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*The Traitors*
The Traitors
Season 2
	Promotional poster
Presented by	Alan Cumming
No. of contestants	22
Winners	Chris "CT" Tamburello; Trishelle Cannatella;
Runner-up	Mercedes "MJ" Javid
Location	Ardross Castle, Scottish Highlands
No. of episodes	12
Release
Original network	Peacock
Original release	January 12 –; March 7, 2024
Season chronology
	← Previous; Season 1 Next →; Season 3

The second season of the American television series The Traitors was announced on September 21, 2023.^[1] The first three episodes premiered on Peacock on January 12, 2024.^[2]

Production

Similar to the previous season, primary filming took place in Ardross Castle in the Scottish Highlands,^[3] starting around September 21, 2023.^[4]

Format

In the second season, two new areas have been added to the set: the scullery and the folley, a stone-covered area. In addition, rather than the contestants going to the armory, they would have to win Shields in challenges.^[5]

Contestants

From left to right: John Bercow, Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu, Sandra Diaz-Twine, Larsa Pippen, Phaedra Parks, Peppermint, Parvati Shallow, and Deontay Wilder

Unlike the first season, this season's cast was composed entirely of noteworthy reality show participants and public figures. In addition to the preexisting relationships and rivalries between the contestants who have participated on the same show in the past, this season also includes a preexisting personal relationship between Larsa Pippen and Marcus Jordan, who were dating at the time of the show's production. It was revealed that season 1 contestant Kate Chastain would return as an intruder.^[6] Big Brother 2 winner Will Kirby made a cameo hosting a challenge.

List of *The Traitors* contestants
Contestant	Age	From	Notability/Debut series	Affiliation	Finish
Johnny "Bananas" Devenanzio	41	Fullerton, California	The Real World: Key West	Faithful	Murdered (Episode 2)
Peppermint	43	New York City, New York	RuPaul's Drag Race 9	Faithful	Banished (Episode 2)
Marcus Jordan	32	Miami, Florida	Fashion entrepreneur^[a]	Faithful	Murdered (Episode 3)
Maksim "Maks" Chmerkovskiy	43	Los Angeles, California	Dancing with the Stars ballroom dancer	Faithful	Banished (Episode 3)
Deontay Wilder	37	Tuscaloosa, Alabama	Professional boxer	Faithful	Walked (Episode 4)
Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu	29	London, United Kingdom	Love Island UK 8	Faithful	Murdered (Episode 4)
Larsa Pippen	49	Miami, Florida	The Real Housewives of Miami	Faithful	Banished (Episode 4)
Tamra Judge	56	Orange County, California	The Real Housewives of Orange County	Faithful	Murdered (Episode 5)
Janelle Pierzina	43	Lakeville, Minnesota	Big Brother 6	Faithful	Banished (Episode 5)
Dan Gheesling	40	Dearborn, Michigan	Big Brother 10	Traitor	Banished (Episode 6)
Carsten "Bergie" Bergersen	24	Cottage Grove, Minnesota	Love Island USA 5	Faithful	Murdered (Episode 8)
Parvati Shallow	40	Los Angeles, California	Survivor: Cook Islands	Traitor^[b]	Banished (Episode 8)
Kevin Kreider	40	Los Angeles, California	Bling Empire	Faithful	Murdered (Episode 9)
Peter Weber	32	Westlake Village, California	The Bachelorette 15	Faithful	Banished (Episode 10)
John Bercow	60	London, United Kingdom	Former Speaker of the House of Commons	Faithful	Murdered (Episode 10)
Phaedra Parks	49	Atlanta, Georgia	The Real Housewives of Atlanta and Married to Medicine^[c]	Traitor	Banished (Episode 10)
Shereé Whitfield	53	Atlanta, Georgia	The Real Housewives of Atlanta	Faithful	Murdered (Episode 11)
Sandra Diaz-Twine	49	Fayetteville, North Carolina	Survivor: Pearl Islands	Faithful	Banished (Episode 11)
Kate Chastain^[d]	40	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	Below Deck 2 The Traitors 1	Traitor^[e]	Banished (Episode 11)
Mercedes "MJ" Javid	51	Beverly Hills, California	Shahs of Sunset	Faithful	Banished (Episode 11)
Trishelle Cannatella	43	New Orleans, Louisiana	The Real World: Las Vegas (2002)	Faithful	Winner (Episode 11)
Chris "CT" Tamburello	43	Boston, Massachusetts	The Real World: Paris	Faithful	Winner (Episode 11)

Notes

^ Jordan is credited as a fashion entrepreneur, but he is also a former collegiate basketball player and the son of Michael Jordan.
^ Shallow was recruited as a Traitor in Episode 1.
^ Parks is credited as a part of Married to Medicine, although her reality television debut was on The Real Housewives of Atlanta.
^ Chastain entered the game in Episode 5.
^ Chastain was recruited as a Traitor in Episode 9 following an ultimatum.

