The eighth season of the Australian version of the original NBC reality television series The Biggest Loser, known as The Biggest Loser Australia: The Next Generation, premiered on 17 March 2013 on Network Ten. This particular season has set a worldwide record, introducing the heaviest contestant in all of Biggest Loser history, Kevin Moore. Kevin along with his mother Rosemary have a combined weight of 355 kg (783 lbs). He weighs 255 kg (562 lbs) himself alone. It also featured the youngest contestant ever on the Australian series - Todd Nester, who was 15 years old. Season 8 of The Biggest Loser was won by the Orange team, Robyn & Katie.

Host and personalities Host: Hayley Lewis has returned for her fourth season as host.

Trainers: Shannan Ponton, Michelle Bridges and Steve Willis ("The Commando")

Game variations Teams: All the teams this season are composed of parent-child teams - either mother-daughter, mother-son, father-daughter or father-son. The trainers took turns in training the contestants, but in Week 8 the teams chose which trainer to train with for the rest of the competition. Green and Grey chose Shannan, Orange and Light Blue chose the Commando, and Red and Pink chose Michelle. Age limit: As part of the theme of attempting to fix the obesity problem by tackling generational obesity, the lower limit for taking part now became 15. There is, however, only one 15-year-old - Green Team's Todd Nester. Winners: To ensure that no children would be left alone at campus, all teams enter campus, compete in challenges, weigh in, vote and leave campus as a pair. As a result of this, there will be a joint Biggest Loser title awarded to the winning team, and a prize of $200,000 split between them. The Fridge: Replacing the Walk and the Contest will be a new challenge dubbed The Fridge. Schedule: The schedule was initially trimmed down from a four-show week to a three-show week, now on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. The Heavyweights: As a twist in Week 2, two extra pairs, dubbed The Heavyweights, were introduced, one of whom is the heaviest contestant ever worldwide.

Schedule This year, the schedule changed from four to three nights a week. This changed to Sunday, Monday, Tuesday. In week 10, an extra Wednesday show was added to include face your fears week and the super challenge.

Sunday - Last chance training, Weigh-in, Elimination

Monday - The Fridge

Tuesday - Major Challenge

Wednesday - (Week 10 Only) Completion of Super Challenge

Teams {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" align="center" |- !Name!!Couples Team!!Relationship!!Status!!Total votes!!Notes |- |Kevin & Rosemary |bgcolor="blue" | Blue Team |Mother & Son |Eliminated Week 3 |0 |Kevin returned to the Biggest Loser in Series 9 |- |Chris & Mark |bgcolor="black"|Black Team |Father & Son |Eliminated Week 5 |3

|Anita & Cher |bgcolor="yellow"|Yellow Team |Mother & Daughter |Eliminated Week 6 |3

|Sam & Jess |bgcolor="red" align="center"|Red Team |Father & Daughter |Eliminated Week 2 Re-eliminated Week 8 |4, 2

|Brett & Mandy |bgcolor="gray" align="center"|Grey Team |Mother & Son |Eliminated Week 9 |3

|Janet & Kirsten |bgcolor="pink"|Pink Team |Mother & Daughter |''Eliminated Week 4 Re-eliminated Week 10|3, 2

|Richard & Amber |bgcolor="skyblue"| |Father & Daughter |3rd Place

|Gerald & Todd |bgcolor="green" |Green Team |Father & Son |2nd Place

|Robyn & Katie |bgcolor="darkorange"|Orange Team |Mother & Daughter |Winners

Weigh-ins Contestants are listed in reverse chronological order of elimination.

