Money Hungry
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Money Hungry is a reality TV weight loss competition show based around the concept of bet dieting, with twelve teams of two competing for a $100,000 prize made up from team contributions.
First aired August 2, 2010
Our first introduction to the teams, the show opens with the contestants being forced off the cushy bus and made to hike up the hill to the house.
Episode 2 - "All's Fair in Love and Weight Loss"
First aired August 9, 2010
Scheming begins, and a school-boy crush Josh has on Jamie threatens his alliances.
Episode 3 - "Welcome to the Family"
First aired August 16, 2010
After half the house (Slimpossible, Nuts, Chicago, Grading and Rocker Moms) bands together as "The Orphanage", the other half counters and becomes "The Family".
Episode 4 - "Bust a Move"
First aired August 23, 2010
Tempers flare and things get heated when the Regulators and Mission Slimpossible get physical.
Episode 5 - "The Way The Cookie Crumbles"
First aired August 30, 2010
No house vote this week leads everyone to butter up to the Big Heavies, who turn the tables by saving no one, and Josh turns his affections toward Stephanie.
Episode 6 - "The Puzzle Master"
First aired September 6, 2010
The teams are thrown a curve when the week's challenge is not only physical, but mental as well.
Episode 7 - "This Means War"
First aired September 13, 2010
The joy of being at the Rose Bowl stadium is diminished by the challenge: running up and down the stairs, transporting 100 footballs. Alliances shift as teams claim deals were made earlier.
Episode 8 - "A Kitty With 9 Lives"
First aired September 20, 2010
Another puzzle throws off some of the teams. Phillip plays both sides to try and save his team from elimination.
Episode 9 - "Photo Finish"
First aired September 27, 2010
One team attempts to vote themselves into the bottom in order to eliminate another.
Episode 10 - "The Ultimate Weigh-In" and Finale
First aired October 4, 2010
In the final challenge, Tricia suffers an injury that puts Grading Curves out of the running. In a surprise gesture of team solidarity, Mission Slimpossible (after getting it back along with the Regulators) give their entry fee to Grading Curves.
Families gather as the last two teams weigh in and the winner is decided.
Contestants
| Name | Team | Eliminated |
|---|---|---|
| Mission Slimpossible | ||
| Mission Slimpossible | ||
| Grading Curves | ||
| Grading Curves | ||
| Slenderellas | ||
| Slenderellas | ||
| Flabulous | ||
| Flabulous | ||
| Double Chocolate | ||
| Double Chocolate | ||
| No Excuses | ||
| No Excuses | ||
| Chicago Deep Dish | ||
| Chicago Deep Dish | ||
| Rocker Moms | ||
| Rocker Moms | ||
| Roll Models | ||
| Roll Models | ||
| Family Sized | ||
| Family Sized |
Weigh-ins and eliminations
| Team | Start Weight |
Episodes, New Weight (% Lost) | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Finale | |||||||
| 508 | 485 (4.53%) | 484 (.21%) | 475 (1.86%) | 456 (4.00%) | 447 (1.97%) | 438 (2.01%) | 446 (-1.83%) | 443 (-1.14%) | 422 (-3.65%) | 427 (+1.18%) | 406 (-20.07%) | ||||||
| |850 | 816 (4.00%) | 799 (2.08%) | 781 (2.25%) | 780 (.13%) | 773 (.90%) | 747 (3.36%) | 747 (.00%) | 735 (1.61%) | 718 (-2.31%) | 707 (-1.53%) | 692 (-18.59%) | ||||||
| 502 | 490 (2.39%) | 476 (2.86%) | 467 (1.89%) | 468 (-.21%) | 457 (2.14%) | 450 (1.53%) | 452 (-.44%) | 436 (3.11%) | 433 (-.69%) | 429 (-.93%) | |||||||
| 615 | 594 (3.41%) | 581 (2.19%) | 574 (1.20%) | 572 (.35%) | 567 (.87%) | 572 (-.88%) | 558 (1.59%) | 549 (1.61%) | 540 (-1.64%) | ||||||||
| 653 | 631 (3.22%) | 624 (1.11%) | 614 (1.60%) | 609 (.81%) | 606 (.49%) | 603 (.50%) | 595 (1.33%) | 593 (.34%) | |||||||||
| |451 | 438 (2.88%) | 427 (2.51%) | 423 (.94%) | 422 (.24%) | 417 (1.18%) | 415 (.48%) | 409 (1.45%) | ||||||||||
| 643 | 619 (3.73%) | 607 (1.94%) | 595 (1.98%) | 590 (.84%) | 579 (1.86%) | 577 (.35%) | |||||||||||
| 460 | 439 (4.57%) | 428 (2.51%) | 423 (1.17%) | 419 (.95%) | 417 (.48%) | ||||||||||||
| 544 | 529 (2.76%) | 525 (.76%) | 516 (1.71%) | 500 (3.1%) | |||||||||||||
| 476 | 465 (2.31%) | 456 (1.94%) | 450 (1.32%) | ||||||||||||||
| |478 | 457 (4.39%) | 446 (2.41%) | |||||||||||||||
| 623 | 612 (1.77%) | ||||||||||||||||
- The team won the competition.
- The team was the Big Heavies and was immune from elimination.
- The team was saved from elimination by the Big Heavies.
- The team lost the challenge and was put up for elimination.
