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Why Parvati Shallow is ‘nervous’ for Boston Rob on ‘The Traitors’ Season 3
Longtime friends and “Survivor” alums Parvati Shallow and Rob “Boston Rob” Mariano switched reality shows this year.
While Shallow is taking her turn collecting cases and taking names on “Deal or No Deal Island,” Mariano is trying to survive Alan Cumming’s castle in “The Traitors.”
Shallow (and her headbands) memorably appeared on “The Traitors” Season 2, while Mariano participated in the inaugural season of “Deal or No Deal Island.”
Shallow tells TODAY.com that she and Mariano spoke before they each left to film and compete on their respective shows, both of which are currently airing on Peacock. (TODAY.com and Peacock share a parent company, NBCUniversal.)
“(Rob) told me, first of all, to play,” she says with a laugh.
Shallow admits when she learned of “Deal or No Deal Island,” she thought it had the “goofiest name.”
“I was like, that show sounds like a real dumb-dumb show,” she says.
But then Mariano told her there was potential to win an “insane amount of money,” she recalls. While Mariano walked away from the show in fourth place, the winner of Season 1, Jordan Fowler, left with $1.23 million.
Mariano also gave her a piece of advice: “If you’re ever on the bottom, face the Banker.”
“It’s too risky to let someone else do that. They’re going to take you out if they have the chance,” she says. “So I took that to heart.”
In the twist-filled “Deal or No Deal Island,” teams compete in challenges for briefcases containing different sums of money. The player with the highest value case picks someone to face against the Banker in a game of “Deal or No Deal,” familiar to fans of the Howie Mandel-hosted show. A bad deal leads to elimination. A good negotiation gives that player the power to pick who leaves the island next.
Playing the game felt “very dynamic,” Shallow says. “It felt kind of chaotic in an exciting way for me, where I was like, ‘If I’m going to play this game to win, how do I win within a game that you don’t really have much control over?’”
When it came to advising Mariano on “The Traitors,” Shallow says her tips didn’t have anything to do with strategy.
“I wasn’t going to offer him any advice for his gameplay, because Rob’s going to do what Rob’s going to do,” she says. “But I did support him with fashion.
“I said, ‘Rob, you can’t wear basketball shorts and a black tank top. This is Alan Cumming’s castle you are entering. You need to show up,’” she says. “Yeah, he upgraded his fashion choices.”
Shallow says she’s been keeping up with the show so far, including Mariano’s big move in Episode 4.
(Warning: Spoilers for “The Traitors” Season 3 ahead!)
Mariano, who was made a Traitor in a twist at the end of Episode 1, made a big play in the most recent episode. After his fellow Traitor Bob the Drag Queen cast suspicion on Mariano and the other newcomers to the game, Mariano galvanized the already skeptical Dylan Efron to rally votes against Bob. His efforts paid off, and Bob the Drag Queen was banished at the round table at the end of the episode.
Shallow, who played “Survivor” with Mariano on the show’s 20th season, “Heroes vs. Villains,” and 40th, “Winners at War,” says “it’s so fun to watch Rob do his thing at the round table.”
“I don’t want him to stop,” she says. “I kind of love his ‘Godfather,’ take no prisoners, just machine gun them down.”
But?
“… But, if you’re doing that as a Traitor, you’re putting a huge spotlight on you,” she says. “I’m nervous for him. I don’t want to see him get banished. But I think it’s too late for him to dial it down.”
Episode 5 of “The Traitors” airs Thursday at 9 p.m. ET/ 6 p.m. PT.
New episodes of “Deal or No Deal Island” air Tuesdays at 9 p.m. ET/ 6 p.m. PT.
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Looking for a new marketplace to shop at this spring? You’re in luck – Boston is home to one of the best public markets in the country, according to USA TODAY 10BEST Readers’ Choice Awards.
The annual 10BEST awards highlight the best in travel, food and lifestyle, and winners are chosen by a public voting poll after being nominated by industry experts. In the 2026 food awards, highlighting the top food tours, food cruises, farmers markets and more from across the country, Boston Public Market ranked third in the best public market category.
Here’s what to know before you go to Boston’s top-ranked public market.
Why Boston Public Market ranked third
A year-round indoor marketplace in Downtown Boston, Boston Public Market celebrates the bounty New England has to offer with fresh groceries, prepared meals, crafts and specialty items from over 30 local artisans and food producers, with a focus on seasonal items.
Along with browsing through groceries and goods, guests are invited to join the public market for a variety of special events, including trivia, live music, magic shows and face painting.
Boston Public Market is located at 100 Hanover St. on the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway, directly above the Haymarket MBTA station. Hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday and Tuesday or 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday.
What other markets made the list?
Here is USA TODAY’s full ranking of the top 10 public markets in the country:
- Reading Terminal Market – Philadelphia, PA
- Milwaukee Public Market – Milwaukee, WI
- Boston Public Market – Boston, MA
- Eastern Market – Detroit, MI
- West Side Market – Cleveland, OH
- Essex Market – New York City, NY
- Lancaster Central Market – Lancaster, PA
- Midtown Global Market – Minneapolis, MN
- Grand Central Market – Los Angeles, CA
- North Market Downtown – Columbus, OH
The Green Line B branch trains will not run between Kenmore and Boston College through April 30, according to the MBTA.
