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The twenty-fifth season of the Dutch TV series Wie is de Mol? ("Who is the Mole?") premiered on AVROTROS on 4 January 2025. The season, hosted by Rik van de Westelaken, was filmed in Cambodia and featured ten candidates.

One week prior to the premiere, a special episode called Kick-off Wie Is de Mol? aired on AVROTROS, which featured the ten candidates recapping their experiences in Cambodia and previewing the forthcoming episodes of the season.

Candidates

The ten candidates were announced by AVROTROS on 14 November 2024.

Candidate progress

Key

  The candidate saw a Green Screen, in the order stated, and proceeded 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 received an Exemption to automatically proceed to the next episode.

  The candidate was Executed from the game and sent home.

For candidates who used Jokers on a quiz, the amount are presented in parentheses.

Notes

1. In episode 1, there was no Execution as no Mole had yet been selected, and therefore the results of the quiz were disregarded.

Episodes

Notes

1. Pot earnings:
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     indicates no change
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Season summary

Episode 1

Karakteristiek

The group attend a Buddhist blessing ceremony where each candidate is given a letter with general advice for the game, which also states that host Rik van de Westelaken will later inform them of whether or not they "have the chance" to earn a Joker.

Rik then whispers to each candidate whether or not they have the chance to win a Joker. The group then have 15 minutes to select five candidates they believe were told that they had the chance to earn a Joker. For each correct candidate selected, they would lose their chance at a Joker. However, it is mentioned that €1,000 is lost from the pot for each candidate nominated who was told they did not have the chance to earn a Joker.

The group selected Bridget, Nora, Ray, Sam and Teun. It was then revealed that all ten candidates were told that they had the chance to earn a Joker, and as a result, no money was deducted from the pot.

Afterwards, candidates enter a temple one at a time where they must distribute 12 character attributes to the candidate they believe they best match with. Upon exiting the temple, candidates take a surprise Execution test containing only one question: "Who is the Mole?".

At the Execution ceremony, it is revealed that no Mole had yet been selected as part of a twist, and therefore no one was Executed from the game. Additionally, the group had chosen the Mole themselves based certain events leading up to this point. The newly-selected Mole is informed of their new role later in the evening.

Feestje voor de Mol

The group split themselves into five pairs. Each pair enters a tuk tuk to be driven to two different locations around Phnom Penh to gather items for a party such as musicians, cake and balloons. At each location, pairs must complete a challenge in order to receive an item for the party, then bring it undamaged to a boat along the Mekong River. For each item properly delivered to the boat within the time limit, €300 is added to the pot.

Three items were successfully delivered within the time-limit, meaning €900 was earned for the pot.

Reception

Viewing figures

References

1. "Woord 'mol' krijgt dankzij Wie is de Mol? extra betekenis in Van Dale". nu.nl (in Dutch). 22 December 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
2. "Wie Is de Mol? begint het nieuwe seizoen gelijk met een plottwist". Televizer (in Dutch). 4 January 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
3. Regeling, Judith (14 November 2024). "Dit weten we al over Wie Is de Mol? 2025". TVgids.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 January 2025.
4. "Dit zijn de kandidaten van Wie is de Mol? seizoen 25" [These are the candidates of Who is the Mole? season 25] (in Dutch). AVROTROS. 14 November 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
5. Teggeler, Lynn (14 November 2024). "'Wie Is De Mol?' 2025: dit zijn alle kandidaten die het aankomende seizoen meedoen". Elle (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 January 2025.
6. Regeling, Judith (14 November 2024). "Dit weten we al over Wie Is de Mol? 2025". Televizer (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 January 2025.

• Wie is de Mol? (Dutch TV series)
• Television shows filmed in Cambodia
• Television shows set in Cambodia