- The team received the most votes and was put up for elimination, but lost the most percentage of weight at the weigh-in compared to the others.
- The team received the most votes and was eliminated for having lost the least percentage of weight at the weigh-in compared to the others.
- The team lost the challenge, was put up for elimination, and was eliminated for having lost the least percentage of weight at the weigh-in compared to the others.
- The team had the lowest percentage of weight lost and was eliminated.
Episodes
Episode 1 - "Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is"First aired August 2, 2010
Our first introduction to the teams, the show opens with the contestants being forced off the cushy bus and made to hike up the hill to the house.
- Bottom 2 Teams: Family-Sized, Flabulous
- Eliminated: Family-Sized
Episode 2 - "All's Fair in Love and Weight Loss"
First aired August 9, 2010
Scheming begins, and a school-boy crush Josh has on Jamie threatens his alliances.
- Big Heavies (Challenge Winner): A Pair of Nuts
- Saved by the Big Heavies: Mission Slimpossible
- Bottom Teams: Double Chocolate, Roll Models
- Eliminated: Roll Models
Episode 3 - "Welcome to the Family"
First aired August 16, 2010
After half the house (Slimpossible, Nuts, Chicago, Grading and Rocker Moms) bands together as "The Orphanage", the other half counters and becomes "The Family".
- Big Heavies (Challenge Winner): Mission Slimpossible
- Saved by the Big Heavies: A Pair of Nuts
- Bottom Teams: Flabulous, No Excuses, Rocker Moms
- Eliminated: Rocker Moms
Episode 4 - "Bust a Move"
First aired August 23, 2010
Tempers flare and things get heated when the Regulators and Mission Slimpossible get physical.
- Big Heavies (Challenge Winner): The Regulators
- Saved by the Big Heavies: Double Chocolate
- Bottom Teams: A Pair of Nuts, Mission Slimpossible
- Eliminated: A Pair of Nuts
Episode 5 - "The Way The Cookie Crumbles"
First aired August 30, 2010
No house vote this week leads everyone to butter up to the Big Heavies, who turn the tables by saving no one, and Josh turns his affections toward Stephanie.
- Big Heavies (Challenge Winner): The Regulators
- Eliminated: Chicago Deep Dish
Episode 6 - "The Puzzle Master"
First aired September 6, 2010
The teams are thrown a curve when the week's challenge is not only physical, but mental as well.
- Big Heavies (Challenge Winner): Slenderellas
- Saved by the Big Heavies: Flabulous
- Bottom Teams: Grading Curves, Mission Slimpossible, No Excuses
- Eliminated: No Excuses
Episode 7 - "This Means War"
First aired September 13, 2010
The joy of being at the Rose Bowl stadium is diminished by the challenge: running up and down the stairs, transporting 100 footballs. Alliances shift as teams claim deals were made earlier.
- Big Heavies (Challenge Winner): Mission Slimpossible
- Saved by the Big Heavies: Grading Curves
- Bottom Teams: Double Chocolate, Slenderellas
- Eliminated: Double Chocolate
Episode 8 - "A Kitty With 9 Lives"
First aired September 20, 2010
Another puzzle throws off some of the teams. Phillip plays both sides to try and save his team from elimination.
- Big Heavies (Challenge Winner): Mission Slimpossible
- Bottom Teams: Flabulous, Slenderellas
- Eliminated: Flabulous
Episode 9 - "Photo Finish"
First aired September 27, 2010
One team attempts to vote themselves into the bottom in order to eliminate another.
- Big Heavies (Challenge Winner): Grading Curves
- Eliminated: Slenderellas
Episode 10 - "The Ultimate Weigh-In" and Finale
First aired October 4, 2010
In the final challenge, Tricia suffers an injury that puts Grading Curves out of the running. In a surprise gesture of team solidarity, Mission Slimpossible (after getting it back along with the Regulators) give their entry fee to Grading Curves.
- Big Heavies (Challenge Winner): Mission Slimpossible
- Eliminated: Grading Curves
Families gather as the last two teams weigh in and the winner is decided.
- Final Weigh-In Winners: Mission Slimpossible
Episode Progress
| # | |Contestants | |Episodes | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Finale | ||
| 1 | SAFE | HIGH | WIN | LOW | SAFE | LOW | WIN | WIN | SAFE | WIN | WINNERS | |
| 2 | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | RU | |
| 3 | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | LOW | HIGH | SAFE | WIN | OUT | ||
| 4 | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | LOW | LOW | OUT | |||
| 5 | SAFE | SAFE | LOW | SAFE | SAFE | HIGH | SAFE | OUT | ||||
| 6 | SAFE | LOW | SAFE | HIGH | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | |||||
| 7 | SAFE | SAFE | LOW | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | ||||||
| 8 | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | |||||||
| 9 | SAFE | WIN | HIGH | OUT | ||||||||
| 10 | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | |||||||||
| 11 | SAFE | OUT | ||||||||||
| 12 | OUT | |||||||||||
Pounds Lost
| Team | Starting Weight |
Episodes | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Finale |
| 508 | ||||||||||
| |850 | ||||||||||
| |-1 | ||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||
| 502 | ||||||||||
| 615 | ||||||||||
| 653 | ||||||||||
| |451 | ||||||||||
| 643 | ||||||||||
| 460 | ||||||||||
| 544 | ||||||||||
| 476 | ||||||||||
| |478 | ||||||||||
| 623 | ||||||||||