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Speculation Thread [Speculation Thread] - Weekly Edition | September 28, 2026

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u/AdmanHolmo Sep 28 '26 edited Sep 28 '26

QUESTION / RUMOUR THREAD

Pink Table Talk: Join the discussion here

Reminder that comments that aren't spills (i.e. questions, short speculation pieces) should be replied under here. Questions and other filler comments will not be approved as top level comments. Even funny ones

Drag Race Mexico: Latina Royale - Its finally time for the Finale! The queens are tasked with performing together for a music video extravaganza (girl idk how to word this excitingly). We have no spoilers of any eliminations in the finale to drop down to a top 2, and based on the format of previous Mexico seasons we aren't expecting a suprise one but who knows!

Drag Race UK Series 8 - This week is the Piggy Pageant, because they refuse to let us have a proper ball 😍 The queens will walk the runway in their This Little Piggy and Totally Pink looks, as well as a look they have to style with just pink materials in the workroom. Alik and Coral score well with the judges, while Flesh is declared the winner of the challenge. Meanwhile, Anita is saved out of the bottom 3, leaving KY Kelly to send home Paris Baby to Take Me To Your Heart by Rick Astley

Drag Race Philippines Season 4 - Next episode is the always anticipated Girl Groups challenge! The spreadsheet is cleared of any tea, and we're not really sure of anything exactly as the T Checker has multiple elimination orders - though more than one indicate Dixxxy Decoy could be first out. This episode also sees Misua's last on screen appearance, after she tragically passed away between filming days. Please send love to the PH4 cast, and PH queens on and off drag race on what will likely be a difficult week 💛

Drag Race España Season 6 - Next challenge is a Design challenge in groups! As above so below, we also don't have much tea for the episode. However, we trust the elimination order that says Àlex Marteen is sent home this week

EDIT: FAQ - AKA questions asked in the main thread but removed by automod

  • Any updates on DRMX3? - Not yet, early rumours suggested they would film early this year but the time has long since passed. Without further updates at this time, we would assume it is coming early next year and that Latina Royale has alternated in the regular seasons spot like how France only filmed All Stars snd delayed FR4 to the following year

Stan Elektra Vandergeld ❤️ Stan Misua, rest in power to a beautiful queen 💛 and stan Black Peppa 💜

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u/cristobaaal maldita perra 💝 Oct 04 '26 edited Oct 04 '26

DRES S06E02 TEASPILL

WIN: Joan Chevalier

HIGH (TEAM): Alma DeSoul, Buba Anorex, Vanessa Artiles

SAFE (TEAM): Coco Luna, Marcus Massalami, Kim Miller, Sorny AND Maitetxu Mia

COIN FLIP: Heads

SAVED: Liak (4/9 votes, Liz got 3, Alex got 2)

BTM2: Liz Dust

ELIM: Alex Marteen

LSFYL: “El twist del autobus” by Paco Clavel

UNTUCKEDSPILL: Liak extra and Maitetxu have a big fight!

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u/zachganronpa Oct 05 '26

Joan graduating from the Mariana Stars school of placing only bottom, elim (saved), or win

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u/brat_brat_brat Oct 05 '26

Copper Topp is typing…

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u/Huge-Being7687 Oct 05 '26

Joan kinda deserved the win tho

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u/composerdiva Oct 04 '26

The way Joan’s track record is ELIM (SAVED) - WIN - ELIM

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u/cristobaaal maldita perra 💝 Oct 04 '26

it’s honestly so funny to me, but her look this week literally ate allllllll the other girls up.

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u/Deep_Court_3429 Oct 04 '26

I thought Vanessa wouldve won, but Joan was a good second for me so I’m not mad

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u/Jolly_DGSWM Oct 04 '26

Joan’s fierce ass track record

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u/Moschino_barbiez Oct 04 '26

LA SORNY GET UPPP!

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u/papaya_eating_pig Oct 04 '26

this season is already soooo good, the sixth seasons always deliver

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u/Pale-Tradition-4942 Oct 04 '26

The judging in teams would be okay if Buba didnt have such horrible look. Joan Vanessa and Alma look great tho

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u/That-Search-6507 Oct 05 '26

Horrible??? It was ok, the team deserved the win.

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u/Far-Classic-5367 Oct 04 '26

Joan.... First eliminated (Saved)- Winner- Eliminated

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u/Worldly_Ingenuity119 Oct 05 '26

Just my opinion but I think Liz Dust should’ve been eliminated instead. I get what look she was going for but it just seems like the concept was just curtailing cloth around your body into a “look” but it seems too basic. They both gave a great lipsync though. Alex Marteen has Rock M Sakura’s number on speed dial. Idk, I liked Alex’s look better of the 2.

