The sixth season of the Australian version of The Mole took place in various locations around Australia,The Mole makes a comeback to TV on Channel Seven with host Shura Taft | News.com.au and was hosted by Shura Taft.Shura Taft to host The Mole | TV Tonight
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In October 2012, the Seven Network announced through its 2013 programming launch that The Mole would return following a seven-year absence.Seven set to Celebrity Splash into 2013 | TV Tonight On 11 January 2013, it was announced that Shura Taft would be hosting the revived show.
The announced maximum kitty for the season was $250,000.The Mole is coming! - The Mole - Yahoo!7 TV The show premiered on Tuesday, 2 July at 7:30pm,The hunt for The Mole begins! - The Mole - Yahoo!7 TV and was originally going to air three nights a week, however, disappointing ratings resulted in the show reverting to airing only once a week, on Wednesday nights showing double episodes at 9:30pm; that took effect from the fifth episode until the eleventh episode.Bumped: The Mole, TV Tonight Further disappointing ratings, and a clash with a documentary on the Essendon Football Club supplements saga saw the show moved to an even later timeslot, airing at 10:30pm on Wednesdays; this took effect from the twelfth episode until the end of the season.
Terminations in this edition of The Mole were, in the early stages of the game, far less frequent than is typical of other editions – the first termination, for instance, did not occur until the conclusion of the third episode. They were also somewhat irregularly spaced, and could occur at any time within a particular episode. After the seventh termination, the game settled into the more widely utilised system of a quiz and termination occurring at the end of each episode.
Contestants Twelve contestants participated this season.The Mole 2013 First Full Promo | Channel Seven - YouTube On 11 June 2013, the contestants were revealed:
PlayerAgeHometownOccupationOutcomeSeble Kebede24Melbourne, VictoriaLaw Graduate11th PlaceJayden "Mozzie" Irving21Frankston, VictoriaLife Guard10th PlaceLinda Klemm42Gold Coast, QueenslandMedical Secretary9th PlaceAlex Lee31Manly Vale, New South WalesEngineer8th PlaceKerrie Odger28Mackay, QueenslandMining Human Resources Manager7th PlaceAlly Young28St Ives Chase, New South WalesDesign Consultant6th PlaceNick Baylart26Brisbane, QueenslandArt Gallery Assistant5th PlaceShaun Ramsey33Cairns, QueenslandBuilding Sales Representative4th PlaceSam Hutchins22Bathurst, New South WalesAFL Development Officer3rd PlaceAisha Jefcoate22Geraldton, Western Australia1Communications GraduateRunner-upErin Dooley24Geelong, VictoriaSponsorship Co-ordinatorThe MoleHillal Kara-Ali22Granville, New South WalesMuslim Community Youth LeaderWinner
1 Aisha Jefcoate has, since the end of filming, moved to Sydney as she tries to pursue a career in television presenting.Mole new world for nice Aisha, The West Australian, 16 October 2013
Termination chart
+Termination ChartPlayer ErinININSAFESAFE INININMOLE HillalININSAFEINWON AishaINININININRUNNER-UP SamINININSAFEOUT ShaunININOUT NickINININOUT AllyININ5 KerrieOUT AlexINININ1 LindaININOUT MozzieINOUTSebleOUT indicates which contestant successfully defended the Exemption for that specific Quiz. In a silent auction, Sam bid on and won, for $70,000, 'The Ultimate Exemption', which allowed him to be exempt from termination, undefended until Quiz 9. Hillal had 30 seconds taken off his time for this quiz after winning the Go Mole assignment in Week 14.
