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The Biggest Loser Season 9 Episodes
Season 9 Episode Guide
19 Episodes 2010 - 2010
Episode 1
Episode 1
Tue, Jan 5, 2010 120 mins
Season 9 kicks off with 22 new contestants, the show's heaviest cast yet, who compete in family teams of two. Before arriving at the ranch, the players must step on the scale in front of family and friends in their hometowns. Later, during their first day on campus, the players endure a strenuous bike challenge.
Episode 2
Episode 2
Tue, Jan 12, 2010 120 mins
The contestants receive medical evaluations from Dr. Huizenga, who gives each team a task to illustrate the effects of their poor health. Later, the players compete in a balance challenge over a pool and Jillian urges a contestant to confront her fears.
Episode 3
Episode 3
Tue, Jan 19, 2010 120 mins
The teams are split up into teachers and students. The teachers work out with Bob and Jillian and then must instruct the students on what they've learned from the trainers. Elsewhere, a player considers leaving the ranch after a conflict with Bob and Jillian; and the weigh-in turns tense when accusations begin to fly.
Episode 4
Episode 4
Tue, Jan 26, 2010 120 mins
The players compete for immunity during a surprise challenge. The winning team also has the chance to influence the weigh-in for three other groups. Later, the trainers are dismayed by one team's game-playing tactics, and the contestants take part in a lifting challenge.
Episode 5
Episode 5
Tue, Feb 2, 2010 120 mins
The eliminated blue and yellow teams return to the ranch to try to reenter the competition after 30 days at home. Later, the winner of a football challenge receives immunity; and Ali makes an exciting announcement.
Episode 6
Episode 6
Tue, Feb 9, 2010 120 mins
The players travel to Colorado to train like Olympic athletes with help from real Olympians Julia Mancuso, Jeret Peterson, J.R. Celski, Rockne Brubaker, Allison Jones and Kelly Underkofler. Also: The teams are dissolved, leaving the contestants to compete individually.
Episode 7
Episode 7
Tue, Mar 2, 2010 120 mins
The contestants are split into two teams by a temptation-challenge winner, whose choices come under fire from other players. Elsewhere, Dr. Huizenga assesses the players' progress after seven weeks on the ranch, and a rooftop challenge yields a prize from home.
Episode 8
Episode 8
Tue, Mar 9, 2010 120 mins
The teams pull trucks and load crates onto the vehicles for a challenge that ends with a puzzle. Later, the contestants work eight-hour shifts at the food bank and must learn to fit workout sessions into their schedules.
Episode 9
Episode 9
Tue, Mar 16, 2010 120 mins
The players compete in a 30-minute cook-off, which requires them to prepare an appetizer, entrée and dessert using only 12 ingredients. Judges Curtis Stone and Ali pick the best-tasting entries and name the winners, who receive a weigh-in advantage. Also: The winners of a surprise food-trivia challenge receive a day of pampering.
Episode 10
Episode 10
Tue, Mar 23, 2010 120 mins
The contestants visit home and must continue dieting and exercising while away from the ranch. Soon after arriving, the players receive stationary bikes and learn they'll have to ride the distance of a full marathon. They can also add time to an opponent's ride by eating up to 48 mini-cupcakes.
Episode 11
Episode 11
Tue, Mar 30, 2010 120 mins
The teams are dissolved as eliminated contestants return to vie for spots back on the ranch. One player is chosen through a vote while another wins a spot during a step-up challenge. Later, a friendship between players begins to falter.
Episode 12
Episode 12
Tue, Apr 6, 2010 120 mins
The players have a chance to win immunity by becoming the first competitor to lose 2 percent of his or her body weight. Each person only has one chance to weigh in, however, adding a critical element of timing to the challenge. Later, the contestants hit the water for a race involving weights. Those who finish may help others complete the challenge.
Episode 13
Episode 13
Tue, Apr 13, 2010 120 mins
Suze Orman assesses the players' financial health and predicts who will win this season. Also: The contestants balance quarters on a platter to win a cash prize; a challenge to find keys in the pouring rain yields the winners a huge prize; and Bob holds workouts in the mud.
Episode 14
Episode 14
Tue, Apr 20, 2010 120 mins
The contestants eat at a buffet featuring a variety of foods. The player who consumes the most calories wins the sole vote at elimination. Elsewhere, Gabrielle Reece works out on the beach with the players; a building-block challenge tests the gang's climbing skills; Dr. Huizenga reveals updated health scores; and a player receives bad news before the weigh-in.
Episode 15
Episode 15
Tue, Apr 27, 2010 120 mins
The players go to Dallas to run a 5K at the Cotton Bowl and recruit locals to join them for the race. Later, a contestant wins immunity by wrangling calves in a rodeo challenge; and Season 8 contestant Abby Rike asks Jillian to speak at her high school.
Episode 16
Episode 16
Tue, May 4, 2010 120 mins
The final six contestants receive makeovers, which include a $1000 shopping spree and a salon visit with stylist Jonathan Antin. After the transformations, the players reveal their new looks to family and friends and attend a concert by Ashanti. Later, the contestants are suspended over a pool while working out on cardio machines.
Episode 17
Episode 17
Tue, May 11, 2010 120 mins
Quarterback Tony Romo takes the contestants on a hike; past winners Helen Phillips and Erik Chopin discuss the challenges of keeping weight off away from the ranch. Also: Dr. Huizenga offers health updates; the players race over hills of sand while carrying the amount of weight they've lost; Bob and Jillian review videos of the contestants' weight-loss journeys; and the final four are determined at the weigh-in.
Episode 18
Episode 18
Tue, May 18, 2010 120 mins
The players train for a marathon at home and must work to stay on track while away from the ranch. During the race, the contestants receive support from former players and family members. Later, Bob and Jillian hold last-chance workouts before the weigh-in, which determines who's moving on to the final round.
Episode 19
Episode 19
Tue, May 25, 2010 120 mins
After viewer votes determine the third finalist, the winner of the $250,000 prize is crowned in the Season 9 finale. The eliminated players also return to weigh in for the $100,000 at-home prize, and former contestants share their weight-loss progress since leaving the show.
