The Biggest Loser Australia: Transformed, the eleventh and final season of the Australian version of the original NBC reality television series The Biggest Loser, premiered on 14 March 2017. The live series finale was held on Monday 1 May 2017 at 11 am during the airing of Studio 10.
The season had very low viewership, routinely being beaten not only by rival commercial networks in the ratings, but also rating behind public broadcasters ABC and SBS. After its second week on air, the show was dropped from airing on Sundays nights, continuing only through Monday to Thursday in its third week on air. With continued falling ratings, the program was pulled from prime time and moved to a daytime slot at 1:00 pm (where re-runs previously aired) from 3 April. The live finale aired at 11am on 1 May 2017 and was watched by 92,000 viewers.
Game variations Teams: Due to having two trainers this season, the teams will be split into two teams of eight Mind Sessions: Each week, the contestants will have "Mind Sessions" with weight management psychologist Glenn Mackintosh where they will discuss their mental and physical wellbeing, including analysing the body image baggage they are carrying around and how it can add up on the scales Voting: For the first time, viewers will get to vote during the Live Grand Final Winners: There will be two winners. One winner will be based on weight loss (like prior seasons) and will win $50,000. The other will be decided by the viewers who will choose the contestant who has transformed their life the most and that winner will win $100,000.
Contestants There is slated to be two teams of eight, totaling up to 16 contestants. In week six, the top eight were merged into one team and began to compete as individuals. They were given new black shirts to signify this.
Contestants Age Occupation Team Singles Status Brett 40 Stonemason & Tradesman Blue Team Black Player The Biggest Loser ($50,000) Lisa-Faye 45 Catering Manager Orange Team Finalist Lynton 27 Flight instructor Blue Team Most Transformed – Australia's Vote Winner ($100,000) Nikki 25 Full-time Mum Orange Team Finalist Sophia 33 Hospitality Waitress Orange Team Finalist Originally Eliminated (Week 3), Returned (Week 5) Simon 34 Sales & Marketing Manager Orange Team Finalist Simmo 30 Sales Manager Blue Team Eliminated (Week 7) Josh 35 Excavator Orange Team Amy 27 Business Management Advisor Blue Team None Eliminated (Week 6) Matt 38 Marketing Manager Blue Team Eliminated (Week 5) Luke 35 Sales Manager Orange Team Eliminated (Week 4) Jake 38 IT Manager & Former Model Orange Team Eliminated (Week 3)Steph 36 Teacher Orange Team Eliminated (Week 2) Anna 40 Apprentice Butcher Blue Team Sarah 32 Student Nurse Blue Team Eliminated (Week 1) Jenny 60 Intensive Care Paramedic Blue Team
Weigh-ins Below the Yellow Line & competed in the Arena Challenge The week's biggest loser Had immunity for the week Below the Yellow Line & Eliminated due to Arena Challenge Eliminated before Weigh In due to Elimination Challenge Won a spot in the arena based on Weigh-In (for previously eliminated contestants) Automatic Elimination based on Weigh-In (for previously eliminated contestants) The series' biggest loser and winner of $50,000 The viewer's choice and winner of $100,000ContestantAgeStartingweight (kg)WeekFinaleWeightlost (kg)Percentagelost 1 2 3 45 6 7 Brett 40 116.8 110.4 108.1 103.9 102.3 X 100.4 92.4 91.5 82.5 34.3 29.36% Lisa-Faye 45 103.5 97.2 94.6 92.2 91.3 X 88.7 82.7 82.0 68.5 35.0 33.81% Lynton 27 124.2 117.9 115.2 111.4 109.9 X 106.2 99.8 98.0 81.2 43.0 34.62% Nikki 25 78.1 74.2 72.3 71.4 70.5 X 68.2 65.0 64.7 62.0 16.1 20.61% Simon 34 108.2 102.3 100.9 97.7 96.8 X 92.9 87.0 86.8 86.6 21.6 19.96% Sophia 33 106.3 99.7 98.1 N/A 93.4 90.8 84.9 84.0 73.0 33.3 31.33% Simmo 30 135.0 125.7 121.6 116.4 113.3 X 110.8 100.5N/A 34.5 25.56% Josh 35 147.7 138.6 133.7 130.8N/A 127.6 123.9 115.1* 97.0* 50.7 34.33% Amy 27 106.0 101.6 99.9 96.4 94.4 X 90.8 N/A 15.2 14.34% Matt 38 115.3 111.7 109.5 107.1 105.4 X 102.9 12.4 10.75% Luke 35 123.4 116.6 113.3 109.5 109.9 107.3 16.1 13.05% Jake 38 122.0 116.9 113.5 111.3 106.5 15.5 12.70% Steph 36 102.2 95.9 93.8 91.7 10.5 10.27% Anna 40 117.2 111.3 N/A 101.6 71.2* 46.0 39.25%Sarah 32 114.5 109.3 106.9 94.5* 20.0 17.47% Jenny 60 90.4 N/A 81.1 9.3 10.29%
In week six, Simon had a 1 kg advantage, which resulted in Josh landing in the bottom 5. While the eliminated contestants final weights weren't revealed at Finale, in the 'at home' packages during the penultimate episode it was revealed that Sarah had lost 20 kg, Anna was now 71.2 kg, and Josh was now 97 kg.
