In week 10:
- Jeff Hanson is mortal for one week.
- Jeremy Peters walks his way to a double win.
- Contestants seek Judge’s pre-ruling on drastic tactics for final week.
The details are brought to you by this week’s sponsor, The Keg where “It’s All About the Deep Fat Fried Chicken” which is going smoke free on March 29.
In a week with no big losers Peters (1.45%) took top honors. He was followed closely by Molly Schenkel (1.32%), Courtney Lotzer (1.08%), Kristy Anderson (1.05%) and Derek Soukup (1.05%).
Lotzer continued her late charge into the competition for grand prize money awarded to the top three losers at the end of the contest. She has devised an aggressive strategy for the final week which has received The Judge’s approval. Like grandma always said, whatever doesn’t kill you just makes you stronger. Hanson’s slight gain combined with John Pohlman’s loss tightened the race for first place and Korena Keys moved up one position. Standings to date are: Hanson (11.78%), Pohlman (9.27%), The Judge (7.75%) Soukup (7.60%), Lotzer (7.09%), Keys (5.46%) and Nikki Gronli (5.26%).
Hanson and Gronli’s exit from the Judge’s Club (no weight gains in any week) leaves only three members: Keys, Scott Lawrence and The Judge.
In the footstep race Peters (154,734) became only the second contestant to break the 150,000 barrier which is roughly a 2.5 hour per day commitment over 7 days. Pohlman (104,123) turned in his first century mark. This week’s additional members of the 10,000-steps-per-day club were The Judge (85,060), Soukup (80,475), Hanson (78,147) and Sarah Rindels (76,261).
The Keg Deep Fat Fried Watch for the final week:
Will Gump hold off Sparky for the top prize?
Will Lotzer’s strategy propel her into the money?
Who will be the biggest loser on the final week?
Reset your pedometers and let the final week begin.
-The Judge
