The Biggest Loser: Challenge America is the fourteenth season of the NBC reality television series entitled The Biggest Loser. The contestants will compete to win a $250,000 prize, which will be awarded to the contestant with the highest percentage of weight lost. It premiered on January 6, 2013. Alongside veteran trainer Bob Harper and returning trainer Dolvett Quince, Jillian Michaels returned for the first time since season 11. While the contestants have been split into three teams, White (Jillian), Blue (Bob), and Red (Dolvett), the contestants may train with any of the three trainers. In addition, three younger contestants (ages 13–16) are participating, but not subject to elimination. This was the first time since season 11 that America decided who made it to the live finale.
Contestants
A total of fifteen contestants are competing in the season, divided into three teams: Red, Blue and White. Three teenagers are also participating, but are not subject to elimination.
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.
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
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
Weigh-In Percentage History
Total Overall Percentage of Weight Loss (Biggest Loser on Campus)
Bold denotes who has the overall highest percentage of weight loss as of that week
Voting History
Immunity
Immunity, vote not revealed
Immunity, unable to vote
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 On the losing team, escaped the red line Not in elimination, unable to vote Eliminated or not in house Last person eliminated (at the finale) via public voting Contestant quit the competition Valid vote cast Vote not revealed or unknown Below yellow line, America's vote $250,000 winner (among the finalists)
Weekly summary
Week 1: "We're Back... And So Is Jillian" First aired January 6, 2013
Thousands of hopeful contestants gathered at a theater to find out which fifteen contestants will participate in the new season. Alison Sweeney first introduced the three teenage ambassadors who will compete in the game as the face of childhood obesity: Bingo, Lindsay and Sunny. These contestants will lose weight alongside all the contestants and support their team color throughout the entire season. Afterwards, the trainers Bob, Dolvett and returnee Jillian face the crowd and re-introduce themselves to the new outreach of the show. Alison then called up the fifteen official contestants one by one. Among them are 34-year-old Michael, a father who wants to reach out for his only son; 21-year-old Jackson, the show's first openly gay contestant who wants to stand up for his bullying and sexuality; and 31-year-old TC, a father of three that vowed to lose weight after a car crash affected his older son's capabilities.