B Lou calls the 2026 Streamer Awards rigged after losing Best Stream Duo; QTCinderella posts vote totals, then deletes them and calls the demand toxic
B Lou called the 2026 Streamer Awards rigged after he and Zias lost Best Stream Duo and asked for the votes. QTCinderella posted totals showing a wide gap, then deleted them, calling yearly demands for the numbers toxic.
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Overview
The Streamer Awards, which QTCinderella founded in 2022, choose winners by combining a public vote with the votes of a panel. The show does not publish full vote totals, and we could not verify the figures QTCinderella posted.
Co-host Caroline Kwan said on her stream the day after the ceremony that some streamers act as if the awards are owed to them, and mocked the idea that QTCinderella gives awards to her friends.
People in this case
QTCinderellaDirectly involved
Timeline
6 timeline entries on this page. Dates: October 16, 2026 to November 13, 2026
October 2026
The Streamer Awards names five Best Stream Duo nominees
The nominees include B Lou and Zias and Katie B and Vanilla Mace. The show asks fans to vote on its website.
[01]The Streamer Awards
The show's announcement of the five duos nominated for Best Stream Duo in 2026, including B Lou and Zias and Katie B and Vanilla Mace, with a link to vote.
The Streamer Awards on X: nominees for Best Stream Duo · The Streamer AwardsPost on X, October 16, 2026
November 2026
Katie B and Vanilla Mace win Best Stream Duo, and B Lou calls the show rigged
Claim
During the ceremony in Los Angeles, B Lou posts "RIGGED" on X. The show posts minutes later that Vanilla Mace and Katie B won the category. About half an hour after his first post, B Lou posts "Release the Votes".
[02]B Lou on X: calling the Streamer Awards rigged
B Lou's one-word post during the 2026 Streamer Awards, at which he and Zias were nominated for Best Stream Duo.
B Lou on X: calling the Streamer Awards riggedPost on X, November 13, 2026[03]The Streamer Awards
The show's post congratulating Vanilla Mace and Katie B as the 2026 Best Stream Duo, posted during the ceremony in Los Angeles.
The Streamer Awards on X: Katie B and Vanilla Mace win Best Stream Duo · The Streamer AwardsPost on X, November 13, 2026[04]B Lou on X: asking for the vote totals to be released
B Lou's post asking for the Streamer Awards vote totals, about half an hour after his post calling the show rigged.
B Lou on X: asking for the vote totals to be releasedPost on X, November 13, 2026[05]Sportskeeda: QTCinderella and B Lou Streamer Awards 2026 controversy explained
Report on B Lou's posts after the ceremony, the vote totals QTCinderella posted and then deleted, her reply that the numbers beside the names stood for RSVP statuses, and her explanation for deleting the posts.
QTCinderella posts vote totals for Best Stream Duo
Source release
According to KickChamp and Sportskeeda, her post showed 381,854 votes for Katie B and Vanilla Mace and 76,642 for B Lou and Zias. Viewers questioned the number 3 shown beside B Lou and Zias, whose total was the fourth highest.
[06]KickChamp: QTCinderella deletes Streamer Awards voting post after B Lou questions 2026 results
Report on the vote totals QTCinderella posted for Best Stream Duo, the dispute over the number shown beside B Lou and Zias, her deletion of the post and how the awards combine public voting with a judging panel.
[05]Sportskeeda: QTCinderella and B Lou Streamer Awards 2026 controversy explained
Report on B Lou's posts after the ceremony, the vote totals QTCinderella posted and then deleted, her reply that the numbers beside the names stood for RSVP statuses, and her explanation for deleting the posts.
B Lou mocks the totals, and QTCinderella says the numbers were RSVP statuses
Reaction
B Lou quotes her post and says she cannot count to five. QTCinderella replies that the numbers beside the names stood for RSVP statuses, from 1 for an RSVP filled out yes to 5 for no response, according to Sportskeeda.
[07]B Lou on X: reply to QTCinderella's post of vote totals
B Lou's quote post of QTCinderella's post that showed vote totals for Best Stream Duo. She later deleted that post.
B Lou on X: reply to QTCinderella's post of vote totalsPost on X, November 13, 2026[05]Sportskeeda: QTCinderella and B Lou Streamer Awards 2026 controversy explained
Report on B Lou's posts after the ceremony, the vote totals QTCinderella posted and then deleted, her reply that the numbers beside the names stood for RSVP statuses, and her explanation for deleting the posts.
