Ab-nominal results
Sentinel graphic by JEN KNEPP
LEWISTOWN — Scales all over Mifflin County are going down as the Mifflin County Meltdown ramps up. Results from the second week of the meltdown show 66 of 68 teams, representing 503 people, lost another 535 pounds. This brings the total amount of weight lost in the first two weeks of the meltdown to 1,592 pounds. Participants lost a total of 1057 pounds the first week; total percentage of weight lost equals 1.68 percent of participant’s body weight. The starting weight for all the teams combined was 98,110.30 pounds. The top three teams who lost the most weight during the first week are: ¯ First Place — Kicking & Screaming, which lost 3.46 percent of their total combined body weight. ¯Second Place — Wild Chics & A Dude, which lost 2.92 percent of their total combined body weight. ¯Third Place — 4 Bikini’s & a Speedo, which lost 2.82 percent of their total combined body weight. The Mifflin County Meltdown features weekly meetings held at 6:30 p.m.
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