From left: David Brown, Rachel Frederickson and Bobby Saleem
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With a $250,000 prize at stake, three very different contestants stepped up to the scale on Tuesday night's finale to see if they had lost what it would take to win the grand prize and the title of The Biggest Loser.
In a season that celebrated second chances, finalist Bobby Saleem, 28, epitomized the theme of the 15th edition of the NBC weight-loss competition. Saleem – whose struggles with his sexuality inspired his trainer Bob Harper to make his own public declaration – had been eliminated in week nine, but the attorney from Chicago earned a spot in the top eight as the biggest at-home loser of all the eliminated contestants up to that point in the season. This pool of contestants included American Idol's Ruben Studdard, who had already returned once earlier in the season amid controversy.
Weighing in against Saleem was Rachel Frederickson, a 24-year-old voice-over artist from Los Angeles, and David Brown, a 42-year-old project manager from Edmond, Okla.
So who finally emerged victorious?
While all three finalists boasted impressive weight loss on the scale, it was Rachel who lost the highest percentage of body weight, having dropped 155 lbs. to end the season at 105 lbs.
Coming in second was David, who lost 222 lbs. and now weighs 187 lbs., and Bobby came in third with a weight loss of 188 lbs. to now weigh 170 lbs.
And winning the at-home prize after being sent home from the ranch was Tumi Oguntala, a 41-year-old brand strategist from Clifton Park, N.Y., who successfully lost a total of 175 lbs. to stand on the scale Tuesday weighing 144 lbs.
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