The Biggest Loser

The Biggest Loser is a reality television show which started in the U.S. in 2004. The show centers on overweight contestants attempting to lose the most weight and to fight for a cash prize. There are different variations of The Biggest Loser around the world. Each country has made its own adaptation to the show; however, the contestants always have the same goal: to lose the highest percentage of weight (or most weight) to become the Biggest Loser.

A similar programme, Operation: Transformation, airs on Irish television on RTE One, however it does not have a competitive format.

International versions
There have been 78 winners of The Biggest Loser worldwide, with the most recent being Zu Jiaze from The Biggest Loser (China).

Biggest Loser records

 * Heaviest contestant
 * Male: Liel Levi of the The Biggest Loser North Miami Beach8 and The Biggest Loser Australia 9, weighed 255 kg (562 lbs)


 * Biggest weight loss
 * Male: Danny Cahill of theThe Biggest Loser 8 of the US version loss 55.58% of his total body weight
 * Female: Rachel Frederickson of the The Biggest Loser 15 of the US version loss 59.62% of her total body weight

Jodie Prenger from The Biggest Loser UK Series 2 was the first female biggest loser worldwide losing 46.85% of her original body weight
 * Other

Other media
The Biggest Loser RunWalk is the official race series of The Biggest Loser. Dan and Jackie Evans from Season Five are the national spokespeople.

The Biggest Loser is a video game for Wii and Nintendo DS. It was released in North America on October 6, 2009 and Europe on November 13, 2009.

The Biggest Loser: Ultimate Workout is a video game for Xbox 360 which uses its Kinect camera. Developed by Blitz Games and published by THQ, it was released in North America on November 4, 2010 and Europe on November 10, 2010.

The Biggest Loser: Challenge is a video game for Wii released on November 4, 2010 in North America and November 12, 2010 in Europe.