheridan
Nicole	JJ	Rachel	X	Sam
Sam	X	X	X	Cosi
John	X	X	Debbie	X	X	Removed Wk 5 - safety guidelines broken
Sheridan	JJ	Rachel	X	Cosi	Eliminated Wk 4
Sean	X	X	Debbie	X	Eliminated Mid Wk 4 - challenge
Debbie	X	X	John	Eliminated Wk 3
Steven				Quit Mid Wk 3
Rachel	JJ	Nicole	Eliminated Wk 2
Monica	X	Eliminated before first weigh-in

Note 2: Kirsten won immunity in the temptation and won the right to take the walk. She eliminated Monica as part of the walk. She was then exempt from the first elimination room meeting, due to blue team winning the weigh-in.