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The first season of the drama television series Winners & Losers originally aired between 22 March and 23 August 2011 on the Seven Network in Australia. The season consisted of 22 episodes and aired on Tuesdays at 8:30 pm, replacing Packed to the Rafters.

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  • The first season of the drama television series Winners & Losers originally aired between 22 March and 23 August 2011 on the Seven Network in Australia. The season consisted of 22 episodes and aired on Tuesdays at 8:30 pm, replacing Packed to the Rafters. (en)
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  • Jenny and her siblings discuss the option that Mrs Gross could be menopausal when she begins behaving in an unusual manner, but after she goes to the doctor and a lump is found in her breast, Jenny is devastated by the thought that her mother has cancer. Meanwhile Frances and Jasmine get together, after Frances manages to save Jasmine from being arrested for shoplifting. Matt and Bec have another talk about their relationship, with Bec admitting she still loves him, and him saying he wants to marry her - all she has to do is say yes. (en)
  • As the money arrives, the reality of the win forces Bec, Jenny, Frances and Sophie to reassess direction of their lives. A misunderstanding, a friendship challenged and a relationship on the brink forces them all to make life altering decisions. (en)
  • Jasmine, Frances' half-sister, ransacks Frances' office and takes her computer, as a way of getting her attention and to get to know her. When Callum stumbles upon Bec and Doug's new romance, they are forced to tell Matt and Sophie that they're officially together. They publicly take the news well, but at Callum's birthday party, Matt says to Bec that they're not over. Sophie gets the feeling that someone is stalking her, which is confirmed when someone breaks into her apartment while she is the shower. Meanwhile, Jenny shies away from Callum's party, not wanting to show her face after Sean humiliated her. (en)
  • Somewhat splintered following the accident, the girls each grapple with their own separate game of real-life charades. Seduced by the lure of popularity and acceptance, Jenny throws herself further into Sean's party world, raising concerns for the Gross family. When Zach's grandparents arrive unexpectedly, Frances discovers he's told them that he and Frances are a couple, and while going along with the act, both are confronted by what feelings come up. Meanwhile, Bec and Doug are determined to take things slow and keep their burgeoning relationship secret – but this proves to be harder than expected. (en)
  • Zach organises a weekend away with Frances and Jonathan to discuss a strategy for the next major pitch, and Frances asks Sophie to come with them. Meanwhile, Mrs Gross's impending surgery is on everyone's mind, and when Jenny's sister Deidre arrives, disagreements and old tensions come to the surface. Bec breaks up with Doug after kissing Matt. Sophie's building is burned down while she's away, and the police arrest Jake for arson. (en)
  • Bec confronts Matt and demands to know if he really wants to marry her. Meanwhile, Frances's feelings for Zach start to get the better of her. Then, Sophie's lawyer presses her for information to provoke sympathy from the judge, but Sophie keeps certain details to herself. After Doug gives an emotional speech, she gets off the drug charges with a good behaviour bond. (en)
  • As Bec, Frances and Sophie celebrate their eight million dollar lottery win, Jenny reacts badly to missing out. Despite Bec's best attempts to help talk Sophie and Frances into sharing, Jenny's over-the-top rant seemingly seals her fate. But when a series of events leads the girls to question the value of friendship in their lives, a decision is made to split the prize money four ways. Now all of them are multi-millionaires. And, more importantly, well and truly part of each other's lives once more. (en)
  • Jenny throws a party to celebrate Bec and Matt setting the wedding date. The event brings everyone together for the first time ― and with it, more than a few surprises. The morning after the night before sees all the girls dealing with ramifications of the evening, before Bec makes a shock announcement regarding her special day. (en)
  • Mrs Gross gets the results and finds she has cancer, but when Bridget and Wes announce they're expecting, she doesn't want to have surgery so soon, leaving Jenny with no other choice but to tell her brother and sister. Frances asks Jasmine if she wants to move in with her, after their mother is about to move to another city with her new boyfriend. Bec and her mother go to a retreat and her mother tells Bec not to make the same mistake she did by not forgiving her father. Sophie is still getting phone calls from her stalker. (en)
