The Biggest Loser: Pay It Forward is the tenth season of the NBC reality television series entitled The Biggest Loser. The contestants competed to win a $250,000 prize, which was awarded to Patrick House, the finalist with the highest percentage of weight lost. It premiered on September 21, 2010, as the first season to be filmed in high definition, and concluded on December 14, 2010.
Contestants This season's cast consisted of twenty-one hopeful contestants, the most for a fall season. However, the elimination pre-game dropped the total to fourteen contestants as one hopeful from each city would be eliminated. Two of the losing hopefuls won a chance to return into the competition as the trainers' choice. The remaining five had the chance to get back into the competition in the beginning of Week 4. Contestants are competing as individuals, despite sharing the same colored shirts and the 21 contestants initially come as seven trios of three.
ContestantOriginal ColorBlue vs. BlackSinglesStatusTotal votes Not on RanchCorey Pinkerton, 27, Fairbanks, AlaskaPurpleSent Home Pre-GameEliminated Week 4Montina Cooper, 35, Houston, TXBlueSandy Dolan, 30, Fort Worth, TXPinkShanna Masten, 38, Pima, AZRed On RanchAllie Ishcomer, 22, Moore, OKPinkEliminated Week 15† Tina Elliott , 58, Boring, ORPurpleEliminated Week 25Sophia Franklin, 28, Germantown, MarylandOrangeEliminated Week 3Burgandy Keel, 35, Eagle Mountain, UTPurple4Richard "Rick" Deroque, 54, Conway, ARGreen Black TeamEliminated Week 4Adam Hurtado, 26, Santa Ana, CABlueBlue Team[E4]Eliminated Week 53Anna Wright, 39, Atlanta, GAGreen Black TeamSent Home Pre-GameArrived Week 4Eliminated Week 6Aaron Thompkins, 29, Kent, OHYellowBlue TeamSaved Week 1 (Yellow Team)Eliminated Week 72Jesse Atkins, 28, St. Paul, MNOrangeBlue TeamEliminated Week 7Jessica Delfs, 27, Tucson, AZRedBlue TeamRedEliminated Week 83Lisa Mosley, 31, Norman, OKPinkBlue TeamPinkEliminated Week 9Brendan Donovan, 32, Boston, MABlack Black TeamBlackEliminated Week 10Mark Pinkhasovich, 31, East Brunswick, NJRedBlue TeamRed2Elizabeth Ruiz, 31, Lawrence, MAYellow Black TeamYellowSaved Week 1 (Yellow Team)Eliminated at the FinaleAmerica's VoteVictimAda Wong, 27, San Francisco, CABlue Black TeamBlue2nd Runner UpAlfredo "Frado" Dinten,43, Staten Island, NYBlack Black TeamBlackRunner-UpPatrick House, 28, Vicksburg, MSGreenBlack Team[*]GreenBiggest Loser
The "Total Votes" column indicates the number of votes cast against the contestant when he/she was eliminated. This contestant fell below the Red Line and was eliminated without any votes. These contestants lost the challenge to become a contestant, and were sent home. In week 4, Anna had the highest percentage of weight loss so she was back in the competition. This contestant lost the challenge to become a contestant, and was sent home. In Week 1, Bob chose this contestant to return as part of the Yellow Team. Pre-game, Aaron was part of the Orange Team This contestant lost the challenge to become a contestant, and was sent home. In Week 1, Jillian chose this contestant to return as part of the Yellow Team. Pre-game, Elizabeth was part of the Black Team This contestant is eliminated by Black Team. Patrick was not originally on either Blue or Black team. He joined the Black Team after Rick was eliminated.
Weigh-ins Contestants are listed in reverse chronological order of elimination.
