The Traitors: Winner of season three crowned in tense finale
The Traitors: Winner of season three crowned in tense finale
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After four weeks of backstabbing and deception, the explosive finale of the BBC hit has delivered a winner. The winner of The Traitors season three has been crowned in a thrilling final episode on Friday (24 January). Warning: major spoilers for The Traitors season finale ahead.
![[The Traitors finalists from left to right: Leanne, Jake, Alexander, Charlotte and Frankie]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/24/10/Screenshot-2025-01-24-at-10.12.59.jpg)
In a tense, 70-minute finale, Jake and Leanne were crowned as the winners, taking home the £94,600 prize pot between them (£47,300 each). After four weeks of twists, turns and scheming the final episode came down to just five contestants: Alexander, Charlotte, Frankie, Leanna and Jake.
![[Charlotte has proven herself as a brutal Traitor]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/23/13/502904.jpg)
Charlotte was the only Traitor remaining. Meanwhile, Frankie had gained the power of The Seer, meaning she was entitled to know the true identity (Traitor or Faithful) of one other contestant. In the season three opener, a big twist for the finale was revealed, with host Claudia Winkleman telling contestants that the few who made it to the final this year would no longer have to reveal whether they were a Faithful or Traitor after they were banished.
![[Alexander, Frankie, Charlotte, Claudia Winkleman, Ed Gamble, Leanne, and Jake during a photocall at BBC’s New Broadcasting House, for the finale of The Traitors]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/24/21/SEI237193686-%281%29.jpg)
Instead, the final Faithfuls had to rely purely on their instincts about whether or not any Traitors were left in the castle. Over the past three weeks, viewers have watched on the edge of their seats as 25 contestants competed for the life-changing jackpot.
![[Leanne from The Traitors]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/01/12/newFile-15.jpg)
The game show, which has been a huge hit for the BBC over its three seasons, sees a group of strangers split into Faithfuls and Traitors, who are tasked with playing the ultimate game of deception. Each night, the Traitors choose a Faithful to “murder” while the Faithfuls must work together to eliminate the Traitors.
