Traitors fans declare two contestants have ‘won’ after emotional elimination

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24 Jan 2026 • 5:05 AM MYT
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  • The Traitors has banished James from the hit BBC show after a tense roundtable at the start of Friday’s final.
  • Thursday’s episode ended on a cliffhanger with the group unable to split their votes between Faithful James and Traitor Rachel, leaving their elimination to the dreaded “Chests of Chance”.
  • Unfortunately for James, the shield was not in his chest, meaning he was eliminated. James double-bluffed the group in his exit speech, appearing to say he was a Traitor before revealing he was a Faithful.
  • Disappointed fans said,”the Rachel show continues”, while some fear that the Traitors have won and that the remaining contestants will vote each other off.
  • Faraaz then added that he now thinks Rachel is Faithful, while a tearful Jack said he regretted voting for James.

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