Tully Smyth’s exit had left five players to navigate the day: Traitors Kirby Bentley and Rhys Nicholson, alongside Faithfuls Keira, Krissy Marsh and Josh. With so few people remaining, every private chat carried more weight and every loose plan looked fragile.
Josh had been looking for a way to steady the Faithfuls after a run of wrong calls. Kirby and Rhys, meanwhile, had reached the point where one bad conversation could undo a season’s worth of careful positioning. Then the dagger arrived and made an already delicate endgame even less predictable.
The Dagger Lands With Keira
The day’s power twist gave one player a dagger and the chance to cast two votes at the Round Table. Before it was awarded, the group had to nominate the person they thought should not receive it. Most fingers pointed at Rhys, but Keira ended up with the advantage.
That was a major development for Kirby and Rhys. Keira had spent the game changing direction quickly, asking for advice and then keeping everybody guessing. Giving her the deciding power made the endgame feel less like a plan and more like a very expensive gamble.
Kirby tried to build trust with Keira during the day. The pair worked together in the challenge, then Keira asked Kirby to be straight with her about the dagger. Kirby was honest about the arrangement and was prepared to let Keira take the power. It was a calculated attempt to turn Keira into a genuine ally rather than a loose cannon.
Keira accepted the information, but she was not suddenly locked into Kirby’s plan. She went to each player wanting their explanation, and every fresh conversation seemed capable of changing the shape of the vote. In a larger group, that might have been useful detective work. With only five people left and a double vote in play, it made everyone else’s confidence look a little premature.
Josh’s Plan Unravels
Josh initially wanted to target Krissy, and Keira appeared to be with him. It was the clearest plan he had, but it did not stay clear for long. Rhys became a tempting name, questions around Kirby still hovered in the background, and Keira was listening to everyone.
At the Round Table, Josh spoke about the people he trusted, which only added another layer to Keira’s read of the room. His confidence in Kirby caught her attention, while his earlier attempt to build a voting plan with Keira was no longer enough to guarantee her support.
That is the trap the Faithfuls had walked into. They were still trying to work out whether the danger was Krissy, Rhys or Kirby, but the player holding the extra vote did not need a majority to create a decisive result. Every regular ballot became a starting point rather than an outcome.
Kirby was the only player to vote for Rhys. Keira then put her double vote on Josh, sending him out of the game. Before that final call, the votes were spread tightly enough that Keira’s advantage carried enormous weight. The dagger did not just decorate the table. It decided the night.
Josh revealed himself as a Faithful, another brutal result for a group that had spent the season trying to untangle the wrong people. He had tried to find a path through the chaos with Keira, but her final decision ended his game instead. After so many confident theories from the Faithfuls across the season, the exit landed with a particularly sharp thud.
Kirby And Rhys Have A New Problem
Josh leaving was good news for the Traitors on paper, but the vote left Kirby and Rhys with a problem of their own. Rhys had been expecting the pressure to fall on him, then watched Kirby cast the only vote against him. Even when two Traitors are technically safe, that is the sort of moment that can make an alliance feel a lot less comfortable.
Kirby had warned Rhys that the tide could turn and that they might need to vote for one another to survive. But a sensible contingency plan can still look like betrayal when it is the only vote with your name on it. Rhys now has every reason to wonder whether Kirby was protecting their shared game or quietly setting up her own route to the end.
Keira and Krissy are still in the mix, and Keira’s dagger decision proved that nobody should assume a conversation has turned into a vote. The Traitors have numbers, but they need the remaining Faithfuls to keep seeing different stories at the same time. After this Round Table, that is easier said than done.
With Josh gone and the Faithfuls losing another number, the game is down to its sharpest edge. Kirby and Rhys have survived a strange night, but the route to the end is no longer neat, loyal or predictable. Keira’s dagger has left everyone with something to second-guess, including the people who thought they had the most control.
The Traitors Australia finale airs tonight at 7.30pm on 10 and 10 Play.
