Traitors stars axed in season 3 elimination twist but will they come back?
Contestants Fozia, Jack and Alexander left The Traitors in the first 15 minutes of the first episode.
What did you miss?
Three of the contestants taking part on The Traitors were sacrificed before they reached the castle and the game had the chance to begin.
Claudia Winkleman tasked the cast of The Traitors with choosing one person from each of the three carriages to leave the train in 10 minutes for a cash prize of £10,000. Fozia, Jack and Alexander left the train in three minutes, meaning £7,000 was won for the prize pot.
After the first 15 minutes of the episode, the three contestants were eliminated. Yorkshire lad Jack raised the question over whether he would be returning to the BBC show in a plot twist.
What, how and why?
The journey to the castle had been derailed when the train come to an abrupt stop. Winkleman tannoyed in to let the contestants know the backstabbing game was just about to begin.
She informed them of the first mission: "Attention passengers. Claudia here! I hope you've been enjoying your journey so far because things are about to get interesting. As a welcome, I'm gifting you £10,000 to start your prize pot. But as you know in this game comes at a price.
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"Listen very carefully to what I'm about to say. Right now there are 25 passengers on this train but there are only 22 spaces in the game. So for three of you your journey is now over. One person from each carriage will have to disembark the game before the game can start.
"It's up to you to decide who this will be. You will only have ten minutes to make your decision. For every minute you make your decision, £1,000 will be deducted. So the question is, who is going to stay and who is going to go? I'll see some of you at the castle."
Fozia, 50, who is an outreach manager, was the first to get off the train by choice. She told the group: "I'm prepared to get off. I'll remember all your faces. It's a big sacrifice."
Jack, 24, who is a market trader, was the second person to get off. However, he admitted he was taking a chance because he hoped that this would play a part in a huge twist for series three.
He said: "We might still go to the castle. I'll take that chance though. Do you know what yeah, this is the most stupid attempt yeah, I'm going to go for it."
Alexander, 38, was the third to get off the train — although he was the most reluctant of the three. The former British diplomat had said he was mulling over getting off the train but no one else came forward and instead thanked him for his offer to get off the train. By then, he felt he had no choice.
He said in a piece to camera: "By the time I was saying I was considering it, I think that's as good as saying I'll do it, everybody said that's great thanks so much for that wonderful offer, that's really nice of you, you should go."
Will they come back?
Host Winkleman had teased the big changes for series three. She said: "I would love to tell you all about series three, but then I will get fired so I can tell you absolutely nothing. What I will tell you is that things are different this year. There are some really exciting things that have changed, which keeps everyone on the toes and feeds into the central premise of trust! I can’t wait for everyone to see."
Will the contestants comeback later into the series as Jack hopes or has the game got more ruthless than ever?
The Traitors starts New Years Day at 8pm on BBC One and iPlayer. Episode 2 will be made available immediately after on iPlayer and will also air on 2 Thursday at 8pm. From episode 3 onwards, all episodes will air at 9pm.
