The Great Gangplank Fat-Off

The Great Gangplank Fat-Off

On August 12th, 2009, eighteen brave (and chubby) individuals gathered at Gangplank in Chandler, Arizona to begin an epic weight-loss challenge.

They each put in $100, and after eight weeks, the winner takes all.

This is their story.
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6-Week Results!

Here’s the lineup as we enter the 7th week of this 8-week competition:

  1. Matt L.: 14.0% (243.8 to 209.6) (holy crap)
  2. James A.: 8.4% (270.4 to 247.6)
  3. Chris C.: 8.1% (270.6 to 248.6)
  4. Patricia T.: 8.0% (164.6 to 151.4) (big jump!)
  5. Shaun J.: 6.5% (281.2 to 262.8)
  6. Derek N.: 6.5% (251.0 to 234.8)
  7. Steve S.: 6.0% (264.8 to 249.0)
  8. Katie A.: 5.0% (208.0 to 197.6)
  9. Rob C.: 4.5% (242.8 to 231.8)
  10. Jonathan K.: 4.5% (229.2 to 219.0)
  11. Tonia B.: 3.3% (182.8 to 176.8)
  12. Veronica A.: 3.3% (282.4 to 273.2)
  13. Mark N.: 2.7% (318.2 to 309.8)
  14. Byron B.: 2.6% (233.2 to 227.2)
  15. Jade Me.: 2.0% (196.2 to 192.2)
  16. Beau F.: +0.6% (264.8 to 266.4) (come on, now!)
  17. Mike B.: +0.8% (228.6 to 230.4) (all muscle)
  18. Grant V.: DISQUALIFIED
Lamp still has a ridiculously strong lead, with Conrey/Archer/Tompkins all striving to overtake him. (Based on Tompkins’ huge jump last week, though, this is still anyone’s game.) STAY TUNED
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