The Biggest Loser: Glory Days eliminated one contestant for good and sent another to the show's new Comeback Canyon, where voted off contestants get another chance to potentially re-enter the game, during Thursday night's NBC broadcast of the reality weight-loss competition's sixteenth-season.
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At Comeback Canyon, veteran trainer Bob Harper works with two contestants, who get the boot from the ranch, every week. At the end of each week, there's a separate weigh-in after which the person with the highest percentage of weight-loss gets to stay at the canyon for another week and the losing contestant must go home for good. Eventually, Bob will take only one contestant back to the ranch so they can rejoin the original competition and resume competing for the grand prize.
Emmy dropped from 243 to 239 pounds, losing four pounds and posting a 1.65% percentage of weight-loss. Chandra fell from 324 to 317 pounds, shedding seven pounds and posting a 2.16% weight-loss percentage.
Later in the episode, Mike Murburg, a 58-year-old attorney and former Princeton University football player and wrestler from Darby, FL, got voted off the Red Team led by veteran trainer Dolvett Quince after they lost the season's third elimination weigh-in and his teammates believed he was their weakest link. Mike now joins Chandra at Comeback Canyon and will train with Bob.
The Biggest Loser: Glory Days' third episode began with host Alison Sweeney meeting with the White, Red and Blue teams and revealing one person from the cast would be going home for the entire week with his or her team's trainer. That contestant's weight would represent his or her entire team at the upcoming weigh-in.
After Alison randomly selected balls with each contestant's name on them in a lottery format, Damien Woody, a 36-year-old ESPN analyst and two-time Super Bowl champion from Mendham, NJ, learned he'd be going home with his Blue Team's trainer Jessie Pavelka. He wasn't upset about it and planned to make his journey home a business trip.
After last-chance workouts, The Biggest Loser's third elimination weigh-in commenced.
Alison explained the team to post the lowest percentage of weight-loss would be sent to the elimination room, where they must vote one person off. However, the individual on the losing team to post the highest percentage of weight-loss would receive immunity for the week.
The six members of Dolvett's Red Team weighed-in first.
Blake Benge, an 18-year-old student and former high school soccer and track standout from San Clemente, CA, fell from 224 to 216 pounds, losing eight pounds.
Jordan Alicandro, a 32-year-old regional sales manager and former high school baseball standout from Surrey, BC, Canada, dropped from 289 to 279 pounds, shedding 10 pounds.
Scott Mitchell, a 46-year-old bill collector and 12-year NFL veteran quarterback from Mapleton, UT, lost seven pounds after falling from 322 to 315 pounds.
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Mike Murburg, a 58-year-old attorney and former Princeton University football player and wrestler from Darby, FL, lost 10 pounds after dropping from 343 to 333 pounds.
Rob Guiry, a 26-year-old head rugby coach at Western New England University and former rugby player from Springfield, MA, fell from 433 to 421 pounds. He therefore lost 12 pounds.
The Red Team lost a total of 47 pounds and posted a combined 2.92% weight-loss percentage.
Newbie trainer Jennifer Widerstrom's White Team weighed-in next.
Rondalee Beardslee, a 28-year-old nursing student and former high school basketball, football and softball player from New Lothrop, MI, stepped on the scale first. She dropped from 255 to 250 pounds, losing five pounds.
Matthew Miller, a 31-year-old business entrepreneur and former high school football standout from Grove, OK, fell from 346 to 336 pounds. He shed 10 pounds.
Howard "Woody" Carter, a 46-year-old car salesman and former Arena League football player from Las Vegas, NV, dropped from 372 to 361 pounds, losing 11 pounds.
Toma Dobrosavljevic, a 33-year-old senior project manager and former high school soccer, football, volleyball and baseball player from Addison, IL, lost 11 pounds after falling from 302 to 291 pounds.
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John "JJ" O'Malley, a 22-year-old bouncer and former Arizona State University football player from Scottsdale, AZ, dropped from 363 to 347, losing 16 pounds.
The White Team shed a combined 62 pounds and posted a 3.29% weight-loss percentage.
It then became time for the Blue Team to weigh-in, however, Damien's weight would count on behalf of the whole team.
Jackie Pierson, a 36-year-old clinical care coordinator and former high school basketball MVP from Pacifica, CA, shed four pounds. She dropped from 271 to 267 pounds.
Gina Haddon, a 41-year-old makeup artist/photographer and former cheerleader from Rowlett, TX, dropped from 221 to 217 pounds, losing four pounds.
Lori Harrigan-Mack, a 44-year-old director of hotel security and former three-time Olympic gold medal-winning softball player from Las Vegas, NV, dropped from 284 to 276 pounds. She lost eight pounds.
Damien then stepped on the scale. He needed to lose more than 10 pounds to keep his entire team safe from elimination. He lost 14 pounds and posted a 3.91% weight-loss percentage. Damien dropped from 358 to 344 pounds.
The Red Team therefore had to vote one of its members off, however, Blake earned immunity once again.
Everyone on the team voted to oust Mike except for Rob, who cast his vote for Jordan. Mike got sent to Comeback Canyon.
After Mike arrived at Comeback Canyon, The Biggest Loser featured an update on Emmy's weight-loss progress. She began the competition at 260 pounds and dropped to 210 pounds, losing a total of 50 pounds. Emmy said her family is eating better since she got home and she's signed them up to run a 5K every month.
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