Ball Challenge/RuPaul's Drag Race

Ball Winners

BeBe Zahara Benet - Absolut Drag Ball

Tyra Sanchez - The Diva Awards

Yara Sofia - Rupaul's Hair Extravaganza

Manila Luzon - Make Dat Money

Sharon Needles - The Fabulous Bitch Ball

Alaska - Sugar Ball

Adore Delano - Glitter Ball

Violet Chachki - Hello Kitty, Girls!

Kim Chi - RuPaul Book Ball

Shea Couleé - Gayest Ball Ever

Aquaria - The Last Ball on Earth

Brooke Lynn Hytes - Monster Ball

Gigi Goode - The Ball Ball

Gottmik - The Bag Ball

Willow Pill - A Pair of Balls

Sasha Colby - The Crystal Ball: Episode 200

Nymphia Wind - The Mother of All Balls

Ball Eliminated

Shannel - Absolut Drag Ball

Tatianna - The Diva Awards

Shangela - Rupaul's Hair Extravaganza

Yara Sofia - Make Dat Money

Latrice Royale - The Fabulous Bitch Ball

Detox - Sugar Ball

BenDeLaCreme - Glitter Ball

Katya - Hello Kitty, Girls!

Derrick Barry - RuPaul Book Ball

Alexis Michelle - Gayest Ball Ever

Dusty Ray Bottoms - The Last Ball on Earth

Ariel Versace - Monster Ball

Rock M. Sakura - The Ball Ball

Joey Jay - The Bag Ball

June Jambalaya - A Pair of Balls

Spice - The Crystal Ball: Episode 200

Hershii LiqCour-Jeté - The Mother of All Balls

Ball Challenges

• Season 1
• Season 2
• Season 3
• Season 4
• Season 5
• Season 6
• Season 7
• Season 8
• Season 9
• Season 10
• Season 11
• Season 12
• Season 13
• Season 14
• Season 15
• Season 16

Absolut Drag Ball

See "House Ball" Looks As this ball was sponsored by Absolut Vodka, the queens' three outfits each had to represent one of four flavors of Absolut Vodka: citron, mandarin, mango, and raspberry. As the winner of the mini-challenge, Nina Flowers got to assign the themes. Bebe Zahara Benet was the winner of this challenge and Shannel was eliminated.

Outfit Categories:

• Executive Realness
• Swimsuit (a look designed in the Werk Room)
• Evening Gown Extravaganza (a look designed in the Werk Room; the queens were required to incorporate their assigned fruit into their look)

Contestant	Looks/Flavor			Placement
	Executive Realness	Swimsuit	Evening Gown Extravaganza
Bebe Zahara Benet				WINNER
	Absolut Raspberry
Nina Flowers				HIGH
	Absolut Mango
Rebecca Glasscock				BOTTOM 2
	Absolut Citron
Shannel				ELIMINATED
	Absolut Mandarin

The Diva Awards

See "Diva Awards Ball" Looks

This ball took a different format: Rather than taking place under the context of a single ball, the setting given to the queens was one of an awards show. The girls had to perform an opening number as well as put together outfits for three different styles of award ceremonies. As the winner of the mini-challenge, Tyra Sanchez was tasked with choreographing the opening number. Tyra also won this challenge, while Tatianna was eliminated.

Outfit Categories:

• Teen Diva Awards (garments were provided for the queens to style)
• Diva D.C. Press Awards
• Diva Hollywood Extravaganza Awards (could be designed in the Werk Room or brought from home)

Contestant	Looks			Placement
	Teen Diva Awards	Diva D.C. Press Awards	Diva Hollywood Extravaganza Awards
Tyra Sanchez				WINNER
Raven				HIGH
Jujubee				BOTTOM 2
Tatianna				ELIMINATED

RuPaul's Hair Extravaganza

See "Hair Ball" Looks

For the first of Season 3's two balls, the queens had to make three outfits centered around hair. Of these three looks, the last one (Fantasy Hair) had to be made entirely out of wigs. Yara Sofia was declared the winner of this challenge and Shangela was eliminated.

