She grew up in the suburb of Essendon. Only Nathaniel and Meg played, with Meg's first fridge containing the maximum 1000 cal treat. She managed to beat him with a score of 68 times, and went through to face off against Joe in Round 3. For every one they got wrong, their trainers, who were sat in boats on a swimming pool, had to put four buckets of water in their boat. The Gurganious family is planning to hold a "Celebration of Life" in honor of Damien on Dec. 6 in Brooklyn. Kevin weighs 255kg (562lbs).[5]. The Challenors came first, with the Westrens coming second, meaning that the race not to be last was between the Moons and the Duncans. Week 4 - All vs. One: For the all vs. one week, the family of three weighed-in together and their total percentage weight loss was greater than the Challenors. Several of "The Biggest Losers" past players have taken to Twitter to share their grief. Deryck James Ward and his sister left the show under a cloud when he was charged with child pornography offences. Sarah was the first to drop out, with Sharlene falling off just before the half hour mark. The Duncans decided to remove the Commando from the Moon family. There are therefore six champions - Kellie, Lara, Leigh, Rebecca, Sarah & Sharlene. The first round was strength, with Joe vs Leigh. A YouCaring.com page has been set up to benefit Nicole and Giselle, and has already raised over $5,000. For every one they got wrong, their trainers, who were sat in boats on a swimming pool, had to put four buckets of water in their boat. "He was a pillar of his family, an amazing son, brother, cousin and uncle," Nicole wrote. They selected Jarrod from the Duncans, Craig from the Westrens, Rebecca from the Moons and Joe from the Challenors to face off. Week 4 - Supercontest: As part of the all-vs-one week, the team of three families took on the Challenors in a super contest, with three separate rounds each consisting of either endurance, strength and knowledge. He encouraged and motivated people no matter their size or age, Brewer-Gurganious says of her husband, who developed challenging aqua boot camp sessions for 24 Hour Fitness and the YMCA. For its premiere week, the trainers lived with the contestants and followed their diet of poor nutrition, excessive portions and no exercise. They had to then swim back the same way and raise the flag. 'Biggest Loser' contestant Damien Gurganious dies at 38 - Today Hayley warned Meg that to keep her immunity, Meg must lose at least four kilos at the next weigh-in or else her immunity would be revoked. In Week 13, Rebecca was eliminated at the Contest, having lost the final round. Week 13 - The Tyre and Rope Supercontest: This is a three-round supercontest, with each round involving tyres or ropes. As a result, she was the one who returned home for 24 hours and was safe at the weigh-in for Week 5. The Moons didn't believe their reason and believed it was gameplay. Round 7 was on the rowing machines, with the first two to cover 1km going through to the final round. The only person to play was Sarah, and as a result, she just had to match boxes to remove them from her choices, and improve her chances of winning immunity. The girls put up a brave fight but I came out victorious and had won some power in the next Challenge. December 5, 2014 / 11:03 AM / ET Online. In the first round, the contestants had to keep pace with the Commando's count and squatted, with the first person to lose count being knocked out, which was Sarah. [9] Daniel Jofre was crowned Biggest Loser, which saw him awarded $100,000, In addition, the Jofre family received $100,000 for being the family to lose the most weight. Meg chose tuna in springwater out of the five. Week 12 - First Elimination Challenge - The eliminated contestant from each original family with the highest weight loss will return for the chance to compete again, with the two people surviving the week returning to the game with another chance at the money. The race was won by Lara when Leigh went on a go-slow in order to let Lara, the only person in the house who came without a close family member, see her mother. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! The last remaining champion of the four would win two 1kg advantages at the weigh-in - one for themselves and one for a person of their choosing. Joe was currently in last place after hitting the wall on the kayak and overturning his kayak. Week 3 - Knowledge: Following the family weigh-in, in which the Westrens gained power over the Contest, they were the ones to pick who from each team was the one to take part in the Contest - one of Knowledge. They subsequently weighed in during the Week 1 episode, revealing that they had all gained substantial weight.