Ink Master (season 5)

Ink Master (season 5)
Country of origin United States
No. of episodes 16
Release
Original network Spike
Original release

September 2 (2014-09-02) – December 16, 2014 (2014-12-16)

Additional information
Host(s) Dave Navarro
Judges Oliver Peck
Chris Núñez
No. of contestants 16
Winner Jason Clay Dunn
Season chronology

The fifth season of the tattooing competition series Ink Master (subtitled as Ink Master: Rivals), premiered on Spike on September 2 and concluded on December 16, 2014 with a total of 16 episodes. Season 5 follows 18 tattoo artists competing against each other in an elimination-style competition with a $100,000 grand prize. This season was first announced during the live season four finale where Joshua Hibbard and Jason Clay Dunn, who both had their infamous rivalry in season three, were the first pair announced.

Cleen Rock One appeared on Ink Master: Revenge. He was introduced in episode 2 and ended as the first runner-up yet again.

Contestants

Source unless otherwise noted:[1]

Rivals Rivals Reason for Rivalry
Aaron "Is" Michalowski[2] Emily Elegado Aaron was a guest artist at Emily's shop, where their rivalry started. Both artists felt the other's personality could not be trusted. On the second season of Ink Master: Redemption, it was revealed their rivalry had ended.
James "Cleen Rock One" Steinke Tim Lees Cleen Rock One hired Tim Lees at his shop, but threatened to kick Tim out over poor work. Tim thinks Cleen has an ego problem.
Cris Element Angel Bauta Angel hired Cris in his shop, but after honing his skills, Cris quit when Angel was most in need of his help.
Erik Siuda Don Peddicord Rivalry began through smack talking on social media.
Jayvo Scott Robbie Ripoll Two brothers, Jayvo and Robbie each believe the other's artwork is not up to par.
Joshua Hibbard Jason Clay Dunn Joshua Hibbard and Jason Clay Dunn return from season 3 to settle their unresolved competition.
Julia Carlson Caroline Evans Julia and Caroline are rival co-workers.
LT Ty'Esha Reels After a showdown at a tattoo expo where LT emerged as the victor, Ty’Esha wanted a rematch.
Mark Longenecker Ryan Eternal Mark mentored Ryan, but was suspicious when he lost a tattoo competition that Ryan was a judge in. Ryan feels Mark’s work is outdated.

Judges, guest judges, and special appearances

Judges

Guest judges

Joe Manginello, Tommy Montoya and DeAngelo Williams are the only judges to serve on both the flash challenge and elimination challenge judging panels. Forrest Cavacco filled in for Oliver Peck in Episode 5.

Special appearances

Judging and ranking

As in past season, the artist with the best tattoo, as deemed by the judges, wins the challenge. The one ranking lowest each episode is sent home. Minor changes in the judging and associated rules have occurred throughout the seasons.


The judge listing types are:

The judging panel is the table of three primary judges, and any guest judges for that episode if applicable.
A guest judge is selected for appearance and participation in some episodes, and is usually an expert in the skill the contestants are being tested on in the particular challenge. He or she collaborates with the Judging Panel to finalize the voting decision. A guest judge's vote carries an equal weight to that of the regular judges.
Audience voting is done through Facebook and Twitter, and was introduced in season 2. In season 5, the audience vote was used in the finale episode to guarantee one of the finalists a spot in the top two.[3]
After the tattoos are completed, the canvases for the challenge gather and vote on the best and worst of that day's tattoos. While the primary judges have the final say, the weight of the canvas vote does affect the judging panels final decision. This was a new venue for the Ink Master series.

Win or lose

Contestants compete to display their strength in various aspects of the art of tattooing. Each week's Elimination Challenge features a particular skill that the artists must display their mastery of. To determine the winner, the judges must decide who has the best tattoo, which must also follow the guidelines for the skill being tested. A contestant risks elimination if they create a technically solid tattoo that does not meet the style or subject criteria for the week. To win, a contestant must outperform the other artists while adhering to the skill chosen for the challenge. The artist whose tattoo is judged to be the worst of the week will be eliminated.

Progress

Flash Challenge Progress

Episode Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Most wins
Flash Challenge
Winner		 None None Aaron
Emily		 Erik Angel
Cris		 None None Aaron Erik Mark Erik Cleen Cleen
Mark		 None None Erik
3 wins

