TBL Australia 4×34: The Great Poker Temptation

Previously on The Biggest Loser, the contestants need to cycle for their dinner and they’re all quite concerned about starving.

I’m sure they won’t let you starve, guys. Cameron has characterised it as a “waste of energy” too.

Anyway, tonight Secret Agent Man Bob is off on a mysterious mission!
And Temptation involves some sort of gambling with chocolate. And someone gets branded ridiculous by Amanda!

Looks like Sean and Amanda pulled the short straw and were up in the 2-4am shift. Ouch. They’ve been taking it in shifts to pedal overnight. Nathan and Andrew did 12-2am. More ouch.
Cameron says anyone who does shift work will know that those are the two hardest shifts.
Amanda’s saddlesore.

But then they all abandon her to cycle away. You’d think some of them might have kept her company, even if she’s too puffed to talk it’s nice to have people around chattering, surely?

After that everyone heads out onto the parade ground… and after a bit a limousine pulls up the drive so everyone naturally thinks they have some very important visitors.
Driver hops out, everyone’s waiting in anticipation…
“Bob?” – Driver, calling Bob up to the car.

Tiffany thinks that maybe it’s not a reward after all, they’re taking him somewhere terrible!

Bob’s alone in the limo, has no idea where they’re going.

Everyone enters back into the house a-buzz over Bob’s departure. He’s already had family visits and gotten to give away family visit, so he’s gotten what he’s wanted.
“Except his kayak!” – Julie.
A couple of them think maybe he’s going into Sydney for a romantic dinner with his wife or something. Cam thinks maybe he’ll get a decent meal while he’s outside. Sigh.

Bob’s wondering to himself in the limo. Well, the camera guys probably chatted to him and the driver and whatnot.
But then Bob finds a letter addressed to him.

“Congratulations, by being The Biggest Loser for an unprecedented fourth time…”
Bob tells us then that he’s got a new grandson. He’d been due that day and had apparently been born. He tears up a bit. He’s getting a trip back home to meet him for the very first time.
Bob can hardly believe it. There’s even a teeny tiny sock in the envelope. Awww Bob’s totally crying now!
Bob lives in Perth, by the way. So it’s not like it’s a half hour limo ride, it’s a limo ride and a plane trip. Pretty awesome reward!

Michelle rocks up to find her team already training. “I like it!”
Michelle tells them she respects their decision to send Holly and Mel home. Michelle’s still on about it, it seems!
She doesn’t agree with the decision and is disappointed by it. She thinks the smarter you play the game, the longer you stay in the house. The longer you stay in the house the more weight you lose.

Michelle’s got the group doing interval training while she takes each of them seperately for some intensive workout.
Sammy’s always been the funny fat girl. Sammy doesn’t want to be that person anymore.
Michelle’s needling her a lot while Sammy does some boxing training. Sammy tells us that her punching was getting harder during it. She wasn’t really thinking about punching anyone in particular, just punching because she doesn’t want to hear it again.

“Tell me something good about yourself…” “Um…” Poor Sammy. :(
Sammy tells us she’d prided herself about being honest and open, but on the outside she wasn’t at all. She’d lie about her food and so on.
Michelle tells her she needs to be more positive but Sammy knows she’s not there yet.
“I want you to love yourself! Your Dad loves you, I love you, these guys love you. Do you love Sammy or what?!” Everyone gives a big cheer for her. Hard not to love the little bugger, innit? She’s only annoying because she’s paired with her idiot father!

Shannan’s pushing his team hard today, too.
He’s focusing on Amanda a lot today. She’s still making excuses, still won’t believe in herself.

“Help! Help! Help! I can’t breathe! Help!” Yes, you can breathe. If you can talk that much, you can breathe. You’ll be fine, it’s just exercise.
Amanda tries to tell Shannan she can’t do it which Meaghan tells us is a huge mistake. You don’t tell Shannan you can’t do something!
Amanda says it was the most excruciating training session she’s ever done.

Amanda has to stay back after class so Shannan can get to the root of her problems, break them down and rebuild her again.
Shannan says there’s a lot of pain there and Amanda says yes and she’s so afraid!
Really get the feeling she’s just telling Shannan what she thinks he wants to hear.
Amanda says to us that every fat person has issues of self loathing and they’re hiding from things. Her screaming in training is her releasing fear, doubt, anger and everything.

Shannan asks her where the pain is coming from. Amanda says that all during school she was teased, was never the popular kid.
Some deep dark secrets she reveals to him, apparently.
All the demons of her past have caught up with her and she needs to make a stand against it.
Amanda asks what she does if she feels doubt and Shannan says to look inside yourself. Feel the pain and use it, you’re not that person anymore!
“I can do it!” Shannan says she can but she’s got to cut the excuses.
Shannan tells us this will be Amanda’s week!

