The WORST episodes of The Biggest Loser Australia

#1 - Episode 27

Season 1 - Episode 27 - Aired 3/21/2006

The contestants are taken to a photo studio where they all get new hair styles, get fitted into brand new clothes and given a makeover with professional makeup artists. They then pose for the camera and are given just a glimpse of their new look. Shane also decides to give his beard a cut. The contestants are taken on yet another excursion to a running track. There, they meet AJ and she tells them to run around the track ten times. On the final lap, all of the contestants are wondering what awaits them at the finish line. Wal runs in first and discovers that there are six tables piled with fatty foods. AJ tells them which table each person should stand in front of and then says, 'We have weighed all of the food in front of you and calculated that the amount of fatty food in front of you is how much weight you have lost so far.' Of course everyone is shocked and disgusted by how much food they ate prior to entering The Biggest Loser.

#2 - Episode 61

Season 5 - Episode 61 - Aired 4/12/2010

At elimination, Lisa and Shannon voted for David, sending him home. Before he left, he gave the nothing bracelet to Daina, saying he didn’t want to give it to someone who he thought might win The Biggest Loser. The Commando made Phil and Joe pull a trailer of their training equipment weighing 120kg up a hill. Lisa, Shannon, Wayne and Daina had to each move 3 square metres of apples into cars and Lisa finished first.

#3 - Episode 62

Season 5 - Episode 62 - Aired 4/13/2010

With the finale so close, the remaining four contestants head off to the picturesque Blue Mountains in NSW for a heart stopping challenge. But this is no ordinary challenge - it will put their desire and determination to win to the ultimate test.

#4 - Episode 63

Season 5 - Episode 63 - Aired 4/14/2010

After months of blood, sweat and tears, tonight the final four contestants get revenge on their trainers Shannan and Michelle. It's payback time as they swap roles and the contestants train the trainers.

#5 - Episode 64

Season 5 - Episode 64 - Aired 4/15/2010

After spending five weeks with The Commando and tonnes of red dust, The Castaweighs Phil and Joe return from Alice Springs. They must immediately weigh in against each other as only one of them will be allowed to stay in the house.

#6 - Episode 65 - Master Class

Season 5 - Episode 65 - Aired 4/16/2010

Tonight Shannan and Michelle provide more hot tips on how to stay in shape at home. Resident healthy chef Janella whips up a tasty culinary feast that's also good for the waistline, and Dr Norman Swan takes a class on the biology of leading a healthy life

#7 - Episode 23

Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/15/2006

The contestants are taken to the Hilton Hotel to play an elimination card game. The winner gets to choose his/her training/challenge partner first. Will this have an impact on immunity?

#8 - Episode 24

Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/16/2006

Contestants are walked through bush land before facing the ever tricky Ajay - who informs them they have to build their own raft, with hints from a piece of paper. They then have carry it to the pond and paddle 1km to the finish line - with the losing duo suffering a 2 kilo penalty.

#9 - Episode 25

Season 1 - Episode 25 - Aired 3/17/2006

Now down to individual weight loss, the contestants must stay above the yellow line to be safe.

#10 - Episode 60

Season 5 - Episode 60 - Aired 4/11/2010

In the Top End Joe celebrated his 21st birthday with a coconut present from Phil and an impressive weight loss result. Wayne struggled in his first Camp Biggest Loser training session for some time, but still managed to stay above the yellow line at weigh-in. Lisa and Shannon were also above the yellow line. In a shocking turn of events, David again gained weight, falling below the yellow line to now face elimination with Daina.

#11 - Episode 28

Season 1 - Episode 28 - Aired 3/22/2006

The contestants are training in the gym up until AJ invites them to the 'temptation' room. The temptation for today is cupcakes. As usual, Fiona went for immunity, but Adro decided that he wasn't going to be below the yellow line and disgustingly ate eleven cupcakes. When they got back to the lounge room, they told Bob and Jillian what happened. Bob and Jillian were furious with Adro.

#12 - Episode 30

Season 1 - Episode 30 - Aired 3/24/2006

Wal chose Shane (his biggest competitor) to weigh-in early, so Wal was quite confident. With so much at stake, both Ruth and Wal fell below the yellow line. Is this the end of Wal?

#13 - Episode 31

Season 1 - Episode 31 - Aired 3/27/2006

With Wal as the biggest threat, will Ruth survive another week in the house or can Wal hold on one last time?

#14 - Episode 32

Season 1 - Episode 32 - Aired 3/28/2006

Instead of going on an excursion for their challenge, the contestants will do it right in the backyard. When they meet AJ, they also see five piles of bricks. "In front of each of you is a 1t pile of bricks. Your task for today is to carry them 30m ahead of you and make a neat pile like this one," instructs AJ. The winner of this task will receive a $1000 Bunnings Warehouse voucher and the loser will be isolated in their room. With Wal out of the house, just about anyone could win. Adro thought he was winning the entire time, but he was wrong because Christie cleverly disguised her pile so it looked like she had a long way to go. Soon enough, her pile disappeared and she won. Ruth came last and therefore will be isolated in her room.