  • Mrs Gross's surgery is a complete success, so Jenny makes a one million dollar donation to the hospital, as she promised God she would give away all her money if he made her mother cancer free. Sophie is about to tell Doug how she feels about him at a romantic dinner, but Doug tells her he's going to London for a year as part of the hospital exchange program. Meanwhile, Bec and Matt try to get a fast wedding going, but Matt realises that Bec is doing it just to protect him from the shame of their last attempt, and stops it just in time. (en)
  • Bec is faced with a tough choice when Tiffany reveals her life is in tatters and risks losing custody of her children. All she needs is cash for a lawyer. Bec is left torn. Against better judgement, Bec refuses to lend Tiffany the money. Having been asked to help organise Bridget and Wes' big day, Jenny gets a little too carried away and changes all of Bridget's wedding plans. Annoyed, Bridget accuses Jenny of interfering because Jenny's never going to find a guy and have one of her own. Sophie invites her parents over for lunch to tell them about her lottery win. After softening them with expensive gifts, Sophie's shocked and offended when her father concludes she's got the money because she's a prostitute. (en)
  • After experiencing the horror of the car accident, Sophie is feeling in control but feels she needs to end her relationship with JB; she finds it hard as she's never broken up with a guy before. (en)
  • Bec experiences an emotional breakdown, Jenny and Trish come to support her, but it's really Matt she wants to see. JB is frustrated at Sophie as she negates his attempts to get to know her more. Meanwhile, Frances is left to babysit Jonathan's niece and nephew and after watching Paul and Zach with the kids, she realises just how different the two of them are. (en)
  • It's Race Day and the girls take to the fields. Launching their new business, Frances and Zach have organised a marquee, but some nasty advice from one of Zach's former colleagues leaves Frances wondering if her new partner can be trusted. Meanwhile, Sophie has a coincidental meeting with a former university Professor that reignites a painful memory for her. Tiffany underestimates the girls' re-formed friendship when she arrives telling Jenny she's suing her for public humiliation. (en)
  • Bec and Matt's dinner brings out a night of highs and lows. Frances still isn't sure about what Zach thinks of her dating his father. Sophie is worried Doug is keeping his distance, while Jenny is falling hard for Rhys despite opinions about his genuineness and suspicions that he might actually be gay. For one of the girls, the night ends with a shocking conclusion. (en)
  • Wedding bells ring as Bec and Matt's happy day finally arrives. Frances, content with Zach, remains oblivious to Claire's true intentions, and their relationship bliss only fuels the fire. Jenny decides to go to Uni to become a teacher. Sophie, determined to keep her feelings quiet, doesn't want to deter Doug's decision to go to London, but saying goodbye causes a change of heart, and after chasing him to the airport and declaring herself, Doug decides to stay. Bec is shocked to find out she is pregnant, but she is not sure if Matt or Doug is the father. (en)
  • Jenny is forced to admit that she's still a virgin when Bec, Frances and Sophie talk about their 'first times', so Jenny sets out to find a man and do the deed with him. Frances is stunned when she realises she has romantic feelings for Zach, but Jonathan tells her it's been obvious for some time. Bec visits Tiffany to check in on her after suicide attempt and while helping her pack up her things, Bec realises that Tiffany's not the only one holding onto the past. (en)
  • Bec grapples with her suspicions over Matt's fidelity. Despite trying not to think the worst, Bec finally confronts him. Sophie faces the demons of her past but her increasingly reclusive lifestyle begins to affect her relationships with her friends. After shutting everyone out, Doug finally gets through to her via some harsh home truths. Meanwhile, Frances becomes caught in the middle of Zach and his father, and Jenny gears up for her first date with Rhys. (en)
  • Two relationships bloom and two unravel when a power failure hits the inner city. A week after her breakdown, Bec's just beginning to put herself back together, but she then sees Matt with another woman. Jenny is insistent about impressing Rhys's parents, but is shocked when she finds out what Rhys has been hiding. Zach and Frances share a bottle of wine and share stories about Zach's dad. Meanwhile, Sophie decides it's time to take her relationship with JB to the next level. (en)
  • Sophie starts to apologise to all her old flings, and finds out that JB is actually her stalker. Frances and Zach's new relationship makes them lose a potential client, so they decide to keep things strictly business in the office. Bec tells the girls about her and Matt, and although they're outraged about it at first, they give Bec the courage to finally try things again. (en)
  • A serious car crash turns the girls' worlds upside down. (en)
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  • Margaret Wilson (en)
  • David Hannam (en)
  • Dan Bennett (en)
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