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| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
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| Case File 058: The Mystery of the Insane Finale Backlash | 29 Jul 2024 | 00:51:23 | |
It's finale time, which means stan wars, Twitter erupting into chaos, and Derek getting lots of hate for his takes! We'll dive into the current Derek discourse, discuss all of the controversial moments of the finale, give our final takes on the season, and much more! | |||
| Case File 057: The Mystery of the Recycled Lip Syncs | 18 Jul 2024 | 00:52:09 | |
It's LaLaPaRuZa week! And the theme is reusing songs we've already seen be lip syncs previously. Kayla and I will give our opinions on the lip syncs and compare them to the previous versions, deciding which is ultimately better! | |||
| Case File 048: The Mystery of Megami's Monumental Redemption | 17 Apr 2024 | 00:53:29 | |
In a very special episode of RuPaul's Drag Race, we watched the eliminated queens lip sync in a tournament for a $50,000 cash prize. In what's being rated as the top episode ever, we saw stunts, flips, shocking moments, and some amazing redemption arcs. Kayla and I will dive into every lip sync, give our thoughts, and of course ask the question: IS IT RIGGED?! | |||
| Case File 047: The Mystery of Q's Final Reckoning | 10 Apr 2024 | 00:48:51 | |
We're back after taking a week off while Derek almost croaked from the flu! We have 2 episodes to talk about, both the makeover and this week's book creation challenge! We'll dive into the end of Q's journey, the recent Sapphira vs Nymphia stan wars, and as always, we'll be giving out Cold Cases and Closed Cases and ask the age old question, IS IT RIGGED??? | |||
| Case File 046: The Mystery of Marina's Road to AS10 (feat. Pressed Conference) | 04 Apr 2024 | 00:52:41 | |
It's finale time on UK Vs the World, and Matthew and Derek have brought on another iconic podcasting duo, Niru and Amanda from Pressed Conference to break it all down! We'll get into the drama at the mini reunion, the controversial lip sync decisions, give our final thoughts on the season, and speculate on the future of the series. | |||
| Case File 045: The Mystery of Morphine's Elf Slaughter | 28 Mar 2024 | 00:57:00 | |
In one of the most amazing lip syncs of the season, we saw Morphine ANNIHILATE Dawn in the lip sync battle. With a chaotic episode filled with bathroom jokes, hell, Pit Crew boners, German club owners, and a seething Q, there's a lot to get through. As always, we'll be giving out Cold Cases and Closed Cases and ask the age old question, IS IT RIGGED??? | |||
| Case File 044: The Mystery of Scarlet's Mental Collapse | 26 Mar 2024 | 00:54:23 | |
It's top 5 and there's a special wedding to attend between Michelle Visage and Graham Norton! As the queens give their wedding speeches and rock their wedding dress couture, we find out the 4 queens making it to the finale, establish some new frontrunners for the win, and try to determine who the winner of the season might be. As always, we'll be giving out Cold Cases and Closed Cases and ask the age old question, IS IT RIGGED??? | |||
| Case File 043: The Mystery of Q's Mental Collapse | 19 Mar 2024 | 00:59:41 | |
Another episode of Season 16, another episode of watching the slow decline of Q's sanity as she is "robbed" of yet another win (in her eyes). We'll break down the chaotic powerpoint maxi challenge, talk about our high school superlatives, descend into madness ourselves, and as always, we'll be giving out Cold Cases and Closed Cases and ask the age old question, IS IT RIGGED??? | |||
| Case File 042: The Mystery of Marina's Secret to Being Perfection | 18 Mar 2024 | 00:53:18 | |
It's time to PRANCE MY QUEENS, PRANCE (strictly come style) on UK Vs the World. The queens are split into 3 groups of 2 and each given a different style of dance to perform to. We also get the mixed bag of the "Business in the front, Party in the back" runway, and some major disagreements between Matthew and Derek this week on performance. As always, we'll be giving out Cold Cases and Closed Cases and ask the age old question, IS IT RIGGED??? | |||
| Case File 041: The Mystery of Too Many Bananas | 13 Mar 2024 | 01:02:35 | |
