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The Biggest Loser is an NBC reality television show that began broadcasting on October 19, 2004. The fourth season began airing on September 11, 2007 with 18 overweight contestants in a weight loss competition for an ultimate prize of $250,000. The Biggest Loser campus was located at California State University Channel Islands in Camarillo, California.

The season four contestants were divided into 3 teams: the Red team, led by trainer Kim Lyons; the Blue team, led by trainer Bob Harper; and the Black team, led by trainer Jillian Michaels who has never lost a season since she has been training against Bob Harper. The teams were formed on the first episode, with the Red and Blue teams being selected by the two players who had won a foot race across the desert. The Black team was formed with the 6 remaining contestants who were not selected for the Red and Blue teams. While the Red and Blue teams returned to the Biggest Loser campus, the Black team was left behind, believing that they had been eliminated already. Instead, they remained in the desert and trained in secret with their trainer, Jillian, until they arrived on campus for the weigh in at the end of week 3.

Teams

Each week, the team that has lost the lowest percentage of their total weight must eliminate one member. On the losing team, the team member who has lost the highest percentage of weight that week is immune and cannot be voted out.

In the seventh week, the teams were dissolved and split into trios. Jez won a temptation and the right to decide the trios. The trios were:

Jez, Neil and Isabeau; Hollie, David and Kae; Bill, Julie and Amy; Nicole, Ryan and Bryan

The individual players, regardless of which trio they belonged to, were allowed the option of continuing to work with their original trainer or switching to another trainer. Only Amy, who felt betrayed by Kim's negative comments prior to the previous week's elimination, opted to change trainers, choosing to train with Jillian.

Although they trained separately, the trios competed together in challenges and at the weigh-ins. The trio with the lowest combined percentage of weight loss is considered to have fallen below the yellow line, and its members are up for elimination. The remaining trios each receive one vote during the elimination. In the event of a tie, the trio member with the lowest percentage of weight loss is eliminated.

During the 9th week, the trios were dissolved and the players split into pairs. The pairs were: Kae and Amy; Hollie and Bryan; Nicole and Neil; Isabeau and Ryan; Bill and Julie. The contestants competed in their pairs at the challenges and at the weigh-ins. One member of the pair with the lowest percentage of weight loss was eliminated.

During the 10th week, the pairs were dissolved and the players were all competing as individuals. Although there was technically no longer a red, blue, or black team, the players still continued to workout with their original trainers and team, except for Amy who worked with the black team and even wore black colors instead of her original red.

In the 12th week, Bryan, the last remaining member of the red team, was eliminated, which left trainer Kim with no other players to train, thus eliminating her as well. This is also the first time that an entire team, along with a trainer, has been eliminated before the final weigh-in.

In the 14th and final week, Neil, the last remaining member of the blue team, was eliminated, which means that trainer Bob has also lost his entire team, thus also eliminating him from the competition, leaving Jillian and her team to win it all. This is the first season that two entire teams, along with two trainers, have been eliminated, and only one team is being represented at the finale; granted, this is also the first season to have three teams. This is also the first season where one of the eliminated players lost a higher percentage than the winner; Jim and Neil each beat Bill.

Total Weight Loss (by teams)

Contestant	Age	Height	Starting BMI	Starting Weight	Week														Finishing Weight	Weight Lost	Percentage Lost
					1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
Bill	40	5' 8"	50.8	334	313	301	298	285	279	268	261	251	242	234	228	222	213	204	170	164	49.10%
Julie	34	5' 2"	39.9	218	216	213	210	203	199	195	192	186	180	180	176	171	168	160	121	97	44.50%
Hollie	28	5' 7"	39.9	255	244	242	239	236	228	225	223	218	212	212	204	201	196 *	191	150	105	41.18%
Isabeau	21	5' 8"	45.3	298	290	285	280	272	264	259	255	255	246	241	234	230	225	217	185	113	37.92%
Neil	25	6' 2"	54.0	421	399	389	386	375	365	355	372	339	321	311	303	298	288	278	210	211	50.12%
Nicole	26	5' 6"	45.0	279	271	265	262	258	252	248	244	235	229	222	218	212	211		174	105	37.63%
Bryan	29	6' 0"	46.9	346	331	325	321	319	308	304	297	289	278	276	270	266			224	122	35.26%
Kae	27	5' 2"	41.1	225	205	200	197	191	184	178	174	168	163	159	156				128	97	43.11%
Amy	28	5' 6"	47.9	297	287	285	279	278	268	265	265	254	245	242					171	126	42.42%
Ryan	29	5' 10"	53.6	374	359	349	347	341	331	320	321	308	302						241	133	35.56%
David	31	6' 0"	49.9	368	348	344	338	337	328	323	315	312							228	140	38.04%
Jez	24	5' 8"	52.4	345	329	320	316	308	302	295	289								195	150	43.48%
Phil	27	6' 5"	47.8	403	377	372	363	358	346	342									258	145	35.98%
Jim	40	5' 7"	56.5	361	350	334	325	314	307										175	186	51.52%
Patty	34	5' 8"	42.6	280	267	265	260	255											216	64	22.86%
Jerry	62	5' 11"	41.4	297	266	256	254												187	110	37.04%
Lezlye	34	5' 5"	42.8	255	246	243													200	55	21.57%
Amber	30	5' 4"	50.6	295	288														211	84	28.47%

