Rob Rausch, Mark Ballas, Alan Cumming, Tara Lipinski, Maura Higgins, and Eric Nam in season 4 of ‘The Traitors’.
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NEED TO KNOW
The winner of The Traitors’ $220,800 prize was revealed during the season 4 finale on Thursday, Feb. 26
The season ended with a shocking reveal at the fire pit
A reunion special hosted by Andy Cohen is available to stream now on Peacock
Warning: This story contains spoilers from the season 4 finale of The Traitors.
After a dramatic season of heated arguments, wild guesses and ruthless betrayal, the winner of The Traitors season 4 has finally been revealed as Rob Rausch.
In the beginning of the finale episode that aired Thursday, Feb. 26, Rob and his fellow Traitor Eric Nam decided to murder Faithful Mark Ballas.
During the next roundtable, Olympian Johnny Weir was banished after being voted out by Eric, Rob and Maura Higgins, leaving his bestie Tara Lipinski devastated.
Eric Nam, Johnny Weir, Tara Lipinski, and Maura Higgins while filming season 4 of ‘The Traitors’.
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Later on at the fire of truth, Tara was banished by the group. She’d correctly believed that Rob and Eric were the Traitors.
“When I went to Maura, I thought she realized by what I was telling her that it’s Eric and Rob, but I never in a million years thought I’d make it this far,” Tara said in a confessional. “I did the very best I could in that room, and to me, that is priceless.”
The three players left standing were then given the chance to decide whether they wanted to end the game or keep playing if they thought there was still a Traitor amongst them. Eric votes to end the game, while Maura and Rob decide they want to have another banishment. They ultimately vote to banish Eric.
“I truly trust you guys,” Eric told them. “You are so incredibly wrong.”
He then warned Maura: “I want you to think about why you never questioned the other player in this game.”
Maura Higgins in season 4 of ‘The Traitors’
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With Maura and Rob as the two final players left standing, that means Rob has won the complete $220,800 prize money, since he’s a Traitor.
“I am and I always have been a Traitor,” Rob told Maura. “I am so sorry, I am a Traitor. I’m serious.”
To that, Maura said, “Oh my God, I’m so stupid.”
“I was so fooled by you,” she said. “You absolute a–hole. You pinky promised. You’re a piece of work. I was so convinced. You’ve embarrassed me.”
As Rob continued to apologize, Maura told him, “Don’t speak. Please stop talking.”
When asked by host Alan Cumming, who called Rob “one of the best Traitors we’ve had thus far,” how he felt about his win, the Love Island alum expressed a mix of emotions.
“It’s so bittersweet,” he said. “I feel bad for Maura. Poor Eric, too. It was an opportunity. It was right in front of me.”
“I can make this money go a long way,” he added. “It can change my life and my family’s life. I had to think without emotion like I’ve done this whole game.”
Rob Rausch in season 4 of ‘The Traitors’
Credit: Euan Cherry/Peacock
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A Traitor from the beginning, Rob played a particularly ruthless game throughout the season, turning against fellow Traitors Lisa Rinna and Candiace Dillard Bassett when he had the opportunity to oust them.
In a confessional, Rob said he doesn’t think Maura “will ever forgive me, honestly.”
“People see me as a dumb hot person, but I’ve been a Traitor from day one, and I won. I beat everyone,” he said. “Now I just have to find a nice girl who hasn’t watched TV too much and then I think a nice farm, maybe some kids running around. I want to have a quiet life.”
The Traitors season 4 finale and its reunion are streaming now on Peacock.
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