OK I did a little investigating. Here's what I found out.
You don't need to be a member of the Biggest Loser Club to join.
Contest open only to legal residents of 45 of the 50 United States and District of Columbia who are 18 years of age or older, or who are the age of majority in their state of residence. [RESIDENTS OF ARIZONA, FLORIDA, LOUISIANA, MONTANA OR VERMONT ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CONTEST, AND ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO WIN ANY OF THE PRIZES
General Requirements.
To enter, each entrant, in order to enter and be eligible to win, must comply with the following:
Submit a valid registration to the Contest by following one of the two methods outlined below.
For entrants who are members of The Biggest Loser Club, you will need to enter by logging onto
http://www.biggestloserclub.com and fully completing and submitting the registration form as instructed on or after May 1, 2006, but no later than 11:59 PM ET on July 31, 2006. For more information on membership to the Club, see Biggest Loser Club terms and conditions. A valid registration requires you to submit a “before” photograph of yourself, your current starting weight as of the date of the submission or May 1, 2006, whichever is later, and a 150 to 250-word essay on why you want to lose weight and begin a healthy new life. Valid Before Photographs must show the individual holding a copy of the logo/contestant ID (instructions and links for downloading and printing a PDF of the logo/contestant ID will be provided within the Club member site’s “Entry” process).
To enter without becoming a Club member, you must submit the Entry Materials detailed above, along with a 3” x 5” card that includes the title of the Contest (“Biggest Loser Club Online Summer Challenge,”) your full name, address, daytime telephone number, e-mail address, and age. All materials must be mailed at the entrant’s expense to: Biggest Loser Club Online Summer Challenge c/o: Rodale Inc., 400 South Tenth Street, Office #1230, Emmaus, PA 18098-0099. Mail-in entries must be post-marked by July 31, 2006. Valid Before Photographs must show the individual holding a copy of the logo/contestant ID. Non-Club member entrants can download and print a copy of the logo/contestant ID
Submit final materials by following one of the two methods outlined below:
For entrants who are Club members, from 12:00 AM ET on August 1, 2006 through 11:59 PM ET on August 15, 2006, submit to the Web Site an “after” photograph of yourself, your current ending weight as of the date of the submission or as of August 1, 2006, whichever is earlier, and a 150 to 250-word essay on how you’ve succeeded in your physical and lifestyle transformation since submitting your Before Photograph and Essay. Valid After Photographs must show the individual holding a copy of the logo/contestant ID, which can be downloaded from the Web Site (instructions and links for downloading and printing a PDF of the logo/contestant ID will be provided within the Club member site’s Final Materials submission process).
(4)For non-Club members, submit the Final Materials by mail to the Mail-In Address, and include with your Final Materials a 3” x 5” card that includes the title of the Contest (“Biggest Loser Club Online Summer Challenge,”), your full name, address, daytime telephone number, e-mail address, and age. Mail-in submissions must be post-marked by August 15, 2006 to be eligible. Valid After Photographs must show the individual holding a copy of the logo/contestant ID, which can be downloaded by Non-Club member entrants from the free portion of the Web Site. Non-Club members can download and print a copy of the logo/contestant ID here – you may need to first download Adobe Acrobat Reader to do this, if you don’t have it on your computer already.
(5)Eligible entrants must have lost at least a total of five (5) percent of their Starting Weight by the time they submit their Final Materials. Entrants that lose more than twenty (20) percent of their Starting Weight by the time they submit their Final Materials will not be eligible to win; and
(6)You must follow the Biggest Loser fitness and diet program, through club membership or otherwise. If you are not a member of the Club, you may obtain a copy of the Biggest Loser book, which outlines the Program, at most public libraries and at major book retailers. You must submit your weight at least once every two calendar weeks from the time you submit your Entry Materials to the time you submit your Final Materials. Club members can do this on the Web Site. Non-Club member entrants may send this information to the Mail-In Address, along with your name, the date you were weighed, and the title of the Contest. All entrants, whether Club members or not, must adhere to the Program from the time the Entrant submits his or her Entry Materials to the time the Entrant submits his or her Final Materials.
Potential winners will be notified by postal mail and telephone from September 12, 2006 through September 25, 2006.
Prizes:
The total approximate retail value of all prizes awarded is $87,250 and the Contest prizes and prize levels are as follows:
Grand Prize - Awarded to One (1) winner
Approximate retail value is $26,000
Awarded by judges to member that has undergone the most significant physical and lifestyle transformation (per criteria outlined above) from the time she/he submitted ‘before’ photo/essay to the time she/he submitted ‘after’ photo/essay
Prize package includes:
$20,000
Two (2) tickets to the Biggest Loser TV show season 3 finale taping on September 18, 2006 with VIP access (travel and lodging not included)
$5,000 for trip to Biggest Loser TV show season 3 finale taping - can be used for travel/lodging expenses and spending/shopping money for trip to TV show season finale
Success story featured on a season 3 Biggest Loser episode
Lifetime membership to the Biggest Loser Club web site, subject to terms and conditions
First Runner-Up Prizes – Awarded to Five (5) Members
Approximate retail value is $6,000 (total approximate retail value of all first runner-up prizes is $30,000)
Awarded by judges to members based on level of physical and lifestyle transformation from the time she/he submitted ‘before’ photo/essay to the time she/he submitted ‘after’ photo/essay
For each first runner-up winner, prize package includes:
$5,000
Two (2) tickets to the Biggest Loser TV show season 3 finale taping on September 18, 2006 with VIP access (travel and lodging not included)
Lifetime membership to the Biggest Loser Club web site, subject to terms and conditions
Second Runner-Up Prizes - Given to 25 Members
Approximate retail value is $1,250 (total approximate retail value of all second runner-up prizes is $31,250)
Awarded by judges to members based on level of physical and lifestyle transformation from the time she/he submitted ‘before’ photo/essay to the time s/he submitted ‘after’ photo/essay
For each second runner-up winner, prize package includes:
$1,000
One-year membership to the Biggest Loser Club web site, subject to terms and conditions
I will forward anyone the e-mail who wants it (it has more information) just send me an e-mail
Biggest Loser Club Online Summer Challenge
CW: 148 lbs--Oct 11/08
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