The Biggest Loser - Season 11 (2011)

There is much discussion among all on the ranch after the last weigh-in when both Dan and Don gained nine pounds, and Dan was eventually voted off the ranch. Although Don denies that he and Dan threw the weigh-in as a sign of "giving up", Bob and Jillian are certain he and Dan did. The on-ranch contestants participate in the ultimate temptation challenge in facing the specific foods that are their individual weaknesses. The winner of the challenge gets to choose the team that will train with Cara and Brett for the week off the ranch. That team finds the off campus ...

After four long weeks, the "unknowns" move to the ranch and are reunited with the other contestants, who get to meet the new trainers for the first time. Host Alison Sweeney explains that the ranch contestants will be safe this week if they collectively lose more than 48 pounds, but for the "unknowns," they will be facing their first elimination all season. And both teams only get to see their trainers once this week. The "unknowns" experience some surprises while settling into their new home, and a secret is revealed about how one contestant has lost so much weight. ...

After the latest two weigh-ins, when Don (by choice by throwing the weigh-in) and Larialmy are voted off the ranch, the remaining contestants learn that they are officially split into two teams: the red team who have and will be trained by Cara and Brett, and the black team who have and will be trained by Bob and Jillian. However, those teams may have a few changes based on a Valentine's Day related chocolate temptation challenge. The winner of the challenge has the opportunity to trade up to two members from each team, with the winner even remaining anonymous. ...

The two teams of contestants are all tied up this week - literally - in a rope challenge in which teamwork will determine which group of players will get to use the gym this week, and which team will have to be creative and find other places at the ranch to work out. One trainer moves into the house to try and get a contestant to open up, and later, one team wins the chance to block someone's weight on the scale at a wild physical and mental challenge that finds them pushing a train 800 feet while answering food fact questions along the way. Then one player reaches a ...

After the latest weigh-in, when Jay was voted off the ranch, Alison brings together all the contestants to tell them that for the next weigh-in, they will still weigh-in as teams where one person will be voted off, but that they will also weigh-in as individuals with the person with the lowest percentage of weight loss automatically leaving the ranch. That means that two people are leaving after the next weigh-in. As such, the trainers work the contestants especially hard this week. The black team ultimately discuss strategy to protect who they consider their most ...

The contestants are excited to hear from host Alison Sweeney that they will all be going home for two weeks. Each player returns home to emotional reunions with friends and family, after which they navigate the challenges of being back in their real lives, facing the same temptations that brought them to the ranch and realizing all of the things they are capable of doing now that they couldn't do before. When they come back to the ranch, they'll compete in a 5K challenge on a treadmill just as they did in the first episode of the season, but this time, they're going ...

Each team has to pick a team captain, who will have many responsibilities during the week, and only two players from each team can work out with a trainer. The teams first square off in a pop challenge involving 13 tiered cakes, and later, the contestants meet host Alison Sweeney at a mud pit where they have to make their way across the pit while balancing on a step - without touching the mud. Several contestants have heart-to-heart talks with their trainers, opening up more about the individual personal struggles they had before coming to the ranch, and later, ...

Host Alison Sweeney tells the remaining 12 contestants that they will all be on one team this week - the blue team - and they will all have immunity if they beat their weight loss from the previous week. But first, there's a pop challenge in which they have to prepare delicious, healthy, low-calorie meals in under 30 minutes. Chefs Curtis Stone and Lorena Garcia will decide who prepares the best dish, with the winner getting a coveted prize. Later the blue team meets at a rock quarry where they'll have to uncover a buried rope attached to signs with trivia questions. ...

At the last weigh-in, the contestants in combination didn't meet the weight-loss target, meaning that they had to vote one contestant off the ranch, that being Marci. The remaining contestants learn that they will be split into four teams, each team under a different trainer: Bob's blue team, Jillian's black team, Cara's green team and Brett's red team. The teams are chosen by lot. With eleven contestants, there will be three contestants per team with one team consisting of only two players, or... The two contestant team learn that they will have the opportunity to ...

