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Who are ‘The Traitors’ in Season 3? See murders, banishments and twist

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January 12, 2025

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Warning: Main spoilers for the third season of “The Traitors” are forward.

The Olympic video games of actuality TV have commenced and followers of “Survivor,” “Massive Brother” and “RuPaul’s Drag Race” are rejoicing.

“The Traitors” dropped its first three episodes of Season 3 on Peacock Thursday night time, giving viewers a style of the treachery, surprises and murders to return. The forged options 23 contestants together with two shock gamers that weren’t initially introduced to the general public.

The Emmy-winning collection is about in a Scottish fort, the place just a few contestants are chosen to be traitors who should conceal their id as they collectively eradicate somebody every night time. The remainder of the group, often called the devoted, should determine who the traitors earlier than they’re “murdered” one after the other.

Each the faithfuls and the traitors work as a workforce to compete in “mission” challenges to boost their complete prize pot of no less than $250,000. Each episode features a “homicide” in addition to a banishment, the place everybody sits on the roundtable and votes for who they assume is a traitor. By the top of the season, if any traitors are current they take all the cash for themselves.

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Here is what to know in regards to the first few episodes.

Who’re the traitors? What number of are there?

There are 4 traitors in Season 3 consisting of “Massive Brother” star Danielle Reyes, “RuPaul’s Drag Race” winner Bob the Drag Queen (Christopher Delmar Caldwell), “Survivor” finalist Carolyn Wiger and “Survivor” winner “Boston” Rob Mariano.

Danielle, Bob and Carolyn had been all hand-selected by host Alan Cumming at the beginning of the present whereas Rob joined the workforce as a shock participant. Collectively the 4 make the biggest cohort of Traitors to ever play the sport in a season directly.

Who’re the shock gamers?

In Episode 2, Cumming stunned the forged with three actuality TV contestants they did not know could be becoming a member of them.

The primary was Rob Mariano, higher often called “Boston Rob,” whom the group met at the beginning of the collection. Cumming gave everybody the possibility to convey him into the sport by sacrificing one other participant. Nonetheless, nobody was prepared to take the supply so Rob was presumably the primary banished from the sport.

But Alan later stunned the group as soon as once more with three contestants trapped in cages, together with Boston Rob, who joined as a traitor. The opposite two had been “The Problem” participant Wes Bergmann and “Massive Brother” winner Derrick Levasseur. All three gamers had been granted safety from banishment, security from homicide and a protect to guard a participant of their selecting from homicide.

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Who was murdered?

No housewife is protected within the Scottish fort. “The Actual Housewives of New Jersey” star Dolores Catania was the primary individual “murdered” in Season 3 of “The Traitors.” Whereas Carolyn argued she ought to keep within the recreation as a straightforward goal for banishment, Danielle and Bob determined the kill would create confusion.

The second “homicide” was “The Actual Housewives of Dubai” Chanel Ayan, who was additionally devastated her recreation was minimize so brief and by her outfit selection that morning.

Who was banished?

“Bachelor in Paradise” contestant Wells Adams was the primary individual banished on the roundtable regardless of being a devoted. With so little info accessible it was Bob The Drag Queen’s accusation and “The Actual Housewives of New Jersey” star Dolores Catania’s suspicion that sealed the bachelor’s destiny.

Two-time “Survivor” winner Tony Vlachos was the second individual banished on the finish of Episode 3. A number of gamers had been suspicious of the police officer for his background as a strategic mastermind. Boston Rob additionally claimed Tony couldn’t be trusted due to an absence of communication between the 2 after Rob gave him a protect. Throughout Tony’s banishment, he known as Rob a “promote out” for his spontaneous betrayal.

What’s totally different about Season 3?

In contrast to the primary two seasons, Season 3 has made a significant recreation change. Within the finale episode the banished gamers will not reveal whether or not they’re a devoted or a traitor, making it unclear whether or not there are any traitors left.

The place to look at ‘The Traitors’ Season 3

All three seasons of “The Traitors,” in addition to the 2 seasons every of “The Traitors UK” (hosted by Claudia Winkleman) and “The Traitors Australia” (hosted by Rodger Corser), can be found to stream solely on Peacock.