Ink Master season 7

*Ink Master*
Ink Master
Season 7
Hosted by	Dave Navarro
Judges	Chris Núñez; Oliver Peck
No. of contestants	16
Winner	Anthony Michaels
No. of episodes	13
Release
Original network	Spike
Original release	March 1 –; May 24, 2016
Season chronology
	← Previous; Season 6 Next →; Season 8

Ink Master: Revenge is the seventh season of the tattoo reality competition Ink Master that aired on Spike on March 1 and concluded on May 24, 2016 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.

The premise of this season was featuring eight contestants competing against eight returning veterans in an elimination-style competition.

This season saw the return of eight veterans; season one contestant James Vaughn, who originally finished the competition in 3rd place, season two contestants Sarah Miller and Jesse Smith, who originally finished the competition as the runner-up and in 5th place respectively, season three contestant Jime Litwalk, who originally finished the competition as the runner-up, season four contestants Walter "Sausage" Frank and Matti Hixson, who originally finished the competition as the runner-up and in 3rd place respectively, season five contestant James "Cleen Rock One" Steinke, who originally finished the competition as the runner-up, and season six contestant Mark S. "St. Marq" Agee, who originally finished the competition in 12th place.

The winner of the seventh season of Ink Master was Anthony Michaels, with James "Cleen Rock One" Steinke being the runner-up.

Judging and ranking

Judging Panel

The judging panel is responsible for passing judgement on each artist. They collaborate and use information from their own perception, the audience vote, human canvas vote, and the winner's worst vote to determine who should be sent home. Weight of decisions is set by the terms of the challenge skill.

Human Canvas Jury

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.

Contestants

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

Contestant Name	Years of experience	Hometown	Outcome
Anthony Michaels	5	Tucson, Arizona	Winner
James "Cleen Rock One" Steinke	20	Las Vegas, Nevada	Runner-up
Christian Buckingham	13	Henderson, Nevada	3rd place
James Vaughn	26	Asheboro, North Carolina	4th place
Matti Hixson	11	Virginia Beach, Virginia	5th place
Jesse Smith	18	Richmond, Virginia	6th place
Walter "Sausage" Frank	14	Las Vegas, Nevada	7th place
Jime Litwalk	24	Orlando, Florida	8th place
Megan Jean Morris	7	Wallingford, Connecticut	9th place
Sarah Miller	10	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	10th place
Alex Rockoff	9	West Palm Beach, Florida	11th place
Mark S. "St. Marq" Agee	26	West Lafayette, Indiana	12th place
Picasso Dular	16	Los Angeles, California	13th place
Ashley Velazquez	5	New Haven, Connecticut	14th place
Cris Gherman	15	New York, New York	15th place
Corey Davis	10	Atlanta, Georgia	16th place

Returning veterans

Contestants	Original Season	Original Placement
Mark S. "St. Marq" Agee	Season 6	12th place
Walter "Sausage" Frank	Season 4	Runner-up
Matti Hixson	Season 4	3rd place
Jime Litwalk	Season 3	Runner-up
Sarah Miller	Season 2	Runner-up
Jesse Smith	Season 2	5th place
James "Cleen Rock One" Steinke	Season 5	Runner-up
James Vaughn	Season 1	3rd place

Contestant progress

Indicates the contestant was a Newcomer. Indicates the contestant was a Veteran.

Contestant		Episode
Contestant		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9^[a]	10^[b]	11	12^[c]	13
	Anthony Michaels	HIGH	TOP3	WIN	BTM4	HIGH	HIGH	HIGH	TOP3	HIGH	BTM2	WIN	ADV	Winner
	Cleen Rock One		WIN	BTM3	WIN	TOP2	BTM4	BTM3	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	BTM3	ADV	Runner-up
	Christian Buckingham	TOP2	TOP3	SAFE	HIGH	SAFE	LOW	WIN	SAFE	TOP3	SAFE	BTM3	ADV	Eliminated
	James Vaughn								TOP3	WIN	SAFE	TOP2	ELIM	Guest
	Matti Hixson				SAFE	LOW	SAFE	SAFE	BTM4	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM		Guest
	Jesse Smith							TOP3	SAFE	TOP3	ELIM			Guest
	Sausage			TOP4	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	TOP3	BTM4	ELIM				Guest
	Jime Litwalk					SAFE	BTM4	BTM3	BTM4	ELIM				Guest
	Megan Jean Morris	WIN	SAFE	LOW	BTM4	BTM3	WIN	SAFE	ELIM					Guest
	Sarah Miller						BTM4	ELIM						Guest
	Alex Rockoff	SAFE	BTM3	TOP4	BTM4	BTM3	ELIM							Guest
	St. Marq	BTM3	HIGH	TOP4	LOW	ELIM								Guest
	Picasso Dular	SAFE	SAFE	BTM3	ELIM									Guest
	Ashley Velazquez	BTM3	BTM3	ELIM										Guest
	Cris Gherman	SAFE	ELIM											Guest
	Corey Davis	ELIM												Guest

^ Cleen and Matti were originally deemed as safe, but Jime and Sausage challenged them in the Face-Off challenge to determine who would stay in the competition.
^ Anthony defeated Jesse in the Face-Off challenge to determine who would stay in the competition.
^ Anthony and Christian won their Head-to-Head Face-Off challenge against Cleen and James to determine who would advance to the finale, and then Cleen won his Face-Off challenge against James.

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 returned as a guest for that episode.

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date	US viewers (millions)
80	1	"Initiation"	March 1, 2016 (2016-03-01)	3.35
81	2	"One Man's Trash"	March 8, 2016 (2016-03-08)	3.17
82	3	"Salt in the Wound"	March 16, 2016 (2016-03-16)	2.89
83	4	"The Devil's in the Details"	March 22, 2016 (2016-03-22)	3.01
84	5	"New School, Old Artist"	March 29, 2016 (2016-03-29)	2.66
85	6	"Under Pressure"	April 5, 2016 (2016-04-05)	2.59
86	7	"Knuckle Sandwich"	April 12, 2016 (2016-04-12)	2.82
87	8	"Breathing Fire"	April 19, 2016 (2016-04-19)	3.00
88	9	"Sink or Soar"	April 26, 2016 (2016-04-26)	3.04
89	10	"Shipwrecked"	May 3, 2016 (2016-05-03)	2.78
90	11	"Head in the Game"	May 10, 2016 (2016-05-10)	2.81
91	12	"Turning the Tables"	May 17, 2016 (2016-05-17)	3.30
92	13	"Revenge Live"	May 24, 2016 (2016-05-24)	3.57

External links

[1] Cleen and Matti were originally deemed as safe, but Jime and Sausage challenged them in the Face-Off challenge to determine who would stay in the competition.

[2] Anthony defeated Jesse in the Face-Off challenge to determine who would stay in the competition.

[3] Anthony and Christian won their Head-to-Head Face-Off challenge against Cleen and James to determine who would advance to the finale, and then Cleen won his Face-Off challenge against James.

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