Elimination Challenge Progress

Artist Name Years
Experience 		Residence 1 2 3 c1 4 5 c1 6 7 8 9 c1 10 11 c1 12 13 c1 14 15 16
Jason Clay Dunn 21 Montclair, California IN IN IN- WIN IN+ H/L IN HIGH LOW- IN LOW- LOW IN- WIN IN INK MASTER
Cleen Rock One 19 Las Vegas, Nevada IN IN IN+ HIGH IN+ IN IN WIN IN+ LOW IN+ WIN IN+ LOW WINc4 RUNNER UP
Erik Siuda 18 North Bellmore, New York IN IN LOW+ IN IN- IN IN H/L IN- HIGH IN+ HIGH LOW- IN WINc4 3RD PLACE
Mark Longenecker 20 Cocoa Beach, Florida LOW IN IN+ LOW LOW- H/L IN IN IN- LOW LOW- IN IN+ F/O OUT
Cris Element 8 Brooklyn, New York IN IN IN- LOW IN+ IN IN IN IN+ LOW LOW- IN LOWc3 OUT
Aaron "Is" Michalowski 16 Tampa, Florida IN IN IN+ IN IN- IN IN IN LOW- IN IN+ IN OUTc3
Don Peddicord 8 Baltimore, Maryland IN IN IN- IN IN+ IN F/O LOW IN+ IN LOW- OUT
Joshua Hibbard 11 Portland, Oregon IN WIN IN+ IN IN- IN WIN IN IN+ WIN DQ+c2
Emily Elegado 6 Goose Creek, South Carolina IN IN IN- IN LOW- LOW WIN IN IN+ OUT
Julia Carlson 5 Browns Mills, New Jersey F/O IN IN+ IN IN+ LOW F/O LOW OUT-
Angel Bauta 18 Brooklyn, New York IN IN IN- IN IN+ LOW WIN OUT
Ty'Esha Reels 6 Providence, Rhode Island LOW IN IN+ IN IN+ IN OUT
Robbie Ripoll 18 Viera, Florida IN LOW IN+ IN IN- OUT
Ryan Eternal 9 Orlando, Florida F/O IN LOW- IN OUT-
Tim Lees 17 San Diego, California IN LOW IN- OUT
Jayvo Scott 13 Melbourne, Florida IN IN OUT-
Elton "LT" Duarte 3 Providence, Rhode Island F/O OUT
Caroline Evans 15 Bradley Beach, New Jersey OUT

Credit Order: Emily & Aaron, Angel & Cris, Cleen & Tim, Caroline & Julia, Josh & Jason, Ty'Esha & LT, Don & Erik, Ryan & Mark, Jayvo & Robbie

<span style="background-color:white "legend"; color:; border:1px solid darkgray; text-align:center;">    Legend
 INKMASTER  The contestant won the competition and was named Ink Master.
 RUNNER UP  The contestant was the runner-up on Ink Master.
 3RD PLACE  The contestant was 3rd place on Ink Master.
 WIN  The contestant won best tattoo of the day.
 F/O  The contestant won the face-off.
 (IN)+  The contestant won the Head to Head Challenge.
 (IN)-  The contestant lost the Head to Head Challenge.
 HIGH  The contestant was given a honorable mention in the judges recall.
 HIGH  The contestant was considered to be among the top.
 H/L  The contestant was given a honorable mention in the judges recall, but was voted worst artist by the human canvas jury.
 LOW  The contestant was among the bottom group in the judges recall.
 LOW  The contestant rank voted by the human canvas jury.
 LOW  The contestant was considered to be in the bottom.
 OUT  The contestant was eliminated from the competition.
 DQ  The contestant was disqualified from the competition.


Progress Table notes:
^Note c1 : This was a Head to Head challenge. One Artist won and was safe from elimination, the other lost and was in danger.
^Note c2 : Josh was disqualified from the competition after confessing he violated a multitude of rules he signed under a contract, such as having marijuana in possession. Despite stating he did not mean to interfere with these rules, he was immediately eliminated before the judges choose which contestant to send home for losing to their opponent in the elimination tattoo.
^Note c3 : The judges decided that was no winner in the Head to Head challenge between Aaron and Cris.
^Note c4 : In the first round, Cleen won best tattoo of the day and secured his spot in the finale. Jason, Mark, and Erik all did a second tattoo, which Erik subsequently won.


Episodes

Episodes begin with a Flash Challenge, a task that usually does not deal with tattooing itself, but has contestants utilize skills related to tattooing in an unusual way. Most of the time the skills highlighted in the Flash Challenge will be needed to complete the Elimination Tattoo. The winner of the Flash Challenge gets to pick which human canvas they would like to tattoo during the elimination tattoo and assign each contestant their canvas. The contestants are then given a chance to meet with their canvas before tattooing them the next day when they will be given a set amount of time to do the tattoo. A judging panel then commences where the best tattoos of the week are recognized, the weak tattoos are pointed out and one contestant is eliminated from the competition.[4]

No. in
Episode		 Title Original air date
500 Most Controversial September 2, 2014
501 Inking With The Enemy September 2, 2014
502 Pin Up Pitfalls September 9, 2014
503 Head To Headache September 16, 2014
504 Geishas Gone Wrong September 23, 2014
505 Glass On Blast September 30, 2014
506 Cheek To Cheek October 7, 2014
507 Three's A Crowd October 14, 2014
508 Ink My Oosik October 21, 2014
509 Virgin Blood October 28, 2014
510 Cold Blooded November 4, 2014
511 Up In Smoke November 11, 2014
512 Heads Will Roll November 18, 2014
513 Painstaking Portraits November 25, 2014
514 Firing Squad December 2, 2014
515 Fight To The Finale December 9, 2014
516 Ink Live December 16, 2014

References

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