The Biggest Loser: Second Chances 2 is the fifteenth season of the NBC reality television series entitled The Biggest Loser. The contestants competed to win the $250,000 prize, which was awarded to Rachel Frederickson, the contestant with the highest percentage of weight lost. It premiered on October 15, 2013. This was the first season to introduce a trainer save, in which each trainer could choose to save one contestant on their team from being sent home as a result falling below the red line.
The season was won by Rachel Frederickson, weighing in at only 105 pounds. Mass-media had raised concern, wondering if that was a healthy weight loss. In the same month after the finale, Fredrickson regained 20 pounds to reach her 'perfect weight', putting her at 125 pounds.
Contestants Name Team SinglesStatusTotal votesFernanda Abarca, 32, Montrose, CA White Team Eliminated Week 2Craig Arrington, 30, Wilson, NC White Team Saved Week 1Eliminated Week 5Holley Mangold, 24, Columbus, OH Blue Team Eliminated Week 7Ruben Studdard, 35, Birmingham, AL Red Team Eliminated Week 4Returned Week 6Re-Eliminated Week 8 Matt Hooper, 38, Georgetown, MA Blue TeamBlueSaved Week 6Eliminated Week 10† Hap Holmstead, 26, Pleasant Grove, UT Blue Team Yellow Eliminated Week 10Tumi Oguntala, 41, Clifton Park, NYWhite TeamMaroon Eliminated Week 11 4Jay Sheets, 38, Farmington, MOWhite TeamBrown Eliminated Week 12 4Marie Pearl, 30, Springfield, MO White TeamOrange Eliminated Week 13 Tanya Winfield, 40, Plainfield, IL Red TeamRedSaved Week 3Eliminated Week 13 Jennifer Messer, 42, Abingdon, VA Red TeamPurple Eliminated Week 14 Chelsea Arthurs, 28, Raleigh, NC Blue Team Pink Eliminated Week 14 Bobby Saleem, 28, Chicago, IL Blue Team AquaEliminated Week 9Returned Week 112nd Runner-Up 1David Brown, 43, Edmond, OK Red TeamGrey Runner-UpRachel Frederickson, 24, Los Angeles, CA Red TeamGreenBiggest Loser
The "Total Votes" column indicates the number of votes cast against the contestant when he/she was eliminated. This contestant quit the competition. This contestant fell below the Red Line, and was eliminated without any votes. 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.
Weigh-ins Contestants are listed in reverse chronological order of elimination.
ContestantAgeHeightStartingBMIEndingBMIStartingweightWeekSemi-finalFinaleWeightlostPercentagelost12345678910111213 Rachel 245'4" 260239231224216198195183178171167161155151150 10515559.62%* David 436'2"409371360354347334317306299294 28227026625924318722254.28% Bobby 286'3"358338328321317298293284272269 261254256248231170188 52.51% Chelsea 285'6"241229223220215202197191185181177171168164157 1469539.42% Jennifer 425'7"266255246242236224220211207200195189189185182162104 39.10% Tanya 405'7"262246242242239224220216212208201198196192 1758733.21% Marie 305'6"249240235229225213207203198192187183178175 13811144.58% Jay 385'10"297274263253244231226219207201196192193 18311438.38% Tumi 415'8"319305297287280267256250243234225221 14417554.86%* Hap 266'5"403386373368363348340334332321316 3228120.10% Matt 386'3"356333325319315 294290281277268263 22313337.36% Ruben 356'3"462441431428423409401394392 377 34311925.76% Holley 245'9"351335325319315296291288 277 25596 27.35% Craig 306'1"385372361357350336 307 22316242.08% Fernanda 325'7"250238236 208 1638734.80%
Notes Jillian used her save with Craig, in Week 1, Dolvett used his save with Tanya, in Week 3, and Bob used his save with Matt, in Week 6. During Week 4, Jillian gave some supplements to the White Team, without doctors' permission. So, in the following weigh-in, Alison revealed the last weigh-in had been invalid, and so the Blue Team would, once again, be immune, and Ruben, the contestant eliminated in Week 4, would be brought back. And also because of that fact, Jillian's team would receive a 4 pounds disadvantage (1 pound for each member of the team). Week 5 was a two-week weigh-in, resulting in exceptionally higher numbers for this weigh-in. Bobby's 3.13% weight loss in week 13 was counted as −2.36% due to his weight gain the previous week so David's valid −2.63% weight loss made him the biggest loser of the week. Rachel's 59.62% loss is the highest percentage lost in Biggest Loser history. Tumi's 54.86% weight loss is the highest percentage for an At-Home Winner. Rachel is the first person in Biggest Loser history (Worldwide) to be underweight at the finale.
