The 3-hour season finale of the Biggest Loser revealed 48-year old Helen lost the largest percent of weight (55%) and won the challenge. You only had to tune in during the last 10 minutes to find this out.
See a slideshow of Helen's transformation here
She beat out Tara and Mike for the $250,000 grand prize. They all looked amazingly slim. Mike lost 207, Tara lost 155 and Helen lost 140 pounds.
The rest of the show was a lengthy weigh-in of the other 19 contestants who were eliminated over the past 18 weeks of the season. Sixty-four year old Jerry, who left after 2 weeks on the ranch, won the at-home prize of $100,00. He lost nearly 50% of his weight.
Season 7 was a landmark season. It had the heaviest, oldest, youngest and sickest contestants. Tara never fell below the yellow line and also won a record number of challenges.
Season 8 starts in September. Casting for season 9 is now open. Family member teams of 2 who each have over 100 pounds to lose are needed.
