Who Won The Traitors Season 4? Rob Rausch Takes $220,800 in an All-Time Finale
Rob Rausch won The Traitors Season 4. The fourth season of The Traitors concluded with Rob Rausch winning the Peacock competition series and taking home the $220,800 cash prize. Rausch, who entered the finale as the last remaining original Traitor, outlasted fellow Traitor Eric Nam and Faithfuls Maura Higgins, Tara Lipinski, Johnny Weir, and Mark Ballas. The Traitors Season 4 finale aired Thursday, February 26, 2026 ET at 9:00 PM ET exclusively on Peacock.
How Rob Rausch Won The Traitors Season 4 Finale
In the final episode, the Traitors murdered Mark Ballas, leaving five contestants to compete at the last roundtable and Fire of Truth. At the final roundtable, Johnny Weir was banished as a Faithful. During the first Fire of Truth vote, Eric, Rob, and Maura voted to banish Tara Lipinski. In the second Fire of Truth vote, Eric voted to banish Rob, while Rob and Maura both voted to banish Eric.
With Eric eliminated, only Rob and Maura remained. Rob then revealed his identity, telling Maura: "I'm so sorry, I'm a Traitor. I'm serious. The whole game I've been a Traitor." Maura's jaw-dropping response — "I was so fooled by you. You absolute a—-le. You pinky-promised!" — instantly became the most memed moment of the entire season.
Maura Higgins Delivers the Season's Most Iconic Reaction
Saying Maura Higgins was shocked would be an understatement. She could barely move her arms and even commanded "Don't speak" as Rausch tried to apologize, making a reaction meme for the ages. Despite being furious in the moment, Higgins found perspective quickly.
In her confessional, she admitted he played a good game, telling the camera: "Rob, you're a f*cking snake, but well done." Host Alan Cumming led Rob outside for personal fireworks of celebration and called him "one of the greatest Traitors" on the show. Rob said he had mixed emotions and that he'd have to find a woman who doesn't watch much TV and hopefully settle down to a quiet life.
The Full Traitors Season 4 Cast: Who Played, Who Betrayed
The Traitors Season 4 premiered January 8, 2026, and concluded February 26, 2026, filming at Ardross Castle in the Scottish Highlands. The full cast included Mark Ballas, Stephen Colletti, Candiace Dillard Bassett, Ron Funches, Kristen Kish, Tara Lipinski, Dorinda Medley, Monét X Change, Eric Nam, Michael Rapaport, Rob Rausch, Lisa Rinna, Caroline Stanbury, Ian Terry, Colton Underwood, Johnny Weir, and Porsha Williams among the 23 original contestants.
In Episode 1, Donna Kelce was selected as the "Secret Traitor" — a hidden role whose identity was concealed from both viewers and the Traitors themselves until she was banished in Episode 3. Rob Rausch survived as the last original Traitor, then recruited Eric Nam to join him after fellow Traitors Lisa Rinna and Candiace Dillard Bassett were eliminated.
The Traitors Season 4 Reunion: Andy Cohen Hosts, 21 Contestants Return
The Traitors Season 4 reunion dropped immediately after the finale at approximately 10:00 PM ET Thursday on Peacock. Andy Cohen hosted the special, which brought together 21 of the season's 23 contestants.
Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir did not appear at the reunion — both were fulfilling duties as Olympic commentators in Italy during the February 12 taping in New York City. The reunion was dominated by lingering tension between Lisa Rinna and Colton Underwood. Rinna confronted Underwood directly over his comment during the season that he wanted to take her "hostage," which caused Underwood to leave the reunion set during a heated exchange.
What's Next: The Civilian Traitors Version Films in May 2026
A civilian — non-celebrity — version of The Traitors is heading to NBC and is still casting, with production set to begin in May 2026. The format, which originated in the Netherlands, has become one of Peacock's most dominant reality franchises, consistently delivering some of the platform's highest viewership of any original series.
The Traitors Season 4 marked only the second time in U.S. franchise history that a Traitor has taken the entire prize pot uncontested — the first being Cirie Fields in Season 1. Rob Rausch, the snake wrangler from Florence, Alabama, joins Fields in the franchise's exclusive hall of perfect Traitor victories — and has almost certainly guaranteed himself a spot on whatever all-stars edition comes next.