Standings Week's Biggest Loser (Team or Individuals) Week's Biggest Loser and Immunity Immunity (Challenge or Weigh-in) Results from At-Home Players Contestant Withdraws before Weigh-In Contestant was Saved by the respective Trainer
Teams Bob's Team Jillian's Team Dolvett's Team
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 ContestantWeek 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Finale Rachel −21 −8 −7 −8 −18 −3 −12 −5 −7 −4 −6 −6 −4 −1 −45 David −38 −11 −6 −7 −13 −17 −11 −7 −5 −12 −12 −4 −7 −16 −56 Bobby −20 −10 −7 −4 −19 −5 −9 −12 −3 -8 −7 +2 −8 −17 −61 Chelsea −12 −6 −3 −5 −13 −5 −6 −6 −4 −4 −6 −3 −4 −7 -11 Jennifer −11 −9 −4 −6 −12 −4 −9 −4 −7 −5 −6 0 −4 −3 -20 Tanya −16 −4 0 −3 −15 −4 −4 −4 −4 −7 −3 −2 −4 -17 Marie −9 −5 −6 −4 −12 −6 −4 −5 −6 −5 −4 −5 −3 -37 Jay −23 −11 −10 −9 −13 −5 −7 −12 −6 −5 −4 +1 -10 Tumi −14 −8 −10 −7 −13 −11 −6 −7 −9 −9 −4 -77 Hap −17 −13 −5 −5 −15 −8 −6 −2 −11 −5 +6 Matt −23 −8 −6 −4 −21 −4 −9 −4 −9 −5 -40 Ruben −21 −10 −3 −5 -14 −8 −7 −2 -15 -34 Holley −16 −10 −6 −4 −19 −5 −3 -11 -22 Craig −13 −11 −4 −7 −14 -29 -84 Fernanda −12 −2 -28 -45
Notes Rachel's 4 pound weight loss in week 10 was displayed as −5 due to her 1-pound advantage from the challenge. Tanya's 3 pound weight loss in week 11 was displayed as −2 due to her 1-pound disadvantage from the challenge. Rachel's 6 pound weight loss in week 12 was displayed as −7 due to her 1-pound advantage from the challenge. Bobby's 8 pound weight loss in week 13 was displayed as −6 due to the weight he gained last week.
Weigh-In Percentage History ContestantWeek 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Finale Rachel −8.08% −3.35% −3.03% −3.57% −8.33% −1.52% −6.15% −2.73% −3.93% −2.34% −3.59% −3.73% −2.58% −0.66% −30.00% David −9.29% −2.96% −1.67% −1.98% −3.75% −5.08% −3.47% −2.28% −1.67% −4.08% −4.26% −1.48% −2.63% −6.18% −23.05% Bobby −5.59% −2.96% −2.13% −1.25% −5.99% −1.67%−3.07% −4.23% −1.10% -2.97% −2.68% +0.79% −3.13% −6.85% −26.41% Chelsea −4.98% −2.62% −1.35% −2.27% −6.05% −2.47% −3.05% −3.14% −2.16% −2.21% −3.39% −1.75% −2.38% −4.27% -5.73% Jennifer −4.14% −3.53% −1.63% −2.48% −5.08% −1.78% −4.09% −1.90% −3.38% −2.50% −3.08% 0.00% −2.12% −1.62% -10.99% Tanya −6.11% −1.63% 0.00% −1.24% −6.28% −1.78% −1.82% −1.85% −1.87% −3.37% −1.49% −1.01% −2.04% -8.85% Marie −3.61% −2.08% −2.55% −1.75% −5.33% −2.81% −1.93% −2.46% −3.03% −2.60% −2.14% −2.73% −1.69% -21.14% Jay −7.74% −4.01% −3.80% −3.56% −5.33% −2.16% −3.10%−5.48% −2.90% −2.49% −2.04% +0.52% -5.18% Tumi −4.39% −2.62% −3.37% −2.44% −4.64% −4.12% −2.34% −2.80% −3.70% −3.85% −1.78% -34.84% Hap −4.22% −3.37% −1.34% −1.36% −4.13% −2.29% −1.76%−0.60% −3.31% −1.56% +1.90% Matt −6.46% −2.40% −1.85% −1.25% −6.67% −1.36% −3.10%−1.42% −3.25% −1.87% -15.21% Ruben −4.55% −2.27% −0.70% −1.17% -3.31% −1.95% −1.75% −0.51% -3.83% -9.02% Holley −4.56% −2.99% −1.85% −1.25% −6.03% −1.68% −1.03% -3.82% -7.94% Craig −3.38% −2.96% −1.11% −1.96% −4.00% -9.23% -27.36% Fernanda −4.80% −0.84% -11.86% -21.63%
Notes Rachel's 2.34% weight loss in week 10 was counted as 2.92% due to her 1-pound advantage from the challenge. Tanya's 1.49% weight loss in week 11 was counted as 1.00% due to her 1-pound disadvantage from the challenge. Rachel's 3.73% weight loss in week 12 was counted as 4.35% due to her 1-pound advantage from the challenge. Bobby's 3.13% weight loss in week 13 was counted as 2.36% due to the weight he gained last week.
