With a total weight loss of 239 lbs, Oklahoma land surveyor/musician Danny Cahill is the newest winner of The Biggest Loser! The Biggest Loser winner was revealed during the show's eighth season finale on Tuesday night. As usual, the finale brought back all of the season's slimmed-down contestants for one last weigh in. But first, Allison Sweeney revealed the identity of the contestant chosen by America to compete in the finale. The lucky lady was Amanda Arlauskas, who became an official finalist along with Rudy Pauls and Danny Calhill . The person who lost the highest percentage of weight would win the show's $250,000 prize and the title of The Biggest Loser.
- Amanda lost 87 lbs - from 250 lbs to 163 lbs ( 34.8% of her total body weight)
- Rudy lost 234 lbs - from 442 lbs to 208 lbs. ( 52.94% of his total body weight)
- Danny lost 239 lbs. -- from 430 lbs to 191 lbs. (55.58 % of her total body weight)
"Rudy has been my biggest inspiration. I spent a lot of time at the ranch trying to catch this guy," Danny said before finding out that he was the Biggest Loser. Then, it was all about Danny as the confetti dropped and the contestants celebrated on stage.
Danny wasn't the only contestant to go home with a much-deserved check . Previously eliminated contestant Rebecca Meyer won the at-home weight loss prize of $100,000. She lost a total of 139 pounds (49.82 percent of her body weight)!
There were also a couple of other moments worth mentioning. Antoine Dove popped the question in a tearful proposal to fellow contestant Alexandra White. Alexandra accepted, making them just he latest Biggest Loser contestants to head down the aisle.In another surprising moment, Subway invited Shay Sorrells - who made history this season as the heaviest contestant in Biggest Loser history - to return to the show for next year's season nine finale. The restaurant franchise will offer the 30-year-old social worker $1000 for every pounds she loses in the next few months. Now that's motivation!