The sixth season premiered on September 16, 2008,[1] featuring Alison Sweeney as the host and Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels as the contestants' trainers.
Bold denotes who has the overall highest percentage of weight loss as of that week First aired September 16, 2008 The Biggest Loser: Families includes eight duos – four married couples and four parent-child pairings.
As with prior seasons, the contestants were selected in surprise announcements—among notable ones, the Pink team was announced during a service at Fellowship Church (the large DFW-area megachurch).
The teams visited with Dr. Robert Huizenga, or Dr H., who showed the contestants how unhealthy they had become up to this point in their lives.
At the weigh-in the Brown team had the highest percentage of weight loss for the week despite their two-pound penalty.
The winning duo was the Yellow team, bidding to lose 2.4% of the weight that week, the equivalent of 14 pounds total.
After an hour of deliberating, the Yellow Team decided to send Jerry home to allow his hamstring injury to heal.
During the challenge the pool was drained, thus affecting the buoyancy of the contestants (making it harder for them to hold the bar).
The Orange team decided to send Ed home, with Heba remaining on campus, joining Coleen now as the only two contestants without their partners.
The Black Team remains on the ranch to try their hand at a rope course, which forces Colleen to attempt to overcome her fear of heights.
The challenge this week involves the contestants walking on a circular balance beam above a pool of water.
Amy P. pleads her case to her group on why she "is not her husband", but Heba and her allies Vicky and Brady still hold a resentment against Phillip.
Since leaving The Biggest Loser, Amy is now a size 8, and hopes to continue her pursuit of weight loss.
First aired October 28, 2008 The episode began with the eight remaining contestants meeting Ali outside for this week's temptation, which was a calorie quiz; a revised version of "This or That?".
Meanwhile, the home-footage shows us that when Phillip returned home, he surprised his wife Amy P. (who had been eliminated the previous week) in the mall, with a ring.
At the weigh in, Ali reminded the contestants of the rules: the two individuals with the lowest weight loss percentage would fall below the yellow line and be up for elimination.
In the challenge, the contestants had to hold onto a rope attached to large buckets of water over their heads while answering 80's trivia questions.
First aired November 24, 2008 It's NFL week at the Biggest Loser ranch, and NFL stars Jerry Rice and Steve Young pay a visit to give the contestants a little challenge of their own: an obstacle course including strength training, catching, running, and tackling.
For her efforts, Vicky won $50,000 to be donated to the school of her choice to support an NFL sponsored fitness program for children.
Whoever retrieved the ball had the power to put it in any of the other contestants' bins (and as a side bonus, anyone who caught it in mid-air won $500 cash).
Vicky won this challenge as well, winning an all-inclusive trip to the 2009 NFL Pro Bowl in Hawaii.
After having their hair cut, colored, and styled at the Stuart Hirsch Salon, they met with Christian Siriano at Macy's to pick out new clothes in preparation for their appearance on the Tyra Banks Show.
After returning to Los Angeles, the contestants competed in a reward challenge for a two-week trip for two to the Fitness Ridge Resort and Spa in St. George, Utah.
First aired December 9, 2008 Renee's elimination in the previous week left Michelle as the last black team member still on the ranch.
The contestants had to run around a race track, carrying the exact number of pounds they've lost since arriving on campus.
But in a surprising twist, Ali revealed that instead of the contestants making this decision, it would be up to the American public to vote (similar to season 5).
First aired December 16, 2008 The finale began with a recap of the entire season, after which Ali revealed who (between Heba and Ed) would be the third finalist in the competition for $250,000.
Before the weigh-ins continued, Dr. Robert Huizenga informed Jerry that since starting the show, his health had a dramatic turn around.
The last five contestants were weighed in next: Phillip & Amy P. (Red), Brady (Brown), Renee (Pink), and Heba (Orange).
Finally, Michelle weighed in, and it was revealed she had dropped 110 pounds, enough to beat Ed, take home the $250,000 prize, and become the second female winner in US Biggest Loser history.