A Pair of Balls

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"A Pair of Balls" is the third episode of the fourteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.{{Cite web |last=DeLellis |first=Trae |date=2022-01-22 |title=RuPaul's Drag Race gets dragged down by the biggest ball of all |url=https://www.avclub.com/rupauls-drag-race-biggest-ball-of-all-1848404341 |access-date=2024-03-23 |website=The A.V. Club |language=en |archive-date=2022-05-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522212218/https://www.avclub.com/rupauls-drag-race-biggest-ball-of-all-1848404341 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=McCallion |first=Paul |date=2022-01-21 |title=RuPaul's Drag Race Recap: Willow-Pilled |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/rupauls-drag-race-recap-season-14-episode-3-a-pair-of-balls.html |access-date=2024-03-23 |website=Vulture |language=en |archive-date=2024-01-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240120054216/https://www.vulture.com/article/rupauls-drag-race-recap-season-14-episode-3-a-pair-of-balls.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Harrison |first=Frankie |date=2022-01-22 |title=RuPaul's Drag Race Season 14 Episode 3 Recap: A Pair of Balls |url=https://inmagazine.ca/2022/01/rupauls-drag-race-season-14-episode-3-recap-a-pair-of-balls/ |access-date=2024-03-23 |website=IN Magazine |language=en |archive-date=2022-01-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122150406/https://inmagazine.ca/2022/01/rupauls-drag-race-season-14-episode-3-recap-a-pair-of-balls/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=2022-01-22 |title=RuPaul's Drag Race Season 14 Episode 3 Recap: "A Pair of Balls" |url=https://honeysucklemag.com/rupauls-drag-race-season-14-episode-3-recap-a-pair-of-balls/ |access-date=2024-03-23 |website=Honeysuckle Magazine |language=en |archive-date=2023-11-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231128232014/https://honeysucklemag.com/rupauls-drag-race-season-14-episode-3-recap-a-pair-of-balls/ |url-status=live }} It originally aired on January 21, 2022.

Episode

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At the beginning of the episode, RuPaul announces that previously eliminated contestants Daya Betty and Orion Story are returning to the competition. RuPaul then reveals the twist of the season: each contestant will choose a RuPaul chocolate bar. When a contestant loses a Lip Sync for Your Life, they will open their chocolate bar. If it contains a gold bar, they will be saved from elimination; otherwise, they will sashay away.

For the main challenge, the contestants from the first episode will create three looks for The Hide and Chic Ball: Zebra Print Resort, Leopard Evening Wear, and Animal Print Bridal Couture. The contestants from the second episode will create three looks for The Red, White and Blue Ball: Red Hot Resort, Evening Wear: All In White, and Red, White and Blue Bridal Couture.

Christine Chiu is a guest judge. On the runway, Angeria Paris VanMicheals, Jorgeous, and Willow Pill receive positive critiques, and Willow Pill wins the challenge. June Jambalaya, Maddy Morphosis, and Orion Story receive negative critiques, and Orion Story is deemed safe. June Jambalaya and Maddy Morphosis place in the bottom and face off in a lip-sync to "I Love It" (2020) by Kylie Minogue. Maddy Morphosis wins the lip-sync. June Jambalaya then opens her chocolate bar to reveal a plain chocolate bar and is eliminated from the competition.

References

Category:2022 American television episodes

Category:2022 LGBTQ-related television episodes

Category:RuPaul's Drag Race season 14 episodes

Category:Works about ball culture