The Biggest Loser: Second Chances 2
| The Biggest Loser: Second Chances 2 | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 15 |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | October 15, 2013 – February 4, 2014 |
| Season chronology | |
The Biggest Loser: Second Chances 2 is the fifteenth season of the NBC reality television series entitled The Biggest Loser. The contestants competed to win the $250,000 prize, which was awarded to Rachel Frederickson. It premiered on October 15, 2013. This was the first season to introduce a trainer save, in which each trainer could choose to save one contestant on their team from being sent home as a result falling below the red line.
The season was won by Rachel Frederickson, weighing in at only 105 pounds. Mass-media had raised concern, wondering if that was a healthy weight loss. In the same month after the finale, Fredrickson regained 20 pounds to reach her 'perfect weight', putting her at 125 pounds.
The "Total Votes" column indicates the number of votes cast against the contestant when he/she was eliminated.
^[Q] This contestant quit the competition.
^[R] This contestant fell below the Red Line, and was eliminated without any votes.
^[E1] This contestant lost a weigh-in and was eliminated without any votes, due to having the lower percentage of weight loss on a team with just two remaining contestants.
Contestants are listed in reverse chronological order of elimination.
First aired October 15, 2013
For the first time in Biggest Loser history when the trainers got to pick the contestants who would train with them on the ranch. The contestants arrive on the ranch and have the first day of training. Ruben Studdard of American Idol is among the contestants. Then the next day the trainers picked the contestants, the Red (Dolvett), White (Jillian), and Blue (Bob). When it came to the weigh-in, Allison Sweeney announced that, for the first time, there will be a 'Trainer Save,' which saves one person from going home if he/she falls below the red line. At the weigh-in, Blue team lost 88 pounds for a 5.15% weight loss. Red team needed to lose more than 85 pounds to stay safe, and succeeded with 107 pounds, mainly because David lost a whopping 38 pounds. The White team needed to lose more than 77 pounds to send Blue team to face the Red Line. They only lost 71 pounds in all, so they lost the weigh-in. Craig was under the red line, automatically eliminated but Jillian used her 'Trainer Save' to keep him in the game.
First aired October 22, 2013
This week each trainer must roll a die with their contestants on them whatever's face is on the top their weigh is the only one that counts at the weigh-in. Meanwhile, the contestants faced their first challenge of the season. It starts where each team are strapped to one another and much work together to fill up their tank with water to a certain level. Also in this challenge they had to roll a die to determine how many buckets they can carry to their tank. At the end of the challenge the Blue team barely edged out the Red team to win. They got an extra die to roll to see if they want to use that contestant for the weigh-in. When it came for the weigh-in, Fernanda was representing the White team, Tanya for the Red team and Hap for the Blue team. Hap lost 13 pounds (3.37% of weight lost), but when Fernanda stepped on the scale, she only lost two pounds (0.84% weight lost) Tanya needed to lose more than two pounds to keep the Red team safe, and she loses four (1.63% weight lost). This meant that the White Team has lost the weigh-in again and Fernanda fell below the red line and was automatically eliminated.
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