Priyanka

Tribe(s): Bemba, Nguvu
Finish: 9/20
Days Lasted: 30

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

## Survivor: The Congo

Priyanka began *Survivor: The Congo* originally on the green Bemba tribe, where she formed a tight trio with Ilona and Lemon during the first few days of the game. This seemed to paint a target on their backs, especially in the eyes of Janelle, Jeana, Kari and Rio. The trio responded by forming close relationships with Aliza and Estelle before bringing them into their Maple Leaves alliance. When Bemba lost the first immunity challenge, Priyanka and her alliance had the majority to eliminate Da'Vonne for her aggressive campaigning against them. As the days progressed, Priyanka's alliance started to question Estelle's loyalty because Estelle seemed to bond with Jeana and Rio. After losing the following immunity challenge, a three way tie occurred between Aliza, Estelle and Jeana after The Maple Leaves split their votes between Estelle and Jeana. At the revote, the majority united together to eliminate Jeana. The Maple Leaves appeared to be the most powerful members of Bemba, which made them both extremely popular and dangerous. In particular, Lemon and Priyanka developed a close personal relationship with Janelle. Ilona suggested The Maple Leaves blindside Janelle when Bemba lost immunity on Day 11, though Lemon and Priyanka quickly shut this idea down in favour of targeting Kari. Janelle, Lemon and Priyanka voted for Kari at tribal council, but Janelle was blindsided by the rest of the tribe. Ilona later explained that she felt sidelined by Lemon and Priyanka because they were more concerned about Janelle, which they reluctantly apologised for.

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 Priyanka remained on Bemba along with Estelle, Kari and Rio. They were joined by Alisha, Catherine and Erica from Lunda. It was clear to Priyanka that the Bemba women would not work together despite holding a numbers advantage, but she felt lost without any strong connections on this new tribe. When Bemba lost their first challenge as a new tribe on Day 15, Priyanka voted for Catherine alone but the Lunda ladies and Estelle eliminated Rio in order to remove her partnership with Kari. Priyanka felt more confident when her earlier ally Aliza became a new member of Bemba after Rio's elimination. To their benefit however, Bemba won the following two immunity challenges.

On Day 23, Priyanka was reunited with Ilona and Lemon when the Final Twelve castaways merged into the blue Nguvu tribe. Ilona and Lemon told Priyanka they would have Helena on their side, but this still left the group in a minority position. The Maple Leaves voted for Catherine at the first merged tribal council, but a new alliance of outsiders called The Faction eliminated Ilona. With only eleven players remaining, The Maple Leaves retaliated against this attack by forming a majority of six with The British Invasion. This alliance worked together at the following two tribal councils, where they eliminated Estelle and Erica. On Day 30, this alliance planned on splitting their votes between Aliza and Helena in case either player found a Hidden Immunity Idol. When Helena played her idol, Priyanka assumed that a tie could occur between Aliza and whichever one of her allies The Faction voted for. However, The British Invasion switched their vote to Priyanka at tribal council and she was voted out. At the Final Tribal Council, Priyanka voted for Annaliese to win the title of Sole Survivor.