Money Hungry


Money Hungry is a reality television weight loss competition show based on bet dieting, with twelve teams of two competing for a $100,000 prize made up from team contributions.

Contestants

NameTeamEliminated
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

Episodes

Episode 1 - "Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is"
First aired 2 August 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 9 August 2010
Scheming begins, and a school-boy crush Josh has on Jamie threatens his alliances.
  • Big Heavies : 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 16 August 2010
After half the house bands together as "The Orphanage", the other half counters and becomes "The Family".
  • Big Heavies : 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 23 August 2010
Tempers flare and things get heated when the Regulators and Mission Slimpossible get physical.
  • Big Heavies : 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 30 August 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 : The Regulators
  • Eliminated: Chicago Deep Dish
Episode 6 - "The Puzzle Master"
First aired 6 September 2010
The teams are thrown a curve when the week's challenge is not only physical, but mental as well.
  • Big Heavies : 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 13 September 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 : 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 20 September 2010
Another puzzle throws off some of the teams. Phillip plays both sides to try and save his team from elimination.
  • Big Heavies : Mission Slimpossible
  • Bottom Teams: Flabulous, Slenderellas
  • Eliminated: Flabulous
Episode 9 - "Photo Finish"
First aired 27 September 2010
One team attempts to vote themselves into the bottom in order to eliminate another.
  • Big Heavies : Grading Curves
  • Eliminated: Slenderellas
Episode 10 - "The Ultimate Weigh-In" and Finale
First aired 4 October 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 give their entry fee to Grading Curves.
  • Big Heavies : 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

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