10s Across the Board explained

Series:	RuPaul's Drag Race
Season:	10
Episode:	1
Prev:	Grand Finale
Next:	PharmaRusical

"10s Across the Board" is the first episode of the tenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.^{[1] [2] [3]} Christina Aguilera is a guest judge.

Episode

For the episode's mini-challenge, contestants walk a runway surrounded by former contestants from the series. Jinkx Monsoon is among the returning contestants.^[4]

The main challenge tasks contestants with creating looks with limited resources. In addition to RuPaul and Michelle Visage, Carson Kressley and Ross Mathews are judges. Christina Aguilera is a guest judge. Mayhem Miller is the winner of the main challenge. Kalorie Karbdashian Williams and Vanessa Vanjie Mateo place in the bottom and face off in a lip-sync to Aguilera's song "Ain't No Other Man" (2006). Vanessa Vanjie Mateo is eliminated from the competition.^{[5] [6]}

Reception

Oliver Sava of The A.V. Club gave the episode a rating of 'A'. She described it as a "thrilling, hilarious premiere introducing an exciting lineup of new queens while honoring the show's past for this milestone season".

See also

• Christina Aguilera videography
• Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Reality Program
• Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Reality Program
• Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Costumes for a Variety, Nonfiction, or Reality Programming
• Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Makeup for a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Program
• Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Picture Editing for a Structured Reality or Competition Program
• Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Hairstyling for a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Program
• Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Picture Editing for an Unstructured Reality Program (for the related Untucked episode)

External links

• 10s Across the Board at IMDb

Notes and References

1. Web site: Henderson . Eric . 2018-03-23 . RuPaul’s Drag Race Recap: Season 10, Episode 1, "10s Across the Board" . 2024-02-01 . Slant Magazine . en-US . 2024-01-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240102114623/https://www.slantmagazine.com/tv/rupauls-drag-race-recap-season-10-episode-1-10s-across-the-board/ . live .
2. Web site: 2018-03-22 . RuPaul’s Drag Race Season Premiere Recap: Dime-store Girls . 2024-02-01 . Vulture . en . 2023-03-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230331094712/https://www.vulture.com/2018/03/rupauls-drag-race-recap-season-10-episode-1.html . live .
3. Web site: Benwell . Max . 2018-03-23 . 'Is it usually this intense?' A Drag Race newbie's piping hot take on episode 1 . 2024-02-01 . PinkNews . en-US . 2024-03-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240302214041/https://www.thepinknews.com/2018/03/23/drag-race-season-10-episode-1-recap-review/ . live .
4. Web site: Guzzo . Bianca . 2018-03-23 . RuPaul's Drag Race Season 10, Episode 1 Recap: 10s Across The Board . 2024-03-02 . IN Magazine . en . 2021-04-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210412230301/http://inmagazine.ca/2018/03/rupauls-drag-race-season-10-episode-1-recap-10s-across-board/ . live .
5. Web site: 2018-03-23 . RuPaul’s Drag Race delivers 10s across the board with an exhilarating premiere . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230616193149/https://www.avclub.com/rupaul-s-drag-race-delivers-10s-across-the-board-with-a-1824004768 . 2023-06-16 . 2024-02-01 . The A.V. Club . en.
6. Web site: 2018-03-23 . Racing With Haley: 10s Across The Board - WERRRK.com . 2024-03-02 . en-US . 2022-01-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220131130617/https://werrrk.com/2018/03/23/racing-with-haley-10s-across-the-board/ . live .