[2]. The first trainer to sink was out, and this was Tiffiny and Emma was knocked out in round one for the Duncans. The second round was won by Rebecca, with 22 balls in her rack. Another week has gone in the Biggest Loser house and we are now down to nine! :(No copyright infringement is intended. After each flag is collected, the round ends and one member of the team who got a flag must unclip, making the load on the remaining members increase. The Moons didn't believe their reason and believed it was gameplay. By Rebecca Davies. The final round was an endurance competition, with the two finalists starting at 8km/h, and every minute they lasted, the speed went up by 2km/h. The second round had the remaining champions cut a two kilo piece of wood, give or take fifty grams. He had a hard time swallowing. The series was won by Margie Cummins who lost 73.2kg a total percentage of 46.01% winning $220,000. Each family team had six five-litre buckets and two ten-litre buckets at their disposal. Damien Gurganious planned to take his wife out for Peruvian food and a movie once he got out of the hospital after being diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disease last month. Damien Gurganious planned to take his wife out for Peruvian food and a movie once he got out of the hospital after being diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disease last month. In the second round, the remaining four had to transfer 26 tyres over a course of stairs and stack them. The Challenors decided to penalise the Duncans. In the second round, ten questions were asked, each banking twenty seconds in which the champions had to shoulder press weights - the boys pressing 17.5kg and Lara pressing 12.5kg. The aim of the challenge was to fill their racks with balls from other people's racks. First to drop went out, and after having 30kg in her bucket, Lisa was the first to drop. I had never attempted such a thing, but I was determined to give it my best shot. Meg also overtook Sarah and was the second to finish. Meg was knocked out with a score of 1.06km covered. After six courses, Jarrod from the Duncans and Sharlene from the Westrens were left and had to eat a Chinese delicacy - two "thousand-year eggs" to win family immunity for their team. Damien was made especially for me. The Biggest Loser (Australian TV series) - Alchetron, the free social BIGGEST Loser's Damien Challenor is at home recovering after an agonising five days in hospital with gallstones. Kel from the Moon Family was up alongside Nathaniel - its a tough one to pick this week as both have good arguments to remain at Camp Biggest Loser. In the final round, each question banked 1 minute, and with the time banked, they had to run as far as they could on a treadmill. This meant that Leigh and Lara were the two finalists, guaranteeing a Westren would be immune this week. Damien: The Challenors: Eliminated: The Challenors: Red Player: Re-Eliminated: Eliminated Contestant: Jodie: Four families of four are slated, totaling up to 16 contestants. First to drop went out, and after having 30kg in her bucket, Lisa was the first to drop. The family with the biggest percentage weight loss also wins $100,000. Trainer Bob Harper wrote on Facebook Friday: Such sad news about a Biggest Loser family member passing so unexpectedly. Week 13: Man vs Machine - The contestants (excluding Leigh but including Michelle) had to run a 5km trek to the finish line as a team. In the final round, trainers had gone around the pole 25 times and run 100m. Finally, after eating thirteen cookies, she found one of the immunity tickets, but was struggling to find the remaining one. Lara was knocked out due to exhaustion. Ten confirmed during August 2012 that The Biggest Loser Australia would return for an eighth season in 2013. Lara was first, Leigh was second, Sarah was third, and Kellie finished fourth. Despite making it to the final four, she lost one of the lower percentages of the night, and came in fourth. Her parents, Martin and Jeanette Hall, own a Taekwondo centre headquartered in Brunswick. Find Out Where the 17 Winners of 'The Biggest Loser' Are Now - Distractify Encouraged, Gurganious made birthday plans with his wife, but the disease caused bleeding in his brain, and he died four days after he was admitted. Meg's second fridge contained a Black Forest Cake worth 750 cal, and she found the immunity in her freezer, which saved her from the week's double elimination. The four competing are Lara for