The Biggest Loser: Did the Red Team Really Throw the Weigh-In?

Plus, eliminated player Maria Ventrella addresses accusations that her son 500-pound son Michael wasn't working hard enough

You wouldn't like Jillian Michaels when she's angry...

The Biggest Loser's tough-girl trainer has already sunk her teeth into Green Team member Migdella for her sullen attitude this season, and now it looks like she's got Red Team member Melissa in her sights as well. According to Jillian, Melissa threw the weigh-in for the second week in a row, and if the previews are any indication, Jillian will be letting Melissa have it in the next episode.

But are Jillian's accusations fair? We got the inside report from the ranch on Biggest Loser's latest eliminated participant, Maria Ventrella:

So did Melissa throw the weigh-in this week? According to Maria, "Uh, yes. I think she knew wasn't the one weighing in. Her thoughts were that as long as her weight is not counting she was going to try to keep her big number for the week that her weight will count. She's a very smart lady, and she's playing the game." Watch out, Melissa. Jillian's coming for you...

Meanwhile, Maria confirmed that even if the Gray Team hadn't turned the tables on her White Team, one of the White Team members would have gone home anyway, based on percentage of weight lost. She says, "When that happened, we knew that no matter which way it went, one of us would have [gone] below the yellow line."

But that doesn't mean the Ventrellas' feelings weren't hurt when the Gray Team picked them for the student-teacher reversal. Maria says, "It wasn't a matter of being upset with them [the Gray Team] because they chose to switch it with Mike, it was the point that we were more upset where they were saying Michael wasn't working hard enough. I know for a fact that Michael was working hard enough, and he lost 10 pounds that week. You don't lose 10 pounds in a week doing nothing, so that was basically the only thing. Michael is friends with them. I think they were just concerned about Michael."