The Biggest Winner
Arabic reality television show
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The Biggest Winner (Arabic: الرابح الأكبر) is an Arabic reality television show that began broadcasting on MBC 1 in 2006 and finished in 2009. Filming took place in Lebanon. The show is an adaptation of the American reality television show The Biggest Loser. The show features a host, personal trainers, and a dietitian who help the contestants lose weight. As of December 2009, MBC 1 has presented four seasons of the show with a total of 58 contestants from 14 Arabic countries. The show follows the journey of overweight contestants compete to win cash (and other prizes) by losing the highest percentage of their starting body weight.[1] Reruns of the first four seasons were aired in MBC Masr.
Ar-Rabeh Al-Akabar
Zaina Habi (2006)
Patci Saliba (2007)
Noor Khatab (2008-2009)
Lina Rahma (2008-2009)
Pascale Saad
| The Biggest Winner | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Arabic | الرابح الأكبر Ar-Rabeh Al-Akabar |
| Presented by | Carolina De Oliveira |
| Starring | Hani Abu Al-Naja (2006-2007) Zaina Habi (2006) Patci Saliba (2007) Noor Khatab (2008-2009) Lina Rahma (2008-2009) Pascale Saad |
| Country of origin | Lebanon |
| Original language | Arabic |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | MBC 1 |
| Release | April 29, 2006 – 2009 |
Seasons
Season 1
This season premiered on April 29, 2006, with 14 contestants from nine Arabic countries. The contestants were divided into two teams: Blue Team and Red Team. The winner of season 1 was Jordanian Abdlallah Hamad, who was awarded 250,000 SAR and a Ford Explorer. On the reunion show, Iraqi Walid Al-Jasem won 50,000 SAR.
| Contestant | Team | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Katherine Al-Kheder, Syria | Blue Team | Eliminated Week 1 |
| Dalia Abualsaud, Jordan | Blue Team | Eliminated Week 2 |
| Ahmad Al-Mehana, Kuwait | Red Team | Eliminated Week 3 |
| Reda Mata, Lebanon | Blue Team | Eliminated Week 4 |
| Hatem Lashain, Egypt | Red Team | Eliminated Week 5 |
| Walead Al-Jasem, Iraq | Red Team | Eliminated Week 6 |
| Lina Bakear, Lebanon | Red Team | Eliminated Week 7 |
| Hadair Shabib, Egypt | Red Team | Eliminated Week 8 |
| Darean Mahmoud, Saudi Arabia | Red Team | Eliminated Week 9 |
| Kawthar Al-Bakar, Bahrain | Blue Team | Eliminated Week 10 |
| Abdullah Al-Khalaki, Saudi Arabia | Blue Team | Eliminated Week 11 |
| Finale | ||
| Nehad Al-Akhdar, Tunisia | Red Team | 2nd Runner Up |
| Moustafa Al-Mobarak, Saudi Arabia | Blue Team | Runner Up |
| Abdullah Hammad, Jordan | Blue Team | The Biggest Winner |
Teams
Season 2
This season premiered on October 27, 2007, with 14 contestants from 10 Arabic countries. The contestants were divided into two teams: Blue Team and Red Team. Unlike season one, in this season all members of Blue Team were men and Red Team were women. The winner of season 2 was Walid Hamid from U.A.E.,[2] who was awarded 250,000 SAR. On the reunion show, Saudi Arabian Salimah Al-Hebshi won 50,000 SAR.
| Contestant | Team | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ahmad Al-Zofiri , Kuwait | Blue Team | Eliminated Week 2* |
| Hanan Abu Hamda , Palestinian | Red Team | Eliminated Week 3 |
| Faisal Al-Ghamdi , Saudi Arabia | Blue Team | Quit |
| Huwaida Al-Karteli , Morocco | Red Team | Eliminated Week 4 |
| Ihab Al-Kholi , Egypt | Blue Team | Eliminated Week 5 |
| Amani Mohammad , Iraq | Red Team | Eliminated Week 6 |
| Fadol Al-Faran , Saudi Arabia | Blue Team | Eliminated Week 7 |
| Samira Al-Oni , Algeria | Red Team | Eliminated Week 8 |
| Salemah Al-Hebshi , Saudi Arabia | Red Team | Eliminated Week 9 |
| Fahad Khalefa , Saudi Arabia | Blue Team | Eliminated Week 10 |
| Ahmad Al-Bekeri , Qatar | Blue Team | Eliminated Week 11 |
| Finale | ||
| Abir Shahada , Lebanon | Red Team | 2nd Runner up |
| Wala Adel , Egypt | Red Team | Runner Up |
| Waleed Hamid , United Arab Emirates | Blue Team | The Biggest Winner[3] |
Teams
- Member of Hani's Team
- Member of Patci's Team
- Winners
- 250,000 SAR. Winner (among the finalists)
- 50,000 SAR. Winner (among the eliminated contestants)
* Fahad was eliminated in week 1 but because Fisal quit, Fahad replaced Fisal.
