Aaliyah Jones-Garcia

## Overview

Aaliyah Jones-Garcia was a passenger on SHUFFEL! 9: Valentine Voyage and SHUFFEL! 12: Redemption Tour. She is regarded as an early generation two favorite and has grown a large following on Instagram since her appearances on the show.

On season nine, Aaliyah was paired with her perfect match, Javi Garcia. The two immediately sparked a romance and were one of two pairs from the season to actually pursue a romantic relationship. The pair got married in February of 2013 on the anniversary of the day they met. Aaliyah played a large role on season nine, being a member of the "Date Night" alliance. She made it all the way to the final six, where she was ejected next to fellow alliance member Christmas.

## Gameplay

### SHUFFEL! 9: Valentine Voyage

Aaliyah was paired with her perfect match, Javi Garcia. The two immediately sparked a romance and were one of two pairs from the season to actually pursue a romantic relationship. They quickly gravitated towards Christmas and Hazim, being nominated together in the first week and they formed an alliance called "Date Night". They pulled in Helena and Dexter, the six vowed a final six deal.

Aaliyah and Javi were nominated in the first three weeks of the game, in the first week by Emily and Olly, and in week two and three by Apollo and Destiny, who were openly coming after them due to their close bond. The pair managed to win the Killshot all three weeks they were nominated in the pre-aviation phase of the game. And in week four they won the Topflight. Although feeling the need to target Apollo and Destiny, their allies Christmas and Hazim pleaded them to target Tamara and Dec, who were coming after them. They nominated the other romantic couple, and they were successful when Tamara and Dec were ejected. They made a deal with Apollo and Destiny to keep them safe the following week.

Destiny won the Topflight in the double alongside Aaliyah's ally Hazim, and she kept her end of the deal, keeping her and Javi safe. In week six, Hazim nominated Aaliyah as a pawn, feeling she would be the best fit from their alliance to go against Apollo in the Killshot, unluckily she lost the Killshot and faced the Cargo Room for the first time against Winnie, her alliance protected her.

Aaliyah and her ally Christmas won Topflight for the next two weeks and used these weeks to target their threats, they sent home Destiny and Apollo and got them ejected in back-to-back weeks. In the double ejection, Aaliyah was nominated by Hazim, who was turning on Helena and Dexter and wanted Aaliyah to beat them in the Killshot, she lost and faced the Cargo Room but secured enough votes to save to survive the double.

Christmas won the following Topflight and kept her safe, but when Olly won the week after that, she found herself in the Cargo Room for the third time against her longtime friend and ally Christmas, she was ejected after a week of campaigning, she finished in 6th place.

## Trivia

* Aaliyah and Javi had their wedding in Paris, which is where they first met eachother in the first week of SHUFFEL! 9.
* They are often seen at wrap parties and hanging out with other alumni.
* Aaliyah once made a cryptic tweet, some fans think she is referring to Robin Roberts. "Watch out for the butch in sheeps clothing..."