The Biggest Loser Asia Season 2:Episode 12

December 14th,2010

The Biggest Loser Asia Season 2 Episode 12 Recap…

It is the week where the three finalists have been revealed. Nai,Raj and Genghis have made it all the way through this gruelling game and will be going home for 3 more months before they attend the finals which will be aired live this coming week,to fight for The Biggest Loser Asia title. Raj,the favourite to be voted out this week had he fallen below the yellow line chose to peak when it mattered most with a 5kg weight loss and stayed above the yellow line with Nai who lost an extroadinary 6kgs. It was Genghis and Lori who fell below the dreaded line and Nai chose friendship over gameplay by voting for Lori instead of Genghis who is the bigger threat. Genghis who has consistently lost big numbers and who also has more weight to lose compared to Raj and Nai could very well emerge the dark horse of the competition though the favourite is powerhouse Nai.

This last week must have been difficult for Raj as he was the last blue standing. With the reds wanting to see him eliminated it couldn’t have been easy to carry on with full focused conviction. Just as I admired Lori some weeks back for standing strong when she knew her team would rather have seen her go,this time my admiration went to Raj who worked harder and proved himself instead of crumbling under pressure. I guess the USD100,000 prize-money and the coveted title of The Biggest Loser of Asia are two things that would drive anybody to excel especially in the week that would decide the finalists.

The remaining four contestants this week were treated to a make-over and photoshoot. I would say the two contestants who benefited the most out of it were Genghis and Lori. Genghis looked so young,energised and confident with his funky look while Lori’s new cut had years shaved off her age. Even Nai had a fresher look but as for Raj,I have to say there was hardly any noticeable difference.

This week the wall-climbing challenge was preceded by a quiz where contestants had to guess the total weight that has been lost to date by all contestants that had taken part. Genghis who guessed the nearest figure got a 20 second head start at the physical challenge followed by Raj and Lori. Nai who admitted to being quite bad at mental math(much like myself) came in last and had to start 35 seconds late. But true to his style,after an initial shaky start,he blazed pass the rest,and made a clean sweep of all the singles’challenge in this season. He probably made Biggest Loser history all over. He was most deservingly awarded a TRX Suspension Trainer and a holiday in Phuket Thailand.

Nai has quietly emerged as the force to reckon with. A man of few words,he displayed his calibre where it counts most. At challenges and weigh-ins. Losing a massive 6% at this stage of the competition is completely unheard of. He is prove that the impossible can be made possible with the right attitude. His hatred towards Raj must have been a big motivating factor. Now that Raj has made it to the finals much to his dismay I’m sure,it might give him the driving edge needed to grab the title.

For the last chance workout contestants were made to carry around the total weight they had lost so far in the competition. It was certainly hard to see them struggling and it reminded me of how I used to drag myself around when I was 25 kilos heavier. They were also given the Lose It exercise program that comes with a book to take home and help them in their preparation for the finals.

The Biggest Loser Asia Season 2 Episode 12 Weigh-In Results

The normal vote-out elimination in this 12^th week was unexpected as there were only four of them. So two contestants above the yellow line vote for the two who fell below. In this case Genghis and Lori got one vote each from Raj and Nai respectively. Lori’s luck finally ran out on her as it came down to the person with the lowest percentage. But like she said,she has had a good run and proven herself worthy of the competition.

The show ended with the finalists saying their goodbyes to their trainers and their life-size cut-outs of their former overweight selves. The transformations were incredible. This coming week will finally reveal the winner of The Biggest Loser Asia Season 2 and it is going to be a nail-biter as all three finalists are equally matched. The outcome is anybody’s guess!