Wie is de Mol? Anniversary season 2 is a special jubilee season of Wie is de Mol? in celebration of the 25-year anniversary of the series. This is the second jubilee season comprising returning cast members, following Wie is de Mol? Renaissance in 2020.
The season was hosted by Rik van de Westelaken and premiered on 1 November 2025 for a shorter eight-episode season. The season finale saw Merel Westrik (season 19) win the €5,340 prize pot by unmasking Nathan Rutjes (season 20) as the Mole, with Loes Haverkort (season 18) finishing as the runner-up.
Candidates The season featured ten previous contestants from former seasons. Unlike previous Wie is de Mol? seasons, the cast were not revealed until the season premiere. Ten candidates consisted of five returning former Moles and five returning non-Mole contestants. CandidateOccupationOriginal seasonResultMerel WestrikJournalist and presenterSeason 19 (Colombia)WinnerNathan RutjesFormer professional footballerSeason 20 (China)The MoleLoes HaverkortActress and stage artistSeason 18 (Georgia)Runner-upKim PietersActressSeason 10 (Japan)3rd placeAnne-Marie JungCabaret artist Season 12 (Iceland & Spain)4th placeJurre GelukPresenterSeason 23 (South Africa)5th placeSahil Amar AïssaFilm producer and actorSeason 22 (Albania)6th placeDennis WeeningPresenterSeason 8 (Mexico)7th placeRichard GroenendijkComedian and stage artistSeason 6 (Argentina)8th placeImanuelle GrivesActress and writerSeason 17 (United States)9th place
Candidate progress The order in which the candidates learned their results are indicated in the table below. + Summary of candidates progress in each episodeCandidateEpisode12345 67FinaleMerelWinnerNathan(1)LoesRunner-UpKimAnne-MarieJurreSahilDennisRichardImanuelle For candidates who used Jokers to correct an incorrect answer on a quiz, the amount used are presented in parentheses. Key The candidate won the season. The candidate was revealed as the Mole. The candidate finished as the runner-up. The candidate saw a green screen, in the order stated, and therefore proceeded to the next episode. The candidate did not see a green screen before the eliminated player saw their red screen. Thus they proceeded to the next episode. The candidate was immune from elimination through an Exemption or other means. The candidate was eliminated. Notes
Episodes Episode Air Date Title Amount in Pot Location Days Eliminated1'Ik ben de Mol' (I Am the Mole)€0Vila Nova de Gaia & Porto1–22'Een lesje geleerd' (A Lesson Learned)€0 → €3,700Vila Nova de Gaia & Lisbon3–43'Een duister verleden' (A Dark Past)€3,700 → €5,000Lisbon5–64'Een Prettig Weerzien?' (A Pleasant Reunion?)€5,000 → €06–75'Het Noodlot' (The Fate)€0 → €2,000Lisbon & Sintra8–96'Rendez-Vous'€2,000 → €5,000Algarve10–127'De Laatste Slag' (The Final Blow)€5,000 → €7,34013–14 8(Finale) 'De Finale'€7,340 → €5,340Amsterdam, NetherlandsRunner-upWinner The Mole Notes
Season summary Episode 1 Episode 1 - Ik ben de MolOriginal airdates: 1 November 2025Location: Vila Nova de Gaia & Porto Assignment Money earned Possible earningsEen Explosief Begin €0 €2,500Tien Mollen?Result revealed in finale €0 €2,500ExemptionNathanTien Mollen?EliminationImanuelle 1st player eliminated
'Een Explosief Begin' (An Explosive Beginning) The five former Moles (Anne-Marie, Dennis, Jurre, Kim and Merel) attempt to complete five puzzles or challenges at the Monastery of Serra do Pilar in order to defuse five paint bombs located in suitcases around Porto. There, they also spin a handle to generate signal from an antenna, which transmits a map of the suitcase locations to phones of the other five candidates.
Meanwhile, the five candidates who were not previously the Mole (Imanuelle, Loes, Nathan, Richard and Sahil) begin at the Episcopal Palace and attempt to find the five suitcases around Porto and bring them to the monastery. However, they are not told the destination and have to figure it out from clues at each suitcase. For each suitcase delivered within 45 minutes, with the paint bomb inside defused, €500 is added to the pot.
'Tien Mollen?' (Ten Moles?) Each candidate attempts to convince a jury of nine former Wie is de Mol? winners that they are this season's Mole. Additionally, the jury are presented with footage from pre-season where a production member "accidentally" revealed the season's location early, and asked candidates to later pretend they didn’t know about it.
Afterwards, the jury deliberate and select the candidate they believe is the Mole. If the jury are correct, €2,000 is deducted from the pot in the finale. If they are incorrect, €1,000 is added to the pot once confirmed. In both cases, the selected candidate also receives an Exemption.
The jury selected Nathan as their choice for the Mole, thereby awarding him an Exemption.
Episode 2 Episode 2 - Een Lesje GeleerdOriginal airdates: 8 November 2025Location: Vila Nova de Gaia & Lisbon Assignment Money earned Possible earningsPort(o)€200€1,500Repetitie€2,000€2,500Resultaatgericht€1,500€1,500€3,700€8,000EliminationRichard2nd player eliminated 'Port(o)' Before the assignment, Nathan (who was voted as the Mole in the last assignment) is given the chance to receive information about the assignment, which the Mole has also been briefed about. If he hears the information, the assignment is worth €1,500, but if he declines, the potential earnings raise to €3,000. Nathan accepted the offer to hear the information.
