[3] After the fourth season in 2004, ABC declined to pick up The Mole, and Stone Stanley Entertainment lost the rights to the show from Belgian company TTTI.
[5] The winner could win a maximum of $500,000 (compared to $1,000,000 of the first two civilian seasons),[3] and the total offered in all of the missions exceeded $850,000, although the team only earned $420,000.
[7] Color key: Over the Falls: The players were asked, by secret ballot, who they thought the Mole was based on first impressions.
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.
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.
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 team totaled 25/35 and would have added $50,000 to the pot; however, both Clay and Bobby, and Victoria and Craig discussed the fruits after crossing the finish line and the $24,000 they earned was negated.
Craig noticed a laundromat and saw envelopes with the players' names on them, realizing that the shop had their dry cleaned clothes.
Execution Bribe: Just prior to the quiz results being read, $20,000 was offered to the first player who would agree to quit the game.
No one accepted the offer, and Kristen's, Mark's, and Victoria's results were read (though not formally shown in the episode, Paul also appeared as green on the screen, indicating he was declared safe during this time).
The players were given 50 minutes to carry as many of 200 five-pound gold-colored bricks as possible approximately 2,800 feet up to the top of the 10,000-foot mountain they were brought to, provided only with backpacks.
The Selfish team (Victoria, Nicole, Clay and Kristen) took a light load of 23 bricks, hoping to finish faster.
They then allowed Kristen to go, with Clay having promised her to return a favor after letting him have exemption in the Midas Rush mission.
Craig decided to go for the exemption; he assigned Mark to wear a scuba outfit and Alex to dress up as a conquistador and bring a donkey he couldn't ride; he teamed Clay on a unicycle with Kristen on stilts; finally, he teamed Nicole and Paul to make the trip in a llama costume, with fierce rivals Nicole (whose vanity had annoyed the group) at Paul (whose rudeness had annoyed the group) asked to team up as the llama's head and rear, respectively.
Mark and Kristen did not want to be humiliated and tried to get everyone to opt out of the challenge; Paul and Nicole agreed, and with their teammates refusing, Clay and Alex had no choice.
The series took a week off due to July 4 weekend and to provide additional airtime for The Bachelorette season finale.
The Grapes of Cache: The players were taken to a vineyard and asked to split themselves into two groups of three "Runners" (Mark, Alex and Clay) and three "Thinkers" (Nicole, Craig and Paul).
Each player, one at a time, had to bungee jump off the bridge and throw a bag of Mate leaves onto a target on the shore below.
The Young at Heart player wore goggles which displayed a live video image from a camcorder operated by their teammate.
The final task departed from the kid's level; the Young at Heart player had to cross a plank from one rooftop to another, pick up a piece of chalk at the midpoint, and copy a phrase on a chalkboard at the other side.
Mark ended up figuring the puzzle out first in under a minute; he managed to snipe Craig and Nicole, but Paul got through the course, adding $15,000 to the pot.
Most of the pieces were in plain sight, but the players had to discover one hidden clue: A map of the world showing the time zone divisions.
In the end, the team cut the purple wire, which was correct, and added the money to the pot with 21 seconds to spare.
After they solved all three clues, Kelley sent the player a photo of their final destination, the Puente de la Mujer.
The first player to arrive was offered a choice: To add $75,000 in the pot, or to be allowed to view "the Mole's dossier", which might or might not contain information that could help on the final quiz.
Mark Lambrecht is shown to be the winner of the grand prize of $420,000, having correctly answered 17 questions on the final quiz to Nicole's 13.
Race to the Summit: Craig was to try to get into the "uphill battle" team, as to eventually take the exemption mid-route and deny the pot money, but was blocked.
Using a backup plan, Craig positioned himself to be shot in order to deny money from entering the pot, as well as earn Mark an exemption.
Episode 7: In the Act 4 bumper, the words "Roja Corbata", Spanish for red tie, are hidden in the Mole thumbprint.
It was revealed through additional footage on ABC's The Mole website that this tie was delivered to Craig from the producers shortly before the execution.