Wie is de Mol? (Dutch season 5)
# Wie is de Mol? (Dutch season 5)

The fifth season of the Dutch TV series Wie is de Mol? ("Who is the Mole?") aired in the winter of 2005. After the series took a year off the air, Angela Groothuizen returned to host her final season. The season took place in Australia, returning to the first country the series visited, and the island of Bali in Indonesia. The season premiered on January 14, 2005. The Reunion aired on March 18, 2005 where Marc-Marie Huijbregts was declared the winner of the season, earning a grand total of €23,000.-. Huijbregts, alongside his runner-up Lottie Hellingman [nl], had successfully unmasked Yvon Jaspers as the Mole of 2005.

## Format

Followed the same format as its Belgian predecessor, this was the first season which had ten Dutch celebrities travel to Australia and Bali, Indonesia to complete Assignments to earn money for the group pot. However, one of the ten is the titular Mole (de Mol), the one designated to sabotage the assignments and cause the group to earn the least amount of money for the winner's pot as possible. Every few days, players would take a 20-question multiple choice test about the identity of the Mole. Once the test is complete, the candidates await their results in an Execution ceremony. The candidate with the worst score is executed from the game, while in the event of the tie the candidate who completed their test the slowest is executed. The season plays out until there are three remaining candidates, where they must complete a final test (consisting of 40 questions). The candidate with the highest score, or had completed their test the fastest in a tie, is declared the winner and receives the group's pot.

Two twists were implemented throughout the season, where at every Execution Ceremony, Angela would reveal the percent of questions that candidates got correct about the Mole. After from the second test onwards, if the candidates had a smaller percentage of correct answers than the previous test, two candidates would be executed from the game instead of one. The Double Execution would only happen once throughout the season, if the candidates had failed to keep their percent up.

Secondly, Candidates were approached over the phone via a messager [sic?] from the Mole throughout the season. At every opportunity, if the Candidates accepted the Mole's offer to sabotage assignments, they would automatically earn 5 correct answers on their next test, regardless of how they performed in the tests.

## Candidates

| Name | Occupation | Day Exited | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| Yvon Jaspers | Television Presenter, Actress. | 16 | The Mole |
| Marc-Marie Huijbregts | Cabaret Actor | 16 | Winner |
| Lottie Hellingman [nl] | Actress, Singer | 16 | Runner-Up |
| Isabelle Brinkman [nl] | Television Presenter | 15 | 3rd place |
| Sander de Heer [nl] | Radio DJ Presenter | 12 | 4th place |
| Gijs Staverman [nl] | Radio DJ Presenter | 10 | 5th place |
| Jim de Groot [nl] | Actor, Musician | 10 | 5th place |
| Victoria Koblenko | Actress | 8 | 7th place |
| Yvonne van den Hurk [nl] | Actress | 6 | 8th place |
| Roeland Fernhout [nl] | Actor | 5 | Withdrew |
| the result in grey indicates the Mole ||||

## Candidates Progress

The order in which the candidates learned their results are indicated in the table below.

Summary of candidates progress in each episode :

| Candidate | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Finale |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Marc-Marie | Non Execution | 3rd | Execution Cancelled | | 6th | 3rd | 2nd | | Winner |
| Yvon | Non Execution | | Execution Cancelled | 3rd | 3rd | | | exempt | The Mole |
| Lottie | Non Execution | 2nd | Execution Cancelled | | exempt | 1st | 1st | | Runner-Up |
| Isabelle | Non Execution | | Execution Cancelled | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | | Executed | |
| Sander | Non Execution | 1st | Execution Cancelled | | 4th | 5th | Executed | | |
| Gijs | Non Execution | Executed | Execution Cancelled | 4th | 5th | Executed 6th | | | |
| Jim | Non Execution | | Execution Cancelled | 1st | 1st | Executed 2nd | | | |
| Victoria | Non Execution | | Execution Cancelled | 5th | Executed | | | | |
| Yvonne | Non Execution | | Execution Cancelled | Executed | | | | | |
| Roeland | Non Execution | | Withdrew | | | | | | |
| Percentage | 34% | 39% | | 39% | 40% | 38% | 50% | | |

    The candidate is the winner of Wie is de Mol 2005.
    The candidate was unmasked as The Mole 2005.
    The candidate was the losing finalist of Wie is de Mol 2005.
    The candidate saw a Green Screen to proceeded to the next Episode.
    The candidate won an Exemption to automatically proceed to the next Episode.
    The candidate successfully assisted the Mole during an assignment in this episode for automatic correct answers for the test, and saw a Green Screen to proceed to the next Episode.
    The candidate did not see a Green Screen before the Executed player saw their Red Screen. Thus they proceeded to the next Episode.
    The candidate was executed from the game and sent home.
    The candidate was withdrawn from the game for medical reasons, and returned home.

