[3][4][5] Following a similar format as several versions of the franchise, twelve players are gathered to complete assignments to earn money for the group pot.
However, one of the twelve is the titular "Mole", a player selected by production to secretly sabotage the assignments and cause the group to earn the least amount of money for the winner's pot as possible.
had the most weight in terms of the final quiz outcome – had both genuine contestants answered differently, then the winner would be the one to correctly identify the Mole.
They must split into three groups to find and retrieve three cargo crates within the jungle: one suspended from a tree, one buried underground and one submerged in a river.
Inside the plane are bags of maps and supplies which groups can use to help them locate and retrieve the crates.
To press the red buttons, groups must activate them first by deciphering several clues in an adjacent room, using a periodic table, to obtain the password "salvation."
Avori, Casey, Greg, Pranav and Sandy pressed the red button first and won exemptions for the next quiz.
Joi had the highest bid of $25,000 and correctly guessed that Greg read the dossiers, meaning she won an exemption and $25,000 was removed from the pot.
If Dom correctly guesses the city (Seattle), he returns to the game with $10,000 for the pot, otherwise he remains eliminated.
The gold team must first maneuver past several lasers to reach a vault with over 1,000 lockboxes and three sets of keys.
Candidates divide themselves into three groups based on how they want to travel for the mission: by train, on foot or by car.
Each group has 90 minutes (the time it takes the train) to collect three packages and deliver them to Dagun Station.
The group travelling on foot must run seven miles down a trail towards Dagun Station, collecting their three packages worth $3,000 each at properties along the way.
The group travelling by car must use a map to navigate and drive themselves to Dagun Station and collect three packages worth $1,000 each along the way.
Every ten minutes, a cage opens, and one candidate can take the key inside and unlock themselves from the chain each time.
Kesi was chosen first to approach the cage and took the exemption, claiming it for herself, meaning no money was earned for the pot.
Candidates who correctly guess the fake painting (Avori, Jacob & Joi) are individually taken to three separate locations for the second part of the challenge.
Two of them undergo unique experiences, walking on hot coals and holding a snake, while the other does nothing and must later lie about it to try and deceive the three candidates who guessed incorrectly.
Greg, Kesi & William correctly guessed that Jacob was lying, meaning $20,000 was earned for the pot and the exemptions were not claimed.
She can use various items in the cage – a cell phone, a pizza box for Bill and Toni's Italian restaurant and a flyer about homing pigeons – to direct the remaining candidates to her location.
Each group is taken by taxi to a different starting point, given a key, and must find and unlock Avori within 90 minutes to earn $10,000 for the pot.
At each beacon, teams can use a tracker to find ice blocks with money frozen inside, and load them onto a pulk before proceeding.
At the White Zone, one group member must use suction pads to cross a series of pipes to reach the canister without touching the ground.
Notes The following acts of Mole activity were revealed during the finale, on Netflix's social media accounts or in Kesi's post-season interviews.
Prison Break Mission: Kesi saw the key needed to escape outside her cell but avoided telling her group until later to stall for time.
Bank Heist Mission: Kesi avoided reading out the gold-related names from the logbook to her team to prevent the respective lockboxes being opened.
Mail Run Mission: In the train group, Kesi deliberately dropped a bag hanging on the side of the tracks while trying to hook it.
Spy Mission: Kesi deliberately fell while using the suction pads to cross the pipes, consequently losing the $5,000 canister of the White Zone.
[9] Jungle Mission: The flag of Colombia and the numbers "0–6 160" were printed on the side of the plane, representing Kesi's undergraduate education at Columbia University, and her height and weight, respectively.
Cage Rescue Mission: The number 19941014 was printed on the barcode of the pizza box, representing Kesi's birthdate: October 14, 1994.