This is what it said on the website under Meet the Candidates which was below episodes. I personally think 20 is too many; maybe there are 12 tasks and then interviews.

The Apprentice is back and we’ve got an exclusive first look at this year’s whopping twenty candidates. Matt Edmondson has got his hands on the casting tapes and offers his own take on the interview process.

Well, this is rather odd!

Can you post a link to this page please?

I agree, 20 is too many, for 12 episodes anyway. 18 would have been more acceptable.

Candidate teaser #6

https://twitter.com/bbcapprentice/st...79376785965056

well-spotted!

so I was right all along about there being 20 candidates

I'm expecting entire losing teams to be fired at some stage or other (as per YA)

I can tell you how many candidates remained in Task 8:


But well done on guessing there would be 20 candidates, I was totally in denial on that one back in the Filming Thread

Candidate Clue #7.

https://www.facebook.com/BBCApprenti...type=1&theater

The 8th teaser is up...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/galleries/p027r0rc

Seeing as we've had two way earlier than we have had for the last few days, maybe we're getting 4 today?

I really hope their identities are revealed at the start of next week... Tuesday perhaps?

Hi everyone! I am back ready to add my two pennorth for what it is worth this year. Really looking forward to it again!

It's a pretty big twist, yeah - it means Lord Sugar can fire as many people as he wants to, each and every week! You can't just bring in the person who did "naff all" and displace the blame, everyone who enters that final boardroom has to justify their continued existence.

I think that's a good point. The boardroom will be a lot more intense. If you look at previous series like Season 9, there were a few cases where people got away even though they deserved to go i.e Natalie and Uzma for continually doing nothing and Francesca for just having a lack of common sense. It will be interesting to see how it goes down- might give the Apprentice new sense of drama.

I think having an another unpredictability variable has the potential to add viewers. Instead of just wondering who is going to get fired, people will wonder how many people are going to get fired... Will it be one, two or even three, week after week.

I just think it'll be difficult to get to know 20 candidates, that's a gripe of mine though..

I was thinking about when the candidates will be revealed... Here are when they were revealed since Series 6...

In Series 6, they were revealed 8 days before the first episode.
In Series 7, they were revealed 5 days before the first episode.
In Series 8 and 9, they were revealed 7 days before the first episode.

So, logic says we'll get them on Tuesday. Can't believe we're probably gonna know them in less than 72 hours!

I understand the big reveal will be Tuesday...

Can't wait! I do so love The Apprentice and this forum. Do we know where it will be revealed?

Why do you think that?... Have a look at this tweet:

https://twitter.com/bbcapprentice/st...21661827559424

This to me suggests that there are no more candidate teasers, and therefore, their next tweet will be the reveal. 'Soon' to me doesn't say Tuesday, it says today or tomorrow.

I've worked it out from some info I've had to do with a work project. I could be completely wrong...

Personally I think tomorrow

Candidates tomorrow please!

The official announcement will be tomorrow. I suspect there may be leaks later today.

How do you know?

I assume because of this work project that he mentioned upthread. Its only one more day to wait!

I am so excited!! I love meeting the candidates for the first time.

As long as there is at least one good looking woman , I'll be happy