For the assignment, the group select four candidates to undergo a port wine tasting, and four candidates (plus Nathan who chose his group beforehand) to search a cellar for barrels and bring them to a boat.
The candidates at the cellar attempt to identify five correct barrels among dozens to bring to a boat along the river. The barrels can be determined by hints given by walkie-talkie by former Wie is de Mol? contestant Ellie Lust, some of which require information about the candidates at the wine tasting. For each correct barrel brought to the boat within 30 minutes, €200 is added to the pot.
Meanwhile, the candidates at the wine tasting attempt to memorize information presented by the sommelier, and answer questions from the other group via walkie-talkie when requested to help them identify the barrels. After the tasting, they attempt to identify a 20-year old tawny port from among several glasses of wine to earn €500 for the pot if they are correct.
'Repetitie' (Repetition) The group select four candidates to undergo a school test. They are taken to a classroom to undergo a five-question chemistry test alongside other "students", in an "exam" which repeats each time the school bell rings. For each question answered correctly by the end, €500 is added to the pot. Meanwhile, the remaining five candidates undergo science experiments in a chemistry lab to obtain the answers for the questions. However, some of the items they need to complete the experiment are located in the classroom, or in possession of the "students".
Each time the bell rings, one candidate from each group can meet in the hallway for one minute to exchange information or items. If candidates fail to return to their respective room in time, they are excluded from the assignment and can no longer help.
'Resultaatgericht' (Result-oriented) Each candidate sits the elimination quiz simultaneously. However, upon completing question 15 (of 20), candidates' times are paused. Host Rik van de Westelaken then reveals that the candidate with the current lowest score answered that the Mole is a man for the question "Is the Mole a man or a woman?". The group is given the chance to vote on whether to finish the quiz, or to end the quiz early and have the elimination determined only by the first 15 questions - which also adds €1,500 to the pot.
Episode 3 Episode 3 - Een Duister VerledenOriginal airdates: 15 November 2025Location: Lisbon Assignment Money earned Possible earningsFlitsbezorgen €1,280€2,000Vijandig Verleden €1,020€3,000The Line-Up€5,000€13,000EliminationDennis3rd player eliminated 'Flitsbezorgen' (Flash Delivery) Candidates divide themselves into four candidates to deliver pastel de nata and four candidates who think they can "be flashed".
The candidates who think they can be flashed attempt to activate a flash speed enforcement camera using eight different modes of transport. There are eight different speed detection limits to set the camera at, but they can only allocate each limit to one mode of transport.
Each time the speed camera flashes, the other candidates receive an order of pastel de nata which they attempt to deliver to the location displayed in a photograph within 10 minutes. For each successful delivery, money is added to the pot depending on the amount of tarts ordered.
'Vijandig Verleden' (Hostile Past) The group have 45 minutes and 25 lives collectively to participate in a "laser game".
Candidates attempt to steal bags of money from a warehouse and bring it outside to add to the pot, with only two candidates allowed inside at once. However, each bag contains "negative money" which must be removed, otherwise money is deducted from the total. Inside the warehouse are also "opponents" from similar assignments in previous seasons guarding the money, who attempt to shoot candidates with a laser gun. Each time candidates are hit, they lose a life. Candidates can also shoot opponents with a laser gun to deactivate them for five seconds with each hit.
'The Line-Up' As the current treasurer, Jurre is given an advantage. The other seven candidates stand in a "police lineup" wearing headphones which play a monologue from Rik. Unbeknownst to non-Mole contestants, from behind a one-way mirror, Jurre is given a microphone connected to the headset of the Mole, and is given the opportunity to speak at the Mole, for a maximum of three minutes, to try and evoke a reaction. The first 30 seconds are free, but money becomes increasingly deducted from the pot if further time is used, with a maximum €1,500 deducted beyond two minutes.
Episode 4 Episode 4 - Een Prettig Weerzien?Original airdates: 22 November 2025Location: Lisbon Assignment Money earned Possible earningsLiefs Uit Lissabon€750€2,000(Mis)Gunnen€750€2,500Herhaling Van Zetten? €3,000€0€20,500EliminationElimination discontinued 'Liefs Uit Lissabon' (Love From Lisbon) The group take a tram ride through Lisbon. Along the route are four points where they are photographed from both sides of the tram, for a total of eight photographs. Moments before reaching the first three points, candidates must sit themselves in order for the photos based on a certain criterion announced by Rik, or truthfully write who they answered as the Mole in the last quiz for the fourth stop. For each photograph correctly taken, €250 is added to the pot.
Three photographs were correctly taken, earning €750 for the pot. The group could then send these photographs as postcards to three provinces in the Netherlands, which were later hidden in suitcases within the provinces in November 2025. The finders of these postcards would receive invitations to the season's live finale.
'(Mis)Gunnen' ((Be)Grudge) Four candidates are suspended above ground with a bag. After being released from the harness, they may drop the bag into one of three numbered boxes below while they are swinging, to claim its contents. However, they are unaware of the contents of each box. The remaining three candidates are told the contents of each box. Box 1 contains one Joker (for the candidate who dropped the bag); Box 2 deducts €250 from the pot; Box 3 contains €500 for the pot. Briefly before each of the four candidates are dropped, the three candidates can advise (or mislead) them on which box to drop the bag into.