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marigold:
The Biggest Loser Couples Season 5 will air January 1, 2008.

http://www.nbc.com/The_Biggest_Loser_5/

In the season premiere, viewers will get to meet the contestants of the new season, which will be an unprecedented couples season. Mothers and sons, divorced couples, husbands and wives, friends…this time they’re competing not just for themselves, but for their teammates as well.  And then there will be one couple paired by Loser — complete strangers who had never met before being paired together.

The Couples are: Husband and wife team, 35-year old Curtis Bray (Graphic designer), and 36-year old Mallory Bray (Business owner), both from Los Angeles.

Hairstylist Bette Sue Burkland, 53, and her daughter, hairstylist Alison Vincent, 32, representing Mesa, Arizona.

Mother and son team 49-year old Jackie Evans (CEO of non-profit organization), and 21-year old Dan Evans (Camp counselor/musician), both from Frankfort, Illinois.

Nurse Kelly Fields, 38, Titusville, Florida and ex-hubby, 43-year old Paul Marks (Missile Support/Space Center)(okay, now that’s just cool!), Rockledge, Florida.

A new Neill! Neill Harmer, a 28-year old Web developer from Bethany, Oklahoma and his wife, 29-year old teacher Amanda Harmer.

Team “BFF” — best friends 23-year old Maggie King from Denville, New Jersey and 22-year old Jennifer Widder from River Edge, NJ. Both friends work at a weight loss camp

Mark Kruger (Aerial device sales representative), 35, Dartmouth, Massachusetts and his brother, Jay Kruger (Aerial device account manager), 31, Bedford, Massachusetts.

Former football teammates, 40-year old associate athletic director, Roger Shultz from Enterprise, Alabama and 39-year old school safety and security coordinator, Trent Patterson from Endicott, New York.

Interior decorator Lynn Westphal 60, from Elyria, Ohio and his daughter, nanny Jenni Westphal 31, from North Ridgeville, Ohio.

Strangers, 22-year old hair-stylist Brittany Aberle from San Jacinto, California and 27-year old teacher/dancer, Bernardo Salazar from Chicago, Illinois.

Alison Sweeney hosts season 5 of The Biggest Loser, and trainers Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels will also star.

The Biggest Loser airs Tuesdays, 8PM ET on NBC.

irelen:
Hmm...no Kim?

TheCinera:
And how is this format done?  Will they be eliminated as teams, or will each of them be eliminated separately? 

I'll miss Kim...

Texan:
It said they will weigh in together.    The guy/guy teams should do better if they work at it in the first couple of weeks as men start losing weight faster normally.  Will the strangers do better then the other couples because they will not have to worry about hurt feelings? 

But Like The Cinera how will this work as groups of 2... if a trainier is working with one group will the other pairs get mad?

marigold:
An update on The Biggest Loser Couples:

http://www.realitywanted.net/

For the first time ever in the history of the “The Biggest Loser,” teams of two – including a mother and son, husband and wife, best friends, brothers, a divorced couple and former football teammates – will compete against each other rather than individuals, heightening the emotion and tension in the competition. And just like this season’s contestants, viewers at home will also be encouraged to team up with a partner to lose weight with “‘The Biggest Loser’ Million Pound Match-Up,” presented by MSN, which helps kick off the fifth season premiere on New Year’s Day.

In keeping with the theme of “The Biggest Loser: Couples,” The Million Pound Match-Up will offer viewers at home the ability to team up with a partner and build a support system that will help in their quest to lose weight. Participants will be able to sign up for the challenge to lose a million pounds beginning December 18th on BiggestLoser.MSN.com. The full site launches on January 1st and will feature a groundbreaking social networking community. Utilizing technology provided by Microsoft’s Windows Live Spaces, viewers will be able to match up with a weight loss partner in their area and discuss their journey in a supportive virtual community.

BiggestLoser.msn.com will also offer exclusive health tips and a sweepstakes from MSN Health & Fitness. The top five teams will win a trip to Los Angeles to attend “The Biggest Loser: Couples” finale and wrap party, and the winning team will win a luxury fitness trip for two plus a personal trainer for each of them for one year. Some contestants who participate in the Million Pound Match-Up will also be spotlighted during NBC’s Tuesday night episodes of “The Biggest Loser: Couples.”

In addition, there will be a “‘Biggest Loser’ Million Pound Tour,” as MSN and “The Biggest Loser” travel in January and February to five of the fattest cities in America – Chicago, IL; Houston, TX; Miami, FL; Wichita, KS and Mesa, AZ — to raise awareness, motivate people and encourage participation in the Million Pound Match-Up.

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