Kayla's back! And in a jam-packed episode, we discuss our recent twitter drama, the discussion around Nymphia and how many is too many bananas, the immunity potion that was finally used, and have very differing opinions on this week's maxi-challenge, Power. As always, we'll be giving out Cold Cases and Closed Cases and ask the age old question, IS IT RIGGED??? | |||
| Case File 040: The Mystery of RuPaul's Burning Hatred of Scarlet Envy | 11 Mar 2024 | 00:58:50 | |
Another episode of UK Vs the World, another episode of Scarlet Envy being ignored by RuPaul. Some things never change. This episode was the Rusical (it wasn't a rusical) Seven! We got some fantastic performances, some forgettable performances and....Gothy Kendoll! We break down Gothy's journey, the Filipina Winna, and of course we'll be giving out Cold Cases and Closed Cases and ask the age old question, IS IT RIGGED??? | |||
| Case File 039: The Mystery of Which Gay Intern Picked that Lip Sync Song (feat. Bucy) | 06 Mar 2024 | 01:15:27 | |
In one of the most shocking eliminations of all time, we lost two-time challenge winner Plasma this week on RuPaul's Drag Race! With Kayla out of the country, I brought back OG Rigged Recap Co-Host and fellow Drag Duel judge Bucy to break it all down! We'll get into all of the goth runways, the workroom drama, and of course ask the age old question: IS IT RIGGED? | |||
| Case File 056: The Mystery of the Whack Lip Sync Choices | 09 Jul 2024 | 00:48:08 | |
It's Rusical week on Drag Race, and we were given yet ANOTHER Rusical for the ages with RoseMarie's Baby Shower! Derek flexes his horror knowledge, Kayla gripes about the season, and together we give praise to the cast for an iconic challenge and runway presentation! | |||
| Case File 038: The Mystery of RuPaul's Disinterest in the Season | 04 Mar 2024 | 01:06:30 | |
It's Snatch Game time on UK Vs the World, and yet another pretty flop of a challenge. But this episode does give us a shocking elimination, a cringefest moment with Gothy Kendoll, and an incredible Cruisin' runway! We'll break all of this down, and as always, we'll be giving out Cold Cases and Closed Cases and ask the age old question, IS IT RIGGED??? | |||
| Case File 037: The Mystery of RunnerEye's Accent *NOT CLICKBAIT* !! (feat. RunnerEye) | 27 Feb 2024 | 01:18:02 | |
It's Snatch Game time! And we're bringing on a very special guest to break down the chaos, a chaos goblin himself, RunnerEye! Good luck following the madness of this episode! We talk about the drama, the Snatch Game, the Dancing Queen runways, and MANY other random things. As always, we'll be giving out Cold Cases and Closed Cases and ask the age old question, IS IT RIGGED??? | |||
| Case File 036: The Mystery of WTF Drag Race World Was Supposed to Be | 26 Feb 2024 | 01:11:57 | |
After last week's amazing ball episode, UK Vs the World 2 dips back into mediocre territory with a very confusing challenge, a tired runway, but with a VERY satisfying top 2. We'll break down some of the inconsistencies and unfair qualities of the challenge, theorize some behind the scenes shenanigans, and break down all of the performances and looks! And s always, we'll be giving out Cold Cases and Closed Cases and ask the age old question, IS IT RIGGED??? | |||
| Case File 035: The Mystery of Nymphia Wind's Disappearance | 20 Feb 2024 | 00:52:16 | |
It's time for one last episode where Kayla and I fight as Megami's defense attourneys. This week is the Sound of Rusic rusical! Another absolute banger of an episode, Kayla and I break down the iconic flower runway, the performances in the rusical, the drama in the workroom and in untucked, and as always, we'll be giving out Cold Cases and Closed Cases and ask the age old question, IS IT RIGGED??? | |||
| Case File 034: The Mystery of the UK Queens' Bad Strategy | 19 Feb 2024 | 01:06:14 | |
It'a a double dose of Drag Race here on the Rigged Recap, as we cover both Season 16 AND now UK Vs the World 2! I'll be joined all season long with our international correspondant, BelakBoy! Today, Matthew and I break down the Happy Endings Ball! With 30 looks to go through, bountiful amounts of terrible strategy to discuss, and an extremely sad elimination, this is a jam-packed episode. As always, we'll be giving out Cold Cases and Closed Cases and ask the age old question, IS IT RIGGED??? | |||