Season 3
This season premiered on October 11, 2008, with 14 contestants from 10 Arabic countries. The contestants were divided into two teams: Blue Team and Red Team. The winner of season 3 was Mohammad Mazboudi from Lebanon, who was awarded 250,000 SAR. On the reunion show, Hasan Al-Rawi from Iraq won 50,000 SAR.
| Contestant | Team | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Meshal Ahmad, Kuwait | Red Team | Eliminated Week 1 |
| Khaled Habib, Bahrain | Blue Team | Eliminated Week 2 |
| Mohammad Bumoza, Saudi Arabia | Red Team | Eliminated Week 3 |
| Hasan Al-Rawi, Iraq | Blue Team | Eliminated Week 4 |
| Suhair Zoubat, Algeria | Blue Team | Eliminated Week 5 |
| Lamia Derazy, Bahrain | Red Team | Eliminated Week 6 |
| Iman Al-Ali, Jordan | Red Team | Eliminated Week 7 |
| Amr Na'es, Syria | Red Team | Eliminated Week 8 |
| Heba Nazer, Saudi Arabia | Blue Team | Eliminated Week 9 |
| Bothayna Al-Hedri, Morocco | Red Team | Eliminated Week 10 |
| Rasheda Sulaiman, Egypt | Blue Team | Eliminated Week 11 |
| Finale | ||
| Azari Hamod, Kuwait | Blue Team | 2nd Ruuner Up |
| Mohanad Al-jeddawi, Saudi Arabia | Blue Team | Runner Up |
| Mohammad Mazboudi, Lebanon | Red Team | The Biggest Winner |
Teams
Season 4
This season premiered on September 26, 2009 and, unlike all past seasons, eight couples from six Arabic countries competed during 11 weeks. There is a relationship between each couple except the Yellow Team, who are strangers. The other teams are either siblings, spouses, or friends. The winner of season 4 was Karim Abdullah from Egypt[4] who was awarded 250,000 SAR. On the reunion show, Orwa Al-Korah from Syria won 50,000 SAR, and for first time in the programs history the 3rd place Abdulaziz Shesha won 20,000 SAR and the 2nd place Marah Al-Korah won 30,000 SAR.
Contestants
| Contestant | Couples Team | Blue vs. Red | Status | Couples Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turqi Al-Motiri, Saudi Arabia | Green Team | Eliminated Week 1 | Friends | |
| Izat Kabbi, Saudi Arabia | ||||
| Mushari Al-Mosbah, Kuwait | Sky Blue Team | Eliminated Week 2 | Friends | |
| Ahmad Al-Fodari, Kuwait | ||||
| Marilyn Saleh, Jordan | Pink Team | Eliminated Week 3 | Sisters | |
| Mealda Saleh, Jordan | ||||
| Ittidal Musa, Saudi Arabia | Yellow Team | Eliminated Week 4 | Strangers | |
| Madeline Saleh, Jordan | ||||
| Huda Bakeesh, Morocco | Orange Team | Red Team | Eliminated Week 5 | Huyam's Sister |
| Abdulaziz Shesha, Saudi Arabia | Purple Team | Red Team | Eliminated Week 6 | Elham's Husband |
| Huyam Bakeesh, Morocco | Orange Team | Blue Team | Eliminated Week 7 | Huda's Sister |
| Amgad Abdullah, Egypt | Black Team | Blue Team | Eliminated Week 8 | Karim's Brother |
| Elham Abualsaud, Saudi Arabia | Purple Team | Blue Team | Eliminated Week 9 | Abdulaziz's Wife |
| Madeline Saleh, Jordan | Yellow Team | Eliminated Week 10 | No Relationship | |