the Westrens, Emma for the Duncans, Nathaniel for the Challenors and Rebecca for the Moons, having been the highest person on each team at the return weigh-in. Rebecca believed that Westrens were pretending they weren't playing the game and actually picked the weakest members of the other families. Joe and Meg didn't have to take part in this contest since both of them have won immunity and were ineligible to win another one. The first was to hold a 5kg medicine ball above your head until either you or your opponent drops. In round 1, the trainers had to do a 100m sack race and Michelle was last and eliminated (due to the fact she had to do cross trainers and treadmills). These outsiders (Chris and Kimberlie) had trained daily with the "Commando" whilst still living at home and going about their everyday lives. 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Lara had a meltdown when she couldn't hold on for much longer when at 19km/h in order to catch up to Joe, and stopped the treadmill. The first round was to flip an 80kg tyre as many times as possible. For winning this weigh-in, the family of three got to decide from their own families who will be the champions for the upcoming contest. Week 8 - Part 1: Pyramid of Fitness - Following the announcement of the contestants becoming singles, the trainers took the contestants to a quarry, where eight rounds' worth of gym equipment were set up. 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Week 7 - The contestants were presented with eleven fridge-freezers, each containing one treat ranging from 50 cal (Jelly) to 1000 cal (Banana Split). The first round was won by Emma, with 14 balls in her rack. One all were collected, they had to head into the water past a marked buoy and swim 100 meters to the other end of the beach where there was a bucket containing their flag. The Commando) At the reward, Craig showed up to surprise Sharlene and a gift for her birthday. Driving, watching TV, playing computer games.Where would you like to travel most? If the Challenors won, they would get 2kg added to their weight loss, due to Damien not being officially returned until after the weigh-in. Week 8 - Knowledge: As a result of winning the Pyramid of Fitness, Leigh was the one who picked what discipline was played, which was knowledge. In the abseil, Kellie and Leigh were too petrified to abseil despite leading the race and the Commando and Tiffiny encouraged them to abseil. If no-one played, Nathaniel would keep immunity as the previous holder, having been assigned it by Sam in Week 6. The 2014 season started on 19 January. Because Sharlene is unable to take part in the challenge due to injury, the last dish remaining would go to her. I still scratch my head as to how the Westrens are doing such good numbers and yet they don't have much more weight to lose, considering they are all around 10kgs off their goal weight. Damien Gurganious and his then-fiance Nicole Brewer on \"The Biggest Loser: Couples 2.\" Today The 38-year-old died Nov. 24. Lara only banked three minutes for herself, and as a result started two minutes after Joe did on the treadmill. The winning contestant of The Biggest Loser wins $100,000. The beginning of this series marked some controversy with a contestant quitting, two leaving on medical terms and the introduction of "The Walk" which gave individual immunity winners unprecedented power as to how the game is played. ", Following the news of his death, NBC released a statement: "We were deeply saddened to hear of Damien Gurganious' passing. The person who came last in each round was eliminated. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. They chose Leigh from the Westrens, Jarrod from the Duncans and Kellie from the Moons. In the first two rounds, the chosen contestants must curl a 10kg bar and then a 15kg bar. Damien Gurganious has died. This meant that weigh-ins, contests and challenges will be taken part as singles and they'll train with their same trainers. The first round was to flip an 80kg tyre as many times as possible. Kellie, coming in last had to choose between double brie cheese (110g) or salted macadamia nuts (100g). During Network Ten's 2012 Programming Launch on 17 August 2011; it was revealed that the show would be reverting to its original singles format. Week 9 - Immunity Week: As singles, a surprise weigh-in took place instead. Personal trainers Michelle Bridges, Shannan Ponton, Steve Willis and Tiffiny Hall are responsible for training the contestants and helping them to lose weight. Round 6 used cross trainers, and the three longest distances covered in five