Biggest Loser Season 6

The Biggest Loser Season Six is an installment in the wildly popular weight loss based reality shows. With only a few differences, it follows the same format as the Biggest Loser shows that have preceded it except this season focuses on families losing weight together.

This season of The Biggest Loser, which premiered September 18, 2008, is hosted by Allison Sweeney. The fitness trainers who take the contestants through their workouts are Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels. Kim Lyons, who viewers are used to seeing training some of the contestants, decided not to return for a sixth season.

The contestants, who entered the competition as pairs, were:

• Adam Capers
• Sarah Capers
• LT Derochers
• Tom Derochers
• Amy Parham
• Philip Parham
• Ed Brantley
• Heba Salama
• Brady Vilcan
• Vicky Vilcan
• Amy Cremen
• Sarah Cremen
• Coleen Seaback
• Jerry Seaback
• Michelle Aguilar
• Renee Wilson

At the start of the show, the contestants were assigned to train with either Bob or Jillian.

In season 6 of The Biggest Loser, the rules for the show remain essentially the same as they have been in the past. The major parts of the show include:

• Reward Challenge – The reward challenge is usually a physical one that pits the teams against each other for a prize. The prizes are usually things like exercise equipment or an advantage at the weigh-in event. Early in the series, the prize in the reward challenge is usually immunity.

• Temptation – The temptation part of the show forces the contestants to choose between their weight loss goals and other rewards. In exchange for something they want - such as a phone call home to their family, exercise equipment or a cash prize - the contestants must give up their workouts or agree to eat high calorie food. The contestants must decide which one is more important to them.

• The Weigh-In – The weigh-in portion of the show is when the audience and the teams find out how much weight everyone has lost. The team with the biggest percentage of weight loss wins, and the losing team must vote someone off.

• Voting Room – The losing team goes into the voting room every week to decide which team member to kick off. The people on the team who lost the most weight are not eligible to be voted off by the other team members. Sometimes the vote is a tie, in which case the contestant who lost the least amount of weight is the one who automatically has to leave.

The winning contestant on The Biggest Loser wins $250,000, but the contestants who are kicked off the show early can still compete at home. The person who loses the most weight after they are voted off the show wins a prize of $100,000.

Another important component of the show is the competition between the trainers. The trainer who has been working with the eventual winner of the show wins a cash prize of $100,000.

The Biggest Loser has been an incredibly successful format and has been picked up by countries around the world. Just a few of the countries in which people are competing in the weight loss challenge show are:

• United Kingdom
• Australia
• South Africa
• Lebanon
• Germany
• India
• Israel
• The Netherlands
• Brazil
• Hungary
• Mexico
• Jordan

Think you know your Biggest Loser trivia? Match your knowledge with these facts:

• Damien Wicks of Australia was the heaviest person to ever appear on The Biggest Loser. He weighed in at 477lbs.
• Season one contestant Erik has lost a total of over 200lbs since appearing on the show.
• Sarah Eberwein lost 25lbs in one week, for the highest female weight loss in a week.
• Australian contestant Big Wal lost 35lbs in a week, marking the highest weight loss in a week in the history of the series..

• Kelly Osbourne Pics
• Kourtney Kardashian Pics
• Lauren Conrad Pics

• What Couples are Still Together from The Bachelor
• Rock of Love Bus
• CBS Survivor Application
• Kate Gosselin
• Jon and Kate Plus Eight

• Who Won Survivor
• Reality Show Auditions
• How Do I Sign up for The Amazing Race
• Allison Sweeney
• NBC Reality TV Shows