Episodes

*The Traitors* season 2 episodes
No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date
12	1	"Betrayers, Fakes and Fraudsters"	January 12, 2024 (2024-01-12)
13	2	"Welcome to the Dark Side"	January 12, 2024 (2024-01-12)
14	3	"Murder in Plain Sight"	January 12, 2024 (2024-01-12)
15	4	"The Funeral"	January 18, 2024 (2024-01-18)
16	5	"A Killer Move"	January 25, 2024 (2024-01-25)
17	6	"Backstab and Betrayal"	February 1, 2024 (2024-02-01)
18	7	"Blood on Their Hands"	February 8, 2024 (2024-02-08)
19	8	"Knives at Dawn"	February 15, 2024 (2024-02-15)
20	9	"A Game of Death"	February 22, 2024 (2024-02-22)
21	10	"The Weight of Deceit"	February 29, 2024 (2024-02-29)
22	11	"One Final Hurdle"	March 7, 2024 (2024-03-07)
23	12	"Reunion"	March 7, 2024 (2024-03-07)

Voting history

Episode		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		10	11
Traitors' Decision		Parvati	Bananas	Marcus	Ekin-Su^[a]	Tamra	~~Bergie~~^[b]	Peter	Bergie	Kate	Kevin	John	Shereé	None
Traitors' Decision		Offer^[c]	Murder					Offer^[d]	Murder	Blackmail^[e]	Murder			None
Shield		CT Deontay Janelle	Dan	Janelle Peter Tamra	None	Bergie Trishelle	Shereé	Kevin Sandra Shereé Phaedra CT John Peter^[f]	Trishelle	CT		MJ	None
Banishment		None	Peppermint	Maks	Larsa	Janelle	Dan	None	Parvati	Peter		Phaedra	Sandra	Banish	Kate	Banish	Tie	MJ	None
Vote		None	17-2-1	10-2-2-2-1-1	8-4-1-1-1	9-5	11-1-1	None	7-4	5-4^[g]		6-1	4-1	3-1	3-1	2-1	1-1-1	2-1	None
	CT	No Vote	Peppermint	Maks	Larsa	Janelle	Dan	No Vote	Parvati	Phaedra		Phaedra	Sandra	Banish	Kate	Banish	MJ	MJ	Winners (Episode 11)
	Trishelle		Peppermint	Maks	Larsa	Dan	Dan	No Vote	Phaedra	Phaedra		Phaedra	Sandra	Banish	Kate	Banish	CT	MJ	Winners (Episode 11)
	MJ		John	Dan	Kevin	Janelle	Dan		Parvati	Peter		Phaedra	Sandra	Banish	Kate	End Game	Trishelle	Trishelle	Banished (Episode 11)
	Kate	Not In Game				Janelle^[h]	Dan		Parvati	Peter		Phaedra	Sandra	End Game	Trishelle	Banished (Episode 11)
	Sandra	No Vote	Peppermint	Maks	Larsa	Janelle	Dan	No Vote	Parvati	Peter		Phaedra	Kate	Banished (Episode 11)
	Shereé		Peppermint	Janelle	John	Janelle	Dan		Parvati	Peter		Phaedra	Murdered (Episode 11)
	Phaedra		Peppermint	Ekin-Su	Kevin	Janelle	Dan		Parvati	Peter		CT	Banished (Episode 10)
	John		Peppermint	Maks	Kevin	Dan	Dan		Parvati	Phaedra		Murdered (Episode 10)
	Peter		Peppermint	Kevin	MJ	Dan	Parvati		Phaedra	Phaedra		Banished (Episode 10)
	Kevin		Peppermint	Peter	Larsa	Janelle	Dan		Phaedra	Murdered (Episode 9)
	Parvati		Peppermint	Kevin	Larsa	Janelle	Dan	No Vote	Phaedra	Banished (Episode 8)
	Bergie		Peppermint	Maks	Larsa	Dan	Dan	No Vote	Murdered (Episode 8)
	Dan		Peppermint	Maks	Larsa	Janelle	Phaedra	Banished (Episode 6)
	Janelle		Peppermint	Maks	Larsa	Dan	Banished (Episode 5)
	Tamra		Peppermint	Maks	Kevin	Murdered (Episode 5)
	Larsa		Peppermint	Dan	CT	Banished (Episode 4)
	Ekin-Su		Peppermint	Maks	Murdered (Episode 4)
	Deontay		Peppermint	Maks	Walked (Episode 4)
	Maks		John	Ekin-Su	Banished (Episode 3)
	Marcus		Peppermint	Murdered (Episode 3)
	Peppermint		Trishelle	Banished (Episode 2)
	Bananas		Murdered (Episode 2)

