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| Network: | Netflix | ||||||||||||||
| Prev Season: | Season 6 |
The seventh season of the American version of The Mole, which is the second instalment by Netflix, premiered on June 28, 2024. The season was produced by Eureka Productions, with Ari Shapiro as the new host, and was filmed in Malaysia during July and August 2023.[1] [2] The cast were revealed on Tudum on 31 May 2024.[3]
Following a similar format as several versions of the franchise, twelve players are gathered to complete assignments to earn money for the group pot. However, one of the twelve is the titular "Mole", a player selected by production to secretly sabotage the assignments and cause the group to earn the least amount of money for the winner's pot as possible. Every few days, players would take a multiple choice test about the identity of the Mole and the Mole's actions over the course of last few days. Once the test is complete, the players await their results in an elimination ceremony. The player with the lowest score is eliminated from the game, while in the event of the tie the player who completed their test the slowest is eliminated. Contestants are eliminated until there are three remaining players (two genuine contestants and the Mole themself), where they must complete a final test about the identity and actions of the Mole throughout the season.[4]
| Contestant[5] | Age | Occupation | Game Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael O'Brien | 30 | Parking manager | ||
| Sean Patrick Bryan | 42 | Stay-at-home parent and retired undercover cop | ||
| Muna Abdulahi | 24 | Software engineer | ||
| Hannah Burns | 23 | Marketing consultant | ||
| Deanna Thompson | 50 | Don't F**k with Cats star | rowspan="2" | |
| Ryan Warner | 33 | Volleyball coach | ||
| Neesh Riaz | 30 | Marketer | ||
| Quaylyn "Q" Carter | 41 | Bus driver | ||
| Antonio "Tony" Castellanos | 24 | VIP host | ||
| Melissa Lummus | 34 | Poker player | ||
| Andy Mintzer | 65 | Forensic accountant | ||
| Jennifer Dasilva-Hassiman | 28 | Programme analyst |
Color key:
| Episode 2 | Episode 3 | Episode 4 | Episode 5 | Episode 6 | Episode 7 | Episode 8 | Episode 9 | Episode 10 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quiz | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Starting value | $0 | $30,000 | $10,000 | $60,000 | $30,000 | $0 | $40,000 | $50,000 | $105,000 | $129,000 |
| Money earned | ||||||||||
| Penalties | colspan="5" | |||||||||
| Total value | $30,000 | $10,000 | $60,000 | $30,000 | $0 | $40,000 | $50,000 | $105,000 | $129,000 | $154,000 |
| Michael | Safe | Safe | Exempt | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Winner (Episode 10) |
| Sean | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | The Mole (Episode 10) |
| Muna | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Runner-up (Episode 10) |
| Hannah | Safe | Exempt | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (Episode 9) |
| Deanna | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (Episode 9) | |
| Ryan | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (Episode 9) | |
| Neesh | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Exempt | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (Episode 8) | ||
| Quaylyn | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated | Re-eliminated (Episode 7) | |||
| Tony | Safe | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (Episode 5) | |||||
| Melissa | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (Episode 4) | ||||||
| Andy | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (Episode 3) | |||||||
| Jennifer | Eliminated | Eliminated (Episode 2) | ||||||||
| Advantages | Muna (Correction) | Hannah (Exemption) | Michael (Exemption) | Neesh (Exemption) | colspan="2" | |||||
| Eliminated | Jennifer | Andy | Melissa | Tony | Quaylyn | Quaylyn | Neesh | Ryan | Hannah | Sean |
| Muna | ||||||||||
| Quaylyn | Deanna | |||||||||
| Michael | ||||||||||
| Episode | Airdate | Title[6] | Amount in Pot | Location | Eliminated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Nobody's Safe" | $0 → $30,000 | West Malaysia | colspan="2" | |
| 2 | "Treasure Island" | $30,000 → $10,000 | Tioman Island | colspan="2" | |
| 3 | "Money Tower" | $10,000 → $60,000 | Forest City | colspan="2" | |
| 4 | "Powers of Observation" | $60,000 → $30,000 | Kuala Lumpur | colspan="2" | |
| 5 | "Special Delivery" | $30,000 → $0 | Port Klang | colspan="2" | |
| 6 | "Cave Raid" | $0 → $40,000 | Gopeng | colspan="2" | |
| 7 | "Beat The Bomb" | $40,000 → $50,000 | Ipoh and Papan | colspan="2" | |
| 8 | "Taken" | $50,000 → $105,000 | George Town | colspan="2" | |
| 9 | "Night At The Museum" | $105,000 → $129,000 | George Town | colspan="2" | |
| colspan="2" | |||||
| colspan="2" | |||||
| 10 | "Who Is The Mole?" | $129,000 → $154,000 | George Town | Runner-up | Muna |
| Winner | Michael | ||||
| The Mole | Sean |
Missions are listed in this section in chronological order.