ContestantAgeHeightStartingBMIEndingBMIStartingweightWeekSemi-finalFinaleWeightlostPercentagelost12345678910Patrick 28 6'2" 40037836635634633733031130129127924421918145.25%Frado 43 6'0" 36734033731730829429827626726324822120516244.14%Ada 27 5'6" 2582402342242152112041981901851791671599938.37%Elizabeth 31 5'4"244232229223218213214205201196192177173 71 29.10%Mark 31 6'3" 421380369361352336329 317309299292 208 21350.59%Brendan 32 6'0" 362331326315313302298280272265260 245117 32.32%Lisa 31 5'10" 288272267260252244242234228228 191 9733.68%Jessica 27 5'7" 282268261254248244240228227 19092 32.62%Jesse 28 5'8" 369339329321305296297280 203166 44.99%Aaron 29 6'4" 468438431419407398384380 296172 36.75%Anna 39 5'11" 330XX291286283281 221109 33.03%Adam 26 6'2" 402368356346335322 22018245.27%Rick 54 5'9" 350314306297287 185165 47.14%Corey 27 5'9" 391XX354 3078421.48%Montina 35 5'10" 287XX270 2236422.30%Sandy 30 5'9" 259XX234 2095019.31%Shanna 38 5'5" 242XX221 191 51 21.07%Burgandy 35 5'4" 231219218213 16764 27.71%Sophia 28 5'7" 272258252250 207 6523.90%Tina 58 5'7" 263247243 19172 27.38%Allie 22 5'5" 322305 248 7422.98% Winners $250,000 Winner (among the finalists) $100,000 Winner (among the eliminated contestants)
Standings Week's Biggest Loser (Team or Individuals) Week's Biggest Loser & Immunity Immunity (Challenge or Weigh-In) Results from "At-Home Players" Weigh-In (Week 3) Sent home for three weeks after losing challenge
BMI Underweight (less than 18.5 BMI) Normal (18.5 – 24.9 BMI) Overweight (25 – 29.9 BMI) Obese Class 1(30 – 34.9 BMI) Obese Class II (35 – 39.9 BMI) Obese Class III (greater than 40 BMI)
NOTES Week 1 was a two-week weigh-in In week 5, Mark and Frado lost the same percentage so they were both the biggest loser of the week
Weigh-in figures history ContestantWeekSemi-finalFinale 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10Patrick −22 −12 −10 −10 −9 −7 −19 −10 −10 −12 −35 −25Frado −27 −3 −20 −9 −14 +4 −22 −9 −4 −15 −27 −16Ada −18 −6 −10 −9 −4 −7 −6 −8 −5 −6 −12 −8Elizabeth −12 −3 −6 −5 −5 +1 −9 −4 −5 −4 −15 −4Mark −41 −11 −8 −9 −16 −7 −12 −8 −10 −7-84Brendan −31 −5 −11 −2 −11 −4 −18 −8 −7 −5-15Lisa −16 −5 −7 −8 −8 −2 −8 −6 0-37Jessica −14 −7 −7 −6 −4 −4 −12 −1-37Jesse −30 −10 −8 −16 −9 +1 −17-77Aaron −30 −7 −12 −12 −9 −14 −4-84Anna-39 −5 −3 −2-60Adam −34 −12 −10 −11 −13-102Rick −36 −8 −9 −10-102Corey -37 -47Montina -17-47Sandy -25-25Shanna-21-30Burgandy −12 −1 −5-46Sophia −14 −6 −2-43Tina −16 −4-52Allie −17-57
Notes Frado's 22 pound weight loss in week 7 was displayed as a −18 due to his weight gain the previous week. Elizabeth's 9 pound weight loss in week 7 was displayed as a −8 due to her weight gain the previous week. Jesse's 17 pound weight loss in week 7 was displayed as a −16 due to his weight gain the previous week.
Weigh-in percentages history ContestantWeekSemi-finalFinale 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10Patrick −5.50% −3.17% −2.73% −2.81% −2.60% −2.08% −5.76% −3.22% −3.32% −4.12% −12.54% −10.25%Frado −7.36% −0.88% −5.93% −2.84% −4.55% +1.36% −7.38% −3.26% −1.50% −5.70% −10.89% −7.24%Ada −6.98% −2.50% −4.27% −4.02% −1.86% −3.32% −2.94% −4.04% −2.63% −3.24% −6.70% −4.79%Elizabeth −4.92% −1.29% −2.62% −2.24% −2.29% +0.47% −4.21% −1.95% −2.49% −2.04% −7.81% -2.26%Mark −9.74% −2.89% −2.17% −2.49% −4.55% −2.08% −3.65% −2.39% −3.24% −2.34% -28.77%Brendan −8.56% −1.51% −3.37% −0.63% −3.51% −1.32% −6.04% −2.86% −2.57% −1.89% -5.77%Lisa −5.56% −1.84% −2.62% −3.08% −3.17% −0.82% −3.31% −2.56% 0.00% -16.23%Jessica −4.96% −2.61% −2.68% −2.36% −1.61% −1.64% −5.00% −0.44% -16.30%Jesse −8.13% −2.95% −2.43% −4.98% −2.95% +0.34% −5.72%-27.50%Aaron −6.41% −1.60% −2.78% −2.86% −2.21% −3.52% −1.04% -22.11%Anna -11.82% −1.72% −1.05% −0.71% -21.35%Adam −8.46% −3.26% −2.81% −3.18% −3.88% -31.68%Rick −10.29% −2.55% −2.94% −3.37% -35.54%Sandy -9.65% -11.54%Corey -9.46% -12.02%Shanna -8.68% -13.57%Montina -5.92% -15.93%Burgandy −5.19% −0.46% −2.29% -21.60%Sophia −5.15% −2.33% −0.79% -17.20%Tina −6.08% −1.62% -21.40%Allie −5.28% -18.69% Notes Frado's −7.38% pound weight loss in week 7 was displayed as a −6.12% due to his weight gain the previous week. Elizabeth's −4.21% pound weight loss in week 7 was displayed as a −3.74% due to her weight gain the previous week. Jesse's −5.72% pound weight loss in week 7 was displayed as a −5.39% due to his weight gain the previous week.