| Case File 033: The Mystery of the Aqua Velvet Stretch Fabric | 14 Feb 2024 | 01:05:05 | |
It's time for the second design challenge of the season, but this time with a twist! Kayla and I talk about the challenge, random shit like our ethnicities, continue being Megami's defensive attorneys, and more. As always, we'll be giving out Cold Cases and Closed Cases and ask the age old question, IS IT RIGGED??? | |||
| Case File 032: The Mystery of Why You Never Trust a Fart | 13 Feb 2024 | 01:22:52 | |
It'a a double dose of Drag Race here on the Rigged Recap, as we cover both Season 16 AND now UK Vs the World 2! I'll be joined all season long with our international correspondant, BelakBoy! Today, Matthew and I break down all of the entrance looks, alliances, talent shows, and runway looks from the premiere of UKVTW2! As always, we'll be giving out Cold Cases and Closed Cases and ask the age old question, IS IT RIGGED??? | |||
| Case File 031: The Mystery of Amanda's Robbery | 07 Feb 2024 | 01:03:53 | |
It's girl group time (Kayla's favorite! ;)) and we were given three amazing performances this week! With a chaotic runway, drama the house down, a shocking elimination, and cries of robbery as well, there is a LOT to dive into this episode. As always, we'll be giving out Cold Cases and Closed Cases and ask the age old question, IS IT RIGGED??? | |||
| Case File 030: The Mystery of Who's Getting Janned | 31 Jan 2024 | 01:04:40 | |
Liiiiive from our apartments, it's Kayla and Derek talking all things RDR Live! There's a lot to chat about this episode from multiple storylines set up, the random repeat challenge, the strange writing, and an ICONIC Cher runway! As always, we'll be giving out Cold Cases and Closed Cases and ask the age old question, IS IT RIGGED??? | |||
| Case File 029: The Mystery of Nymphia's Spanish Diction (feat. Trisha Can) | 23 Jan 2024 | 01:25:15 | |
It's the MUTHAA of all balls! And who better to join Kayla and I than a designer, seamstress, drag queen extraordinaire and Drag Duel top 4 contestant Trisha Can! We'll break down all 42 looks, talk about the Amanda vs Jane drama, the rankery of it all, and more. As always, we'll be giving out Cold Cases and Closed Cases and ask the age old question, IS IT RIGGED??? | |||
| Case File 055: The Mystery of Shannel's Christmas Blunder | 02 Jul 2024 | 00:55:34 | |
We're nearing the end of Drag Race All Stars 9, and Shannel is front and center as we dissect her storyline throughout the season, as well as some of the other arcs present in this episode. As always, Derek is living and Kayla is...not living. We talk about Nina Bonina threatening to sue Derek, Nina's redemption arc, and much much more! | |||
| Case File 028: The Mystery of Plane Jane's Rise to Villainy (feat. BelakBoy) | 16 Jan 2024 | 01:02:01 | |
It's Season 16's Double Premiere Part 2: Electric Boogaloo. Today Kayla and I are going to be breaking down the second premiere where we met the next 7 queens, and WOW is there a lot to discuss. From robberies, villain arcs, and NANAS, oh my! Good thing we'll be joined by BelakBoy to talk about it all. As always, we'll be giving out Cold Cases and Closed Cases and ask the age old question, IS IT RIGGED??? | |||
| Case File 027: The Mystery of the Malfunctioning Breastplates | 10 Jan 2024 | 01:13:26 | |
A new season of Drag Race means The Rigged Recap is BACK! With a new co-host, YouTube's own KaylaSays, we're going to break down Season 16 of RuPaul's Drag Race all season long! Today, we're going to be breaking down the premiere where we met the first 7 queens, were introduced to 2 new twists, and were served an ICONIC lip sync. As always, we'll be giving out Cold Cases and Closed Cases and ask the age old question, IS IT RIGGED??? | |||
| Case File 026: The Mystery of the Wonky Promo | 14 Dec 2023 | 01:15:22 | |
The Rigged Recap is BACK! With a new co-host, YouTube's own KaylaSays, we're going to break down Season 16 of RuPaul's Drag Race all season long! Today, we're going to be breaking down the Meet the Queens, talk about the cast, their promo looks, and our expectations for them on the season. And as always, we'll be giving out Cold Cases and Closed Cases. We got a crazy season ahead, and we can't wait for you to shit talk with us all season long! | |||
