The WORST episodes of The Biggest Loser Australia
Every episode of The Biggest Loser Australia ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of The Biggest Loser Australia!
The series involves contestants who are overweight to varying degrees participating in a contest to lose the most percentage of weight, with teams and contestants voting out each other. Unlike the American version, weight loss is measured in tenths of kilograms instead of pounds. Personal trainers Michelle Bridges, Shannan Ponton, Steve Willis and Tiffiny Hall are responsible for training the contestants and helping them to lose weight.
#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 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.
#3 - 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.
#4 - 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.
#5 - 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
#6 - 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?
#7 - 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.
#8 - 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.
#9 - Episode 26
Season 1 - Episode 26 - Aired 3/20/2006
That dreaded time of the week is here again were all of the contestants enter the elimination room and decide who will be eliminated. However, there is a twist, it's a double eviction; one duo team will be eliminated. Will their 2 kg penalty cost Artie and Tracy their places in the competition?
#10 - 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.
#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 29
Season 1 - Episode 29 - Aired 3/23/2006
Contestants are driven out to some sand dunes for their latest challenge, where they must race up the largest sand dune, down it, up it again, back down and then up once more. For the winner, the chance to chose any contestant to weigh in 24 hours earlier than all the others. With Wal's sights set on Shane, could this cause the game's biggest upset so far?
#13 - 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?
#14 - 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?
#15 - 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.
#16 - Episode 33
Season 1 - Episode 33 - Aired 3/29/2006
This is yet another temptation where all the remaining contestants attend except Ruth because she is isolated in her room for coming last in yesterdays challenge. Adro, Fiona and Kristie decide to go for the temptation, but Shane stands strong and isn't going to let the smell of the delicious Chinese food carry him away. At the end, Kristie wins immunity.
#17 - Episode 34
Season 1 - Episode 34 - Aired 3/30/2006
There was a special competition. In the first round, all of the contestants were blindfolded and put into a 3D maze. The first person to come out would win a 1kg advantage at the next weigh-in. Only the first three to exit would move on to the second and final round. Kristie came first and cleverly guided Fiona and Ruth (her smallest threats) through so it would be easier for her to win. They were then taken to a 10m rock-climbing wall. Whoever reached the top first would win an amazing Jet Ski valued at over $15 000. Ruth couldn't pull herself up so she gave up. Kristie was winning the whole time until she fell a few meters, then Fiona took the lead and won.
#18 - 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
#19 - Episode 42 - Master Class
Season 5 - Episode 42 - Aired 3/19/2010
In Masterclass, Shannan and Michelle outlined a weight training programme for beginners, consisting of chest press, lat pull down, shoulder press, squats and swiss ball curl. Janella demonstrated some healthy dishes you can serve at a dinner party and world champion triathlete, Craig Alexander, visited to give the contestants some inspiration. The health segment focussed on looking after your feet and fitting them with proper footwear for training.
#20 - Episode 46
Season 5 - Episode 46 - Aired 3/24/2010
On a tall ship in the Bay of Islands, both Phoebe and Lisa climbed 40 feet up the rigging with Michelle, before jumping into the water after they climbed half way down. David swam under the hull of the ship to the other side. Shannon wasn’t able to do the same at first, but once he had some flippers and added weights, he was able to duck dive and make it to the other side of the boat.
#21 - Episode 47
Season 5 - Episode 47 - Aired 3/25/2010
The contestants kayaked to a beach and then dug for treasure chests in the sand, which contained objects and letters from home. Dave found his karate black belt, while Lisa cuddled her husband’s shirt. Shannon was excited to fit into his old football shirt and Phoebe was touched by a letter from her Mum. After a training session with the Commando, Phil and Joe were told to pack their bags because they were heading north.
#22 - Episode 48 - Master Class
Season 5 - Episode 48 - Aired 3/26/2010
In the New Zealand Masterclass, chef Charles Royal introduced the contestants to traditional Maori cooking. With Maori elders, The Biggest Losers learned some positive affirmations and were given pendants. They then confronted the challenge of jumping off the 200 metre high Sky Tower in Auckland. Despite her terror, Phoebe did the SkyJump, which Lisa and Dave also completed. Shannon couldn’t do the jump because of weight restrictions and was upset to miss out.
#23 - Episode 49
Season 5 - Episode 49 - Aired 3/28/2010
The Commando took Phil and Joe to the stockman’s quarters on a property where they were now staying and then made them pull out a quad bike which was stuck in mud. In New Zealand, the contestants made their way through a series of gates on a beach hike, adding the weight they lost each week of the competition to their backpacks as sandbags. At the finish, they removed the backpacks and enjoyed feeling free of their former weight.
#24 - Episode 50
Season 5 - Episode 50 - Aired 3/29/2010
At the Top End, Phil opened up about issues stemming from being bullied after the Commando confronted him. At weigh-in, the contestants at Camp Biggest Loser were pleased to find out there would be no elimination this week. David was gutted to gain 100g, however, and as a penalty, he had to take the nothing bracelet from Shannon and can’t compete for immunity this week. Lisa had to decide who would have the double bracelet, and took it for herself.
#25 - Episode 51
Season 5 - Episode 51 - Aired 3/30/2010
The contestants found a letter for themselves and the trainers, which told them to go to the weigh-in room. There, Hayley showed them footage of Phil, Joe and the Commando in the outback. The other contestants had not known of their whereabouts and were impressed and a little intimidated by Phil and Joe’s appearance. Michelle and Shannan wanted them not to be daunted by the footage, but to use it as motivation for their training sessions.