Love Island Games

Love Island Games
Season 1
Hosted by	Maya Jama Maura Higgins
No. of days	17
No. of contestants	26
Winners	Jack Fowler Justine Ndiba
Runners-up	Aurelia Lamprecht Johnny Middlebrooks
No. of episodes	37
Release
Original network	Peacock
Original release	November 1 (2023-11-01) – November 20, 2023 (2023-11-20)

The first season Love Island Games is a spin-off of the reality dating series Love Island. It features previous Love Island contestants from various countries in the franchise competing in challenges. The show premiered on 1 November 2023 and was released on Peacock in the United States. Hosted by Maya Jama and narrated by Iain Stirling.

In April 2023, it was reported that Love Island Games, a spin-off of the reality dating franchise Love Island had been commissioned by American streaming service Peacock.^[1] In August 2023, Maya Jama, who has presented the British version of the show since its ninth series, was announced as the show's host.^[2][3] Iain Stirling who has narrated the British version since its inception and American version since its fourth season, was announced as narrator.^[4][5] The series began filming in Fiji in September 2023, and began broadcasting on 1 November 2023.^[6][7] Maura Higgins, who was a contestant on the fifth series of the British version, served as the show's social media ambassador.^[8]

Following the conclusion of the sixth season of the American version, it was announced in August 2024 that the series had been renewed for a second season.^[9]

Love Island Games will see former contestants who have previously appeared on Love Island competing for "another shot at love" in a brand new format which will include both team and couples challenges, in addition to the original format that will feature recouplings, arrivals and eliminations, as well as new competition twists.^[10][11]

The contestants competing in Love Island Games were announced on 4 October 2023.^[12][13][14]

• ^Note 1 : On Day 1, the girls competed in a challenge and based on their times in the challenge, the girls determined the order in which they chose to couple up.
• ^Note 2 : On Day 1, Johnny and Megan each anonymously kissed two islanders. On Day 2, the four islanders whose partners were chosen became vulnerable, and Johnny and Megan chose to duel Ray and Jessica for their partners, Imani and Steph.
• ^Note 3 : On Day 4, the three bottom couples from the challenge became vulnerable. The power couple, Imani and Johnny, decided to save Jack and Justine, leaving the other bottom couples at risk.
• ^Note 4 : On Day 6, the power couple, Imani and Ray, chose to make Curtis and Lisa vulnerable at the dumping.
• ^Note 5 : On Day 6, bombshells Eyal and Georgia chose to save and couple up with vulnerable islanders, Cely and Toby, leaving two couples vulnerable at the dumping.
• ^Note 6 : On Day 9, the power couple, Imani and Ray, chose Jessica & Johnny to be saved from the duel and replaced them with Georgia & Toby, making them vulnerable.
• ^Note 7 : On Day 9, Megan had to leave the game for undisclosed medical reasons.
• ^Note 8 : On Day 11, the three bottom couples from the challenge became vulnerable. The safe boys then had to decide which vulnerable man to dump, choosing Carrington, and the safe girls had to decide which vulnerable woman to dump, choosing Kyra.
• ^Note 9 : On Day 12, the power couple, Callum and Liberty, had the power to mix up all of the couples ahead of the next challenge.
• ^Note 10 : On Day 12, the three bottom couples from the challenge became vulnerable. The safe couples were given a chance to save one of the vulnerable couples, saving Callum and Justine, leaving the other bottom couples at risk.
• ^Note 11 : On Day 15, the three bottom couples from the challenge became vulnerable. The carnival then granted one couple the golden heart which would allow them to save one of the vulnerable couples. Jack and Justine received the golden heart, saving Mitch and Zeta, leaving Imani and Ray & Courtney and Scott to be dumped from the villa.
• ^Note 12 : On Day 16, Mitch and Zeta held the red tire at the end of the "Tired Out" challenge, and therefore were the losers and instantly dumped from the villa.
• ^Note 13 : On Day 16, previous dumped Islanders voted to save one of the vulnerable couples. The one couple who received the fewest votes was dumped from the villa. As Megan left for medical reasons, only 17 dumped Islanders voted. Eyal and Cely received the fewest votes and was therefore was dumped from the villa.
• ^Note 14 : On Day 17, the final three couples competed in two final duels to determine the winners of Love Island Games.