Our Biggest Loser correspondent, The N&O's Michelle Aldrich, gives us her recap of last night's big finale.

It was a great season and satisfying finale: jaw-dropping results, a few tears, and several commercial breaks timed for optimal suspense. (And by my count, the word "journey" was uttered 13+ times.) We'll sum it up player-by-player, with some help from my loyal sidekick Mr. TiVO.

First up, our host Alison Sweeney: "It looks like a swarm of fabric butterflies has landed in her cleavage."

The season of "The Biggest Loser" with the highest contingent of North Carolina contestants is over.

In my view, this was the most transformative season. You couldn't recognize some of the "Losers!" Kudos to Tracey, who almost won the most weight percentage loss at home race, Daniel, who looks like a teenager now, and Antoine, who is not only a hunk, but gained the love of his life and provided us with a good sweet cry last night.

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If you read the post by guest blogger Michelle Aldrich's 'Biggest Loser' post, you know that Dudley native (not Dunn, sorry!) Antoine Dove exited the show last night.

But don't worry. Take a look at this video and you'll see life is pretty good.

Our Biggest Loser correspondent, The N&O's Michelle Aldrich, gives us her recap of last night's show.

Episode three kicked off with Alison announcing, "This is 'would you rather week'" and posed the challenge, "Would rather have your trainer OR a two-pound advantage at this week's weigh-in?"

Most of our contestants wisely know that there's nothing that would make them give up their trainer. As Liz says, "I didn't get fat pushing myself."

But Triangle native Tracey took the 2 pounds, shocking everyone, including her teammate Coach Mo! Her thinking? She didn't want to see the ante upped and have a rival get a four, six or eight pound advantage.

Jillian and Bob are incredulous and they speak with the purple team privately. They talk about panic, about fear .... But is Tracey really listening?

Our Biggest Loser correspondent, The N&O's Michelle Aldrich, gives us her recap of last night's show.

OK, so Mr. Tivo and I aren't much for reality TV. "Mad Men," "The
Office," and "30 Rock" are what we look forward to. I do like the
sub-genre of celeb-reality (i.e. "The Osbornes," "Tori & Dean,"
"Rachel Zoe") and then a few years ago, we got sucked into NBC's "The
Biggest Loser." It's overwhelmingly positive and it's the rare program
that gets real about food and weight issues in America.

Episode two kicked off with a very l-e-n-g-t-h-y recap of last week's elimination. So bye bye Alexandra - but the upside was she looked GREAT in the clip showing how well she's doing at home. (I love those.) Julio however, is the target of many dirty looks from contestants questioning his being allowed to remain. He'll have a lot to lose and prove this week.

Last night's premiere of NBC's "Biggest Loser" featured three people from North Carolina, Antoine Dove, Daniel Wright, and Tracey Yukich. Unfortunately, it didn't go so well for all of them.

The first challenge of the show involved having the 16 contestants run one mile, with the winner of the race gaining immunity from the first elimination. It would be hard enough for a lot of out-of-shape folks to run a mile, so the fact that these people (some of them weighing over 400 pounds) completed the race was pretty impressive. But the accomplishment didn't come without a few small disasters. Two of the runners ended up having to be hospitalized at the end of the race, including one of the NC contestants.

You've been reacquainted with Daniel Wright and got to know a little about Antoine Dove.

Now let us introduce you to Tracey Yukich, the third Tar Heel appearing on the latest round of "The Biggest Loser," which premieres tonight at 8.

Born and raised in Raleigh, Tracey attended Athens Drive High School. (Back then, she was Tracey Upchurch.)

The homemaker and mother of four says her parents still live in Raleigh, but Yukich lives in Allen,
Texas, because her husband is in the Marines Corps.

Last week, we featured returning NC contestant Daniel Wright from "The Biggest Loser" (which returns Tuesday on NBC at 8 p.m.)

Today we talk with Dudley's Antoine Dove, the second of three NC contestants on the show.

At 23, Antoine came to the biggest loser about 100 pounds overweight, at 367 pounds.

He says he believes that taking his quest to lose the weight public was what it was going to take to tackle it.

With North Carolina ranking # 12 when it comes to rate of adult obesity, it should be no surprise that we've been represented a couple of times on NBC's hit "The Biggest Loser."

This year, there are 3 folks from our great state on the show, making the stories of transformation and perseverance feel a little more personal.

The contestants are Tracey Yukich, a stay-at-home mom who was born in Raleigh; Antoine Dove, who's from Dudley; and Daniel Wright from Willow Springs. The show returns Tuesday at 8 p.m. Today, a chat with Daniel.