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The Mole BY EMILY SACCO Kathryn Price (28), a law school lecturer from Illi­ the challenge. However, every challenge they lost they nois, was the mole. You have heard of Survivor, Big Brother, received no money. As the group won, the money and now there is a show called The Mole. After auditioning would build up in the group pot. Then the one who for The Mole, Kathryn was picked to be the mole in a new could figure out who the mole was would get the money ABC's hit TV show. Nine other contestants were chosen to earned in the pot. The group won a total of$510,000; play the game as well. These players had a chance to win a by winning twenty-two of the challenges. However, million dollars if one of them could figure out who was the they could have won up to $1,045,000 total, but they mole. The only problem was the other nine players didn't lost twenty-three out of the fifty-five challenges. know who the mole was. Nobody knew whom he or she The contestants were Manuel, Afi, Wendi, could trust and whom he or she couldn't. At the same time Henry, Jennifer, Kate, Charlie, Jim, Steven, and they all had to work together as a team in order to win the Kathryn (the mole). These contestants are listed in the challenges they were given. The mole's job was to sabotage order in which they were taken off the show. From the any challenge that was given to the group. Every few days, very beginning AOL was polling the audience on who each contestant would be asked to take a quiz to determine they thought the mole was. Six out of seven polls il­ who knew the most about the mole. The contestant who knew lustrated that Steven was thought to be the mole. the least about the mole would be asked to leave the game Kathryn, Jim, and Steven took a quiz when it was just immediately. This would continue until they only had two down to the three of them. Jim received thirteen out of actual players and the mole left in the game. twenty-five and Steven got sixteen out of twenty-five The mole was filmed in four countries and thirty­ questions correct, therefore, making Steven the win­ four cities over a period of twenty-eight days. As the contes­ ner. He took home $510,000 to his wife. tants moved from city to city, they participated in physical Barely anyone expected Kathryn to be the challenges to earn money for the group pot. Every challenge mole. Unfortunately for Jim, he Clidn't get anything had a price, anywhere from ten thousand to sixty thousand except the satisfaction of making ~t to the final round. dollars. The more money the challenge was worth, the harder Kathryn was able to fool almost all of the players. 4'l Sugar, spice, and powerpuff thrice ~ BY MARY SUTTER Has anyone else noticed how completely unbearable 1' MTV is? Apparently Say What Karaoke classifies as music, "But Professor Utonium acciden­ but I just don't get it. My solution: stop watching it. Hey, there's always the TV Guide channel. But for an even more tally added an extra ingredient to entertaining option, I recommend . Always the concoction: Chemical X!" showing something new, they are constantly reinventing themselves with new features and specials. The most popular animated group on the channel is Sailor Moon, Dragonball Z, and Thundercats, among Cartoon Cartoons, with such series as , Sheep others. is a name for Japanese animation, which in the Big City, and Dexter 's Laboratory. But my personal usually is illustrated by oval, larger than average eyes favorite is The PowerpuffGirls, three little girls who also hap- in characters and uses fewer key frames than most pen to be superheroes. Created by Professor Utonium, they American animation. Another weekly event is JBVO were made of sugar, spice and everything nice. As the intro Weekend at 6:30 p.m. on Sundays, an all-request car- goes, "But Professor Utonium accidentally added an extra toon show hosted by Johnny Bravo. ~· . . ingredient to the concoction: Chemical X!" This is what """ gives the girls their superpowers. The series chronicles their daily adventures fighting their evil nemesis, Mojo Jojo, an evil monkey with an oversized brain. Powerpuff airs Mon- r ------, day through Friday at 8:00 p.m. An all-star lineup of Car- I Lyrie C)t th~ MC)Dth I toon Cartoons is assembled every Friday night from 7:00 to 11 :00 p.m. for Cartoon Cartoon Fridays, or CCF. Shows in- I "What you've got going on inside you is a war; I elude Johnny Bravo, , Dexter's Labora- between good and evil. Be careful of those who tory, , Ed Edd and Eddy, and Courage I wanna be you. They smile, but are not really happy! The Cowardly Dog. After school, Cartoon Network features when they see you." I its anime block called , which shows , L __ ~ ______:. DMX "Ange1::_ .J March 2001 The Quaker Page 7