The Biggest Loser 3 (Courtesy Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

The Biggest Loser is an NBC reality television show that began broadcasting on October 19, 2004. Season Three began on September 20, 2006 with fifty overweight contestants, one from each US state, who would compete to lose the most weight. Immediately, the group was narrowed to 14 when the trainers each selected seven competitors for their teams. The show is hosted by comedian Caroline Rhea. Bob Harper and Kim Lyons are the two personal trainers, with Bob leading the blue team and Kim leading the red team. The show's opening theme song was 'Proud' by Heather Small. The opening credits showed each contestant in turn, and displayed his or her starting weights.

The blue team consisted of: Amy (Maryland), Bobby (Tennessee), Brian (California), Erik (New York), Marty (Missouri), Melinda (Alabama) and Tiffany (Texas).

The red team consisted of: Heather (Utah), Jennifer (Minnesota), Kai (Alaska), Ken (Washington), Nelson (Massachusetts), Pam (Indiana) and Wylie (Florida).

Out of these 14, a set of four finalists were determined before the release date of the show. On the final episode, those finalists reunited for a live weigh-in to determine the winner. At the finale, it was revealed that Heather would not weigh in to compete for the prize money because she was 5 months pregnant. Of the three other finalists, Erik had the largest percentage of weight loss, with 214 lbs, which was 52.58% of his body weight. He received $250,000 for this feat. Additionally, Poppi from New Jersey, who lost the most of the 36 who didn't make it to the regular season won $50,000, and the individual who lost the most out of the remaining 14 (including Jaron and Adrian, the two at-home players who returned to the ranch) who were on the show, but not finalists, won $100,000. This player was Brian from California, who lost 50.65% of his weight.

Contestants

Contestant	Age	Starting Weight	Week											Finishing Weight	Weight Lost	Percentage Lost
			1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Erik	35	407	391	375	364	358	351	335	338	318	307	295	283	193	214	52.58
Kai	27	262	250	238	233	228	223	214	208	201	198	189	185	144	118	45.04
Wylie	40	307	293	275	269	264	255	248	242	236	236	224	217	178	129	42.02
Heather	36	223	214	206	201	196	193	187	182	186	179	174	167	Pregnant	Pregnant
Jaron	27	323	Not on Ranch							248	231	223	217	163	160	49.54
Adrian	22	227	Not on Ranch							174	163	161		169	58	25.55
Marty	25	365	345	329	322	315	308	293	286	282	274			219	146	40.00
Bobby	31	321	303	291	282	277	273	260	255	252				225	96	29.91
Brian	33	308	285	277	270	261	255	246	240					152	156	50.65
Pam	25	247	237	231	226	221	218	211	207					179	68	27.53
Ken	43	358	340	320	317	307	301	290						197	161	44.97
Amy	27	260	244	236	227	223	219							154	106	40.77
Melinda	32	236	225	221	211	209								172	64	27.12
Nelson	35	404	385	370	365									335	69	17.08
Tiffany	27	255	243	236										204	51	20.00
Jen	32	245	237											145	100	40.82

{{colorbox}} Member of Kim's team

{{colorbox}} Member of Bob's team

{{colorbox}} Last person eliminated before finale

{{colorbox}} The two 36 at home people who entered the ranch in Week 8

{{colorbox}} Winner (among finalists $250,000)

{{colorbox}} Winner (among eliminated contestants $100, 000)

The 36 at Home

36 people were eliminated in the first episode. However, the male and female with the highest percentage of weight lost after 8 weeks returned to the ranch. This turned out to be Jaron and Adrian (see chart above). Both were eliminated before the finale.

At the finale, host Caroline Rhea revealed that the at-home contestant who lost the highest percentage of weight would be awarded a $50,000 prize. The two players who lost the most were weighed live on the finale. Poppi from New Jersey narrowly edged out Matthew from Maine to win the $50,000, losing 50.43% of her start weight, versus Matthew's 48.09% loss. (Note: Jaron and Adrian were counted as players eliminated from the ranch, and thus did not compete for the at-home $50,000.)

