Deeee Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Saving Adore Cut Bebe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliott Posted March 31, 2020 Author Share Posted March 31, 2020 Just now, Deeee said: Saving Adore Cut Bebe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliott Posted April 1, 2020 Author Share Posted April 1, 2020 (edited) CYCLE TEN @Deeee @FrogLenzen @vee_ @Zoey0069 @*Lily Condragulations, rankers! After nine cycles of intense and extremely questionable game play, we've reached the round that everyone simultaneously looks forward to and dreads... The Final Cut™. Most seasons of Drag Race have a Top 14, as well as our first rankdown. There are 19 queens left. There are five rankers. I think the math is obvious. For this round, you will each get to cut one Queen of your choosing from the eligible list. However, because I'm feeling nice even if none of you deserve it, you will get one immunity. The queen you choose will earn a spot in the Top 14, but it comes with a cost. Whichever queen you give immunity to must be ranked 14th in your final ranking. @Deeee and @*Lily earned advantages earlier in this rankdown that they chose not to use. As such, their advantage has carried over until now. They will each get their choice of either choosing a second immunity (that must be ranked 13th/14th alongside their first pick), or they can stick to one immunity and have free reign over where to rank them in the final vote. You will each have until 8:00 PM Eastern time tomorrow to post your immunities. If you elect not to use an immunity, just simply state as such. If you do not post an immunity and have not stated your desire to not have one, I myself will choose one. Once all 5-7 immunities are posted, the final cuts will commence. Edited April 1, 2020 by Elliott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeee Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 BeBe Zahara Benet (Season 1) "I want to win this because there is pride and dignity in what we do. Dressing up for a living does not make us less of a man." The very first winner. Our first Drag Queen Superstar. Miss Cameroon! Listen. I love BeBe Zahara Benet and think she made for a fine inaugural winner. But do I think she is the strongest queen of the first season? Absolutely not. Nina Flowers and Ongina were both stronger contestants imo. This does not mean that BeBe was a weak contestant, quite the opposite actually. Queens of All Media. Mac Viva-Glam. Absolut Drag Ball. BeBe won the first challenge, placed high for the second challenge, and won the third challenge. That means BeBe won the first ever Ball Challenge on RPDR! All of these placements were well-deserved imo. However, I felt BeBe was middle-of-the-road or near the bottom every other week. She landed in the bottom against Ongina after the Drag School of Charm challenge - AKA the first Makeover Challenge. I think she lost the lip-sync to Ongina, but Ru clearly loved BeBe and wanted her to win the entire competition. I mean, RuPaul literally scouted BeBe and convinced her to join the cast personally. So anybody else winning the season was literally never going to happen. I loved her personality. I think she is glamorous on the runway. And she is a very talented queen that clearly wanted to win and bring home the victory for her country of Cameroon. I think she is a great winner, but was outclassed by Nina Flowers and Ongina nearly every step of the way. That is why I am choosing to eliminate her, as I do not think she is as strong of a winner as I would have liked her to be. SAVING: Adore Delano (Season 6) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeee Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 @Elliott - can you remind me of last year's Top 14 please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrogLenzen Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 (edited) Remaining 19 Queens: Jujubee S2 Manila Luzon S3 Alexis Mateo S3 Sharon Needles S4 Jinkx Monsoon S5 Bianca Del Rio S6 Adore Delano S6 Courtney Act S6 Katya AS2 Alyssa Edwards AS2 Tatianna AS2 Shea Coulée S9 Shangela AS3 Aquaria S10 Kameron Michaels S10 Monique Heart AS4 Naomi Smalls AS4 Divina de Campo UK1Cheryl Hole UK1 Edited April 1, 2020 by FrogLenzen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliott Posted April 1, 2020 Author Share Posted April 1, 2020 (edited) On 1/26/2020 at 8:24 PM, Elliott said: Unfortunately I can't find any cached or archived