#15 - Episode 33

Season 1 - Episode 33 - Aired 3/29/2006

#16 - Episode 35

Season 1 - Episode 35 - Aired 3/31/2006

Kristie was feeling confident as she put on 5.7kg of water weight by water-loading because she had immunity, and figured she would then lose a lot of (water) weight the next week. She believed it was her only chance to get into the final three. Ruth lost a low 1.7kg, Shane lost 5.7kg, Adro lost 2.7kg and Fiona lost an extremely low 0.3kg (though she had the 1 kg advantage to bring her up to 1.3 kg.) Later that night, Adro and Kristie spoke about how they should vote off Ruth as she is a larger threat and she doesn't deserve to be here, but Adro doesn't seem to agree with Kristie's comments.

#17 - Episode 36

Season 1 - Episode 36 - Aired 4/3/2006

Fiona packed her things and got ready to leave, but there was a twist. Kristie voted for Ruth in the elimination room because she knew that Ruth was a larger threat than Fiona. Shane followed her lead which made it final that Ruth was going home. They didn't need to see who Adro voted for, but he admitted that it was Fiona.

#18 - Episode 38

Season 1 - Episode 38 - Aired 4/5/2006

This was the second day in Camp Eden for the final four. This really brought out the emotions in a few contestants. Each contestant had to do a different activity and each of them involved heights. Firstly, Jillian took Kristie for a walk up a hill and then to a 45m flying fox. Surprisingly, Kristie didn't complain and she wasn't scared to jump off. Jillian was impressed because Kristie jumped off with no fear. Secondly, Bob took Fiona to an 8m climbing tree where she climbed it and then had to jump onto a bar 1m from where she was. She did this after a few minutes of Bob telling her that she will not fall. Thirdly, Jillian took Shane to a short abseiling wall. They didn't abseil, but run down it from the top to the bottom. Shane beat Jillian's time by 3 seconds. Finally, Adro and Bob went to another climbing tree, but this one was 25m high. Adro didn't have a problem climbing the tree, but when he go to the top, he was told that he had to jump off, (harnessed of course). It took him 10 minutes to Mentally prepare for it, but eventually he jumped.

#19 - Episode 59 - Master Class

Season 5 - Episode 59 - Aired 4/9/2010

Janella cooked a healthy birthday cake and made muffins for a healthy after school snack. Dr Swan spoke about how to resist temptation and Michelle showed the contestants how to make the most out of workouts if you’re time poor. Fitness expert and successful businesswoman Rowena McEvoy shared some words of inspiration and the contestants each cooked a seafood meal for the Masterclass challenge. Shannon was chuffed to finally win a Masterclass challenge with his prawn stir fry.

#20 - Episode 58

Season 5 - Episode 58 - Aired 4/8/2010

Romi dropped out of the marathon at the 23km mark while Caitlin nearly did at 21km. She saw her father and sister, however, and they encouraged her to finish. Wayne was the male winner and Daina was the first female to finish 42km. Caitlin completed the marathon to the cheers of the crowd at the finish line. Wayne and Daina then collected their black Biggest Loser t-shirts, signifying they were back in the game.

#21 - Episode 57

Season 5 - Episode 57 - Aired 4/7/2010

Phil and Joe began their 42km marathon at 2.00am and if they completed it, $20,000 would be donated to the Red Dust Role Models. Phil finished first and Joe also completed the marathon. In Sydney, the other contestants started their 42km. Shannon was allowed to walk 10km, which he did to find his fiancée at the end. At the half way mark, Wayne was in front

#22 - Episode 56

Season 5 - Episode 56 - Aired 4/6/2010

The eliminated contestants arrived at Camp Biggest Loser ahead of the 42km marathon. When Shannan asked who was backing themselves as a winner, Daina put her hand up confidently. Michelle then trained the eliminated contestants, pitting Daina against Jarna on the treadmills and Wayne against Rick. Shannan trained Lisa, David and Shannon, who are all determined to not let the former contestants get the best of them.

#23 - Episode 55

Season 5 - Episode 55 - Aired 4/5/2010

This was a particularly traumatic elimination and like none the contestants have had to endure before in this year’s competition. The usual pre-elimination politics were particularly charged and it was heartbreaking for everyone in the room when Phoebe was sent home. The contestants sadly farewelled their good friend and Camp Biggest Loser’s resident ‘Superfreak’, Phoebe.

#24 - Episode 54

Season 5 - Episode 54 - Aired 4/4/2010

Nerves set in as the four contestants left at Camp Biggest Loser looked down the barrel of another weigh-in and elimination after having a week’s reprieve when no-one had to leave. The contestants talked tactics while at the Top End, Phil and Joe prepared to step on the scales as well. After last week’s low numbers, Dave's 8.2kg loss at Camp Biggest Loser was a highlight, but there was only one spot above the yellow line.

#25 - Episode 53

Season 5 - Episode 53 - Aired 4/1/2010

Australian racing cyclist Rochelle Gilmore led the contestants in an intense spin session. Each of their spin bikes was hooked up to a car and their pedalling powered the headlights, with the contestants having to keep above a certain amount of RPM. Phil and Joe had to clear away junk to make a training area for the Commando to punish them in. Hayley took the contestants swimming and had a special lesson with Shannon