Matt Hoover premiered on Season 2 weighing 339 pounds. By the time we was crowned the second-ever winner of the series, he'd lost 157 pounds. Second runner-up Suzy Preston, who initially weighed 227 pounds, lost a total of 95 pounds and took home a $25,000 prize. Unbeknownst to viewers at the time, Hoover and Preston had fallen in love during their time on the show. "I saw him at his worst, absolutely. And he saw me at my worst," Preston told People. In a private ceremony in Jamaica in 2006, the couple said "I do." In the years since, the "losers" have welcomed two sons.

By 2010, Hoover had regained some weight. He revealed to NBC News Chicago that he weighed 237 pounds. Preston, too, had put back on over 40 pounds. In a video from 2011, Hoover and Preston revealed that they feel guilty for gaining weight, but pictures of the family shared on social media show that they're doing great. In October 2023, Preston captioned a sweet family photo: "This is something we do every year regardless of how any of us feel or look."