The Traitors on BBC One: All the previous winners of the show and how they spent their winnings
Some have been more restrained than you might thinkThe Traitors returns tonight with its hugely anticipated launch episode for series 4 – but who are all the previous winners of the show?
Claudia Winkleman is back in Ardross Castle in the Scottish Highlands and has 22 brand new contestants in tow.
They are all hoping to get their hands on this year’s prize pot, which could reach a whopping £120,000.
But who are all the previous winners of The Traitors. And more importantly, where are they now and what did they spend their winnings on?
The Traitors: Who won series 1?
The first series of The Traitors aired in late November 2022 and concluded just before Christmas. There were 22 contestants in the first series and the first twist to emerge was that players Alex and Tom had dated before the show began.
The series was won by Aaron Evans, Hannah Byczkowski and Meryl Williams. They were all Faithfuls and received £101,050 in prize money.
Aaron immediately jumped on his newfound fame. He later surprised fans of Channel 4’s First Dates by popping up on the show. Aaron also appeared on Celebrity Mastermind and Love Island USA in 2024.
Speaking of his share of the prize money, Aaron later said: “I got to the final and won like £33,000. I ended up giving the money to my mum anyway. Well I gave her the £33,000, and then asked for three grand back ’cause I was skint.”
Hannah has continued working as a comedian since winning The Traitors. She now also hosts the podcast Ghost Huns with her pal Suzie Preece.
All of Hannah’s prize money has been spent. She told the Daily Express in October 2025: “I mean, I was so thrilled to have won, and I won enough money to be able to get a car, which is what I wanted to drive me around to gigs.”
Meanwhile, Meryl – who has a form of dwarfism – now works as an influencer, having quit her job in customer service. Meryl banked some of her winnings for a rainy day and paid for life-changing forehead reduction surgery.
The Traitors: Series 2 winner
Harry Clark was the sole winner of The Traitors series 2. He managed to walk away with £95,150 after pulling the wool over his fellow Faithfuls’ eyes until the bitter end.
The former Army helicopter engineer now works as a TV personality and influencer. In September, he released his own book called Harry Clark: Staying Faithful. He talks in the book about his upbringing, life in the Army and sudden rise to fame.
But despite bagging so much money when he won The Traitors, Harry still lives in his childhood bedroom at his parents’ house.
Harry said last year: “My Dad has a sound head on his shoulders, and he’s invested my prize money for me. It’s in a bank somewhere. I haven’t even seen it.”
Harry also told the Daily Mail that he had paid off his parents’ personal debts and helped them out with bills. What a good egg!
Who won the last series of The Traitors?
Faithfuls Jake Brown and Leanne Quigley won the third series of The Traitors in 2025. The pair cleverly outwitted the Traitors and walked away with £94,600 to share between them.
Leanne Is a former soldier and has had a tough ride over the past two years. Her fiancée Sophie Jones had been receiving treatment for breast cancer before The Traitors aired on the BBC last January.
The couple share twins, Harley and Hudson, who they had via IVF. Leanne has now revealed much of her winnings has been spent spoiling her little family with holidays.
She told The Mirror this week: “It’s been a rough couple of years so we’re just prioritising ourselves. The kids have kept us going through the craziest time. We’ve just been spoiling the hell out of them!”
Meanwhile, Jake said he would whisk his wife Shannon on holiday after his Traitors win. They have since enjoyed trips to the Dominican Republic and Florida.
Jake has been working as an influencer and sports broadcaster since appearing on The Traitors. He still plays for England Cerebral Palsy Football.
When can I watch series 4 of The Traitors?
The brand new series of The Traitors starts tonight on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on (Thursday January 1, 2026). The show begins at 8pm and is 65 minutes long, with an end time of 9.05pm.
Viewers will get to meet all of this year’s players and find out who Claudia chooses as her Traitors and who the Faithful is.
We look forward to seeing who out of them ends up in this Traitors Hall of Fame!
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