The twenty-first season of the Dutch TV series Wie is de Mol? ("Who is the Mole?") aired on 2 January 2021. This was the fourth season with Rik van de Westelaken as host. The location of the season was Czechia. The candidates and the location were announced on 21 December 2020 in a special television episode of the aftershow Moltalk.
The season premiered on 2 January 2021. With the socially distanced Live Reunion on 6 March 2021, which saw Rocky Hehakaija win based on time against fellow finalist, Charlotte Nijs, to successfully unmask actress Renée Fokker as the Mole of 2021. Fokker's reign as the Mole saw Hehakaija win the new all-time lowest pot of €9,675, surpassing the record set by the Season 19 Mole of €10,150.
Format Followed the same format as its Belgian predecessor, ten candidates were gathered 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 a 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 who had completed their test the fastest in a tie, is declared the winner and receives the group's pot.
Candidates NameOccupationDay ExitedResultRenée FokkerActress18The MoleRocky HehakaijaFootballerWinnerCharlotte NijsJournalist2nd placeSplinter ChabotAuthor163rd placeMarije KnevelSocial media expert and deputy editor144th placeJoshua NoletLead Singer of Dutch indie pop band Chef'Special105th placeLakshmi Swami PersaudSinger 86th placeFlorentijn HofmanArtist 67th placeErik de ZwartRadio DJ and television presenter 48th placeRemco VeldhuisComedian and singer 29th placethe result in grey indicates the Mole
Candidate progress The order in which the candidates learned their results are indicated in the table below. + Summary of candidates' progress in each episode Candidate12345678FinaleRockyWinnerRenéeCharlotteRunner-UpSplinterMarijeJoshuaLakshmiFlorentijnErikRemco The candidate saw a Green Screen to proceed to the next episode. The candidate used Jokers for this test, and saw a Green Screen to proceed to the next episode. The candidate used Jokers for this test, however, they did not see a Green Screen before the executed player saw their Red Screen. Thus they 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.
Episodes For more information, see: List of seasons of "Wie is de Mol?" (in Dutch) Episode Air Date Title Amount in Pot Location Days Eliminated 1 "" ('Equal')€0 → €1,350 Jaroslavice, South Moravian → Mikulov, South Moravian 1–2 2 "" ('Example')€1,350 → €3,150 Valtice, South Moravian → Znojmo, South Moravian → Kopřivnice, South Moravian 3–4 3 "" ('It Depends')€3,150 → €6,150 Brno, South Moravian → Zlín, Zlín 5–6 4 "" ('For Saying')€6,150 → €10,495 Zlín, Zlín → Brno, South Moravian → Dobřichovice, Central Bohemian 7–8 5 "" ('Count To Three')€10,495 → €6,245 Central Bohemian Region, Bohemia → Hradec Králové, Hradec Králové → Lužná, Bohemia 8–10 6 "" ('Put Away')€6,245 → €7,645 Kutná Hora, Central Bohemian → Mladá Boleslav, Central Bohemian → Vinařice, Central Bohemian 11–12 N/A 7 "" ('Pointer')€7,645 → €8,975 Vinařice, Central Bohemian → Kladno, Central Bohemian → Kuks, Hradec Králové 13–14 8 "" ('In One Fell Swoop')€8,975 → €7,875 Toužim, Karlovy Vary → Mariánské Lázně, Karlovy Vary 15–16 9 "" ('Upright')€7,875 → €8,925 Loket, Karlovy Vary → Nevřeň, Plzeň → Mariánské Lázně, Karlovy Vary 17–18 Finale "" ('The Unmasking')€8,925 → €9,675 Amsterdam, the Netherlands Winner The Mole Notes
Season summary
Episode 1 – Gelijk Episode 1 – ""Original airdates: 2 January 2021Locations: Jaroslavice, South Moravian - Mikulov, South Moravian Assignment Money earned Possible earnings €0 €2,500 €450 €1,500 €900 €1,000 €5,000JokersMarije, Renée and Rocky Execution Remco 1st player executed
Each candidate begins in a room with an envelope and photos of the other candidates and how they would behave as the Mole. The envelope instructs them to find €250 hidden in the room. When they find the money, the Mole slides them an envelope under the door with an offer. They can either keep the €250 they found, or slide the money under the door in exchange for ("one joker"). Unbeknownst to candidates, the Joker they receive after returning the money is in the form of a valueless Joker card.
When the group met for the first time, Rik revealed seven contestants took the Mole’s offer, forfeiting the money found. Rik then gave the three candidates who kept their €250 the same offer, however this time in exchange for a real Joker. All three candidates accepted the offer.
No money was earned for the pot.
