Tonight the team’s competed in a temptation and a physical challenge. Also, game play and strategizing got out of hand when one player won the only vote at elimination.
Mike felt betrayed after last week’s vote, but Sione explained that he is now playing for himself. Ron still felt Sione and Filipe were lying to him and said karma would get them back for leaving the group.
The players dealt with a high-calorie temptation in order to win the only vote at elimination. In the gym were 100 covered trays. Most of the trays had snacks ranging from 100 to 520 calories, but some of the trays had money and sugar-free gum. The players knew that one vote would change everything, so everyone ate.
The calorie count got over 17,000 before Laura found the one vote. She immediately went in to strategy mode, asking Tara to throw the weigh in so she would only have to beat one person.
Kristin was the only person smart enough to realize if she didn’t eat then she wouldn’t fall below the yellow line, and she was the one to explain the mess to Jillian and Bob. The trainers were obviously upset and annoyed, but Jillian was most disappointed with Tara, who consumed 4,600 calories.
The night’s competition was a stair climb at the Rose Bowl. The players were in a race to climb 2,156 stairs. The two who finished the race first had to compete in a second heat, which would decide who would win the prize of a spa wellness trip for four to Utah.
Tara, Sione and Mike were neck-in-neck the whole time, but Tara took everyone in both heats.
Everyone began to question whether or not Tara would throw the weigh in on purpose. Kristin didn’t think she would take the risk, but Bob was convinced Tara would throw it.
At the weigh in Mike lost five pounds, Ron lost nine pounds and Tara lost three pounds. Everyone, including Jillian, assumed that Tara had lost a small number on purpose, but Laura promised Jillian it was not on purpose. Kristin lost six pounds, Helen lost two pounds, Filipe lost seven pounds and Sione lost four pounds. Laura, the keeper of the only vote, lost eight pounds. It was a shock to everyone and the perfect week for her to lose a large number.
Before the elimination Laura sat down in private with each of the nominees. Sione told her to vote to save the person she believes will have her back. Helen let Laura know how important it is for her to stay and how much she thinks of Laura and Tara as her daughters.
At elimination Laura decided to send Sione home because Helen has always been there for her.
Since leaving the ranch Sione has started studying to become a certified personal trainer.
