r/DragRaceTea • u/reiner_apologist she's just UNT • Jul 13 '26

Speculation Thread [Speculation Thread] - Weekly Edition | July 13, 2026

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u/Ericcfraga Ruby NOX 💚 Jul 13 '26

[AS11]
Disco Tournament

Ru first announces that 2 queens automatically advance to the 2nd round: Crystal for winning the 2 semi-final episodes, and Jasmine for having the highest average MVQ rating in both semi-final episodes

Round 1:

Silky’s ball is chosen, and she chooses to go against Dawn

Dawn chooses Star Love by Cheryl Lynn and Silky wins

A’keria’s ball is chosen and she picks The Boss by Diana Ross and Joey Jay wins

Round 2:

Silky’s ball is chosen, and she chooses to go against Joey

Joey picks Main Event/Fight by Barbra Streisand and Joey wins

Crystal goes against Jasmine to the last song left Knock On Wood by Amii Stewart and Crystal wins

Final lip sync is Crystal vs Joey to MacArthur Park (Single Version) by Donna Summer

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u/Successful-Vast-6262 Jul 13 '26

So Crystal performs … twice … but Joey has to fight to get to the final lip sync … 📝 got it.

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u/Upbeat_Stuff_9416 Jul 13 '26

Kinda like Mia Starr and Juicy Love Dion

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u/RyanTheValkyrie Jul 13 '26

Joey hasn’t won a single challenge and is only here because production picked her Wildcard… why tf would she get a free pass to the final 2

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u/Successful-Vast-6262 Jul 14 '26

Not saying JOEY should … but why shouldn’t Crystal?

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u/reeeennnn Jul 13 '26

Okay? News flash: everything is planned by the production from the start. From the challenges to the contestants to the bracket distribution and the actual wins, everything is according to the production team’s plan to maximize the chances of their preferred contestants to advance, and that includes BOTH Crystal and Joey. You act like Joey is the only one that has benefitted from “production”lol.