| Orwa Al-Korah, Syria | White Team | Red Team | Eliminated Week 11 | Marah's Brother |
| Finale | ||||
| Abdulaziz Shesha, Saudi Arabia | Purple Team | Red Team | 2nd Runner Up | Elham's Husband |
| Marah Al-korah, Syria | White Team | Blue Team | Runner Up | Orwa's Sister |
| Karim Abdullah, Egypt | Black Team | Red Team | The Biggest Winner | Amgad's Brother |
Weigh-ins and eliminations
| Contestant | Age | Height | Starting BMI |
Ending BMI |
Starting Weight |
Week | Reunion | Finale | Weight Lost |
Percentage Lost | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Karim | 29 | 205 | 41.4 | 23.4 | 173.9 | 168.0 | 164.4 | 161.5 | 158.7 | 154.7 | 152.1 | 148.7 | 146.4 | 142.7 | 142.5 | 134.7 | Weighted at Finale |
98.5 | -75.4 | -43.36% |
| Marah | 32 | 171 | 46.6 | 27.4 | 136.4 | 129.8 | 128.3 | 126.8 | 123.9 | 121.7 | 119.9 | 115.4 | 114.0 | 116.0 | 111.7 | 107.0 | 80.2 | -56.2 | -41.20% | |
| Abdulaziz | 28 | 176 | 40.3 | 26.1 | 124.7 | 118.8 | 117.1 | 118.4 | 111.3 | 110.3 | 109.7 | 107.2 | 105.2 | 105.5 | 103.9 | 97.5 | 80.8 | -43.9 | -35.20% | |
| Orwa | 23 | 184 | 44.7 | 27.7 | 151.3 | 145.3 | 142.2 | 139.7 | 136.8 | 133.9 | 130.8 | 126.7 | 124.0 | 120.7 | 117.2 | 113.9 | 93.8 | Weighed at Reunion |
-57.5 | -38.00% |
| Madeline | 23 | 154 | 47.2 | 29.7 | 112.0 | 105.5 | 103.1 | 100.9 | 98.2 | 92.3 | 91.4 | 88.6 | 86.4 | 70.5 | -41.5 | -37.05% | ||||
| Elham | 26 | 170 | 44.6 | 32.9 | 128.9 | 122.6 | 119.9 | 122.6 | 116.9 | 114.4 | 111.6 | 108.7 | 107.7 | 107.9 | 95.1 | -33.8 | -26.22% | |||
| Amgad | 27 | 171 | 42.6 | 36.6 | 124.5 | 120.8 | 118.3 | 117.2 | 115.3 | 114.4 | 112.6 | 109.6 | 108.9 | 107.1 | -17.4 | -13.98% | ||||
| Huyam | 25 | 166 | 46.0 | 30.6 | 126.7 | 122.7 | 120.2 | 116.6 | 114.2 | 112.2 | 109.3 | 107.0 | 84.2 | -42.5 | -33.54% | |||||
| Huda | 28 | 168 | 48.0 | 32.8 | 135.5 | 130.6 | 128.6 | 127.2 | 123.0 | 122.5 | 115.3 | 92.6 | -42.9 | -31.66% | ||||||
| Ittidal | 21 | 172 | 42.0 | 32.8 | 124.2 | 120.7 | 119.3 | 117.2 | 114.7 | 107.1 | 97.1 | -27.1 | -21.82% | |||||||
| Mealda | 25 | 164 | 50.1 | 33.0 | 134.7 | 130.4 | 129.2 | 128.6 | 117.2 | 88.7 | -46.0 | -34.15% | ||||||||
| Marilyn | 20 | 166 | 45.3 | 34.5 | 124.8 | 120.8 | 120.2 | 117.6 | 109.1 | 95.0 | -29.8 | -23.88% | ||||||||
| Ahmad | 30 | 178 | 49.6 | X | 157.1 | 154.2 | 155.3 | X | did not attend | |||||||||||
| Mushari | 26 | 180 | 52.8 | 44.5 | 171.0 | 164.4 | 163.7 | 154.8 | 144.2 | Weighed at Reunion |
-26.8 | -15.67% | ||||||||
| Turqi | 25 | 179 | 40.7 | 34.9 | 130.5 | 131.0 | 122.0 | 111.9 | -18.6 | -14.25% | ||||||||||
| Izat | 24 | 184 | 46.0 | 34.5 | 155.8 | 154.2 | 135.4 | 116.9 | -38.9 | -24.97% | ||||||||||
- Game
- Week's Biggest Winner
- Gain weight
- Results from Eliminated Players Weigh in (Week 7)
- X did not attend
- Winners
- 250,000 SAR Winner (among the finalists)
- 50,000 SAR Winner (among the eliminated contestants)
- BMI
- Normal (18.5 - 24.9 BMI)
- Overweight (25 - 29.9 BMI)
- Obese Class I (30 - 34.9 BMI)