Weight Loss History +Amount of kilograms lost/gained per week Contestant 1 2 3 45 6 7 Finale Brett –6.4 –2.3 –4.2 –1.6 X –1.9 –8.0 –0.9 –9.0 Lisa-Faye –6.3 –2.6 –2.4 –0.9 X –2.6 –6.0 –0.7 –13.5 Lynton –6.3 –2.7 –3.8 –1.5 X –3.7 –6.4 –1.8 –16.8 Nikki –3.9 –1.9 –0.9 –0.9 X –2.3 –3.2 –0.3 –2.7 Simon –5.9 –1.4 –3.2 –0.9 X –3.9 –5.9 –0.2 –0.2 Sophia –6.6 –1.6 –4.7 –2.6 –5.9 –0.9 –11.0 Simmo –9.3 –4.1 –5.2 –3.1 X –2.5 –10.3 Josh –9.1 –4.9 –2.9 –3.2 –3.7 –8.8 –18.1 Amy –4.4 –1.7 –3.5 –2.0 X –3.6 Matt –3.6 –2.2 –2.4 –1.7 X –2.5 Luke –6.8 –3.3 –3.8 +0.4 –2.6 Jake –5.1 –3.4 –2.2 –4.8 Steph –6.3 –2.1 –2.1 Anna –5.9 –9.7 –30.4 Sarah –5.2 –2.4 –12.4 Jenny –9.3
Percentage Loss History +Percentage of body weight lost per week Contestant 1 2 3 45 6 7 Finale Brett 5.48% 2.08% 3.89% 1.54% X 1.89% 7.97% 0.97% 9.84% Lisa-Faye 6.09% 2.67% 2.54% 0.98% X 2.93% 6.76% 0.85% 16.46% Lynton 5.07% 2.29% 3.30% 1.35% X 3.48% 6.03% 1.80% 17.14% Nikki 4.99% 2.56% 1.24% 1.26% X 3.37% 4.69% 0.46% 4.17% Simon 5.45% 1.37% 3.17% 0.92% X 4.20% 6.35% 0.23% 0.23% Sophia 6.21% 1.60% 4.79% 2.86% 6.50% 1.06% 13.10% Simmo 6.89% 3.26% 4.28% 2.66% X 2.26% 9.30% Josh 6.16% 3.54% 2.17% 2.45% 2.99% 7.10% 15.73% Amy 4.15% 1.67% 3.50% 2.07% X 3.96% Matt 3.12% 1.97% 2.19% 1.59% X 2.43% Luke 5.51% 2.83% 3.35% –0.37% 2.37% Jake 4.18% 2.91% 1.94% 4.31% Steph 6.16% 2.19% 2.24% Anna 5.03% 8.72% 29.92% Sarah 4.54% 2.20% 11.60% Jenny 10.29%
Combined Weight Loss & Percentage +Combined Team amount Week Blue Team Orange Team Loss Percent Loss Percent Week 1 –41.1 4.96% 5.61% Week 2 –15 2.64% –16.3 2.32% Week 3 –20.1 3.63% –15.4 2.45% Week 4 –9.9 1.85% 3.3 0.89% Week 5 –14.2 2.70% –15.1 3.15%
In week 2, The Blue Team received a 2 kg advantage in a challenge In week 3, The Blue Team received a 1 kg advantage in a challenge In week 4, The Orange Team received a 1 kg advantage in a challenge
The Power A bracelet given to a challenge winning contestant, team, or the biggest loser for the week. The bracelet holds different powers each week.
