Bill Germanakos and Hollie Self Bring 'The Biggest Loser' Million-Pound Tour, Presented by MSN, to Arizona Mills Mall

Bill Germanakos and Hollie Self Bring 'The Biggest Loser' Million-Pound Tour, Presented by MSN, to Arizona Mills Mall

MSN and NBC's 'The Biggest Loser' come to Phoenix to encourage Americans to pledge to lose 1 million pounds collectively.

REDMOND, Wash., Jan. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Who: "The Biggest Loser" Season Four winner Bill Germanakos and
third-place finalist Hollie Self, along with MSN Health & Fitness
and local fitness experts, will be at the Arizona Mills Mall to
discuss "The Biggest Loser" Million Pound Match-Up sweepstakes, at

http://biggestloser.msn.com/, a challenge to Americans to pledge to
collectively lose 1 million pounds during the course of the show
"The Biggest Loser: Couples."

What: On Jan. 26 and 27, the MSN Health & Fitness team, along with Bill
Germanakos and Hollie Self of "The Biggest Loser," will be
available to answer questions and provide advice on weight loss.
Participants will have the opportunity to receive free body mass
index and blood pressure tests and free giveaways from MSN and
NBC's "The Biggest Loser" team.

Why: With over 4 million pounds already pledged from across America, MSN
Health & Fitness and NBC's "The Biggest Loser" are committed to
help provide a place where people can work together to lose weight
and have fun while they do it.

Where: People interested in participating in "The Biggest Loser" Million
Pound Match-Up can sign up for the contest in person at Arizona
Mills Mall on Jan. 26 and 27 between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. They can
also review full rules and details and register online at

http://biggestloser.msn.com/.

About MSN and Windows Live

MSN attracts more than 465 million unique users worldwide per month. With localized versions available globally in 42 markets and 21 languages, MSN is a world leader in delivering compelling programmed content experiences to consumers and online advertising opportunities to businesses worldwide. Windows Live, a set of personal Internet services and software, is designed to bring together in one place all the relationships, information and interests people care about most, with enhanced safety and security features across their PC, devices and the Web. MSN and Windows Live are offered alongside each other as complementary services. Some Windows Live services entered an early beta phase on Nov. 1, 2005; these and future beta updates can be found at http://ideas.live.com/. Windows Live is available at http://www.live.com/. MSN is located on the Web at http://www.msn.com/. MSN worldwide sites are located at http://www.msn.com/worldwide.ashx.

About Microsoft

Founded in 1975, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.

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