The contestants are dropped in the middle of the desert and trainers Bob Harper (blue team) and Kim Lyons (red team) dramatically skydive to the ground below about a mile away from them. The first two contestants to reach the trainers will become team captains and will have the tough decision of picking five team members each. Once the teams are picked, the rejected contestants are heartbroken that their journey is already over.
The contestants are dropped in the middle of the desert and trainers Bob Harper (blue team) and Kim Lyons (red team) dramatically skydive to the ground below about a mile away from them. The first two contestants to reach the trainers will become team captains and will have the tough decision of picking five team members each. Once the teams are picked, the rejected contestants are heartbroken that their journey is already over.
The blue and red teams continue to work out and prepare for the competition. Immunity is on the line at this week's challenge, where the teams race up the stairs of a ten-story building. As the contestants head into the weigh-in room, they are shocked to see the black team standing in front of them.
The blue and red teams continue to work out and prepare for the competition. Immunity is on the line at this week's challenge, where the teams race up the stairs of a ten-story building. As the contestants head into the weigh-in room, they are shocked to see the black team standing in front of them.
For the first time, the teams are tested with a tempting food competition. Each contestant is put in a room full of unhealthy food and has exactly four minutes to consume or not consume the most calories.
This week, the trainers are put to the food temptation test instead of the contestants. If they give into temptation, they could possibly be giving their team a 15-second advantage that will aid them in the upcoming physical challenge.
Alison surprises the three teams with news of an exotic getaway, but they quickly discover their "vacation" will be more work than play. The contestants are faced with temptations they never had to face back on campus, and later square off in a wild challenge unlike any they've faced before.
The three teams join Alison Sweeney at the beach for a special challenge that tests the contestants' perseverance instead of their speed, with the winning team getting something very special from home.
The stakes are higher than ever for the contestants, when they are introduced to a unique version of poker, with the winner getting a prize that will completely change the competition for all of the players.
The trainers try to move on and bring the focus back to weight loss rather than game play. Alison Sweeney tells the contestants about the prize that will give the winning team a great deal of control over this week's competition.
Contestants participate in recycling and learn how to implement new environmentally friendly habits in their lives. They also learn to exercise without the aid of electricity, taking their workouts to a whole new level.
For the first time the players start competing as individuals rather than teams. A tantalizing temptation has the contestants overcome by the power of donuts and one player finds a valuable prize. Then a 24-Hour Fitness triathlon challenge allows a contestant to go home for 24 hours and surprise their loved ones.
As a reward for their hard work so far, the players are surprised with a day of star treatment and makeovers on the set of NBC's popular daytime drama "Days of our Lives." Behind closed doors, family and friends wait to surprise their beloved losers who they haven't seen in over three months.
Contestants must complete a special workout challenge that viewers at home have chosen. Then the final seven contestants battle it out with only two weigh-ins left before one player wins the coveted title.
It's back to work for the remaining six contestants must avoid temptation while working at a pizzeria.
The stakes have never been higher as the five remaining contestants fight for a spot on the finale episode.
One of the final four contestants will be named the “Biggest Loser” and win the coveted grand prize of $250,000.