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 Only five contestants are left at The Biggest Loser ranch when tonight’s episode started – Amanda Arlauskas (Butler, New Jersey), Danny Cahill (Broken Arrow, Oklahoma), Rudy Pauls (Brooklyn, Connecticut), Allen Smith (Columbus, Indiana) and Liz Young (Chapel Hill, Tennessee).

First, financial guru, Suze Orman stops by to talk to them about the connection between health and wealth and gives them tips on how to be financially fit when they get home. The players take a health quiz for cash prizes about the high costs of poor health that illustrates how expensive obesity really is.  

Each contestant was placed on a treadmill, all starting at the same speed. They were asked questions, and if they answered correctly they would earn $1,000. If they answered questions incorrectly their treadmill was raised one level and the speed was increased.

For tonight’s results and the rest of the recap keep reading.

The contestants did amazing, and everyone except Amanda finished with $4,000, she finished with $3,000.

 Later, they talked to trainers Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels about leaving the ranch and the challenges they may face back home.  Amanda pulled Bob aside to tell him how much he meant to her.  Bob told Amanda that he felt like she was his mission from the first day they met, and he called her his biggest success story this season.

Then the players meet up with host Alison Sweeney who tells them it’s time to carry their weight one last time. Hall of Famer and Super Bowl champion Rod Woodson shows up to motivate the final five and cheers them on for an NFL challenge involving the weight they lost all season.  

 During this physical challenge, the contestants were hooked up to a large barrel that contained 10 footballs, one football that matched the weight they lost each week on the ranch. The object was to take the footballs out in order, bring them to the other side of the field, drop it in its correct spot, run back and do it all over again with the next football.

Rod Woodson announced that whoever won the competition would earn an additional prize of $5,000 worth of sports equipment donated to the school of their choice.

Allen was the first to finish and the first to knock out the life-size photo of him on the first week.  Along with the $5,000 worth of sports equipment, Allen also won an awesome vacation to the NFL 2010 Pro Bowl.

During the last chance workout each of the contestants worked out with the weight they used on Day 1 at the Ranch and were thrilled with what was once challenging was now simple.  Just before the weigh-in the contestants learned that the winner of the weigh in would win a visit from nutritional chef Curtis Stone once they arrived back at home.

The Results:

Rudy         296   -12    3.9%  (156 pounds in 11 weeks – another record)
Amanda     193   – 7    3.63% (64 pounds in 11 weeks)

Danny       304   -16    5.26%  (142 pounds in 11 weeks)

YELLOW LINE:
Liz             198   – 5    2.46% (69 pounds in 11 weeks)

Allen          230   – 8    3.36% (95 pounds in 11 weeks)

Amanda votes Allen.
Danny votes Allen.
Rudy votes Liz.

Allen was sent home tonight.  

Since leaving the ranch Allen has gone down to 220 pounds.  Tune in tomorrow for a special edition of The Biggest Loser, Where are they now?

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