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"THE BIGGEST LOSER 5" "502"
01/08/2008 (08:00PM - 10:00PM) (Tuesday) : CONTESTANTS FACE BARBECUE
TEMPTATION AND GIANT SEESAW CHALLENGE!
After episode one's elimination of Lynn and Jenni nine teams of two remain to
compete next week on The Biggest Loser.
The nine remaining teams are surprised by
the news that Bob and Jillian will be training them together as one team. Then
the contestants are tempted by a delicious barbecue buffet, and the challenges
get more difficult as they are tasked with riding giant seesaws! In the end, one
more team is sent packing.
Alison Sweeney is the host, and Bob Harper and
Jillian Michaels also star.
The new teams competing for the $250,000 grand prize are:
Brittany Aberle (Hair stylist), 22, San Jacinto, California and
Bernardo Salazar (Teacher/Dancer for Chicago Bulls), 27, Chicago, Illinois
– STRANGERS
Curtis Bray (Graphic designer), 35, Los Angeles, and Mallory Bray
(Business owner), 36, Los Angeles – HUSBAND AND WIFE
Bette Sue Burkland (Hair stylist), 53, Mesa, Arizona and Alison Vincent
(Hair stylist), 32, Mesa, Arizona – MOTHER AND DAUGHTER
Jackie Evans (CEO of non-profit organization), 49, Frankfort, Illinois
and Dan Evans (Camp counselor/musician), 21, Frankfort, Illinois –
MOTHER AND SON
Kelly Fields (Nurse), 38, Titusville, Florida and Paul Marks (Missile
Support/Space Center), 43, Rockledge, Florida – EX-WIFE AND EX-HUSBAND
Neill Harmer (Web developer), 28, Bethany, Oklahoma and Amanda Harmer
(teacher), 29, Bethany, Oklahoma – HUSBAND AND WIFE
Maggie King (Camp counselor at a weight loss camp), 23, Denville, New
Jersey and Jennifer Widder (Assistant director at a weight loss camp), 22,
River Edge, NJ – BEST FRIENDS
Mark Kruger (Aerial device sales representative), 35, Dartmouth,
Massachusetts and Jay Kruger (Aerial device account manager), 31, Bedford,
Massachusetts – BROTHERS
Roger Shultz (Associate athletic director), 40, Enterprise, Alabama and
Trent Patterson (School safety and security coordinator), 39, Endicott,
New York – FORMER FOOTBALL TEAMMATES
Lynn Westphal (Interior Decorator), 60, Elyria, Ohio and Jenni Westphal
(Nanny), 31, North Ridgeville, Ohio – FATHER AND DAUGHTER Eliminated
1/1/08
"The Biggest Loser: Couples" is a production of Reveille LLC,
25/7 Productions and 3Ball Productions. Ben Silverman (NBC's "The
Office," "Ugly Betty"), Dave Broome ("A Model Life
with Petra Nemcova," "Tsunami Aid: A Concert of Hope"), JD
Roth ("Age of
Love," "Beauty and the Geek"), Todd A.
Nelson ("Unan1mous," "Beauty and the Geek") and Mark
Koops ("American
Gladiators," "Shear Genius") serve as
executive producers.
Source: NBC Press Release