| Episode 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original airdate: June 28, 2024 Location: West Malaysia | |||
| Mission | Money earned | Possible earnings | |
| $30,000 | $30,000 | ||
| $0 | $5,000 | ||
| $35,000 | |||
| Advantages earned | |||
| Muna | Correction for Quiz 1 (earned in the Phone Booth Mission) | ||
Before the intruders run the course, the group have five minutes to select a leader to coordinate the mission. If an intruder reaches the end of the assault course, the leader's place on the season is taken by the successful intruder. The group earns a bonus $10,000 for the pot if they select a leader within five minutes, otherwise a leader is chosen randomly with no money earned. The group selected Neesh as the leader within the time-limit, earning $10,000 for the pot.
To cross the course, intruders must solve a clue to unlock themselves from a chain, then cross the three Zones without getting hit. At Zone 1, the intruders must cross a series of obstacles while four contestants use two slingshots to fire paintballs at them. At Zone 2, the intruders, now armed with smoke bombs and shields, must collect a key from the top of a tower before proceeding to the next zone. Meanwhile, four contestants swivel a platform to aim the paintball gun mounted to it and fire at the intruders. At Zone 3, the intruders must cross a series of obstacles while three group members use a paintball gun, loaded with only 10 paintballs each, to fire at them. Nearby is also a screen with a birds-eye-view of the course where one contestant can communicate information to others via walkie talkie.
The group successfully eliminated all five intruders, earning $20,000 on top of the $10,000 earned by choosing a team leader.
Deanna, Muna and Tony were selected as the most trustworthy contestants. Deanna and Tony dialled "1" while Muna dialled "2" meaning she received a Correction for the quiz and no money was earned for the pot.
| Episode 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original airdate: June 28, 2024 Location: Tioman Island | |||
| Mission | Money earned | Possible earnings | |
| Quiz 1 & Elimination | |||
| $15,000 | $15,000 | ||
| $0 | |||
| $50,000 | |||
| Advantages earned | |||
| Hannah | Exemption for Quiz 2 (earned in the Countdown Mission) | ||
| Elimination | |||
| Jennifer | 1st player eliminated | ||
The group can find each half of the clue at two locations on the map: "Smashing Rock" and a shipwreck. At Smashing Rock, contestants must figure out that they must follow numbered rocks to find their half of the clue in a hanging cargo net. At the shipwreck, contestants must dive to collect a first aid kit from a sunken ship and collect their half of the clue inside.
After combining both halves of the clue, the group must figure out that it requires them to fold the map to reveal an "X" where the chests are buried. After finding the treasure chests, the group must then transport them to a buoy using a raft which they must assemble using items along the beach. If they bring the treasure to the buoy within two hours, $15,000 is added to the pot.
The group successfully transported both chests to the buoy within two hours, earning $15,000 for the pot.
