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My picks for the runner-up prize

By Sun-Times Wire

Eliminated contestants are eligible for a runner-up prize. The winner is the person who lost the most weight post show.

Frankfort mother and son team Jackie and Dan both look pretty good as do Chicago’s Bernie and his former partner Brittany.

Jay lost the man boobs. Thank God.

Any of them is in the running.

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