Thethird season of the American television seriesThe Traitors was announced on February 7, 2024.[1] The season premiered on January 9, 2025.[2]
| The Traitors | |
|---|---|
| Season 3 | |
 Promotional poster | |
| Presented by | Alan Cumming |
| No. of contestants | 23 |
| Winners | |
| Runner-up | Britney Haynes |
| Location | Ardross Castle,Scottish Highlands |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Peacock |
| Original release | January 9 (2025-01-09) – March 6, 2025 (2025-03-06) |
| Season chronology | |
← Previous Season 2 Next → Season 4 | |
Production
editSimilar to theprevious seasons, primary filming takes place inArdross Castle in theScottish Highlands.[3]
Contestants
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Similar to the second season, this season's cast was composed entirely of reality show participants and public figures. The 21 original players were revealed on 5 June 2024,[4] with the surprise inclusions of Wes and Derrick being revealed in Episode 2.
Future appearances
edit- Dorinda Medley returned for thefourth season.[5]
- Notes
- ^Nikki's television debut was in the 2006WWE Diva Search.
- ^abBergmann and Levasseur entered the game in Episode 2.
- ^Is credited on the show as being fromThe Challenge.
- ^Mariano was originally exiled in Episode 1, but he was brought back as a twist in Episode 2.
- ^Haynes was recruited as a Traitor in Episode 10 following an ultimatum.
Episodes
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 1 | "Let Battle Commence" | January 9, 2025 (2025-01-09) |
| 25 | 2 | "Revenge Is a Dish Best Served Cold" | January 9, 2025 (2025-01-09) |
| 26 | 3 | "Nail in a Coffin" | January 9, 2025 (2025-01-09) |
| 27 | 4 | "I Will Bury You Under the Sand" | January 16, 2025 (2025-01-16) |
| 28 | 5 | "All This Murderous Power" | January 23, 2025 (2025-01-23) |
| 29 | 6 | "A Dysfunctional Family" | January 30, 2025 (2025-01-30) |
| 30 | 7 | "Til Death Us Do Part" | February 6, 2025 (2025-02-06) |
| 31 | 8 | "A B**** Is Lying" | February 13, 2025 (2025-02-13) |
| 32 | 9 | "A Silent Assassin" | February 20, 2025 (2025-02-20) |
| 33 | 10 | "The Power of the Seer" | February 27, 2025 (2025-02-27) |
| 34 | 11 | "The Day of Reckoning Is Upon Us" | March 6, 2025 (2025-03-06) |
| 35 | 12 | "Reunion" | March 6, 2025 (2025-03-06) |
Elimination history
edit- Key
- The contestant was a Faithful
- The contestant was a Traitor
- The contestant was ineligible to vote
- The contestant was immune at this Banishment and Murder
| Episode | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traitors' decision | None | Dorinda | Ayan | Ciara, Jeremy, Nikki | Jeremy | Robyn | Bob H. | Derrick | Chrishell | Sam | Britney | Tom | None[a] | ||||||
| Murder | Shortlist[b] | Murder | Ultimatum[c] | Murder | |||||||||||||||
| Shield | Britney, Carolyn, Chrishell, Ciara, Dylan, Gabby, Ivar, Jeremy, Nikki, Tom, Tony, Wells | Dylan, Jeremy, Tony | None | Bob H., Bob TDQ, Britney, Chrishell, Danielle, Dolores, Dylan, Rob, Tom, Wes | Ciara, Dolores | Carolyn, Chrishell, Dylan | Britney, Ciara, Danielle, Ivar, Rob, Sam | Ciara | None | ||||||||||
| Banishment | None | Wells | Tony | Bob TDQ | Nikki | Wes | Rob | Ciara | Carolyn | Tie | Danielle | Britney | |||||||
| Vote | 5–4–4–2– 1–1–1–1 | 14–2–1–1– 1–1 | 11–4–2–1 | 14–1–1 | 7–5–1–1 | 7–2–2–1 | 9–1 | 4–2–1–1 | 3-3 | 3-1[d] | 4-1 | ||||||||
| Dolores | No Vote | Ivar | Tony | Bob TDQ | Nikki | Tom | Tom | Ciara | Tom | Ivar | Ivar | Britney | |||||||
