Joelle Gwynn

This week kicks off with a temptation that host Alison Sweeney tells the contestants will allow one player to reunite with their teammate at home and bring their trainer with them. But the reunion doesn’t go exactly as planned when fireworks erupt between the two teammates after one player accuses the other of not doing all she can to stay on the ranch. Meanwhile the contestants check in with Dr. Huizenga to see how far they’ve come and how many medications they no longer need from the first three weeks of weight loss. Then a wild jump rope-like challenge results in immunity at this week’s weigh in for the winner, followed by a surprising elimination that sends another contestant packing. Trainers Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels also star.

This week, the tables are turned when contestants get to train their trainers and are only too happy to put Bob and Jillian through the paces! Later, the remaining five players have to race up and down hills while carrying bags representing their total weight loss so far in a particularly grueling challenge. Then it'’s time to visit Dr. Huizenga for a progress report and to find out their new “real ages” now that they'’ve lost so much weight. The players also try on their “goal outfits” and are amazed to see how far they'’ve really come. Then after weighing in and eliminating one more contestant, the final four players head home, where they'’ll stay for 30 days before returning to weigh in at the ranch one last time. Alison Sweeney hosts the series, and trainers Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels also star.

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.

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.

The contestants get a blast from the past this week with visits from season five winner Ali Vincent and season six winner Michelle Aguilar, both filling in as host while Alison Sweeney is on maternity leave. The contestants are also surprised by the arrival of some old friends, whose return promises to shake up the competition. And while one player is sidelined by medical issues, the rest compete in a balance and endurance challenge that finds each contestant standing on a platform, suspended six feet over a pool. One by one, the lines supporting the platform are removed, making it harder to stand, until only the winner is left standing. Later, Bob has last chance workouts at the beach before the weigh in, which is followed by a surprising elimination. Trainers Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels also star.