| Case File 025: The Mystery of MilkshakeGate (feat. KaylaSays) | 27 Jul 2023 | 01:16:51 | |
The finale of All Stars 8 is FINALLY here, and some of the juiciest behind the scenes tea just leaked about it! Derek, The Drag Detective, and YouTube star and Twitter's worst enemy KaylaSays are here to break down all of the tea and all of the looks! We dive into our positives and (mostly) negatives of the season, talk about Jimbo's meteoric performance all season long, and of course we'll ask the age old question: IS IT RIGGED? | |||
| Case File 024: The Mystery of the Soaking Clock (feat. Biblegirl) | 19 Jul 2023 | 01:20:28 | |
The eliminated queens are all back and showing off their talent shows on All Stars 8, and Monica Beverly Hillz is here to become the meme queen of the season! Derek, The Drag Detective, and drag sensation Biblegirl are here to break down all of the performances and all of the twists! We'll dive into our thoughts on the Fame Games, our thoughts on the season as a whole, and more! And of course we'll ask the age old question: IS IT RIGGED? | |||
| Case File 023: The Mystery of Why Drag Race Doesn't Have Kings Yet (feat. Shozy) | 13 Jul 2023 | 01:03:39 | |
We're at our top 3 makeover episode of All Stars 8, and shockingly we went down to a final 2! Derek, The Drag Detective, and TikTok's backyars sensation, Shozy are here to talk about all of it! We'll dive into all the makeover looks, their partners, the results, and mostly talk about Drag Race in 2023. Our issues, our concerns, some ideas on how to make it better, and more! And of course we'll ask the age old question: IS IT RIGGED? | |||
| Case File 022: The Mystery of Derek's Favorite Pokémon (feat. Zelda Vox) | 06 Jul 2023 | 01:08:13 | |
We're in for another double dose of Drag Race recapping, starring two of the three hosts of the upcoming series, Drag Duel! Derek, The Drag Detective, and New Jersey's own Zelda Vox are here to talk about the newest episodes of All Stars 8, the design challenge and the Carson Kressley Roast! We dive into Drag Duel, Zelda's drag journey, Jimbo's domination of this season, and all of the looks and performances from the last two weeks. And of course we'll ask the age old question: IS IT RIGGED? | |||
| Case File 021: The Mystery of Lil Miss Poundcake (feat. RunnerEye) | 22 Jun 2023 | 01:24:12 | |
The two most chaotic Drag race YouTubers unite again for a podcast episode half about Drag Race and half about whatever random shit pops into our brains. Derek, The Drag Detective, and YouTube's own RunnerEye are here to talk about the newest episode of All Stars 8, Forensic Queens! We'll discuss the improv challenge, the bizarre Miss ____ runways, catch up on the fame games, and probably lots of other stuff that is completely unrelated. And of course we'll ask the age old question: IS IT RIGGED? | |||
| Case File 020: The Mystery of Alexis' Horndog Edit (feat. Pixie Polite) | 14 Jun 2023 | 01:28:59 | |
It's time to celebrate our favorite Joan/Joneses! Derek, The Drag Detective, and underrated icon of Drag Race UK4 Pixie Polite are here to talk about the newest episode of All Stars 8! We'll discuss both the Joan Rusical, Night of 1000 Grace Jones Runway, and spend some time talking about Pixie's experience on UK4 and what all goes into a rusical on Drag Race. And of course we'll ask the age old question: IS IT RIGGED? | |||
| Case File 019: The Mystery of What Kandy Really Said (feat. BelakBoy) | 08 Jun 2023 | 01:26:41 | |
In a double episode spectacular, Derek, The Drag Detective, and TikTok's king of Drag Race content BelakBoy are going to talk about the last 2 episodes of All Stars 8! We'll discuss Darienne's robbery, the ASS The World Turns runways, and television pilots, and then delve into the insane and bombastic episodde 5. Fights, Ruveals, Snatch Games, and yet ANOTHER win from Jimbo. And of course we'll ask the age old question: IS IT RIGGED? | |||
| Case File 054: The Mystery of Shannel's Badge Envy | 25 Jun 2024 | 00:51:50 | |