Total Overall Percentage of Weight Loss (Biggest Loser on Campus) Bold denotes who has the overall highest percentage of weight loss as of that week ContestantWeekSemi-final12345678910Patrick −5.50%−8.50%−11.00%−13.50%−15.75%−17.50%−22.25%−24.75%−27.25%−30.25%−39.00%Frado −7.36%−8.17%−13.62%−16.08%−19.89%−18.80%-24.80%-27.25%−28.34%-32.43%-39.78%Ada −6.98%−9.30%−13.18%−16.67%−18.22%−20.93%−23.26%−26.36%−28.29%−30.62%−35.27%Elizabeth −4.92%−6.15%−8.61%−10.66%−12.70%−12.30%−15.98%−17.62%−19.67%−21.31%−27.46%Mark −9.74%−12.35%−14.35%−16.39%-20.19%-21.85%−24.70%−26.60%-28.98%−30.64%Brendan −8.56%−9.94%−12.98%−13.54%−16.57%−17.68%−22.65%−24.86%−26.80%−28.18%Lisa −5.56%−7.29%−9.72%−12.50%−15.28%−15.97%−18.75%−20.83%−20.83%Jessica −4.96%−7.45%−9.93%−12.06%−13.48%−14.89%−19.15%−19.50%Jesse −8.13%−10.84%−13.00%−17.34%−19.78%−19.51%−24.12%Aaron −6.41%−7.91%−10.47%−13.03%−14.96%−17.95%−18.80%Anna-11.82%−13.33%−14.24%−14.85%Adam −8.46%−11.44%−13.93%−16.67%−19.90%Rick-10.29%-12.57%-15.14%-18.00%Corey-9.46% Montina-5.92%Sandy-9.65%Shanna-8.68%Burgandy −5.19%−5.63%−7.79%Sophia −5.15%−7.35%−8.09%Tina −6.08%−7.60%Allie −5.28%
Elimination voting history Contestant Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Finale Eliminated Allie Tina Sophia Corey Adam Anna Aaron Jessica Lisa Brendan ElizabethMontinaSandyShannaBurgandyRickJesseMarkPatrick+ Tina?XX Anna? ?Mark Biggest LoserFradoAllieTinaBurgandyRickX ?JessicaX?FinalistAdaTina?ElizabethRickX Anna??MarkX Elizabeth× × XRickX?XX LisaX EliminatedMarkAllie Tina×XAdamX?LisaXEliminated Week 10BrendanAllie× BurgandyRickAdamAnnaJessicaLisaXLisa× X ×XJessicaXXJessicaXEliminated Week 9Jessica× Tina+XAdamXX Eliminated Week 8AaronTina+?XJessicaX XEliminated Week 7JesseAllieTina×XAdamXXAnnaXXXElizabethX ElizabethEliminated Week 6Adam??BurgandyXJessicaEliminated Week 5RickAllie ?BurgandyElizabethEliminated Week 4CoreyXXXXEliminated Start of Week 4MontinaXXXXSandyXXXXShannaXXXXBurgandy× × XEliminated Week 3Sophia× × XTinaX X Eliminated Week 2AllieX Eliminated Week 1
Not in house for vote Immunity Valid vote cast, other team Immunity, vote not revealed Immunity, unable to vote Below yellow line and saved by week's Biggest Loser, unable to vote Below yellow line and escaped elimination, unable to vote Below yellow line and lost challenge or did not compete in challenge, unable to vote Below red line, automatically eliminated Lost arrive at ranch weigh-in, was automatically eliminated Not in elimination, unable to vote Eliminated or not in house Last person eliminated (at the finale) via public voting Valid vote cast Vote not revealed $250,000 winner (among the finalists) Below yellow line, America's vote
Weekly Summaries
Prologue First aired September 21, 2010
Twenty-one hopeful contestants competed in seven different cities across the country to enter the competition. Visits to each city featured three contestants who competed for two spots on the ranch. The two victors would form a team, while the loser would not go to the ranch. Similar to season nine, the weigh-ins took place at the contest in front of friends, family and fans of the show.
At each town, Alison or a contestant from a previous season led the events. Bob or Jillian also guested. With family, friends, and the whole neighborhood joining the contestants for support, the contestants faced the elimination challenge after the weigh-ins. Depending on the city, the contestants either had to perform a 500-step stepping challenge or run a mile. The first fourteen contestants to complete the challenge would earn a spot as a contestant. Ada, Adam, Allie, Brendan, Burgandy, Frado, Jesse, Jessica, Lisa, Mark, Patrick, Rick, Sophia, and Tina earned a spot and became the first fourteen contestants of season ten. Aaron, Anna, Corey, Elizabeth, Montina, Sandy, and Shanna lost the challenge and were eliminated. However, as hinted in the extended season preview, the seven eliminated contestants may return to the game in the future.
Week 1 First aired September 28, 2010