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Sona 1 Status; failed. Failed because cloud cover moved in to ensure the tower guard was no longer blinded by the sun. This was a suicidal escape plan. Scale down the wall in broad daylight and run for the fence - the last person who attempted that was gunned down by the tower guards. This plan would have required massive amounts of luck to work.

Rating; 2/10. A shot in the dark but in broad daylight; there were so many reasons this could have not only failed but resulted in death.

6

Ogygia 2 Status; Successful* Dumb luck, the guards abandoned the prison so they would have escaped anyway. However, points awarded as Michael saved his crew (and Abu Ramahl) from certain death.

Rating; 3/10.

5

Ogygia 1 Status; failed. Sloppy execution as things got so frantic, they were spotted by the other inmate who tried to get him and his brother included and that slowed things down and they hadn’t moved far enough along by the time the guards realised what was happening. Unlucky rather than poorly planned but not the most difficult technically; up through the vent over the cell which conveniently leads straight to the roof.

Rating; 5/10, one of the easier escapes but foiled by bad luck.

4

Fox River 2 Status; successful. Very messy but very lucky. Too many members, Westmoreland died, Manche didn’t make it over the wall. Haywire gatecrashed it halfway through. And Tweener - who Michael should’t have trusted - blew the whistle and told Bellick. None of it would have been possible without the direct intervention of Sara.

Rating; 6/10 - it was a solid plan but Michael benefitted from a massive amount of luck. The failed escape was better executed but unlucky. This was sloppy but lucky.

3

Sona 2; Status; successful. Well executed plan. Tunnel their way out taking full advantage of the fact the guards aren’t present inside the prison. Only for the heavy rainfall it would have probably gone off without a hitch - how long would it have taken for the guards have even realised they were gone? Some luck involved though that none of the four who escaped were spotted under the prison vehicles when they were waiting for their moment to make a break for the fence.

Rating; 7/10 - technically the easiest on account of the lack of prison guards in the prison. But well executed overall.

2

Fox River escape 1 Status; failed. Solid plan and only for a maintenance worker noticing the corroded pipe through the gate it might have worked. They would have gotten up into the infirmary but would they have been able to get the bars off the infirmary window? They would have been locked in the infirmary room so the fire hose and elevator plan wouldn’t have worked. But maybe Michael’s original plan had a solution to this problem.

Rating; 8/10 - one mark lost for the question of how to get the bars off the window; one for the maintenance man noticing the pipe.

1

Miami Dade women’s prison. Status; successful. Not only did he break Sara out but he also successfully broke in. Once in it all went to plan. A bit of luck involved that Sara understood what he meant when they spoke (asked her to pray for them a.k.a. go to the chapel). Probably the only escape that went to plan, even including Michael’s masterful manipulation of T-Bag in order to fool him into assisting the escape. Best team effort as well with Mahone, Lincoln, Sucre but they did have the benefit of planning from the outside.

Rating; 10/10. All went to plan, even if it meant Michael had to “die”.