‘Biggest Loser’ event tonight

Published 12:04 pm Tuesday, December 7, 2010

A meet-and-greet event with “Biggest Loser” contestant Patrick House will be at 6:30 tonight at the Vicksburg Convention Center, followed by the nationally televised show at 8 that will tell if the Vicksburg resident is among the final three challengers for the $250,000 grand prize.

After, House will stay and chat with his supporters.

He was chosen for the show in the spring and had lost about 130 pounds over the first 11 episodes.

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The live season finale of “Biggest Loser” will be at 8 p.m. Dec. 14 on NBC, local cable Channel 3.

House, 27, originally from Brandon, played football at Delta State University. He has a wife, Bradley, and two sons, ages 2 and 4.

He was named the 2010 Man of the Year in a readers poll in The Vicksburg Post.