Who Will Win 'The Traitors' Season 3? A Power Ranking After Episode 5

After tonight’s episode of The Traitors Season 3, we’re down eight players. After the first five episodes, the cast of 23 has been winnowed down to 15. The remaining Traitors and Faithfuls have many more murders and banishments ahead of them as they hope to survive to the end and claim the $250,000. And even though we’ve got six episodes to go before a winner is crowned, we are taking upon ourselves the impossible task of predicting a champion. Because why not?

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While we don’t know anything more about the outcome than you do, there’s nothing more fun that a little guesswork. To that end, I’ve compiled a power ranking of the remaining 15 players ranked from least likely to most likely to take home the money. Obviously, there are a lot of moving parts in this game, so trying to determine who will win might be a bit of a fool’s errand, but looking at the cast there are definitely some players who stand a much better chance than others.

After last week’s premiere, I ranked Robyn Dixon in 12th place out of 17, with Nikki Garcia at 9th. It’s not particularly shocking that either of them were eliminated as they didn’t seem to stand much of a chance to win and neither were particularly compelling television.

You can read last week’s full ranking here.

To determine this week’s ranking, I looked at five major criteria for the players.

For the remaining Traitor, the questions are:

• Will they be able to survive the Round Tables without being banished and make it to the end game?
• If they make it to the Fire of Truth, will they be able to convince the remaining players that they are a Faithful?

For the Faithful, the questions are:

• Will the Traitors want to murder them?
• Will they be eliminated at an upcoming Round Table for seeming suspicious?
• Will they be able to suss out the Traitors at the Fire of Truth, or will they vote to end the game with a Traitor in their midst?

Also, remember that this ranking is based on their odds of winning, not just going far.

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15. Danielle Reyes (Traitor)

Last Week: 13th

I am sorry to say this, but girl…this is the worst collection of game moves in The Traitors history. She’s trying to eliminate Boston Rob so she is going to *checks note* try to get Carolyn banish so she can convince Boston Rob to let her recruit a Traitor who is going to help her banish him? WHAT?!?!?! I think the only thing that’s saved her this long is that her actions are so bizarre the Faithfuls think she can’t possibly be a Traitor. 

14. Tom Sandoval (Faithful)

Last Week: 17th

After two weeks in dead last, I’m bumping Tom up one spot. While he is dumb and everyone still hates him, at least he is not actively shooting himself in the foot multiple times every mission for no reason. 

13. Sam Asghari (Faithful)

Last Week: 16th

Sam is bringing nothing to this cast, and The Traitors know it. He was nearly murdered this week, and I think they’re going to clip him before long because he’s never getting banished. 

12. Boston Rob Mariano (Traitor)

Last Week: 11th

Just when I thought Boston Rob was DOA, Danielle somehow manages to zoom past him towards the top of the hit list. With Danielle throwing Carolyn under the bus, I think Rob has the opportunity to seemingly look stupid by voting to banish a non-Traitor when Danielle goes. This could help deflect from the argument that he already knew Bob the Drag Queen was a Traitor because he was also one. Overall, I still think they’re banishing Rob eventually, but if he can make a few strategic murders while everyone is focused on Danielle, he could save himself. 

11. Lord Ivar Mountbatten (Faithful)

Last Week: 15th

Like Sam, Lord Ivar could be a plum target for the Traitors to kill. Even if he survives though, he’s got sneaky vibes, and I think it’s only a matter of time before he gets banished.

10. Carolyn Wiger (Traitor)

Last Week: 6th

Of the current set of Traitors, I think Carolyn stands the best chance at winning, even if her chances are low. She’s the most surprising of Alan Cumming‘s choices and seems the least likely of the four to have been selected. Her kookiness will also cover a multitude of erratic behaviors, but Danielle calling her out directly could hurt her eventually much like Dan’s calling out Phaedra did. 

9. Gabby Windey (Faithful)

Last Week: 14th

While I was riding high on the Bambi Alliance, the fact that they turned on Nikki so quickly this week gives me pause. I also think Gabby could be a plum target for murder soonish. 

8. Wes Bergmann (Faithful)

Last Week: 5th

Wes and Derrick are such an enigma in this game so far. While no one seems to suspect either of them, they are both strategic forces. It seems like at some point either a) the Traitors will axe them for sniffing around or b) the Faithfuls will banish them for being shifty. However, as the weeks go on and the Traitors continue to crash and burn, their odds of winning are getting higher. 

7. Derrick Levasseur (Faithful)

Last Week: 4th

Ditto to what I said about Wes.

6. Chrishell Stause (Faithful)

Last Week: 1st

While I had Chrishell ranked first last week, her move to a) trust Boston Rob and b) vote out her closest ally this week makes me very suspect of her chances of winning. If Nikki was a Traitor, Chrishell should have kept her around and cut her at the end to ensure safety in the murders. I doubt Boston Rob will murder her or that she’ll be banished, but I also think she could get plucked off right at the end. 

5. Dolores Catania (Faithful)

Last Week: 7th

In addition to being a fan of Zac Efron’s acting, the RHONJ housewife is besties with Dylan. Their friendship is turning into one of the show’s more endearing plotlines, and I just think there’s zero chance that she gets banished. While the Traitors could murder her, she’s got a Shield this week so she seems safe for a bit.

4. Dylan Efron (Faithful)

Last Week: 10th

Dylan being friends with Boston Rob will keep him from being murdered in the near future. I also think he’s so obviously a Faithful that he’s unlikely to get banished. He’s sitting pretty for a few weeks at least. 

3. Ciara Miller (Faithful)

Last Week: 8th

While Ciara was nearly eliminated this week and conventional wisdom is that she’ll get banished soon, I think she may have made it through the worst of it. Her emotions at the end of the Round Table tonight make her look very much like a Faithful and with the Traitors imploding, it might be a few episodes before there’s not a more obvious target. Will anyone care about those coffins by then? I think not. 

2. Bob Harper (Faithful)

Last Week: 3rd

Easily my favorite player this season so far is the former Biggest Loser trainer. While he’s collected a few stray votes, I think the real Traitors will soon take the heat off him, and he seems savvy enough to win should he get to the end. My only worry is that he may get murdered before that, and he doesn’t have a Shield this week.

1. Britney Haynes (Faithful)

Last Week: 2nd

Britney also seems unlikely to be banished in the near future. And lucky for her, I doubt the Traitors will murder her as long as Danielle is in the turret. Britney is flying under the radar but she’s whip smart. Dare I compare her to Trishelle? Is Derrick her CT? Only time will tell.

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