The Mole (Australian TV series) season 6
| The Mole | |
|---|---|
| Season 6 | |
 Title card | |
| No. of episodes | 23 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Seven Network |
| Original release | 2 July – 16 October 2013 |
| Season chronology | |
The sixth season of the Australian version of The Mole takes place in various locations around Australia,[1] and is hosted by Shura Taft.[2]
Show details
In October 2012, the Seven Network announced through its 2013 programming launch that The Mole would return following a seven-year absence.[3] On 11 January 2013, it was announced that Shura Taft would be hosting the revived show.[2]
The announced maximum kitty for the season is $250,000.[4] The show premiered on Tuesday, 2 July at 7:30pm,[5] and was originally going to air three nights a week, however, due to disappointing ratings, the show aired only once a week, on Wednesday nights showing double episodes at 9:30pm; this took effect from the fifth episode onwards.[6] Further disappointing ratings followed the switch in the time slot, and the show now airs at 10:30pm on Wednesdays, taking effect from the twelfth episode onwards.
Eliminations in this edition of The Mole are far less frequent than is typical of other editions—the first elimination, for instance, did not occur until the conclusion of the third episode. They are also somewhat irregularly spaced, occurring roughly every three episodes, though this is not a hard-and-fast rule.
Contestants
Twelve contestants participate this season.[7] On 11 June 2013, the contestants were revealed:[8]
| Player | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seble Kebede | 24 | Melbourne, Victoria | Law Graduate | 11th Place |
| Jayden "Mozzie" Irving | 21 | Frankston, Victoria | Life Guard | 10th Place |
| Linda Klemm | 42 | Gold Coast, Queensland | Medical Secretary | 9th Place |
| Alex Lee | 31 | Manly Vale, New South Wales | Engineer | 8th Place |
| Kerrie Odger | 28 | Mackay, Queensland | Mining Human Resources Manager | 7th Place |
| Ally Young | 28 | St Ives Chase, New South Wales | Design Consultant | 6th Place |
| Nick Benatar | 26 | Brisbane, Queensland | Art Gallery Assistant | 5th Place |
| Shaun Ramsey | 33 | Cairns, Queensland | Building Sales Representative | 4th Place |
| Aisha Jefcoate | 22 | Geraldton, Western Australia | Communications Graduate | |
| Erin Dooley | 24 | Geelong, Victoria | Sponsorship Co-ordinator | |
| Hillal Kara-Ali | 22 | Granville, New South Wales | Muslim Community Youth Leader | |
| Sam Hutchins | 22 | Bathurst, New South Wales | AFL Development Officer |
Elimination chart
SummaryWeek 1
The Drop Off: The twelve contestants were divided into three teams of four. After being dropped off at sites with similar distance to flag, the quartets were instructed to navigate their way to the flag within 2 hours (with each team earning $5,000 for their timely arrival with luggage). If a team decided that they could not make it in time, they could use an 'emergency' envelope which allowed them to be transported by vehicle to the flag however they received no money. Additionally $100 was forfeited for every piece of luggage not carried to the flag. Exemption Temptation: After being elected as the treasurer of the team, the host offered Kerrie the first exemption of the game, if she agreed to pay back half of what the team had already earnt. After a thirty second decision, Kerrie decided to keep the exemption, and thus $4,600 was lost from the pot. High Wire Relay: The contestants were divided into two teams of six and provided with a baton. One member from each team was to climb onto a wire 20 stories above ground and pass the baton over to the other player in a designated "red zone", before crossing over each other to the other side. If members were in the red zone during the exchange, they fell off or the baton dropped, they would lose the money. If they made a successful pass and cross, the amount of money would double. Two team members fell off and despite the fear of heights for several contestants, all team members completed the challenge. Money Bags: The contestants were divided into two teams of six and divided across a 5 km track. The goal was to meet in the middle along the way hauling 10 kg bags worth $100 each. They were provided with equipment to help carry the bags including poles, ropes and tyres. Both teams opted to carry 80 kg each. Along the way, if the teams met up at certain bonus points along the track, they would receive bonus money with amounts varying from $50 to $10,000 (among others). The team with Sam and Kerrie discovered a champagne tower along the way that was worth $10,000 and the team were to decide whether to trade it or not and if they tipped the tower, it would have to be rebuilt within 10 seconds. The team opted to make the