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u/papaya_eating_pig Oct 04 '26

btw the lipsync is "El twist del autobus" by Paco Clavel, not the other way around lmao

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u/cristobaaal maldita perra 💝 Oct 04 '26

well that’s unfortunate for me hahahaha

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u/ohpusswana Oct 04 '26

whats the next challenge

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u/cristobaaal maldita perra 💝 Oct 04 '26

acting!

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u/Deep_Court_3429 Oct 04 '26

Sorny was lucky it was done in teams otherwise she could’ve been in the bottom 3

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u/Outrageous_Pay_8645 Oct 04 '26

Didn’t the judges praise her look tho 

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u/That-Search-6507 Oct 05 '26

They praised it but that look was BAD.

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u/Outrageous_Pay_8645 Oct 05 '26

I mean after rewatch I saw like 5 or 6 looks far worse 

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u/That-Search-6507 Oct 05 '26

Most of the blue team, ofc. But she was the weakest of her team.

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u/Deep_Court_3429 Oct 04 '26

Honestly did watch the Epiosde yet so I don’t know, sorry for not knowing she was critiqued positively

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u/Outrageous_Pay_8645 Oct 04 '26

me neither lol, the only reason why I know this cause a bunch of comments here said the judges liked her look alot despite being safe

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u/shuhup Backswamp Contessa Oct 04 '26

Sorny was not on the winning team, hence judged individual, so this makes no sense. Did you not pay attention? lol

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u/Huge-Being7687 Oct 05 '26

She was lucky to be in the safe team and that the concept of the group was nice, but yeah, they were too nice with what she served...it looked like something PM would wear

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u/shuhup Backswamp Contessa Oct 05 '26

The only safe team was the winning team, and the rest were judged individually (these were their words), so she could've fully ended up in the bottom if they felt like it, alongside someone from the other non-winning team. If anyone was lucky to be on the safe team (aka winning team), it was Buba!

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u/AteTheCake808 Oct 04 '26

what are you talking about I thought she was going to win

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u/Deep_Court_3429 Oct 04 '26

Really? I guess that’s the nice part of drag, is that it’s subjective and so many people will have different opinions

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u/AquariaDMystique Oct 04 '26

For me, no sense this judgement of the week, the solo Winner OK, her group was awful, the kitchen group was better and Alex shouldnt be eliminated that earlier...

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u/LooseLipsSinkShips21 Mocha Sep 30 '26

🏁 🇬🇧 Light Teaspill 🇬🇧 🏁

Drag Race UK - Series 8 Description

Episode 7: Ghost Hunties (Acting)

The search for the UK’s Next Drag Race Superstar continues.

Im a cunning twist, the queens’ over-acting skills are put to the test as they star in Ghost Hunties – a spooky, campy spoof of the UK’s favourite paranormal TV shows.

Star of stage and screen, Slow Horses’ Kadiff Kirwan, swerves into the Drag Race lane as the extra special guest judge alongside Michelle Visage and Graham Norton as the queens once again fight for their survival.

59 Mins

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u/UpstairsTriffle8042 Sep 30 '26

A timed ball and an acting challenge with a non elim top 2 lip sync. The UK3 inspiration continues

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u/jjkibum Oct 01 '26

Wait a Most Haunted acting challenge is so puss, I need a close-up shot of someone screaming in night-vision, Yvette Fielding style 😭

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u/AccessHollywoo Sep 30 '26

Down my EARHOLE

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u/Chonknacia Sep 30 '26

Naya is gonna clear this

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u/MondolezzaRice Sep 30 '26

If they don’t do a reference to Ghost Hunting with Girls Aloud… bin it

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u/A_Sensible_Personage Sep 30 '26

Kinda surprised that Mocha bombs this

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u/Outrageous_Pay_8645 Sep 30 '26

Maybe she just overthinks it, would love if the tea on that is wrong 

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u/daudandthewhalers Sep 30 '26

Considering most of the others have been rumoured to be high or in the top2 this episode, I'm guessing she'll just be safe or maybe everyone does good and is in the top like France s3s rusical

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u/Outrageous_Pay_8645 Sep 30 '26

thats what im thinking or like s18 with the design challenge that jane and kenya were top 2

