NBC has announced the cast for The Biggest Loser's twelfth season and revealed the contestants will compete in teams divided by age.
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The contestants will be divided into three teams of five members. The youngest team will feature players whose ages range from 24-30, the second team will consist of contestants ages 30-49, and the oldest team will be comprised of players 50-65 years of age.
The show's premiere episode will feature The Biggest Loser host Alison Sweeney explaining to the contestants they must make their first game-changing decision. Each team will be required to choose their trainer based on the order in which they finish the season's first challenge.
The Biggest Loser's twelfth-season contestants competing for the $250,000 grand prize are as follows:
- Rebecca "Becky" Comet, a 51-year-old math teacher from Benton, AR
- Mike Danley, a 62-year-old high school teacher and football coach from Spencerville, IN
- Antone Davis, a 44-year-old restaurant manager and former NFL player from Knoxville, TN
- Patrick Ferrari, a 26-year-old mental health adult foster care worker from Albany, OR
- John "Johnny" Forger, a 65-year-old realty company owner from Canton, MA
- Bonnie Griffin, a 63-year-old retired payroll supervisor from Picayune, MS
- Vencent "Vinny" Hickerson, a 27-year-old songwriter and entertainer from Nashville, TN
- Jessica Limpert, a 26-year-old travel nurse from San Francisco, CA
- Deborah "Debbie" Lounds, a 60-year-old senior administrative assistant from Ann Arbor, MI
- Ramon Medeiros, a 27-year-old tattoo artist from Florence, CO
- Joe Mitchell, a 46-year-old home health therapist from Knoxville, TN
- Courtney Rainville, a 24-year-old internet marketing specialist from Scottsdale, AZ
- John Rhode, a 40-year-old special education teacher and football coach from Mesa, AZ
- Jennifer Rumple, a 39-year-old television producer from Alameda, CA
- Sunny Sinclair, a 41-year-old fifth grade teacher from Frisco, TX
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