Week 1: Immunity – Given to the orange team in the first challenge. All team members had to decide who on their team would receive it. It was given to Nikki.
Week 2: Exclusion of Opposite Team Member – Given to Simmo for being the biggest loser of week 1. He had the power to exclude a member of the orange team from either the team challenge or weigh in. He chose for Josh to sit out of the weigh in, meaning his weight wouldn't count towards the orange team's total.
Week 3: Two Votes – Given to Josh for being the biggest loser of week 2. The power was that if the orange team lost the team challenge and faced elimination, Josh would have two votes. Orange team was sent to elimination and his vote, for Luke, was counted as two votes.
Week 4: Choice of Immunity – Given to Simmo for being the biggest loser of week 3. He had the power to grant someone immunity, anyone, except for himself. He could use it at any point this week and he gave it to Nikki after the elimination challenge.
Week 5: Advantage in Cooking Challenge – Given to Simmo for being the biggest loser of week 4, he has the power to decide who will cook twice for the orange team, he chose Nikki & Simon.
Week 6: Advantage in Running Challenge – Given to Simon for being the biggest loser of week 5. The contestants did a running challenge where at the end of each kilometre they put back on the weight they lost. Simon's power meant that he only had to do 900m for every 1 km the others were doing.
Elimination Results Description Week 1: Jenny – Vote (5–1) – Due to losing the elimination challenge, the blue team was sent to elimination and had to vote for a contestant to leave, Jenny was voted for 5 times with herself voting for Amy, this was enough votes for Jenny to be eliminated, Brett and Lynton's vote were not revealed.
Week 1: Sarah – Elimination Arena – Different from previous seasons, the bottom 3 contestants were sent to the elimination arena where the lowest scoring of the 3 was eliminated. Amy, Matt & Sarah were bottom 3 in Weigh In, they had to face off in 2 rounds, first they had to ride elliptical bike up to 3 km in the fastest time, Matt was the fastest and was safe. In the second round, Amy & Sarah had to ride the same elliptical bike but had to keep above 50RPM, first to drop below was eliminated, meaning Sarah was the first under 50RPM and was eliminated.
Week 2: Anna – Vote (3–1–1–1) – Due to losing the elimination challenge, the blue team was sent to elimination and had to vote for a contestant to leave, Anna was voted for 3 times with herself voting for Brett, she was the only one to receive more than 1 vote meaning she was eliminated, with the other 2 votes each individually going to Amy & Matt
Week 2: Steph – Elimination Arena – Simon, Sophia & Steph were bottom 3 in Weigh In, they had to face off in 2 rounds, first round each had to stand in the centre of six FitLite trainers, they light up in a certain sequence, each contestant had to race over and hit each one to make the next light up over 50 times, Simon was the first one to get through the 50 light sequence and was made safe from elimination. Second round was in two stages; the first stage was a balance beam, with more of the FitLites placed to the side of it. Stop along the way, deactivate the lights with your feet. If you fall off the beam you go back to the start, the second stage was to climb a knotted rope and deactivate another light at the top. Both Sophia & Steph passed the balance beam but neither could climb the rope so it went into sudden death. Sudden Death involved both of the girls placing their feet on the lowest knot of the rope and hang on with first one to fall off being eliminated, Steph was first to fall and was eliminated.
Week 3: Sophia – Votes (3–2–1–1–1) – Due to losing the elimination challenge, the orange team was sent to elimination and had to vote for a contestant to leave, Sophia was voted for 3 times with herself voting for Josh, she received the most votes meaning she was eliminated, Josh's vote counted for two times as he had The Power meaning his vote, for Luke, was counted as 2 votes, the other two votes each individually went to Nikki & Simon
Week 3: Jake – Elimination Arena – Jake, Josh & Nikki were bottom 3 in Weigh In, they had to face off in 2 rounds, first round balance on a hemisphere ball with a small ball balanced on a paddle. If the ball falls off or you fall off the ball, they lose the round, Jake & Nikki were the first two to fall off making Josh safe. In the second round, stand on your toes on a small ledge. First to give up is out of the challenge and out of the competition. Jake was the first to fall off meaning he was eliminated.
Week 4: Josh – Votes (4–1) – Due to losing the elimination challenge, the orange team was sent to elimination and had to vote for a contestant to leave, Josh was voted for 4 times with himself voting for Luke, he received the most votes meaning he was eliminated, Simon's vote was revealed although it wouldn't've affected the outcome.