39.01-Drop a penny

Welcome to another season of the Smole. It's been 39 seasons, so to celebrate this long journey, we've gotten the biggest cast to date. 20 new contestants will play for a chance to win the grand prize. They will take part in missions to earn points for the pot. However, there is a Mole among them, sabotaging to keep those points for itself. The other contestants must find out who the Mole is before it is too late. If they score the lowest in the quiz every two episodes, or tie for the lowest but is the slowest one among those who tied, they would be executed. This will continue until there are only three left, after which one final quiz will determine who the winner will be--

This season, the winner is no longer solely dependent on the results of the final quiz. Instead, the winner will be determiend 50% based on the final quiz and 50% based on the number of times the winner put the Mole's name down.

Without further ado, it's time to begin the Smole, Season 39!

Sheldon: "The atmosphere is definitely there."

Sheldon: "I don't want to know what happens if I drop a penny down..."

Contestants will come to this platform one by one. There is a podium with a list of the contestants and their attributes. There is also a screen showing the contestants' faces. Each contestant must match the names to the correct faces (excluding their own). Each face correctly matched to the name will bring in 1 point. This mission is worth 380 points in total.

Sheldon: "Hmm..."

Sheldon: "It appears I have to press this button."

Sheldon: "Oh, I see my face...the rest must be the other contestants."

Regina: "There are a set of instructions. Oh, I see what we have to do now."

Regina: "There is a list of everyone. I think we have to base this on judgement."

