'Biggest loser' finale 2010: Michael Ventrella wins NBC show's 9th season with record-breaking loss

Michael Ventrella is the biggest winner ever of the "Biggest Loser."

After losing half his body weight, Ventrella was named this season's winner of "The Biggest Loser" on NBC Tuesday night.

Starting the season at a whopping 526 pounds, Ventrella was the heaviest contestant in "Biggest Loser" history.

By the final show, he had lost 50.19 percent of his body weight, a total of 264 pounds, shattering Danny Cahill's record of 239 pounds from last year.

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