Carla Triplett

The players encounter temptation, forcing them to assess why they've come to the ranch. Later, they compete in a race for immunity and a phone call home, and Bob clashes with a contestant during the last-chance workouts.

Season 7 begins by introducing the players, who will compete in pairs. Grandparents, best friends and former plus-size models are among the twosomes. The group also boasts the oldest contestants and the heaviest contestant in the show's history.

It'’s Super Bowl week on the Biggest Loser ranch, and that means food, football and fun with two special guest stars celebrity chef Curtis Stone and NFL MVP Kurt Warner. First, Stone tests the contestants’ calorie knowledge of traditional Super Bowl snacks, then teaches them how to make healthier versions. Later, one contestant has to leave the ranch for a very important arrival at home, while another surprises her teammates with a new change in attitude. Then it'’s time for the challenge, when Warner puts the contestants through an NFL-style drill that will give the winner an especially valuable prize this week. Then the partners who were sent home for 30 days while their teammates stayed on the ranch are welcomed back. But the reunion celebration is quickly followed by a tense weigh-in and elimination that will leave one team heading home. Alison Sweeney hosts, and trainers Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels also star.

The contestants’ food and fitness knowledge is put to the test this week when Good Housekeeping Magazine’s editor in chief stops by for a trivia challenge that will give the lucky winner an all-expense paid trip to New York. Then contestants face a different kind of test when trainers Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels send them grocery shopping on a budget and then critique their purchases. Later, a unique challenge tests each player’s balancing skill, and one contestant hits a big milestone at the weigh-in before a shocking elimination sends another player home. Alison Sweeney hosts the series.

Now that the contestants’ partners are back at the ranch, those who’ve been working out at home will weigh in and see how they have fared away from the ranch. Then all the players compete in this week’s “rope challenge,” and later, an elimination leads to tension on one team when one player thinks her partner hasn’t been pulling her weight. Alison Sweeney hosts, and Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels also star.