The Biggest Loser season 16

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The Biggest Loser
Season 16
No. of episodes18
Release
Original network NBC
Original releaseSeptember 11, 2014 (2014-09-11) –
January 29, 2015 (2015-01-29)
Season chronology

The Biggest Loser: Glory Days is the sixteenth season of The Biggest Loser which premiered on September 11, 2014, on NBC. Bob Harper and Dolvett Quince returned as trainers, while Jillian Michaels decided to leave the show. There are two new trainers this season: Jessie Pavelka and Jennifer Widerstrom. This season, the contestants are all former athletes including former National Football League players and Olympic Gold medalists. The contestants competed to win a $250,000 prize which was awarded to Toma Dobrosavljevic, the contestant with the highest percentage of weight loss.

This season was also the last to be hosted by Alison Sweeney, who left to focus on other projects. [1]

Contestants

NameTeamsSwitched TeamsSinglesStatusTotal Votes
Zina Garrison , 51, Hyattsville, Maryland Not Chosen——Eliminated Week 1 [C]
Vanessa Hayden , 32, Orlando, Florida Not Chosen——Eliminated Week 2 [C]
Andrea Wilamowski, 43, Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan Blue Team——Eliminated Week 33
Emmy Lou Munoz, 32, Woodson, Texas Red Team——Eliminated Week 43
Chandra Maple, 26, Dodge City, Kansas Blue Team——Eliminated Week 52
Mike Murburg, 58, Pasco County, Florida Red Team——Eliminated Week 63
Matthew "Matt" Miller, 31, Grove, Oklahoma White Team——Eliminated Week 7 [R]
Gina Haddon, 41, Rowlett, Texas Blue Team——Eliminated Week 8 [R]
Blake Benge, 19, San Clemente, California Red Team——Eliminated Week 9 [R]
Jackie Pierson, 36, Pacifica, California Blue Team——Eliminated Week 10 [R]
Rondalee Beardslee, 28, New Lothrop, Michigan White TeamWhite Team—Eliminated Week 11 [R]
Damien Woody , 37, Mendham Borough, New Jersey Blue Team——Eliminated Week 12 [R]
John "JJ" O'Malley, 22, Scottsdale, Arizona White TeamBlue TeamMaroonEliminated Week 133
Jordan Alicandro, 32, Surrey, British Columbia Red TeamBlue TeamGreyEliminated Week 14 [R]
Scott Mitchell , 47, Mapleton, Utah Red TeamWhite Team—Eliminated Week 154
Howard "Woody" Carter, Returned Week 16White TeamBlue TeamAquaComeback Canyon Winner [R]
Lori Harrigan-Mack , 44, Las Vegas, NevadaBlue TeamWhite TeamGoldEliminated Week 16 [R]
Howard "Woody" Carter, 46, Las Vegas, Nevada White TeamBlue TeamBlackRe-Eliminated Week 17 [R]
Rob Guiry, 26, Springfield, Massachusetts Red TeamRed TeamGreen2nd Runner-up
Sonya Jones, 40, Springfield, Illinois White TeamRed TeamPurpleRunner-up
Toma Dobrosavljevic, 33, Addison, Illinois White TeamRed TeamOrangeThe Biggest Loser

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.
^[C] This contestant was eliminated due to losing an Elimination Challenge.

Weigh-Ins

Contestants are listed in reverse chronological order of elimination.