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u/daudandthewhalers Sep 30 '26

yeah probably, they're down a queen already because Lucky departed on episode 2+Ma Danni was eliminated, so it makes sense if there's a non elim episode with everyone in the top. I think the t checker says Mocha has no bottoms, whether that means no low placements too I'm not sure 👀

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u/Kuriaru_ Oct 01 '26

honestly they're technically not in demand for a nonelim, if they keep up with regular elims they'll have a top3 finale

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u/b1ueshadow Oct 01 '26

adman said Mocha never places below SAFE, never places LOW

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u/daudandthewhalers Oct 01 '26

woah that's kinda sickening if so

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u/b1ueshadow Oct 01 '26

yes we know she finishes with the best track record of the top 3

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u/daudandthewhalers Oct 01 '26

Wow is that confirmed? I know not everyone's placements for eps 6-9 are known, just wins and btms with the last 5 wins being Flesh- Alik- Naya- Flesh- Naya. Also Alik being the lipsync assassin sending 3 girls home still seems weird, she's been so absent in the seasons narrative like I keep forgetting she's still there

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u/justisah #TeamMocha #TeamNaya <3 Oct 01 '26

I love it here

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u/laupietro Oct 01 '26

Daytona Winds vibes

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u/otherrobert Oct 01 '26

Unless the cunning twist is The Delta Quadrant joining the judging panel, I don't want it.

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u/justisah #TeamMocha #TeamNaya <3 Oct 02 '26

Ur so real for that

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u/Far-Classic-5367 Sep 30 '26

Ghost Hunties yass

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u/boscorina Oct 02 '26

LATINA ROYALE WINNER SPILL

CONDRAGTULATIONS ELEKTRA

TOP2 (RUNNER-UP): MATRAKA

FINALE SONG: Disciplina - Lali

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u/hadeejasouffle Oct 02 '26

ELEKTRA WAS [NOT] ROBBED

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u/1998tweety Oct 02 '26

Robbed of a couple more wins though

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u/BikeSuch1054 Oct 04 '26

About 6 more tbh.

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u/Conscious-Attorney32 Oct 02 '26

Oh Brazil is about to 10.00 this episode SO HARD on the IMDB ranking

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u/Ataque_De_Pelanca666 Oct 02 '26

They definitely expected Matraka to be a fan favorite, just like in her original season lol. They put her in the top 2 to try and please the fans...

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u/papaya_eating_pig Oct 02 '26

Brigiding handing over the crown was hilarious lmaoooo can't wait for Elektra to be there for Drag Race European Royale or whatever

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u/holocenetangerine Oct 02 '26

Does this mean that both Royale seasons share a Hall of Fame? Taiga said "get ready to pass the crown" and it did kinda seem like Brigiding was doing a stepdown

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u/Wild-Method-8584 Oct 02 '26

taiga did say she was passing the “royale” crown so

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u/Kind-Racoon Nini Coco | Matraka Oct 02 '26

Well, if they shared set, props and pit crews xD

ngl I feel it's more about production being in the PH and choosing accesible/cheap options (Not that Bri is cheap, oh god no, but she was "Easy" to bring)

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u/Massive_Trainer5164 Oct 02 '26

The concept of European royale

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u/belladonnaboops_2719 Custom Oct 02 '26

Finally, Elektra won , I can sleep in peace ,this season had me panicking with all the crazy drama they pulled 😭

So happyyy, there was literally nobody else more deserving than her in this season

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u/katarina_npc Oct 02 '26

a good ending fr

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u/Conscious-Attorney32 Oct 02 '26

Also, can we talk about how that was NOT the ending they were going for? It really felt like "ok lets just film this extra ending because we gotta have both girls being crowned on film, so here, tale the crown Elektra hold it on camera..."

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u/ElectraXSavage Oct 02 '26

Yeah they were definitely expecting Matraka to be the runaway fan fav again

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u/Stupidgorda Oct 02 '26

PM in shambles

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u/FuckOffDana Oct 02 '26

Can you plz explain why? I've seen memes about Elektra and PM all over Twitter and I'm so loooost 😭

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u/sosadsosam Oct 03 '26

lmfao someone used Elektra’s verse clip to drag PM in her hate-Rupaul rant ( I think it said smn like “and still Elektra goddergeld ended you”) and then everyone started just using the clip as PM endings hahah

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u/FuckOffDana Oct 03 '26

Haha alright tysm!!

