Boston Drag Gauntlet Cycle 3

Boston Drag Gauntlet Cycle 3 ran for 8 weeks in the fall of 2019. The winner was Nadya Plaything.

Challenges

#### Challenge 1: Natural Disasterinas

Contestants were assigned a natural disaster and asked to make a number inspired by it.

* Winner: Nadya Plaything, "Tornado"
* Top: Pancake, "Volcano" and Secret Queen
* Bottom: Victoria Obvious, "Tsunami" and Zayn X, "Blizzard"
* Eliminated: Crystal Crawford, "Sandstorm" (lost a lip sync to Victoria Obvious)

This week created two new rule changes. Pancake's dress ignited on fire as a pyrotechnic trick; this was banned at future challenges (Pancake was also injured by the fire). Travis Tí also sprayed the audience with cheese whiz; food numbers were restricted in future weeks.

#### Challenge 2: SaturGAY Morning Cartoons

Contestants were put in teams of 2 or 3 and asked to create a group number based off Saturday morning cartoons.

* Winning Team: Nadya Plaything, Travis Tí, and Secret Queen (Rugrats)
* Winner: Nadya Plaything
* Bottom Team: Pancake and Robyn Millyonz (AH! Real Monsters)
* Eliminated: Robyn Millyonz
* Other teams:
	+ MT Hart and Redux (Scooby-Doo) - low
	+ Zayn X and Kristi Kreamm (Spongebob)- safe
	+ Victoria Obvious and Harlow Havoc (Muppet Babies)-- high

#### Challenge 3: Steam Punk'd

Contestants were asked to create a Steampunk inspired look and to create a number incorporating a random object assigned to them.

* Winner: MT Hart
* Top: Travis Tí and Secret Queen
* Bottom: Pancake
* Eliminated: Kristi Kreamm and Victoria Obvious

This was the first time a drag king won a Gauntlet challenge.

#### Challenge 4: Snatch Game

Contestants needed to answer questions impersonating a character and perform a number as that character.

* Winner: Nadya Plaything as Eartha Kitt
* High: MT Hart as Shakespeare and Secret Queen as Jonathan van Ness
* Low: Pancake as Elle Woods and Zayn X as The Girl from the Ring
* Eliminated: Redux as Mrs. Doubtfire
* Safe: Travis Tí as host Amanda Plaything

Pancake was slated to be eliminated this week. However, they were saved by C2 winner Kirbie FullyLoaded, as previous winners were allowed to save one contestant per cycle. Zayn and Redux lip synced.

Harlow Havoc dropped out this challenge for personal reasons.

#### Challenge 5: Scary Tales

Contestants were split into two teams and asked to create a group number based on a twisted fairy tale. Returning contestants were also included and allowed a chance to return to the competition if their team won.

The first group's number was based on Snow White. The team consisted of Nadya Plaything (Evil Queen), Pancake (Snow White), Travis Tí (The Huntsman), and returning contestants Crystal Crawford (The Mirror) and Redux (The Seven Dwarves, stitched together like Frankenstein).

The second group's number was based on Sleeping Beauty. The team consisted of MT Hart (Maleficient), Secret Queen (Sleeping Beauty), Zayn X, and returning contestant Robyn Millyonz (the good fairy).

* Winning Team: Snow White
* Winner: Crystal Crawford
* Losing Team: Sleeping Beauty
* Eliminated: None

The Sleeping Beauty team suffered numerous personal challenges behind the scenes leading up to the challenge, and when Zayn, MT, and Secret were asked to lip sync, they joined hands and did so as a team. Judges decided to not eliminate anyone, though Robyn could not return.

#### Challenge 6: Roast of Violencia!

Contestants prepared a short roast of judge Violencia! and performed a number in her style.

* Winner: Travis Tí
* High: MT Hart, Nadya Plaything
* Low: Secret Queen
* Eliminated: Pancake and Zayn X

Crystal Crawford was invited to return this week, but had to drop due to personal reasons.

#### Challenge 7: Alien Makeovers

Contestants were assigned a partner from the Boston Ironsides rugby team and were asked to make them over and perform a duet with them. The theme of the makeover was aliens.

* Winner: Secret Queen and Travis Tí
* Bottom: Nadya Plaything and MT Hart
* Eliminated: Redux

#### Challenge 8: Finale

Contestants needed to write and record a verse of a holiday song with their fellow contestants, then perform it as a group number; they also needed to create an individual number and runway look that spoke to who they were as a performer and why they should win.

* Winner: Nadya Plaything
* Runner Up: Travis Tí
* Mx. Congeniality: Kristi Kreamm
* Fan Favorite: Redux

### Production

#### Hosts

* Kandi Dishe
* Amanda Plaything

Judges

* Kris Knieval
* Violencia!
* Rocky Graziano
* Niki Luparelli
* Rotating 5th Judge

#### Pit Crew

* Mark
* Blake
* Semi Sweet