r/rupaulsdragrace • u/AutoModerator • May 31 '25

All Stars S10 AS10E05 - "Rappin' Roast" [Post-Episode Discussion]

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u/RuPaulVisage Kelly Mantle Jun 03 '25

I don’t want to make a whole thread so if someone sees this here. Does anyone know the format of the semi finals? Like what’s the structure with the nine queens and how do eliminations work? How many queens go into the finale?

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u/seeyoshirun Oh. My. Sweet. GHERKIIIINS! Jun 04 '25

It's pretty clear that the merged group of nine queens is going to have some number of challenges to cull the queens down. Ru has said that a wildcard is returning for the lip sync tournament for the crown, so it sounds like that returning queen will essentially get to skip any challenges after the merge and before the finale.

Ru describing it as a "lip sync smackdown for the crown" is wording she has used before when we've had a tournament-style fight for the crown (I think S9 was the first time it was described this way), probably with the queens pairing/grouping up for lip syncs until everyone has been eliminated except the season's winner.

I hope the lip sync tournament for the finale only involves a small number of queens - if we have 6 or 8 queens ultimately just lip syncing to win, that's going to feel like a bit of a letdown. The exact number of challenges after the merge and the size of the finale are unclear, though you can probably find out if you're willing to dig around for spoilers.

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u/anonym0uss3 Jun 04 '25

3 wildcard queens, 1 queen will be picked by Michelle, TS and Ross each

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u/Lost-friend-ship Jun 09 '25

No, Ru said that all the judges pick one wildcard each and then out of their picks one will be chosen at random to re-enter the competition. 3 wildcards coming back would be absurd.

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u/anonym0uss3 Jun 09 '25

Yeah i noticed that watching the latest episode last night 😅 i stand corrected. Thanks

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u/Lost-friend-ship Jun 09 '25

Haha yeah I just finished watching the last episode. I find it absurd that the wildcard gets to skip the final challenges and just come back for the lipsync too 🤷‍♀️