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239 lbs. lighter, he’s ‘Biggest Loser’ of all time
“ ‘The Biggest Loser’ has given me my life back,” Danny Cahill, 40, said Wednesday after going from 430 pounds to 191 — the biggest weight loss of any contestant in the show’s history. Season 8 also brought a live marriage proposal and a new big-money challenge for one contestant.   Full story
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