'The Biggest Loser' eliminates Jay Sheets from the competition

The Biggest Loser eliminated Jay Sheets during Tuesday night's twelfth broadcast of the NBC reality weight-loss competition's fifteenth season.


Jay, a 38-year-old food company marketing associate from Farmington, MO, was ousted after he fell below the yellow line with fellow contestant Bobby Saleem and then the rest of the season's contestants voted him out of the competition instead of Bobby. Both men fell below the yellow line because they had posted the two lowest weight-loss percentages of all the remaining players at the season's twelfth elimination weigh-in.

"If I was in their shoes, I would vote off the person that gave me the best chance to win. That's what competitors do, and I don't frown on them for that at all. The guy 12 weeks ago, for whatever reason, just kind of let life slip away from him a little bit. I wanted a second chance to be able to get back in the rodeo arena and be that competitive person I used to be," Jay said following his ouster.

"I am definitely walking away here with my second chance and I've earned every bit of it. I've worked my butt off every step of the way to get here. Jillian has been the whole key to my success, I mean, she's believed in me from Day 1. She and I have developed a relationship that I'm going to cherish forever. And today, this guy here has got a whole new life and he's got life by the horns, if you will. It's just been a truly life-changing experience."

The Biggest Loser's episode began with the contestants arriving at the Olympic Oval in Utah and trainer Dolvett Quince introducing them to eight-time Olympic medalist Apolo Ohno, a speed skater. They worked out with Dolvett and Apolo.


The contestants then met with The Biggest Loser host Alison Sweeney and competed in the week's challenge, which required each person to attempt to push a 100-pound curling stone into a red target. There were two heats of four players each and they each had to push a stone all the way to a blue line before releasing it towards the red target. If a stone landed anywhere touching the red target, that player would receive one point.

The first two players in each heat to earn three points would move on to the final round, and the first person to get three points in the final round would win $5,000 cash.

Bobby, a 28-year-old attorney from Chicago, IL, and Rachel Frederickson, a 24-year-old voice-over artist from Los Angeles, CA, made it to the final round in the first heat.

David Brown, a 43-year-old construction company project manager and phone company social commerce leader from Edmond, OK, and Chelsea Arthurs, a 28-year-old clinical research professional and event planner from Raleigh, NC, moved on to the final round from the second heat. In the end, Rachel won and everyone was viewing her as a big threat.

During the contestants' week of traveling, many of the players were worried about their eating habits and how a change in atmosphere might affect their weight-loss. Bobby, for example, had a couple of issues with his nutrition.


Last night's episode also featured an update on the weight-loss journey of Tumi Oguntala, a 41-year-old brand strategist from Clifton Park, NY, since her The Biggest Loser elimination. She started the show weighing 319 pounds and currently weighs 180 pounds. Tumi said she's still working hard since leaving the ranch and got to try on wedding dresses in her new body.

Afterward, all the contestants met Alison again. Alison introduced them to U.S. bobsled team members Jazmine Fenlator and Lolo Jones and the players soon learned they'd be running up the bobsled track in the hopes of winning a one-pound advantage on the scale. The track was just over one mile long with a vertical climb of over 400 feet.

Rachel ended up also winning the task and the one-pound advantage. Jay came close, claiming second place.

Later on, after the remaining contestants participated in their last chance workout, everyone -- including Dolvett and fellow trainers Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels -- arrived for the season's twelfth weigh-in.

Alison explained there would be a yellow line, so the two people to post the lowest percentages of weight-loss would fall below it, resulting in their peers voting one of them out of the competition.


Rachel stepped on the scale first and fell from 161 to 155 pounds, losing six pounds. However, with her one-pound advantage from the challenge, she posted a 4.35% weight-loss percentage.

Jennifer Messer, a 42-year-old clerk and bookkeeper from Abingdon, VA, lost zero pounds, staying at her previous week's weight of 189 pounds. David fell from 270 to 266 pounds. He lost four pounds and posted a 1.48% weight-loss percentage.

Marie Pearl, a 30-year-old senior staff accountant at a community college from Springfield, MO, shed five pounds, dropping from 183 to 178 pounds. She posted a 2.73% weight-loss percentage.

Chelsea shed three pounds and posted a 1.75% weight-loss percentage after falling from 171 to 168 pounds.

Tanya Winfield, a 41-year-old restaurant franchise chief operating officer from Plainfield, IL, dropped from 198 to 196 pounds. She lost two pounds and posted a 1.01% weight-loss percentage.


Jay and Bobby both gained weight. Jay added one pound, going up from 192 to 193 pounds. He therefore posted a 0.52% weight-gain percentage. Bobby gained two pounds, posting a 0.79% weight-gain percentage. He went up from 254 to 256 pounds.

The six other contestants then had to vote to send home one of the two men. In the event of a tie, the player with the lowest percentage of weight-loss would automatically get eliminated -- and that person would be Bobby.

Tanya voted for Jay, Jennifer voted for Jay, Rachel voted for Jay, Marie voted for Bobby, and finally David voted to oust Jay. With four votes, Jay was eliminated from the competition.






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