In the table below, entries highlighted in yellow lost a percentage of weight commensurate with the least of those remaining at the ranch (in week 8, 17%), according to the latest data. The contestants who returned to the ranch as of week 8 are highlighted in orange.

36 At Home

Name	State	Start Weight	Week								Finale
			1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
John	Arizona	356	332 (7%)	322 (10%)	314 (12%)	308 (13%)	305 (14%)	302 (15%)	303 (15%)	298 (16%)	253 (29%)
Jaron	Arkansas	323	306 (5%)	295 (9%)	284 (12%)	276 (15%)	270 (16%)	266 (18%)	252 (22%)	248 (23%)	163 (49.5%)
Stacie	Colorado	268	259 (4%)	254 (5%)	257 (4%)	252 (6%)	248 (7%)	246 (8%)	244 (9%)	238 (11%)	195 (27%)
Chris	Connecticut	367	360 (2%)	353 (4%)	347 (5%)	350 (5%)	341 (7%)	340 (7%)	340 (7%)	340 (7%)	323 (12%)
Timothy	Delaware	268	254(5%)	248 (7%)	240 (10%)	235 (12%)	232 (13%)	225 (16%)	218 (19%)	216 (19%)	154 (43%)
Angie	Georgia	241	237 (2%)	224 (7%)	223 (7%)	215 (11%)	212 (12%)	212 (12%)	212 (12%)	205 (15%)	176 (27%)
Elisha	Hawaii	221	217 (2%)	214 (3%)	203 (8%)	200 (10%)	200 (10%)	200 (10%)	199 (10%)	199 (10%)	195 (12%)
Linda	Idaho	214	205 (4%)	197 (8%)	194 (9%)	192 (10%)	190 (11%)	189 (12%)	186 (13%)	182 (15%)	159 (26%)
Katherine	Illinois	252	244 (3%)	238 (6%)	235 (7%)	231 (8%)	230 (9%)	227 (10%)	227 (10%)	226 (10%)	201 (20%)
Steve	Iowa	292	285 (2%)	284 (3%)	282 (3%)	278 (5%)	273 (7%)	270 (8%)	265 (9%)	265 (9%)	241 (17%)
Alyssa	Kansas	263	263 (0%)	255 (3%)	253 (4%)	251 (5%)	248 (6%)	256 (3%)	256 (3%)	248 (6%)	245 (7%)
Jamie	Kentucky	410	394 (4%)	384 (6%)	374 (9%)	367 (10%)	356 (13%)	346 (16%)	338 (18%)	340 (17%)	235 (43%)
Sabrina	Louisiana	196	195 (1%)	188 (4%)	184 (6%)	183 (7%)	180 (8%)	175 (11%)	173 (11%)	174 (11%)	160 (18%)
Matthew	Maine	366	346 (5%)	330 (10%)	323 (12%)	315 (14%)	308 (16%)	293 (20%)	294 (20%)	285 (22%)	190 (48%)
Kally	Michigan	286	283 (1%)	277 (3%)	272 (5%)	271 (5%)	269 (6%)	264 (8%)	261 (9%)	259 (9%)	233 (19%)
John	Mississippi	307	300 (2%)	293 (5%)	285 (7%)	283 (8%)	280 (9%)	282 (8%)	279 (9%)	273 (11%)	233 (24%)
Mark	Montana	294	282 (4%)	273 (7%)	268 (9%)	264 (10%)	256 (13%)	250 (15%)	242 (18%)	242 (18%)	199 (32%)
Adrian	North Dakota	227	215 (5%)	206 (9%)	199 (12%)	193 (15%)	190 (16%)	183 (19%)	178 (22%)	174 (23%)	169 (26%)
Evelyn	Nebraska	270	263 (3%)	259 (4%)	258 (4%)	253 (6%)	250 (7%)	249 (8%)	251 (7%)	251 (7%)	240 (11%)
Joscelyn	Nevada	211	209 (1%)	204 (3%)	210 (0%)	199 (6%)	194 (8%)	188 (11%)	184 (13%)	189 (11%)	180 (15%)
Wally	New Hampshire	398	384 (4%)	375 (6%)	365 (8%)	360 (10%)	354 (11%)	335 (16%)	334 (16%)	334 (16%)	282 (29%)
Poppi	New Jersey	232	221 (5%)	216 (7%)	212 (9%)	206 (11%)	201 (13%)	193 (17%)	190 (18%)	189 (19%)	115 (50.4%)
