Tonight on NBC The Biggest Loser returns with an all new Thursday October 9, season 16 episode 5 called “Sidelined.” On tonight’s episode the teams are challenged to race through the air across a canyon and then solve a puzzle; and the winners get the chance to sideline one player from the losing team at weigh-in.
On the last episode the show kicked off with a “Lottery Challenge,” where one contestant was randomly chosen to go home with their trainer for the week. But the pressure was on when they found out their weight would be the only weight that counted for their team that week on the scale. While the chosen contestant dealt with the emotional issues at home that caused them to gain weight, the remaining team members tried to stay on track at the ranch without their trainer. Later, the two eliminated contestants at “Comeback Canyon” competed to stay there one more week, while the ranch weigh-in found one player making the ultimate sacrifice for their team. Did you watch the last episode? If you missed it, we have a full and detailed recap right here for you.
On tonight’s episode all athletes dread the thought of being benched or sidelined from a game, and this week’s challenge gives the winning team the power to sideline one player from an opposing team so their weight won’t count at the weigh in. And the challenge comes with high anxiety as the players are suspended in the air racing to cross a canyon and put together a puzzle when they’re done. Everyone has to step it up this week to avoid the dreaded red line elimination, because they won’t know which player is chosen to sit out until they get to the scale. After the weigh-in, the eliminated player is thrilled to learn they have a second chance at Comeback Canyon, while the eliminated contestant at Comeback Canyon heads home for good.
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Tonight the contestants are going to do the biggest challenge yet this season, Bob welcomes Mike to the comeback canyon; he’s really amazed that he’s got this second chance to join the competition once again. The red team has suffered a bad elimination and are now pushing themselves very hard, Dovet is making sure none of them go home this week. Jessie tells everyone that Damien carried them last week and they need to push themselves as well. The white team is pushing themselves so hard, they have no lost anything yet and they can’t get comfortable or they could lose.
The challenge is to cross a canyon while 100ft in the air, Woody is terrified of heights; he sat out in the last challenge and has no choice but to compete this time around. This is the first week with a red line, if you don’t lose enough then you’re going home. Blake really wants to crush the white team; Damien says he’s a litte scared but he’s ready to stomp this.
Scott is pushing himself very hard and he finally makes it across first, Rondalee is pushing herself to catch up and even passes red team. Scott gets across and the others start going fast; Damien now pushes himself to make it but he feels a pop in his shoulder.
Damien pushes himself hard even though he hurt himself, he’s not going to slow down and makes it. Matt is to be the second member for white team to cross, he rushed thorugh it fast. Blake is now over for the red team, Jessie makes it over for the blue team as well.
Jordan was pushing himself insanely hard to catch up to the white team. Woody is up now for his team and he’s terrified, this is something he’s not comfortable with. It’s the last person for each team, Woody is scared but keeps going fast to make sure his team wins. The white team win once again, Gina was so upset because she didn’t want them to win again. They will be able to side line a player this week at the weigh in.
Bob is pushing Mike and Chandra, he’s making sure they push themselves to beat the other; Mike is here for his son but it’s no longer on the death of his son but the fact that he wants to better his life. Bob makes sure they are more positive about themselves, he makes sure they both push themselves to their limits; to makes sure they make a proper comeback.
Dolvett knows they have the odds against them, he starts making them go harder and even Scott is putting much more into it; he does not want to go home. Jessie tells them they have to go hard, the red line makes sure you’re going home if you don’t go hard enough. Jen brings her team to the beach to work out, she wants them to only focus on the sounds of the water; she makes sure they push themselves till they can’t move anymore.
It’s weigh in at comeback canyon, Mike goes first and he lost 7 pounds this week; Bob is very proud of him. Chandra is up next and she is very calm, she lost only 4 pounds and she is going home. Mike is happy to stay here, he’s not ready to go home. Chandra says she is going to push herself at home as well, she is never giving up.
We’re at the weigh in now and the white team have decided that they are going to make Damien sit out on the blue team; Jessie knew this might have happened. Damien knows his team can do it this week, he trusts them completely.
Red team is up first, Scott heads up to the scale and lost 13 pounds this week. Next up is Blake and she lost 7 pounds this week. Next up is Jordan and he lost 7 pounds. Last up is Rob who lost 5 pounds.
Next up is the blue team, first up is Damien even though his weight doesn’t matter;he only lost 6 pounds. Next up is Gina and she lost 7 pounds. Next up is Jackie who lost 8 pounds this week. Next up is Lori and she lost 9 pounds; she loves how the white teams sit out back fired. The blue team beats the red team.
The white team is up next, JJ is on the scale first and he has lost 5 pounds. Sonya is up next and she lost 6 pounds. Woody is up next and he lost 7 pounds. Next up is Rondalee and she lost 8 pounds. Next up is Toma and he lost 9 pounds. Last up for the white team is Matt and he lost 3 pounds. Sadly the white team has lost the weigh in and Matt is sadly eliminated from the competition, he tells them all that they’ll do some fantastic work and that he has truly appreciated Jen. She believes he can succeed at home and knows he can win the at home prize; Matt goes and says goodbye to his team. Matt now arrives to the comeback canyon. Chandra at home has lost over 50 pounds, her grandfather has lung cancer and hasn’t seens him for so long. Her grandfather is so proud of her.
THE END!
