Wie is de Mol?
Season 24
Presented byRik van de Westelaken
No. of contestants10
LocationMexico
Country of originThe Netherlands
Release
Original networkAVROTROS
Original release6 January 2024 (2024-01-06)
Season chronology

The twenty-fourth season of the Dutch TV series Wie is de Mol? ("Who is the Mole?") began on 6 January 2024.[1][2] This is the seventh season with Rik van de Westelaken as host. The season was filmed in Mexico.[2][3] The 8th season was also filmed in Mexico, making the 2024 season the third time the show revisits a country.[lower-alpha 1]

Format

The season followed the same format as its Belgian predecessor. In total, ten candidates were gathered to complete assignments to earn money for the group pot. However, one of the ten is the titular Mole (de Mol), the one designated to 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 20-question multiple choice test about the identity of the Mole. Once the test is complete, the candidates await their results in an Execution ceremony. The candidate with the worst score is "executed" (eliminated) from the game, while in the event of a tie the candidate who completed their test the slowest is executed. The season plays out until there are three remaining candidates, where they must complete a final test (consisting of 40 questions). The candidate with the highest score, or who had completed their test the fastest in a tie, is declared the winner and receives the money in the group's pot.[4]

Candidates

The ten candidates were announced on 21 November 2023.[5]

Name Occupation Day Exited Result
Anna Gimbrère Science Journalist
Fons Hendriks Presenter
Jeroen Spitzenberger Actor
Justin Mooijer Drag Queen
Kees van der Spek Crime Journalist
Rian Gerritsen Actress
Rosario Mussendijk Musician
Tooske Ragas Actress and Presenter
Jip van den Toorn Cartoonist 5 8th Place[6]
Babs Schutte Musician 3 9th Place[7]
From left to right: Jip van den Toorn, Anna Gimbrère, Jeroen Spitzenberger, Justin Mooijer, Rian Gerritsen, Rosario Mussendijk and Tooske Ragas

Candidate progress

The order in which the candidates learned their results are indicated in the table below.

Summary of candidates progress in each episode
Candidate 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Finale
Anna 2nd
Fons
Jeroen 4th
Justin 1st
Kees 3rd
Rian 4th
Rosario 3rd
Tooske 1st
Jip 2nd Executed
Babs Executed
  The candidate saw a Green Screen and proceeded to the next episode.
  The candidate used Jokers for this test, and saw a Green Screen to proceed to the next episode.
  The candidate used Jokers for this test, however, they did not see a Green Screen before the Executed player saw their Red Screen. Thus they proceeded to the next episode.
  The candidate used a Black Exemption to nullify all Exemptions and Jokers for this test.
  The candidate did not see a Green Screen before the Executed player saw their Red Screen. Thus they proceeded to the next episode.
  The candidate received an Exemption to automatically proceed to the next episode.
  The candidate was executed from the game and sent home.
Notes
  1. The candidates visited Australia during the 1999 and 2005 seasons, and South Africa during the 2013 and 2023 seasons.

Episodes

For more information, see: List of seasons of "Wie is de Mol?" (in Dutch)

Episode Air Date Title Amount in Pot[lower-alpha 1] Location Days Eliminated
1 6 January 2024 'Een Handje Helpen'
(A Helping Hand)
€0 → €6,500 Mexico City 1–3 Babs
2 13 January 2024 'Afgelopen?'
(Over/Finished?)
€6,500 → €7,500[lower-alpha 2] Mexico City & Mineral del Chico 3–5 Jip
3 20 January 2024 'TBA' (TBA) €7,500 → TBA TBA TBA TBA
4 27 January 2024 'TBA' (TBA) TBA TBA TBA TBA
5 3 February 2024 'TBA' (TBA) TBA TBA TBA TBA
6 10 February 2024 'TBA' (TBA) TBA TBA TBA TBA
7 17 February 2024 'TBA' (TBA) TBA TBA TBA TBA
8 24 February 2024 'TBA' (TBA) TBA TBA TBA TBA
9 2 March 2024 'TBA' (TBA) TBA TBA TBA TBA
10 9 March 2024 'TBA' TBA TBA Runner-up TBA
Winner TBA
The Mole TBA

Notes

  1. Pot earnings:
      indicates an increase
      indicates no change
      indicates a decrease
  2. Candidates earned €7,750 for the pot during the first two episodes' assignments. However, a pot count at the end of episode 2 found that €250 was missing, therefore reducing the pot to €7,500.

