Ink Master season 3: Difference between revisions

*Ink Master*
Ink Master
Season 3
Hosted by	Dave Navarro
Judges	Chris Núñez; Oliver Peck
No. of contestants	16
Winner	Joey Hamilton
No. of episodes	13
Release
Original network	Spike
Original release	July 16 –; October 8, 2013
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The third season of the tattoo competition series Ink Master premiered on Spike on July 16 and concluded on October 8, 2013 with a total of 13 episodes. The show is hosted and judged by Jane's Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro, with accomplished tattoo artists Chris Núñez and Oliver Peck serving as series regular judges. The winner will receive a $100,000 prize, a feature in Inked Magazine and the title of Ink Master.

This season saw the return of season two contestant Katherine "Tatu Baby" Flores, who originally finished the competition in 4th place.

The winner of the third season of Ink Master was Joey Hamilton, with Jime Litwalk being the runner-up.

Judging and ranking

This season saw a slight change in the judging process.

Judging panel

The judging panel is the table of three primary judges, and any guest judges for that episode if applicable.

Audience voting

Audience voting returned and expanded to include Twitter.^[1]

Human Canvas Jury

Following the elimination tattoo, the human canvases gather and vote for the worst tattoo of the day that'll send one artist to the bottom. While the primary judges have the final say, the weight of the canvas vote does affect the judging panels final decision.

Contestants

Names, experience, and cities stated are at time of filming.

Contestant	Years of experience	Hometown	Outcome
Joey Hamilton	16	Las Vegas, Nevada	Winner
Jime Litwalk	20	Orlando, Florida	Runner-up
Katherine "Tatu Baby" Flores	7	Miami, Florida	3rd place
Kyle Dunbar	20	Flint, Michigan	4th place
Joshua Hibbard	10	Portland, Oregon	5th place
Jason Clay Dunn	20	Montclair, California	6th place
Jacqueline "Jackie" Jennings	11	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	7th place
Craig Foster	18	Carrollton, Georgia	8th place
Yovan "E.S." Barraza	16	Bridgeport, Connecticut	9th place
Richard "Made Rich" Parker	5^1/2	Queens, New York	10th place
Chris May	16	Dekalb, Illinois	11th place
Ally Lee	9	Santa Cruz, California	12th place
James "Danger" Harvey	8	Sacramento, California	13th place
Madison "Maddie la Belle" Loftis	5	Greensboro, North Carolina	14th place
"Mystical" Mike Paterek	8	Bronx, New York	15th place
Frank McManus	6	New Cumberland, Pennsylvania	16th place

Contestant progress

Contestant	Episode
Contestant	1	2	3^[a]	4	5	6^[b]	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
Joey Hamilton	SAFE*	HIGH*	HIGH	TOP2	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	HIGH	WIN	SAFE	TOP2	ADV	Winner
Jime Litwalk	HIGH	SAFE	HIGH	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	BTM3	BTM3*	WIN*	WIN	Runner-up
Tatu Baby	WIN	SAFE	HIGH	SAFE	SAFE*	LOW	BTM3	BTM3	SAFE	WIN	BTM3	ADV	Eliminated
Kyle Dunbar	SAFE	SAFE	LOW	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE*	HIGH	SAFE*	SAFE	BTM3	BTM3	ELIM	Guest
Joshua Hibbard	SAFE	SAFE	LOW*	WIN	SAFE	BTM3	BTM3	BTM3*	HIGH*	SAFE	ELIM		Guest
Jason Clay Dunn	SAFE	SAFE	LOW	BTM2	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE*	SAFE	BTM3	ELIM			Guest
Jackie Jennings	SAFE	SAFE*	LOW	SAFE	HIGH	BTM3	LOW	SAFE	ELIM				Guest
Craig Foster	HIGH	WIN	HIGH	HIGH*	BTM3	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM					Guest
E.S.	SAFE	SAFE	LOW	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM						Guest
Made Rich	SAFE	SAFE	LOW	SAFE	BTM3	ELIM							Guest
Chris May	SAFE	BTM3	LOW	LOW	ELIM								Guest
Ally Lee	SAFE	SAFE	LOW	ELIM									Guest
James Danger	SAFE	SAFE*	ELIM
Maddie la Belle	BTM3	BTM3	ELIM										Guest
Mystical Mike	BTM3	ELIM											Guest
Frank McManus	ELIM												Guest

^ There was no Judges' Recall in this episode, nor a winner, therefore every contestant was given a final critique.
^ None of the contestants impressed the judges enough for them to determine a winner.

The contestant won Ink Master.

The contestant was the runner-up.

The contestant finished third in the competition.

The contestant advanced to the finale.

The contestant won Best Tattoo of the Day.

The contestant was among the top.

The contestant received positive critiques.

The contestant received negative critiques.

The contestant was in the bottom.

The contestant was in the bottom and voted Worst Tattoo of the Day by the Human Canvas Jury.

The contestant was eliminated from the competition.

The contestant was voted Worst Tattoo of the Day and was eliminated from the competition.

The contestant was eliminated in the Flash Challenge.

The contestant returned as a guest for that episode.

The contestant won the flash challenge.

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date	US viewers (millions)
22	1	"Baby Got Back"	July 16, 2013 (2013-07-16)	2.41
23	2	"Thrills for Grills"	July 23, 2013 (2013-07-23)	1.96
24	3	"Fire & Lace"	July 30, 2013 (2013-07-30)	1.85
25	4	"Elysium Challenge"	August 6, 2013 (2013-08-06)	2.08
26	5	"Baby Beats Down"	August 13, 2013 (2013-08-13)	2.12
27	6	"Animal Instinct"	August 20, 2013 (2013-08-20)	1.79
28	7	"Monumental Mistakes"	August 27, 2013 (2013-08-27)	1.86
29	8	"Baby Don't Go"	September 3, 2013 (2013-09-03)	1.84
30	9	"Skulls & Villains"	September 10, 2013 (2013-09-10)	2.23
31	10	"Eyes of the Beholder"	September 17, 2013 (2013-09-17)	2.07
32	11	"Heroes and Heads"	September 24, 2013 (2013-09-24)	2.30
33	12	"Enduring the Pain"	October 1, 2013 (2013-10-01)	2.33
34	13	"Ink Master Live: The Epic Finale"	October 8, 2013 (2013-10-08)	2.70

References

^ "Ink Master Facebook Voting Page". SpikeTV.

"Ink Master | Tattoo Competition Reality Show | Full Episodes | Spike". spike.com. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
"Ink Master (TV Series 2012– ) - IMDb". imdb.com. Retrieved 2014-01-25.

External links

[2] There was no Judges' Recall in this episode, nor a winner, therefore every contestant was given a final critique.

[3] None of the contestants impressed the judges enough for them to determine a winner.

[Ink_Master_Facebook_Page-1] "Ink Master Facebook Voting Page". SpikeTV.

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