Hannah was the last contestant remaining and received the Exemption. The pot's value depreciated to $9,870, which host Ari Shapiro rounded to $10,000, meaning that overall $35,000 was removed from the pot.
| Episode 3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original airdate: June 28, 2024 Location: Forest City | |||
| Mission | Money earned | Possible earnings | |
| Quiz 2 & Elimination | |||
| $5,000 | $20,000 | ||
| $45,000 | $50,000 | ||
| $120,000 | |||
| Advantages earned | |||
| Michael | Exemption for Quiz 3 (earned in the Fortune Mission) | ||
| Elimination | |||
| Andy | 2nd player eliminated | ||
Upon arrival, each group has one hour to complete a "heist" by entering a specific apartment, unlocking a safe and "stealing" the jewellery inside. For each group that successfully opens their safe and steals the jewellery, $10,000 is added to the pot.
To do so, each group leader must rappel down the side of the building to identify their group's designated apartment, distinguished with a red chair on the balcony. After finding the apartment, they must enter through the balcony and open the front door for their remaining group members to enter with a bag of supplies. Afterwards, each group must search their apartment for a safe, determine the combination to unlock it and steal the jewellery inside. To determine the code, groups must figure out that they must input batteries from the apartment into the UV flashlight in their supply bag, then use the UV flashlight to find two two-digit numbers on household items which illuminate when shone upon. These numbers form the four-digit code to the safe, and teams only have three attempts to input the correct code. Inside each apartment is also a clue which groups can open at the cost of $5,000.
One group opened their safe within the time limit, however one clue was also opened, meaning that in total $5,000 was earned for the pot.
Each round, the group must discuss and vote for one contestant to eliminate from the mission. This process repeats until only five contestants remain. Each contestant who was not voted out then reveals the contents of their fortune cookie. If their fortune cookie contains money, the money is added to the pot. However, if the cookie contains an Exemption, that contestant receives an Exemption for the upcoming quiz.
Hannah, Michael, Neesh, Quaylyn and Tony remained by the end of the mission. Michael had an Exemption, earning it for himself for the next quiz, while the other four contestants had fortune cookies containing money, with a combined value of $45,000, which was added to the pot.
| Episode 4 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original airdate: June 28, 2024 Location: Kuala Lumpur | |||
| Mission | Money earned | Possible earnings | |
| Quiz 3 & Elimination | |||
| $25,000 | |||
| $10,000 | $30,000 | ||
| $175,000 | |||
| Elimination | |||
| Melissa | 3rd player eliminated | ||
Eight contestants viewed an interview, deducting $40,000 from the pot.
The contestants at the back of house are given photos of each guest, their table number, access to their belongings in the cloakroom, and RSVP cards detailing guests' dietary requirements/preferences and gift/donation choices. The contestants at the front of house must serve food and beverages to the guests to determine which guests do not match the dietary criteria of those who brought cash and communicate the information to the back of house team so they can eliminate the incorrect guests. Additionally, the front of house team can identify guests' cloak tag numbers for the back of house team to match with their belongings in the cloakroom to identify guests who match the occupations of the three who brought money. For each guest who brought a cash donation correctly identified by the team at the back of house, $10,000 is added to the pot.
One guest was correctly identified, earning $10,000 for the pot.
| Episode 5 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original airdate: June 28, 2024 Location: Port Klang | |||
| Mission | Money earned | Possible earnings | |
| Quiz 4 & Elimination | |||
| $19,500 | $100,000 | ||
| $15,000 | |||
| $0 | $290,000 | ||
| Advantages earned | |||
| Neesh | Exemption for Quiz 5 (earned in the Advantage Auction Mission) | ||
| Elimination | |||
| Tony | 4th player eliminated | ||
After the mission, it was revealed that Michael was most selected as the Mole during the last quiz, adding the $19,500 from his truck into the pot.
The first two advantages were not bid for. Neesh bid $59,500 (the entire pot at the time, including the $10,000 earned from the first two advantages) for the Exemption, claiming it for himself and meaning that overall $49,500 was removed from the pot for the assignment.
| Episode 6 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original airdate: July 5, 2024 Location: Gopeng | |||
| Mission | Money earned | Possible earnings | |
| Quiz 5 & Elimination | |||
| $20,000 | $20,000 | ||
| $20,000 | $40,000 | ||
| $350,000 | |||
| Elimination | |||
| Quaylyn | 5th player eliminated (subsequently won re-entry into the game) | ||
Quaylyn correctly guessed that three out of seven contestants voted for him to return, which awarded him a place back in the game and earned $20,000 for the pot.
