The Biggest Loser Pinoy Edition: Doubles was a Philippine reality television currently airing on ABS-CBN. The show was the second season of The Biggest Loser Pinoy Edition which was based on the Biggest Loser franchise of the United States. It is hosted by Iza Calzado, replacing season one host Sharon Cuneta. Joining Calzado are Matteo Guidicelli and Robi Domingo who replaced the season one gamemaster Derek Ramsay, and are taking the helm of the show's challenge masters. Domingo also served as the show's social media correspondent. Jim Saret returned as one of the professional trainers. However, Chinggay Andrada did not return for this season and was replaced by Toni Saret, the wife of Jim Saret.
The second season was initially set for a March 2013 premiere, but was later moved to January 2014. The show started airing on February 3, 2014 and airs Mondays to Saturdays. Also, a primer showcasing the stories of selected contestants was aired on February 1, 2014.
It ended on April 26, 2014, with Bryan Castillo declared as the winner.
Development It was announced during the finale of the first season that ABS-CBN will produce a second season, this time in a Doubles format. On November 22, 2011, Sharon Cuneta signed an exclusive contract deal to ABS-CBN's rival network, TV5. Signing the contract deal with TV5 meant that she will be leaving The Biggest Loser Pinoy Edition too. Derek Ramsay coincidentally followed suit to Cuneta, who also signed an exclusive contract deal with TV5.
In January 2012, Iza Calzado left GMA Network, and signed a 3 year-exclusive contract with ABS-CBN. Part of her contract was hosting the second season of the franchise replacing Cuneta. In March 2013, Matteo Guidicelli was announced to replace Derek Ramsay. Robi Domingo also joined the cast as one of the gamemasters.
Auditions
Auditionees must be 18 to 45 years old in order to qualify; Females must weigh at least 200 pounds, while males must be at least 250 pounds. Auditionees must audition by pairs. Pairs must have pre-existing relationships in order to qualify for the auditions.
Auditions took place in the following locations: Date Venue City June 13, 2012 Pacific Mall Metro Mandaue Mandaue, Cebu June 20, 2012 Oceana Events Place and Restaurant, SM Mall of Asia Bay City, Pasay, Metro Manila July 2, 2012 CSI Mall Dagupan, Pangasinan July 7, 2012 SM City Batangas Batangas City, Batangas July 28, 2012 Abreeza Mall Davao City
Prizes The winner of the competition will win ₱1,000,000.00, an appliance showcase, ₱100,000.00 worth of Toby Sports' merchandise, a lifetime Gold's Gym membership, and a kitchen showcase.
Twists Pre Camp 30-Day Challenge – All pairs had to undergo a weight loss program for 30 days outside the camp. The top ten pairs with the biggest weight percentages will advance to the next stage of the competition. No Fitness Gym – This is the first season and the first franchise of The Biggest Loser to have no fitness gym in its weight loss program. Tawid Timbangan Card – Earned as a reward from a major challenge. The card can be used only in a weigh-in elimination whenever a pair feels that they are in the brink of being eliminated. Individuals Elimination – Starting Week 10, every pair who will fall under the yellow line will have to decide between themselves as to whom they will put in the elimination. The other non-selected person will be safe from the elimination. Double Prizes – When a pair will reach the finale, each individual prize will be doubled.
Contestants At the start of The Biggest Loser Pinoy Edition: Doubles, the show introduced 14 pairs of two obese contestants with preexisting relationships.
Contestant Pre-camp Week 1 Week 3 Week 4 Finish Total votes Source Chrisfer Eliminated(Pre-Camp) 0 Chesfer Benzi Violet Team 0 Ysai Cherry Yellow Team 0 Randall Niña Nebreja Light Green Team 0 Andrew Mavrides Quit(Pre-Camp) 0 Dianne Obsina 1st PairEliminated(Week 2) 7 Tin Obsina Biggie Estrella 2nd PairEliminated(Week 3) 4 Valerie Obena Lovely Si 3rd PairEliminated(Week 4) 4 Carol Labilidas Bien Ybañez Pink Team Pink Team Team Toni Pink Team 4th PairEliminated(Week 6) 3 Mai Letigio Tristan Nueva Light Blue Team Light Blue Team Team Toni Light Blue Team 5th PairEliminated(Week 9) 0 Jepoy Arcilla Carl Lazaro Orange Team Orange Team Orange Team 11th IndividualEliminated(Week 10) 2 Francis Asis Team Toni 12th IndividualEliminated(Week 11) 1 Ralph Du Silver Team Silver Team Silver Team Quit(Week 12) 0 Christian Du Pat Martinez Lavender Team Lavender Team Team Toni Lavender Team 0 Cathy Bautista Ikya Castillo 15th IndividualEliminated(Week 13) 1 Carl Lazaro Orange Team Orange Team Orange Team 16th IndividualEliminated(Week 14) 1 Osie Nebreja Light Green Team Team Toni Fourth place47.50% 0 Francis Asis Team Toni Third place48.85% 0 Kayen Lazaro Orange Team Orange Team Orange Team Runner-up50.52% 0 Bryan Castillo Winner52.56% 0 Notes
Total votes counts only votes that are revealed at elimination. The total does not count unrevealed votes (if the contestant has already received the required number of votes needed to be eliminated). Decided to quit after the production team discovered that the Du Brothers, and the Showbiz Royalties brought cigarettes and prohibited items inside the camp.
