Rob Rausch Girlfriend: Why Maura Higgins Feels Most of the Fallout After The Traitors Season 4 Finale

The win, and the gift promise that followed, landed hardest on Maura Higgins — not because of speculation over a rob rausch girlfriend but because she was the ally Rob Rausch betrayed to clinch the prize. Rob's plan, revealed at the Feb. 26 finale and the reunion, reshaped relationships among the final contestants and left at least one co-star publicly shaken.

Immediate impact: allies, trust and a stunned runner-up

Here’s the part that matters: Maura Higgins emerged as the runner-up and the person most visibly affected by Rob's final move. During the Feb. 26 finale she learned she'd been played and expressed heartbreak, telling Rob, "I was so convinced, you've embarrassed me. " She also said to him, "You're never going to have a girlfriend after this—you're such a good liar, " while also adding there were "no hard feelings" and, "I'm just in shock. I actually thought I was winning. I really did. " In a confessional she teared up and called herself "a fool, " saying, "This is why I don't trust anybody ever, because they stab you in the goddamn back. "

Rob Rausch Girlfriend — the phrase showing up amid the fallout

Rob Rausch won season four of The Traitors during the Feb. 26 finale and took a $220, 800 prize. At the reunion, when asked about his plans for the money, he said, "Probably save it for the future, " and added, "I have to buy Maura a Birkin Bag. " That promise was repeated by fellow contestant Candiace Dillard Bassett, who said, "I was gonna say, there's a promise to buy Maura a Birkin bag. " Costar Lisa Rinna pointed out the purse will cost at least $10, 000. Those details — the prize amount, the Birkin promise, and the public reaction — are part of why conversations, including searches for "rob rausch girlfriend, " cropped up even as the immediate personal fallout focused on Maura and the remaining finalists.

How the finale played out without a step-by-step recap

Rob's path to victory relied on persuading Maura to side with him across the season and to cast key votes. The endgame sequence left Tara Lipinski voted out at Rob and Maura's direction and then saw Maura turn on fellow Traitor Eric Nam. That sequence resulted in Rob and Maura as the final two and Rob as the sole winner on Feb. 26. Rob described his strategy modestly, saying, "I think I just got lucky. "

Reactions among finalists and what they said at the reunion

Responses were raw: Eric Nam said it took him a "few days" to recover from Rob's final act and at the reunion declared, "I will never trust anybody ever again. " Candiace framed Rob's play as a mix of smarts and luck, suggesting the Faithfuls might need a class in gameplay. Maura called Rob "a bad man" in her confessional before cursing him as a "f--king snake" and conceding, "But well done. "

• Rob Rausch won season four and was awarded $220, 800.
• He promised to buy Maura Higgins an Hermès Birkin bag and said he would "probably save it for the future. "
• Candiace Dillard Bassett affirmed the Birkin promise; Lisa Rinna noted the purse costs at least $10, 000.
• Final votes included eliminating Tara Lipinski and a late turn against Eric Nam, leaving Rob and Maura as the final two on Feb. 26.
• Emotional fallout: Maura expressed shock and heartbreak; Eric said he would "never trust anybody ever again. "

It’s easy to overlook, but the show's casting and Traitor selection process matters for how outcomes like this can happen: executive producer Mike Cotton has noted the pick of Traitors considers many factors and is decided just before the selection to craft an interesting mix. Contestants do not always know how many Traitors there could be on any given season; past contestants have said there could potentially be three to five Traitors.

Key takeaways for readers curious about personal angles: Rob's win and his public pledge to buy Maura an expensive designer bag shifted the emotional center of the finale toward Maura, widened rifts among finalists, and produced blunt reunion reactions. The real question now is how that pledge and the personal fallout will shape these players' public profiles going forward.

Writer's aside: The combination of a high-stakes final vote, visible promises about prize money and close personal bonds makes this a standout finish — it's a reminder that endgame choices on competitive reality shows often reverberate far beyond the moment they play out.