Biggest Loser 9 includes three heaviest people yet, including a 526-pound man

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by Andy Dehnart / December 15, 2009, 8:51 AM

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NBC has announced the cast of The Biggest Loser 9, and it includes the heaviest contestant yet.

Michael Ventrella weighs 526 pounds, and takes the title of heaviest contestant ever from season eight’s Shay Sorrells, who weighed 476 pounds at the start of the season. (She lost 172 pounds and has a special incentive to keep losing more.)

Two identical twins from Orlando also beat her record, as James and John Crutchfield weigh 485 and 484 pounds, respectively. Overall, the cast consists of eight parent and (adult) child teams, and three other teams of family members, cousins, brothers, and spouses. The new season debuts Jan. 5.

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