ContestantAgeHeightStarting
BMI 		Ending
BMI 		Starting
Weight		WeekSemi-
Final		FinaleWeight
Lost		Percentage
Lost
12345678910111213141516
Toma335'9"49.624.433631630830229128227527126325524624723522521721620219916517150.89%
Sonya405'2"51.825.428326025324924023422722121520620019718918317817516916313914450.88%
Rob266'4"57.329.848345043843342141640539638737436636535033833233031530224523849.27%
Woody466'2"51.135.239838837637236135434634233533231731530629429128527427027412431.16%
Lori446'1"39.727.73012922872842762672632582552492452432402302272262202109130.23%
Scott476'6"42.328.436634333332231530229528828327726826825925124224024612032.79%
Jordan325'10"46.325.832330129328927927226625925324824624223322721918014344.27%
JJ226'3"49.028.139237836636334734233532832131730930630029222516742.60%
Damien376'3"48.537.03883813673583443383313263173143062952932969223.71%
Rondalee285'10"40.226.82802662582552502422362342312242212171879333.21%
Jackie365'10"41.832.32912832732712672592542522492432392256622.68%
Blake195'4"43.126.42512352272242162092041991961951549738.64%
Gina415'6"39.128.62422282222212172102072042021776526.86%
Matt316'3"48.228.938636335334633633331731523115540.16%
Mike586'3"49.931.139936135234333332631524915037.59%
Chandra266'0"46.236.63413343253243173132707120.82%
Emmy325'6"42.034.22602542492432392124818.46%
Andrea435'5"40.629.02442302242201747028.69%
Vanessa326'4"44.636.43663523472996718.31%
Zina515'5"43.837.62632552263714.07%
Teams
  Jessie's Team
  Jen's Team
  Dolvett's Team
  Bob's Original players
Standings
  Week's Biggest Loser (Team or Individuals)
  Week's Biggest Loser and Immunity
  Week's Biggest Loser and at Comeback Canyon
  Week's Biggest Loser on Ranch in the event that the biggest loser is currently at Comeback Canyon
  Immunity (Challenge or Weigh-in)
  Results from At-Home or Comeback Canyon Players
  Contestant Withdraws before Weigh-In
BMI
  Underweight (less than 18.5 BMI)
  Normal (18.5 – 24.9 BMI)
  Overweight (25 – 29.9 BMI)
  Obese Class I (30 – 34.9 BMI)
  Obese Class II (35 – 39.9 BMI)
  Obese Class III (greater than 40 BMI)
Winners
  $250,000 Winner (among the finalists)
  $100,000 Winner (among the eliminated contestants)

Weigh-in difference history

ContestantWeekSemi-
Final		Finale
12345678910111213141516
Toma-20-8-6-11-9-7-4-8-8-9+1-12-10-8-1-14-3-34
Sonya-23-7-4-9-6-7-6-6-9-6-3-8-6-5-3-6-7-24
Rob-33-12-5-12-5-11-9-9-13-8-1-15-12-6-2-15-13-57
Woody-10-12-4-11-7-8-4-7-3-15-2-9-12-3-6-11-4+4
Lori-9-5-3-8-9-4-5-3-6-4-2-3-10-3-1-6-10
Scott-23-10-11-7-13-7-7-5-6-90-9-8-9-2+6
Jordan-22-8-4-10-7-6-7-6-5-2-4-9-6-8-39
JJ-14-12-3-16-5-7-7-7-4-8-3-6-8-67
Damien-7-14-9-14-6-7-5-9-3-8-11-2+3
Rondalee-14-8-3-5-8-6-2-3-7-3-4-30
Jackie-8-10-2-4-8-5-2-3-6-4-14
Blake-16-8-3-8-7-5-5-3-1-41
Gina-14-6-1-4-7-3-3-2-25
Matt-23-10-7-10-3-16-2-84
Mike-38-9-9-10-7-11-66
Chandra-7-9-1-7-4-43
Emmy-6-5-6-4-27
Andrea-14-6-4-46
Vanessa-14-5-48
Zina-8-29