switch and were required to carry the tower along the rest of the route. Despite some spillage and one drop (which was rectified within 10 seconds), the teams met up, winning the money. Keys to Comfort: The contestants were divided into teams of 3 and ordered to find 12 keys hidden among the grounds. Each key would unlock a chest that contained something to assist them with camping. Six keys were initially found, although Jayden and Sam later opted to hide their keys as the person holding the key had the final say in what chest was opened. When the keys were found, an extra twist was added where each chest had a monetary value that would be deducted from the pot. The teams opted for tents ($500) and food rations ($100) together, while three other keys were used by the people holding them to provide sleeping mats ($750), Dinner and Desert ($1,000) as well as toilet paper ($100). Scales of Justice: The contestants were divided into two teams, called "Builders" and "Problem Solvers". The builders were shown a diagram depicting an unbalanced scale, of which they had to use pieces of long timber, varying in length, to construct the unbalanced scale as it was shown on the card. This part of the assignment was failed. The problem solvers' task was to then balance the scales, of which they could only make five moves. This part of the assignment was successful and $1,250 was won. Chain Gang: The contestants were handcuffed together in a long, continuous chain. In the middle of them was a pedestal with a key and an exemption token, which would rise at five-minute intervals from the hour-long time limit for thirty seconds. The players then had to make a choice to either take the key or the exemption token. If all the players choose the key and unlock themselves individually, they win $10,000 for the pot, however if just one player chooses the exemption, the money is immediately lost and the players who remained chained would have to spend the entire night handcuffed to the chain. All twelve players took the key, with Sam taking the key in the final rise of the pedestal and the assignment was won. Week 2
Speed Reader: The eleven remaining players were ordered to find two players who were good at reading. Shaun and Linda were isolated from the group, and were to be involved in a later part of the assignment. From the remaining eight players, three of them – Alex, Jayden and Sam – were put on a jet-boat and assigned to identify a category and a letter, from three sightings, of which they had to identify particular items beginning with that letter (for example, they would have to write down as many fruit they could think of starting with the letter 'o'). Shaun and Linda were then supposed to read the answers to win money. They got three movies starting with 'z' ($1,500 in total) and one fruit starting with 'o' ($200), thus winning $1,700. Map Madness: Aisha and Hillal were selected by the group as two players who were good at reading maps. The remaining nine players were split into two groups, and each was to be guided by either Aisha or Hillal to an "unknown destination", where Shura would be waiting for them. If both groups made it to him within the 90-minute time limit, the $5,000 would be won, but the first team to reach him within that time limit would also earn "freebies", which would allow the contestants to correct a wrong answer during any subsequent quiz. It was after this assignment in which Shura revealed that the eleven remaining players would have to take the quiz – thus breaking from the tradition of completing the quizzes after every three (or more) assignments during the game. Jayden scored the lowest score in this quiz, and was subsequently terminated from the game. Treasure Hunt: Following Jayden's termination, the contestants were asked to pick a person in charge of winning the money up for grabs. This contestant was Erin and she had to go on a boat and see a message that the others were showing her. The words were on kites that were to be found. They had a compass and a length of twine above the first clue to find the locations of the clues. They found the second clue with a kite but never found the third. Linda measured while all the others were digging but no one listened to her even though she was right above the third clue. The host and Erin came back and Erin said she saw nothing. The host then reveals that it was right behind Hillal. They dug and found the last clue with a key that unlocked a beach house containing the rest of the kites, so $5,000 went begging. Path to Temptation: The ten players were taken to a large hall within Melbourne's State Library, where twelve boxes were placed in a circular path. One by one, each player would take a lap around the hall, open each box and discover its contents, but not be allowed to reopen