Anne Elizabethian

Age: 60 years old

Occupation: Principal

Relationship status: Widowed

Favourite colour: Grey

Favourite music genre: Classical 

Favourite food: Frog legs

Likes: History

Dislikes: Impudence

Brittany Power

Age: 51 years old

Occupation: Plastic surgeon

Relationship status: Single

Favourite colour: Blue

Favourite music genre: Indie

Favourite food: Shrimp cocktail

Likes: Reading

Dislikes: Noise pollution

Carol Losantos

Age:  26 years old

Occupation: Aesthetician

Relationship status: Single

Favourite colour: Pink

Favourite music genre: Pop

Favourite food: Apples

Likes: Beauty

Dislikes: War

Christina Euca

Age: 27 years old

Occupation: Unemployed

Relationship status: Single

Favourite colour: Yellow

Favourite music genre: Jazz

Favourite food: Autumn salad

Likes: Working

Dislikes: Interviews

Clifford Sanchez

Age: 37 years old

Occupation: Firefighter

Relationship status: Single

Favourite colour: Red

Favourite music genre: Rock

Favourite food: Chicken noodles

Likes: Children

Dislikes: Hot dogs

Duncan Lilly

Age: 32 years old

Occupation: Literary agent

Relationship status: Married

Favourite colour: Blue

Favourite music genre: Classical

Favourite food: Lamb steak

Likes: Reading

Dislikes: Twilight

Eileen Adorra

Age: 21 years old

Occupation: Unemployed

Relationship status: Dating

Favourite colour: Pink

Favourite music genre: Pop

Favourite food: Frozen yoghurt

Likes: Politics

Dislikes: Mud

Elvin Benavidez

Age: 44 years old

Occupation: IT technician

Relationship status: Married

Favourite colour: Blue

Favourite music genre: Pop

Favourite food: Stu surprise

Likes: Soccer

Dislikes: Shaving

Flora Flowerina

Age: 33 years old

Occupation: Florist

Relationship status: Single

Favourite colour: Green

Favourite music genre: Foreign music

Favourite food: Hamburger

Likes: Flowers

Dislikes: Mosquitoes

Jerome Losanji

Age: 26 years old

Occupation: Unemployed

Relationship status: Single

Favourite colour: Orange

Favourite music genre: Pop

Favourite food: Peanut butter and jelly sandwich

Likes: Watching TV

Dislikes: Exercise

Lexi Washington

Age: 55 years old

Occupation: Senator

Relationship status: Divorced

Favourite colour: Blue

Favourite music genre: Classical

Favourite food: Dough fritters

Likes: Nature walks

Dislikes: The Government

Marc Kopolo

Age: 40 years old

Occupation: Water polo player

Relationship status: Married

Favourite colour: White

Favourite music genre: Pop

Favourite food: Chicken

Likes: Water polo

Dislikes: Silence

Olesya Rickson

Age: 30 years old

Occupation: Unemployed

Relationship status: Dating

Favourite colour: Blue

Favourite music genre: Pop

Favourite food: Peanut butter and jelly sandwich

Likes: Playing the piano

Dislikes: Ex-manager

Ray Beyan

Age: 29 years old

Occupation: Software developer

Relationship status: Single

Favourite colour: Red

Favourite music genre: Geek rock

Favourite food: Fries

Likes: Knowledge

Dislikes: Laziness

Regina Natalia Seix

Age: 28 years old

Occupation: Translator

Relationship status: Dating

Favourite colour: Green

Favourite music genre: Foreign music

Favourite food: Cheese fondue

Likes: Linguistics

Dislikes: Bureaucracy

Reynard Connors

Age: 46 years old

Occupation: Scientist

Relationship status: Married

Favourite colour: Pink

Favourite music genre: Electronica

Favourite food: Ratatouille

Likes: Playing

Dislikes: Work

Sabrina Vandegroot

Age: 35 years old

Occupation: Weightlifter

Relationship status: Single

Favourite colour: Black

Favourite music genre: Rock

Favourite food: Protein shake

Likes: The Smole

Dislikes: Helium balloons

Sheldon Gaius Devinche

Age: 38 years old

Occupation: Doctor

Relationship status: Divorced

Favourite colour: Brown

Favourite music genre: Indie

Favourite food: Caviar

Likes: Philosophy

Dislikes: Nothing

Trent Shipley

Age: 31 years old

Occupation: Music producer

Relationship status: Dating

Favourite colour: Grey

Favourite music genre: R&B

Favourite food: Cheesesteak

Likes: Rapping

Dislikes: Money grubbers

Venice Venezuela

Age: 34 years old

Occupation: Gondolier

Relationship status: Single

Favourite colour: Black

Favourite music genre: Foreign music

Favourite food: Cobbler

Likes: Winning

Dislikes: Losing

Ray: "Cool! Holographic touchpads and motion sensors! I can easily swipe and zoom in and out without having to touch the actual screen."

Sheldon: "Hmm...this is merely a game of luck. A few random facts are not going to reveal enough about an individual."

Sheldon: "But if I have to, I think I can make a few assumptions. From their faces I can roughly gauge their weight, and create a correlation between weight and likes or dislikes. So this one should be Jerome."

Brittany: "She looks the most tomboyish. She should be the weightlifter."

Sabrina: "I can't believe I'm actually here. I'm so excited. Now it's time to do well on my first mission."

Marc: "I can go by age. Then I'll work it out from there. Anne is the oldest. I have three old women here..."

Marc: "I think she looks the most like an Anne."

Flora: "She looks like an Eileen. She's pretty young and innocent-looking."

Sheldon: "Elvin likes soccer while Marc plays water polo. I have a few choices in mind but I cannot really tell."

Sheldon: "I want to take a closer look at this guy."

Brittany: "She looks like a principal."

Reynard: "If he likes red, then he should wear red. But only one is wearing red..."

Regina: "If only we can earn points by guessing ourselves, but of course that is not allowed."

Anne: "Facial recognition. I'm not the best at them, especially if I have never seen them in my life before. This is an unfair test."

Eileen: "Everyone is unique in their own way. Maybe I can use that to help me."

Lexi: "Which one is Brittany? I think it's the second photo."

Christina: "This is an easy mission for me. I am good with faces."

Trent: "Man, this is sick! This whole place is awesome."

Jerome: "Er...he looks like a scientist. So he should be Reynard Connors."

Olesya: "My strategy is to imagine a face when I see each name, then try to match them."

Sabrina: "Reynard Connors is a very familiar name...was he the wife of Casey Eughberton? Which one looks like a scum?"

Ray: "I keep getting carried away by the setup. Who did I think she was again? Carol, right?"

Lexi: "The lighting is so bad here. How can I see clearly?"

Duncan: "Hopefully what I gleaned from the books will be useful here."

Trent: "I'm a people person. So based on their likes and dislikes, I can tell who is who."

Carol: "A literary agent is a very professional job. You have to look your best. So it can't be this idiot in a hat. That's just bad fashion."

Clifford: "Boy, she's young. I think she'll make it far. Recently the younger ones have been progressing further."

Eileen: "He looks mature. He should be Elvin."

Reynard: "This manly woman is Sabrina, duh."

Reynard: "And the black one must be the one who likes rapping. It's common sense."

Venice: "I would hate it if I got too many wrong. But I can't just keep looking at the list over and over again. That's getting me nowhere."

Flora: "I think I'm done here."

Duncan: "That is my final anwer."

Trent: "YOLO."

Elvin: "No point trying to second-guess myself now."

"Elvin, you get a chance to ask one yes or no question about the Mole. You cannot ask about the gender or age.The faces you will see at the end will be the remaining Mole suspects. However, you will exchange whatever points you earned from this mission for the chance. Will you do it?"