- Obese Class II (35 - 39.9 BMI)
- Obese Class III (greater than 40 BMI)
- Notes
- All contestant weights are in kilograms
- All contestant heights are in centimetres
Weight Loss History
| Contestant | Week | Finale | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||
| Karim | -5.9 | -3.6 | -2.9 | -2.8 | -4.0 | -2.6 | -3.4 | -2.3 | -3.7 | -0.2 | -7.8 | -36.2 |
| Marah | -6.6 | -1.5 | -1.5 | -2.9 | -2.2 | -1.8 | -4.5 | -1.4 | +2.0 | -4.3 | -4.7 | -26.8 |
| Abdulaziz | -5.9 | -1.7 | +1.3 | -7.1 | -1.0 | -0.6 | -2.5 | -2.0 | +0.3 | -1.6 | -6.4 | -16.2 |
| Orwa | -6.0 | -3.1 | -2.5 | -2.9 | -2.9 | -3.1 | -4.1 | -2.7 | -3.3 | -3.5 | -3.3 | -20.1 |
| Madeline | -6.5 | -2.4 | -2.2 | -2.7 | -5.9 | -0.9 | -2.8 | -2.2 | -15.9 | |||
| Elham | -6.3 | -2.7 | +2.7 | -5.7 | -2.5 | -2.8 | -2.9 | -1.0 | +0.2 | -12.8 | ||
| Amgad | -3.7 | -2.5 | -1.7 | -1.9 | -0.9 | -1.8 | -3.0 | -0.7 | -1.8 | |||
| Huyam | -4.0 | -2.5 | -3.6 | -2.4 | -2.0 | -2.9 | -2.3 | -22.8 | ||||
| Huda | -4.9 | -2.0 | -1.4 | -4.2 | -0.5 | -7.2 | -22.7 | |||||
| Ittidal | -3.5 | -1.4 | -2.1 | -2.5 | -7.6 | -10.0 | ||||||
| Mealda | -4.3 | -1.2 | -0.6 | -11.4 | -28.5 | |||||||
| Marilyn | -4.0 | -0.6 | -2.6 | -8.5 | -14.1 | |||||||
| Ahmad | -2.9 | +1.1 | X | X | ||||||||
| Mushari | -6.6 | -0.7 | -8.9 | -10.6 | ||||||||
| Turqi | +0.5 | -9.0 | -10.1 | |||||||||
| Izat | -1.6 | -18.4 | -18.5 | |||||||||
Voting history
| Name | Week | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
| Eliminated | Turqi & Izat | Ahmad & Mushari | Mealda & Mareline | Ittidal & Madeline | Huda | Abdulaziz | Huyam | Amgad | Elham | Madeline | Orwa |
| Karim | Turqi & Izat | Ahmad & Mushari | X | X | Huda | X | X | Elham | Elham | X | Orwa |
| Marah | Turqi & Izat | Ahmad & Mushari | Mealda & Mareline | X | X | X | Huyam | Amgad | Elham | Madeline | X |
| Abdulaziz | Turqi & Izat | Ahmad & Mushari | Mealda & Mareline | X | Huda | X | Amgad | X | ? | Marah | |
| Orwa | Turqi & Izat | Ahmad & Mushari | Mealda & Mareline | X | Huda | Abdulaziz | Huyam | Amgad | Abdulaziz | Madeline | X |
| Madeline | Turqi & Izat | Ahmad & Mushari | Amgad & Karim | X | Elham | Elham | X | ||||
| Elham | Turqi & Izat | Ahmad & Mushari | Mealda & Mareline | X | X | X | Huyam | X | X | ||
| Amgad | Turqi & Izat | Ahmad & Mushari | X | X | X | X | Huyam | X | |||
| Huyam | Mealda & Mareline | Ahmad & Mushari | Mealda & Mareline | Ittidal & Madeline | X | X | X | ||||
| Huda | Mealda & Mareline | Ahmad & Mushari | Mealda & Mareline | Ittidal & Madeline | Abdulaziz | ||||||
| Ittidal | Turqi & Izat | Ahmad & Mushari | Amgad & Karim | X | |||||||
| Mealda | X | X | X | ||||||||
| Mareline | |||||||||||
| Ahmad | Mealda & Mareline | X | |||||||||
| Mushari | |||||||||||
| Turqi | X | ||||||||||
| Izat | |||||||||||
- X Below yellow line, unable to vote
- Immunity
- X Not in elimination, unable to vote
- X Vote not revealed
- ? Immunity and Vote not revealed