Biggest Loser 11: Off to New Zealand and Moses Goes Home

Bob Harper & Jillian Michaels jump off the Sky Tower on BL11 tonight! Image via Wikipedia

The remaining Biggest Loser contestants were in for thrills tonight as they were surprised by a two week trip to Auckland, New Zealand. Austin earned a first class ticket and the rest few in regular class, but hey, they got to go to New Zealand! There were still challenges and workouts and the dreaded weigh-in. The blue team lost and Moses fell on his sword for Olivia to stay. Moses was eliminated from BL 11 while they were still in Auckland, where his father lives.

Austin won his first class ticket by guessing closest to a correct trivia question at the start of the flight. “How tall is the sky Tower in Auckland?” It’s 1076ft tall for those who need to know.

Right off the plane it seemed the contestants were put to the test. We saw the first challenge was to climb the stairs to the top of the Sky Tower, all 1027 of them. When they got to the top they were greeted by Jillian Michaels hanging precariously out over nothingness then she free fell to the ground . More than a couple of the BL11 players looked sick and chose to walk back down.

Biggest Loser 11: Jay Returns and Justin Goes Home

I'll say right up front that severe storms rolled through here during the beginning of tonight's Biggest Loser Couples episode, so I missed a little. That said, it was easy to catch up.

Apparently the two teams were split into four tonight on BL11:
Red - Justin, Courtney and Jen
Black - Rulon, Hannah and the returning Jay
Green - Kaylee, Ken and Austin
Blue - Moses, Irene and Olivia

I missed why Jay was brought back, must have just been a new twist, but I know the black team had a hand in bringing him back.

Biggest Loser Season 9: Week 1

Two teams were sent packing from the "Biggest Loser" ranch before getting to unpack. In a new twist for season 9, the "Biggest Loser" kicked off with a 26.2 mile indoor bike ride. The couples competed as a team to rack up the miles and the last two teams to make it... don't make it to the ranch.

Well it's not that bad, they will get another chance. In 30 days, the two eliminated teams will meet up against each other and the team that has lost the most gets to come back to the ranch. Both teams get access to Bob and Jillian, so that's a fair deal.

It's hard to root for any one team yet on the "Biggest Loser" since they just started (it's equally hard not to like any one team).

There is a set of identical twins on season 9 weighing in at 485/484lbs, yikes! The strangest part was, at the end of their weigh in, they both lost exactly 23lbs. Weird. Sadly, the 46lb total weight loss put them in last place for week one and someone on the brown team had to go home. The vote was taken and James was the first person eliminated from the "Biggest Loser: Season 9".

The Biggest Loser Season 9 Starts Tonight

Season 9 of The Biggest Loser kicks off tonight. I like TBL more than I thought I would. I never really liked the fact that people who need help can be kicked off the 'ranch'. It just seems weird that if you are seen as a weigh loss threat, the rest will/may take you out of the game. I suppose those people could be seen as able to go it alone at home better than others, but it still does not seem right. Anyway, I still enjoy The Biggest Loser.
Check it out on NBC tonight at 7pm CST/ 8pm EST. Oh, and it's another couples season.

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