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    <published>2008-05-05T14:08:55Z</published>
    <updated>2008-05-05T14:12:22Z</updated>
    <title>TMC&apos;s Biggest Loser Finale</title>
    <summary><![CDATA[TMC's Biggest Loser contest just ended today. First, congratulations to Alan Urkawich for winning TMC's contest who lost 36.4 pounds and 15.4% &amp; took the $375 prize. However, if you recall, I wasn't allowed to join TMC's competition, so I...]]></summary>
    <author>
      <name>Tom Keating</name>
      <uri>http://blog.tmcnet.com/blog/tom-keating/</uri>
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      <![CDATA[TMC's Biggest Loser contest just ended today. First, congratulations to Alan Urkawich for winning TMC's contest who lost 36.4 pounds and 15.4% &amp; took the $375 prize. However, if you recall, <a href="http://blog.tmcnet.com/blog/tom-keating/personal-and-humor/the-biggest-loser-week-9.asp">I wasn't allowed to join TMC's competition</a>, so I made <a href="http://blog.tmcnet.com/blog/tom-keating/personal-and-humor/the-biggest-loser-week-9.asp">a one-way $100 bet of my own</a> that I could beat all 5 contestants. My wife told me &quot;Don't come home if you have to pay $100 <em>to anyone</em>. What are you doing making one-way bets anyway? You had nothing to gain. That's just stupid!&quot;<br />
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I told her &quot;pride&quot; but she already knew my answer since she's quite familiar with my pride &amp; ego. Well, fortunately my wallet stays fatter, my waist thinner, and my pride &amp; ego just as big as ever since I beat all 5 TMC contestants! <img src="http://blog.tmcnet.com/mtstatic/FCKeditor/emoticons/thumbs-up.gif" alt="" /> <br />
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Not <em>only</em> did I beat them percentage-wise, but I also beat each of them in total pounds lost. My final weigh-in was 160lbs, which was a 38 pound loss, besting Alan by 1.6lbs. Mind you, my starting weight was less than all 5 contestants since I was the smallest guy. So while I was confident I would be them percentage-wise, I wasn't so sure I could beat the bigger guys in total pounds loss. Well, I guess I get double-bragging rights! <img src="http://blog.tmcnet.com/mtstatic/FCKeditor/emoticons/clapping.gif" alt="" /><br />
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Thanks for playing, come again. <img alt="" src="http://blog.tmcnet.com/mtstatic/FCKeditor/emoticons/icon_lol.gif" /><br />
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Now that I <em>technically</em> won $375, I think I'm going reward myself with a Playstation3, since I've been wanting a Blu-ray DVD player for some time now anyway.<br />
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<strong> Here's the final tally:</strong> (Rich hasn't weighed in, but he hasn't been losing much weight and wasn't in the running.)<br />
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            <td>&nbsp;</td>
            <td><strong>Original Weight</strong></td>
            <td><strong>Final Weight</strong></td>
            <td><strong>Pounds Lost</strong></td>
            <td><strong>Percentage Lost</strong></td>
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            <td>Tom</td>
            <td>198</td>
            <td>160</td>
            <td>38</td>
            <td>19.19%</td>
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            <td>Alan</td>
            <td>236</td>
            <td>199.6</td>
            <td>36.4</td>
            <td>15.42%</td>
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            <td>Dave</td>
            <td>253.8</td>
            <td>226.2</td>
            <td>27.6</td>
            <td>10.87%</td>
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            <td>Tim</td>
            <td>293.8</td>
            <td>262.6</td>
            <td>31.2</td>
            <td>10.62%</td>
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            <td>Joe</td>
            <td>247.6</td>
            <td>233</td>
            <td>14.6</td>
            <td>5.90%</td>
        </tr>
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            <td>Rich</td>
            <td>230</td>
            <td>&nbsp;?</td>
            <td>&nbsp;?</td>
            <td>&nbsp;?</td>
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    <title>Comment from nicole on 2008-05-05</title>
    <author>
        <name>nicole</name>
        <uri>http://voipsupply.com</uri>
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        <![CDATA[<p>congrats tom!!!</p>]]>
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    <published>2008-05-05T15:47:07Z</published>
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