24.09-Don't go philosophical on me, Miss Smartypants

Previously, the 10 contestants had to try out keys to open chests which contained valuable items (or not). 170/200 points were earned, bringing the pot to 465/850 points. Bernard and Joanna found an exemption, while Rebecca, Herman and Olivia found a correction, to which Herman and Olivia used. In the end, it was Randolph that was the next to be executed, and he left with a vengeance. Who will be next?

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Yvonne: "All of them are trash..."

Rebecca: "Interesting. I have a lot of records about what Yvonne says while she sleeps."

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Oliver: "You're so small and petite. It's like the wind can just blow you down. You need to exercise. Come and join me."

Rebecca: "Exercise is not my thing."

Oliver: "But it's key to good health."

Rebecca: "Who wants to live forever anyway?"

Oliver: "Don't go philosophical on me, Miss Smartypants."

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Herman: "I thought cooking was fun. Turns out it's not that easy."

Yvonne: "Look, a penny."

Rebecca: "Yvonne...sometimes I want to strangle her."

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Sean: "Hey Rebecca. Can I just call you Beck? It's okay if you mind."

Rebecca: "It's fine. What is it?"

Sean: "You read a lot right? I mean, you're a librarian, of course you do. You're surrounded by books. So I was wondering. I heard 'The Tales of Odyssey III' came out recently. Do you have a review on it?"

Rebecca: "It's nice to see you interested in books. Personally, I think it's a gripping book, surpassing its predecessors. But I can't say much without spoiling it. All I can say is that I highly encourage you read it."

Sean: "Thanks man...woman...Beck."

Rebecca: "It's nice to be able to communicate on an intellectual level with Sean. At least we share a common interest. I must admit. The first time I saw him, I didn't think too highly of him, but now I see that he's quite charming, how he defies stereotypes and everything. I guess you really can't judge a book by its cover."

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In this next mission, the 9 contestants have to stand on the 9 platforms. There will be a secret number that will trigger a steam bomb. They must avoid the bomb number. If 21 numbers have been called out and all of them still survive, 100 points will be earned, all or nothing.

Oliver: "I received a note from the Mole. It's really interesting. Anyway, he wants me to 'call out 73 before 21 turns' to earn a correction. It didn't make sense before but now it does, seeing the mission. I'm thinking that this is the magic number that will set off the bomb. Should I get a correction and sacrifice 100 points? I probably should. After all, it's a selfish game. But I can't be too obvious. I'll call it when it's my turn for the 3rd time. I've got a plan to win, baby!"

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"Pick a number from 1-100."

Bernard: "Halving it is pointless, and I bet the number could be 50 if the Mole was cruel, so...52."

1-52.

Joanna: "Hmm...if we want to win we must drag this out, so it was a stupid move, but I have to live with it, so 51."

1-51

Oliver: "Thanks a lot, man. There goes my correction. Better record this down first. Sigh..okay, what's half of that? Oh, 26."

1-26

Olivia: "This is so suspenseful. How about...3? I don't want to get drenched."

3-26.

Herman: "You only live once, so take a gamble for once! I say 9!"

9-26.

Yvonne: "It's clearly a double digit. How about 10?"

10-26.

Sean: "Like 25. Whatever."

10-25.

Rebecca: "The Mole wouldn't pick a round number unless he's smart. But to last 21 turns means that I have to call small numbers. So, 24."

10-24

Patrick: "22."

10-22.

Bernard: "I should have put more thought before I called out a number. I don't think we can go very far. Sorry. I guess I'll pick 21 then."

"21."

Bernard: "What?"

Bernard: "Unlucky me."

Bernard: "I'm wet now."

Bernard: "Sorry guys."

"The mission is over. 0/100 points have been earned, so the pot is still at 465/950 points. Bernard gets a hidden exemption for being bombed though."

Sean: "How many exemptions has he gotten already? And two of them were hidden exemptions. He has some dumb luck, man. Or he knows something we don't. If you know what I mean."

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Bernard: "I better not go deaf. My hearing is already quite bad."

Rebecca: "Do you like...romance novels?"

Sean: "Um..."

Oliver: "Yo what are you two lovebirds talking about?"

Rebecca: *blushes*

Patrick: "That was a complete disaster. And it's all Bernard's fault. And Oliver too, for halving our chances."

Bernard: "Honestly it'll take forever for me to dry and I don't want to get sick."

Bernard: "Just march on in there and take a nice, hot shower."