### Notes

* ↑ Instead of executing one of the candidates, after showing everyone's green screen, a Percentage popped up instead of Yvon's results. Angela then explained that the Percentage represented how many questions the entire group got correct about the Mole in their tests. Over the rest of the season, if the group's percentage dropped below their previous test's score, two candidates would be executed instead of one.
* ↑ Roeland had been sick throughout the game, and after a consultation with a doctor, it was advised that he withdraw and return home to recover.
* 1 2 As the group earned a lower percentage of correct answers than the previous test, two candidates were executed after this test. Gijs and Jim were executed together.
* ↑ In Episode 3, the Candidates successfully guessed that Gijs was behind the Mystery Box, as a result they earned money for the pot and Gijs re-entered the game.
* ↑ Due to an assignment, Victoria's test would be deducted of one answer in this episode.
* ↑ Out of curiosity, Angela revealed the group's percentage for the test despite the twist finishing at the previous Execution. The final 5 candidates scored 50% on this test.

## Episodes

For more information, see: List of seasons of "Wie is de Mol?"

| Episode | Air Date | Amount in Pot | Location | Days | Eliminated |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | January 14, 2005 (2005-01-14) | €0 → €1,000 | Lisse, Netherlands → Kangaroo Island, Australia | 1 | — |
| 2 | January 21, 2005 (2005-01-21) | €1,000 → €11,750 | Kangaroo Island, Australia | 2—3 | Gijs |
| 3 | January 28, 2005 (2005-01-28) | €11,750 → €18,250 | Kangaroo Island, Australia → Adelaide, Australia | 4—5 | Roeland |
| 4 | February 4, 2005 (2005-02-04) | €18,250 → €13,750 | Adelaide, Australia | 6 | Yvonne |
| 5 | February 11, 2005 (2005-02-11) | €13,750 → €16,250 | Adelaide, Australia | 7—8 | Victoria |
| 6 | February 18, 2005 (2005-02-18) | €16,250 → €17,000 | Adelaide, Australia → Darwin, Australia | 9—10 | Jim |
| 6 | February 18, 2005 (2005-02-18) | €16,250 → €17,000 | Adelaide, Australia → Darwin, Australia | 9—10 | Gijs |
| 7 | February 25, 2005 (2005-02-25) | €17,000 → €15,000 | Darwin, Australia → Kuta, Bali, Indonesia → Ubud, Bali, Indonesia | 10—12 | Sander |
| 8 | March 4, 2005 (2005-03-04) | €15,000 → €19,000 | Ubud, Bali, Indonesia → Jimbaran, Bali, Indonesia | 13—15 | Isabelle |
| 9 | March 11, 2005 (2005-03-11) | €19,000 → €23,000 | Jimbaran, Bali, Indonesia → Kuta, Bali, Indonesia | 15—16 | — |
| 10 | March 18, 2005 (2005-03-18) | €23,000 | Lisse, Netherlands | Losing Finalist | Lottie |
| 10 | March 18, 2005 (2005-03-18) | €23,000 | Lisse, Netherlands | Winner | Marc-Marie |
| 10 | March 18, 2005 (2005-03-18) | €23,000 | Lisse, Netherlands | The Mole | Yvon |

Notes

* ↑ Pot earnings: indicates an increase indicates no change indicates a decrease
* ↑ No one was eliminated, due to the introduction of the season's first twist.
* ↑ In Episode 3, the candidates unknowingly had an opportunity to bring Gijs back into the game, and they succeeded.
* ↑ Roeland was advised to withdraw from the game due to medical reasons, cancelling this episode's Execution.
* 1 2 The candidates failed the season's Percentage twist, and as a repercussion, two candidates were executed from the game.
* ↑ No one got eliminated because the remaining contestants were the finalists of the season.

## Reception

### Viewing Figures

For more information, see: List of seasons of "Wie is de Mol?"

Viewing Figures :

| # | Air Date | Time Slot | Viewers |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | January 14, 2005 (2005-01-14) | Friday 20.30 CET | 1,289,000 |
| 2 | January 21, 2005 (2005-01-21) | Friday 20.30 CET | 1,333,000 |
| 3 | January 28, 2005 (2005-01-28) | Friday 20.30 CET | 1,370,000 |
| 4 | February 4, 2005 (2005-02-04) | Friday 20.30 CET | 1,308,000 |
| 5 | February 11, 2005 (2005-02-11) | Friday 20.30 CET | 1,439,000 |
| 6 | February 18, 2005 (2005-02-18) | Friday 20.30 CET | 1,548,000 |
| 7 | February 25, 2005 (2005-02-25) | Friday 20.30 CET | 1,409,000 |
| 8 | March 4, 2005 (2005-03-04) | Friday 20.30 CET | 1,573,000 |
| 9 | March 11, 2005 (2005-03-11) | Friday 20.30 CET | 1,745,000 |
| 10 | March 18, 2005 (2005-03-18) | Friday 20.30 CET | 1,485,000 |

    These Viewer ratings included Delayed Viewing.
