When is reality TV not real? "The Biggest Loser" knows. On last Thursday's show, when viewers saw Gregory "Dane" Patterson crossing the finish line of a marathon, it wasn't exactly so. Dane and his wife Carli had received a lift for three miles of the 26-mile marathon.

In a phone conversation, Dane explained that he had planned to do the complete marathon, but when he got there, he found out that he needed to do it in less than six hours. He and his wife were making good time for the first half, but by mile 17, he had fallen behind and the field producers, who were shooting the event, were concerned.

"At mile 17, it was discussed that I was not going to make that time. Honestly, I wish I hadn't [taken the ride]. My purpose was to run the full marathon, but you never know what is going to make it on the show. I honestly didn't think anything of it."

Dane goes on to explain that he didn't realize that the producers were going to say he completed the full marathon, and he adds that the race officials knew what had happened and they still gave him the medal.

"I did 23 miles in that race and that is what that medal stands for to me," says Dane, who adds that he and Carli went back and did the other three miles.

Last Thursday, after the episode aired, NBC issued the following statement: "In the final segment of last night's episode of "The Biggest Loser," which updated viewers on the status of an eliminated contestant, the former contestant was shown running a marathon in his home state of Arizona. NBC today learned that the contestant did not, in fact, run the entire marathon as depicted in the segment. Because the segment as aired was contrary to NBC policy, we are working with the program producers to determine how this occurred, and to ensure that corrective action is taken."

Controversy aside, Dane does have a record to be proud of. He lost 100 pounds in just eight weeks on the ranch, and he lost 13 pounds, dropping from 325 to 312, the week that he was sent home by the Blue Team. His teammate Ron, who received the second-highest number of votes, lost only five pounds -- and played on his team's sympathy, explaining he needed to be there more Dane, who would do just fine at home.

"I don't have any ill feelings. This is a game. The only thing I didn't like about [being voted out] is Ron didn't admit that that was what he was doing," says Dane, who understood that Ron was sending him home because he was the biggest threat. "This was what was best for the Black Team and his son [who is on the Black Team], and not what was best for the Blue Team, which was our team."

To date, Dane says he has lost 142 pounds and his No. 1 goal is to win the at-home prize of $100,000.

"I am working very hard to get that," he says. "I am back at work as a real estate appraiser, so I am actually at a desk a lot, but I workout as much as I can before and after work, usually between three to five hours every day. It is a sacrifice I want to make right now leading up to the finale. Hopefully, by the time the finale comes around, I will be at my goal."