Mark Zgoda
The Trainer
WHERE THEY STANDEP 4
Invisible again. Nobody is talking about him, which four episodes in is its own quiet survival strategy.
SEASON JOURNEY
total pts
Nobody writes their name
Hauls the gold carts past the Death Parade
DRAFT PROFILE
Number 11 of 22 on our preseason board, in tier B alongside 5 other players.
That is a bet on how many points Mark is worth to a fantasy roster, which is not the same bet as who wins. Points come from missions, shields, surviving the Round Table and calling a Traitor correctly, so a loud player who gets banished in episode six can outscore a quiet one who reaches the end.
Ranked before the premiere, from the cast announcement and nothing else. Nobody involved has seen a frame of the season.
BEFORE THEY PLAYEDWanted to stay Faithful
Mark said they would rather stay Faithful. Read it as a preference for playing the game straight and hunting rather than hiding. It is the more exposed wish of the two: a Faithful has to be right in public, repeatedly, and a Traitor Mark would be starting from a position they did not want.
What they told the cameras before filming, not a spoiler and not a prediction. Casting decides who wears the cloak.
IN THE CASTLE
A shared age, home state or trade is the first shortcut a Round Table reaches for.
- One of five players aged 26, in a cast running from 23 to 65.
Logan Smith
Madeline Kostopulos
Victor Vollbrechthausen
Wyatt Gillespie - The only player in the castle from New Jersey.
- Six of the twenty-two said before filming that they would rather stay Faithful. These are the other five.
Abbey Benjamin
Abby LeeMadeline Kostopulos
Morgan CookWyatt Gillespie
Counted from the twenty-two announced players, not from anything that has happened. The season has not started.
BIO
A personal trainer from Phillipsburg, New Jersey, playing for a thesis rather than a cloak. "I want to be a Faithful!" he says. "I want to show people that the good guys can win and deserve to win." He arrived with a three-phase plan: build relationships and be "a great number two", let the loud players carry the targets, then "go down guns blazing". A stated moral position is a liability in a game where everyone is looking for a reason to doubt you, and an asset if the group ever believes it.
🎯 FANTASY TAKE
Strong missions projection and a genuinely useful social position: trainers get people to do hard things while feeling good about it. The gap is deduction. Being liked and useful keeps a Faithful alive a long time and makes a Traitor almost impossible to catch.
STRATEGY
Expect them to carry weight on missions and stay off the table's mind.
Mark Zgoda
The Trainer
"A personal trainer from Phillipsburg, New Jersey, playing for a thesis rather than a cloak. "I want to be a Faithful!" he says. "I want to show people that the good guys can win and deserve to win." He arrived with a three-phase plan: build relationships and be "a great number two", let the loud players carry the targets, then "go down guns blazing". A stated moral position is a liability in a game where everyone is looking for a reason to doubt you, and an asset if the group ever believes it."
PLAYER INFO
WHERE THEY STANDEP 4
Invisible again. Nobody is talking about him, which four episodes in is its own quiet survival strategy.
SEASON JOURNEY
total pts
Nobody writes their name
Hauls the gold carts past the Death Parade
DRAFT PROFILE
Number 11 of 22 on our preseason board, in tier B alongside 5 other players.
That is a bet on how many points Mark is worth to a fantasy roster, which is not the same bet as who wins. Points come from missions, shields, surviving the Round Table and calling a Traitor correctly, so a loud player who gets banished in episode six can outscore a quiet one who reaches the end.
Ranked before the premiere, from the cast announcement and nothing else. Nobody involved has seen a frame of the season.
BEFORE THEY PLAYEDWanted to stay Faithful
Mark said they would rather stay Faithful. Read it as a preference for playing the game straight and hunting rather than hiding. It is the more exposed wish of the two: a Faithful has to be right in public, repeatedly, and a Traitor Mark would be starting from a position they did not want.
What they told the cameras before filming, not a spoiler and not a prediction. Casting decides who wears the cloak.
IN THE CASTLE
A shared age, home state or trade is the first shortcut a Round Table reaches for.
- One of five players aged 26, in a cast running from 23 to 65.Logan SmithMadeline KostopulosVictor VollbrechthausenWyatt Gillespie
- The only player in the castle from New Jersey.
- Six of the twenty-two said before filming that they would rather stay Faithful. These are the other five.Abbey BenjaminAbby LeeMadeline KostopulosMorgan CookWyatt Gillespie
Counted from the twenty-two announced players, not from anything that has happened. The season has not started.
RATINGS
STRENGTHS
WEAKNESSES
🎯 FANTASY TAKE
Strong missions projection and a genuinely useful social position: trainers get people to do hard things while feeling good about it. The gap is deduction. Being liked and useful keeps a Faithful alive a long time and makes a Traitor almost impossible to catch.
STRATEGY
Expect them to carry weight on missions and stay off the table's mind.