September 15 (2009-09-15) – December 8, 2009 (2009-12-08)
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The Biggest Loser: Second Chances is the eighth season of the NBC reality television series The Biggest Loser.[1] The contestants competed to win a $250,000 prize, which was awarded to Danny Cahill, the contestant with the highest percentage of weight lost. This season premiered on NBC on Tuesday, September 15, 2009.[2]
The season's theme meant that each of the candidates had met with heartbreak and tragedy during their lifetime.[3] Among notable stories, Shay Sorrells grew up in foster care while her mother unsuccessfully struggled with heroin addiction,[3] while Abby Rike lost her husband and children in a head-on collision caused by a speeding driver.[4] Amanda Arlauskas became a contestant after winning a public vote against Erinn Egbert (who got at-home special assistant packages and made a cameo appearance in the week 12 episode) held during the Season 7 live finale. Contestant Daniel Wright was a contestant in Season 7, and has returned to "finish what he started".[5]
Another change to the format this year is that the two trainers will work with all contestants rather than splitting the contestants into two camps and creating an imagined competition between the two trainers. In the fifth week, when teams are changed to blue and black, Jillian leads black while Bob leads blue.[3] In the eighth week, the contestants are competing as individuals and Bob and Jillian are once again training the contestants together.
^"Biggest Loser Second Chances". tvgrapevine.com. October 9, 2021.
^Matt Mitovich (June 25, 2009). "NBC Announces Fall Series Premiere Dates". TV Guide Online. Retrieved June 25, 2009.
^ abcRene Lynch (September 15, 2009). "'The Biggest Loser' is all about second chances". LA Times. Retrieved September 18, 2009.
^"'Biggest Loser' fan favorite to appear in Athens".
^TV Guide
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