QTCinderella deletes her posts with the vote totals
She writes that her original post was adding to a toxic narrative that circulates online every year, which she says she is vehemently against, and that she wants to be better than that.
[08]QTCinderella on X: on deleting her post of the vote totals
QTCinderella's reply to B Lou explaining why she deleted her post of the vote totals.
QTCinderella on X: on deleting her post of the vote totalsPost on X, November 13, 2026[06]KickChamp: QTCinderella deletes Streamer Awards voting post after B Lou questions 2026 results
Report on the vote totals QTCinderella posted for Best Stream Duo, the dispute over the number shown beside B Lou and Zias, her deletion of the post and how the awards combine public voting with a judging panel.
[05]Sportskeeda: QTCinderella and B Lou Streamer Awards 2026 controversy explained
Report on B Lou's posts after the ceremony, the vote totals QTCinderella posted and then deleted, her reply that the numbers beside the names stood for RSVP statuses, and her explanation for deleting the posts.
Co-host Caroline Kwan criticizes streamers who called the show rigged
Reaction
On her stream the day after the ceremony, Kwan says some streamers create drama for content and act as if the awards are owed to them, and mocks the idea that QTCinderella gives nominations and awards to her friends. Sportskeeda reports that B Lou and DeShae Frost were among the creators who suggested the ceremony was rigged.
[09]Sportskeeda: Caroline Kwan criticizes entitled streamers after the 2026 Streamer Awards
Report on remarks by co-host Caroline Kwan on her stream the day after the ceremony, about streamers who suggested the show was rigged or acted as if they were owed awards.
Claims
Claims separate what was said from what is contested. Follow each source for the original wording and context.
What's disputed
Disputed claim
The 2026 Streamer Awards' Best Stream Duo result was rigged.
What is disputed
QTCinderella later posted figures that, according to KickChamp and Sportskeeda, showed 381,854 votes for winners Katie B and Vanilla Mace and 76,642 for B Lou and Zias, and then deleted them. The awards combine public voting with a judging panel. KickChamp reports that neither the rigging accusation nor the alleged counting error has been independently established.
Sources (3)
- B Lou on X: calling the Streamer Awards riggedPost on X, November 13, 2026
Response record
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QTCinderellaCreator and host of The Streamer Awards, in a reply on XDirectly involvedBefore this statement
Earlier that day, after B Lou called the awards rigged, QTCinderella had posted figures for Best Stream Duo and then written that yearly demands to release the numbers are toxic.
"Deleted my original tweet cause I was inherently adding to the toxic narrative that circulates online every year that I am vehemently against. I would like to try to be better than that."
Defended or excusedResponding to: The 2026 Streamer Awards' Best Stream Duo result was rigged.
Full statement and sources
QTCinderella tells B Lou she deleted her original post with the vote totals because it was adding to a toxic narrative that circulates online every year, which she says she is vehemently against, and that she wants to be better than that.
After the statement
KickChamp reported that the deletion quickly became another talking point among viewers.
QTCinderella on X: on deleting her post of the vote totalsPost on X, November 13, 2026Why this label?
QTCinderella withdraws the totals she had posted and calls the yearly push for them a toxic narrative she opposes, which defends the show's practice of not publishing vote numbers, so we labeled it a defense.
This label describes the statement's response within the context above.
B LouYouTuber and streamer, nominated for Best Stream Duo with Zias, in a quote post on XDirectly involved Before this statement
QTCinderella had posted figures for the category. According to KickChamp, they showed 381,854 votes for Katie B and Vanilla Mace and 76,642 for B Lou and Zias, with the number 3 beside B Lou and Zias although their total was the fourth highest.
"Your IQ must be lower than my mine you can’t even count to 5"
CondemnedResponding to: The 2026 Streamer Awards' Best Stream Duo result was rigged.
Full statement and sources
Quoting the post in which QTCinderella shared vote totals for Best Stream Duo, B Lou says her IQ must be lower than his because she cannot count to five.
After the statement
QTCinderella later deleted the post with the totals.
B Lou on X: reply to QTCinderella's post of vote totalsPost on X, November 13, 2026Why this label?