Outfit Categories:

• Historical Hair
• Red Carpet Glamour
• Fantasy Hair Extravaganza (made out of wigs)

Contestant	Looks			Placement
	Historical Hair	Red Carpet Glamour	Fantasy Hair Extravaganza
Yara Sofia				WINNER
Manila Luzon				HIGH
Raja				HIGH
Alexis Mateo				BOTTOM 2
Shangela				ELIMINATED

Make Dat Money

See "Money Ball" Looks

Season 3's second ball featured money as a central theme. All categories had to do with money and elegance, and one outfit had to be made entirely out of fake dollars and coins. In addition, the queens had to perform a musical number homaging 42nd Street, involving large coins as a prop. As the winner of the mini-challenge, Yara Sofia received an additional million dollars to work with, but was also tasked with choreographing the performance. Manila Luzon won this challenge while Yara Sofia was eliminated.

Outfit Categories:

• Swimsuit Body Beautiful
• Cocktail Attire After 5
• Evening Gown Eleganza (made out of fake money)

Contestant	Looks			Placement
	Swimsuit Body Beautiful	Cocktail Attire After 5	Evening Gown Eleganza
Manila Luzon				WINNER
Raja				HIGH
Alexis Mateo				BOTTOM 2
Yara Sofia				ELIMINATED

The Fabulous Bitch Ball

See "Bitch Ball" Looks

This season's ball took inspiration from dogs. The three looks were themed after dogs, and the third look had to be inspired by a dog assigned to each queen. For this third look the queens would walk the runway with their assigned dog. As the winner of the mini-challenge, Chad Michaels got to assign each queen her dog, but was also tasked with choreographing the opening number. Sharon Needles was the winner of this challenge while Latrice Royale was eliminated.

Outfit Categories:

• Daytime Dog Park
• Pooch in a Purse
• Canine Couture (inspired by assigned dog)

Contestant	Runways/Dog Breed			Placement
	Daytime Dog Park	Pooch in a Purse	Canine Couture
Sharon Needles				WINNER
			Poodle
Phi Phi O'Hara				HIGH
			Bloodhound
Chad Michaels				BOTTOM 2
			Chinese Crested
Latrice Royale				ELIMINATED
			Pomeranian

Sugar Ball

See "Sugar Ball" Looks

Season 5's ball was themed after candy, with a candy-centric opening number and candy-themed outfit categories, with a requirement that the third outfit of the ball be made entirely out of candy. As the winner of the mini-challenge, Alaska received additional time selecting her materials from the candy table before the other girls, but was also tasked with choreographing the opening number. Alaska would go on to win this challenge while Detox was eliminated.

Outfit Categories:

• Super Duper Sweet 16
• Sugar Mama Executive Realness
• Candy Couture (made out of candy)

Contestant	Runways			Placement
	Super Duper Sweet 16	Sugar Mama Executive Realness	Candy Couture
Alaska				WINNER
Roxxxy Andrews				HIGH
Jinkx Monsoon				BOTTOM 2
Detox				ELIMINATED

Glitter Ball

See "Glitter Ball" Looks

This ball was inspired by glitter, jewels, and other precious materials. Each girl was tasked with creating an outfit inspired by a certain gemstone (diamond, sapphire, ruby, topaz, and rose quartz) assigned to them. As winner of the mini-challenge, BenDeLaCreme got to assign each girl's theme, but also had to choreograph the opening number. This challenge was won by Adore Delano while BenDeLaCreme was eliminated.

Outfit Categories:

• Banjee Girl Bling
• CEO Platinum Card Executive Realness
• Dripping In Jewels Eleganza (inspired by assigned gemstone)

Contestant	Runways/Gemstone			Placement
	Banjee Girl Bling	CEO Platinum Card Executive Realness	Dripping In Jewels Eleganza
Adore Delano				WINNER
			Diamond
Bianca Del Rio				HIGH
			Sapphire
Courtney Act				LOW
			Ruby
Darienne Lake				BOTTOM 2
			Topaz
BenDeLaCreme				ELIMINATED
			Rose Quartz

Hello, Kitty Girls!

