The Traitors shock as surprise winners walk away with huge £94k cash prize
THE Traitors reached its masterful conclusion tonight with Leanne Quigley and Jake Brown splitting the £94,600 cash prize. In a nervy endgame, former squaddie Leanne, 28, and project manager Jake, …
THE Traitors reached its masterful conclusion tonight with Leanne Quigley and Jake Brown splitting the £94,600 cash prize.
In a nervy endgame, former squaddie Leanne, 28, and project manager Jake, 28, simply couldn't trust fellow Faithfuls Francesca Rowan-Plowden, 44, and Alexander Dragonetti, 38, and decided to cut them adrift.
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Leanne and Jake won The Traitors series threeCredit: BBC
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The last four contestants had to decide if a Traitor was in their midstCredit: BBC
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The final five built up a massive prize potCredit: BBC
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They thrashed it out at the round table and Charlotte was sent homeCredit: BBC
Leanne said of her win: “I’m completely overwhelmed and it was so unexpected. I’m so proud of myself.
“Every day for me was just surviving, I just wanted to make it to breakfast and before I knew it we were at the final.”
Jake added: “Not in a million years did I think I would make it. Always expect the unexpected was my motto going into the game - never get complacent.”
Leanne hopes to spend her cash on IVF to have another baby with her fiancee, while Jake, who has cerebral palsy, plans to spend his cash on giving back to his mum and dad after a difficult childhood.
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Viewers were divided at the outcome.
One wrote on X: "I've not felt this annoyed since Joe McElderry won X Factor. Raging."
While another said: "I love who wonnnnnnn JAKE AND LEANNE LETS GOOOOO."
A third fumed: "Not even happy for them."
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A fourth said: "The best two won."
As expected, it was a tense affair from start to finish.
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Francesca, who became the all-knowing Seer on Thursday night, learned Charlotte Berman was a Traitor early on in the final.
The two women battled it out over an excruciating final breakfast, with Charlotte, 32, insisting she was a Faithful and Frankie was spinning it to turn the rest against her.
While a shell-shocked Francesca did her best to persuade them otherwise.
Charlotte turned on the waterworks and told Leanne a fake version of events - that a card revealed she was a Faithful before Frankie burned the evidence - as Alexander quietly listened in at doorway.
Later on, Francesca took Leanne to one side and played on their similarities - namely being mothers - to convince her that she was telling the truth.
Ultimately, the suspicions against Charlotte were too much and she was the first to be banished from the round table.
Despite their best efforts, Alexander and Francesca were unable to do enough to convince the others they were Faithfuls and later followed her out of the castle.
Alexander was called a liar by Leanne after slipping up on his wording about previous suspicions he had about Frankie. As he scrambled to remember his exact wording it only made him appear suspicious and untrustworthy.
There was a suitably high octane final challenge earlier in the episode.
Having kept her military career a secret for the entire series, Leanne surprised her co-stars with an incredible physical feat as she hung from a helicopter.
The finalists were tasked with dropping bags of cash from a great height inside a flaming ring on the castle lawn down below.
They had an impressive success rate and added a whopping £21k to the pot.
All of the finalists now look set to land lucrative deals.
Former British diplomat Alexander has become an unlikely fan favourite, and gained over 60,000 Instagram followers since joining the show.
Glamorous blonde Leanne, with 32.3m fans, is also primed for a successful Instagram career.
A TV source said: “Agents looking at impact need only assess the cast’s growth online to see whose profile has skyrocketed.
“Alexander is a booker’s dream as he’s attractive, articulate and quirky enough to cut-through.
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“He’ll easily hit six figures through appearance fees alone and could thrive on panel or quiz shows.
“Leanne has spoken so movingly about her difficult time with premature twins and her desire to have another baby with her fiance, so is bound for mumfluencer success online.”
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Jake and Leanne dangled from a helicopter in a terrifying challengeCredit: BBC
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Charlotte was the first finalist to be eliminatedCredit: BBC
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Frankie, who had the power of The Seer, uncovered Charlotte's secretCredit: BBC
How does The Traitors work and who hosts it?
The Traitors first launched in the UK in 2022, after the Dutch format was acquired by the BBC.
Claudia Winkleman is the show's host, and has now hosted all three series to date.
How does it work?
It is a reality game show that involves 22 contestants, and some of them are chosen to be The Traitors.
The Traitors sees a group of contestants taking part in "the ultimate game of truth and deception".
The group of contestants are competing for the chance to walk away with a huge cash prize.
While navigating through a series of challenges, the team are also tasked with figuring out who the Traitors are in the group (usually three contestants).
Each night, the Traitors gather to "eliminate" one of the Faithful, removing them from the competition
Meanwhile, the traitors can be "banished" if they’re successfully outed as a traitor by a faithful.
The winners of the show are either the Traitor who remains undetected or the Faithfuls if they successfully eliminate all the Traitors.
The prize sees the winner could get £120K.