The twenty-fourth season of the Dutch TV series Wie is de Mol? ("Who is the Mole?") began on 6 January 2024. This was the seventh season with Rik van de Westelaken as host. The season was filmed in Mexico. The 8th season was also filmed in Mexico, making the 2024 season the third time the show revisits a country.The candidates visited Australia during the 1999 and 2005 seasons, and South Africa during the 2013 and 2023 seasons.
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.
Candidates The ten candidates were announced on 21 November 2023. NameOccupationDay ExitedResultAnna GimbrèreScience Journalist18The MoleFons HendriksPresenterWinnerRosario MussendijkMusician2nd PlaceKees van der SpekCrime Journalist3rd PlaceRian GerritsenActress 164th PlaceBabs SchutteMusician 145th PlaceTooske RagasActress and Presenter126th PlaceJeroen SpitzenbergerActor107th PlaceJustin MooijerDrag Queen68th PlaceJip van den ToornCartoonist 59th Place Notes
Candidate progress The order in which the candidates learned their results are indicated in the table below. + Summary of candidates progress in each episode Candidate12356789FinaleFons (1) WinnerAnna Rosario (1) Runner-UpKees (1) Rian BabsTooske (3)JeroenJustinJip Key The candidate saw a Green Screen and proceeded to the next episode. 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. For candidates who used Jokers on a quiz, the amount are presented in parentheses. Notes
Episodes For more information, see: List of seasons of "Wie is de Mol?" (in Dutch) Episode Air Date Title Amount in Pot Location Days Eliminated 1 'Een Handje Helpen'(A Helping Hand)€0 → €6,500 Mexico City, Mexico 1–3 2 'Afgelopen?'(Over/Finished?)€6,500 → €7,500 Mexico City, Mexico & Mineral del Chico, Hidalgo 3–5 3 'Vragenvuur'(Burning Questions)€7,500 → €8,825 Mexico City, Mexico 5–6 4 'Revanche'(Rematch)€8,825 → €9,025 Mexico City, Mexico, Celestún & Mérida, Yucatán 7–8 5 'Terugkeer'(Return)€9,025 → €4,025 Mérida & Yaxcabá, Yucatán 8–10 6 'Afvragen'(Questioning)€4,025 → €7,525 Mérida & Ticul, Yucatán 10–12 7 'Vooruitblik'(Outlook)€7,525 → €5,505 Mérida & Cuzamá, Yucatán 12–14 8 'Zinvol'(Meaningful)€5,505 → €7,585 Bacalar, Yucatán 14–16 9 'Ontcijferen' €7,585 → €8,585 Bacalar, Yucatán 16–18 10 'De Ontknoping' €8,585 Amsterdam, Netherlands Runner-up Winner The Mole Notes
Season summary Episode 1 - Een Handje Helpen Episode 1 - Een Handje HelpenOriginal airdates: 6 January 2024Location: Mexico City, Mexico Assignment Money earned Possible earningsDía Del Top(it)oalign="center" align="center" Speeddate €6,000.- €10,000.- Afschilderen €500.- €2,500.- €12,500.-Execution Babs 1st player executed
Día Del Top(it)o - (Day of the Mole)
Each candidate individually enters a fortune teller tent in the middle of a "Dia Del Topo" (Day of the Mole) party and chooses between ten face-down cards presented by a fortune teller. They are instructed to search the party 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 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 to try and find out who has them. In an assignment where candidates meet each other for the first time, each candidate undergoes a 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 with an Exemption receives a vote, the group earns €1,000 for the pot and that Exemption is surrendered.
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 two candidates with a "good appreciation for artwork".
The five candidates with a sharp eye for detail are taken to the Frida Kahlo park to replicate five self-portraits made by Frida Kahlo within 30 minutes. 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 while painting. Meanwhile, the three candidates tasked with unlocking chests attempt to unlock as many of 25 paintings in chests as possible in 30 minutes: five self-portraits being recreated by the candidates at the park, and twenty modified versions of these paintings. To do so, they find numbers in 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 candidates at the park 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 at the park. If any of the 25 paintings are still locked, they can pay €100 per painting to unlock them as well. Afterwards, one of these candidates must describe the five replica paintings the other must search among the unlocked (and bought if they chose to) portraits for the five matching ones. For each replica correctly matched with its original portrait, €500 is added to the pot.
Episode 2 - Afgelopen? Episode 2 - Afgelopen?Original airdates: 13 January 2024Location: Mexico City, Mexico & Mineral del Chico, Hidalgo Assignment Money earned Possible earningsMolympische Spelen €0.- €1,968.- Uitzitten €1,250.- €4,000.-Pot Count €18,468.-Execution Jip 2nd player executed Molympische Spelen - (Molympic Games) The group 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 of directions. After forming an amount, the group can light the stadium's Olympic flame to claim the money (thereby ending the assignment), or try to form the next amount from subsequent sets of envelopes which form increasingly higher values, with the final set forming €1,968. However, pursuing these come at the risk of losing time as there is a 45-minute time limit.
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. 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 recreational rooftop terrace. 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 music, making it harder for them to memorize the information.
Episode 3 - Vragenvuur Episode 3 - VragenvuurOriginal airdates: 20 January 2024Location: Mexico City, Mexico Assignment Money earned Possible earningsDe Violen Stemmen €400.- €2,000.- Stad En Land Aflopen €600.- €2,000.-Er Mee Worstelen €75.- €2,025.-Episode 3 execution €250.-align="center" €24,493.-Execution Justin 3rd player executed De Violen Stemmen - (The Violins' Voices) During dinner, the group is given the chance to earn money by listening to up to ten songs played by a mariachi band and answering two trivia questions about each song. To listen to a song, the group must pay €200 from the pot, although they earn €400 for the pot if they answer both questions for the song correctly. The group can end the assignment at any time without necessarily paying to listen to every song.
Stad En Land Aflopen - (City and Country Descent) Starting in pairs, each pair begins at different points around Zona Rosa equipped with a map and walkie talkies to communicate with other candidates. The group work together to navigate Zona Rosa and find eight intersections marked on the map.
Each intersection is assigned to two candidates which must be determined by solving two clues at the location. For each intersection, €150 is added to the pot if both candidates are there at the same time. Once two candidates meet at their designated intersection, they then open an envelope to find a list of two cities and must determine which one is further from Amsterdam.