the box once they have closed it. Upon completing a lap of the hall, each player would then elect the next person to take the lap around the hall, and repeat the same process. Hillal was the only player to take any money for the group, taking $5,000 on his lap, which was also the first of the assignment, whilst Shaun elected not to open even a single box on the final lap of the assignment. Upon its completion, two rule breaches were uncovered: Hillal was audibly heard talking to Sam during the latter's lap around the hall, whilst Sam could also be heard whispering to Aisha during her lap of the hall. This resulted in a $2,000 penalty from the $5,000 that was earned, meaning only $3,000 was won in this assignment. Week 3
Truth Questions: The remaining ten contestants were asked to answer ten questions about their fellow contestants. Prior to the assignment starting, Shura made an offer that if the last remaining contestant found him on the same step, the team would potentially win $30,000, but if they didn't they would lose $10,000 from the kitty. They declined this offer. They all started on a beach, and for each answer they gave, being a numerical value, they would have to take that many number of steps up the staircase, leaving behind one contestant after each given answer. If after the end of ten questions, the last remaining contestant landed on the same step as Shura, they would win the money, but if they either fell short or finished ahead, they would win nothing. Eventually, the last remaining contestant, Kerrie, would end up just 12 steps short of Shura, thus missing out on the money. It was then revealed that they had answered half of the ten questions wrong. Gutter Balls: The contestants were to transport a ball from the top of a hill into a milk carton using pipes of varying length, within a time limit of one hour. If the contestants dropped the ball, they would have to start again from stratch. At 28 minutes, it was thought that the assignment was won, but a rule violation was revealed whereby Nick was alleged to have held together two pipes using two hands. This resulted in a $2,000 penalty from the pot, but with 28 minutes remaining they were successful in re-attempting the assignment, and thus $3,000 was won. Following this assignment, the standard termination took place, and whilst Erin had the exemption, she also had the power to decide whether the termination should go ahead; after being shown three undisclosed contestants who were definitely safe, she decided to press on with the termination, during which Linda was eliminated. Hostage Rescue: The morning after Linda's termination, Hillal and Sam were taken away from the group's hotel, and taken to a secret location in Melbourne where the contestants would have to locate them. The remaining contestants found a mobile phone during breakfast and a message flashed on it, revealing an image with Hillal and Sam in front of a road distance sign, and instructions to "find them". The contestants could call the pair to ask them questions, but there were some twists: they were allowed to ask Hillal and Sam anything, but they could only answer "yes" or "no" to them (any other form of answering would result in a $1,000 penalty from the potential $10,000 winnings) – additionally, they could only make a maximum of fifteen phone calls, each of which had a 30-second time limit. The contestants split themselves into two groups, and after eight phone calls, agreed not to make any more until they reached the Melbourne CBD. Upon reaching the city, the contestants eventually located Hillal and Sam in a tall, clock tower, in two hours and 48 minutes, thus winning the money. Pixels: The contestants were divided into two groups and asked to form pixelated images of two famous celebrities, from which the other group would try to identify him or her. Team One would try to create a pixelated image of Dame Edna Everage, whilst Team Two would try to create a pixelated image of Guy Sebastian. Each team had a time limit of two hours in which to create their pixelated images. Both teams successfully identified each other's work from a certain distance, and thus $5,000 was won ($2,500 for each correct answer). Week 4