ContestantAgeHeightStartingBMICurrentBMIStartingweightWeekFinaleWeightlostPercentagelost1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Katie 19 164 136.8128.0 121.0 117.7115.4 110.9 108.5 X 106.2 102.9 99.0 95.5 89.2 -47.6 -34.80% Robyn 45166 112.1104.498.0 95.6 94.1 89.6 86.8 X 84.7 82.5 81.4 77.4 73.1 -39.0 -34.88% Todd 15167 112.2105.599.3 95.0 93.2 90.3 88.4 X 86.6 84.3 81.8 78.7 74.4 -37.8 -33.69% Gerald 52168 159.1145.0137.0 130.8 126.9 125.8 123.5 X 121.3 118.0 112.5 109.3 102.7 -56.4 -35.45% Amber 20165 111.6107.3103.0 101.6 99.5 97.7 95.6 X 94.4 92.9 90.8 89.2 84.7 -26.9 -24.10% Richard 45174 139.7133.3126.1 121.5 119.0 115.9 113.0 X110.1 108.4 104.5 102.0 94.9 -44.8 -32.07% Janet 52 157 106.699.794.2 92.9 90.6 86.6 83.1 80.0 77.0 74.7 68.6 -38.0 -35.65% Kirsten 20 160 98.193.988.9 87.2 86.0 83.4 80.6 79.1 77.0 74.5 70.4 -27.7 -28.24% Brett 23196 187.9174.8166.0160.0155.1151.9 148.8 X 145.8 142.8 139.0 130.5 -57.4 -30.55% Mandy 53161 113.3105.899.397.094.592.1 90.9 X 88.4 85.5 83.2 77.7 -35.6 -31.42% Sam 42168 129.4120.9116.0 108.7 103.5 99.9 94.8 -34.6 -26.74% Jess 21166 134.1129.7123.2 117.8 114.4 113.1 105.0 -29.1 -21.70% Chris 48172 152.3143.4134.8 132.2 129.3 126.9 125.6 122.3 107.6 -44.7 -29.35% Mark 23175 162.9153.6142.4 138.7 134.7 132.0 130.5 126.3 112.2 -50.7 -31.12% Cher 22 165 172.2X161.0160.5 157.8 154.4 152.0 152.0 141.6 -30.6 -17.77% Anita 41 163 117.6X108.0106.1 102.7 101.0 99.8 99.8 86.0 -31.6 -26.87% Rosemary 54 161 100.1X91.891.6 89.9 79.2 -20.9 -20.88% Kevin 27 174 254.7X241.5 239.3 230.4 198.6 -56.1 -22.03%

Contestants Below the Yellow Line The week's biggest loser Had immunity for the week Weigh-in for previously eliminated contestants Won Weigh-in pass based on weigh-in or competition (for previously eliminated contestants) Last Person Eliminated before finale Winner (among finalists) Winner (among eliminated) Did not weight-in

BMIs Healthy Body Mass Index (less than 25.0 BMI) Overweight Body Mass Index (25.0 - 29.9 BMI) Obese Class I (30.0 - 34.9 BMI) Obese Class II Index (35.0 - 39.9 BMI) Obese Class III (40.0 or above)Notes In week 4, Gerald & Todd were award a "Progress Weigh-in" via The Fridge, which allowed them to weigh-in mid-week to evaluate their progress. In week 5, only one person's weight loss was counted for the weigh in for each team, and whose it would be was decided between the team members. The contestants who had their weight loss counted were Chris, Brett, Richard, Todd, Anita and Katie.

Leaderboard ContestantAgeHeightStarting BMIStarting WeightCurrentBMICurrentWeightKgPercentGerald 52168 159.1102.7 -56.4 -35.45%Robyn 45166 112.1 73.1 -39.0 -34.79%Katie 19164 136.8 89.2 -47.6 -34.79%Todd 15167 112.2 74.4 -37.8 -33.69%Richard 45174 139.7 94.9 -33.8 -32.07%Amber 20165 111.6 84.7 -26.9 -24.10%

TeamStarting WeightCurrentWeightKgPercentOrange Team248.9 162.3 -86.6-34.79%Green Team271.3 177.1 -94.2 -34.72%Light Blue Team251.3 179.6 -71.7 -28.53%

