So Will Rupauls Drag Race Be Doing the Top 4 Elimination Again for the Finale

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Finale Challenge is the last claiming of the season that the Top 3, Top 4 or Superlative 5 Queens have to face.

There are two types of the concluding claiming: a Music Video Claiming, featured from Season 1 to Season eight and Season one of Drag Race España, where queens have to star in a music video for i of RuPaul'due south songs, and a RuMix Challenge, featured in regular Seasons since Season 9, in All Stars seasons since Flavor two and in RuPaul'due south Drag Race UK, where Queens have to write and perform their own verses for ane of RuPaul'south songs.

Flavour 12 introduced a mix of RuMix and Rusical challenge, where Queens had to lip sync to a medley of songs from RuPaul'due south Drag Race: Live, equally well equally to write their own verses. Notwithstanding, in Season 13, the claiming returned to just existence a RuMix, with the queens performing their own verses to RuPaul's Lucky.

There are four exceptions for these final challenges, the starting time being All Stars 1, where the last queens have to go to dissimilar locations and perform different shows, consisting of a group interview, followed past an appearance at Hamburger Mary's to take an award in their honor, and finish up with a comedy routine in front of a live audience.

The second exception is Thailand Season i, where the final queens have to Makeover an eliminated contestant, Human activity in a Thai drama, and present a look on the Runway.

The 3rd exception is Thailand Season 2, where the claiming resembles a RuMix claiming, the difference beingness, this time it is not a RuPaul song they are performing to. The Rail challenge, this beingness the Thai version, is once once more judged separately together with the Main Challenge.

The 4th exception is Drag Race Holland Season 1, where the last claiming was to lip sync and larn choreography to a RuPaul medley.

Finale Challenge Judging

Since the way the winner gets crowned has inverse throughtout the seasons, the way the terminal challenge was judged has changed equally well. It wasn't until Flavour 11 that queens got the regular High, Safe, Depression or Bottom placements on the final challenge, with the exception of the two seasons of Drag Race Thailand. The Win placement in the RuMix challenge was introduced in Drag Race Thailand (Season 2), returning in Flavor 12 and Flavor xiv. Before that, they would either get crowned or get a runner-upward (Seasons 1-3) or go far to the Thousand Finale (Seasons 4-10). The latter returned for Flavor 13. Here's a cursory history of the terminal challenge judging:

Season		Final Challenge Judging
	one	Acme 3 star in a Music video. The weakest gets eliminated without lip syncing. The remaining ii lip sync for the crown on the main stage and the winner is crowned.
	two
	3
	4	Top 3 star in a Music video and lip sync together on the main stage. Nobody gets eliminated and the Elevation 3 motility onto the 1000 Finale.
	five
	6	Top iv star in a Music video and lip sync together on the main phase. The weakest gets eliminated and cut from the music video, and so the Top 3 motility onto the M Finale.
	7
	8
	9	Pinnacle 4 perform in a RuMix challenge. Nobody gets eliminated and The Top iv movement onto the Grand Finale.
	x
	11	Top 5 perform in a RuMix challenge. The bottom 2 lip sync and the weakest is sent home.
	12	Elevation 5 perform in a RuMix challenge. One queen wins, The bottom two lip sync and the weakest is sent habitation.
	13	Pinnacle 4 perform in a RuMix challenge. Nobody gets eliminated and The Top 4 movement onto the Chiliad Finale.
	14	Top five design their operation outfit and perform in a RuMix challenge. Ane queen wins, The lesser two lip sync and the weakest would be sent dwelling.

