Rob Rausch Wins The Traitors Season 4: Snake Wrangler Takes $220,800 With a Perfect Game
Rob Rausch just pulled off one of the greatest con jobs in reality television history. The Season 4 finale of The Traitors crowned Rob Rausch the sole winner during Thursday night's finale on Peacock, with Rausch taking the entirety of the total cash pot of $220,800. The 27-year-old Alabama snake wrangler played as a Traitor from the very first episode — and never once got caught.
Rob Rausch Betrays Eric Nam to Win The Traitors Season 4
The Season 4 finale kicked off with the reveal of the final murder of the season that cut out Dancing With the Stars pro Mark Ballas, leaving the remaining five contestants as Traitors Rob Rausch and Eric Nam and Faithfuls Maura Higgins, Tara Lipinski, and Johnny Weir.
In the final round, Nam voted out Rausch and Rausch voted out Nam, leading, once again, for the deciding vote to be in Higgins' hand. Higgins ultimately voted for Nam, causing him to be banished and leaving Higgins and Rausch as the final two standing. Higgins then learned the brutal truth — the man she had trusted all season was a Traitor who had played her perfectly from day one.
Maura Higgins' Iconic Reaction Delivers the Season's Best Moment
After Rob's dramatic reveal as a Traitor, Maura was in complete disbelief. With her mouth hanging open in shock, the 35-year-old said, "Oh my god I'm so stupid." What followed became instant reality TV history.
"You've embarrassed me," Higgins said to Rausch. "You're never going to have a girlfriend after this — you're such a good liar." Higgins added in the confessional: "Rob, you're a f-----g snake. But well done." Rausch responded sympathetically, acknowledging he had broken a pinky promise with Higgins — one of the most memorable moments of the entire season.
Alan Cumming Calls Rob Rausch One of the Greatest Traitors Ever
After Higgins left, Rausch and host Alan Cumming walked outside to watch fireworks and revel in the win. "You are a really epic player," Cumming said. "I think one of the greatest Traitors we've had thus far."
Rausch responded: "People just see me as a dumb hot person, but I've been a Traitor since day one. I beat everyone." The win marks only the second time a Traitor has taken the full prize pot — the first since Survivor legend Cirie Fields accomplished the same feat in Season 1.
Who Is Rob Rausch? The Snake Wrangler From Florence, Alabama
Rob Rausch was born on September 1, 1998, in Florence, Alabama. He attended the University of North Alabama from 2017 to 2020 and built a devoted social media following through his wildlife and snake-wrangling content on TikTok, where he has garnered over two million followers.
Despite emerging as a breakout star on The Traitors Season 4, the Love Island USA alum needed convincing before agreeing to make the trip to Alan Cumming's Scottish castle. "I said no twice," Rausch told E! News. "I didn't really want to be on TV again, but I love games and I love competing." He previously appeared on Love Island USA Seasons 5 and 6 without finding love in the villa.
Rob Rausch Confirms He Has a Girlfriend — Fans Are Heartbroken
After winning over the hearts of viewers everywhere during The Traitors, Rob Rausch confirmed in a new interview with The Cut that he is officially off the market — and has struck up a romance with someone from his hometown in Alabama.
Rausch confirmed he has a girlfriend but is keeping her identity private, sharing only that he is currently working on a woodworking project for his partner. Fans flooded TikTok comment sections with heartbreak. One posted "Bye, I'm heartbroken." Another wrote "Please respect my privacy at this time." A third observed that his girlfriend apparently resembles his stated celebrity crush, indie artist Beabadoobee.
What's Next for Rob Rausch After The Traitors Season 4 Win
Rausch said he is not dying to star in another series, although he is not completely opposed to the idea, telling reporters: "I'll probably do another show. It's just so hard to say no because I don't wanna look back ten years down the road and be like, Man, you could have set up your kids for college."
Rausch has developed a partnership with Sonic Drive-In and continues building his wildlife and snake content across social media platforms. A civilian, non-celebrity version of The Traitors is also on its way to NBC soon — though whether Rob Rausch will be anywhere near the next Scottish castle remains entirely up to him.