We're back with another episode of All Stars 9, and everyone is getting bitch slapped by the whiplash of this season. From an amazing episode, to another lackluster one, this time we saw the queens over-acting with RuPaul in scenes parodying some of Ru's favorite movies. RuPaul is the true winner of the episode, but who do Derek & Kayla think ACTUALLY won? And is someone clearly being pushed by production? | |||
| Case File 018: The Mystery of Kasha Davis' Strategy (feat. Bucy) | 01 Jun 2023 | 01:34:54 | |
We bring it to you every ball! The dynamic duo is back! Derek, The Drag Detective, and Canada's most hateful queen Bucy! This week's maxi challenge was the supermarket ball, so who better to talk about creating looks than the queen who attempts to make her own! With fun, campy runways, a crash and burn elimination, and some wacky placements, we have a lot to discuss. And of course we'll ask the age old question: IS IT RIGGED? | |||
| Case File 017: The Mystery of Mrs. Kasha Davis' Look | 18 May 2023 | 01:37:29 | |
Coming to you LIVE from a Zoom Call, it's Derek, The Drag Detective, and Ben Rodell, British Icon! This week's maxi challenge was a SNL spoof, and on the runway the queens served Net Gala realness. With lots of talk of Kasha Davis getting snubbed, Jimbo getting a rigged win, and alliances forming left and right, there's a lot to discuss. And of course we'll ask the age old question: IS IT RIGGED? | |||
| Case File 016: The Mystery of Kahanna's RuDemption | 17 May 2023 | 01:17:26 | |
It's a brand new season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, baby! And here to solve all the mysteries and riggories is Derek, The Drag Detective, and his two best friends in the entire world Abby and Brendan! We're doing things a little different to start off a new season of the pod! We have a lot to get into with 4 looks, a girl groups maxi challenge, and an ICONIC lip sync. And of course we'll ask the age old question: IS IT RIGGED? | |||
| Case File 015: The Mystery of if Sasha Colby Winning Was Ever in Doubt (feat. Bucy) | 22 Apr 2023 | 01:35:05 | |
We've reached the end of Drag Race Season 15 already! And Derek, The Drag Detective, has brought on Canada's most hateful drag queen, Bucy on to dissect every moment! We'll discuss every look, the top 4's performances, that iconic final lip sync, and the guest appearances! And of course ask the age old question: IS IT RIGGED? | |||
| Case File 014: The Mystery of Mistress Stealing the Reunion (feat. Drag Tea Served w/ Matt) | 13 Apr 2023 | 01:11:46 | |
The reunion that has been hyped up since the very beginning of the season is finally here, and it was....overhyped to say the least. Derek, The Drag Detective, and Drag Race YouTuber Drag Tea Served with Matt are going to break down every meh moment from this reunion. We'll talk about our favorite and least favorite looks, some of the standout moments, and who we think has the best chance of winning heading into the finale. And of course ask the age old question: IS IT RIGGED? Well maybe not this episode, how do you rig a reunion???? | |||
| Case File 013: The Mystery of How Sasha Turned Everyone into Lesbians (feat. Seddera Side) | 06 Apr 2023 | 01:08:04 | |
We're at the very end of Season 15 now, and we go into the reunion and finale with another meh episode. Derek, The Drag Detective, and Drag Race twitter icon Seddera Side are going to sorta talk about the episode but mostly talk about other shit. Because not much happened this episode... We'll break down the rumix verses, final runways, talk shit about babies, and talk about the season as a whole and our winner picks heading into this finale. And of course ask the age old question: IS IT RIGGED? | |||
| Case File 012: The Mystery of The Mid Makeovers (feat. Ang Bee) | 29 Mar 2023 | 01:43:23 | |
After one of the best Rusicals of all time last week, we move on to one of the most mid makeovers ever, and a very bland episode in general as our top 5 becomes a top 4. Derek, The Drag Detective, and co-host of the Chop Bloque, Ang Bee are going to break down every moment. Jk. We actually mostly talk about the Loosey LaDuca Saga. We'll break down her story over the season, the fandom's reaction to her, and I guess talk a little bit about the makeovers as well. And of course ask the age old question: IS IT RIGGED? | |||
| Case File 011: The Mystery of Luxx's Stolen Coat (feat. Mira May) | 22 Mar 2023 | 01:26:39 | |