Aeroplane Acrobatics Challenge: The remaining contestants were asked to divide themselves into four mavericks and five wingmen. The four mavericks were to each take a turn in an aeroplane and describe how the plane would fly, and relay this information to the five wingmen down on the ground. The five wingmen on the ground were split into two groups and, based on the instructions they were given by the mavericks, would try to identify which of the aerobatic manoeuvres was being performed. The first two correct guesses would each win $2,000 into the kitty, and any further correct guesses would each win $3,000 for the kitty. The wingmen made two correct guesses, therefore winning $4,000 for the kitty. The Tram Game: The contestants were given nine briefcases, each with a tag, which had the name of an Australian town on it. Sam and Hillal remained at the starting point, whilst the other seven contestants were sent out to designated stops within the tram line. They both started with one briefcase each, with the towns "Noosa Heads" and "Alice Springs" tagged on them. From those two, they would have to identify which one was the furthest from Melbourne, and the person with that briefcase would board the tram, and relay the instructions of the assignment to the other seven contestants. There were also a few twists – at each stop, each contestant would have only sixty seconds to decide which town was furthest, and if nobody boarded the tram, then $10,000 would be taken away from the kitty. A warning bell would sound when there were ten seconds left to decide which town was the furthest. In the end the contestants decided Mount Isa was the furthest town from Melbourne, however, the correct answer was Katherine, so therefore no money was won. Freebie Gamble: Shura handed over 1 Freebie each to the contestants to keep. They can decide whether to keep the Freebie or gamble for 3 Freebies or nothing. Each contestant had to step up to Shura and guess how many Mole cards he was holding inside a large box (1, 2 or 3 Mole cards). A correct guess meant they earned 3 Freebies; an incorrect guess meant they lose their 1 Freebie and end up with nothing. Spot the Difference: The contestants were shown two identical scenes within a frame, and were asked to spot as many differences as they could. At the end, each contestant was asked to uniquely identify each difference within the two identical screens, and each correct difference would be worth $2,500 for the pot, but any wrong answer would automatically lose all the money won up to that point. After Shaun got the final difference wrong, the pot was reset to zero, however, the group were given another chance to redeem themselves through one person; if that person could spot the three differences that they initially missed, then they would win $1,000 for each one that they identified. Kerrie correctly identified two of the three remaining differences, thus winning $2,000 in this assignment. Flying Piñatas: The contestants were to slide down a gauge, which contained twelve piñatas ranging from freebies to up to $25,000 for the pot. However, there was a twist – each contestant would first have to pick a bat, and whoever's name was on it, that contestant would be playing for (for example, if Erin picked out Ally's bat, then Erin would be playing for Ally). Additionally, they could only hit one piñata in their leg – any other piñatas they hit during their leg would put that one out of play. During Shaun's leg of the race, he successfully hit the $5,000 piñata but then hit the $10,000 piñata later on, putting that value out of play. In the end, $13,500 was won, whilst many other players received freebies. Week 5
Mole on Ice: The eight remaining contestants were taken to a makeshift ice hockey rink on Sydney's Cronulla beach. There were up to ten goal nets, five on each side, each ranging from $1,000 to $5,000 ($1,000 being the biggest goal net and $5,000 being the smallest). The contestants divided themselves into two groups by sex, and each person in each group would have two shots at trying to hit the pucks into the goal nets. The women went first, and managed to net $2,000, in one minute and fifty seconds, however, to win the money, the men would have to either match or beat that value in a lesser time. The men managed to net the same amount, in one minute and four seconds, thus winning the money. Later on, the groups would verse each other in a virtual game of ice hockey to win freebies for the quizzes. Smoke Signals: The contestants were told to split into pairs, and each were to guard a smoke pot, with Sam and Ally guarding the safe, which held $5,000 in it. To unlock it, the contestants would have to relay the code from the first pair to the last, using only smoke signals. The first pair of Shaun and Erin received a text message from Shura telling them how to decipher the code, which they would find through a four-digit code, each number coming from the barcodes of the four terminated contestants' bags. They figured out that the code was 2163, and, using only smoke signals, they would try to relay it to the next pair of Hillal and Kerrie, who would then try to relay it to Nick and Aisha, then to Sam and Ally, who eventually deciphered the code as being 1243. This code was incorrect, meaning the lock would not open. However, Shura then offered the other pairs the chance to win the money, if they agreed to