Weight loss history ContestantWeek 1Week 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6Week 7Week 8Week 9Week 10Finale Robyn -7.7 -6.4 -2.4 -1.5 -4.5 -2.8 X -2.1 -2.2 -1.1 -4.0 -4.3 Katie -8.8 -7.0 -3.3 -2.3 -4.5 -2.4 X -2.3 3.3 -3.9 -3.5 -6.3 Gerald -14.1 -8.0 -6.2 -3.9 -1.1 -2.3 X -2.2 -3.3 -5.5 -3.2 -6.6 Todd -6.7 -6.2 -4.3 -1.8 -2.9 -1.9 X -1.8 -2.3 -2.5 -3.1 -4.3 Richard -6.4 -7.2 -4.6 -2.5 -3.1 -2.9 X -2.9 -1.7 -3.9 -2.5 -6.1 Amber -4.3 -4.3 -1.4 -2.1 -1.8 -2.1 X -1.2 -1.5 -2.1 -1.6 -4.5 Janet -6.9 -5.5 -1.3 -2.3 -4.0 -3.5 -3.1 -3.0 -2.3 -6.1 Kirsten -4.2 -5.0 -1.7 -1.2 -2.6 -2.8 -1.5 -2.1 -2.5 -4.1 Mandy -7.5 -6.5 -2.3 -2.5 -2.4 -1.2 X -2.5 -2.9 -2.3 -5.5 Brett -13.1 -8.8 -6.0 -4.9 -3.2 -3.1 X -3.0 -3.0 -3.8 -8.4 Sam -8.5 -4.9 -7.3 -5.2 -3.6 -5.1 Jess -4.4 -6.5 -5.4 -3.4 -1.3 -8.1 Chris -8.9 -8.6 -2.6 -2.9 -2.4 -1.3 -3.3 -14.7 Mark -9.3 -11.2 -3.7 -4.0 -2.7 -1.5 -4.2 -14.1 Cher X -11.2 -0.5 -2.7 -3.4 -2.4 -0.0 -10.4 Anita X -9.6 -1.9 -3.4 -1.7 -1.2 -0.0 -13.8 Rosemary X -8.3 -0.2 -1.7 -10.7 Kevin X -13.2 -2.2 -8.9 -31.8

Percentage loss history ContestantWeek 1Week 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6Week 7Week 8Week 9Week 10Finale Robyn -6.87% -6.13% -2.45% -1.57% -4.78% -3.13% X -2.42% -2.60% -1.33% -4.91% -5.56% Katie -6.43% -5.47% -2.73% -1.95% -3.90% -2.16% X -2.12% -3.11% -3.79% -3.54% -6.60% Gerald -8.86% -5.52% -4.53% -2.98% -0.87% -1.83% X -1.78% -2.72% -4.66% -2.84% -6.04% Todd -5.97% -5.88% -4.33% -1.89% -3.11% -2.10% X -2.04% -2.66% -2.97% -3.79% -5.46% Richard -4.58% -5.40% -3.65% -2.06% -2.61% -2.50% X -2.57% -1.54% -3.60% -2.39% -5.98% Amber -3.85% -4.01% -1.36% -2.07% -1.81% -2.15% X -1.26% -1.59% -2.26% -1.76% -5.04% Janet -6.47% -5.52% -1.38% -2.48% -4.42% -4.04% -3.73% -3.75% -2.99% -8.17% Kirsten -4.28% -5.32% -1.91% -1.38% -3.02% -3.36% -1.86% -2.65% -3.25% -5.50% Mandy -6.62% -6.14% -2.32% -2.58% -2.54% -1.30% X -2.75% -3.28% -2.69% -6.61% Brett -6.97% -5.03% -3.61% -3.06% -2.06% -2.04% X -2.02% -2.05% -2.66% -6.04% Sam -6.57% -4.05% -6.29% -4.78% -3.48% -5.12% Jess -3.28% -5.01% -4.38% -2.89% -1.14% -7.16% Chris -5.84% -6.00% -1.93% -2.19% -1.86% -1.02% -2.63% -12.02% Mark -5.71% -7.29% -2.60% -2.88% -2.00% -1.14% -3.22% -11.16% Anita X -8.16% -1.76% -3.20% -1.66% -1.19% -0.00% -13.83% Cher X -6.50% -0.31% -1.68% -2.15% -1.55% -0.00% -6.84% Rosemary X -8.29% -0.22% -1.86% -11.90% Kevin X -5.18% -0.91% -3.72% -13.80%