The Biggest Loser (Season 2) is the show's second season. Marion Caunter replaces Sarimah Ibrahim as the host of the show. This season officially started airing on September 21, 2010 on Diva Universal (Asia).

Contestants

Contestant Team Starting Weight Status Total votes Desiree M. Vinoya, 31Blue Team 122 kg Eliminated Week 1 0 Rico Michael, 36Blue Team 165 kg Eliminated Week 1 0 Scott Hanna, 30Red Team 164 kg Eliminated Week 2 1 Nor Ziana Binti Mohd Azmi (Yana), 24Blue Team 146 kg Eliminated Week 3 4 Picharatch Phuntawornnawin (Peachy), 28Blue Team 98 kg Eliminated Week 4 3 Pattanavadee Soonsinpai (Patty), 27Red Team 186 kg Eliminated Week 5 3 Izana Shakira Binti Mohd Isa (Shakira), 29Blue Team 110 kg Eliminated Week 6 3 Manjit Kaur, 24Blue Team 129 kg Eliminated Week 7 3 Saw Liang Wei, 23Red Team 180 kg Eliminated Week 8 3 Jonathan Wong (Jon), 34Blue Team 191 kg Eliminated Week 9 3 Nurhafiza Binti Mohamad (Fish), 26Red Team 96 kg Eliminated Week 10 2 Leonardo Capati (Leo), 30Blue Team 137 kg Eliminated Week 11 2 Lori Granito, 43Red Team 117 kg Eliminated Week 12 1 Genghis Khan Enrique, 34Red Team 162 kg 2nd Runner-Up Atikom Laksanapanai (Nai), 26Red Team 137 kg Runner-Up Raj Devaraj, 25Blue Team 144 kg The Biggest Loser

Weigh Ins

The weights are measured in Kilograms.

ContestantAgeStartingweightWeekFinaleWeightlostPercentage lost123456789101112RAJ25144137132130127124120116112110107105100776746.53%NAI2613712912511911611310910610310010310094746345.99%GENGHIS341621521511491431401351321281241211181151055735.19%LORI4311711010810510410399979493919089813630.77%LEONARDO301371301281241221181141121081061041031013626.28%FISH269689878582797674726968613536.46%JONATHAN341911841801761731701661631591571415026.18%SAW231801721691651611581531501461285228.89%MANJIT241291221201171151121091081002922.48%SHAKIRA2711010410097979491911917.27%PATTY281861791751721701681404624.73%PEACHY289892 908989722626.53%YANA241461401371351192718.49%SCOTT301641491461085634.15%RICO361651601273823.03%DESIREE31122118923024.59%SHEILA34 1161892723.28% Winners $100,000 Winner (among the finalists) $10,000 Winner (among the lose big finalists) Winner of the highest percentage of weight lost (among the eliminated contestants) Teams Member of Kristy's team Member of Dave's team Game Week's Biggest Loser Immunity (Challenge or Weigh In) Week's Biggest Loser & Immunity (Challenge) Last person eliminated before the finale Notes Manjit was originally on Kristy's Red Team but in Week 5, she switched to Dave's Blue Team Leonardo was the biggest loser in Week 10, because of the 3 kg advantage that he received from the temptation the night before. 1. Shiela was a competitor on the lose big program alongside Rico and Desiree.

Weight Loss History

ContestantWeekFinale123456789101112Raj -7 -5 -2 -3 -3 -4-4 -4-2-3-2-5-23Nai -8 -4-6 -3 -3 -4 -3 -3-3 +3-3-6-20Genghis -10 -1 -2-6 -3 -5 -3 -4 -4-3-3-3-10Lori -7 -2 -3 -1 -1-4 -2 -3 -1-2-1-1-8Leonardo -7 -2 -4 -2 -4 -4 -2-4-2 -2-1-2Fish -7 -2 -2 -3-3 -3 -2 -2-3-1-7Jonathan -7 -4 -4 -3 -3 -4 -3 -4-2-16Saw -8 -3 -4 -4 -3 -5 -3 -4-18Manjit -7 -2 -3 -2 -3 -3 -1-8Shakira -6-4 -30 -3 -30Patty -7 -4 -3 -2 -2-28Peachy -6 -2 -1 0-17Yana -6 -3 -2-16Scott-15-3-38Rico -5-33Desiree -4-26

Notes Bold means that he/she was the biggest loser of the week (by percentage).

