Leicester’s Traitors star Tyler is among the favourites to be murdered next according to bookmakers. Fears are high that the barber may not make the cut following tonight’s (Friday, January 3) episode.
Tyler is among the 22 contestants vying for the prize pot of up £120,000 if he survives the murderous intentions of the show’s Traitors. Two episodes have aired so far, with Tyler evading the chop, but bookmakers do not believe he will survive much longer on the show.
According to TV expert James Leyfield for Gambling.com, he said that Tyler was the second most likely to be murdered next on the show. The favourite for the killer exit is Charlotte who is pretending to be Welsh on the show.
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Mr Leyfield said: “Her ill-judged comment that she was relaxed after Claudia’s Traitor selection has stayed in many of her fellow players’ minds, while the Traitors tactic of eliminating Keith to draw attention to her could still pick up some traction.”
Tyler is a self-confessed “old soul” who opened up on Thursday’s episode (January 2) to having never had a girlfriend. The 29-year-old also revealed his love of birdwatching – something which has charmed viewers and bookies, but they believe it may not be enough to save him.
Mr Leyfield said: “Tyler’s wholesome nature and old-soul have seemingly charmed the rest of the contestants, and it’s 7/4 that the Traitors make a tactical move to take him out of the running.”
Host Claudia Winkleman with the contestants
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The biggest players on the show are current Traitors Armani – who has been on Tyler’s radar – and Minah who have displayed very different ways of getting rid of their fellow players. Mr Leyfield said: “Armani is a big personality and has been very vocal around the group so far. However, as her fellow Traitor Minah said, there is an element of her ‘doing too much’.
“If eyes are on her there is also a question around if her fellow Traitors will support her, given that she criticised them in the turret for essentially not planting enough seeds of suspicion around the group. If Armani does indeed survive the next roundtable, then it’s 6/4 that she and her fellow Traitors will decide to banish her sister Maia, in an attempt to take the heat off her.”
Despite those odds, Mr Leyfield said Armani’s sister Maia is more likely to be murdered, with odds of 6/4. He added: “It’s very early in the game to work out out who will walk away with the prize money, but given that she has completely evaded detection Minah is the 11/8 favourite to win the show – especially as she has two Traitors alongside her that have raised much more suspicion.”
The Traitors continues tonight at 9pm on BBC One. Stream the series so far on BBC iPlayer.