Biggest Loser – Recap & Review – Season 11 Finale

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Biggest Loser
Season 11 Finale

Original Air Date: May 24, 2011

Anne – Associate Editor
anne@thetwocentscorp.com

After a season of firsts and a lot of highs and lows, it’s time to crown the winner of the eleventh season of The Biggest Loser. Tonight we also say goodbye to Jillian and welcome a brand new trainer. You won’t believe who it is!

But first, we find out who America picked as the third finalist, Jay or Irene? It’s Irene! And for the first time in Biggest Loser history, we have an all female finale!

We are now entertained to a video montage reviewing the season. And then the presentation of the evil scale, which as usual is greeted with ooohs and ahhhs. Jay and Irene are brought out and to me, Irene looks the same as when she left the ranch. She just lost so much there. Jay got a tattoo on his arm where he used to write his goal number. It reads:

What you’re for strengthens you.
VXXIV MMXI
(Date of finale)

I think it’s pretty interesting, but a lot of black ink. That hurts the most! But I digress. Irene is chosen as the winner and Jay gets sent back to change. I get a kick out of how hyped up Ali is. I would imagine there’s a lot of adrenaline flowing in that environment. She brings out all four trainers and says Goodbye to Jillian. There will be a brand new trainer next season. Ali says they’re already a superstar athlete. Who could it be? More on that later.

Time to award the at-home $100K prize! I’m putting them in order of being weighed along with any comments.

Ana – 109 – 42.75% – not expecting that! Great job!
Courtney – 110 – 34.06% – I’m kind of surprised!
Marci – 86 – 36.13%
Dan – 124 – 43.21% – takes Ana’s spot!
Don – 130 – 42.07% – missed it by 4 pounds!
Q – 93 – 21.28%
Larialmy – 84 – 27.91%
Moses – 153 – 34.77%
Kaylee – 54 – 23.18%
Ken – 158 – 41.91% – 5 pounds short!
Austin – 174 – 43.94% – takes it from Dan!
Sarah – 106 – 40.61%
Deni – 125 – 48.83% – wow! Steals it from Austin!
Arthur – 163 – 32.15% – go Arthur!
Jesse – 83 – 28.33%
Justin – 173 – 47.40% – missed it by 6 pounds!
Jen – 114 – 41.01%
Last, but not least, Jay. He needs to lose more than 195 to win!
Jay – 181

Deni wins!! That was so unexpected and she did a great job! No mention at all of Rulon. I guess when you quit the show, that’s it.

Irene joins Ali back onstage and then Hannah comes out. Holy cow! She looks awesome and whoa, what hot legs she has! Next is Olivia and she looks just as good as her sister! Hot! Hot! Hot! As the campus Biggest Loser, Irene chooses the order of weigh-in. It’s going to be Hannah, her and Olivia. Ali sends them to change and introduces the new trainer…Anna Kournikova? Seriously? At least she’s nice to look at and is fit. It should be interesting though. She’s no Jillian!

Before she weighs in, they show a montage of Hannah’s humor. She is pretty funny. I love that someone always has a crush on Curtis Stone. Here are the weigh-ins:

Hannah – 120 – 48.39% – Deni would have beaten her!
Irene – 116 – 45.49% – needed to lose more than 123.
Olivia must lose more than 126 pounds to beat Hannah.
Olivia – 129!!! She wins!!!

I offer my congratulations to Olivia as the winner of season eleven! And to all the contestants for a job well done. Jillian, you will be missed. A lot!

That’s it for this season of Biggest Loser. Look for my interview with Olivia soon. Please leave your comments below. Were you rooting for the sisters? How do you feel about the new trainer? Will you miss Jillian? Leave your TwoCents and I’ll see you next season!