Bob also gets a limo from Perth airport back to his house. Sweet!
Looks like he lives in the suburbs so it’s probably quite an event for them.

His new grandson is named Levent and is his seventh grandchild. Seventh!
Bob gets a big hug from his… daughter? Daughter in-law? Not sure.
But the bub is mega cuteness! Cute baby, n’awwww!
Then the rest of the grandkids wander in to say hello to their grandfather. Awww!

Bob explains to them all what he’s been up to. One of his grandaughters tells him he’s looking thinner already!
Bob’s son Ben, husband of Tiffany, is there too. He’s happy to hear Tiff’s doing so well.
Bob says it was a short but very emotional visit. He gets big hugs from all the little ones. He says it was actually easier saying goodbye this time because everyone’s happy that he’s achieving great results, so they’re all much more okay with it now.
Bob’s got further determination from this visit, he says.

And now it’s time for Temptation. Mounds and mounds and mounds of chocolate on the poker table. Nathan takes a big sniff in a side bit.
Sharif thinks it’s awesome, too. There’s so much chocolate you could smell it!

Ajay calls it a chocoholics dream. Ajay’s not looking at the contestants, she’s looking at all their chocolates. Don’t fall off the wagon, Ajay! You can do it!

Teresa looks very stoked as well.
Next to Ajay there’s a label with what each chocolate actually is and how many calories are in there.

One at a time they have to place a bet. Put a chocolate on a bid marker. The next person has to match the bet and raise the stakes.
If you pass, you’re out. The game will continue until there’s only one person left and then that one person will have to finish off their chocolate to the last mouthful or they will not get immunity!

Ajay reveals the entirety of what each contestant has to bet. Were they to go all-in, 10,371 calories is what they would have to consume.
Meaghan says that’s about 10 days worth of calories sitting in front of them.
It really doesn’t look all that much so it’s surprising it’s 10k.

Power of the Walk is bigger and better than ever… or so Ajay tells us. Nathan and Andrew are rolling their eyes and so on but Teresa’s seen right through them.
Nathan wants it. The more Ajay talks it up, the more he wants it and wants to be the one making the decision, etc!

Sharif says poker is about bluffing and so on so you can psych people out and so on.
Yeah, that only works if you actually bid, boofhead.
He asks Ajay again how much it is for all-in?

Ajay reconfirms the 10,371 calories thing. He thinks about it some more. Or pretends to, anyway.
Jussssssst get on with it. Sheesh.

Sharif doesn’t have a go. Then Sharif asks Andrew if he’s going to “puss it out” and play or stay strong and resist.
Andrew says to us that Sharif was stupid by not even bidding the minimum.

Andrew then does exactly that. 62 calories for a mini milky way.

Sean tells Cameron to hurry up and decide if he wants to play because the chocolate is melting! Cam had decided not to play before it was even his turn. Because he wouldn’t be the one to take immunity away from his daughter.
Sean asks about the Crunchie – 242 calories – but then decides… to pick up a betting marker. Ooooh. Someone encourages him. Saying they can’t let them have it for 62 calories. Whoever it is, is right. At least make them work for it, geez.
Eventually Sean passes as well.

Tiffany and Sammy are out in quick order, too.
Andrew’s feeling pretty lucky at this point. It’s looking like he’ll get immunity for 62 calories!

Meaghan considers it. Nathan is sure she’d increase the bet.
But no, Meaghan’s out too!
Amanda decides to try and mess with them too.
IT ONLY WORKS IF YOU ACTUALLY TAKE PART. It’s all empty chatter if you don’t follow through. Bluffing only works if you bet. If you fold bluffing is completely fucking pointless you baboons!

Teresa seems to be encouraging her to take part but it’s not entirely clear if she’s in on it.
Amanda’s really tempted by the mudcake. She’s hoping they could push it to over a thousand calories, “Make them work for it!”

Amanda passes as well. “Let them have it if they want it that bad.” It’s sixty two fucking calories! Ajay reminds them. She didn’t drop the f-word but I’m pretty sure she wanted to.

Teresa says immunity is worth more to her than 62 calories. And Shannan’s always saying you gotta go big or not go at all.
Teresa says she came with Sharif and while they’re still couples she stays with Sharif, so she’s out!

Meaghan’s hoping Julie will go for it.
Julie doesn’t care about the immunity, but she doesn’t want to do The Walk.

Then Nathan fakes not knowing what to do like the rest of them.
But no, Nathan likes immunity. “And… I love The Walk.”
So Nathan matches Andrew’s bet of a Milky Way. And raises him another Milky Way.
Moron.

Andrew wisely lets Nathan have it. Good boy.
Meaghan says Nathan outbidding Andrew shows he’ll step on anyone to get what he wants.