| Dylan | Robyn | Bob TDQ | Bob TDQ | Gabby | Wes | Gabby | Ciara | Carolyn | Danielle | Danielle | Britney | ||||||||
| Gabby | Robyn | Tony | Ciara | Nikki | Rob | Rob | Ciara | Danielle | Danielle | Danielle | Britney | ||||||||
| Ivar | Dolores | Robyn | Bob TDQ | Nikki | Wes | Rob | Ciara | Carolyn | Danielle | No Vote | Britney | ||||||||
| Britney | Jeremy | Tony | Bob TDQ | Nikki | Wes | Rob | Ciara | Carolyn | Ivar | Danielle | Dylan | ||||||||
| Danielle | Robyn | Tony | Bob TDQ | Nikki | Rob | Rob | Ciara | Carolyn | Ivar | No Vote | Banished (Episode 11) | ||||||||
| Tom | Jeremy | Tony | Nikki | Nikki | Rob | Rob | Ciara | Dolores | Murdered (Episode 10) | ||||||||||
| Carolyn | Wells | Tony | Bob TDQ | Nikki | Danielle | Rob | Ciara | Danielle | Banished (Episode 9) | ||||||||||
| Sam | Wells | Tony | Bob TDQ | Nikki | Wes | Rob | Ciara | Murdered (Episode 9) | |||||||||||
| Ciara | Ivar | Tony | Bob TDQ | Nikki | Wes | Britney | Britney | Banished (Episode 8) | |||||||||||
| Chrishell | Tom | Tony | Bob TDQ | Nikki | Wes | Tom | Murdered (Episode 8) | ||||||||||||
| Rob | Exiled[e] | No Vote[f] | Tony | Bob TDQ | Nikki | Wes | Britney | Banished (Episode 7) | |||||||||||
| Derrick | Not In Game | Tony | Ciara | Nikki | Rob | Murdered (Episode 7) | |||||||||||||
| Wes | Ivar | Nikki | Nikki | Rob | Banished (Episode 6) | ||||||||||||||
| Bob H. | No Vote | Ivar | Tony | Bob TDQ | Nikki | Murdered (Episode 6) | |||||||||||||
| Nikki | Ayan | Tony | Ciara | Ciara | Banished (Episode 5) | ||||||||||||||
| Robyn | Wells | Tony | Ciara | Murdered (Episode 5) | |||||||||||||||
| Bob TDQ | Ivar | Ivar | Rob | Banished (Episode 4) | |||||||||||||||
| Jeremy | Wells | Tom | Murdered (Episode 4) | ||||||||||||||||
| Tony | Wells | Bob H. | Banished (Episode 3) | ||||||||||||||||
| Ayan | Tony | Murdered (Episode 3) | |||||||||||||||||
| Wells | Robyn | Banished (Episode 2) | |||||||||||||||||
| Dorinda | Murdered (Episode 2) | ||||||||||||||||||
End game
edit| Decision | End Game | Game over | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vote | 4–0 | ||
| Dolores | End Game | Winners | |
| Dylan | End Game | ||
| Gabby | End Game | ||
| Ivar | End Game | ||
- Notes
- ^No murder took place; having become the Seer, Britney selected Gabby to meet with her and reveal her identity.
- ^After the Round Table in Episode 3, the Traitors were tasked to shortlist three players of their choice to go inside a coffin where the Traitors would nail one of them shut, sealing their fate as that round’s murder. The Traitors decided to murder Jeremy.
- ^Following Carolyn's banishment, Danielle was offered the chance to meet a Faithful face-to-face and offer them an ultimatum: become a Traitor or be Murdered. She chose Britney, who accepted the offer.
- ^Danielle's banishment was revealed in Episode 11 after the tied vote ended on a cliffhanger in Episode 10.
- ^At the beginning of the game, Alan offered the players a chance for Rob to enter the game by shaking his hand. If someone were to accept this offer, they would have to exile another player of their choice. Nobody took the offer, and thus Rob was exiled.
- ^Derrick and Wes, along with the returning Rob, were introduced to the game in Episode 2. Upon their introduction, they could not be voted for or murdered that night. They were also not allowed to vote at the Round Table that night.