The nine-day outage will allow T officials to work on several infrastructure improvements and maintenance, the installation of Green Line Train Protection System (GLTPS) infrastructure, replacement of 130-year-old wooden overhead catenary wire “trough” near the Green Line portals and more.
The MBTA announced free, accessible shuttle buses between the two stops, Kenmore and Boston College during the outage. The buses will not stop at Griggs Street, Allston Street, and Packard’s Corner due to “accessibility issues,” T officials said.
During the weekend of April 25 and 26, the outage will extend through Copley, and shuttle buses will skip Griggs Street, Allston Street, and Packard’s Corner during the same weekend.
Throughout the shutdown all Green Line frequency will be reduced between Copley and Government center.
The MBTA urged riders to use the Orange Line at Back Bay during the outage. The agency also noted riders can transfer to Copley from Back Bay, an approximately five-minute walk.
The route 57 bus will also be free from April 22 through 24 and April 27 through 30 for alternate service between Kenmore and Packard’s Corner, the MBTA stated. During the April 25 and 26 weekend, the T noted the bus will not be a good alternate with not Green Line service at Kenmore.
During the shutdown, riders taking shuttle buses should budget extra travel time, the T said.
“For example, a rider travelling to Park Street from Boston College should budget at least an additional 10 minutes of travel in additional to their regular commute,” the MBTA stated.
More information is available on-site through transit ambassadors and T staff, virtually through T-Alerts or following the MBTA on X @MBTA, or via the mbta.com/GreenLine.
Tyrese Maxey and VJ Edgecombe combined for 59 points, and the Philadelphia 76ers looked like a completely different team against the Boston Celtics in Game 2.
And unlike Game 1, the Sixers’ defense also showed up, holding Boston to 43 second-half points and 39 percent shooting for the game in a 111-97 road win to tie this Eastern Conference first-round series at 1-1.
Edgecombe scored a team-high 30 points on 12-for-20 shooting, and Maxey added 29 points and nine assists. The Sixers’ backcourt duo combined to shoot 11-for-22 from 3-point range. The Sixers were 19-for-39 from 3 after going 4 of 23 from that distance in Game 1.
Boston was led by Jaylen Brown’s game-high 36 points, but Jayson Tatum was the only other Celtics player who scored in double figures with 19. Boston shot 13-for-50 from 3-point range.
Here are some takeaways with Game 3 set for Friday in Philadelphia.
Celtics offense falls flat
The Celtics knew to expect a different effort from the 76ers.
One adjustment from Philadelphia likely didn’t take Boston by surprise. After taking just 23 3-pointers in Game 1, the 76ers sought out more long balls in Game 2.
Maxey called his own number more often. Edgecombe was aggressive from the start. As a team, the 76ers played with more freedom, firing plenty of shots that they might have turned down in the series opener. Philadelphia made plenty of those looks while shooting 48.7 percent from behind the arc.
Still, the Celtics would have been all right if they had played their usual offensive game. Instead, their offense was their biggest issue. They shot just 39.3 percent on field goal attempts. They missed 37 of 50 3-point attempts. They committed an atypical 13 turnovers.
Trying to come back in the fourth quarter, they had too many empty offensive possessions. Jaylen Brown got blocked while trying to beat the shot clock buzzer and picked up an offensive foul while hitting Maxey in the face. Jayson Tatum missed a contested pull-up 3-pointer early in the shot clock on one possession and threw away a pass on another. Derrick White was left wide open in the left corner but couldn’t find the bottom of the net. The 76ers left the door open early in the fourth quarter by missing several shots, including a couple of layups, but the Celtics couldn’t fully capitalize. Eventually, Maxey sank a series of baskets to create more separation for Philadelphia, and the Celtics largely went away down the stretch. — Jay King, Celtics beat writer
Sixers bounce back in Boston
This is the way the 76ers have to play if they want to extend this series as far as possible.
Maxey and Edgecombe have to dominate their guard matchups, which is exactly what they did in Tuesday night’s Game 2. Paul George needs to be a deterrent to Celtics stars Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum. He doesn’t have to eclipse them, because that would be difficult. But he does have to give them a bit of pause. Most of all, the 76ers have to play the focused brand of basketball they exhibited in Game 2 rather than the sloppy and slapstick kind of hoops they played in Game 1.
The Celtics are such a good team that the above equates to near-perfect basketball. But that’s the task the Sixers are facing, particularly without star center Joel Embiid. On Tuesday night, this was a team up to the task. They were focused. They executed on both ends of the floor. They got much better play from their role players. Maxey and Edgecombe were absolutely dominant.
Overall, on both ends of the floor, this is the best game the 76ers have played in months. And they got it at just the right time. Now we have a 1-1 series heading back to Philadelphia. — Tony Jones, Sixers beat writer
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