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In this image released by Milk Processor Education Program
on December 9, 2009, Danny Cahill, a 40-year-old land
surveyor and musician from Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, and
winner of the weight loss challenge program, "The Biggest
Loser," is shown in the latest "Got Milk" ad.
The latest winner of NBC's
The Biggest Loser is
the biggest loser in the show's history.
Danny Cahill, a 40-year-old land surveyor and musician from
Broken Arrow, Okla., lost 239 pounds (108kg) to win the
$250,000 grand prize.
Cahill went from 430 pounds (195kg) to 191 pounds
(86kg), losing 55.58% of his body weight in six months and
three weeks - and breaking the record for the most weight
lost by any contestant.
The Nielsen Co. said that with 13.4 million viewers, the
season eight finale of The Biggest Loser on Tuesday
night had the show's biggest audience in four years.
Erik Chopin, who won in 2006, held the previous record,
dropping 214 pounds (97kg). He went from 407 pounds (185kg)
to 193 pounds (87kg).
In an interview Wednesday on the Today show, Cahill
said his family motivated him to change his lifestyle.
NBC said season nine will premiere January 5.