Elimination History
ContestantWeek # Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Week 13 Week 14 Finale Eliminated Craig Fernanda Tanya Ruben Craig Matt Holley Ruben Bobby Hap Tumi Jay Marie Jennifer NoneMattTanyaChelsea Rachel X X X X X X X X X X ? Jay X X The Biggest Loser David X X X X X X X X X X TumiJay X X Runner-Up Bobby X X X X X X X X X E W9, R W11Tumi X X X 2nd Runner-Up Chelsea X X X X X X X X X X ? ? X X Eliminated Week 14 Jennifer X X X X X X X X X X ?Jay X Tanya X X Saved X X X X X X X X Jay X Eliminated Week 13 Marie X X X X X X X X X X Tumi Bobby Jay X X X X X X X X X X Tumi X Eliminated Week 12 Tumi X X X X X X X X X X X Eliminated Week 11 Hap X X X X X X X X X X Eliminated Week 10 Matt X X X X X Saved X X X Ruben X X X VOID X X X X Eliminated Week 8 Holley X X X X X X X Eliminated Week 7 Craig Saved X X X X Eliminated Week 5 Fernanda X X Eliminated Week 2
Valid vote cast Immunity Contestant saved by their respective trainer Below yellow line, unable to vote. Below red line, only player left on the losing team, or player on the losing team (of only 2 remaining contestants) with the lower percentage of weight loss, automatically eliminated Contestant returns due to voided elimination On the losing team, escaped the red line escaped elimination Eliminated or not in house Last person eliminated (at the finale) via public voting Contestant quit the competition Vote was not revealed due to a unanimous vote Below yellow line $250,000 winner (among the finalists)
Weekly summary
Week 1: "Second Chances" First aired October 15, 2013 For the first time in Biggest Loser history, the trainers got to pick the contestants that would train with them on the ranch. The contestants arrived on the ranch and had their first day of training. Ruben Studdard of American Idol was among the contestants. The next day, the trainers picked the contestants, the Red (Dolvett), White (Jillian), and Blue (Bob).
The teams were:
Red team: Ruben, Jennifer, Rachel, Tanya, David.
White team: Craig, Tumi, Jay, Fernanda, Marie.
Blue team: Holley, Chelsea, Bobby, Matt, Hap.
When it came to the weigh-in, Allison Sweeney announced that, for the first time, there will be a 'Trainer Save,' which saves one person from going home if he/she falls below the red line. At the weigh-in, Blue team weighed in first. Holley lost 16 pounds, Hap lost 17, Chelsea lost 12, Matt lost 23, and Bobby lost 20. Together, the Blue team lost 88 pounds for a 5.15% weight loss. The Red team needed to lose more than 85 pounds to stay safe. Ruben lost 21 pounds, Jennifer lost 11, Tanya lost 16, and Rachel lost 21, which means David would need to lose at least 17 pounds to keep his team safe. David steps on the scale...and loses a whopping 38 pounds!!! Together, the Red team lost 107 pounds for a 6.45% weight loss. The White team needed to lose more than 77 pounds to send Blue team to face the Red Line. Tumi lost 14 pounds, Fernanda lost 12, Marie lost nine, and Jay lost 23, which meant Craig would need to lose more than 19 pounds to save the White team. Unfortunately, Craig lost just 13 pounds and fell below the red line; however, Jillian used her 'Trainer Save' to save him from elimination.
Week 2: "A Game of Chance" First aired October 22, 2013