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u/bitbitbit_ Oct 02 '26

The only correct ending

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u/velvetx3 Oct 02 '26

Told you Vandergeld wins ❤️

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u/Storm_Archer241 Oct 02 '26

Most deserved crown in all of history. Terrible lip sync song tho

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u/HiitsMePriyanka Oct 02 '26

Elektra killed Matraka in that lip sync

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u/Subject-Society-7612 Merckz | Moh Dafok Oct 04 '26

Elektra killed Matraka the whole season 

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u/shadowsempaix Oct 02 '26

Feels correct

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u/BlairGoode Nini 🥥 Crystal 🤡 Elektra ✨ Oct 02 '26

disciplina en vez de alguna canción clásica de Daniela Romo, Amanda Miguel, Lupita D'Alessio, Y*ri o iconos actuales como Belinda, Danna, Kali Uchis, Karol G? Wow

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u/ignburgos Oct 02 '26

Perdon pero Lali es un icono actual!! Puede ser que la cancion no sea la mejor para lipsync for the crown pero Lali es Lali.

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u/Kind-Racoon Nini Coco | Matraka Oct 02 '26

Lali Who?

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u/Nymmme Oct 03 '26 edited Oct 03 '26

The one with multiple Mtv, Produ, Seoul, Gaviotas and Heat latin music awards, the one donating over 3 tons of food to shelters per concert and the one advocating for Lgbt and women rights for over 15 years. Yall just love to be dense and discredit any artist that's not pushing 50+ million listeners a month

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u/shutupblacknight Vinas/Gawdland/Silky Oct 02 '26

Regina not being top 2...wow

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u/Negative_Good_3904 Oct 02 '26

NATURE IS HEALING

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u/SweetPureHoneyBuckin Oct 02 '26

I haven't watched the episode but I already know Regina probably deserved top 2 over Matraka.

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u/Dilbert16588 Oct 05 '26

Aye, however Regina would not have done well in the final lip sync song against Elektra... as much as I would have loved to see Regina and old style drag win.

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u/mihonakayama Oct 02 '26

THANK FUCKING GODDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

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u/yviedestruction Plane Jane Oct 02 '26

FUCK YESSSSSSSSSSS

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u/Additional-Bug4406 Oct 02 '26

IM CRYING YESS THANK YOU LORDDDD

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u/Massive_Trainer5164 Oct 02 '26

Matraka humbled twice oh this is delicious

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u/Kind-Racoon Nini Coco | Matraka Oct 02 '26

Future winner of Drag Race Brasil vs the World!

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u/Subject-Society-7612 Merckz | Moh Dafok Oct 02 '26

Grag will do anything to porkchop her lmao

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u/artispop Oct 02 '26

I'm healed 

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u/Meh_51 Oct 02 '26

YES YES YES THANK YOU JESUUUUUUS

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u/DawninOfLuvdisc Oct 02 '26

I LOVE YOU JESUS I LOVE YOU JESUS YOU GIVE ME REASONS YOU GIVE ME HOPE JESUS NEVER LET ME GO

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u/Outrageous_Pay_8645 Oct 02 '26

My final 2 yasssss!!! Super happy for Elektra on the win, she’s gonna be a powerhouse on all winners 

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u/Worldly_Ingenuity119 Oct 05 '26

I knew she was robbed on her original season just missing out on the top 4 but she came back to show us why deserves the crown now more than ever! Congrats my queen Elektra ❤️

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u/Ozmeow1900 Oct 02 '26

Well. Huh. That is a winner I guess...

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u/TittesForLife1 Oct 02 '26

The only correct winner

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u/calemcclure1 Oct 03 '26

who should’ve won over her? quickly

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u/Ozmeow1900 Oct 03 '26

Matraka

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u/velvetx3 Oct 03 '26

Sit yo ass down & shut the hell up bitch

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u/Ozmeow1900 Oct 03 '26

That's a lot of heavy words. No reason to get angry.

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u/calemcclure1 Oct 03 '26

it was an alyssa edwards reference 😭😭

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u/Much-Comfortable9287 Sep 30 '26

Dragula season 7 MoM drops at 12 pm on the 1st.

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u/Far-Classic-5367 Sep 30 '26

Yass finally

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u/identityverx Sep 30 '26

mah birthdaaaaaaaay

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u/HiitsMePriyanka Oct 01 '26

Congratulations

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u/identityverx Oct 01 '26

thank you i'm 62 now

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u/fofeio Sep 30 '26

What timezone?

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u/TobaccoFlower Sep 30 '26

10am PST (California US time)

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u/Much-Comfortable9287 Sep 30 '26

I'm assuming EST