The Mole: Operation America

by InTheNickOfTime410

16 strangers, 4 weeks, and 1 winner that can take home up to 1 million dollars. But one of these players is being paid to deceive the others, and sabotage the challenges. That person, is the Mole. The player that figures out who the Mole is, and does the best job at tracking and remembering their every move will win the money. Can you figure it out? WHO IS THE MOLE?

9. E3 P2 C6 - Secret Number

DAY 7

October 27th, 2019

Escape The Room Boston, 12:54 PM

Challenge #6 - Secret Number

"Welcome number team! This challenge is called: Secret Number. Inside this room here, is a safe containing $20,000. You will have five minutes to open the safe, using various number codes. The secret number to open the safe will be between one, and a hundred. When the clock hits 12:55, you can enter the room."

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The players ran into the room, and saw ten posters on the walls, with the safe in the middle. On the safe it read:

4÷1+8×6-5+2÷10×7+3-9=SECRET NUMBER

"It can't be that easy." Apollo laughed

"There's no way." Trucy agreed

"What's all these questions on the walls for?" Ike asked

"Wait! The answers to them have to be replaced by these numbers!" Fredrick explained

We all knew the numbers on the safe would be too easy. - Ike

"What's the first number on the safe Fred?" Ike asked

"Number four."

We decided that Fred wouldn't solve any of the wall questions. He would just read the numbers of the safe. - Trucy

"Here it is!" Trucy exclaimed

QUESTION 4

What is the number of original disciples times three?

"The first number is thirty six."

At least she managed to get that one right. - Apollo

"OK, thirty six divided by question one."

QUESTION 1

How many squares are on a tic tac toe board?

"There are nine spaces!" Apollo answered

"The next one is eight."

"I'll do it!" Larry volunteered

QUESTION 8

What challenge is this?

If he doesn't get this, I'll kill him. - Fredrick

"I know this is challenge six."

"Four plus six makes ten. Multiply that by question six."

QUESTION 6

What is the homophone of ate?

"What's a homophone?" Ike asked

"That's a word that sounds the same."

"So it would be eight then?"

"Yes. OK who has five?"

"Me!" Kagero exclaimed

QUESTION 5

What is half of one hundred?

"This one is fifty!"

"We're at thirty right now. Next up is plus question two."

"That's me!" Apollo explained

QUESTION 2

How many fingers are on a person's hand?

"It's five, so we're at thirty five now."

"OK. Who has question ten?"

"Me!" Larry yelled

QUESTION 10

How many days are in the week?

"Ten is seven."

"Got it. Who has question seven?"

"Me!" Trucy answered

QUESTION 7

What is golf slang for watch out?

"Um, I-"

"HURRY TRUCY!"

I'm thinking Fred. I don't watch golf!"

If she wasn't going to answer it, then I would. - Larry

"The answer is four."

"Thank you, Larry."

Trucy not answering was causing us to waste time. That is very suspicious. - Oboro

Larry's helping a lot today, and Oboro's not helping at all. Both of them are equally suspicious. - Fredrick

Really Trucy? That's two out of three questions you tried to screw us all up! - Apollo

"Who's doing the third one?"

"I am Fred." Kagero explained

QUESTION 3

What is the number of days hath September, April, June, and November, plus ten?

"Thirty days plus ten, makes the answer forty."

"We are at sixty." Fredrick explained "The secret number is that minus question nine."

I feel bad for not answering any questions, so I went to do the last one. - Oboro

"This last one is twelve! The number is forty eight!"

"OK. I'll try it."

48

INCORRECT

"WHAT?" Fredrick gasped

"THAT'S NOT IT?" Apollo asked worried

"Wait. Oboro, you didn't say what your question was." Kagero remembered

"Oh yeah!"

"Hurry! We only have a minute left!" she reminded

"Alright!"

QUESTION 9

If you order a baker's dozen of cupcakes, how many cupcakes will you get?

"OBORO!"

"What K?"

"A BAKER'S DOZEN ISN'T TWELVE!"

"It's not?"

"NO IT'S THIRTEEN!"

"Kagero. Do you want me to try forty seven?"

"Yes."

47

SAFE UNLOCKED

"WE GOT IT!"

"YES!"

"WOOOO!"

"Congratulations everyone. The safe is unlocked, which means the group pot is now at $109,000. As much as you all would like to celebrate, I suggest we head back to the hotel. After all, the third quiz is in a few hours."

Since it was only a five minute challenge, there wasn't a lot of suspicious activity. However Oboro got an easy question, but still messed it up. - Larry

How is Oboro running her own business, yet can't even figure out what a baker's dozen is? She's either really dumb, or the Mole. - Kagero

I misread the question. I didn't even see the word 'baker's' in there. That's what happens when I'm under pressure. - Oboro