Indicates the player won the game Indicates the player was the mole Indicates the player won an exemption for the next quiz Indicates the player won an exemption, but either gave it back for money or lost it in a later assignment Indicates the player lost an exemption, but used freebies on the quiz to correct wrong answers, indicated by the number Indicates the player used freebies on the quiz to correct wrong answers, indicated by the number Indicates the player used freebies on the quiz to correct wrong answers, indicated by the number, and was terminated Indicates the player scored the lowest on the quiz without holding any freebies or exemptions and was terminated Indicates the player won an exemption, but either gave it back for money or lost it in a later assignment and was terminated Indicates the player had 30 seconds taken off their time for this specific quiz
Summary
Week 1 Week 1 recapOriginal airdates: 2, 3 and 4 July 2013Locations: Stockton Dunes, New South Wales Blue Mountains, New South Wales Middle Head, New South Wales Assignment Money earned Possible earnings $9,200 $15,000 $0 $2,000 $16,000 $10,800 $22,000 $0 $1,250 $2,450 $10,000 $10,000 $65,450Exemptions – Kerrie decided to keep the free pass in the Free Pass Temptation assignment, but later lost it in the Chain Gang assignmentTermination Seble 1st player terminated
The Drop Off: The twelve players were divided into three teams of four. After being dropped off at sites with a similar distance to the flag, the quartets were instructed to navigate their way to the flag within two hours (with each team earning $5,000 for their timely arrival with the luggage). If a team decided that they could not make it in time, they could use an 'emergency' envelope, which would allow them to be transported by vehicle to the flag, however they would receive no money. Additionally, $100 was forfeited for every piece of luggage not carried to the flag. The team of Alex, Ally, Shaun and Seble arrived via the emergency vehicle, and eight bags of luggage were left behind, therefore, only $9,200 of the $15,000 on offer was won.
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 earned. After a thirty-second decision, Kerrie decided to keep the exemption, and thus $4,600 was lost from the pot.
High Wire Relay: The players 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 the ground and pass the baton over to the other player outside of a designated "red zone", before crossing over each other to the other side. If anyone was in the red zone during the exchange, they fell off or the baton dropped, they would lose the money, and the money would reset to zero. If they made a successful pass and cross, the amount of money won would be doubled. Two team members, Erin and Kerrie, fell off the rope and despite the fear of heights for several players, all team members were able to complete the challenge.
Money Bags: The players 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 several 10 kg bags worth $100 each. They were also provided with equipment to help carry the bags along the way, 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 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, or the money would not count. 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.
Key to Comfort: The players were divided into teams of 3 and ordered to find 12 keys hidden along a ground maze. Each key would unlock a chest that contained something that would assist them with camping, which they would do for the night. 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 players 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 players 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 every player chose the key and unlocked themselves individually, then they win $10,000 for the pot, however if just one player chooses the exemption, the money would be revoked 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 Week 2 recapOriginal airdates: 9 and 10 July 2013Locations: Sydney Harbour, New South WalesMelbourne, VictoriaBrighton, Victoria Assignment Money earned Possible earnings Speed Reader $1,700 unknown Map Madness $5,000 $5,000Quiz 2 & Termination Treasure Hunt $0 $5,000 Path to Temptation $3,000 $14,500 $89,950Freebies Shaun, Alex, Sam, Kerrie, Hillal and Ally Earned by arriving towards Shura first in the Map Madness assignmentTermination Jayden 2nd player terminated
Speed Reader: The eleven remaining players were 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 six 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'). The remaining six players were divided into pairs and tasked to paint two posters per pair containing the required letter and category, before holding them up as the boat passed. Shaun and Linda were then to try to identify some of 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, and were taken to a vantage point in Melbourne. The remaining nine players were split into two groups and began at different starting locations, to be guided by either Aisha or Hillal towards an "unknown destination", where Shura would be waiting. There were also intermediate buildings that each group could be directed towards, which contained clues about Shura's destination. If both groups reached Shura within the 90-minute time limit, $5,000 would be won. Additionally, the first team to reach him within that time limit would also earn "freebies", which would allow the players to correct a wrong answer during any subsequent quiz. Both groups found Shura at Degraves Street, within the time limit, thus winning $5,000.