gamble a certain amount of money out of the pot. Each of them declined until Shaun and Erin were offered the chance to key in the code, which they eventually did correctly. As they risked $3,500 in keying in the code, only $1,500 was won in this assignment. Archery Exemption: The contestants were given an opportunity to earn an Exemption for the next Quiz and a 20 minute read of another contestant's Mole Diary. They had to each take one shot at a target with a bow and arrow. The closest shot to the center earns the exemption. Aisha won the exemption and looked in Shaun's diary. Exemption Defence: As the three players who were holding exemptions at the time of the game, Aisha, Hillal and Sam would have to defend their exemptions by taking a Mole flag, located in the middle of a paintball field, to the other side of the field without being hit. If they successfully did that, then they would retain their exemption, but if they were hit, then their game would be over and they would lose their exemption. The remaining contestants were split into three pairs, and their assignment was to hunt down the defenders within a time limit of five minutes. For each defender that was hit, $5,000 would be added to the kitty, but if the defenders survived the five minutes, they would retain their exemptions. In the end, all of the defenders were hit, losing their exemptions in the process and with $15,000 added to the kitty. Envelope Temptation: Shura provided the contestants another offer for Freebies. However, they were given a choice between a various amount of freebies or a mystery prize in an envelope. The envelope prizes ranged from Exemptions for Quiz #5 to Freebies to Money for the group pot to Hidden Questions for an upcoming Quiz. The number of freebies on offer were up to Shura's decision. The contestants could choose Shura's Freebies at any point, but with every refusal of the Freebies, there would be more added to Shura's offer to tempt the players away from the envelopes. Cash Flow: The contestants were split into two groups; one would be rafting a boat across a water path from the start to the finish line, whilst another would try to throw balls ranging from $500 to $5,000 into the boat. The only way that this money could be won is if everyone remained in the raft at the end of the lap, along with the balls that they managed to collect. The first team of Erin, Hillal, Nick and Sam successfully earned $7,000 in the first lap, whilst the second, despite some hiccups, were able to win $8,000, for a grand total of $15,000. Week 6
Abseiling: The eight contestants were faced with a 16-storey high silo in which they were to abseil, facing down. Whether the contestants chose to do the task or not was completely their choice, but there was a twist: the actual assignment was for the Mole to bet on whether they would actually abseil or not. If he or she incorrectly predicted whether the contestants would abseil down the silo, the team would win $2,000 towards the pot, however, if he or she correctly predicted that they would do the challenge, then $2,000 would be lost from the pot. Hillal was the only player to even abseil down the silo, whilst the other seven refused to attempt the task, with Nick, Aisha and Kerrie refusing to even climb up the silo. Seven of the eight predictions were correct, with only Sam refusing to abseil when it was thought that he would, therefore losing $12,000 from the pot. Domino Effect: The contestants were taken to Sydney's National Art School, where they were split into two groups, one of which would be at an upper level, directing instructions to the other team on the bottom of the building. The team on the bottom floor were to arrange a set of 33 tables and 300 dominoes from one end of the room to the other, within a time limit of forty minutes, and if successful, then $3,000 would be won. However, the team ran out of time and therefore no money was won. Exemption Refund: At the end of the Domino Effect assignment, Erin and Kerrie, as the two players who were holding exemptions at the time, were offered to refund their exemptions, or keep them at a cost of $15,000 from the pot. Erin decided to keep her exemption token losing $15,000 from the pot. Kerrie decided to refund it, saying that "she did not come onto the show to be a selfish person", therefore no additional money was lost from the pot. At the termination, Sam and Hillal's names were typed first into the computer, and the green screen appeared, relieving them both. Kerrie's name was typed in third, and the screen turned red. Week 7
