NaOnka Mixon

NaOnka Patricia Mixon is a contestant from .
A major presence in the game due to her brash and confrontational attitude, NaOnka was able to exert control over the game while wielding her Hidden Immunity Idol as part of the majority La Flor Alliance. However, NaOnka courted controversy with her treatment of some of her fellow castaways, particularly after getting into a shoving match with one-legged tribemate Kelly Bruno over a clue to the idol. Despite her seemingly good position in the game, NaOnka and her ally Kelly Shinn decided to quit the game with only 11 days left, stating that they could no longer handle the Nicaraguan rain, thus amending the rules on how people who quit would be treated in terms of their jury rights.
==Profile==
Retrieved from CBS.com
Name: NaOnka Mixon (27)
Tribe: 
Current Residence: Los Angeles, Calif.
Occupation: PE Teacher
Personal Claim to Fame: Not having any kids at 27!
Inspiration in Life: My sister. No matter if I stumble and fall, my sister always believes in me.
Hobbies: Playing with my doggies, working out, playing volleyball.
Pet Peeves: Old people driving.
3 Words To Describe You: Unique, spontaneous, funny.
Survivor Contestant You Are Most Like: No one.
Reason for being on Survivor: Getting the experience of survival.
Why you think you will be the Sole Survivor: My drive to win.http://web.archive.org/web/20230529115945/https://www.cbs.com/shows/survivor/cast/44277/
==Survivor==
NaOnka was initially placed on the La Flor tribe, originally consisting of players from the age 30 and below. She quickly became friends and allies with Brenda Lowe and Sash Lenahan, but also took an immense dislike for Fabio Birza and Kelly Bruno. In fact, NaOnka even wrestled Kelly B. for a clue to the Hidden Immunity Idol in a basket of fruits La Flor won at the Reward and Immunity Challenge on Day 8, feeling no sympathy for her. Despite her attitude, NaOnka was protected by her alliance of Brenda, Sash, Chase Rice, and Kelly Shinn, with the group quickly asserting control of the La Flor tribe.
During the tribe switch on Day 12, NaOnka was switched to the Espada tribe along with Chase, Alina Wilson, and Benry Henry. Following an intense rainstorm, NaOnka had a breakdown and wanted to quit, but Alina and Chase managed to talk her out of it. This breakdown made some of NaOnka's tribemates question her commitment to the game, and after Espada lost the next Immunity Challenge, some of them considered voting her out. However, Tyrone Davis proved to be unpopular to the younger players, and the original La Flor contingent was able to pull in Dan Lembo and Holly Hoffman to vote him out. After Espada lost again, they voted out Tyrone's ally Yve Rojas before NaOnka started targeting Alina, who was not part of her La Flor Alliance.
When tribes merged into the Libertad tribe on Day 19, NaOnka was able to reconnect her core alliance, which had since brought in Holly and Jane Bright. The following day, she made breakfast for the tribe, but got angry after they left the smallest share for her. In retaliation, she took as much food as she could, even going as far as to hide the stolen food in the jungle while sharing some with Alina. She confessed to stealing the food later on after witnesses came forward and admitted to seeing her doing so, with NaOnka able to transfer the heat to Alina with the help of her alliance, which resulted in Alina getting voted out at the next Tribal Council.
On Day 24, Marty Piombo formed a plan to feign a vote for NaOnka while actually attempting to blindside Jane and flush out NaOnka's idol. At a heated Tribal Council, NaOnka went on a heated rant against Fabio and Marty, before ultimately choosing not to play her idol. Her alliance decided to side with her and Jane, voting Marty out. The following day, NaOnka's core alliance began to splinter when Holly broached the idea of voting out either Brenda or Sash, whom she saw as a powerful duo, to NaOnka, while also bringing in Benry, Chase, Fabio, and Jane. However, Chase told Brenda and Sash the plan, leading Brenda to call out NaOnka at Tribal Council. Despite this, the group NaOnka and Holly pulled in stuck together and managed to stage a successful coup, even getting Chase and Sash to vote against Brenda, who was sent to the jury.
The following day, it began to rain hard once again, so NaOnka confided to Chase her intention to quit, giving him her Hidden Immunity Idol. After NaOnka's team won the Reward Challenge, NaOnka and Kelly S. both announced their intention to quit, but host Jeff Probst gave them a chance to think their decision through until Tribal Council later that night. Even though she still planned on quitting, NaOnka still went on the reward, which upset her tribemates, who viewed this decision as selfish as she would get to eat before officially leaving the game, while those who stayed would not be able to do so. At Tribal Council, NaOnka and Kelly S. both officially quit the game, becoming members of the jury, much to the disappointment of their allies and the other jurors.