Mitzi	New Mexico	256	251 (2%)	250 (2%)	244 (5%)	242 (5%)	238 (7%)	235 (8%)	231 (10%)	233 (9%)	203 (21%)
Ken	North Carolina	325	312 (4%)	306 (6%)	298 (8%)	294 (10%)	290 (11%)	286 (12%)	286 (12%)	281 (14%)	240 (26%)
Nikki	Ohio	234	229(2%)	225 (4%)	221 (6%)	218 (7%)	215 (8%)	213 (9%)	205 (12%)	202 (14%)	149 (36%)
Jason	Oklahoma	353	338 (4%)	330 (7%)	326 (8%)	318 (10%)	313 (11%)	305 (14%)	303 (14%)	301 (15%)	263 (25%)
Tim	Oregon	403	389 (3%)	380 (6%)	375 (7%)	376 (7%)	373 (7%)	369 (8%)	366 (9%)	365 (9%)	334 (17%)
Valerie	Pennsylvania	246	240 (2%)	236 (4%)	236 (4%)	232 (6%)	232 (6%)	225 (9%)	222 (10%)	222 (10%)	197 (20%)
Erin	Rhode Island	242	234 (3%)	229 (5%)	222 (8%)	218 (10%)	218 (10%)	214 (12%)	203 (16%)	204 (16%)	165 (32%)
Latorria	South Carolina	247	241 (2%)	238 (4%)	231 (6%)	230 (7%)	227 (8%)	222 (10%)	224 (9%)	223 (10%)	203 (18%)
Dru	South Dakota	233	225 (3%)	218 (6%)	211 (9%)	209(10%)	207 (11%)	208 (11%)	208 (11%)	200 (14%)	200 (14%)
Virginia	Vermont	277	266 (4%)	254 (8%)	252 (9%)	248 (10%)	246 (11%)	239 (14%)	233 (16%)	230 (17%)	163 (41%)
Jennifer	Virginia	270	258 (4%)	250 (7%)	244 (10%)	241 (11%)	236 (13%)	229 (15%)	223 (17%)	222 (18%)	162 (40%)
Christopher	West Virginia	326	324 (1%)	318 (2%)	310 (5%)	312 (4%)	303 (7%)	291 (11%)	292 (10%)	293 (10%)	221 (32%)
Kevin	Wisconsin	298	284 (5%)	274 (8%)	267 (10%)	259(13%)	255 (14%)	245 (18%)	242 (19%)	241 (19%)	220 (26%)
Sara	Wyoming	214	211 (1%)	209 (2%)	204 (5%)	203(5%)	200(7%)	199 (7%)	199 (7%)	199 (7%)	175 (18%)

Trivia

This season contained the most total contestants (50) and the most ranch contestants overall (16).

Erik lost the most pounds (214) and the highest percentage of weight ever in any country's version of the show.

Sabrina was the lightest female, at 196 pounds.

Kally was the heaviest female, at 286 pounds.

Did They Keep the Weight Off?

Before Season 4, a special episode revisited past contestants to see if they kept the weight off. Except for Season One's Andrea, none had done so. Poppi, the at-home winner, gained the least with only 9.4% of her lost weight regained.

Marty regained 21 of the 146 pounds he lost to weigh in at 240. He had also gained a fiance, when he proposed to fellow contestant Amy on-air.

Erik, the Biggest Loser of Season Three, regained 38 of his record-setting 214 pounds lost to weigh in at 231.

Pam regained 8 of 68 pounds to weigh 187. Poppi regained 11 of 117 pounds to weigh 126. Wylie regained 32 of 129 pounds to weigh 210.

Brian, although not featured on the show, was included in the official Biggest Loser website. Having regained 47 of the 156 pounds originally lost, his 30.1% regain was the largest of those shown.

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