ONE PLAYER FROM EACH TEAM GOES HOME WITH THEIR TRAINER -- Host Alison Sweeney surprises the contestants with the news that one player from each team will be going home with their trainer and that players weight will be the only one that counts at this weeks weigh-in. Its also Valentines Day at the Biggest Loser ranch, and that means letters from loved ones go to the team who digs their way under an obstacle course of logs first with a 200 lb. dummy along for the ride, representing the contestant who has gone home. The red and black teams do their best to burn calories while their trainers are away, and one contestant gets help from Biggest Loser nutritionist Rachel Beller in preparing a special meal for their loved one. Then the trainers and the two players they went home with return for a tense weigh-in before another contestant is sent home. Trainers Bob Harper and Dolvett Quince also star.
01/31/2012 8:00 PM EPISODE 5 (TV-PG)
AQUA TEAM RETURNS TO THE RANCH -- A lively challenge that involves bouncing medicine balls on a trampoline to get them over a wall tests the speed and coordination of both the black and red teams as they vie for a valuable prize -- the ability to choose which player’s weight won't count at this week's weigh-in. Then it's a blast from the past when aqua team siblings Adrian and Daphne, who were eliminated before they even got to the ranch in episode one, come back to weigh-in and reveal whether they've lost enough weight to return to the competition. And a few personality clashes add tension in the house before the players decide which contestant will go home this week. Alison Sweeney hosts the series, and trainers Bob Harper and Dolvett Quince also star.
"EPISODE 6"
02/07/2012 (08:00PM - 10:00PM) (Tuesday) : WILD DUNK TANK-LIKE CHALLENGE LEAVES ONE TEAM WITHOUT A TRAINER -- In this season of "no excuses," this weeks challenge addresses the excuse "I cant lose weight on my own." Trainers Bob Harper and Dolvett Quince are suspended over water in a wild dunk tank-like challenge in which the red and black teams have to use their strength to keep a weight from landing their trainer in the pool. The losing team has to do without their trainer all week until the last chance workout. Once the losing team is determine, one contestant admirably steps up to lead their group while their trainer is away, with none of them aware that he is secretly watching how they do in his absence. Later, a very heated elimination sends another player home after a tense weigh-in to see how both teams did this week.
