The Mole (U.S. Season 5)

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The Mole (2008)
The Mole 2008 logo
Series	The Mole
Country of origin	United States
Network	ABC
Original run	June 2, 2008 –
No. of episodes	10
Previous season	Celebrity Mole: Yucatan

The fifth season of the US version of The Mole began airing on ABC on June 2, 2008. ABC originally scheduled the premiere for May 26, 2008,^[1] before rescheduling to the later date.^[2] Casting information was announced online.^[3]

After the fourth season in 2004, ABC had declined to pick up The Mole, and Stone Stanley Entertainment lost the rights to the show from Belgian company TTTI. However, in August of 2007, Scott Stone of Stone & Co. Entertainment (the new name for Stone Stanley Entertainment after David Stanley left in 2004) re-secured the rights to the program, and with ABC in January 2008, announced the show's return to U.S. television.^[4]

Contents 1 Show details 2 Contestants 3 Execution Chart 4 Episodes 4.1 Episode 1 4.2 Episode 2 5 Ratings 6 Footnotes 7 References

[edit] Show details

The show returns to its original civilian format for the fifth season.^[5] The maximum prize amount has been reduced to $500,000, compared the $1,000,000 of the first two civilian seasons.^[3] Jon Kelley was hired as the new host.^[6] Filming began the week of March 23, 2008 in Chile.^[7]

[edit] Contestants

Player	Age	Hometown	Occupation	Education	Game Status
Alex Jacobs[8]	31	Haverford, Pennsylvania	Musician	Attended University of Colorado	Active
Ali Sonoma[9]	24	St. Louis, Missouri	Spokesmodel/Actress (UFC Octagon Girl)	A.A., St. Louis Community College	Active
Bobby O.	25	Manayunk, Philadelphia	Restaurant Manager	B.A., Penn State	Active
Clay Cauley[10]	32	West Grove / Philadelphia	Criminal Litigation Attorney	Law Degree, Howard	Active
Craig Slike[11]	30	San Diego, California	Graphic Designer	B.A. Graphic Art, PLNU	Active
Kristen Willeumier[12]	35	Santa Monica, California	Neuroscientist/Model/Equestrian	PhD, UCLA	Active
Mark Lambrecht[13]	42	Mukwonago, Wisconsin	High school history teacher/Soccer coach	B.A., University of Wisconsin-Whitewater	Active
Nicole Williams[14]	33	Chicago, Illinois	OBGYN Doctor	MD, Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine	Active
Paul Grassi[15]	29	Yonkers, New York	Utility worker/On-air talent	Attended Pace University	Active
Victoria Garza[16]	26	Bishop, Texas	Retail Manager	B.A., Texas A&M University–Kingsville	Active
Executed players
Liz Cain[17]	60	Whitefish, Montana	Retired	Associate's degree, New Mexico Tech	2nd Executed
Marcie Ciscel [18]	31	Corona, California	Stay-at-home mom	West High School, Torrance, California	1st Executed

[edit] Execution Chart

Elimination Chart

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Alex	IN	IN	-
Ali	IN	IN	-
Bobby	IN	IN	-
Clay	IN	IN	-
Craig	IN	IN	-
Kristen	IN	IN	-
Mark	IN	IN	-
Nicole	IN	IN	-
Paul	IN	IN	-
Victoria	IN	IN	-
Liz	IN	OUT
Marcie	OUT

     Green indicates the player won an exemption in that episode.

     White indicates the player was safe in that episode.

     Red indicates the player scored the lowest on the quiz and was executed in that episode.

[edit] Episodes

[edit] Episode 1

Episode 1 recap
Original airdate: June 2, 2008 Location: Los Angeles, Chile
Mission	Money earned	Possible earnings
Over the Falls	$20,000	$60,000
Robinson Crusoe	$15,000	$25,000
Current Pot	$35,000	$85,000
Exemption(s)
Nicole	Stranded after "Crusoe" mission
Execution
Marcie	1st player executed

Over the Falls: The players were asked, by secret ballot, who they thought the Mole was based on first impressions. Marcie was chosen and it was revealed that she would have control over the upcoming game. While wearing a safety harness, the remaining players each rode a raft over Laja Falls and had to try to grab a bag hanging over the edge of the falls. Of the eleven bags, six had real money, while the other five had worthless paper. It was Marcie's task to secretly assign which six players would be jumping for real money. Each bag of real money grabbed added $10,000 to the pot. Of the six players who successfully grabbed a bag, only two had real money, so $20,000 was added to the pot. Marcie then had to choose four players to sleep outside, rather than in a cabin with the other eight. Nicole, who was chosen to sleep outside, complained about the decision, and decided to stay awake all night inside the cabin to avoid breaking the rules.