After the latest weigh-in when Justin was voted off the ranch, Kaylee feels like she needs to clear the air about her own premeditated and failed attempt to be voted off. That emotional encounter is followed by another when the contestants revisit the day they found out that they were going to be on the show. Alison also makes them think about "team 12", the team that didn't quite make it on the show, or does this team make it on? The pop challenge has the contestants balancing balls on boards. The winning team of the pop challenge receives a one minute advantage at ...

With Jennifer being automatically evicted from the ranch after the latest weigh-in, Courtney is the only remaining red team member. She sees it both as a blessing and a curse, but also realizes that her recent weigh-ins have been less than impressive and needs to figure out why. The teams have a maximum 15 minute challenge to determine what they believe is a mile distance, with the winning team receiving a Hollywood night out, and the losing teams doing clean-up duty on the ranch, including in the sweat drenched gym. The night out ends up being more memorable for one ...

After the latest weigh-in when Courtney was automatically evicted from the ranch (which also meant that with the demise of the red team, Brett was also asked to leave since he no longer had anyone to train), the remaining nine contestants learn that they will be spending the week in New Zealand. The trip ends up being an emotional one for Moses, whose father spent much time there as he was growing up. The start of their trip incorporates many adventure elements, two which include Auckland's Sky Tower, the tallest structure in the southern hemisphere. One of those ...

Following the latest weigh-in when Moses was voted the next eliminated contestant, the remaining eight head to Queentown, New Zealand, where they learn they are now competing as singles who have access to all the trainers, including Brett. The adventure nature of their stay in New Zealand continues with a few doing the canyon swing, a few doing a rock climb, and a few doing a bungee jump - including one who usually watches such things from the sidelines - where the activity originated. One contestant makes an admission about a previous near death experience which ...

The contestants return to the ranch from their adventures in New Zealand minus the last eliminated contestant, that being Ken. Austin sees this week as a challenge for himself personally as this marks the first time he will have not had immediate access to family, and thus he will have to stand or fall on his own two feet. The theme for the week is "favorites". Two of the past seasons' favorite contestants - Ali from season 5 and Sam from season 9 - return to lead a training session and provide nutritional advice. And one of the past favorite challenges is resurrected...

After the latest weigh-in when Rulon announced that he was leaving the show voluntarily for personal reasons and Kaylee was voted off the ranch, the remaining five contestants meet Tim Gunn who will act as their fairy godfather for makeover week. He promises them three wishes. The first wish is the fairytale makeover, with the end results making each contestant look and feel like a prince or princess. The second wish is sharing their madeover selves with a loved one while being serenaded by OneRepublic. The contestants then return to the reality of the game for their challenge where a ...

After the latest weigh-in, Olivia and especially Jay - the two contestants under the yellow line - felt like they dodged a bullet when the week's fairy godfather, Tim Gunn, announced that the third "wish" for the week was that the yellow line would be removed and no contestant would be going home that week. Alison announces that this week is final exams. Each trainer will take a certain exam area - "novice" Bob being taught how to spin, "Professor" Brett testing on the science of healthy living, boxer Cara testing for the inner fighter, and "self-loathing" Jillian being ...

After the latest weigh-in when Austin was voted off the ranch, the remaining contestants - Hannah, Irene, Jay and Olivia - have a moment to celebrate the fact of being "the final four". They are also lauded by Alison and the trainers for the achievement and hard work it took to make this milestone. They all realize that the journey is not yet over, and the longer the journey, the more difficult it becomes to remain in the quest for the big prize, hence the trainers vow to work the final four harder so that they can make the top three. The pop challenge for the week is...

As those that fell below the yellow line in the penultimate weigh-in, Irene and Jay find out which of the two the American public has voted for to join sisters Hannah and Olivia as one of the final three contestants. Bob, Jillian, Cara and Brett provide their thoughts about their roles and their favorite moments from this year, which will be the last for Jillian. Jillian's replacement trainer for season 12 is introduced: ex-professional tennis player Anna Kournikova. The at-home contestants are introduced and Alison describes a little of their journey on the show and after leaving ...