minutes went through to Round 7. Week 10 - The contestants had the opportunity to win immunity by eating little or much ice cream. In the run, Joe caught up to Sarah and in the end, he came first in the super challenge and selected 5 large strawberries. Nathaniel and Leigh were saved, getting 13 and 12 flips respectively. Leigh got seven questions right, and as a result had 140 seconds to shoulder press his bar. In the end, Meg outlasted them all and won her and her twin the 1kg advantage. Joe managed to last 980m, as opposed to Lara's 400m, and as a result he won the advantages for himself, and in a shocking move, he picked Rebecca for the extra kilo, which ultimately pushed Damien under the yellow line (by 800grams). This meant that weigh-ins, contests and challenges will be taken part as singles and they'll train with their same trainers. He managed to do 53 presses in his time. His love for his family and friends was immense. The team which won two out of the three rounds won the biggest power of the series so far - the power to bring back one eliminated contestant. The Champions had to answer multiple-choice questions on health and nutrition whilst their helpers carried the load of a 20kg bar. The last helper standing won. Meg was the third to fall off when she couldn't hold on any longer, with Kellie falling off in fourth, and Lara falling off in fifth. The Contest is a brand new weekly challenge, which can be categorised into three separate categories - Endurance, Strength and Knowledge. Below are the contestants names. The Biggest Loser 108K subscribers The Black Team reunites with their families at home, after the Blue Team sent them home for the week. The doctors are still keeping an eye on it, but if I have an operation (to remove the gallstones) I won't be able to exercise for six weeks," Challenor said. Damien was up third with only 60 seconds, and he managed to do 32 in one minute. Biggest Loser's Damien Gurganious Dies: Wife Speaks Out - People New photo of Meghan Markle that she 'never wanted the world to see' In the next episode, Joe won the challenge and they broke the world record set by the Americans by one minute (according to Hayley). Week 9 - The contestants were faced with a 24-hour lockdown in a large room, with food being brought in every hour, ranging from a sausage roll worth 75 calories to pancakes worth over 800. Goal: Damien said he lost friends who died too young after retiring from the NFL and doesnt want to be another statistic of a former football player who died too soon due to weight-related issues. In weeks 1-7, after the weigh-in, the families below the yellow line select one of their own team to face elimination. Who will be Master of Their Domain? Challenor, who weighed a staggering 234kg when he joined the Channel 10 reality show, spent five days hooked up to a drip with antibiotics after a barbecue took a turn for the worse. Week 11 - There was no temptation due to the contestants sailing from Sydney to Hobart. In week 12, a challenge decided who of the bottom two went home. Rebecca just lost out to Meg, and was knocked out. Leigh was the first to finish, with Lara being seconds behind. Joe quit at 10km/h. They had to then swim back the same way and raise the flag. Biggest Loser Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. Had the Challenors lost, the three families would have brought Sarah-Jayne back, the only eliminated non-Challenor family contestant. Joe was next up, and he had two minutes to shoulder press the bar, and he managed to do it 69 times, which guaranteed his passage to round 3 by beating Leigh. The teams are the Westrens, the Challenors, the Duncans and the Moons. There's tragic news about one of "The Biggest Loser's" past contestants. Joe was chosen for the Challenors due to Nathaniel having a bad knee. She chose the brie, leaving Sharlene with the macademia nuts. Despite both the Commando and Tiffiny falling down and not running straight, the Commando won the challenge. First, Kellie from the Moons dropped her bar at 40kg of weight, and then Nathaniel of the Challenors at 45kg. Then Michelle decided that I should give her a piggy back ride as well! This challenge is the first elimination round, where one player will be sent straight back home. Damien had such a great spirit and dynamic personality. All of the teams except the Challenors played, with Sarah from the Moons being the first person to give up on a course, the sixth, which was Peking Duck. The first team to fill their bucket at the top, float their key up a tube and unlock their flag won a 1kg advantage at the weigh-in.