Jake Brown
Age: 28
From: Barrow-in-Furness
Occupation: Project manager
Why did you apply?: "I really like the show. That might be quite a bog-standard answer but I do just really like the show. It's actually the only thing I've ever applied for. I've always been into mysteries, even when I was younger in my Scooby Doo days, I've always liked the guess who's the murderer game so this show is the perfect kind of game for me.
"I think I'll be good at it as well. When you watch it from home, you're only getting half the experience because you know who the Traitors are, but I've always said that I'd love to be on the other side of it and be in the castle and get the full experience of not knowing anything and not trusting anyone."
What did you think of previous series?: "I enjoyed them. I'm always sat there thinking, 'I could do better'. I'm chatting my wife's ear off saying, 'I could do that,' 'they should do this' and I make out like it's easy! So, I'm very vocal, and I'm always backing myself that I could do a better job.
"In terms of a game plan I admired, obviously Harry played a very good game. The whole shield scenario that he had was very well played, and actually, as soon as he got the shield, I thought people might have been more suspicious of it, I think maybe one person mentioned it, but mostly everyone bought it straight away.
"But I suppose the other thing is, with each series that comes out, people will become more switched on. With series one, it was brand new, nobody knew what it was, but now when people say certain things or do certain things, people are more switched on and notice quicker so it's harder to pull things off, but I thought Harry played a good game.
"I also think you need a lot of luck in the game, you need to be in the right place at the right time and build relationships with the right people. The people that seem to get furthest are the ones that build relationships with the right people, people like Meryl from series one or Mollie from series two. Obviously, they were both Faithfuls, but they built relationships with Traitors.
"And even though only one of them won, it's about building relationships to get you further along, but then you can also build relationships with the wrong people, and that could be to your detriment."
What is your gameplan?: "When I've been watching at home, I'm always thinking 'I'll be really strategic', and 'I'll say this and I won't say that and I'll play it this way'. But then, because of the luck element, I just think you're best off going in and being yourself, you can't fake yourself. I'd hate to get sent home and think 'oh maybe I wouldn't have if I had said something at that point'.
"And I just think it'll be easier to play yourself rather than trying to play someone else. I also think I'll try and get on with as many people as I can, but also not be afraid to say my piece, because it's a game, and you've got to ruffle a few feathers in the game! You've got to be able to adapt as well, it's a fight or flight sort of thing."
What would you spend the winnings on?: "I'd want to treat my wife and my mum and dad to a nice big holiday to just show my appreciation of them, for everything they've done for me. And then on top of that, I'd like to put some money into my house, because I didn't realise before I bought a house that it's just money draining! There are so many things I ought to do to the house, but there's just no money there, so I'd like to put some towards that."
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The Traitors continues Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 9pm on BBC One and iPlayer.
Neil Wilkes
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