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(Original Air Date 5/18/2010)

Final four…we are down to Koli, Ashley, Daris and Mike!

The show opens with us seeing recaps of when the final four first came to the ranch. We then see clips of all of their accomplishments while at the ranch thus far…HUGE changes!

Alison meets with the final four and makes it official that they will now be returning home for 30 days. They will then return to weigh-in one last time before the finale.

Each of the four contestants arrive in their home towns to friends, families and lots of cheering supportive people. They then weigh-in in front of everyone, recreating the moment that they first did this at their starting weight. It is emotional and very amazing to really see their progress and the person they are today standing in front of all these same people.

Then…Alison shows up on special video broadcast to announce they their last challenge will be completing another marathon on foot. The winner will receive $10,000 for their charity of choice.

We then see each of the contestants having heart to heart talks with their loved ones as they prepare for life away from the ranch.

The contestants begin training for their marathon.

Curtis Visits Daris:

Daris had won a special visit from celebrity chef Curtis Stone who shows up to give him some great tips for cooking and eating. They go to Daris’s favorite restaurant and Curtis adds some healthy choices to the menus so that Dairs and other health conscious people will have another choice that is less fattening. He also takes Daris grocery shopping and then helps him to prepare some healthy foods. The time with Curtis ends with a bunch of friends coming over for a good healthy meal.

Surprise Visits from the Trainers:

Bob and Jillian show up at each of the hometowns to surprise and visit with each contestant to see how they are doing so far.  They go to the gym with them and the contestants feel more inspired because of their visits.

Individual Challenge – the Marathon!

The four contestants meet up with Alison to begin the marathon.

The contestants set off and are looking strong! They are each more determined than ever to finish the marathon as they recall just how far they have come.

Previous Biggest Loser contestants from prior seasons join each of the contestants to run a few miles with them to add encouragement and support.

Daris has some serious personal goals that he is pushing for with this marathon. Wow! He comes in first, beating Tara’s previous record for the Biggest Loser marathon time. YAY Daris!

Next comes Koli with an impressive finish!

Ashley and Mike finish the race…what a great job!!

Alison congratulates them all and reminds them that she will next see them at the weigh-in…gulp!

It’s the Final Weigh-In Before the Finale: (pounds lost this week, total lbs lost to date, current weight)

Michael – 23 lbs, 227 lbs total, 299 lbs
Koli – 13 lbs, 185 lbs total, 218 lbs
Daris – +2 lbs, 149 lbs total, 197 lbs
Ashley – 18 lbs, 161 lbs total, 213 lbs

Two contestants will automatically go on to the finale. The two with the lowest percentage will plead with America to win the vote to be the 3rd competing contestant at the finale.

Contestants Automatically in the Finale:
Mike and Ashley

Contestants Below the Yellow Line and Pleading With America for the Spot in the Finale:
Koli and Daris

Next Time on the Show..

It’s finale time! YAY! 🙂

Stay tuned!

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(Original Air Date 5/11/2010)

The show opens with Mike telling them how appreciative that he is that they chose to keep him during last week’s elimination.

Koli and Sunshine discuss the previous elimination and Koli expresses that he really feels that they had made a bad choice in not sending Mike home because he was the bigger threat in the game.

The contestants meet with Alison and she let’s them know that this week the elimination would be automatic and completely dependent upon the number on the scale. There would only be one red line and the single person with the lowest percentage of weight loss would fall below the red and automatically be sent home.

Alison then announces that she has some special people that she wants to introduce them to….

It’s Helen, winner of Biggest Loser Season 7 and Erik, the winner of Season 3.

Helen has lost and kept off around 140 lbs. Erik had lost 214 lbs total and then unfortunately gained most of it back. He has now lost about 70 lbs again and is here to tell them some of the realities of where he has been and about his struggle.

Helen and Erik break off and talk to the contestants one on one for a bit which is extremely helpful to the contestants.

Bob and Jillian meet with the contestants and they all discuss the previous elimination and this week’s red line with no vote. Then on to some serious working out! Of course!

Mike and Bob have a heart to heart and he expresses his frustration to Bob about how far he has yet to go. Bob reminds him of just how far he has come. Mike completely explodes and walks out of the gym…whoa! Bob meets up with him outside and he settles down a bit.

Individual Challenge:

It’s time for a classic “put the weight back on” Biggest Loser challenge…voted on by the viewers!

The contestants will run over 16 hills (to signify the 16 weeks that they’ve been at the Ranch) of sand starting out with all of their original weight being dragged – as they reach each hill, they will be able to eliminate the same amount of weight that they had lost during that week at the Ranch.

They will race back to Alison and the winner will win $10,000.

Faced with the realization of just how much extra weight they were carrying around back then is a HUGE deal!

Daris wins the challenge! Go Daris!

Alison then gives Daris the choice of taking the $10,000 or the 1 lb advantage. He chooses the 1 lb!

Bob takes the contestants out shopping and surprises the gang with a special guest…Tony Romo! They shop and then Tony goes on a hike/run with them! Awesome!

They then spend some time looking at where they started when they first arrived at the Ranch and just how far they’ve come! So inspirational! 🙂

AND Mike meets with Dr. H. to hear all the great news about where he is at physically and medically compared to where he was when he first came to the Ranch! Amazing results!

Last Chance Workout:

It’s the LAST last chance workout at the Ranch! The contestants push it hard! No holding back!

Bonus Prize this week for Weigh-in:

The contestant who has the highest percentage will get a personal visit from Curtis Stone while at home.

Weigh-In Results: (pounds lost this week, total lbs lost to date, current weight)

Michael – 12 lbs, 204 lbs total, 322 lbs
Sunshine – 2 lbs, 99 lbs total, 176 lbs
Koli – 13 lbs, 172 lbs total, 231 lbs
Daris – 10 lbs, 151 lbs total, 195 lbs
Ashley – 7 lbs, 143 lbs total, 231 lbs

Contestants Below Red Line and Eliminated (Automatic Elimination this Week):
Sunshine

Sunshine’s transformation since leaving the ranch:
Sunshine goes home to her proud father and she is a completely different person! She is healthy and fit! Sunshine looks amazing!

Next Time on the Show..

The final four return home for 30 days! The finish line is in sight!

Stay tuned!