The Traitors' reigning champ predicts who will make it to the final as season draws to a close

There are three more episodes to go before The Traitors season 4 comes to a close and the next champion(s) is crowned and for former winner Jake Brown, it couldn't be clearer who will make it to the final.

Over the past three weeks, viewers across the nation have been tuned into dramatic showdowns, tense missions and betrayal aplenty and soon, it'll either be the Faithful or Traitors who reign supreme.

Based on the latest episode alone, the Traitors seem to be out of the woods, and Brown is sure Rachel and Stephen will have no problem being in the final five.

Speaking exclusively to RadioTimes.com on behalf of BetWright Online Casino, Brown elaborated: "I think right now it's hard to see past the Traitors. I just think they've been really good.

"Social skills, clever gameplay, the taking risks, they've worked together as well, which is nice to see, and it's really benefited them.

"Anytime anyone has mentioned either their names, they've kind of steered the direction away from them. So at the moment, I think both Traitors will be in the final five."

Brown did note that anything can happen in the Traitors and the game could change at any moment.

"I used to wake up in the morning and go to the castle, I used to think, 'Right, this is gonna happen today' and then by lunchtime, my whole thought process had changed," he recalled.

"Someone will say something or someone will do something, and that'll just completely change how the day is going to go. The outlook and suspicion just completely shifts one person to the next."

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Rachel and Stephen currently find themselves in a tricky situation, after Claudia Winkleman revealed a ceremonial dagger. Whoever is in possession of the dagger then gets a double vote at the next round table, but it's up to the Traitors to decide who gets it.

"If they [the Traitors} give it to themselves, they've automatically got three votes and at this stage, that's pretty much a majority vote. So that could be a good plan," Brown told RadioTimes.com. "Or the other option is to try and not create suspicion on themselves [and] to give it to someone who trusts them. Maybe Roxy, who kind of will go with whatever they say anyway.

"Roxy, last time, voted for James, so she might push the James narrative that gets James banished, and then the Traitors are still left in the clear."

The Traitors season 4 continues on Wednesday 21st January at 8pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer. Seasons 1-3 are available to watch on iPlayer.

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