Robinson Crusoe: The players were taken to a beach and told the story of Alexander Selkirk, who was stranded in Chile in 1704, and inspired Robinson Crusoe. The goal of this mission was to find five items that Selkirk had with him. Nicole, who was voted the "whiniest" player, divided the remaining players into three groups: six "scavengers" who searched the beach for as many of 45 hidden items as they could find, a group of three "appraisers" who decided which of the found items were correct, and two "timekeepers" who could give the others more time by refilling a giant hourglass with sand as it ran down; when it was empty, the mission ended. The appraisers were allowed three guesses at the five items, and were told after the first two guesses how many items were correct, but not which ones. For each correct item found, $5,000 was added to the pot. Three correct items were found for a total of $15,000. Nicole, as "whiniest", was then "stranded" on the beach while the remaining contestants went to their hotel. This caused her to be exempt from execution, as she could not take the quiz while she was "stranded".

[edit] Episode 2

Episode 2 recap
Original airdate: June 9, 2008 Location: Santiago & Pomaire, Chile
Mission	Money earned	Possible earnings
Race to the Summit	$0	$35,000
When Pigs Fly	$28,000	$50,000
Current Pot	$63,000	$170,000
Exemption(s)
Mark & Kristen	Won the "Summit" mission
Paul	Exemption found in "Pigs" mission
Execution
Liz	2nd player executed

Race to the Summit: The players were asked to split themselves into groups of nine "goal-oriented" people, and two who see life as an "uphill battle" (Mark and Kristen were chosen as the latter). The two teams had to race to the top of Cerro San Cristóbal: The "uphill battle" team were given a tandem bicycle to ride, while the "goal-oriented" team were to ride up by gondola lift, but had to first score a goal in a soccer match against a children's team to earn their tickets. After twenty minutes of play, the team was allowed penalty kicks to score. They would then have to travel on foot to the lift. If they beat the "uphill battle" team to the summit, the team would add $35,000 to the pot. If they did not, the "uphill battle" team would earn exemptions from the quiz.

The bike's chain slipped off its gears several times, causing Mark to decide to walk the bike for part of the trip. Jon Kelley waited partway up the hill with pisco sours for Mark and Kristen, and offered them the opportunity to take a taxicab for a $5,000 deduction from the pot, which Mark quickly refused.

The "goal-oriented" team finally scored with penalty kicks, and made their way to the gondolas. The faster players raced ahead and took the first gondola, while several slower players lagged behind and took a second gondola. Upon arrival at the top of the hill, they found that Mark and Kristen had beaten them.

When Pigs Fly: The players split into three groups of three and one group of two. The groups of three had to search the town for 50 hidden clay pigs with a Mole thumbprint on them. They then had to return to an outdoor arena with the pigs and use a large slingshot to launch the fragile pigs towards the two-player team, who had to catch the pigs with a blanket without damaging them. For each unbroken pig returned, $1,000 was added to the pot. Jon Kelley started the group off by leaving one free pig on the scoring table, worth $1,000. The time limit was set by two local potters creating clay pigs at the arena. Once they had finished 12 new pigs (a timeframe of roughly an hour), the mission ended. An additional exemption was also announced, but was left for the players to figure out.

Liz and Paul were the group of two. While waiting for the others to return, Paul smashed open the one free pig, forfeiting $1,000. Inside he found a chip which earned him an exemption. Two of the groups brought back 18 and 26 pigs respectively. Bobby could not run and was carried in his team's wheelbarrow for the entire task; his team did not recover any pigs. Twenty-eight pigs were successfully launched and caught, for a total of $28,000 added to the pot.

[edit] Ratings

#	Air Date	Rating	Share	18-49	Viewers (m)	Weekly Rank
1	June 2, 2008	3.4	6	2.0/6	4.73
2	June 9, 2008	2.7	5
3	June 16, 2008
4	June 23, 2008
6	June 30, 2008

[edit] Footnotes

[edit] References

• "The Mole" Page on ABC.com (Official)

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