THE BIGGEST LOSER FANS HAPPY THAT EVERYONE GOT ANOTHER WEEK

Every fan of The Biggest Loser has at least one contestant who he or she roots for and hopes will emerge thin and trim enough to win the show's weight loss challenge. This week was every fan's dream -- because every fan could give a sigh of relief as that favorite moves on for another week at the ranch. Yes -- it was a week when no one was sent home, and everyone benefits from at least one seven more days of diet and exercise at The Biggest Loser ranch!

The big twist was the surprise announcement that should the group together lose a whopping 150 pounds, no one would be sent home. But should they fail to lose that amount of weight, instead two contestants would be catching a ride home.

Contestants grunted and cried through hard work at the gym, along with considerable tough love from coach Jillian Michaels who barked orders to keep everyone focused on maximum weight loss. In a style not quite as hard-nosed as Michaels', Shay came down hard on Julio -- who she felt should be working harder.

Besides the gym work, coaches Jillian and Bob turned contestants' attention to proper diet. Chef Curtis Stone instructed on proper portion size and how to a Biggest Loser scale. Then there was an additional surprise -- a quiz on Stone's advice and information. By answering five out of eight questions, the team passed the quiz and the weight-loss goal was lowered to 135 pounds.

The weekly challenge was an obstacle course -- with a prize of an additional 20 pounds deleted from the required pounds to be lost to keep everyone at the ranch for another week, along with very coveted phone calls home. The result -- a win!

The last chance workout is traditionally tough -- and this week was no exception. But the rewards came at the weigh-in.

Allen and Abby lost 22 pounds; Amanda and Rebecca lost 10 pounds; Antoine and Sean lost 19 pounds; Daniel and Shay lost 23 pounds and Danny and Liz lost 22 pounds. Also, Dina and Rudy lost 22 pounds, Julio lost 19 pounds and Mo and Tracey lost 19 pounds.

The team beat the highest number 150 goal -- and no one was sent home!

Since everyone has their favorite competitors, it seemed a fun exercise to learn which contestants might emerge as fan favorites.

At the LA Times, a personal assessment was made of the contestants. "Abby has already won everyone's heart," Rene Lynch opined. "And Coach Mo isn't far behind as he steps up to be this season's spiritual and emotional guidepost. Sean and Danny are just sweethearts putting family first. Tracey is shaping up to have the determination that you'd expect from a Marine's wife. You can't help but think that Allen, Dina and Shay have hit rock bottom, with no place else to turn, and have been working that behind off, literally. Liz is just a sweetie.

"Daniel earned this second chance -- can't vote him off," Lynch continued with her assessment. "Antoine is deserving too. Julio shut everyone up this week with his monster weight loss. And then there's Rudy, who is supporting teammate Dina in every way possible, making him a candidate for the bestest "Biggest Loser" teammate ever. "

And finally Lynch added, "That leaves Rebecca and Amanda, who might have ended up on the chopping block this week had it been a normal weigh-in. This marks Amanda's second week in a row with less-than-stellar weight loss. Arguably, she has the most to prove: America chose her as its wild-card candidate going into this season. If she doesn't pull a big number soon and prove that America chose the right player, she may be gone."