Aliza

Tribe(s): Bemba, Nguvu
Finish: 7/20
Days Lasted: 35

Aliza is a contestant from *Survivor: The Congo*.

## Survivor: The Congo

Aliza began *Survivor: The Congo* originally on the green Bemba tribe. Although small groups started to emerge during the first few days of the game, Aliza was floating in the middle of the tribe and open to various options. When Bemba lost the first immunity challenge of the season, Aliza decided to work with Estelle, Ilona, Lemon and Priyanka in order to eliminate Da'Vonne for her aggressive campaigning. She decided to lay low at their next loss, where it was decided this alliance should split the votes between Estelle and Jeana. This caused a 3-3-3 tie between Estelle, Jeana and Aliza, though Aliza was saved by her alliance and Jeana was eliminated. The morning after tribal council, Aliza recognised she needed personal power because she was not apart of the core groups on Bemba. She found a clue to the Hidden Immunity Idol that would be hidden at the following immunity challenge, which she successfully found. After Bemba lost for the third time on Day 11, Aliza was approached by Kari and Rio to fracture the majority alliance and quickly agreed. At tribal council, Aliza voted with Estelle, Ilona, Kari and Rio to blindside Janelle.

The two tribes then met together for a surprise announcement on Day 12, where Sukhvinder from the Lunda tribe elected to quit the game. A tribe switch occurred following her departure, where Aliza was sent to Exile Island after not receiving a buff from either tribe. On Exile Island, Aliza was given various clues around the island that eventually led her to a Vote Steal. She joined the new Bemba tribe on Day 16 after they lost the immunity challenge and voted out Rio. Aliza immediately appeared to be in the minority with Kari and Priyanka because Estelle was working with the Lunda women. To their benefit however, Bemba won the following two immunity challenges. This brought Aliza to the merge on Day 23. She recognised that The Maple Leaves and The British Invasion were exclusive groups, which left Aliza and four other women on the outskirts of both alliances. In response, Aliza united Erica, Estelle, Helena and Kari to form The Faction. They had the majority at the first merged tribal council, where they blindsided Ilona. The women were thrilled their secret faction pulled off such a big move and planned on voting for Lemon next. However, The Maples Leaves worked with The British Invasion to form a new majority that eliminated The Faction's Estelle and Erica at the following two tribal councils.

Despite being a trio on a tribe of nine, Aliza felt vindicated by the fact that she held the Bemba idol and her Vote Steal. Helena also shared with Aliza and Kari that she found an idol at the immunity challenge that day. Aliza told Helena to play her idol at tribal council because the majority were likely going to split their votes. The Faction voted for Annaliese and Helena played her idol, though this didn't matter because The British Invasion turned on The Maples Leaves and blindsided Priyanka. This move caused tension between Lemon and The British Invasion, though Aliza saw this as an opportunity to make a big move. Aliza told Helena and Kari to tell The British Invasion they wanted to target her because she would then played her idol to negate these votes. Aliza played her idol at tribal council and used her Vote Steal to take Sophie's vote, which allowed her to vote for Sophie twice. However, a tie occurred because Annaliese and Catherine switched their vote to Kari at the last minute. Luckily for The Faction, Alisha and Lemon turned on The British Invasion and Sophie was voted out at the revote.

The big moves that Aliza made at the last two tribal councils unfortunately put a huge target on her back by the Final Seven. She assured Helena and Kari they could bring Lemon into their alliance and get rid of The British Invasion, but they wanted Lemon gone. After failing to win individual immunity and with Helena turning on The Faction, Aliza was voted out and made the sixth member of the jury. At the Final Tribal Council, she voted for Annaliese to win the title of Sole Survivor.