Beach Run: The seven remaining contestants met Shura on a beach on the Gold Coast, where they were to race within a designated track on sand and water. What the contestants didn't know was that they had a six-minute time limit to complete the assignment, but what they did know was that the first male and first female to cross the finishing line would each receive a freebie. The contestants were not allowed to be separated by more than ten metres throughout the entire race. If every contestant completed the course, then $5,000 would be won for the pot, but if even one person failed to cross the finish line within the time limit, then nothing would be won. Sam and Erin were the first players of their respective genders to cross the finish line, thus winning a freebie each. In the end, the contestants narrowly succeeded within the time limit, thus winning $5,000 in the assignment. Flag Race: Over three rounds, the contestants were to verse each other and race from one side of the field to another to grab a flag. If anybody got caught, then they would be ruled out of contention for the exemption. At the start of round three, only Hillal and Sam remained, and in the end it was Sam who grabbed the flag first and thus won an exemption for the seventh quiz. Mole Minefield: The contestants encountered a 5 x 5 coal minefield on a beach, of which $2,000 cash was buried in five of the squares. They only had ten chances to find the money. If they dug up a square which contained a bomb, then any money won to that point would be forfeited for the assignment and their total would reset to zero. The team managed to dig up $6,000, thus winning that amount of money towards the pot. School Exams: The contestants were taken to Broadbeach State School, where they were to answer up to twelve questions across a wide range of subjects, ranging from English to music. Each subject contained three questions each that, each team had to answer one of the questions correctly, which would earn $1,000 for the pot. Whichever question the first team would attempt in a specific room, the second team would have the other two questions to choose from. If any questions were answered incorrectly, then one member of each team would have to be left behind in detention, and thus no money would be won for that incorrectly answered question. The two teams answered every question correctly, except for one, thus winning $11,000 for the pot. Pot Count: Following Kerrie's termination in the previous week, Nick was voted by the group as the new treasurer of the team. He counted up the money that had been won up to this point of the game thus far, and discovered that $3,000 had gone missing. Week 8
Let it Ride: One by one, the players were interrogated by Shura and each were dealt a series of cards, ranging from money for the pot to exemptions for specific quizzes. If the contestants were dealt a card which contained a dollar sign on it, then they would win $2,000 for the pot, but if they drew a card which a red thumbprint on it, then their game would be over and whatever they were already dealt would be lost. The contestants could opt out at any time in the game. Hillal, Nick, and Sam won money for the pot, whilst Erin who earned herself two further exemptions, however, the games of Aisha, Ally and Shaun were terminated, meaning they all won nothing (and in the case of Aisha, she risked $4,000 and lost). Ultimate Memory: As the three players holding exemptions at the time, Erin, Hillal, and Nick would have to play a game of memory cards, with the first player to successfully match eight pairs keeping their exemption. The time limit in which they had to complete the assignment were controlled by the other four contestants, who were given an unlimited time limit to unfurl nine flags, which would read "GAME OVER" when seen from where Erin, Hillal and Nick were. If the team unfurling the nine flags succeeded, then $10,000 would be won and no-one would win an exemption. In the end, Hillal was the first contestant to successfully match eight pairs, thus retaining his exemption and keeping $10,000 from being won. Multilayer Maps: As the player with the best navigation skills, Shaun was isolated from the group and was taken to a specified place within the Gold Coast's canals. The other six players were split into pairs and scattered across the canals, but what they didn't know was that they were to be controlled by Shaun, who would have to verbally direct the contestants towards him. Once all three boats found him, they would have to find the gazebo. If this assignment was completed within 90 minutes, then $20,000 would be won, but if any of the boats failed, then nothing would be won. Although Sam and Nick got lost in the dying minutes of the assignment, the team succeeded and won $20,000. Week 9
