['The Biggest Loser: Couples' - 'Week Twenty']

"I want to say I can't believe it. But that's not true, because I CAN!" -- Hannah

Four entered this final week on The Biggest Loser campus and ... well, four people walked out. Couldn't we have had a two-hour makeover episode and shortened this penultimate installment to a single hour?

There may have been two challenges, a weigh-in and trips home for all four contestants, but it still felt like there was just so much padding. I felt like I could probably go ahead and do laundry or cook dinner while the episode was running and still not really miss anything.

Oh, except maybe then I wouldn't find out that Olivia was proud of Hannah and Hannah was proud of Olivia, Jay has nine lives, Irene is currently the biggest loser and Bob loves everyone. No, wait! We already knew all of that!

The first of this week's challenges was a fun cooking challenge where they had to make turkey burgers for a herd of children. While I applaud Olivia's creativity in coming up with a slime concoction, that it was yogurt on a burger was going to be a hard sell for the kids. Jay's volcano burger concept was clearly the most ingenious for the audience, and he won. His prize was $5,000 from Jennie-O and a 2-week stay at The Biggest Loser Resort for a loved one; he chose his wife.

Hannah, though, came into her own on the second challenge, which was an endurance variation of their favorite "putting the weight back on" challenges. This time they had weighted flags they had to carry across 18 holes of a golf course. It made for an awkward double drop at the 18th hole for both weeks 18 and 19, but I guess I'll let it slide.

However, all the dramatic music in the world couldn't make it more interesting visually. Even last season's winner Patrick didn't add much enthusiasm or wisdom. Maybe they're better off on that dirt track they usually use for this challenge where they can throw their bag over the cliff at the end. For some reason, this challenge just fell flat for me. I didn't feel as much the burden of that extra weight seeing it as flags.

I'll give props to Hannah for surging ahead early, though at one point it looked like Irene had a flag in one of the earlier holes before hers. Nevertheless, Hannah pulled it out and took the victory, which netted her a home gym worth $15,000 to use toward the finale. That should help.

Jay, as always, was proud just to finish the challenge, even if it was dead last. His reward every day is that he's still in this game. The weigh-in actually came out the way the producers have clearly been wanting all season.

Every week we've been hearing about how the Purple Team are underdogs and how Hannah and Olivia walked onto the Ranch holding hands and they wanted to walk out the same way on their way to the live finale. So, they weighed-in last.

All four did well on the scale for this point in the competition. And, if it were to end today, Irene would still be the winner. But she was beaten by the Purple Team, as Olivia and Hannah indeed secured their spots with a one-two finish. Hannah, in fact, won the weigh-in as she had that last challenge. So there was a lot of hugging and crying and patting on the back.



The pair became the first-ever sisters to compete in the finale and, while America loves to root for the underdogs, they've been poised for this positioning for weeks. I can't help it, but I'm happy for them. I think it's an exciting thing for them and an astonishing accomplishment they can be proud of.

That left Jay and Irene to plea for America's votes, and I can't remember the last time two people fought so little for America's support. It was as if they didn't really care, or just refused to beg. It's a difference of $150,000 and facing off against two people or tons of people.

Who do you think will get the vote? I think if one of the sisters had gone below, America would have voted to keep them together, but I'm less sure about Irene vs. Jay. Jay seems to be more likable, as Irene was so closed emotionally throughout this season. But perhaps people will reward her hard work and the fact she's technically the biggest loser at this point.

It would suck for her to be leading the pack for all these weeks and then fall short at the last second, but Jay's story is no less amazing. He was eliminated once and brought back into the game by Rulon and Hannah, then saved a second time when Tim Gunn erased the yellow line during Makeover Week. The comeback kid could come back again.

Who are you most excited about seeing from the eliminated contestants? And does anyone want to go out on a limb and make predictions about who might win the at-home prize?

'The Biggest Loser' airs Tuesdays, 8PM ET on NBC.

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