Britt Scholte

**Britt Scholte** is an Original Traitor and the winner of *De Verraders (Netherlands)/Videoland Edition*, along with Iliass Ojja.

Initially excited to deceive her fellow contestants and play the role of Traitor, Britt soon found the role an emotional and mental strain. She navigated the game primarily through her social bonds with her fellow Traitor Iliass Ojja, who strategised how to keep them both safe; and alliance mates Ellen Hoog and Shelly Sterk, both of whom thought she was a Traitor, but kept her around as a known quantity and vote. She was never the biggest target until it was too late to eliminate her; and in the finals, she chose to split the final prize pot with Iliass.

## Gameplay

When she entered the game, Britt was hoping to be chosen as a Traitor, believing that her younger and more innocent appearance would help others underestimate both her gameplay and the likelihood she was a Traitor. At the first conclave, she suggested to co-Traitors Iliass Ojja and Thijs Zeeman that Amara Onwuka should be Murdered for her threat level and being least close to them. However, she found the game harder than expected, and it took a toll on her. While she attempted to fly under the radar and be inconspicuous, some contestants noted suspicious tells with her behaviour: Henk Grol deduced that she assigned herself wood chopping for the daily chores to eavesdrop on the men, Tim Senders noted the rehearsed speech she repeated to others during Breakfast, and Bettina Holwerda openly observed before her Banishment that Britt appeared flush and nervous.

The Traitors' next victim was Envy Peru, for Britt suggested they eliminate a man after two women had already left the game, and he was also a strategic threat. However, the Traitors were in trouble as Thijs began to ping people's radars. Thijs devised a plan with Britt and Iliass, where the latter two voted on opposing sides to deflect suspicion they were working together, and he persuaded the swing vote Henk to Banish Tim for his increasingly belligerent behaviour. Later that night, Thijs - who held the Shield - devised a desperate plan to save himself by getting the group to 'Murder' him but be blocked, to try and reduce others' suspicions. This quickly failed, and despite Thijs's efforts to cast Henk as suspicious, he was unanimously Banished, including by Britt and Iliass.

Britt and Iliass then agreed they would take turns Murdering their allies. As Britt's group did not gain access to the Armoury the previous round, they eliminated Shelly because of her strong gameplay and alliances. With the most obvious targets falling by the wayside, many contestants suspected at this point that Britt was a Traitor, culminating in her being voted by a majority (including Iliass) to be ineligible for an Armoury visit. However, while Tisjeboy Jay and Henk were dead-set on Banishing her, Ellen (and previously Shelly) wanted to keep her around as an ally and losing finalist. Ellen also distrusted Henk, believing he was a Traitor and would go after her next. His suspicious behaviour proved too much for the others, and Iliass made use of this distraction to Banish Henk while pretending to be doubtful about him.

As Iliass had the final Shield, it was a no-brainer to Murder the vocal Jay. The Traitors then successfully blindsided Ellen, and thus made the finals together. They then played a game of Prisoners' Dilemma; in the end, they both voted to share the prize fund, with Britt exclaiming that it felt good to be true to someone for once in the game.

## Trivia

* Britt is the first contestant to always vote in the majority in their season.
* She is also the first contestant to win without receiving a Shield or being eligible to visit the Armoury.
* Britt and her co-Traitor Iliass are the:
	+ first Traitors to win as a group;
	+ first original Traitors to win;
	+ and first winners to achieve a clear Traitor win.