Fat March

Did You Know?

• The show is based on the UK Channel Four series Too Big To Walk.
• A single vote is enough to eliminate a contestant; if 11 people vote for no one but one person votes for someone, that person is ejected.
• Wendy had four top 40 hits in Europe in the nineties.
• Kimberly was a contestant on season 1 of I Want to Work for Diddy, using her nickname Poprah.
• Cardiologist James Rippe called the show 'dangerous for lots of reasons' and said it 'sends a message that walking is painful, you get blisters, you get hurt and it's humiliating.'

Synopsis

The twelve participants began with a shared $1.2 million prize, to be split equally among those who finished the walk. Each episode ended with a vote where contestants could nominate someone for removal. A single vote was enough to eject a person. Whenever anyone was voted out, quit, or could not continue due to injury, the remaining participants each lost $10,000 from their share. Contestants could also choose to vote for no one.

Participants

Wendy, 40, 5'6", 234 pounds, professional singer and author from La Canada, California. She was injured in week one with bone spurs and chronic Plantar Fasciitis, which forced her to leave the march during Stage 3 in Greenwich, Connecticut after walking 205 miles in 5 weeks. Chantal, 35, 5'2", 250 pounds, comedian from Brookline, Massachusetts. She completed Fat March, weighing in at 199 pounds, losing a total of 51 pounds.

Jami Lyn, 30, 5'9", 236 pounds, military wife from Daleville, Alabama. She completed Fat March weighing 186 pounds, losing a total of 50 pounds. Kimberly, 39, 5'5", 274 pounds, former rap diva from Duluth, Georgia. She quit the march in Stage 1.

Loralie, 30, 5'3", 233 pounds, marketing resources expert from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She completed Fat March, losing a total of 48 pounds, with a final weight of 185 pounds. Loralie became pregnant after the show and gave birth to her first child, a son, in September 2008. Shea, 27, 5'7", 289 pounds, former college softball player from Indian Rocks Beach, Florida.

She completed Fat March weighing a total 234 pounds, losing a total of 55 pounds. Anthony, 26, 6'3", 410 pounds, unemployed from Addison, Illinois. He was voted off after Stage 5. Matt, 36, 6'4", 386 pounds from Cincinnati, Ohio.

He left the march in Pennsylvania during Stage 5 due to a bad knee. Michael, 41, 6' 2½", 330 pounds, lab technician from Elwood, Illinois. He completed Fat March, weighing in at 239, losing a total of 91 pounds. Sam, 22, 5'9", 371 pounds, certified massage therapist from Everett, Massachusetts.

He completed Fat March, losing a total 74 pounds, with a final weight of 297 pounds. Shane, 34, 6'0", 519 pounds, youth minister from Mesquite, Texas. He left the march in Stage 1 due to stress fractures in both feet. Will, 26, 6'2", 470 pounds, retail clerk from Brooklyn, New York. Voted out after Stage 4.

Episodes

Episode 1, which followed the contestants up to eight days and 65 miles, aired on August 6, 2007. Episode 2, which followed the contestants up to three weeks and 150 miles, aired on August 13, 2007. Episode 3, which followed the contestants up to five weeks and 205 miles, aired on August 20, 2007. Episode 4, which followed the contestants up to an unspecified number of weeks and 330 miles, aired on August 27, 2007. Episode 5, which followed the contestants up to eight weeks and 450 miles, aired on September 3, 2007. Episode 6, which followed the contestants up to 10 weeks and 575 miles, aired on September 10, 2007.