The much-awaited web series of the year, Squid Game: Season 3, was released on Netflix on June 27, 2025. Directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk, Squid Game: Season 3 turns out to be an epic finale for the South Korean fans. Squid Game: Season 3 kicks off where it left fans in season 2. Season 2 ended with an unsuccessful rebellion by Player Number 456, who ultimately lost his close friend. The Frontman, who was disguised as a contestant, is a friend of player number 456's friend, but leaves him alive so that he can finish the game. Since you have landed on this page, True Scoop assumes that you are already aware of its previous season and are wondering about what happened in Squid Game: Season 3 or who won Squid Game Season 3? Below is all about the Squid Game Season 3 winner-
Who won Squid Game Season 3?
The answer is 'wild-card participant' player number 122, which is a baby girl. Squid Game: Season 3 Episode 2 showcased players playing a deadlier version of hide and seek. While players in the blue team have been given keys, players of the red team have been given a knife. The rule is simple: red team players will have to find players of the blue team. After finding them, the red team will have to kill them. Those left after 30 minutes will be eliminated by the guards.
During the hide-and-seek game, actress Jo Yu‑ri, who plays Kim Jun‑hee (Player 222), delivers a baby girl with the help of Cho Hyun‑ju (Player 120) and Jang Geum‑ja (Player 149). Cho Hyun‑ju dies during the hide-and-seek game. On the other hand, Jang Geum‑ja stabs her son so that he could not kill Kim Jun‑hee's newly born daughter. (Spoilers Ahead)
Now, coming back to the question, it was Kim Jun‑hee's baby who won the Squid Game Season 3. Yes! You heard it right. During the jump rope round, Jun-hee’s injury slows her. Gi-hun (Player 456) carries the baby across. Jun-hee sacrifices herself. The newborn replaces her as Player 222.
Gi-hun (Player 456), Myung-gi (Player 333), the cryptocurrency influencer, and the baby survive until the last stage. Myung-gi dies but not by the rules. Gi-hun then faces a choice: kill the baby or sacrifice himself. He chooses death. Before jumping, he calls the players “humans,” not “horses.”
Ultimately, the baby i.e., Player 222, wins the game. Coast Guard forces arrive, led by Jun-ho. In-ho evacuates the island and destroys evidence. Jun-ho finds the baby and the prize money at his home months later. In-ho (Frontman) leaves them for him, suggesting he wants a better life for both.