Pot Count: At the beginning of the episode, the pot was recounted and it was revealed that the $3,000 that originally went missing had been hidden in Hillal's toiletry bag. This money was added back to the pot, raising it up to $132,900. Silent Auction: The seven contestants were asked to bid on certain items ranging from $10,000 for the pot to "the ultimate exemption" – that is, an exemption which would take the contestant who successfully bid for that latter exemption straight through to the final round. They were not allowed to make any form of communication to each other or find out who bid for the items (in fact, the contestants were placed in individual booths which were bounded by walls which would prevent them from seeing each other). For each of the items that were sold, there was a certain minimum and maximum bid that had to be made. In the end, the maximum bids for each item that was sold were made, resulting in the most money ever lost in a single assignment in the history of The Mole worldwide. Sam bid $70,000 for "the ultimate exemption" – this guaranteeing his place in the final four and not having to sit any more quizzes until Quiz Nine. Additionally, that exemption would also be undefended against. Snorkel Challenge: The contestants were split into three groups of two and asked to swim through a bay full of 60 sharks, whilst trying to find seven photographs on the sea floor which depicted relatives of the seven remaining contestants still in the game. Each pair would take an attempt at swimming through the bay, and once they made it back to dry land, then they would be asked to place an image of the contestants to which they think matched their relatives. Meanwhile, Nick was isolated from the group and was asked to try to identify what the contestants were doing. He was then later tasked with matching the relatives to the contestants based on his hunch. One by one, the question marked cards were flipped over to reveal five correct answers, but cards three and six were wrongly matched, meaning nothing was won in this assignment. Week 10
Exemption Refund: Following Ally's termination, Sam and Hillal, as the two players who were holding exemptions at the time, were both offered the chance to return their exemptions to Shura for $15,000 each, but there was a catch – they had to either refund all three of their exemptions, or keep them all without selling any exemptions. Both Hillal and Sam gave back their exemptions (and in the case of Sam, not including his "ultimate exemption" which he had bid for, and won, in the previous week), thus adding $45,000 to the pot. Train Trivia: Erin and Shaun were chosen as two contestants who were "forward thinkers". They were isolated from the group, and given a series of questions and answers from which they had to memorise. They were then to travel on a manual train which was to be controlled by their muscles. The other four contestants, meanwhile, were to ride the train and answer twenty general knowledge questions. Questions ranged from those involving the relatives of terminated players, to Harry Potter to who the reigning AFL premiers were and how many actors played James Bond. Each correct answer would be worth $500 to the pot, with an additional $5,000 attached if they could answer all twenty questions correctly, meaning a potential of $15,000 to be won in this assignment. From the twenty questions, they answered all but two questions correctly, thus winning $9,000 and missing out on the bonus $5,000. Water Planks: The contestants were taken to a beach-side swimming pool, where a mystery box was located in the middle of it. To access it, the players would have to cross several boxes on the pool by using planks of varying length. They would have only twenty minutes to try to access the mystery box, and figure out what was in it, in order to win $5,000 for the pot. Aisha eventually reached the mystery box, which, when it was opened, revealed $100 and a hidden question for Quiz Seven. But to win those prizes, and the $5,000, they had to get back on the same green square on time, which they eventually did with just two seconds to spare. However, Shaun was revealed to have stepped on a plank when someone else was on it; therefore, the $5,000 that was on offer was revoked. The $100 that was found in the mystery box was unaffected, meaning only that amount amount was added to the pot. Week 11