Elvin: "I don't know how well I did...I won't take the risk."

"Anne, you get a chance to ask one yes or no question about the Mole. You cannot ask about the gender or age. The faces you will see at the end will be the remaining Mole suspects. However, you will exchange whatever points you earned from this mission for the chance. Will you do it?"

Anne: "And if I don't earn any points?"

"Then you do not get to ask the question. But we will only tell you how much you could have earned after you have made your decision."

Clifford: "I'll do it. Staying afloat is more important at this point."

Venice: "No way am I going to sacrifice for a vague answer."

Sheldon: "I am not stupid. If I ask a question, will I get a useful answer? I'm doubtful. My answer will be no."

Ray: "I will do it. Knowledge is power, and every bit counts."

Eileen: "I don't want to be the one to cause a lot of points to be lost. No, I won't do it. It's the right thing to do."

Olesya: "The temptation is too great. I'll spend the points on that question."

Duncan: "I don't want to do it, but there will be some who will do it. So if I don't do it, I may stand to lose. What should I do?"

Marc: "The Smole is about taking risks. I accept."

Jerome: "Not gonna do it. It's too big a gamble."

Reynard: "The money is important. I won't exchange them for a Q and A."

"Very well. Here are the answers."

"This is Eileen Adorra."

"This is Anne Elizabethian."

"This is Jerome Losanji."

"This is Lexi Washington."

"This is Carol Losantos."

"This is Reynard Connors."

"This is Christina Euca."

"This is Elvin Benavidez."

"This is Regina Natalia Seix."

"This is Marc Kopolo."

"This is Ray Beyan."

"This is Brittany Power.'

"This is Olesya Rickson."

"This is Sheldon Gaius Devinche."

"This is Trent Shipley."

"This is Clifford Sanchez."

"This is Duncan Lilly."

"This is Sabrina Vandegroot."

"This is Flora Flowerina."

"And this is Venice Venezuela."

"Clifford, you had 17 names correct. You could have earned 17 points, but now you will not earn any points. However, you may now ask a question."

Clifford: "Damn it. I didn't know I was so lucky."

Clifford: "I better make this question worth 34 points then. Does the Mole like blue?"

Trent: "Does the Mole have a dick?"

"ERROR: Invalid question. Candidate is trying to game the system by asking a roundabout question to circumvent rules. No answer shall be provided."

Trent: "Damn, the A.I. is smart. Lemme come up with a different question then."

"ERROR: Invalid option. Candidate no longer has a chance to ask a question."

Trent: "What? You've got to be kidding me."

Ray: "I made a good choice. Phew. What question will help me eliminate the most choices?"

Ray: "I've got one. Does the Mole have an 'r' in their first name?"

Olesya: "I have a suspicion in my mind right now, and I want to confirm it immediately. Is the Mole Elvin Benavidez?"

Olesya: "His face is gone. What does that mean?"

"Christina, you had 19 names correct. You could have earned 19 points, but now you will not earn any points. However, you may now ask a question."

Christina: "What? I shouldn't have wasted it. I'm disappointed in myself."

Christina: "I might as well ask the question. Is the Mole bespectacled?"

Marc: "Is the Mole blonde?"

Brittany: "Does the Mole wear lipstick?"

Sabrina: "Does the Mole have a dark skin tone?"

Carol: "Is the Mole married, or has ever been married?"

"ERROR: 2 errors found in the error log. 

ERROR: Invalid option. Candidate does not have any points to serve as a bargaining chip to ask a question.

ERROR: Invalid question. Candidate is trying to game the system by asking more than one question in a sentence. No answer shall be provided."

Carol: "Oh, I didn't realise I did that. I should have phrased it better."

Altogether, 112/380 points have been earned in this mission. Is it good? Is it bad? Did those who asked a question gain an advantage?

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Summary:

Anne: 10/19 (didn't exchange points)

Brittany, Carol, Christina, Clifford, Duncan, Eileen, Elvin, Flora, Jerome, Lexi, Marc, Olesya, Ray, Regina, Reynard, Sabrina, Sheldon, Trent, Venice

Brittany: 11/19 (exchanged points)

Anne, Carol, Christina, Clifford, Duncan, Eileen, Elvin, Flora, Jerome, Lexi, Marc, Olesya, Ray, Regina, Reynard, Sabrina, Sheldon, Trent, Venice

Carol: 0/19 (exchanged points)

Anne, Brittany, Christina, Clifford, Duncan, Eileen, Elvin, Flora, Jerome, Lexi, Marc, Olesya, Ray, Regina, Reynard, Sabrina, Sheldon, Trent, Venice

