📢 We are thrilled to release the winners of
This was our 30th Sleekgeek challenge since 2011 (we do 3 per year).
Despite the challenges of dealing with lockdown and the COVID-19 pandemic, our challengers still pushed hard and stuck with it to achieve incredible results throughout their 8-week challenge period.
Want to be next? Entries for the Summer 2021 Sleekgeek 8-Week Challenge are now open! Enter before 28 September for a 40% discount.
Here are some quick 📊 stats:
- We had a
total of 541 Sleekgeek Challengers submit their final results, losing a total of 2,344.5kgs. - They lost an average of 4.3kgs or 4.7% of their body weight per person.
- The top 50 Sleekgeek Challengers lost a total of 627.6kgs.
- The top 50 Sleekgeek Challengers lost an average of 12.6kgs or 12.7% of their body weight per person.
These stats include those who deliberately put on weight/muscle to improve their physique and health.
Great job Sleeks! You guys and girls knocked it out of the park!
All of those who submitted final results are that much closer to their goals – isn’t it time that you gave it a go?
Quick Links:
- Prizes Recap
- Judging Process Explained
- Women’s Transformation Winners
- Men’s Transformation Winners
- Women’s % Weight Loss Winners
- Men’s % Weight Loss Winners
- Buddy Challenge Winners
- Couple Challenge Winners
- Top 50 % Weight Loss Stats
- Consistency Award Winner
- Team Challenge Winner
😍 Prizes:
A huge round of applause to our top 20 challengers who walk away with awesome prizes (pictured below) as well as bragging rights in our latest challenge!
And, of course, a massive thanks to our awesome prize sponsors!
Sleekgeek gives away over R100,000 worth of prizes each challenge, with the 4 individual category winners winning R10,000 each!
Main Challenge Prizes:
There are 4 categories with 5 winners in each (50 in total):
- Female Transformation
- Male Transformation
- Female % Weight Loss
- Male % Weight Loss
Thank you to our sponsors Clicks, CSB Body Fusion, NUTRiBULLET, Fitbit, Food Lover’s Market, GNC, JBL, and Montague Snacks!
Buddy Challenge and Couple Challenge Prizes:
Thank you to our sponsor: adidas!
Read more about the bonus Couple and Buddy Challenges here.
Team Challenge Prizes:
Thank you to our sponsors: adidas and Ergonomicsdirect!
Read more about the bonus Team Challenge here.
Consistency Challenge:
Read more about the bonus Consistency Challenge here.
⚖️ Judging process:
A quick reminder that we have 4 categories to ensure fair competition: 1) Men’s transformation, 2) women’s transformation, 3) men’s weight loss, and 4) women’s weight loss.
Transformation is judged by our independent panel of judges via an audited voting process. The Transformation category is determined by who the judges believed had to do the most work to get from ‘Before’ to ‘After.’
Weight loss is judged purely by percentage of weight lost, based on before and after measurements submitted and confirmed by before and after photos (which include a photo of their measurement on the scale).
Sleekgeek and its staff are not involved in the final decision-making and we accept the judges’ decisions as final.
Some past winners:
🏆 WOMEN’S TRANSFORMATION WINNERS
Tayla Harvey, 🥇 1st Place Women’s Transformation
Cherise S., 🥈 2nd Place Women’s Transformation
Megan Robb, 🥉 3rd Place Women’s Transformation
Bianca Rothman, 4th Place Women’s Transformation
Jamie Kleyn, 5th Place Women’s Transformation
Honourable Mentions:
👏 Maryka Nel, Elaine du Toit, Marichelle Schelhase, Esmeralda Hutchinson, Belinda Nel, and Chenique Conradie.
🏆 MEN’S TRANSFORMATION WINNERS
Jan Hendrik Boshoff, 🥇 1st Place Men’s Transformation
Virgulle Steenkamp, 🥈 2nd Place Men’s Transformation
Jacques de Beer, 🥉 3rd Place Men’s Transformation
WP Badenhorst, 4th Place Men’s Transformation
Jan Huyser, 5th Place Men’s Transformation
Honourable Mentions:
👏 Corne van der Westhuizen, Royston Bosman, Ferdi Venter, Rafael Williams, and Hannes Nel.
🏆 WOMEN’S % WEIGHT LOSS WINNERS
Weight loss is judged purely by percentage of body weight lost, based on before and after measurements submitted and confirmed by before and after photos (which include a photo of their measurement on the scale).
Veronica van den Heever, 🥇 1st Place Women’s Weight Loss (lost 19.5%)
Rahldeyah Esack, 🥈 2nd Place Women’s Weight Loss (lost 16.05%)
Kath Stevens, 3rd Place Women’s Weight Loss (lost 16%)
Vinoda Urisohn, 4th Place Women’s Weight Loss (lost 15.64%)
Mari-Louise Beach, 5th Place Women’s Weight Loss (lost 14.13%)
Honourable Mentions:
👏 Ashley Gerrand, Jenny de Pontes, Jamie Kleyn, Marilee Joubert, and Maryka Nel.