Season		Concluding Challenge Judging
	AS1	Top 4 perform their private Stand-Up routines, take part in a group interview and present their concluding runway. The weakest two get eliminated and the remaining two lip sync for the crown on the main stage and the winner is crowned.
	AS2	Acme iv perform in a RuMix challenge. The weakest gets eliminated and the remaining iii lip sync for the crown on the primary stage and the winner is crowned.
	AS3	Top four perform in a RuMix claiming. The two received the least amount of votes from the jury gets eliminated and the remaining two lip sync for the crown on the chief stage and the winner is crowned.
	AS4	Superlative four perform in a RuMix challenge. The two weakest gets eliminated and the remaining 2 lip sync for the crown on the principal stage and the winners are crowned.
	AS5	Top 3 perform in a RuMix challenge. Nobody gets eliminated, the remaining 3 lip sync for the crown on the main stage and the winner is crowned.
	AS6	Elevation iv perform in a RuMix claiming. Nobody gets eliminated, the remaining iv lip sync, and the winner is crowned.

Season		Final Claiming Judging
	DRT1	Elevation iv compete in 2 maxi challenges, those existence makeover and acting and in a runway challenge. The interim challenge is combined into the runway challenge. Challenges have their winner announced and the lesser two lip sync, after which the weakest is sent domicile.
	DRT2	Top 5 perform a "RuMix" medley for the maxi challenge and nowadays their terminal runway claiming. The winners of the maxi and runway challenge each go a laissez passer to the finale, while the lesser three lip sync and the weakest 2 are sent home.

Flavour		Final Challenge Judging
	UK1	Peak 3 perform in a RuMix claiming. The weakest gets eliminated without lip syncing. The remaining 2 lip sync for the crown on the master stage and the winner is crowned.
	UK2	Acme four perform in a RuMix challenge. The weakest gets eliminated without lip syncing. The remaining three lip sync for the crown on the main phase and the winner is crowned.
	UK3	Meridian 3 perform in a RuMix challenge. Nobody gets eliminated, the remaining three lip sync for the crown on the main phase and the winner is crowned.

Flavor		Concluding Claiming Judging
	CDR1	Top 3 perform in a RuMix challenge. Nobody gets eliminated, the remaining three lip sync for the crown on the main phase and the winner is crowned.
	CDR2

Season		Final Challenge Judging
	DRH1	Elevation 4 perform a RuPaul lip sync medley. The two weakest get eliminated and the remaining 2 lip sync for the crown on the main stage and the winner is crowned.
	DRH2	Tiptop 3 perform in a RuMix claiming. The weakest gets eliminated without lip syncing. The remaining ii lip sync for the crown on the chief phase and the winner is crowned.

Season		Final Challenge Judging
	DU1	Top 4 perform in a RuMix challenge. Nobody gets eliminated, the remaining 4 lip sync for the crown on the main stage and the winner is crowned.

Season		Final Challenge Judging
	DRE1	Top 3 star in a Music video. Nobody gets eliminated, the remaining iii lip sync for the crown on the principal stage and the winner is crowned.

Flavor		Final Challenge Judging
	DRI1	Top iv perform in a RuMix challenge. The weakest gets eliminated without lip syncing. The remaining three lip sync for the crown on the chief stage and the winner is crowned.

Season		Final Challenge Judging
	UKvsTW1	Top 5 perform in a RuMix challenge. Top two lipsync for the globe on the principal stage and the winner eliminates one of the bottom queens.

Music Video Challenges

RuMix Challenges

'Read U Wrote U' Performance westward Alaska, Katya, Detox & Roxxxy RuPaul'due south Drag Race All Stars 2

Episode 8: All Stars Supergroup

Song: Read U Wrote U
Club	Contestant		Placement
1		Alaska	WINNER
2		Detox	RUNNER Upward
3		Katya	RUNNER UP
4		Roxxxy Andrews	ELIMINATED

'Category Is...' Performance w Peppermint, Sasha, Trinity & Shea 👯‍♀️ RuPaul's Drag Race Season 9

Episode 12: Category Is

Song: Category Is
Society	Contestant		Placement
one		Peppermint	TOP 4
two		Sasha Velour	Meridian 4
3		Trinity Taylor	TOP 4
four		Shea Couleé	Tiptop 4

'Kitty Daughter' Performance w Trixie Mattel, Shangela, Bebe & Kennedy RuPaul'due south Elevate Race All Stars 3