Key

The contestant was a Faithful.

The contestant was a Traitor.

The contestant was ineligible to vote.

The contestant was immune at this Banishment and Murder

Notes

^ After the roundtable in Episode 3, the Traitors were tasked to murder someone in plain sight, by getting their victim to drink from a "poisoned" chalice. Parvati was successful in getting a player, Ekin-Su, to drink from it. The following morning, the players were told that the victim's identity would be revealed at the end of the "Funeral Procession" challenge.
^ At the end of episode 5, the Traitors decided to murder Bergie. However, Bergie secretly had won a shield during the previous mission and was spared from elimination.
^ In Episode 1, the Traitors were given the opportunity to recruit a Faithful. The Faithful would then have the opportunity to accept or decline. Dan and Phaedra chose Parvati, and she accepted the offer.
^ Instead of choosing to murder a player, the Traitors decided to offer Peter the opportunity to become a Traitor. He declined their offer.
^ Following Parvati's banishment, Phaedra was offered the chance to meet a Faithful face-to-face and offer them an ultimatum: become a Traitor or be Murdered. She chose Kate, who accepted the offer.
^ There was no Banishment in this episode. Instead, as the Shield winners for the round, Kevin & Sandra, had to initiate a chain of safety by conferring immunity to Murder to another contestant of their choice, with that contestant then choosing someone else to make immune, until five other contestants were selected for immunity, while the rest would be vunerable to be murdered.
^ Peter's banishment was revealed in Episode 10 after the vote ended on a cliffhanger in Episode 9.
^ Kate was introduced to the game in Episode 5. Upon her introduction, she could not be voted for or be murdered that night.