At the Final Tribal Council, NaOnka described Chase as her boy, Fabio as her hippie friend, and viewed Sash as a strategic player. She asked Fabio if seeing his mom at the Family Visit was what he needed to win the game; he said yes, adding that he was thinking about what he would do for his family. Satisfied with his answer, NaOnka gave her jury vote to Fabio, stating that it was her pleasure. Her and Kelly S.'s votes were pivotal in making Fabio the Sole Survivor in a 5-4-0 vote.
<tabber>Challenge History=
Episode 	TribeAffiliation 	Challenge 	Challenge Type 	Sit-Out? 	Result
1 	rowspan=5 	Medallion of Power 	Reward 	No 	
1 	Getting Tanked 	Immunity 	No 	 	
2 	Hay Mate 	Reward/Immunity 	Yes 	 	
3 	Get Barreled 	Reward/Immunity 	No 	 	
4 	Seers and Doers 	Reward/Immunity 	No 	 	
colspan=6 	 	 	 	 	
5 	rowspan=6 	Don't Let Your Balls Drop 	Reward 	No 	
5 	Spit It Out 	Immunity 	No 	 	
6 	Kitty Litter 	Immunity 	 	 	
6 	Kitty Litter 	Reward 	Yes 	 	
7 	Jump Shot 	Reward 	No 	 	
7 	Cannon Ski-Ball 	Immunity 	No 	 	
colspan="6" 	 	 	 	 	
8 	rowspan=6 	Push Me, Pull You 	Immunity 	 	
9 	TLP O-Course 	Reward 	No 	 	
9 	Flashback 	Immunity 	 	 	
10 	Barrel Bridge 	Reward 	 	 	
10 	Splash Back 	Immunity 	 	 	
12 	Gulliver's Travels 	Reward 	No 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
Notes: The tribes competed in separate individual Immunity Challenges where the winners from both tribes competed against each other for tribal reward.	Notes: The tribes competed in separate individual Immunity Challenges where the winners from both tribes competed against each other for tribal reward.	Notes: The tribes competed in separate individual Immunity Challenges where the winners from both tribes competed against each other for tribal reward.	Notes: The tribes competed in separate individual Immunity Challenges where the winners from both tribes competed against each other for tribal reward.	Notes: The tribes competed in separate individual Immunity Challenges where the winners from both tribes competed against each other for tribal reward.	Notes: The tribes competed in separate individual Immunity Challenges where the winners from both tribes competed against each other for tribal reward.
|-|Voting History=
Episode 	NaOnka'sVotes	
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12 	colspan="2" 	
 	 	
Voted forSole Survivor	colspan="2" 	
</tabber>
==Post-Survivor==
* Shortly after Nicaragua finished production, NaOnka married her boyfriend, whom she later divorced before entering her second marriage with Nnanyere Anyanwu.https://open.spotify.com/episode/3TXdf3s40xanwZj1UeSZGz (0:37:00)
==Trivia==
* NaOnka and Kelly Shinn became the first contestants to quit at the same Tribal Council.
* NaOnka is the first contestant to find a Hidden Immunity Idol before quitting; she gave her idol to Chase Rice before leaving the game. She would be followed by Matthew Grinstead-Mayle.
* NaOnka lost 11 lbs. during her time in .https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-NDDatFKgo
* At the Nicaragua Reunion Show, host Jeff Probst revealed that after NaOnka and Kelly S.'s simultaneous voluntary exits, the producers decided that, if a contestant quit the show, the producers would deliberate whether or not put the quitter on the jury. Jeff further revealed that the producers would reserve the right to withhold the quitter's consolation prize.
** Had NaOnka and Kelly S. not been permitted to join the jury and the same vote would have taken place, Chase would have won the season in a 4-3-0 vote.
==References==
Category:Contestants
Category:Female Contestants
Category:African-American Contestants
Category:Nicaragua Contestants
Category:Nicaragua Jury Members
Category:La Flor Tribe
Category:Libertad Tribe
Category:9th Place
Category:Quitters
Category:Survivor (U.S.)
Category:Survivor (U.S.) Contestants
Category:Survivor: Nicaragua
Category:1983 births
Category:Living people