See "Hello Kitty Couture" Looks

Season 7's ball took a different approach: rather than requiring the queens to make three outfits, one from scratch, with an opening number, this ball had no opening number and the queens were only required to produce two outfits, with the caveat that both had to be made from scratch. As the week's special guest judge was Hello Kitty, both of the looks were Hello Kitty-inspired: the first was creating a new best friend for Hello Kitty in the style of a Hello Kitty character (with large, cartoonish blocky heads being given to each queen), and the second was a traditional outfit made out of Hello Kitty merchandise. Violet Chachki was the winner of this challenge while Katya was eliminated.

Outfit Categories:

• Hello Kitty BFF Realness (done in the style of a Hello Kitty character)
• Hello Kitty Eleganza (made out of Hello Kitty merchandise)

Contestant	Runways		Placement
	Hello Kitty BFF Realness	Hello Kitty Eleganza
Violet Chachki			WINNER
Ginger Minj			HIGH
Pearl			HIGH
Kennedy Davenport			BOTTOM 2
Katya			ELIMINATED

RuPaul Book Ball

See "Book Ball" Looks

Season 8 returned to the traditional ball theme, this time inspired by books. As RuPaul's semi-autobiographical novel had recently been released, Ru tasked the girls with telling their life story across three outfits, from being a child to a full-fledged drag queen. The final outfit came with the additional challenge of being made entirely out of books. Further the opening number paid tribute to Strangers With Candy by having each queen perform as Jerri Blank. As winner of the mini-challenge, Chi Chi DeVayne was tasked with choreographing the opening number. Kim Chi won the challenge while Derrick Barry was eliminated.

Outfit Categories:

• Baby Drag Realness
• That's My Mama Realness
• Book Couture (made out of books)

Contestant	Runways			Placement
	Baby Drag Realness	That's My Mama Realness	Book Couture
Kim Chi				WINNER
Chi Chi DeVayne				HIGH
Naomi Smalls				HIGH
Bob the Drag Queen				BOTTOM 2
Derrick Barry				ELIMINATED

Gayest Ball Ever

See "Gayest Ball Ever" Looks

For this season's ball, Ru threw the gayest ball ever. Each of the outfit categories was based around traditionally "gay" symbols, and the opening number involved the "gayest Olympic sport of all:" ribbon twirling. One of the categories was based on the Village People, and for the look each girl had to create an outfit inspired by one of the Village People (construction worker, cowboy, cop, leather biker, and Native American) assigned to them. As winner of the mini-challenge, Sasha Velour got to assign the theme to each queen, and also had to choreograph the opening number. Shea Coulee won this challenge while Alexis Michelle was eliminated.

Outfit Categories:

• Rainbow-She-Betta-Do
• Sexy Unicorn
• Village People Eleganza Extravaganza (inspired by assigned Village People character)

Contestant	Runways/"Village People" Character			Placement
	Rainbow-She-Betta-Do	Sexy Unicorn	Village People Eleganza Extravaganza
Shea Coulee				WINNER
			Construction Worker
Sasha Velour				HIGH
			Cowboy
Trinity Taylor				LOW
			Cop
Peppermint				BOTTOM 2
			Biker
Alexis Michelle				ELIMINATED
			Native American

The Last Ball on Earth

See "The Last Ball on Earth" Looks

This season, Ru surprised the queens by holding a ball early in the series, while there were still eleven queens left in the competition. This ball was inspired by climate change, with the first two looks themed around climate change and the final look themed around leaving Earth. This final look (Martian Eleganza Extravaganza) had to be designed by the queens using intergalactic-themed materials. Due to this ball happening with eleven queens, there was no performance component to it. The winner of this challenge was Aquaria , while Dusty Ray Bottoms was eliminated.

Outfit Categories:

• Alaskan Winter Realness (actually a swimsuit category)
• Miami Summer Realness (actually a winter wear category)
• Martian Eleganza Extravaganza (made out of space-themed materials)

Contestant	Runways			Placement
	Alaskan Winter Realness	Miami Summer Realness	Martian Eleganza Extravaganza
Aquaria				WINNER
Kameron Michaels				HIGH
Miz Cracker				HIGH
Blair St. Clair				SAFE
Eureka				SAFE
Mayhem Miller				SAFE
Monique Heart				SAFE
The Vixen				SAFE
Asia O'Hara				LOW
Monét X Change				BOTTOM 2
Dusty Ray Bottoms				ELIMINATED

The Monster Ball

See "Monster Ball" Looks

Following Season 10, the ball challenge was held when there was still eleven queens left in the competition. This ball was inspired by Halloween, with the first look being inspired by the idea of trick or treating and the second look being inspired by witches. The final look (MILF Eleganza: Monster I'd Like To Freak) had to be designed using Halloween appropriate and themed materials. Due to this ball happening with eleven queens, there was no performance component to it. The winner of this challenge was Brooke Lynn Hytes and Ariel Versace was eliminated.