• *=In week 13, Hollie had a one pound pass, meaning that instead of 5 lbs, 6 were counted at the weigh-in, but not on the scale.
• Eliminated
• Immunity (Team Biggest Loser)
• Immunity (Reward Challenge)
• Winner (among finalists) - 250k
• Winner (among eliminated contestants) - 100k
• Denotes when Amy was on the Black team
• Member of Kim's team
• Member of Bob's team
• Member of Jillian's team
• Last person eliminated before the finale

Contestant Information

Contestant	Age	Hometown	Bio	Eliminated
	40	Long Island, New York	Bill was once the lead singer of a metal band. Bill is competing on the show along with his twin brother, Jim. They are not operating as a single team, however, making them the first related contestants to compete against each other on The Biggest Loser (related contestants previously appeared as teams on special editions).	Winner Finale	170
Julie Hadden	34	Jacksonville, Florida	Julie is a married mother of one. At 218 pounds, she had the lowest starting weight of season 4.	Runner-Up Finale	121
Hollie Self	28	Phoenix, Arizona	A high school English teacher and cheerleading coach. Hollie is a member of the Black team. In week 6, Hollie left campus because her mother died from cancer. She returned to campus the following week to continue the competition.	2nd Runner-Up Finale	150
Isabeau Miller	21	Franklin, Tennessee	Isabeau is an aspiring country music singer/songwriter. At 298 pounds, Isabeau had the highest starting weight for a female in season 4. Having lost 81 pounds by the end of her time on campus, she set a record for having lost more weight before going home than any other woman in The Biggest Loser history.	3rd Runner-Up Finale	185
Neil Tejwani	25	Marblehead, Massachusetts	Works as a chemical engineer. At 421 pounds, Neil had the highest starting weight of season 4. Neil is a member of the Blue team. In week 7, Neil ignited controversy when he threw the weigh-in by water loading, resulting in a 17-pound weight gain. This was a deliberate effort to eliminate a Black team member, and resulted in Jez's elimination. The following week, Neil lost 33 pounds, the most ever lost in one week on the U.S. version of The Biggest Loser. His elimination in the final week on campus, seven weeks after the 17-pound weight gain incident, became the second time (both in season 4) that an entire team had been eliminated before the finale. Even though none of the remaining contestants would continue training on campus (they would all be going home), Neil's elimination also knocked his trainer out of the game because he had no other players to represent him at the finale.	Week 14	210
Nicole Michalik	26	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Nicole is a radio DJ and a student.	Week 13	174
	29	Riverdale, Georgia	Bryan is a high school music teacher and a singer. Prior to coming on The Biggest Loser, Bryan auditioned for season 2 of American Idol in Atlanta, Georgia and made it through to Hollywood, but was cut in the Hollywood rounds before the Top 32. His trainer was also eliminated because she had no one else to train. His elimination marked the first time an entire team had been eliminated before the finale.	Week 12	224
Kae Whang	27	Clark, New Jersey	Kae is a former Private in the U.S. Army. Although her starting weight was one of the lowest on season 4, she consistently pulls significant weight losses, including a 20 pound loss in the first week. She was weighed in at a live setting after the show. The scale revealed that she had lost 88 pounds thus far, an equivalent of 39.11%.	Week 11	128
Amy Zimmer	28	Rochester, New York	Amy is a kindergarten teacher and a mother of two girls. Originally a member of the Red team, in week 7 when the original 3 teams were disbanded and the contestants could choose to train with any of the three trainers, Amy decided not to continue training with Kim because of personal differences and trained with Jillian as a member of the Black team.	Week 10	171
Ryan Rodriguez	29	Jackson Heights, New York	Ryan is a corporate litigations attorney and a married father of one.	Week 9	241
David Griffin	31	Cedar Hills, Tennessee	David is a married father of four. On the show, he is often referred to as 'Cowboy,' a reference to the fact that he works on a ranch.	Week 8	228
Jez Luckett	24	Garden City, Kansas	Jez works as a children's case manager.	Week 7	195
Phil Hawk	27	Powell, Ohio	Phil is a former Miami University football player whose ambition is to become a firefighter. Phil finished second in a foot race in the first episode, making him the captain of the Red team.	Week 6	258
	40	Long Island, New York	Jim works as a police officer. He is competing on the show along with his twin brother, Bill, making Season 4 the first full season to have two contestants with a prior relationship.	Week 5	175
Patty Gonzalez	34	San Diego, California	Patty is a married mother of three who was once named 'San Diego Citizen of the Year.'	Week 4	195
Jerry Lisenby	62	Peoria, Illinois	Jerry is the oldest contestant in Biggest Loser history. He won a foot-race in episode 1 to become the captain of the Blue team. His 31 pound loss the first week was the most ever lost in one week in the history of the U.S. Biggest Loser until Neil's 33 pound loss in week 8. At 297 pounds, Jerry was the lightest male in season 4.	Week 3	187
Lezlye Donahue	34	Metairie, Louisiana	Lezlye is a single mother of one. She is also a survivor of Hurricane Katrina.	Week 2	200
Amber Walker	30	Houston, Texas	Amber works as a paramedic. She was selected for the show by a viewer vote on NBC's The Today Show.	Week 1	211

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