1. During Week 10, Leonardo was the biggest loser because he won the temptation the night before the weigh in which gave him a 3 kg advantage making his weight loss total 5 kg.

Weight loss percentage history

ContestantWeekFinale123456789101112Raj -4.86% -3.65% -1.52% -2.31% -2.36% -3.23% -3.33%-3.45% -1.79% -2.73%-1.87%4.76%23.00%Nai -5.84% -3.10% -4.80% -2.52% -2.59% -3.54% -2.75% -2.83%-2.91% +3.00%2.91%6.00%21.27%Genghis -6.17% -0.66% -1.32% -4.03% -2.10% -3.57% -2.22% -3.03%-3.13% -2.42%2.48%2.54%8.69%Lori -5.98% -1.82% -2.78% -0.95% -0.96% -3.88% -2.02% -3.09%-1.06% -2.15%1.10%1.11%6.84%Leonardo -5.11% -1.54% -3.13% -1.61% -3.28% -3.39% -1.75% -3.57%-1.85% -4.72%0.96%-1.46%Fish -7.29% -2.25% -2.30% -3.53% -3.66% -3.80% -2.63% -2.70%-4.17% -1.45%-7.29%Jonathan -3.66% -2.17% -2.22% -1.70% -1.73% -2.35% -1.81%-2.45% -1.26% -8.38%Saw -4.44% -1.74% -2.37% -2.42% -1.86% -3.16%-1.96% -2.67%-10.00%Manjit -5.43% -1.64% -2.50% -1.71% -2.61% -2.68% -0.92%-6.20%Shakira -5.45% -3.85% -3.00% 0.00% -3.09% -3.19%-0.00%Patty -3.76% -2.23% -1.71% -1.16% -1.18%-15.05%Peachy -6.12% -2.17% -1.11% 0.00%-17.35%Yana -4.11% -2.14% -1.46%-10.96%Scott -9.15% -2.01%-23.17%Rico -3.03%-20.00%Desiree -3.28%-21.31%

Eliminating Voting History

ContestantWeek 1Week 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6Week 7Week 8Week 9Week 10Week 11Week12EliminatedDesiree and RicoScottYanaPeachyPatty Shakira Manjit SawJonathanFishLeoLoriRajXScottYanaPeachy X Shakira ManjitX LoriFishLoriGenghisNaiXManjitXXPatty X X Saw JonathanLoriLeoLoriGenghisXPattyXX Lori X X Saw JonathanLoriLeoXLoriXManjitXX Patty X X Genghis X XX Eliminated Week 12LeonardoXXYanaPeachyX Manjit ManjitX LoriFishXEliminated Week 11FishXPattyXXPatty X X Saw JonathanX Eliminated Week 10JonathanXX?? X Shakira ManjitX X Eliminated Week 9SawXPattyXX ? X X Genghis Eliminated Week 8ManjitXPattyXX X Shakira Jon Eliminated Week 7ShakiraXXYanaPeachy X Jon Eliminated Week 6PattyXManjitXX GenghisEliminated Week 5PeachyXXYanaShakiraEliminated Week 4YanaXX PeachyEliminated Week 3ScottXManjitEliminated Week 2RicoXEliminated Week 1DesireeXEliminated Week 1 Immunity Below yellow line, unable to vote Not in elimination, unable to vote Vote not revealed Eliminated Last person eliminated before finale Valid vote cast

Notes 1. During Week 1, Marion told the contestants that the two people with the lowest percentage of weight loss on the losing team would automatically be eliminated. The first competitive weigh in saw the Red Team win and Rico and Desiree from the Blue Team were sent home and there was no voting.

2. During Week 2, The Red Team reached a hung vote between Manjit and Patty, and according to the Biggest Loser Rules, the Blue team had the power to vote anyone out; which in this case was Scott.

Episode Summaries

Episode 1: Expect the Unexpected

This season begins with the auditions being held all over Asia, starting with Manila city, then Singapore, followed by Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur and finally Bangkok. Tons of hopefuls turned up with the hope that their lives might change for the better. Some memorable moments included Malaysia's Nasha Lee, who weighed in at almost 250 kg. Even the first and current Asia's Biggest Loser's (David Gurnani) father walked through the doors and auditioned for TBLA. Judging the auditions were Dave Nuku and Kristy Curtis; David Gurnani replaced Dave Nuku for the auditions in Jakarta.