Episode 8: A Jury of Your Queers

Song: Kitty Daughter
Order	Contestant		Placement
1		Kennedy Davenport	RUNNER Upward
2		Shangela	ELIMINATED
3		BeBe Zahara Benet	ELIMINATED
4		Trixie Mattel	WINNER

'American' Operation west Aquaria, Eureka, Asia & Kameron RuPaul'due south Drag Race Season 10

Episode 12: American

Song: American
Order	Contestant		Placement
1		Aquaria	TOP 4
2		Asia O'Hara	Height 4
3		Eureka	TOP iv
4		Kameron Michaels	TOP four

'Super Queen' Operation w Monét, Monique, Naomi & Trinity RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 4

Episode 10: Super Queen Grand Finale

Song: Super Queen
Club	Contestant		Placement
1		Monét X Change	WINNER
2		Monique Centre	ELIMINATED
three		Naomi Smalls	ELIMINATED
iv		Trinity The Constrict	WINNER

Drag Race Thailand Season 2 - Top 5 Performance

Episode 11: White Elephants

Song: Meridian five Medley
Order	Contestant		Placement
1		Vanda Miss Joaquim	ELIMINATED
2		Angele Anang	BOTTOM 3
3		Brigand	ELIMINATED
4		Kandy Zyanide	WINNER
five		Kana Warrior	WINNER

Annotation: Kandy won the Maxi Claiming and Kana the Runway Claiming. The scores from both were combined into the concluding judging and they both were safe, while the remaining queens (Angele, Brigand and Vanda) were all in the bottom three.

'Queens Everywhere' Functioning westward A'Keria, Brooke, Silky, Yvie & Vanjie RuPaul'south Drag Race S11

Episode 12: Queens Everywhere

Vocal: Queens Everywhere
Club	Contestant		Placement
1		A'keria Chanel Davenport	HIGH
two		Brooke Lynn Hytes	BOTTOM 2
three		Silky Nutmeg Ganache	Low
4		Vanessa Vanjie Mateo	ELIMINATED
5		Yvie Oddly	High

To the Moon (Cast Version)

Episode 8: One thousand Finale

Vocal: Rock It (To The Moon)
Order	Contestant		Placement
one		Baga Chipz	ELIMINATED
ii		Divina De Campo	RUNNER Upward
3		The Vivienne	WINNER

I Made It Mirror Song Losing is the New Winning (Las Vegas Live Medley)

Episode 12: Viva Drag Vegas

Songs: I Fabricated It / Mirror Song / Losing is the New Winning
Contestant		Placement
	Gigi Goode	WINNER
	Jaida Essence Hall	HIGH
	Sherry Pie	SAFE + DISQUALIFIED
	Crystal Methyd	BOTTOM 2
	Jackie Cox	ELIMINATED

'Clap Back' Performance due west Jujubee, Miz Cracker & Shea RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 5

Episode 8: Clap Back!

Vocal: Clap Back
Society	Contestant		Placement
1		Jujubee	RUNNER Up
2		Miz Cracker	RUNNER UP
iii		Shea Couleé	WINNER

U Habiliment IT WELL feat. Rita Baga, Scarlett BoBo, and Priyanka

Episode 10: U Wear It Well

Vocal: U Wear Information technology Well
Lodge	Contestant		Placement
i		Priyanka	WINNER
2		Scarlett BoBo	RUNNER UP
three		Rita Baga	RUNNER UP

A Little Bit of Love (Cast Version)

Episode 10: Grand Finale

Song: A Footling Scrap of Love
Order	Contestant		Placement
i		Bimini Bon-Boulash	RUNNER UP
2		Ellie Diamond	ELIMINATED
iii		Lawrence Chaney	WINNER
four		Tayce	RUNNER Up

S13 E14 "Lucky" Performance

Episode 14: Gettin' Lucky

Song: Lucky
Social club	Contestant		Placement
1		Gottmik	TOP 4
two		Kandy Muse	TOP 4
three		Rosé	Superlative 4
iv		Symone	Acme 4