One group selected the correct idol, earning $20,000 for the pot.
| Episode 7 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original airdate: July 5, 2024 Location: Ipoh and Papan | |||
| Mission | Money earned | Possible earnings | |
| Quiz 6 & Elimination | |||
| $10,000 | $30,000 | ||
| $0 | $50,000 | ||
| $430,000 | |||
| Elimination | |||
| Quaylyn | 5th player eliminated | ||
First, groups must figure out how to measure exactly 6kg (13lb) of tin using a conversion chart between various measurement units, a 4l and 9l jug of water, and a balance scale. Each group can also open a clue for this part of the mission at the cost of $5,000 from their earnings.
Groups must then place the measured tin on a scale to open the bomb's detonator before cutting one of two colored wires inside, only one of which defuses the bomb. Each group's wire they must cut is a different color, so teams must walkie-talkies inside the detonator to communicate with each other and figure out their correct wires. For each bomb diffused, $10,000 is added to the pot.
One group successfully defused their bomb, earning $10,000 for the pot.
Both group's negotiators, Muna and Sean, selected the Exemptions. Therefore, no money was added to the pot and the Exemptions were not earned for either group.
| Episode 8 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original airdate: July 5, 2024 Location: George Town | |||
| Mission | Money earned | Possible earnings | |
| Quiz 7 & Elimination | |||
| $35,000 | $50,000 | ||
| $20,000 | $20,000 | ||
| $500,000 | |||
| Elimination | |||
| Neesh | 6th player eliminated | ||
The group are given a phone and a map marked with several potential locations around Penang. They can make 15-second phone calls to Deanna and Ryan for information, at the cost of $5,000 per call. Upon reaching the gate of the jetty leading to the temple, the group find a sign instructing them to collect keys to unlock the gate and the temple doors from a nearby address. If the group manage to unlock the temple doors to free Deanna and Ryan, up to $50,000 is added to the pot, depending on the number of phone calls made.
During the mission, Deanna and Ryan must use items within reach to collect a distant set of keys to unlock themselves from the chain, while also answering any phone calls from the rest of the group to provide them with information.
The group successfully released Deanna and Ryan in time, but made three phone calls during the mission, meaning that $35,000 was earned for the pot.
Hannah opened the basket containing $20,000 and decided to end the mission there, adding the money to the pot.
| Episode 9 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original airdate: July 12, 2024 Location: George Town | |||
| Mission | Money earned | Possible earnings | |
| Quiz 8 & Double Elimination | |||
| $24,000 | $60,000 | ||
| Quiz 9 & Elimination | |||
| $560,000 | |||
| Elimination | |||
| Ryan | 7th player eliminated | ||
| Deanna | 8th player eliminated | ||
| Hannah | 9th player eliminated | ||
The group must figure out that the correct artefacts are marked with a stamp matching a symbol of a monkey on a nearby painting. Then, one group member is suspended in a pulley system above the exhibition while the remaining three group members must operate ropes to maneuver the pulley so they can collect the correct artefacts without setting off the security system. Each time an artefact is dropped or knocked over, the security system activates and $2,000 is lost from the total earnings, and the mission automatically ends if the system activates three times.
After collecting one authentic artefact, the group knocked over three other artefacts, ending the mission and meaning that $24,000 was earned for the pot.
| Episode 10 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Original airdate: July 12, 2024 Location: George Town | ||
| Mission | Money earned | Possible earnings |
| $25,000 | $50,000 | |
| $610,000 | ||
| Winner | ||
| Michael | ||
| The Mole | ||
| Sean | ||
| Runner-up | ||
| Muna | ||
The group successfully crossed the third grid, earning $25,000 for the pot and bringing the final pot to $154,000.
As the Mole, Sean was briefed about missions beforehand. The following acts of Mole activity were revealed in the finale or in Sean's post-season interviews:[7]
The following hidden clues were revealed by Netflix.[8] [9]