The Biggest Loser: Temptation Nation is the 17th season of The Biggest Loser which premiered January 4, 2016, on NBC. Dolvett Quince and Jennifer Widerstrom returned as trainers, while former trainer Bob Harper takes over Alison Sweeney as host. The contestants competed to win a $250,000 prize which was awarded to Roberto Hernandez, the contestant with the highest percentage of weight loss.
The cast was announced on December 1 and includes Survivor: Borneo winner Richard Hatch and The Voice season two semi-finalist Erin Willett.
This season's theme is temptation and indulgences, including not just food but money, electronics and shopping.
Contestants Contestant Couples TeamsBlack vs. RedBlack vs. Red 2Singles StatusTotal votesBritney Anderson, 27, Kissimmee, FL Blue Team Red TeamEliminated Week 14Whitney Clay, 30, Raleigh, NC Purple Team Red TeamEliminated Week 23Hope Wright, 35, K'Ville, GA Orange Team Black TeamEliminated Week 33Richard Hatch, 54, Middletown, RI White Team Red TeamEliminated Week 40 Sarah Gilbert, 27, Perry, GA Yellow Team Black Team Red TeamEliminated Week 50 Tonsheia "Toy" Grandison, 35, Statesboro, GA Blue Team Red Team Black TeamEliminated Week 63Vicki Clark, 54, Bladenboro, NC Pink Team Black Team Black TeamEliminated Week 74Robert "Rob" Kidney, 56, Warner Robins, GA Yellow Team Black Team Red TeamEliminated Week 80 Luis Hernandez, 36, Chicago, IL Green Team Black Team Black Team GreenEliminated Week 9 4Lauren Clark, 32, Bladenboro, NC Pink Team Black Team Black Team PinkEliminated Week 105Erin Willett, 26, Brooklyn, NY White Team Red Team Black Team WhiteEliminated Week 113Felicia Buffkin, 29, Raleigh, NC Purple Team Red Team Red Team PurpleEliminated Week 120 Jacquelyne "Jacky" Kmet, 42, Hainesport, NJ Gray Team Red Team Red Team GrayEliminated Week 120 Colby Wright, 31, K'Ville, GA Orange Team Black Team Black Team OrangeThird Placer0Stephen "Steve" Kmet †, 43, Hainesport, NJ Gray Team Red Team Red Team GrayRunner-Up0Roberto Hernandez, 36, Burbank, IL Green Team Black Team Red Team GreenBiggest Loser0 Teams Team Dolvett Team Jen
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. This contestant was eliminated due to losing an Elimination Challenge.
Weigh-ins ContestantAgeHeightStartingBMIEndingBMIStartingweightWeekSemi-finalFinaleWeightlostPercentagelost1234567891011Roberto365'10" 348324315308300291283276265259250240234188 16045.98%Stephen435'11" 30929828928327726925925324523822821920917613343.04%Colby316'0"33932130930028828227827126525824923822921712235.99%Jacky425'9"304290287278269265258251244238229221215187117 38.49%Felicia295'5" 2342202162092052021951911871851831791761785623.93%Erin265'8" 238228222216210205200199196188182179 1518736.55%Lauren325'4"234223215211206202199194187184179 1676728.63%Luis365'10" 308 285278273267260250244233232 16913945.13%Rob565'10"326306299289286278268262259 21011635.58%Vicki545'3"237226220214210205202198 1766125.74%Toy355'4"316308302295288282278 2328426.58%Sarah 27 5'2" 267250244237229226 14811944.57%Richard546'4"314301294285280 2694514.33%Hope355'4" 232222220218 1924017.24%Whitney305'11" 253243243 1975622.13%Britney275'5" 253246 2203313.04%
Teams Dolvett's Team Jen's Team
Standings Week's Biggest Loser (Team or Individuals) Week's Biggest Loser and Immunity Immunity (Challenge or Weigh-in) Results from At-Home Contestant Withdraws before Weigh-In
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 ContestantWeekSemi-finalFinale1234567891011Roberto −24−9−7−8−9−8−7−11−6−9−10−6−46Stephen −11−9−6−6−8−10−6−8−7−10−9−10−33Colby −18−12−9−12−6−4−7−6−7−9−11−9 −12Jacky −14−3−9−9−4−7−7−7−6 −9−8−6-28Felicia −14−4−7−4−3−7−4−4−2−2−4−3+2Erin −10−6−6−6−5−5−1−3−8−6−3-28Lauren −11−8−4−5−4−3−5−7−3 −5-12Luis −23−7−5−6−7−10−6−11−1-63Rob −20−7−10−3−8−10−6−3-49Vicki −11−6−6−4−5−3−4-22Toy −8−6−7−7−6−4-46Sarah −17−6−7−8−3-78Richard −13−7−9−5 -11Hope −10−2−2 -26Whitney −100 -46Britney −7 -26 Erin's 6 lb. weight loss in week 10 was displayed as 7 lbs. due to the one lb. advantage from the challenge. Erin's 3 lb. weight loss in week 11 was displayed as 4 lbs. due to the one lb. advantage from the challenge. Roberto's 10 lb. weight loss in week 11 was displayed as 9 lbs. due to the one lb. disadvantage from the challenge. Roberto's 6 lb. weight loss in week 12 was displayed as 8 lbs. due to the two lb. advantage from the challenge.
