Highland-set reality BBC TV hit The Traitors returns tonight – and this contestant is favourite for the push
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The first week of Highland-set BBC TV hit The Traitors ended in a dramatic cliffhanger on Friday night after the latest round table banishment went to sudden death.
Brian or Ash were tied on six votes apiece for elimination – and The BBC One show's credits rolled just before we could hear who Anthony, the only contestant yet to vote, had chosen for banishment.
The show – set at Ardross Castle near Alness in Easter Ross – returns to the screens at 9pm tonight with viewers on tenterhooks as to what will happen next.
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Should Anthony go for Diane again rather than Brian or Ash, then it will be another tie, which host Claudia Winkleman has already revealed will mean Brian or Ash's fate will be decided "by chance".
Gambling.com have put together a list of odds for most likely contestant to be banished next, as well as who the winner of the programme will be.
It has Brian – who got tongue-tied under pressure at the round table –as a 60 per cent probability of being banished. The Scot's ramblings left many of his fellow participants with confused looks on their faces.
Ash – who is one of the Traitors – is next favourite for the exit door at 40 per cent.
The online site at this stage reckons the Traitors' team is most likely to win .
Its assessment states: "Brian is 4/6 with bookmakers to be the next contestant banished from the show after his "bizarre" performance on Friday.
"Earlier in episode three, he found out his fellow stars had voted for him as the most likely to be a "sheep". Brian admitted he "lost his head" during the banishment as he became jittery and stumbled over his words, leaving most of the others confused by his outbursts.
"One of the most shocking moments of Friday's banishment came when Traitors Paul and Harry both turned on Ash in the sudden death vote - as they did what they believed "needed to be done to protect the Traitors". And Ash is now 6/4 with bookies to be banished next.
"While Paul and Harry's no-nonsense tactics will no doubt help to protect their true identities and strengthen their chances of winning the show, this could cause chaos for the Traitors if Ash does remain.
"Should Ash escape banishment on Wednesday night's episode, it looks set to be a must-watch moment in British reality TV history when Ash returns to the Traitors' turret to face Paul and Harry.
"The Traitors' are 8/11 to emerge victorious on the show, and this price with odds makers reflects the way Paul and Harry have performed so far."
