The Mole (Australian season 4)
# The Mole (Australian season 4)

The fourth season of the Australian version of The Mole, subtitled The Mole in Paradise, took place mostly in New Caledonia and was hosted by Grant Bowler.

## Show Details

This season had a higher announced maximum kitty than previous seasons, touting the maximum amount to be won to be $500,000. However, the final total in the group kitty was comparable with that of previous seasons, at $104,000. The first episode of this season took place in Sydney, with the host revealing during the elimination that nine of them, minus the player who was to be eliminated, would head to New Caledonia for the remainder of the season.

This season almost did not go ahead due to poor ratings attained from the previous season. This showed with the fourth series being aired later on in the year. Unlike in previous seasons where the show was given a PG rating, this season was given a G rating. Additionally, the show screened on Sunday nights rather than the previous timeslot of Wednesday nights, partly due to its unpopularity in its previous timeslot, and the entire series was aired throughout July to September 2003. Filming took place during May to June in 2003.

Casting was handled by newspaper advertisements. Thousands of individuals responded, and these ten were the ones that were chosen:

| Player | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Outcome |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Stace Callaghan | 32 | Brisbane, Queensland | Masseuse | 9th Place |
| Greg Harding | 54 | Craigieburn, Victoria | Manager | 8th Place |
| Josh Kennedy-White | 34 | Elizabeth Bay, New South Wales | Public relations | 7th Place |
| Nikki Hosking | 19 | Avalon, New South Wales | Cheerleader | 6th Place |
| Kris Stanley | 53 | Oyster Bay, New South Wales | Sales representative | 5th Place |
| Alison Lyford-Pike | 24 | Brighton, Victoria | Musician | 4th Place |
| Cam Villani | 26 | Blackburn, Victoria | Firefighter | 3rd Place |
| Nathan Beves | 22 | Cronulla, New South Wales | Stevedore | Runner-up |
| Petrina Edge | 24 | Petersham, New South Wales | Sales assistant | The Mole |
| Shaun Faulkner | 22 | Barraba, New South Wales | Security guard | Winner |

### Elimination Chart

Elimination Chart :

| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shaun | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | WINNER |
| Petrina | IN | IN | IN | IN | OUT | IN | IN | IN | IN | MOLE |
| Nathan | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | RUNNER-UP |
| Cam | IN | IN | OUT | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | OUT | |
| Alison | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | OUT | | |
| Kris | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | OUT | | | |
| Nikki | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | OUT | | | | |
| Josh | IN | IN | IN | OUT | | | | | | |
| Greg | IN | OUT | | | | | | | | |
| Stace | OUT | | | | | | | | | |