Weigh-in percentages history ContestantWeekSemi-finalFinale1234567891011Roberto −6.90%−2.78%−2.22%−2.60%−3.00%−2.75%−2.47%−3.99%−2.26%−3.47%−4.00%−2.50%−19.66%Stephen −3.56%−3.02%−2.08%−2.12%−2.89%−3.72%−2.32%−3.16%−2.86%−4.20%−3.95%−4.57%−15.79%Colby −5.31%−3.74%−2.91%−4.00%−2.08%−1.42%−2.52%−2.21%−2.64%−3.49%−4.47%−3.78%−5.24%Jacky −4.61%−1.03%−3.14%−3.24%−1.49%−2.64%−2.71%−2.79%−2.46%−3.78%−3.49%−2.71%-13.02%Felicia −5.98%−1.82%−3.24%−1.91%−1.46%−3.47%−2.05%−2.09%−1.07%−1.08%−2.19%−1.68% +1.14%Erin −4.20%−2.63%−2.70%−2.78%−2.38%−2.44%−0.50%−1.51%−4.08%−3.19%−1.65% -15.64%Lauren −4.70%−3.54%−1.86%−2.37%−1.94%−1.49%−2.51%−3.61%−1.60%−2.72%-6.70%Luis −7.47%−2.46%−1.80%−2.20%−2.62%−3.85%−2.40%−4.51% −0.43%-27.15%Rob −6.13%−2.29%−3.34%−1.04%−2.80%−3.60%−2.24%−1.15%-18.92%Vicki −4.64%−2.65%−2.73%−1.87%−2.38%−1.46%−1.98%-11.11%Toy −2.53%−1.96%−2.32%−2.37%−2.08%−1.42%-16.54%Sarah −6.37%−2.40%−2.87%−3.38%−1.31%-34.51%Richard −4.14% −2.33% −3.06% −1.75%-3.93%Hope −4.31%−0.90%−0.91%-11.92%Whitney −3.95%0.00%-18.93%Britney −2.77%-10.57% Erin's 3.19% in week 10 was displayed as 3.72% due to the one lb. advantage from the challenge. Erin's 1.65% in week 11 was displayed as 2.20% due to the one lb. advantage from the challenge. Roberto's 4.00% in week 11 was displayed as 3.60% due to the one lb. disadvantage from the challenge. Roberto's 2.50% in week 12 was displayed as 3.33% due to the two lb. advantage from the challenge.
Elimination history ContestantWeek123456789101112FinaleEliminatedBritneyWhitneyHopeRichardSarahToyVicki Rob Luis Lauren Erin Felicia NoneJacky Roberto X X Hope X X X X X Lauren FeliciaErin X The Biggest Loser Stephen Britney Whitney X X X X X X Luis Lauren Erin X Runner-UpColby X X Luis X X Toy Vicki X Lauren Felicia Erin X Third PlacerJacky Toy X X X X X X X ? Lauren Felicia X Eliminated Week 12 Felicia Britney Jacky X X X X X X Luis X X Erin Britney Whitney X X X Vicki X X Luis Lauren X Eliminated Week 11Lauren X X Hope X X Toy Erin X X X Eliminated Week 10 Luis X X X X X Vicki Vicki X X Eliminated Week 9Rob X X Hope X X X X X Eliminated Week 8Vicki X X ? X X X X Eliminated Week 7 Toy X ? X X X X Eliminated Week 6Sarah X X ? X X Eliminated Week 5 Richard Britney Whitney X X Eliminated Week 4Hope X X X Eliminated Week 3 Whitney ? X Eliminated Week 2 Britney X Eliminated Week 1
Immunity Below yellow line, unable to vote Below red line, automatically eliminated On the losing team, escaped the red line Not in elimination, unable to vote Eliminated or not in house Valid vote cast Vote not revealed or unknown $250,000 winner (among the finalists)
Weekly summary
Week 1: "Money Hungry" First aired January 4, 2016 An all-new The Biggest Loser is back, and Season 17 is all about temptation. Eight couples arrive on the ranch to face the biggest temptations and challenges ever.
