Warning: Contains SPOILERS for The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes books and movie!

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes brings Lucy Gray Baird into the story, and here is what happens to her in the books and if she wins. The Hunger Games franchise returns after a long hiatus following the conclusion of the four-film series starring Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen with a prequel set during the 10th Hunger Games. The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes is an adaptation of the prequel book of the same name by author Suzanne Collins that focuses on a young Coriolanus Snow (Tom Blyth). While he is the central character, the Hunger Games prequel also stars Rachel Zegler as Lucy Gray Baird.

Now that The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes trailer has been released, the story of Coriolanus Snow and Lucy Gray Baird enters the movie franchise. The footage provides the first true introduction to both characters for those who have not read the books, while it also brings the characters to life in a new way for those who have. Lucy Gray is the District 12 tribute for the 10th Hunger Games who is mentored by Snow, setting up their unexpected relationship. The footage only teases portions of their story, but The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes book means we already know what happens to Lucy Gray Baird.

Does Lucy Gray Baird Win The 10th Hunger Games?

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Lucy Gray Baird is the winner of the 10th Hunger Games in the books, meaning the same outcome should happen in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes. Although she is not nearly as skilled of a fighter as Katniss Everdeen, she wins the Hunger Games thanks to some assistance from Snow. They are paired up as part of a new mentor system implemented for the 10th Hunger Games that are meant to turn the tributes into spectacles, not survivors. This means Snow and Lucy Gray spend a lot of time getting to know each other and he wants her to win for multiple reasons.

The way that Lucy Gray Baird wins the 10th Hunger Games in The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes is partially due to how Snow manipulated the games behind the scenes. He figured out that Dr. Volumnia Gaul wanted to use poisonous snakes in the games and puts a handkerchief in their cage beforehand so they are familiar with Lucy's scent and will not attack her. She eventually uses the snakes to kill one of her last two competitors, while she poisons the last tribute to kill him. After some time had ed and the tribute was declared dead, it was officially announced that Lucy Gray Baird won the 10th Hunger Games.

Where Lucy Gray Baird Is During The Hunger Games Books & Movies

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Even though Lucy Gray Baird does win the Hunger Games in The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, where she is during the main events of the series that followed Katniss Everdeen is unclear. The prequel book leaves Lucy's fate ambiguous. She and Snow create a plan to start a new life together after they are reunited following the conclusion of the Hunger Games. However, Lucy comes to realize that she might not be able to trust him completely and devises a plan to leave him.

Since Lucy Gray Baird's story takes place 64 years before Katniss' in the books and movies, she would be an elderly woman if she is still alive at that point in the timeline. It is known that she does not live with Haymitch, Katniss, and Peeta as victors in District 12. It will more likely require a sequel to The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes to learn more about what happens to Lucy Gray Baird after this first adventure.