Writing with Jeeps: Erin and Hillal were picked as the two players with the best handwriting from the team. They would be tasked with navigating the rest of the team, who were split into pairs (Aisha/Sam, directed by Erin and Nick/Shaun, directed by Hillal) and tasked with attempting to spell a given word out by driving the cars within a quarry. The two pairs driving the cars had a time limit of 20 minutes in which to spell the word out, which was known only to Erin and Hillal. In the end, the two pairs who were driving the cars deciphered the word as being "WAR", however, the answer was "LIAR", meaning no money was won in this assignment. Coastal Run: The six players were met with a board of Australia, and were given one hour to run down the Kiama Coastal Walk to a flag at the end of the path. The players were not informed what to do in relation to the boards; they were only instructed to take the state-shaped parts of the board on the walk towards the flag. Only when they found a clue along the path were the instructions made clear in regards to the assignment – the first clue instructed them to list all the cities and towns in Western Australia and the Northern Territory, the second instructed them to list all those in Victoria and Tasmania, the third for the state of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, the fourth for South Australia and the fifth for Queensland. Upon arrival at the finish line, Shura revealed that the team would only win $5,000 if they could correctly guess whether they had less, or more than 175 correct towns on the board. The contestants guessed that they had less, but they actually wrote 187 correct towns on the map, so therefore, nothing was won in this assignment. Week 12
Leap of Faith: The six players were faced with a high crane, 30 metres off the ground. Each player was to enter the cherry-picker on the crane and jump off it, trying to cling onto a net in the process. On the net, they would try to earn money for the pot by finding values that were attached on the net; the higher the cash was placed, the higher the value. Hillal earned the team $10,000 in his attempt, Shaun earned the team $5,000 despite having his leg caught in the net, Nick, Sam and Aisha refused to even do the challenge, and Erin failed to win the team any money even though she did jump. Altogether, the team managed to win only $15,000. Catapult: The players were split into two groups: Aisha, Hillal and Shaun were tasked with sling-shooting balls into a particular zone, marked by particular amounts of money. There were also some "dead zones", which, if the ball landed into those zones, would deduct money from the pot. However, to win the money, the catchers (Erin, Nick and Sam) would have to catch the ball on the full (that is, without the ball bouncing on the field). The catching team managed to catch eleven balls, thus winning $10,000 for the pot. After this round, the players would swap roles; that is, the slingers would catch the balls whilst the catchers would be the ones slinging the balls. In the second round, the team earned $20,500, thus raising the total money in this challenge won up to $30,500. Week 13
Cash Waterfall: Aisha, Hillal and Sam were appointed as the controllers of this assignment, whilst Erin was appointed the co-ordinator and Shaun the one responsible for trying to win the money. The three controllers would be responsible for directing Shaun on a rope, where there were several cases containing cash. Erin would have to direct Shaun, who, attached to the rope, would try to unhook several cases of cash, and drop them into the water. Erin would then have to collect the cash in the water, and bring them to a table on dry land within 30 minutes, to win the money. Shaun only managed to retrieve three of the six money boxes, which contained $15,000. However, it was revealed that there were ten rule breaches, each rule breach costing the team $1,000. Therefore, only $5,000 was won in this assignment. Hillal was then elected as the team's new treasurer after Nick was terminated in the previous quiz. Bowls: The players were taken to a bowling club, where they were to bowl their balls to within a designated circle marked in the middle of a green. Each player would only get one shot to win the money. If the players were able to bowl their balls to within the marked circle, they would win $5,000 for the pot, however, any balls that were knocked out of the circle would render that $5,000 invalid. Whichever player bowled their ball closest to the jack in the centre of the circle would earn themselves a hidden question, and also get to capture the Mole diaries of each of the other players remaining in the game. As Sam had the "ultimate exemption", he elected to bowl first, and he bowled his ball just inside the circle, earning $5,000. Aisha went next, but didn't make a decent effort, whilst Shaun just missed the circle on his go and Erin and Hillal both overshot the circle, meaning only $5,000 was won. The players were given a second chance to bowl their balls again, but if they did so, it would cost $1,000 for each person who elected to bowl again. Erin, Hillal and Shaun all elected to bowl again, costing the team $3,000. Erin's ball stopped closest to the jack, but even so did not win any money for the pot, as the second shot did not count towards the pot. Therefore, only $2,000 was won in this assignment. Week 14
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