Tuesday, April 21 

THE BIGGEST LOSER 7 716 Air Time: 08:00PM 10:00PM

BOB AND JILLIAN TAKE THE CONTESTANTS TO THE GROCERY TO LEARN HOW TO SHOP HEALTHY ON A BUDGET

The contestants’ food and fitness knowledge is put to the test this week when Good Housekeeping Magazine’s editor in chief stops by for a trivia challenge that will give the lucky winner an all expense paid trip to New York. Then contestants face a different kind of test when trainers Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels send them grocery shopping on a budget – and then critique their purchases.

Later, a unique challenge tests each player’s balancing skill, and one contestant hits a big milestone at the weigh in before a shocking elimination sends another player home.

Last week Laura had been experiencing severe and persistent pains in her hip, leading Jillian to take her to see Dr. H. He informed them that Laura has a stress fracture in her hip and that it is the worst injury they’ve ever had on the show. Laura was instructed to be very careful and severely limit her activity because if she gets a full fracture, she will need surgery. At weigh in she gained 3 pounds and was voted out.

The teams competing for the $250,000 grand prize are:

BEST FRIENDS:
Carla Triplett (Assistant bank manager), 36, and her best friend Joelle Gwynn (Non-profit founder), 41, Southfield, Michigan (Both eliminated week five)

Daniel Wright (Student), 19, Willow Spring, North Carolina (Eliminated in week eight) and his best friend, David Lee (Student), 23, Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina (Both eliminated week four)

COUSINS:
Sione Fa (Owner, landscape company), 28, Maricopa, Arizona (Eliminated in week 14) and his cousin, Filipe Fa (Lube technician), 26, Mesa, Arizona

Blaine Cotter (College counselor), 27, Gilbert, AZ (Eliminated week 7) and his cousin Dane Patterson (Real estate appraiser), 27, Mesa, Arizona

ENGAGED COUPLE:
Damien Gurganious (Industrial designer), 31, (Eliminated in week 3) and his fiancée Nicole Brewer (Wardrobe stylist), 37, Brooklyn, New York (Eliminated in week 3 due to Damien’s elimination, returned in week 13 and then eliminated again in same episode)

FORMER MODELS:
Tara Costa (Model/Finance manager), 23, New York, NY, and her friend Laura Denoux (Model/Sales director), 24, Miami, Florida (Eliminated in week 15)

FATHER/SON:
Ron Morelli (Retired food distributor, currently City Councilman), 54, and his son, Mike Morelli (Student), 18, South Lyon, MI.

GRANDPARENTS:
Estella Hayes (Retired nurse), 63 and her husband, Gerald “Jerry” Hayes (Retired engineer), 63, Wheaton, Illinois (Both eliminated in week 2 due to Jerry’s elimination)

MOTHER/DAUGHTER:
Helen Phillips (Retired retail manager), 47, Sterling Heights, MI and her daughter, Shanon Thomas (Massage therapist), 29, Centerline, MI. (Eliminated in week 7)

Cathy Skell (Title sales closing agent at real estate firm), 48, Shiocton, Wisconsin (Eliminated in week 11) and her daughter, Kristin Steede (Business owner), 28, Greenville, Wisconsin

SISTERS:
Amanda Kramer (Cosmetologist), 30, Boise, Idaho (Eliminated in week 10), and her sister, Aubrey Cheney (Information and education specialist), 28, Gooding, Idaho (Eliminated in week 12)

Alison Sweeney hosts, and trainers Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels also star.

“The Biggest Loser” has become a worldwide hit airing in over 90 countries and produced in 25 countries. Since its debut in 2004, “The Biggest Loser” has grown to become a standalone health and lifestyle brand by developing tools and products inspired by the show and approved by its doctors and experts. Anchored by the online, subscription-based extension of the show, Biggestloserclub.com, The Biggest Loser Meal Plan, The New York Times best-selling books series, best-selling fitness DVD series, a line of appliances, fitness equipment, protein supplements and countless other health and lifestyle based products, The Biggest Loser consumer products program has generated over $50 million in spending with presence at more than 25,000 major retailers to date. Check out www.biggestloser.com for more information.

“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 Releases

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