‘Traitors’ Alum Cirie Fields Predicts Shocking Season 4 Winner
Hold on to your kilts: The Traitors officially has a new winner.
Traitor Rob Rausch took home $220,800 during the Peacock’s reality competition series’ nail-biting season four finale Feb. 26.
The Love Island USA alum beat out the last Faithfuls: Love Island U.K.‘s Maura Higgins, Dancing with the Stars pro Mark Ballas and Olympic figure skating/commentator BFFs Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir.
Going into the episode, the last Traitors standing were Rob and K-pop singer Eric Nam, whom Rob only recruited to join him days before the finale.
It was revealed at the top of the finale that Rob and Eric had chosen to murder Mark following last week’s Feb. 19 cliffhanger, leaving only five players to face off in the grand finale.
After a final challenge in which the stars added $40,000 to the prize pot, Johnny was sent home with Maura’s deciding vote. The remaining hopefuls then entered the Fire of Truth ceremony in which they voted to either keep banishing players if they believed a Traitor is still among them, or end the game if they were confident only Faithfuls remained.
The players kept going, with Rob and Maura secretly making a pact to vote out Tara and then Eric, meaning Maura betrayed her fellow Faithful Tara and Rob turned on his fellow Traitor Eric, who made a final plea for Maura to consider Rob as a Traitor.
“There’s something not right here. Eric has to be the Traitor,” Maura said in a confessional. “It can’t be Rob, right?”
She ultimately did side with Rob, leaving the Love Island stars as final two and him as the automatic winner.
But as Eric shared in a confessional, “If I had done that, I just wouldn’t be able to live with myself.”
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The outcome wasn’t so surprising given that Rob—a Traitor from day one—was a fan-favorite to win the game.
“I have a weird mix of emotions right now,” Rob told host Alan Cumming. “I’ve won but I’ve also betrayed the person I was closest to in the game.”
He added that he “felt bad” for Maura, who called him a “snake” for lying to her all game.
And when it came to betraying Eric, Rob mused, “Would you give $100,000 to someone you met three weeks ago? I wouldn’t.”
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Throughout the season, the 27-year-old’s tactical game play, masterful acting abilities and willingness to betray any player that stood in his way—including both of his fellow O.G. Traitors The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills‘ Lisa Rinna and The Real Housewives of Potomac alum Candiace Dillard Bassett—were undeniable, which made him season four’s breakout star and the frontrunner heading into the finale.
But before Rob proved himself to be one of the most cunning Traitors in the franchise’s history, the Alabama snake wrangler didn’t exactly jump at the chance to lie and deceive nearly every single one of his castmates throughout weeks of competition in the Scottish Highlands. In fact, Rob needed some convincing before agreeing to take the trip to Alan’s castle.
“I said no twice,” Rob—who made a name for himself on season six of Love Island USA—told E! News’ Erin Lim Rhodes last month. “I didn’t really want to be on TV again, but I love games and I love competing.”
So, what ultimately convinced him to join the hit series?
“I have never watched any reality [TV] other than Survivor and I thought this was kind of a similar vibe,” he continued. “I was like, ‘You know what? This could be really fun.’”
To see which other celebrities failed to make it all the way to the season four finale, keep reading for a breakdown of the latest castmembers.
For even more season four drama, don’t miss The Traitors reunion special, streaming now on Peacock.
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Alan Cumming
Host
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Lisa Rinna
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
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Stephen Colletti
Laguna Beach
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Ian Terry
Big Brother
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Tara Lipinski
Olympic Figure Skater
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Porsha WIlliams
The Real Housewives of Atlanta
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Natalie Anderson
Survivor
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Monet X Change
RuPaul’s Drag Race Winner
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Rob Rausch
Love Island USA
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Donna Kelce
Travis Kelce and Jason Kecle‘s Mom
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Mark Ballas
Dancing With the Stars Pro
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Dorinda Medley
The Real Housewives of New York City
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Ron Funches
Actor
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Kristen Kish
Top Chef Host
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Eric Nam
Singer
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Yamil “Yam Yam” Arocho
Survivor
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Caroline Stanbury
The Real Housewives of Dubai
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Michael Rapaport
Actor
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Colton Underwood
The Bachelor
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Candiace Dillard Bassett
The Real Housewives of Potomac
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Maura Higgins
Love Island USA: Aftersun Host
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Johnny Weir
Olympic Figure Skater
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Tiffany Mitchell
Big Brother
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Rob Cesternino
Survivor
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