Challenges Pair challenges Pre-camp Weeks Challenge Admitted to Camp Eliminated Weeks 1–4 Pre-camp ChallengeAll pairs had to undergo a weight loss program for 30 days outside the camp. The top ten pairs with the biggest weight percentages will earn their spots as the official contestants of the show and will be admitted to the camp. However, the four lowest pairs with combined weiggh-in results are automatically eliminated. Dianne & Tin, Carl & Kayen,Tristan & Jepoy, Bien & Mai,Bryan & Ikya, Biggie & Valerie,Ralph & Christian, Lovely & Carol,, Pat & Cathy, Francis, & Osie Chrisfer & Chesfer,Benzi & Ysai, Cherry & Randall, Andrew, & Niña
Inside the camp The following are the major challenges done inside the camp: Week Challenge Winners Losers Week 1 Pukpok Palayok (Claypot Hitting) ChallengeBy draw lots, pairs had to pick a challenge by breaking a piñata claypot. All challenges are timed, where-in the top two pairs who finished their respective challenges fast wins a special exercise activity with two sport celebrities (Gretchen Ho and Rio de la Cruz). While the losing pairs are required to wake up early to do the grocery at the local public market. Ralph & Christian, Dianne & Tin, Bryan & Ikya, Pat & Cathy Biggie & Valerie, Francis, & Osie, Lovely & Carol, Bien & Mai, Jepoy, Carl & Kayen Week 2 Raise That Tube ChallengeAll pairs need to carry a 10-pound tube head up high above a yellow line marking as long as they could. When a tube taps the yellow line, the pair will be automatically be eliminated from the challenge. The reward for this challenge is a Tawid Timbangan Card that will help save them from a weigh-in elimination. Bryan & Ikya Bien & Mai, Francis, & Osie, Ralph & Christian, Biggie & Valerie, Jepoy, Dianne & Tin, Carl & Kayen, Lovely & Carol, Pat & Cathy Week 3 Rope ChallengeContestants who are assigned as students had to untangle ropes while being blindfolded. Only their partners, who are assigned as teachers, will be able to guide them. The pair who will have the longest time in finishing the challenge are penalized to switch roles (Note that only students' weigh-in results will only be counted in the week's elimination), while the fastest pair to finish will receive a 3-pound advantage in the elimination. Tristan & Jepoy (won 3 lb advantage), Francis, & Osie,Ralph & Christian, Biggie & Valerie,Bien & Mai, Carl & Kayen, Lovely & Carol, Pat & Cathy Bryan & Ikya (penalized) Week 6 Walang Ayawan sa Sayawan (No One Will Say No When it Comes to Dancing) ChallengeContestants will have to participate a dance challenge within themselves using dance steps taught by Thau Reyes. Each contestants can only make two mistakes. Each mistake is equivalent one sticker. Once they will incur two stickers, they will be immediately be removed from the challenge. The last three remaining contestants will have the chance to meet their loved ones. Pat, Bryan, Ralph Cathy, Ikya, Christian, Tristan & Jepoy, Francis, & Osie, Bien & Mai, Carl & Kayen Dance Off ChallengePairs will battle into a dance off challenge. There will be two dance categories: Hiphop (Participating pairs are from dance coach Joshua Zamora's group), and Ballroom dance (Pairs from dance coach Maribeth Bichara's group). There will be one winner per category. The winning pairs will receive a chance to meet their loved ones, or a two-pound advantage in the coming competitive weigh-in. Pat & Cathy (Hiphop category; picked the two pound advantage)
Bien & Mai (Ballroom dance category; picked chance to meet loved ones) Ralph & Christian, Tristan & Jepoy, Bryan & Ikya
Francis & Osie, Carl & Kayen Week 7 Bigat na Nabawas, Buhat Hanggang Wakas (Weight Lost, Carried Until The End) ChallengePairs need to carry a box attached to ropes end to end. From time to time, a pound will be added to increase the weight of the box. The last standing team will win an exclusive Gym Pass. Tristan & Jepoy Ralph & Christian, Carl & Kayen, Bryan & Ikya, Francis & OsiePat & Cathy Week 10 Balanced Diet ChallengePairs will have to flip their Biggest Loser Coins in order to determine which of them will have to face the challenge. After the flipping the coins, each representative will have to cross narrow platform placed inside a pool to get a coin. Upon getting the coin, they will have to cross the platform and stick it to a board of pictures that they have to determine which of the pictures will represent a balance diet. Once the representative have stuck the coin on the picture, he/she will cross the narrow platform to repeat the process. After selecting ten pictures, he/she will cross the platform again to pull the lever that will correct his/her answers. After pulling the lever, a buzzer will determine if they have answered the challenge wrong. If his/her answers are wrong, the other pair will have to eat a chocolate coin equivalent to the number of their mistakes. Pat & Cathy Ralph & Christian, Carl & Kayen, Bryan & Ikya, Francis & Osie Piso-bilities ChallengeOne in every pair needs to hold and balance a tray. Time by time, the other member will have to add one peso coins to the tray without dropping the tray or the dropping the coins of the tray. The last person to hold the tray wins the challenge. Also, as a reward, every one peso added in the tray is equivalent to one hundred pesos wherein they can win a maximum of fifty thousand pesos. Ralph & Christian (won P50,000) Carl & Kayen, Bryan & Ikya, Francis & Osie, Pat & Cathy Week 13 Ice ChallengeIn the challenge, one of each team has two fill a foam with water in drums that were lighted randomly as green. After filling their foams, they have to extract the water from the foam to a bucket hanged in a pulley system. Their partners in the other end of the challenge area had to pull the bucket to their place using the pulley. They have to transfer the water-filled bucket to their own buckets, and pour and melt a block of ice which contained their "pair flag." They have to repeat this until one of the pairs had removed their flags from the block of ice and hoisted it in their respective flag poles. The winning pairs will win a family spa vacation, a two-pound advantage, and free special "diet food plan" until the finale. Bryan & Ikya Carl & Kayen, Francis & Osie
Outside the camp The following are the major challenges done outside the camp: