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.

## Voting History

Key
     The contestant was a Faithful.
     The contestant was a Traitor.
     The contestant ineligable to vote.
     The contestant casting this vote was on Trial at this Round Table and were one of the only people subsequently eligible for being Murdered.
     The contestant casting this vote won a Shield and was immune from being murdered, but was still eligible for Banishment.
## Missions

1. ↑ The show was hosted in and broadcast from the United Kingdom, however, like all FKS shows, contains contestants from around the world.
2. ↑ Started with 4 traitors, before they recruited Jessie J.
3. ↑ Jessie J became a traitor in Episode 5 after she was seduced.
4. ↑ Jessie J, Mousea & Kyoko were put on Trial by the Traitors - and they became the only people who could be Murdered at the following Traitors Meeting. As Mousea was a traitor, he could not be murdered, and therefore only Jessie J and Kyoko were up for murder.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 As they returned to the game late, Laurie and Izzy could not vote, be banished, or be murdered in Episode 5