After an arduous search, 16 people were eventually chosen out of the thousands who auditioned, including Thailand's Patty Soon (one of the heaviest competitors ever). The 16 contestants were then sent to Putrajaya's luxurious IOI resort, where they were greeted by this season's host, Marion Caunter. Upon arrival, the contestants, already exhausted by the walk to the resort, were forced to do a challenge on the spot. The fastest male and female to win the challenge will become the captains of their respective teams (at that point, the teams had not been selected yet ). In the end, Singapore's Raj and Fish edged out everyone else, with Leonardo coming close with Raj. After the challenge, the contestants were then sent to the place they will be living in for the next few weeks. Upon arrival, the contestants were amazed by the grandeur of the mansion. After everyone had picked their rooms, Raj and Fish decided upon which trainer they wanted. Raj made it shown to Fish that he wanted Kristy to train him, but allows Fish to pick Kristy instead. In truth, Raj had already picked Dave to be his trainer.

Then, the captains and the other contestants went outside. The captains revealed their choices: Raj picked the Blue Team while Fish selected the Red. Then they began picking their teammates. In the end, Leonardo, Rico, Yana, Desiree, Shakira, Jonathan and Peachy were chosen by Raj and Lori, Patty, Genghis, Scott, Manjit, Saw and Nai were chosen by Fish. The teams then settled into their mansion when the trainers, Dave and Kristy showed up and summoned them.

The teams proceeded to the gym or as Rico described it as " a torture chamber". Marion then showed up and brought the contestants to the weighing room and started weighing them. The weights were a shock to many, but more importantly, a wake up call to everyone. Red Team's total weight was 1171 kg and the Blue Team's weight totaled up to 1130 kg. Marion then announced that by the end of the week, two contestants will be going home.

Training began in the Biggest Loser Asia, with both teams seemingly having their fair share of hard workers and slackers. Kristy describes Genghis to be ' a female princess' being that he constantly complains. During the training, Yana from the Blue team had a breakdown while on the spin bike, and Red Team's Saw collapsed on the treadmill and was flung of it. Nonetheless, he got back up and started walking again on the treadmill in what Kristy described as ' a Saw-like manner'. Later, the teams were shown to be back in the mansion where Dave and Kristy introduced them an integral tool in weight loss and stressed the importance of good eating habits and to know the amount of calories in your favorite foods. Genghis was caught with surprise when he saw the details of a cheeseburger. “Whoa, a cheeseburger has 308 calories, and that’s just a cheeseburger, and I have ten of those."“You have to walk an hour just for that one cheeseburger that you ate. I don’t think it’s worth it.” Genghis added.

At the weigh in, the blue team results were relatively poor compared to last season: Raj, Jon and Leo lost 7 kg each, Shakira, Yana and Peachy lost 6 kg each, while Desiree and Rico lost 4 and 5 kg respectively. The Blue team was surprised by Desiree's low weight loss(-4 kg) but not by Rico's(-5 kg), saying that "Rico complains a lot in the gym and doesn't give it everything". The Red Team beat the Blue's total weight loss of 48 kg by a landslide. Fish, Manjit, Lori and Patty each lost 7 kg, Genghis lost 10 kg, Nai and Saw lost 8 kg each while Scott lost 15 kg, making him the biggest loser of the week, totalling the Red teams weight loss to 69 kg. As a twist, the winning team was decided by percentage loss. The Blue team's loss of 4.31% just was not enough to beat the Red team's loss of 5.89%. As a result, the 2 people from the Blue team with the lowest percentage of weight were eliminated. Desiree and Rico fell under the sword, both expressing disappointment with being the first to go home but were proud of their achievements here on The Biggest Loser Asia.

Episode 2: Only the Strong Will Survive?

The Blue team is still reeling from losing the weigh in and two of their members. Later, the 2 teams gathered in the dining room to congratulate the week's biggest loser, Scott. Lori takes the lead in preparing dinner for both teams since she has considerable culinary experience. Everyone, especially those from the Blue Team enjoys the meal, because the Blue Team having no experienced chef on their side, has been going through what Peachy describes as a 'food hell'. At the same time, Scott now realizes that with his amazing results, he has a target on his back.