🏆 MEN’S % WEIGHT LOSS WINNERS
Weight loss is judged purely by percentage of body weight lost, based on before and after measurements submitted and confirmed by before and after photos (which include a photo of their measurement on the scale).
Robert Hart, 🥇 1st Place Men’s Weight Loss (lost 23.8%)
Johan Nortje 🥈 2nd Place Men’s Weight Loss (lost 17.2%)
Loshenthren Reddy, 🥉 3rd Place Men’s Weight Loss (lost 13.51%)
Corne Van Der Westhuizen, 4th Place Men’s Weight Loss (lost 13.41%)
Quintin Botha, 5th Place Men’s Weight Loss (lost 13.41%)
Honourable Mentions:
👏 Jacques de Beer, Jan Hendrik Boshoff, Virgulle Steenkamp, Jan Huyser, and Julian Fernandez.
[BONUS] BUDDY CHALLENGE WINNERS
Johan Nortje and Jacques de Beer win our Buddy Challenge for achieving the highest combined ranking by coming 2nd in Men’s % Weight Loss and 3rd in Men’s Transformation respectively.
They win a R10,000 adidas shopping voucher to share!
Honourable Mentions:
👏 Virgulle Steenkamp and Rafael Williams, Marilee Joubert and Meyer du Plessis, Esmeralda Hutchinson and Belinda Nel.
[BONUS] COUPLE CHALLENGE WINNERS
We sadly did not have a couple for our Couple Challenge who both ranked within the top 10 which is our usual requirement.
However, Mari-Louise Beach and Trevor Beach did achieve the highest combined ranking of all couples by coming 5th in Women’s % Weight Loss and 11th in Men’s % Weight Loss respectively.
We thought they both did really well and decided to award them the prize anyways.
They win a R10,000 adidas shopping voucher to share!
📊 TOP 50 PERCENTAGE OF WEIGHT LOSS
Well done to our top 50 people in the percentage of body weight lost category!
We had a
Our top 50 Sleekgeek Challengers lost a total of 627.6kgs with an average of 12.6kgs or 12.7% of their body weight lost per person!
[BONUS] CONSISTENCY AWARD WINNER
Each Challenge we have a group of challengers who impress us with their consistency over the 8 weeks meeting all the requirements.
When we have more than one candidate meeting the prescribed requirements it comes down to a random draw.
The Consistency Winner is… Jolene Michalakis!
She wins a R2,000 cash prize!
👏 Honourable mentions to: Anika Da Silva, Ashley Gerrand, Bianca du Preez, Cornelia Fechter, Ghadijah du Tooit, Glynnis Jeffries, Helen Douwrie-Smit, Ilané Huyser, Jabulile Motaung, Jenny de Pontes, Lauren Lillico, Lauren Mathieson, Linda Roets Van Staden, Maretha Steenekamp, Maxine Chowles, Mbalie Qoboka, Natalie Guilherme, Philile Phekana, Rosalind Bronkhorst, Zamazizi Mbalie Qoboka, Marelize Gates.
[BONUS] TEAM CHALLENGE WINNER
As a fun extra, we encourage challengers to form teams with friends, family, and even other Sleekgeeks who they have never met before. Teams range from a minimum of 10 to a maximum of 20 members.
How is the winning team judged?
We use a formula that takes into account the following:
- Average weight loss of team members.
- Percentage of team members who finish the challenge
- Bonus points for team members who make it into the “top 10” of the Transformation category.
We had 24 teams submit their final results to be considered.
CONGRATULATIONS to the winning team, Dream Team Vikings, lead by Ed Darvall!
Ed wins R3,000 for leading his team to victory and each team member gets a R500 Sleekgeek Online Store voucher.
👏 Runners up who scored points in order of placement were: Dream Team Dynamite, Dream Team Achievers, Metamorphosis, SG Warriors, Dream Team Evolution, Slimtastic 1, Iron Maidens 2, Iron Maidens 3, Dream Team Inspire, Iron Maidens 1, Slimtastic 2, Muscle Hustlers, Under Construction, Head over meals, Be Strong.
Runner up prizes:
- Dream Dynamite team leader, Anthea Combrinck, wins R2,000 cash for the 2nd place finish and each team member gets a R200 Sleekgeek online store voucher.
- Dream Team Achievers team leader, Dee Coetzee, wins R1,000 cash for the 3rd place finish and each team member gets a R150 Sleekgeek online store voucher.
Want to be next?
Early entries for the next 2021 Summer Challenge are now OPEN! Enter before 28 September for a 40% discount.
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