Missions
edit| Episode | Title | Money available | Money earned | Total pot | Shield winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Let Battle Commence" | $40,000 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Britney |
| Carolyn | |||||
| Chrishell | |||||
| Ciara | |||||
| Dylan | |||||
| Gabby | |||||
| Ivar | |||||
| Jeremy | |||||
| Nikki | |||||
| Tom | |||||
| Wells | |||||
| Row a Viking longboat to the other side of the loch. As players progressed, they paused at pontoons to gather fuel and gold. To collect these items, two players had to be shackled to each pontoon, putting them at risk of being murdered. At the end of the loch, any players and gold inside the giant ring of fire were safe from murder, and the money was added to the prize fund. | |||||
| 2 | "Revenge Is a Dish Best Served Cold" | $15,000 | $15,000 | $35,000 | Dylan Jeremy Tony |
| Collect and deposit gold coins. Three players who would be intruders were suspended in cages in the woods. Sacks containing gold coins were hanging from the trees. The team had to collect the coins and decide which player to release by placing the coins in one of three tubes. Each player released within the time limit received a shield that they could give to anyone of their choice. | |||||
| 3 | "Nail in a Coffin" | $20,000 | $0 | $35,000 | — |
| Navigate through a fun house with a balloon. Players formed pairs to transport a golden balloon through a fun house without popping it. Each balloon was worth $2,000. Only one safe route existed to reach the end. Players had to choose one of four doors to pass through. Selecting the correct door allowed them to continue, while an incorrect choice meant the balloon was popped by a horror clown. The first pair to navigate the doors successfully received shields. | |||||
| 4 | "I Will Bury You Under the Sand" | $20,000 | $20,000 | $55,000 | Bob H. |
| Bob TDQ | |||||
| Britney | |||||
| Chrishell | |||||
| Danielle | |||||
| Dolores | |||||
| Dylan | |||||
| Rob | |||||
| Tom | |||||
| Wes | |||||
| Build statues. The players had to move giant heads and bodies up a hill and build all 10 statues on plinths to win. Each head had a players name on it and every player whose head was on the statue got a shield. | |||||
| 5 | "All This Murderous Power" | $20,000 | $15,000 | $70,000 | Ciara Dolores |
| Answer questions correctly. If a player got a question correct they add $2,500 to the prize pot and could put a portrait of themselves or another player in one of two frames. If a player gets a question wrong then they are eliminated from the mission. Whoever has their portrait in the two frames at the end of the mission get shields. | |||||
| 6 | "A Dysfunctional Family" | $30,000 | $30,000 | $100,000 | Carolyn |
| Chrishell | |||||
| Dylan | |||||
| Unlock crates to reveal a shield or gunpowder; incorrect answers would cause the contents to explode. There were three shields available. The players also had to gather 500kg of gunpowder in a barrel to destroy a Traitor statue. | |||||
| 7 | "Til Death Us Do Part" | $27,000 | $22,500 | $122,500 | Britney |
| Ciara | |||||
| Danielle | |||||
| Ivar | |||||
| Rob | |||||
| Sam | |||||
| Hold hands with your partner for 8 mins in a box to add $4,500 per pair to the price pot. The pairs receive "gifts" that are added to the box and on them. Two pairs go up against each other for a shield, the pair that holds their hands longer than the other pair will win it. If both couples manage to complete the 8 mins, they will have to look for a ring in the box filled with critters to get a shield. First to find the ring between the rivaling pairs wins protection from murder. | |||||
| 8 | "A B**** Is Lying" | $20,000 | $20,000 | $142,500 | Ciara |
| Find 4 dolls that sing nursery rhymes backwards. To identify the songs, team dolls house has to memorize and sing the lines via phone to team castle. Team castle then has to sing it into a gramophone and play it backwards. Each correctly identified nursery rhyme will add $5,000. Only team doll is eligible to win the only available shield. | |||||
| 9 | "A Silent Assassin" | $20,000 | $10,000 | $152,500 | — |
| Move and think like a traitor. The players faced an enormous chess board featuring their names. The team was required to respond to questions and position a chess piece on the name of the player they thought was the correct answer. For every answer that aligned with the responses provided by the Traitors, $5,000 was contributed to the prize fund. | |||||
| 10 | "The Power of the Seer" | $30,000 | $14,300 | $166,800 | — |
| Players had to complete 3 challenges to bank gold, adding a potential $30,000 to the prize fund. Whoever banked the most gold individually out of those who survived the next banishment would become the Seer with the power to know one player's true identity. | |||||
| 11 | "The Day of Reckoning is Upon Us" | $50,000 | $37,500 | $204,300 | — |
The final mission was done in two parts. In the first part the players had to solve riddles and locate the bags of money within 30 minutes. In the second part, the players had to volunteer to hang beneath a helicopter with bags of gold, which they had to drop into a burning ring of fire. The players done this in two pairs and one player would do it solo. Each bag was worth $2,500 which would be doubled if it landed in the ring of fire or stay the same if it didn't. There was no time limit for the second part. | |||||
References
edit- ^Otterson, Joe (February 7, 2024)."'The Traitors' Renewed for Season 3 at Peacock".Variety.
- ^Brockington, Ariana & Weisholtz, Drew (October 31, 2024)."Alan Cumming reveals 'The Traitors' Season 3 premiere date: EXCLUSIVE".TODAY Show Site. RetrievedOctober 31, 2024.
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