Outfit Categories:

• Trampy Trick or Treater
• Witch, Please!
• MILF Eleganza: Monster I'd Like to Freak

Contestant	Runways			Placement
	Trampy Trick or Treater	Witch, Please!	MILF Eleganza: Monster I'd Like to Freak
Brooke Lynn Hytes				WINNER
Plastique Tiara				HIGH
Yvie Oddly				HIGH
A'keria Chanel Davenport				SAFE
Nina West				SAFE
Ra'Jah O'Hara				SAFE
Scarlet Envy				SAFE
Vanessa Vanjie Mateo				SAFE
Silky Nutmeg Ganache				LOW
Shuga Cain				BOTTOM 2
Ariel Versace				ELIMINATED

The Ball Ball

See "The Ball Ball" Looks

Like the two previous seasons, Season 12's ball challenge was held early with twelve queens left in the competition. This ball took the "ball" theme literally, with the first two looks inspired by sports and the final look incorporating ball-shaped materials. Due to this ball happening with twelve queens, there was no performance component to it. The winner of this challenge was Gigi Goode, while Rock M. Sakura was eliminated.

Outfit Categories:

• Lady Baller
• Basketball Wife Realness
• Balls to the Wall Eleganza (incorporated ball-shaped materials)

Contestant	Runways			Placement
	Lady Baller	Basketball Wife Realness	Balls to the Wall Eleganza
Gigi Goode		WINNER
Jaida Essence Hall		HIGH
Nicky Doll		HIGH
Crystal Methyd		SAFE
Heidi N Closet		SAFE
Jackie Cox		SAFE
Jan		SAFE
Sherry Pie		SAFE
Widow Von'Du		SAFE
Aiden Zhane		LOW
Brita		BOTTOM 2
Rock M. Sakura		ELIMINATED

The Bag Ball

See "The Bag Ball" Looks

As previous seasons, this season's ball was held with twelve queens left in the competition. The queens had to present three outfits centered around bags, with the first look inspired by bag phrases, the second look accessorized with a Coach Create bag designed by themselves, and the final look made entirely out of bags. Due to this ball happening with twelve queens, there was no performance component to it. The winner of this challenge was Gottmik, while Joey Jay was eliminated by LaLa Ri. LaLa Ri later won the Golden Boot Award, in recognition of her third look.

Outfit Categories:

• Mixed Bag (a punny look that includes the word "bag" in its description)
• Money Bags (executive look accessorized with a Coach Create bag)
• Bag Ball Eleganza (a look made entirely out of bags)

Contestant	Runways / Theme			Placement
	Mixed Bag	Money Bags	Bag Ball Eleganza
Gottmik				WINNER
	Bodybag
Rosé				HIGH
	Bagpipes
Utica Queen				HIGH
	Doggie Bag
Denali				SAFE
	Airbag
Elliott with 2 Ts				SAFE
	Giftbag
Kandy Muse				SAFE
	Bag of Tricks
Olivia Lux				SAFE
	Punching Bag
Symone				SAFE
	Fun Bags
Tina Burner				SAFE
	Brown Baggin' It
Tamisha Iman				LOW
	That Old Bag
LaLa Ri				BOTTOM 2
	Bag of Bones
Joey Jay				ELIMINATED
	IV Bag

A Pair of Balls

See "A Pair of Balls" Looks

For Season 14's ball, the queens were split into two separate balls. Both balls had the queens bring a resort & evening wear look, as well as designing a bridal look, but the categories themselves were themed differently.

For the Hide & Chic Ball, the categories were:

• Zebra Print Resort (a resort wear look themed after zebra patterns)
• Leopard Evening Wear (an evening wear look themed after leopard patterns)
• Animal Print Bridal Couture: (a bridal look themed after any kind of animal print. The queens had to design this look in the Werk Room.)

