The Biggest Loser

The Biggest Loser is a reality television format which started with the American TV show The Biggest Loser in 2004. The show centers on overweight and obese contestants attempting to lose the most weight; the winner receives a cash prize. There are different variations of The Biggest Loser around the world. Each country has made its own adaptation of the show; however, the contestants always have the same goal: to lose the highest percentage of weight (or most weight) to become the "biggest loser". There is no minimum or maximum weight limit for the show but most males tend to weigh over or near 300 lb (136 kg). Females tend to weigh over or near 200 lb (91 kg).

In addition to individual contestants, some seasons in some international adaptations have featured couples or even whole families.

International versions

  Franchise with a currently airing season

  Franchise with an upcoming season

  Franchise whose status is unknown

  Franchise no longer in production

Biggest Loser records

Heaviest contestant

• Male: Kevin Moore of The Biggest Loser Australia: The Next Generation and The Biggest Loser Australia: Challenge Australia The Biggest Loser Australia 9, weighed 254.7 kilograms (562 lb).^[17]
• Female: Shay Sorrells of The Biggest Loser Second Chances (U.S.) weighed 476 pounds (216 kg).

Biggest weight loss

• Male: Alexander Repyanchuk of the Weighted and Happy 5 (Ukrainian version) lost 60.13% of his total body weight
• Female: Rachel Frederickson of The Biggest Loser 15 of the US version lost 59.62% of her total body weight

Other

Jodie Prenger from series 2 of the UK version was the first female biggest loser worldwide, losing 46.85% of her original body weight.

Other media

The Biggest Loser RunWalk is the official race series of The Biggest Loser.^[18] Dan and Jackie Evans from Season Five are the national spokespeople.

The Biggest Loser is a video game for Wii and Nintendo DS. It was released in North America on October 6, 2009 and Europe on November 13, 2009.

The Biggest Loser: Ultimate Workout is a video game for Xbox 360 which uses its Kinect camera.^[19] Developed by Blitz Games and published by THQ, it was released in North America on November 4, 2010 and Europe on November 10, 2010.

The Biggest Loser: Challenge is a video game for Wii released on November 4, 2010 in North America and November 12, 2010 in Europe.

See also

• Weight loss camp
• Downsize Me!
• Operation Transformation (TV series)

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