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'Biggest Loser' contestant from Wheeling shines in latest episode

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Danni Allen of Wheeling uses swimming skills honed at Mundelein High School on NBC's The Biggest Loser.

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Wheeling resident Danni Allen celebrates on a recent episode of The Biggest Loser, which airs Monday nights on NBC.

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Wheeling resident Danni Allen celebrates on a recent episode of "The Biggest Loser," which airs Monday nights on NBC.

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Her athleticism is helping Wheeling's Danni Allen continue to excel on The Biggest Loser, the NBC weight-loss reality show that reached its halfway point this week with the Mundelein High School grad still in the hunt for the grand prize. As of Monday's episode, Allen had dropped 51 pounds from her starting weight of 258.