Dylan Efron Reveals Brother Zac's Scary-Accurate Prediction for His Time on The Traitors
The Traitors contestant also shared that his actor brother's reaction to Bob the Drag Queen's epic dig.
Dylan Efron is pleasantly surprised to say that he's the winner of Season 3 of The Traitors — though it's not exactly a shocker to his brother, Zac Efron.
In the Season 3 finale, Dylan correctly predicted that Britney Haynes was a Traitor, the Big Brother alum having been recruited by the since-banished Danielle Reyes, another Big Brother alum, in the latter half of the show. So Dylan convinced Gabby Windey, Dolores Catania, and Lord Ivar Mountbatten to vote her off at The Roundtable. But they then had to decide if they'd split the prize pot of $204,300 or if they'd Banish yet again. Ultimately, they all voted to cross the finish line — together.
Until now, Dylan hasn't been able to publicly share the outcome of the show, not even with his closest family and friends, but he said that Zac predicted he'd take the prize from the very beginning.
"My brother guessed before the show even aired that I was going to win," he told Elite Daily. "He was like, 'Oh, you’re going to take this.'"
Zac Efron had a funny reaction to Bob the Drag Queen's insult
What Zac likely didn't expect was to be dragged into the Roundt Table discussions. There was a shocking moment in Episode 4, when Dylan accused Bob the Drag Queen of being a Traitor. To back up his assertion, Dylan said, "Bob is an amazing actor, I grew up with an actor," to which Bob retorted, "Not a good one."
While the rest of the cast was up in arms over Bob's dig, Dylan confirmed at the reunion that Zac didn't take it to heart. In fact, Zac passed along a message to Bob via Dylan: "He asked if you've seen Baywatch. He thinks you'd love it."
And Dylan isn't offended either. He told Elite Daily that it actually endeared him to the other players. "I love how everyone rallied and supported my brother's acting... That was cute," he shared.
Plus, he said, "Everyone, including Bob the Drag Queen, knows it was a clever one-liner."
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Dylan reveals his approach to playing The Traitors
From the start, Dylan knew that this would be a cutthroat game, so he entered with a strategy, though he knew his gameplay would change as the show progressed.
"My game plan was going to be more similar to Sam Asghari's and be quiet and just make good relationships with people," he explained.
As time went on, he cozied up to Boston Rob Mariano, leading fans to believe that Dylan suspected Boston Rob was a Traitor from the start. But Dylan said this wasn't the case. "I did not know he was a Traitor, but I knew I wanted to play the game with him and make it to the end with him because he is loyal to his people," he explained.
He was also fairly confident that Gabby Windey, the Barbie to his Ken, wasn't a Traitor. He said of his reasoning, "There's zero chance she would murder her best friend, Chrishell Stause, in plain sight. You have to be a sick strategist. That's something Danielle might do, but not Gabby."
To find out what else Dylan had to say about his time on The Traitors, watch the Season 3 reunion on Peacock.
Seasons 1-3 of The Traitors are now streaming exclusively on Peacock.