Missions

Episode	Title	Money available	Money earned	Total pot	Shield winner
1	"Betrayers, Fakes and Fraudsters"	$30,000	$30,000	$30,000	CT Deontay Janelle
Together, the 21 contestants worked together to build a giant beacon and set it alight in the middle of a loch, by gathering and rearranging the puzzle pieces for the beacon first. To guide the group, a replica of the puzzle was also hidden among bottles scattered along the loch shore. In order to set it ablaze, all players must have left the water; however, they were first tied up to a pole, and needed to untangle themselves first, and deciding whether to go for a Shield (two in the loch and one on land), start the puzzle or help someone untie themselves first. Completing the Mission within 40 minutes would earn the group $15,000.
2	"Welcome to the Dark Side"	$20,000	$16,000	$46,000	Dan
The group of 21 contestants were split into three groups, each with their own marked paths. They encountered three questions about their fellow contestants based on a previously-completed questionnaire, with each possible option associated with a scarecrow that had a key on their neck. They had to guess the correct option, carry the scarecrow to a locked box and attempt to open it with the scarecrow's key. If they succeeded, they would be eventually guided to a 'field of gold' full of scarecrows, which they disassembled to try and find ten hidden gold coins. Additionally, three shields were hidden in scarecrows. The group had 30 minutes to complete entire mission and win up to $20,000.
3	"Murder in Plain Sight"	$20,000	$19,500	$65,500	Janelle Peter Tamra
The 20 contestants had 15 minutes to find the gold hidden in the various graves, crypts and tombs in the cemetery at night. To find the gold, the contestants needed to use tools scattered around the cemetery to break things open. The gold would only be counted if it was placed in a wheelbarrow at the cemetery entrance. To make things more difficult, searchlights traversed across the cemetery; any contestant caught in them were immediately eliminated from the game and any gold they were carrying. Only 9 players were allowed to search at a time so the rest of the players were a substitute in case a player is caught and eliminated from the game. 3 shields were also hidden somewhere in the cemetery.
4	"The Funeral"	$20,000	$0	$65,500	—
The contestants took a long and slow walk to the murdered contestant's final resting place; along the way, they were given a series of questions hinting at who was safe, allowing those who were the correct answer(s) to enter the carriage instead of walking with the procession, and eliminating them from consideration. The three contestants left then stepped into coffins at the burial plot, with the group voting on who they believe was murdered. If the majority could correctly guess which contestant was murdered, they earned $20,000 for the prize pot.
5	"A Killer Move"	$15,000	$10,000	$75,500	Bergie Trishelle
The group of 13 contestants were split into three pairs of 'runners' who ran about the castle grounds with a marked map, and a group of seven that stayed behind in the castle. Within a time limit of 20 minutes, the runners located various stations, where they heard a bird call after blowing their whistles. They then imitated this call back to the castle group via radios; the castle group then had to search among various stuffed birds to find the one that made the right call, as well as where it could be found (with only one guess per bird call). Each correct bird call identified (with a maximum of 6) netted $2,500, alongside a bird in the Walled Garden that would net the runners that mimicked it shields if the castle group guessed it correctly.
6	"Backstab and Betrayal"	$20,000	$20,000	$95,500	Shereé
The 13 contestants had to make their way to an incomplete giant catapult, collecting catapult pieces along the way to fully assemble it. Once complete, they then had to fire a golden cannonball and make sure it hit the distant target to win $20,000. They had one hour to complete the Mission. Along the route, Shield cannonballs could also be collected, and each contestant holding these cannonballs would be eligible to fire them at the target as well. The contestant whose Shield cannonball came closest to the target bullseye would then win a Shield.
7	"Blood on Their Hands"	$25,000	$8,000	$103,500	Kevin Sandra
The twelve remaining contestants were split into six pairs, and tasked with carrying $24,000 worth of gold through the woods. While making their way through the woods, each pair would encounter trivia or puzzle questions with two options they could pick from. They then had to follow a rope course based on their choice and have one member attempt to pick up a scroll along the way; if they were correct, they could continue on, but if they were wrong, they would be stuck in a bog or booby trap. The gold would only be banked if at least one member of each pair completed the course successfully. In addition, the pair that banked their gold the fastest would win Shields.
8	"Knives at Dawn"	$20,000	$11,000	$114,500	Trishelle
The contestants were dropped off at a cabin in the woods and met legendary Big Brother player Will Kirby, where they found the entry to a network of escape tunnels, a map and instructions. Only five contestants could enter the tunnel at one time, while everyone else stayed behind to read the map, control the tunnel lights and communicate with those underground. The contestants had to locate gold hidden in various parts of the tunnel network, avoid any dead ends and escape the tunnels through a well within 30 minutes, all while avoiding a range of annoyances (both above and underground) meant to gross them out. Up to $20,000 could be discovered and won, but for every contestant left in the cabin or tunnels when time ran out (or chose to exit through the cabin door instead of the tunnel), $1,000 was deducted from the total. Additionally, a Shield was hidden in one of the tunnels.
9	"A Game of Death"	$25,000	$15,250	$129,750	CT
Each contestant had a stained glass window with their name on it. They then had to take turns to fire from a crossbow at a window of their choice. The contestants' task was to shatter all the windows except one - whoever's window was left standing would win a Shield. In the meantime, each missed crossbow shot before this was accomplished would cost the group $250 from a starting pot of $25,000.
10	"The Weight of Deceit"	$30,000	$28,350	$158,100	MJ
The seven contestants had to dig up golden nuggets from a huge pile of dirt worth $150 each. They then had to cross a series of floating platforms to the other side of a pond and deposit the nuggets on the plate of a balance scale. They had 20 minutes to dig up, transport and deposit as many nuggets as they could, with up to $30,000 worth of gold hidden in the dirt, and any gold dropped into the water lost forever. A Shield was also hidden in the dirt, which could be banked by depositing it on the balance scale as well.
11	"One Final Hurdle"	$50,000	$50,000	$208,100	—
Follow the path to the boat and raise the flag for $50,000. The players could take diversions along the path to find more flags to take to the boat, with a possible extra $10,000. If the players collected all of the flags and raised the flag they received the whole prize of $50,000.