The catch is that one member of the group is the Mole, a person whose sole purpose is to prevent the contestants from succeeding. Manwell, a single father, was the show's first victim. For the last quiz, one more player is eliminated, and at this point the identity of the Mole is divulged. Then the winner takes home all of the accumulated money.
Money is earned throughout the shows when contestants are asked to complete challenges.
For example, on last night's show, all ten players were required to skydive from an airplane at 10,000 feet into the Mojave Desert . All of the players successfully jumped so the prize money was awarded in full. Other surprises lie in wait for the unknowing contestants in attempts to throw them off the trail of the Mole and to encourage them to suspect their fellow team members. On the first show, in a divide and conquer move, half of the players were held back from moving to the next location and were told to repack all of players' luggage into smaller bags, making the decisions for the whole team as to what each of them needed most in the coming weeks. Share your opinion in the The Mole discussion forum.