IT'S OVER!!! Week 12 and Final Results!

Wow. Well, congratulations to all of you losers! We survived. Most of you did a great job and should be looking a little slimmer than you did a few months ago. Hopefully you’ll keep the ball rolling and get to your ideal weight (if you’re not already there) before summer vacation. :)

Meeting their goals were 9 of the 21 contestants:

• Tony Bailey
• Sheryl Coyne-Batson
• Stacy Crowe
• Tracy Harris
• Chris Kedroski
• Susan Kedroski
• Ann Lopez
• George Lopez and
• David Manges

Great job you guys! According to the contest rules, all of the losers who met their goals will receive back $30 from their original $50 check (minus any fines.)

Taking the third place ribbon and 10% of the total pot is Tracy “The Hammer” Harris, who lost 11.7% of her total body weight in 12 weeks! Way to go, Tracy!!! You did an amazing job – kudos to you for a great contest!


And now the moment we’ve all been waiting for…who is our BIGGEST LOSER???

Well, let me first say how close the race for 1st and 2nd place was. It was neck and neck the last three weeks. The 1st place contestant lost 15.78% and the 2nd place winner lost 15.30%. A VERY close race. Our runner-up this year is Tony “The Builder” Bailey, who really looks like a different person – a fitter, skinnier, and healthier person!! Great job, TB!!! Keep up the running… there’s a half marathon in your future! Tony’s determination and discipline were second only to one person in this contest - Congratulations to our BIGGEST LOSER (drum roll please…) George “The Dominator” Lopez!!! GEORGE, YOU DID IT!!! First place, baby! We’re all in awe of your willpower and resolve! You really have changed your life during this contest. Well done, my friend!


Ahem. Ok now for the bad news.


According to the rules, contestants owe a $5 fine for each week they gained weight and/or failed to report their weight by noon on Saturday. I have made a color-coded official weight-loss spreadsheet which shows in pink the weeks contestants gained weight or missed their official weigh-in. I have emailed individuals how much they owe in fines and have also put this on the official contest spreadsheet.

Here’s the deal. If you owe fines, I need them in my hand by April 18th. Either cash or check. At that point I will take all of the fines, the money added to the pot for those of us who didn’t reach our goals and then calculate the money to be paid out for our 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place winners (60%, 30%, 10% of the pot, respectively.)

On April 18th, whatever is in the pot is what I am dividing up and mailing out to the winners. And just so everyone understands correctly, I am NOT going to harass people for the next 6 months to pay their $5 fines! However, I will publicly shame you on the website! ;-)

So that’s it.

Thanks for everyone’s participation this year! Jason Hawkins is running this contest three years from now. See you next time!!

Very humbly,

Your Crowmissioner.