B Lou answers the posted totals by mocking QTCinderella's counting rather than accepting the result, keeping up his challenge to how the award was decided, so we labeled it condemns.
This label describes the statement's response within the context above.
- QTCinderellaCreator and host of The Streamer Awards, in a reply on XDirectly involved
Before this statement
B Lou had called the awards rigged and posted "Release the Votes". QTCinderella had then posted figures for the category showing a wide gap between the winners and B Lou and Zias.
"The answer is no. You don’t. Every year people demand to release the numbers. Do you see how toxic that is? Instead of highlighting nominees it becomes a pissing contest of who lost the most. The show is about highlighting people that’s what it will always be about."
Defended or excusedResponding to: The 2026 Streamer Awards' Best Stream Duo result was rigged.
Full statement and sources
Replying to B Lou, QTCinderella says people demand the vote numbers every year and calls that toxic. She says releasing them turns the show into a contest over who lost the most, when the show is meant to celebrate the nominees.
After the statement
She later deleted the post with the totals.
QTCinderella on X: on demands to release the vote totalsPost on X, November 13, 2026B Lou on X: asking for the vote totals to be releasedPost on X, November 13, 2026Why this label?
QTCinderella, who created and hosts the show, rejects the demand for vote totals and argues the show should stay focused on its nominees, which defends how the show handled the result, so we labeled it a defense.
This label describes the statement's response within the context above.
Sources
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Original post
B Lou on X: calling the Streamer Awards rigged
About this source
B Lou's one-word post during the 2026 Streamer Awards, at which he and Zias were nominated for Best Stream Duo.
- Author
- B Lou
- Published
- Accessed
Reporting
Sportskeeda: Caroline Kwan criticizes entitled streamers after the 2026 Streamer Awards
Relevant passage: Article text
About this source
Report on remarks by co-host Caroline Kwan on her stream the day after the ceremony, about streamers who suggested the show was rigged or acted as if they were owed awards.
- Author
- Vishnu Menon, Sportskeeda
- Published
- Accessed
Reporting
Sportskeeda: QTCinderella and B Lou Streamer Awards 2026 controversy explained
Relevant passage: Article text
About this source
Report on B Lou's posts after the ceremony, the vote totals QTCinderella posted and then deleted, her reply that the numbers beside the names stood for RSVP statuses, and her explanation for deleting the posts.
- Author
- Aarnesh Shrivastava, Sportskeeda
- Published
- Accessed
Reporting
KickChamp: QTCinderella deletes Streamer Awards voting post after B Lou questions 2026 results
Relevant passage: Article text
About this source
Report on the vote totals QTCinderella posted for Best Stream Duo, the dispute over the number shown beside B Lou and Zias, her deletion of the post and how the awards combine public voting with a judging panel.
- Author
- KickChamp
- Published
- Accessed
Original post
QTCinderella on X: on deleting her post of the vote totals
About this source
QTCinderella's reply to B Lou explaining why she deleted her post of the vote totals.
- Author
- QTCinderella
- Published
- Accessed
Original post
QTCinderella on X: on demands to release the vote totals
About this source
QTCinderella's reply to B Lou, posted under her own post of the Best Stream Duo vote totals, which she later deleted.
- Author
- QTCinderella
- Published
- Accessed
Original post
B Lou on X: reply to QTCinderella's post of vote totals
About this source
B Lou's quote post of QTCinderella's post that showed vote totals for Best Stream Duo. She later deleted that post.
- Author
- B Lou
- Published
- Accessed
Original post
B Lou on X: asking for the vote totals to be released
About this source
B Lou's post asking for the Streamer Awards vote totals, about half an hour after his post calling the show rigged.
- Author
- B Lou
- Published
- Accessed
Original post
The Streamer Awards on X: Katie B and Vanilla Mace win Best Stream Duo
About this source
The show's post congratulating Vanilla Mace and Katie B as the 2026 Best Stream Duo, posted during the ceremony in Los Angeles.
- Author
- The Streamer Awards
- Published
- Accessed
Original post
The Streamer Awards on X: nominees for Best Stream Duo
About this source
The show's announcement of the five duos nominated for Best Stream Duo in 2026, including B Lou and Zias and Katie B and Vanilla Mace, with a link to vote.
- Author
- The Streamer Awards
- Published
- Accessed
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