So Nathan’s got immunity for 124 calories.
Amanda’s angry about it all because of Nathan playing off against Andrew. That’s what she thought was ridiculous. Not that the rest of the contestants didn’t think to at least bump the bet a tiny bit. You all know Nathan’s going to go for it, you won’t have to eat the chocolate!
Nathan says it’s all becoming very easy because nobody else is playing the game the same way they are.

Nathan only has immunity for himself, though. While he can’t be eliminated, Andrew can. Nathan will also have to take The Walk alone… and what’s heading their way will well and truly throw the game into a spin!

Bob’s arrived back at Fat Camp. In a distinctly less glamorous people moving van rather than the limo.
He’s excited to get back and tell everyone what happened but especially Tiffany.
Bob has a huge smile and Tiffany’s very happy to see he’s smiling.

Bob pulls out the teeny tiny sock and Tiffany gets it immediately. She’s really happy. Then she sees the pictures, one of which includes her own baby girl, Isabelle. She’s stoked.
“Makes me want to have a baby!” – Tiffany. Awww! Wait, you have one, doofus!

Tiffany starts to tear up a bit at last. But she’s really happy!

Then Bob gets to tell everyone else. He wanders in and everyone has a big hello for him.
Bob explains about the letter and pulls out the sock and everyone goes awww.
And then Bob says he got a trip home and everyone is stunned. Julie comes up with tears right away!

Then Bob shows the pictures around. It’s his son and his wife with the baby, the first one.

Bob says everyone should be inspired to get going now, you can’t get any better than that, can ya?

Tomorrow night The Walk delivers the biggest twist ever.
“And the game as we know it will never be the same…” YOU SAY THAT EVERY WEEK, MR VOICEOVER MAN. We’re starting to doubt the sincerity of your claims.

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  • Donna
    There was a pile of red shirts and a pile of blue shirts next to AJ at the end...so I'm thinking it's definately individuals. Will they split the couples?
  • Wehmer
    In the video diaries, the rest of the people frequently comment on how the brothers get the best out of them, and how they're always keen to train with anyone once the cameras are off.

    They can't be pure evil, can they? But Nathan stealing immunity off Andrew was a douchey move.
  • Pauline
    If he wasn't so bloody gung ho about it all though. People's dislike of him started with the Alpha Male crap. If you are the alpha male you don't need to tell everybody....they should know....which in this case they didn't, therefore his need to keep reminding them. Hey Wehmer where are you?
  • Pauline
    Amy are you a bit upset. I'm so over the boys. How funny would it be if Andrew fell below the yellow line that now Nathan has immunity. Wonder if he would be feeling sorry then for upping the ante. Doubt it. Nathan is all about Nathan and god help anyone who gets in the way....even Andrew.
  • Amy
    I'm always fired up about something ;)

    I reckon Nathan wouldn't think twice about eliminating Andrew if/when he feels he's a threat. I know the editing monkeys have decided that he's going to be portrayed as the season's villain, but I still reckon he's an awful person.
  • Yes, I think it may depend on who he's up against, should it ever come to that. By splitting the boys between the teams though he may not ever have to worry about personally voting Andrew out.
    I think if it came down to, say, Andrew vs Amanda? Or Sharif? Or Bob? Andrew would probably get to stay. Andrew versus Cameron? Andrew may be in trouble.

    I'm not sure Nathan's a bad guy as such, I think he's still too much of a control freak. Which he kind of has to be if he wants to stay in the game. So he's damned if he does and damned if he doesn't, basically!
  • Amy
    OMFG!!!!! I can't believe no one played!!!!! How could they let him have it for 124 fucking calories?!?!? I was screaming at the tv. I'm getting all worked up again thinking about it! haha
    He drank a 3000 calorie milkshake last week, they could have gone nuts on betting and STILL not had to eat anything! MORONS!

    I so knew he'd need to get it over Andrew too. "Good boy"? Fuck off, you patronising Canberra University Netball Team!

    Luckily they balanced it out with the lovely of Bob's reward. I love Bob!
  • vivi63
    I agree, I would have gone up to 500 cal no worries and then done extra exercise, ridiculous to let them have it so cheap, then Amanda has a whinge, she should have done it, or not whinge that no-one else did. Took me a while to get the Netball thing!
    They could have easily gone up the bidding in small stages. This 'bluffing' was a joke though. What bluffing? Either you bid or you don't.
  • Pauline
    Have to agree with Mythor, that baby is beautiful. Obviously there is a lot of love flowing in that family which is why Bob and Tiff don't feel the need to backstab everyone in the house.
  • sam1991
    I'm sure it'll be two teams, it's what they did on the US one.
    And they seem to have pinched their other twists for this season from the US (such as All vs 1).

    Also, with all the "aww"ing over the baby, were you getting a bit clucky, mythor?
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