The Ball Ball Explained

"The Ball Ball" is the fourth episode of the twelfth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.^{[1] [2] [3]} It originally aired on March 20, 2020. Leslie Jones is a guest judge. Gigi Goode wins the mini-challenge and the main challenge, and Rock M. Sakura is eliminated from the competition after placing in the bottom two and losing a lip-sync against Brita to "S&M" (2011) by Rihanna.

Episode

For the episode's mini-challenge, the contestants compete in "The Beehive Jive" dance competition. Gigi Goode wins the mini-challenge.

For the main challenge, the contestants must create three looks for The Ball Ball. The runway categories are Lady Baller, Basketball Wife Realness, and Balls to the Wall Eleganza. On the main stage, RuPaul welcomes fellow judges as well as guest judge Leslie Jones.

Gigi Goode, Jaida Essence Hall, and Nicky Doll receive positive critiques, and Gigi Goode wins the challenge. Aiden Zhane, Brita, and Rock M. Sakura receive negative critiques, and Aiden Zhane is deemed safe. Brita and Rock M. Sakura face off in a lip-sync to "S&M" (2011) by Rihanna. Brita is declared the winner of the lip-sync and Rock M. Sakura is eliminated from the competition.

Production

The episode originally aired on March 20, 2020.

Reception

Kate Kulzick of The A.V. Club gave the episode a rating of 'B'.^[4]

See also

• Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Picture Editing for an Unstructured Reality Program, for the corresponding episode of Untucked

External links

• The Ball Ball at IMDb
• IMDb entry for the corresponding Untucked episode

Notes and References

1. Web site: McCallion . Paul . 2020-03-20 . RuPaul's Drag Race Recap: It DO Take Balls! . 2024-02-05 . Vulture . en . 2023-05-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230504042628/https://www.vulture.com/2020/03/rupauls-drag-race-recap-season-12-episode-4-the-ball-ball.html . live .
2. News: Jones . Dylan B. . 2020-03-23 . RuPaul's Drag Race recap: season 12, episode four . 2024-05-08 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077 . 2024-05-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240508195922/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/mar/23/rupauls-drag-race-recap-season-12-episode-four . live .
3. Web site: Guzzo . Bianca . 2020-03-21 . RuPaul's Drag Race Season 12 Episode 4 Recap: The Ball Ball . 2024-05-08 . IN Magazine . en . 2020-09-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200930230845/http://inmagazine.ca/2020/03/rupauls-drag-race-season-12-episode-4-recap-the-ball-ball/ . live .
4. Web site: 2020-03-21 . RuPaul's Drag Race levels the playing field with "The Ball Ball" . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221208175746/https://www.avclub.com/rupauls-drag-race-levels-the-playing-field-with-the-ba-1842434528 . 2022-12-08 . 2024-02-05 . The A.V. Club . en.