The Traitors

The Traitors is a reality television series broadcast on FKS, based on the British series of the same name, which premiered on 2 January 2023 and is hosted by Alison Hammond and Claudia Winkleman.
==Format==
22 strangers arrive at a castle in the Scottish Highlands as "Faithful" contestants – hoping to share a prize fund worth up to £120,000. Amongst them are the "Traitors" – a group of contestants selected by host Claudia Winkleman on the first day, whose goal is to eliminate the Faithfuls and claim the prize for themselves. Should the Faithful contestants eliminate all the Traitors, they will share the prize fund, but if any Traitors make it to the end, they steal the money.
Each night, the Traitors come together and decide upon one Faithful contestant to "murder" – and that person will leave the game immediately. The remaining Faithful contestants will not know who has been eliminated until the following day when they will not enter the Castle for breakfast. The group then take part in a mission to win money for the prize fund. Some challenges will also offer an opportunity for players to visit the Armoury - during which one player will randomly and secretly be awarded the Shield - which awards the player immunity from being Murdered, but not from the Banishment Vote. An attempted murder on the shield holder will result in no player being eliminated by Murder.
At the end of each day, the players will participate in a Round Table, where the players discuss who to vote out before individually voting for a player to be banished. Players cast their votes privately before revealing their votes in turn to everyone once all votes are locked-in, and may give a brief rationale for the vote. The person obtaining the most votes is banished from the game and must reveal their affiliation. If a Traitor is eliminated, the remaining Traitors are given the option to recruit a Faithful to join them in exchange for forgoing an attempted murder. If the Faithful accepts, they become a Traitor from that point on.
==Contestants==
22 contestants competed on the first series of The Traitors. In a minor twist, Alex & Tom had a pre-existing relationship as they were dating prior to competing in the series.
Izzy and Laurie were eliminated before entering the castle, after placing themselves in a line as least likely to win the show.
Contestant	Contestant 	Age	Location 	Occupation 	Affiliation 	Status
 	Gator Xlegend 	17 	Vermont 	Reality TV Star 	Faithful 	
 	Izzy Insane 	16 	Ontario 	Insane Person 	Faithful 	
 	Jessica "Jessie J" Cornish	34 	London 	Singer 	Faithful 	
 	Jessica "Jessie J" Cornish	34 	London 	Singer 	TraitorJessie J became a traitor in Episode 5 after she was seduced.	
 	Josée Ice 	25 	Quebec 	Olympic Ice Dancer 	Traitor 	
 	Luke Kys-Fart 	16 	Bucharest 	Unemployed 	Faithful 	
 	Kyoko Borzotra 	22 	Texas 	Psych Ward Patient 	Faithful 	Banished(Episode 11)
 	Joshua Hong 	27 	California 	K-Pop Star 	Faithful 	Murdered(Episode 11)
 	Lois Griffin 	43 	Rhode Island 	Housewife 	Traitor 	Banished(Episode 10)
 	Raven Flop 	15 	Munich 	Floptok Flop 	Faithful 	Murdered(Episode 10)
 	Wii Fit Trainer 	30 	Kyoto 	Personal Trainer 	Faithful 	Banished(Episode 9)
 	Sean Hottie 	16 	Illinois 	TV Host 	Faithful 	Murdered(Episode 9)
 	Duncan Criminal 	16 	Ontario 	Criminal 	Faithful 	Self-Banished(Episode 8)
 	Mousea Mouse 	16 	Minnesota 	Pooper Scooper 	Traitor 	Banished(Episode 7)
 	Garam Kim 	17 	Sangju 	Former K-Pop Star 	Faithful 	Murdered(Episode 7)
 	Laurie Vegan 	16 	Ontario 	Charity Worker 	Faithful 	Banished(Episode 6)
 	Karla Bazzari 	16 	Tirana 	Singer 	Faithful 	Murdered(Episode 6)
 	Maddy Smedley 	29 	Kent 	Receptionist & Actress	Faithful 	Banished(Episode 5)
 	Analyse Talavera 	25 	California 	Reality TV Star 	Traitor 	Banished(Episode 4)
 	Wii Balance Board 	15 	Kyoto 	Personal Trainer 	Faithful 	Banished(Episode 3)
 	Oleh Psiuk 	28 	Kalush 	Rapper 	Faithful 	Murdered(Episode 3)
 	Pia Maria Ausserlechner 	19 	Tyrol 	Makeup Artist & Singer	Faithful 	Banished(Episode 2)
 	Eoin Thalia 	16 	Buckinghamshire	Unemployed 	Faithful 	Murdered(Episode 2)
==Voting History==
== Missions ==
Episode	Task description 	Money earned 	Running total 	Shield winner
1 	Split into two teams to build a fuse and set fire to a wicker man. While one half of each team was searching debris on the side of the lake for rope to create the fuse, the other half had to row back across the lake with a torch to light their fuse. The first fuse lit was worth £10,000 and the second £5,000. 	£10,000of £15,000	£10,000of £15,000	No Shieldon Offer
2 	Eight of the contestants had to ring the bells of the nearby chapel to play a tune, while the remaining contestants searched the Castle for a music box that was playing the same tune. Each music box contained an item - a larger version of which was hidden in the Castle. Each correct item brought back was worth £2,000 for the prize fund. 	£6,000of £10,000 	£16,000of £25,000	No Shieldon Offer