Things get serious quickly when their new host, Bob Harper, starts off with their first temptation. Everyone gets on the treadmill and goes at their desired pace. Bob starts off with giving $5,000 to anyone who's willing to push their button. But, once they push the button, they also quit the game. No one budges and he goes up to $10,000, then $20,000. Again, no one budges but contestant Vicki nearly collapses and stops. Bob tells her that she'll be okay and she didn't quit because she never pushed the button; she eventually returns to the treadmill. He makes a final push and offers everyone $25,000 to anyone who wants to quit. Every team resists the cash and earns the right to enter the gym. But it's just the beginning.
When they enter the gym, they are introduced to the two trainers for the season: Jen Widerstrom and Dolvett Quince. Jessie Pavelka didn't return this season. The contestants thought that they could choose their own trainer, but they don't realize that the trainers have been watching them since they got to the ranch and they'll be the one who picks the teams. Dolvett picks the Blue Team, Gray Team, Purple Team, and White Team to support Team Dolvett aka Team Red. That leaves Jen with the Green Team, Orange Team, Pink Team, and Yellow Team to support Team Jen aka Team Black.
For the first official challenge of Season 17, each team picks has to put sacks of money onto a scale which will lower a ladder in downtown Los Angeles. Once the ladder comes down, the team will decide which couple to climb the ladder all the way to top. Team Dolvett picks the WhiteTeam, while Team Jen pick the Green Team. Both teams are neck and neck at first, but Richard and Erin from Team Dolvett beat Team Jen's Hernandez brothers to the top when one of the twins on the other team keeps falling off the ladder. Once they reach the top, they find themselves another money temptation: $40,000 for themselves and quit, or an eight-pound advantage for their team at the weigh-in. They resist the temptation and choose the weigh-in advantage and their team is ecstatic for them.
At the weigh-in, both teams have their respective ups and downs. Team Jen wins the first weigh-in with 5.85% lost and Team Dolvett loses for the first time since his debut on the show with only 4.28% even though they had an 8-pound advantage in the beginning. Both members of the Blue Team, Britney and Toy fall below the line, and the team decides to vote Britney off the ranch by a 4–1 vote.
Week 2: "Taste Test" First aired January 11, 2016 This week's temptation is food. In the first challenge, the players must rely on their newfound nutritional knowledge to answer trivia questions about some of their favorite dishes. The team that answers correctly gets to choose an opposing team member to eat the unhealthy food. With a score of 4 to 1, Team Dolvett wins and gets to choose one player to sit out at the weigh-in.
The players meet Dr. Huizenga in an autopsy room for a big wake-up call.
Back at the ranch, since Team Dolvett won the challenge, they decide to make Colby sit out the first weigh-in. Despite the advantage, Team Dolvett loses with only 1.85% weight lost compared to Team Jen's 2.09%. Jacky and Whitney fall below the line, and Team Dolvett votes Whitney off the ranch.
Week 3: "Keep on Truckin'" First aired January 11, 2016 Team Dolvett feels frustrated they're not getting together. They meet for a heart-to-heart to work out their differences.
In the next challenge, the players must pull three food trucks over 600 feet. Team Jen finally conquers their first challenge, winning a healthy cooking lesson with celebrity chef Lorena Garcia. Team Dolvett's losing penalty is lunch from a food truck, which Richard indulges in.
Brand new to The Biggest Loser, the players compete in a Last-Chance Challenge – a team-rowing relay. Team Jen is the first to row 2,000 meters, winning a two-pound advantage at the weigh-in.