Christina: 19/19 (exchanged points)

Anne, Brittany, Carol, Clifford, Duncan, Eileen, Elvin, Flora, Jerome, Lexi, Marc, Olesya, Ray, Regina, Reynard, Sabrina, Sheldon, Trent, Venice

Clifford: 17/19 (exchanged points)

Anne, Brittany, Carol, Christina, Duncan, Eileen, Elvin, Flora, Jerome, Lexi, Marc, Olesya, Ray, Regina, Reynard, Sabrina, Sheldon, Trent, Venice

Duncan: 4/19 (didn't exchange points)

Anne, Brittany, Carol, Christina, Clifford, Eileen, Elvin, Flora, Jerome, Lexi, Marc, Olesya, Ray, Regina, Reynard, Sabrina, Sheldon, Trent, Venice

Eileen: 11/19 (didn't exchange points)

Anne, Brittany, Carol, Christina, Clifford, Duncan, Elvin, Flora, Jerome, Lexi, Marc, Olesya, Ray, Regina, Reynard, Sabrina, Sheldon, Trent, Venice

Elvin: 19/19 (didn't exchange points)

Anne, Brittany, Carol, Christina, Clifford, Duncan, Eileen, Flora, Jerome, Lexi, Marc, Olesya, Ray, Regina, Reynard, Sabrina, Sheldon, Trent, Venice

Flora: 13/19 (didn't exchange points)

Anne, Brittany, Carol, Christina, Clifford, Duncan, Eileen, Elvin, Jerome, Lexi, Marc, Olesya, Ray, Regina, Reynard, Sabrina, Sheldon, Trent, Venice

Jerome: 0/19 (didn't exchange points)

Anne, Brittany, Carol, Christina, Clifford, Duncan, Eileen, Elvin, Flora, Lexi, Marc, Olesya, Ray, Regina, Reynard, Sabrina, Sheldon, Trent, Venice

Lexi: 13/19 (didn't exchange points)

Anne, Brittany, Carol, Christina, Clifford, Duncan, Eileen, Elvin, Flora, Jerome, Marc, Olesya, Ray, Regina, Reynard, Sabrina, Sheldon, Trent, Venice

Marc: 11/19 (exchanged points)

Anne, Brittany, Carol, Christina, Clifford, Duncan, Eileen, Elvin, Flora, Jerome, Lexi, Olesya, Ray, Regina, Reynard, Sabrina, Sheldon, Trent, Venice

Olesya: 3/19 (exchanged points)

Anne, Brittany, Carol, Christina, Clifford, Duncan, Eileen, Elvin, Flora, Jerome, Lexi, Marc, Ray, Regina, Reynard, Sabrina, Sheldon, Trent, Venice

Ray: 2/19 (exchanged points)

Anne, Brittany, Carol, Christina, Clifford, Duncan, Eileen, Elvin, Flora, Jerome, Lexi, Marc, Olesya,  Regina, Reynard, Sabrina, Sheldon, Trent, Venice

Regina: 7/19 (didn't exchange points)

Anne, Brittany, Carol, Christina, Clifford, Duncan, Eileen, Elvin, Flora, Jerome, Lexi, Marc, Olesya, Ray, Reynard, Sabrina, Sheldon, Trent, Venice

Reynard: 5/19 (didn't exchange points)

Anne, Brittany, Carol, Christina, Clifford, Duncan, Eileen, Elvin, Flora, Jerome, Lexi, Marc, Olesya, Ray, Regina, Sabrina, Sheldon, Trent, Venice

Sabrina: 16/19 (exchanged points)

Anne, Brittany, Carol, Christina, Clifford, Duncan, Eileen, Elvin, Flora, Jerome, Lexi, Marc, Olesya, Ray, Regina, Reynard, Sheldon, Trent, Venice

Sheldon: 2/19 (didn't exchange points)

Anne, Brittany, Carol, Christina, Clifford, Duncan, Eileen, Elvin, Flora, Jerome, Lexi, Marc, Olesya, Ray, Regina, Reynard, Sabrina, Trent, Venice

Trent: 17/19 (exchanged points)

Anne, Brittany, Carol, Christina, Clifford, Duncan, Eileen, Elvin, Flora, Jerome, Lexi, Marc, Olesya, Ray, Regina, Reynard, Sabrina, Sheldon, Venice

Venice: 11/19 (didn't exchange points)

Anne, Brittany, Carol, Christina, Clifford, Duncan, Eileen, Elvin, Flora, Jerome, Lexi, Marc, Olesya, Ray, Regina, Reynard, Sabrina, Sheldon, Trent