For the Red, White, and Blue Ball, the categories were:

• Red Hot Resort: (a resort wear look themed after the color red)
• Evening Wear: All in White: (an evening wear look themed after the color white)
• Red, White, & Blue Bridal Couture: (a bridal look themed after the colors red, white, & blue. The queens had to design this look in the Werk Room)

Willow Pill won this challenge, being a part of the Hide & Chic Ball, while Maddy Morphosis sent home June Jambalaya.

Contestant	Runways / Theme			Placement
	Resort	Evening Wear	Bridal Couture
Willow Pill				WINNER
Angeria Paris VanMicheals				HIGH
Jorgeous				HIGH
Alyssa Hunter				SAFE
Bosco				SAFE
Daya Betty				SAFE
DeJa Skye				SAFE
Jasmine Kennedie				SAFE
Kerri Colby				SAFE
Kornbread "The Snack" Jeté				SAFE
Lady Camden				SAFE
Orion Story				LOW
Maddy Morphosis				BOTTOM 2
June Jambalaya				ELIMINATED

The Crystal Ball: Episode 200

See "The Crystal Ball: Episode 200" Looks

Season 15's ball celebrated the 200th episode of the main show. Two categories were celebratory of the show's history in general, while the third look was themed after crystals, the traditional 15th anniversary gift, and said look was designed in the Werk Room, as per usual.

Outfit Categories:

• Start Your Engines (a look inspired by RuPaul's racer outfit she wears on the title card)
• My Favorite Ball (a look inspired by past balls, the queens got to choose from a limited set of balls, and make a look themed around their chosen one)
• Crystallized Eleganza (a look designed in the Werk Room from crystals)

Sasha Colby won the challenge, while Salina EsTitties sent Spice home.

Contestant	Runways / Theme			Placement
	Start Your Engines	My Favorite Ball	Crystallized Eleganza
Sasha Colby				WINNER
		The Bag Ball
Anetra				HIGH
		The Sugar Ball
Mistress Isabelle Brooks				HIGH
		The Ball Ball
Luxx Noir London				SAFE
		The Hair Ball
Malaysia Babydoll Foxx				SAFE
		The Hair Ball
Marcia Marcia Marcia				SAFE
		The Bag Ball
Loosey LaDuca				LOW
		The Bag Ball
Salina EsTitties				BOTTOM 2
		The Money Ball
Spice				ELIMINATED
		The Ball Ball

The Mother of All Balls

See "The Mother of All Balls" Looks

For Season 16's ball, the queens were tasked to pay homage to Mothers of different kinds.

For the The Mother of All Balls, the categories were:

• Mother Goose (Inspired by Nursery Rhymes)
• Significant Mother (Inspired by Famous Mothers)
• Call Me Mother/Father Eleganza (Create a look out of Men's clothing. The queens had to design this look in the Werk Room.)

Nymphia Wind won this challenge, while Geneva Karr sent home Hershii LiqCour-Jeté.

Contestant	Runways / Theme					Placement
	Mother Goose		Significant Mother		Call Me Mother / Father Eleganza
Nymphia Wind						WINNER
	Little Boy Blue		Angelina Jolie
Q						HIGH
	Man in the Moon		Judy Garland
Sapphira Cristál						HIGH
	Peter Peter Pumpkin eater		Eve
Amanda Tori Meating						SAFE
	Little Pussy		Michelle Visage
Dawn						SAFE
	Cushy Cow		Audrey Hepburn
Megami						SAFE
	Little Bo Peep		Lady Gaga
Mirage						SAFE
	Baa Baa Black Sheep		La Llororna
Morphine Love Dion						SAFE
	A Man and a Maid		Kris Jenner
Plane Jane						SAFE
	Pussycat by the Fire		Octomom
Plasma						SAFE
	Tweedle-Dee and Tweedle-Dum		Anne Boleyn
Xunami Muse						SAFE
	Humpty Dumpty		Kandy Muse
Mhi'ya Iman Le'Paige						LOW
	Mary's Canary		Lil' Kim
Geneva Karr						BOTTOM 2
	Miss Muffet		Salma Hayek
Hershii LiqCour-Jeté						ELIMINATED
	Burnie Bee		Mother Nature