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"&lt;img alt=\"John Forger\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2012/02/22/0222-john-forger-ex-01.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The oldest person ever to compete on \"&lt;strong&gt;Biggest Loser&lt;/strong&gt;\" has some wise words for the contestants currently on strike -- the weight loss show is NOT about the prize money ... it's about saving your life.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;TMZ broke the story ... nearly all of the remaining contestants on the current season &lt;a href=\"http://www.tmz.com/2012/02/21/biggest-loser-quit-mutiny-contestants-twist/\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;have walked off the show&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and are threatening to quit -- after learning that producers were considering bringing back previous contestants to compete for the $250,000 grand prize.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The contestants are striking because they feel it's unfair to bring back old contestants -- which would hurt their chances at winning the money.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But 66-year-old John Forger (&lt;em&gt;above&lt;/em&gt;) -- who competed on Season 12 -- tells TMZ, \"It's not about [money]. What it's really about, for most of us, is the change in our lifestyle, and being able to get rid of obesity.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;John adds, \"For most of us, it's about health. Would I walk off the show for the money? ABSOLUTELY NOT.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;John was eliminated in the second week of Season 12 -- but he tells us, he has no regrets ... losing 97 pounds while he was on the show, and an additional 15 afterwards.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://photos.toofab.com/galleries/celebrity_weight_loss#tab=health\"&gt;&lt;img alt=\"0824_weight_loss_footer\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2011/08/24/0824-weight-loss-footer.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!-- relatedlinks --&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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