Season summary

Episode 1 - Een Handje Helpen

Episode 1 - Een Handje Helpen
Original airdates: 6 January 2024
Location: Mexico City
Assignment Money earned Possible earnings
Día Del Top(it)o
Speeddate €6,000.- €10,000.- [lower-alpha 1]
Afschilderen €500.- €2,500.-
Current Pot €6,500.- €12,500.-
Execution
Babs 1st player executed
Día Del Top(it)o - (Day of the Mole)

Each candidate, one by one, enters a fortune teller tent in the middle of a fiesta and chooses between ten face-down cards presented by a fortune teller. They are instructed to search the fiesta for a partygoer wearing a necklace matching the symbol on the card and ask them for a topito within 10 minutes to earn an exemption. Afterwards, each candidate who successfully obtained a topito selects between three face-down cards to determine which of the first three episodes they receive that exemption for.

After each candidate's search, regardless of whether or not they found the topito, the fortune teller also reveals to them that the Mole was also at the party searching for the same partygoer in an attempt to steal the topito. In addition, the Mole (in costume) also shook hands with each candidate when they first arrived at the party.

Babs, Kees, and Rian earned an exemption for Episode 1, Jeroen and Rosario earned an exemption for Episode 2, and Tooske earned an exemption for Episode 3.

Speeddate - (Speed Date)

Each candidate meets with host Rik van de Westelaken at Chapultepec Castle, who reveals to them that six candidates received an exemption in the previous assignment and that they would all go on speed dates in order to find out who has them. In an assignment where candidates meet each other for the first time, each candidate undergoes a three-minute one-on-one conversation with every other candidate to discuss who may have received the exemptions. Afterwards, each candidate privately votes for one candidate they believe earned an exemption at the previous assignment. If any candidate who holds an exemption receives a vote, the group earns €1,000 for the pot and that exemption is taken out of the game.

Babs, Jeroen, Kees, Rian, Rosario and Tooske all received at least one vote meaning their exemptions were revoked and €6,000 was earned for the pot.

Afschilderen - (Depicting)

Candidates divide themselves into three groups: five candidates with a "sharp eye for detail", three candidates who can unlock chests, and lastly, two candidates with a "good appreciation for artwork".

The five candidates with a sharp eye for details are taken to the Frida Kahlo park to replicate five self-portraits made by Frida Kahlo within 30 minutes, to later by identified by other candidates. While painting, the candidates lie on a bed behind a contraption which requires them to lift up a screen to view their assigned portrait, but leave the screen down to paint on the canvas.

The three candidates tasked with unlocking chests attempt to unlock as many of 25 paintings in chests as possible within 30 minutes, which include the five portraits being recreated by the five candidates with a sharp eye for detail and twenty modified versions of these paintings. To do so, they must view number combinations on a painting and use them to unlock the corresponding colored lock to release each painting. Unbeknownst to them, the painting with the combinations only appear when the five aforementioned candidates lift up their screens and comes out of view each time the screens are lowered.

The final two candidates are then presented with all the unlocked paintings and the five replicas painted by the candidates with a sharp eye for detail. If there are missing paintings still locked after the 30-minute time limit, they can pay €100 per painting from the pot to unlock them as well. Afterwards, one of these candidates must describe the five recreated paintings of Frida Kahlo while the other must search among the unlocked (and bought if they chose to) portraits for the five matching ones. For each painting correctly matched with its portrait, €500 is added to the pot.

€500 was earned for the pot.

Episode 2 - Afgelopen?

Episode 2 - Afgelopen?
Original airdates: 13 January 2024
Location: Mexico City & Mineral del Chico
Assignment Money earned Possible earnings
Molympische Spelen €0.- €1,968.-
Uitzitten €1,250.- €4,000.-
Pot Count [lower-alpha 2] -€250.- N/A
Current Pot €7,500.- €18,468.-
Execution
Jip 2nd player executed
Molympische Spelen - (Molympic Games)

The group must select six candidates to run the track of the Estadio Olímpico Universitario for the assignment, while the three remaining candidates begin in the stands. Five of the six runners complete a relay race, running 100 metres each, to transfer envelopes containing instructions to a sixth runner at the end of the who announces the instructions via microphone to the three candidates in the stands to follow.