3 	Five contestants' names were randomly drawn from a tombola and they would be strapped to a revolving funfair wheel, while the remaining contestants answered Mr & Mrs style questions. For each answer that matches with someone on the wheel, they would earn £100 for the prize fund - and they would also earn a £2,500 bonus if everyone stayed on the wheel for ten minutes. There are two rounds - each with a potential prize of £5,000 to be won. 	£3,500of £10,000 	£19,500of £35,000	No Shieldon Offer
4 	Split into three teams - led by those on Trial. Each team sent one person into a pen full of sheep while their team described a photo of one of the sheep. The person in the pen had to work out which sheep was being described - and each sheep was wearing a coat with the name of a contestant on it. After each round, more sheep were added. Each correct sheep identified by a team would earn £1,000 for the prize fund and the fastest team would be given the chance to earn an extra £1,000 if they could round up all of the sheep within two minutes. 	£4,000of £10,000 	£23,500of £45,000	No Shieldon Offer
5 	The contestants were split into two teams and one at a time went into the confessional booth to hear a page and paragraph reference from Claudia. They had to then bring that reference back to Claudia and use The Book of Traitors to find a riddle - leading to a clothing item worn by one member of the masked congregation. Only the first team to identify an item counted, and each correctly-identified item earned £2,000 for the pot. The team who identifies the most correct items fastest would be given the first opportunity to visit the Armoury and potentially earn a Shield. In addition, Izzy and Laurie were revealed after the challenge to be two of the masked congregation.Duncan, Garam, Jessie J, Kyoko, Luke, Raven & Sean won the trip to the Armoury.	£6,000of £8,000 	£29,500of £53,000	Duncan
6 	Split into three teams, two members of each team were buried in underground graves and it was up to the remaining team members to uncover them within 45 minutes. Each person who escaped their grave was worth £1,500 for the prize fund and the fastest team to uncover their two teammates would win a trip to the Armoury. Jessie J, Laurie, Izzy, Sean & Mousea were the first team to be complete, and were sent to the Armoury. 	£7,500of £9,000 	£37,000of £62,000	Jessie J
7 	As a group, the contestants had 45 minutes to transport whisky barrels to an old distillery on the top of a nearby hill. Along the way, they would find more barrels of increasing size worth more money, as well as five barrels which would allow contestants of their choice to enter the Armoury. In addition to £7,750 worth of barrels, two of the five Armoury barrels crossed the finish line - and Sean & Raven were chosen to enter the Armoury. 	£7,7500of £10,000	£44,750of £72,000	Sean
8 	Split into two teams, contestants had to escape a Fishing cabin-themed escape room. For each team who escaped, they would add £3,000 to the prize fund - and the fastest team to escape would be given the opportunity to enter the Armoury. Only the Red Team - Duncan, Joshua, Kyoko, Lois, Luke and Raven - escaped in the time limit, and they entered the Armoury. 	$3,000of £6,000 	£47,750of £78,000	Lois
8 	After being determined as the least trustworthy player, Duncan had the opportunity to take the £3,000 earned in the challenge in exchange for him banishing himself. He took this offer, and stole £3,000 from the prize pot. 	$3,000 stolen 	£44,750of £78,000	Lois
9 	Split into three teams, contestants would drive a route and encounter True or False statements. If they pick the incorrect answer, they would hit a dead end. Teams had 45 minutes to complete their route, and each team who completed the route would earn £2,000 for the prize fund. The fastest team to complete the route would also be given the opportunity to enter the Armoury, where one of them would win the Shield. The Green Team - Joshua, Josée, Wii Fit Trainer & Kyoko - were the first team back and won their tickets to the Armoury. 	£2,000of £6,000 	£46,750of £84,000	Kyoko
10 	The contestants were given twenty minutes to individually make their way through a room and steal artifacts which were protected by lasers. Each artifact was worth a set amount of money for the prize fund. Breaking a laser would cost the group one minute of time and any artifacts being carried would be lost. After all eight contestants have made an attempt, they are then given a second opportunity. 	£450of £7,000 	£47,200of £91,000	Jessie J
11 	Suspended over a rickety bridge above a river are bags with different values - ranging from £500 to £2,000. One at a time, blindfolded contestants will go out onto the bridge and be guided by their teammates to collect bags. They have eight minutes each to get their money across the bridge - anyone who falls is out, alongside their money. 	£2,250of £7,000 	£49,450of £98,000	No Shieldon Offer
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