Candidates participate in a Laser game to earn money spread across the courtyard within the Monastery of Jaroslavice, however, there are opponents that can eliminate candidates and vice versa. Any candidate who is hit is out of the game and lose everything they find during the assignment. There is a 30-minute time limit. To win money, candidates must open chests marked with a letter; elsewhere in the field is a sign with the letter and the combination to open the lock and get the money inside. Mid-way through the game, Rik announces that candidates may shoot each other, the last candidate remaining wins an exemption. The group decided not to shoot each other, dismissing the exemption.
€450 was earned for the pot.
The group is separated into five duos; each duo must complete part of a trip. As the first duo rides, they must remember facts about other candidates written on signs along the track. At the transfer point, they verbally transfer the information to the second duo who rides the next part of the trip, is given more information to remember, and transfers the information to the third duo. The process continues until the fifth duo reach the end of the course and must answer ten yes/no questions based on the information they are provided. Each correct answer earns €100 for the pot and there is a one-hour time limit for the assignment.
€900 was earned for the pot.
Episode 2 – Episode 2 – ""Original airdates: 9 January 2021Locations: Valtice, South Moravian → Znojmo, South Moravian → Kopřivnice, South Moravian Assignment Money earned Possible earnings €700 €3,000 €400 €2,000 €700 €2,100 €12,100Execution Erik 2nd player executed 'Om de tuin leiden' The candidates are divided into two groups and are given a tour of either the interior or the garden of Valtice Castle. The group must document information during the tour: through writing, photography and filming. Before the assignment begins, each group chooses a coordinator, who enters a control room to tell their respective groups what to look for. However, when the coordinators arrive in the control room, they are given a secret mission. They must get the writers and photographers in their group to complete secret assignments worth €100 each (communicating to them via earpiece), without the knowledge of the person filming. At the end of the assignment, if the person filming can name two assignments, they earn a Joker and forfeit any money earned by their group.
€900 was earned for the pot.
Candidates are divided into two groups, explorers and gatherers. The explorers enter Louka Monastery first and take notes on the location of money inside for the gatherers to later collect, communicating via walkie-talkie. Inside the buildings are "Black-light Ballerinas", blindfolded ballerinas who can eliminate candidates by shooting them with a laser gun. Candidates who are shot lose everything they collected, including any hidden Jokers found inside the monastery. In front of each ballerina are three ballerina boxes, two of which play music when opened and the third contains money. The explorers have 20 minutes, and to help, hints are written on the wall of the monastery.
€400 was earned for the pot.
Candidates arrive at a Tatra truck centre and divide themselves into four duos and one individual, who acts as a ‘communicator’. Two duos must ride a truck as it drives down a bumpy track, and photograph the marked correct signs with symbols on them. They send their photos to the communicator who describes the sign to one of the remaining two duos, who then drive a truck and knock over a corresponding sign at the testing centre. Each correct sign knocked over earns €350 for the pot.
€700 was earned for the pot.
Episode 3 – Vanaf hangen Episode 3 – ""Original airdates: 16 January 2021Locations: Brno, South Moravian Region - Zlín, Zlín Region Assignment Money earned Possible earnings €1,000 €2,000 N/A N/A €2,000 €2,000 €16,100JokersCharlotte and Renée Charlotte, Florentijn, Marije and Rocky Execution Florentijn 3rd player executed
Candidates are divided into four duos and locked in a hotel room. Each candidate is given a confidential document with their answers to the previous test. To escape their hotel room, they must enter the correct code word to unlock the door. To receive clues to the code word ('twenty-one'), the contestants are asked questions about their answers on the previous test. If both candidates in the duo answer truthfully, they receive a hint to the code word. However, each candidate’s answers are visible to the whole group. There are five questions and after each question, teams who receive a hint can attempt to enter the codeword. For each duo that escapes their room, €500 is added to the pot, and the first duo to escape also earns two Jokers each.
€1,000 was earned for the pot.
Candidates divide themselves into duos; one candidate in the duo kayaks and the other without a fear of heights. The four candidates who want to kayak enters a kayak and paddles through the Punkva Caves to find projections. The projections show money and Jokers, with each item having a corresponding Czech word that they memorise to later communicate the information to their partner.
The four candidates who did not participate in the previous assignment are taken to the top of Baťa's Skyscraper, and must abseil down. Along the way, there are five tubes with various contents inside labelled with Czech words corresponding to the words seen by their partner in the cave. As they abseil, they can communicate to their partner and must collect two tubes, one for them and one for their partner. Prior to the abseil, Rik gives the four who abseil an offer; if all four candidates go for the money, then all four win an exemption and forfeit the money. The exemptions were ultimately not awarded.
€2,000 was earned for the pot.
Episode 4 – Voor het zeggen Episode 4 – ""Original airdates: 23 January 2021Locations: Zlín, Zlín Region - Brno, South Moravian - Central Bohemian Region, Bohemia Assignment Money earned Possible earnings €1,145 €2,250 €1,200 €1,400 €2,000 €2,000 €21,650Execution Lakshmi 4th player executed