Weigh-in percentages history

ContestantWeekSemi-
Final		Finale
12345678910111213141516
Toma-5.95%-2.53%-1.95%-3.64%-3.09%-2.48%-1.45%-2.95%-3.04%-3.53%+0.41%-4.86%-4.26%-3.56%-0.46%-6.48%-1.49%-17.09%
Sonya-8.13%-2.69%-1.58%-3.61%-2.50%-2.99%-2.64%-2.71%-4.19%-2.91%-1.50%-4.06%-3.17%-2.73%-1.69%-3.43%-3.55%-14.72%
Rob-6.83%-2.67%-1.14%-2.77%-1.19%-2.64%-2.22%-2.27%-3.36%-2.13%-0.27%-4.11%-3.43%-1.78%-0.60%-4.55%-4.13%-18.87%
Woody-2.51%-3.09%-1.06%-2.96%-1.94%-2.26%-1.16%-2.05%-0.90%-4.52%-0.63%-2.86%-3.92%-1.02%-2.06%-3.86%-1.46%+1.48%
Lori-2.99%-1.71%-1.05%-2.82%-3.26%-1.50%-1.90%-1.16%-2.35%-1.61%-0.82%-1.23%-4.17%-1.30%-0.44%-2.65%-4.55%
Scott-6.28%-2.92%-3.30%-2.17%-4.13%-2.32%-2.37%-1.74%-2.12%-3.25%0.00%-3.36%-3.09%-3.59%-0.83%+2.50%
Jordan-6.81%-2.66%-1.37%-3.46%-2.51%-2.21%-2.63%-2.32%-1.98%-0.80%-1.63%-3.72%-2.58%-3.52%-17.81%
JJ-3.57%-3.17%-0.82%-4.41%-1.44%-2.05%-2.09%-2.13%-1.24%-2.52%-0.97%-1.96%-2.67%-22.95%
Damien-1.80%-3.67%-2.45%-3.91%-1.74%-2.07%-1.51%-2.76%-0.94%-2.55%-3.59%-0.68%+1.02%
Rondalee-5.00%-3.01%-1.16%-1.96%-3.20%-2.48%-0.85%-1.28%-3.03%-1.34%-1.81%-13.82%
Jackie-2.75%-3.53%-0.73%-1.48%-3.00%-1.93%-0.79%-1.19%-2.41%-1.65%-5.86%
Blake-6.37%-3.40%-1.32%-3.57%-3.24%-2.39%-2.45%-1.51%-0.51%-21.03%
Gina-5.79%-2.63%-0.45%-1.81%-3.23%-1.43%-1.45%-0.98%-12.38%
Matt-5.96%-2.75%-1.98%-2.89%-0.89%-4.80%-0.69%-26.67%
Mike-9.52%-2.49%-2.56%-2.92%-2.10%-3.37%-20.95%
Chandra-2.05%-2.69%-0.31%-2.16%-1.26%-13.79%
Emmy-2.31%-1.97%-2.41%-1.65%-11.30%
Andrea-5.74%-2.61%-1.79%-20.41%
Vanessa-3.83%-1.42%-13.83%
Zina-3.04%-11.37%

Reception

U.S. Nielsen ratings

OrderEpisode TitleAirdateTimeslot (EST) Rating/Share
(18-49)		Viewers
(millions)		Rank
(Timeslot)		Rank
(Night)
1"Opening Day"September 11, 2014Thursday 8:00 PM1.6/5 [2] 5.40 [2] 23
2"The Knockout"September 18, 20141.3/5 [3] 4.62 [3]
3"Double Header"September 25, 20141.3/4 [4] 4.47 [4] 47
4"The Lottery"October 2, 20141.3/4 [5] 4.64 [5] 6
5"Sidelined"October 9, 20141.2/4 [6] 4.57 [6] 8
6"The Tailgate"October 16, 20141.3/4 [7] 4.66 [7] 7
7"The Drop"October 23, 20141.2/4 [8] 4.58 [8] 36
8"Penalty Box"October 30, 20141.1/4 [9] 4.42 [9] 49
9"Yes, Coach!"November 6, 20141.2/4 [10] 4.34 [10] 10
10"Free Agents"November 13, 20141.2/4 [11] 4.52 [11] 8
11"No 'I' In Team"November 20, 20141.0/3 [12] 4.37 [12] 9
12"The Playoffs"December 11, 20141.1/4 [13] 4.30 [13] 37
13"Kauai, Part 1"December 18, 20140.9/3 [14] 3.89 [14] 26
14"Kauai, Part 2"January 1, 20150.9/3 [15] 3.55 [15] 4
15"Makeover Week"January 8, 20151.3/4 [16] 5.09 [16] 37
16"The Comeback"January 15, 20151.1/4 [17] 4.23 [17]
17"End Zone"January 22, 20151.2/4 [18] 4.48 [18] 9
18"Finale"January 29, 20151.4/4 [19] 5.37 [19] 48

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