In what fans voted the best episode of RuPaul's Drag Race ever, Season 15 is firing on all fronts in the newest Rusical episode, Wigloose. And Derek, The Drag Detective, and Calgary's Latina Diva, Mira May are going to break down every iconic moment (and there were a LOT). We'll talk about the amazing performances in the Rusical, Mistress and Luxx vs Loosey, Salina's shocking elimination, and all of the Glove runways. And of course ask the age old question: IS IT RIGGED? | |||
| Case File 010: The Mystery of Marcia's Missing Double Shantay (feat. Pressed Conference) | 15 Mar 2023 | 01:01:56 | |
There weren't many laughs at Drag Race's Bubly Comedy Festival, and Derek, The Drag Detective, and the stars of acclaimed podcast Pressed Conference, Amanda and Nirupam are going figure out why. We'll break down the pairs and their comedy performances, as well as the Rip Her to Shreds Runways, and talk about that lip sync, which many are saying was robbed of being a double shantay. And of course ask the age old question: IS IT RIGGED? | |||
| Case File 009: The Mystery of Mistress' Potential Throw (feat. Nick DiRamio) | 09 Mar 2023 | 01:14:14 | |
There seems to be a lot of mysteries unfolding about the newest Darg Race episode from the queens themselves.... Who better to try and solve them than Derek, The Drag Detective, and YouTube's hilarious Nick DiRamio. We'll break down all the interviews from this week's 50/50 challenge, the questionable Night of 1000 Beyoncé runways, and the tea starting to come from the queens themselves about what REALLY went down. And of course ask the age old question: IS IT RIGGED? | |||
| Case File 053: The Mystery of Plastique's Missing Lyrics | 20 Jun 2024 | 01:17:22 | |
Oh my god, we're so back and Derek has seen the light!! We're here to talk about TWO episodes of All Stars 9, both the Property Queens and the Roast episodes, and Derek is a big fan of both! Kayla is....not! There's robberies, storylines, messy lip syncs, and much more to explore, so enjoy a double episode of chaos! | |||
| Case File 008: The Mystery of Spice's Disco Balls (feat. Twink Trash) | 01 Mar 2023 | 01:30:15 | |
For Drag Race's 200th episode spectacular we're getting the Crystal Ball! And we have an amazing guest to help dissect every look... Derek, The Drag Detective, and drag artist and seamstress extraordinaire Twink Trash are going to break down all 27 looks on the main stage. We'll get into the good (Sasha Colby) the bad (Spice's disco balls) and the ugly (Salina's palm tree???)! And of course ask the age old question: IS IT RIGGED? | |||
| Case File 007: The Mystery of How Much Anetra Got Paid Off (feat. MattyRants) | 22 Feb 2023 | 01:23:49 | |
It's the moment we've all been waiting for. Sasha Colby in action! Anetra lip syncing the house DOWN! Spice...prancing around the stage. It's LaLaPaRuZa time baby, and Derek, The Drag Detective, and Drag Race Review Icon MattyRants are breaking it all down. We'll get into the every lip sync, strategic decision, dip, split, and flop! And of course ask the age old question: IS IT RIGGED? | |||
| Case File 006: The Mystery of What the Daytona Winds Writers Were Smoking (feat. RunnerEye) | 14 Feb 2023 | 01:19:24 | |
The Daytona Winds got a reboot! This time, with much less farting, but much more chaos. Derek, The Drag Detective, and YouTuber RunnerEye break down the newest episode of Season 15 where the queens overact in the Daytona Winds 2. We'll get into the Mistress vs Malaysia of it all, the challenge, puffer runways, and give all the queens a Closed or a Cold Case for the week! And of course ask the age old question: IS IT RIGGED? | |||
| Case File 005: The Mystery of Why the Judges Hate Jax (feat. Dr. Jake) | 10 Feb 2023 | 01:11:14 | |
It's time for the queens to take the stage and break a hip with one of the wildest girl group challenges we've seen. Derek, The Drag Detective, and Dr. Jake break down the newest episode of Season 15 where the queens take a trip into the time machine to perform as old ladies. We'll get into the explosive arguments between the queens, the challenge, Tye Dye runways, and give all the queens a Closed or a Cold Case for the week! And of course ask the age old question: IS IT RIGGED? | |||