version of last year's rankdown to get the full rankings for everyone, but Google Images did turn up this graphic for the Top 14 that Naomi Smalls was unfortunately a part of: @Deeee Everyone with a duplicate (at the time, since this was pre-AS4) was their most recent iteration except Manila, who was represented by her S3 iteration and Katya, who made it twice. Edited April 1, 2020 by Elliott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeee Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 Immunity Choices Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliott Posted April 1, 2020 Author Share Posted April 1, 2020 SCREAMING. Though I feel like Vee was very obviously picking Manila. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrogLenzen Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 This is hard. There's a handful of queens who I want safely in the Top 14 that I also don't really want to win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeee Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 Just now, Elliott said: SCREAMING. Though I feel like Vee was very obviously picking Manila. I PICK WINNERS ELLIOTT. I AM A WINNER. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliott Posted April 1, 2020 Author Share Posted April 1, 2020 Just now, FrogLenzen said: This is hard. There's a handful of queens who I want safely in the Top 14 that I also don't really want to win. You have to rank your immunity 14th, so whichever one you advance will automatically have at least one last-place ranking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeee Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 Also - Vee did me a solid by helping me orchestrate a plan to eliminate Violet Chachki. So my picking Manila Luzon instead is returning the favor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliott Posted April 1, 2020 Author Share Posted April 1, 2020 Just now, Deeee said: I PICK WINNERS ELLIOTT. I AM A WINNER. Dee when has to rank Katya at #13: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeee Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 3 minutes ago, Elliott said: Dee when has to rank Katya at #13: Katya and Manila are my all-time faves. They both won last year. I had that magnificent moment, so I can handle ranking them at the bottom this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliott Posted April 1, 2020 Author Share Posted April 1, 2020 Here is our updated winners chart with BeBe, Jujubee, Sharon and Shea heading into the final cut round. Sharon reclaims her S4 win from last year's rankdown, while Shea and BeBe get their first. Jujubee and Raven won S2/AS1 last year, but I can't remember who won which one. FINALES: S1: BeBe Zahara Benet, Shannel, Nina Flowers S2: Jujubee, Raven, Tatianna S4: Sharon Needles, Willam, Latrice Royale AS1: Raven, Jujubee, Chad Michaels/Shannel S5: Jinkx Monsoon, Roxxxy Andrews, Coco Montrese S7: Katya, Violet Chachki, Pearl S8: Bob the Drag Queen, Naomi Smalls, Chi Chi DeVayne S9: Shea Coulée, Sasha Velour, Nina Bo'nina Brown, Valentina AS3: Shangela, BeBe Zahara Benet, Aja, Trixie Mattel S11: Brooke Lynn Hytes, Vanessa "Vanjie" Mateo, A'Keria C. Davenport, Yvie Oddly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrogLenzen Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 1 minute ago, Deeee said: Katya and Manila are my all-time faves. They both won last year. I had that magnificent moment, so I can handle ranking them at the bottom this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliott Posted April 1, 2020 Author Share Posted April 1, 2020 (edited) Last year's Top 14: 01. Katya & Manila Luzon 03. Bianca Del Rio 04. Alyssa Edwards 05. Shangela 06. Jinkx Monsoon 07. Kim Chi 08. Katya (S7) & Bob the Drag Queen10 & 11. Alaska or Tatianna 12, 13 or 14. Miz Cracker 12 or 13. Sharon Needles 12, 13 or 14. Naomi Smalls The bottom three is correct, but I can't 100% remember which order they ranked I forgot who was first between Alaska and Tatianna, but I think it was Tatianna since everyone except Megan and I ranked Alaska in their bottom three while Tatianna's rankings were more spread out. The top five was definitely that order, and I remember Katya and Bob tying for 8th. Since Kim Chi won S8 initially and Jinkx narrowly missed out on the Top 5, I put them at 6 and 7 too. Edited April 1, 2020 by Elliott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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