The nine candidates are still in. None have gotten cold feet and quit yet, which is nice. According to the infiltrator in their midst, confidence is fraying with a few being concerned about their ability to meet the standard in some pregame challenges, however. Nevertheless, they have it in them to conquer this thing. On to some updates.

First of all, they have unlocked some perks:

Unlocking easy cards/dice was an incredibly wise decision. It's as if they had an infiltrator in their group taking a look at the course agenda! With two unlocks, character 8 will now be unlocked for the team:

Character 8 - This character is a number. Better hope you correctly guess the number before the password attempts have been reached!