Episode viii: K Finale

Song: I'one thousand a Winner, Baby
Gild	Contestant		Placement
one		Kita Hateful	WINNER
ii		Fine art Simone	RUNNER UP
iii		Karen From Finance	RUNNER UP
4		Cherry-red Adams	RUNNER UP

Episode eleven: This is Our Country

AS6 E12 "This Is Our Country" Performance

Song: This Is Our Land
Club	Contestant		Placement
1		Eureka!	RUNNER UP
2		Ginger Minj	RUNNER UP
3		Kylie Sonique Love	WINNER
4		Ra'Jah O'Hara	RUNNER Upwardly

Famke Louise x My Piffling Puny, Vanessa van Cartier & Vivaldi - VIEREN

Episode 8: Elevate Race The netherlands Season ii Thou Finale

Song: Vieren
Order	Contestant		Placement
1		Vanessa Van Cartier	WINNER
2		My Piffling Puny	RUNNER Up
3		Vivaldi	ELIMINATED

Episode 10: Grand Finale - UK Flavor 3

Hey Sister, It's Christmas (Cast Version)

Vocal: Hey Sister, It's Christmas
Order	Contestant		Placement
1		Ella Vaday	RUNNER UP
2		Kitty Scott-Claus	RUNNER UP
iii		Krystal Versace	WINNER

Episode 10: Queen of the Northward

Song: Queen of the North
Society	Contestant		Placement
1		Icesis Couture	WINNER
ii		Kendall Gender	RUNNER Upwards
iii		Pythia	RUNNER UP

Episode 6: Chiliad Finale - Drag Race Italia

Song: A Little Flake of Love
Order	Contestant		Placement
1		Elecktra Bionic	WINNER
two		Luquisha Lubamba	ELIMINATED
3		Le Riche	RUNNER Up
four		Farida Kant	RUNNER Upwards

Episode five: Semifinals - United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland vs The World Season 1

Living My Life in London (Cast Version)

Song: Living My Life in London
Guild	Contestant		Placement
1st		Baga Chipz	BOTTOM iii
2d		Blu Hydrangea	BOTTOM iii
3rd		Janey Jacké	ELIMINATED
4th		Jujubee	WINNER
5th		Mo Heart	WINNER

Episode xiv: Catwalk

S14 E14 "Catwalk" Performance

Song: Catwalk
Order	Contestant		Placement
1st		Bosco	LOW
second		Angeria Paris VanMicheals	Lesser ii
3rd		Daya Betty	HIGH
4th		Lady Camden	WINNER
fifth		Willow Pill	Bottom ii

Other Finale Challenges

Trivia

• Season 6 was the get-go flavour to accept a Top four in the Finale Challenge, where equally DRT2 was the start season to have a Top 5.
• All Stars 1 is the offset season to non have a typical music video/Remix challenge; rather, each queen in the Top iv had to perform a show at a club in the LA area in forepart of a live audition and the Judges.
• The Kickoff Flavor of Drag Race Thailand didn't have a typical music video/Remix claiming either. Rather, the Top 4 competed in a Makeover, an Interim, and a Runway presentation Challenges.
• All Stars v is the only All Stars season to have a Height iii in the terminal challenge, whereas All Stars ane, All Stars 2, All Stars iii, All Stars 4 and All Stars 6 all had a Tiptop 4.
• Seasons four, 5, nine, 10 and 13 are the only seasons without an elimination in the Finale Challenge.
• Seasons AS1, AS3, DRT2, AS4, and DRH1 all feature a double elimination in the Finale Challenge.
  • DRT2 is the simply ane of these to have the lesser queens lip sync for their lives.
    • Notwithstanding, equally this was a three-mode lip sync with one winner, it isn't purely considered a double sashay.
• Shea Couleé, Trinity The Tuck, Eureka!, Baga Chipz, Jujubee, and Mo Heart are the but queens to participate in two finale RuMix challenges.

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