Every two envelopes delivered form a full set of instructions detailing which seats of the stands to place green panels on. The three candidates follow these directions announced to them and place the panels on the required seats to form a secret number, which is how much money earn with that set. After forming the amount, the group can light the stadium's Olympic flame to claim the money, or try to form the next amount from subsequent sets of envelopes. Each subsequent set of envelopes contain instructions to form higher monetary values, with the final pair forming €1,968. However, pursuing these come at the risk of losing time as there is a 45-minute time limit for the assignment.

No money was earned for the pot.

Uitzitten - (Sit Out)

The group must select five "Daredevils" for the assignment, with the remaining four candidates competing in an undisclosed portion for the assignment.

The five daredevils are taken to Mineral del Chico to complete a two-hour mountaineering course while listening to podcasts. Before commencing the course, each candidate must select one of five colored helmets to wear; four of the helmets play one podcast about varying aspects of Mexico on repeat while the fifth white helmet plays all four podcasts. At the end of the course, the four candidates not wearing the white helmet must answer four trivia questions about their podcast, with each correct answer earning €250 for the pot. If they are unsure about the answer to a question, they can leave it for the fifth candidate wearing the white helmet to answer instead. However, if this candidate answers incorrectly, €250 is instead deducted from the pot.

Meanwhile, the remaining four candidates are taken to a rooftop terrace containing various recreational activities and services for their part of the assignment. Upon arrival, they are invited to "take a seat" by host Rik van de Westelaken before being left alone for two hours. Unbeknownst to them, these are secretly also the instructions for their part of the assignment. Each time the candidates at the terrace stand up, the podcasts of the five daredevils are interrupted with distracting music, making it harder for them to memorize the information.

€1,250 was earned for the pot.

Notes
  1. During the "Día Del Top(it)o" assignment, up to ten exemptions could be claimed, although only six were. As each exemption removed in the subsequent "Speeddate" assignment would add €1,000 to the pot, a maximum of €10,000 could have been earned for this assignment.
  2. The group had earned €7,750 during the assignments of the first two episodes. However, when treasurer Justin counted the money in the pot at the end episode 2, €250 was found to be missing, therefore reducing the pot to €7,500.

Reception

Viewing figures

Viewing Figures
# Title Air Date Time Slot Average Total
1 Een Handje Helpen January 6, 2024 Saturday 20.30 CET 3,717,000[8] 4,361,000[8]
2 Afgelopen? January 13, 2024 TBA TBA
3 TBA January 20, 2024 TBA TBA
4 TBA January 27, 2024 TBA TBA
5 TBA February 3, 2024 TBA TBA
6 TBA February 10, 2024 TBA TBA
7 TBA February 17, 2024 TBA TBA
8 TBA February 24, 2024 TBA TBA
9 TBA March 2, 2024 TBA TBA
10 TBA March 9, 2024 TBA TBA

References

  1. "Kees van der Spek, Tooske Ragas en Jeroen Spitzenberger in Wie is de Mol?". NU.nl (in Dutch). 21 November 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Wie is de Mol? 2024 | Wat weten we al over de deelnemers, de startdatum en locatie?". AD (in Dutch). 3 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  3. "Nieuw seizoen Wie is de Mol? speelt zich af in Mexico". NU.nl (in Dutch). 17 November 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  4. "Info – Wie is de Mol?". Wie is de Mol. AVROTROS. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  5. "Dit zijn de kandidaten van Wie is de Mol? seizoen 24" [These are the candidates of Wie is de Mol? season 24] (in Dutch). AVROTROS. 21 November 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  6. "Tweede afvaller Wie is de Mol?: 'Misschien moeten we straks op elkaar jagen'". NU.nl (in Dutch). 14 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  7. "Eerste afvaller Wie is de Mol?: 'Als ik had gelogen, was ik er nog'". NU.nl (in Dutch). 7 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
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