RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under (Season 1)

The **first season** of *RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under* was officially announced on August 26, 2019. On January 18, 2021 the official title of the series was announced by RuPaul through World of Wonder's social media. This also confirmed that the show would be airing on WOW Presents Plus, Stan Australia, and TVNZ. Down Under will also be broadcast on BBC iPlayer in the UK.

The cast was planned to be revealed at Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival on March 6, 2021. However, the cast was revealed hours earlier via World of Wonder.

The season premiered on May 1, 2021 globally at 4pm AEST (12am PST).

The winner of RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under will receive a cash prize of $30,000 AUD (≈ $23,187 USD) and one year supply of Revolution Beauty Cosmetics.

## Contestants

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*(Biographical information stated from during time of contest)*

█ The contestant won *RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under*.
█ The contestant lost the final lip-sync, and is the runner-up.
█ The contestant was eliminated before the final lip-sync.
█ The contestant won the main challenge.
█ The contestant was one of the maxi challenge winners.
█ The contestant won the last challenge of the season.
█ The contestant received mainly positive critiques but did not win the main challenge.
█ The contestant was on the winning team but did not win the main challenge.
█ The contestant received mainly negative critiques but did not place in the bottom two.
█ The contestant placed in the bottom two and won the lip-sync for your life.
█ The contestant placed in the bottom two lost the lip-sync for your life and was eliminated.
█ The contestant was voted Miss Congeniality.
█ The contestant appeared as a guest, but was out of the running.
### Queen's Winning Earnings

 Art Simone
 Coco Jumbo
 Elektra Shock
 Etcetera Etcetera
 Karen From Finance
 Kita Mean
 Scarlet Adams
 Maxi Shield
 Jojo Zaho

## Episodes

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### **Episode 1: "G'day G'day G'day"**

*Airdate: May 1, 2021*

*Synopsis: We meet the Australian and New Zealand drag queens competing to become down under’s first Drag Race superstar. It’s a hometown homage this week, as the queens showcase their personalities at the ‘get to know you’ ball.*

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* **Special Guest:** Template:Wp
* **Mini Challenge:** Audition for the new movie: Thar
* **Mini Challenge Winner:** Elektra Shock
* **Mini Challenge Prize:** A necklace set from Fierce Drag Jewels
* **Maxi Challenge:** Present a nude illusion look and a home town look on the main stage.
* **Runway Themes:** Born Naked and No Place Like Home
* **Maxi Challenge Winner::** Karen From Finance
* **Maxi Challenge Prize:** $3,000 tip from Mary's Poppin' in Adelaide
* **Bottom Two:** Elektra Shock and Jojo Zaho
* **Lip Sync Song:** "Tragedy" by Bee Gees
* **Eliminated:** Jojo Zaho
* **Farewell Message**: " ♡ I am so happy to call each & everyone of you mob(sisters) Bring that crown home Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi xoxo Jojo Zaho x now clean this mirror Bitch lol 💋"

**Entrance Order**

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**Runway Inspirations**

### **Episode 2: "Snatch Game"**

*Airdate: May 8, 2021*

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*Synopsis: It’s the time we’ve all been waiting for, as the queen’s don their best celebrity get-up to compete in the infamous celebrity impression Olympics. It’s Snatch Game, baby!*

* **Special Guests:** Template:Wp and Template:Wp
* **Maxi Challenge:** Snatch Game
* **Runway Theme:** Sea Sickening
* **Maxi Challenge Winner::** Anita Wigl'it
* **Maxi Challenge Prize:** $5,000 tip from Barefoot Wine Australia
* **Bottom Two:** Art Simone and Coco Jumbo
* **Lip Sync Song:** "I'm That Bitch" by RuPaul
* **Eliminated:** Art Simone
* **Farewell Message:** "TBA"

**Snatch Game Characters**

### **Episode 3: "TBA"**

*Airdate: May 15, 2021*

*Synopsis: The Queens are split in two, as they compete in the ultimate Girl Group sing-off.*

* **Special Guest:** TBA
* **Mini Challenge:** TBA
* **Mini Challenge Winner:** TBA
* **Maxi Challenge:** Record vocals and perform in a girl group number for the original song "Queens Down Under".
* **Runway Theme:** TBA
* **Maxi Challenge Winner::** TBA
* **Maxi Challenge Prize:** TBA
* **Bottom Two:** TBA and TBA
* **Lip Sync Song:** "TBA" by TBA
* **Eliminated:** TBA
* **Farewell Message:** "TBA"

**Girl Group Sing-Off**

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### **Episode 4: "TBA"**

*Airdate: May 22, 2021*

*Synopsis: The queens are put through their paces with a sewing challenge that has them showcasing their best thrift flip.*

* **Special Guest:** TBA
* **Mini Challenge:** TBA
* **Mini Challenge Winner:** TBA
* **Maxi Challenge:** Design Challenge.
* **Runway Theme:** TBA
* **Maxi Challenge Winner::** TBA
* **Maxi Challenge Prize:** TBA
* **Bottom Two:** TBA and TBA
* **Lip Sync Song:** "TBA" by TBA
* **Eliminated:** TBA
* **Farewell Message:** "TBA"

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## Trivia

* Drag Race Down Under is the first season...
	+ To have Snatch Game as the second competitive episode on a regular season.
	+ To feature Kylie Minogue as a guest judge.
	+ ...to feature a queen of...
		- ...Fijian descent, Coco Jumbo.
		- ...Lebanese descent, Etcetera Etcetera.
		- ...Indigenous Australian descent, Jojo Zaho
* Drag Race Down Under is the second season...
	+ ...to feature Indigenous Oceanian queens (Coco and Jojo) after Brita.
	+ ...to have queens who were previously involved in another Drag competition series, Anita Wigl'it, Kita Mean, and Elektra Shock. Elektra was a runner-up on House of Drag Season 2, which Anita and Kita judge.
		- The first being The Switch Drag Race (Season 2), which Gia Gunn and Kandy Ho competed on.
	+ ...to have the promotional looks be the same as the entrance looks, the first being All Stars 5.
	+ ... to feature a queen/queens from Down Under after RuPaul's Drag Race Season 6 with Courtney Act.
* Drag Race Down Under is the fourth season hosted by RuPaul to have a Runway Challenge in the first episode
	+ This is also the second season to have RuPaul judge the Challenge out of drag, after Season 9
	+ All of these had two categories
		- In all of these, one of the categories was Hometown
* Drag Race Down Under has the second earliest Snatch Game in all of the Drag Race franchise, tied with All Stars 2.
	+ Both of their Snatch Game’s were on the second episode of their respective seasons.
	+ This will also be the largest earliest Snatch Game, as AS2 only had 8 queens doing the Snatch Game.

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1. ↑ https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/08/26/rupauls-drag-race-australia-announced-host
2. ↑ https://worldofwonder.net/rupauls-drag-race-down-under-premieres-this-year-on-wow-presents-plus-stan-tvnz-ondemand/