Ink Master (season 5)
Ink Master: Rivals is the fifth season of the tattooing competition series Ink Master that premiered on Spike on September 2 and concluded on December 16, 2014 with a total of 16 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.
| Ink Master | |
|---|---|
| Season 5 | |
| Hosted by | Dave Navarro |
| Judges | Chris Núñez Oliver Peck |
| No. of contestants | 18 |
| Winner | Jason Clay Dunn |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Spike |
| Original release | September 2 – December 16, 2014 |
| Season chronology | |
The premise of this season was featuring tattoo artist rivals as they compete against each other in an elimination-style competition.
This season saw the returns of season three contestants Jason Clay Dunn and Joshua Hibbard, who originally finished the competition in 6th and 5th place respectively.
The winner of the fifth season of Ink Master was Jason Clay Dunn, 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.
Audience Voting
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.[1]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Clay Dunn | 20 | Montclair, California | Winner |
| James "Cleen Rock One" Steinke | 19 | Las Vegas, Nevada | Runner-up |
| Erik Siuda | 18 | North Bellmore, New York | 3rd place |
| Mark Longenecker | 20 | Cocoa Beach, Florida | 4th place |
| Cris Element | 8 | Brooklyn, New York | 5th place |
| Aaron "Is" Michalowski | 16 | Tampa, Florida | 6th place |
| Don Peddicord | 8 | Baltimore, Maryland | 7th place |
| Joshua Hibbard | 10 | Portland, Oregon | 8th place[lower-alpha 1] |
| Emily Elegado | 6 | Goose Creek, South Carolina | 9th place |
| Julia Carlson | 5 | Browns Mills, New Jersey | 10th place |
| Angel Bauta | 18 | Brooklyn, New York | 11th place |
| Ty'Esha Reels | 6 | Providence, Rhode Island | 12th place |
| Robbie Ripoll | 18 | Viera, Florida | 13th place |
| Ryan Eternal | 9 | Orlando, Florida | 14th place |
| Tim Lees | 17 | San Diego, California | 15th place |
| Jayvo Scott | 13 | Melbourne, Florida | 16th place |
| Elton "LT" Duarte | 3 | Providence, Rhode Island | 17th place |
| Caroline Evans | 15 | Bradley Beach, New Jersey | 18th place |
- Notes
- Hibbard was disqualified from the competition for breaching the contract agreement.
Rivalries
| Rivals | Reason for Rivalry | Winner of Rivalry |
|---|---|---|
| Angel Bauta vs. Cris Element |
Angel hired Cris in his shop, but after honing his skills, Cris quit when Angel was most in need of his help. |
Cris Element |
| Julia Carlson vs. Caroline Evans |
Julia and Caroline are rival co-workers. | Julia Carlson |
| Elton "LT" Duarte vs. Ty'Esha Reels |
After a showdown at a tattoo expo where LT emerged as the victor, Ty’Esha wanted a rematch. |
Ty'Esha Reels |
| Jason Clay Dunn vs. Joshua Hibbard |
Jason and Joshua returned to settle their unresolved competition from the third season of Ink Master. |
Jason Clay Dunn |
| Emily Elegado vs. Aaron "Is" Michalowski |
Aaron was a guest artist at Emily's shop, where their rivalry started. Both artists felt the other's personality could not be trusted. |
Aaron "Is" Michalowski |
| Ryan Eternal vs. Mark Longenecker |
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. |
Mark Longenecker |
| Tim Lees vs. James "Cleen Rock One" Steinke |
Cleen hired Tim at his shop, but threatened to kick him out over poor work. Tim thinks Cleen has an ego problem. |
James "Cleen Rock One" Steinke |
| Don Peddicord vs. Erik Siuda |
Rivalry began through trash talking on social media. | Erik Siuda |
| Robbie Ripoll vs. Jayvo Scott |
Two brothers, Jayvo and Robbie each believe the other's artwork is not up to par. |
Robbie Ripoll |
Contestants progress
| Contestant | Episode | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 4 | 5 | 6[lower-alpha 3] | 7[lower-alpha 4] | 8[lower-alpha 5] | 9 | 10 | 11[lower-alpha 6] | 12 | 13 | 14[lower-alpha 7] | 15 | 16 | |
| Jason Clay Dunn | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | WIN | BTM4 | SAFE | TOP3 | BTM3 | SAFE | BTM4 | BTM2 | SAFE | WIN | ADV | Winner |
| Cleen Rock One | SAFE | HIGH | WIN | TOP2 | WIN | WIN | SAFE | WIN | WIN | BTM4 | WIN | WIN | WIN | LOW | WIN | Runner-up |
| Erik Siuda | SAFE | HIGH | BTM3 | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | BTM4 | SAFE | TOP2 | WIN | TOP2 | BTM3 | SAFE | WIN | Eliminated |
| Mark Longenecker | BTM3 | SAFE | WIN | BTM3 | BTM3 | BTM4 | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM4 | BTM4 | SAFE | WIN | BTM2 | ELIM | Guest |
| Cris Element | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM3 | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | BTM4 | BTM4 | SAFE | BTM3 | ELIM | Guest | |
| Aaron Is | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | LOW | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM3 | SAFE | WIN | LOW | ELIM | Guest | ||
| Don Peddicord | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | LOW | WIN | SAFE | BTM3 | BTM4 | WIN | SAFE | BTM4 | ELIM | Guest | |||
| Joshua Hibbard | SAFE | WIN | WIN | HIGH | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | HIGH | WIN | WIN | DQ | Guest | ||||
| Emily Elegado | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM3 | BTM4 | WIN | HIGH | WIN | ELIM | Guest | |||||
| Julia Carlson | SAFE | HIGH | WIN | SAFE | WIN | LOW | BTM3 | BTM4 | ELIM | Guest | ||||||
| Angel Bauta | SAFE | LOW | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | WIN | ELIM | Guest | |||||||
| Ty'Esha Reels | BTM3 | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | ||||||||
| Robbie Ripoll | SAFE | BTM3 | WIN | HIGH | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | |||||||||
| Ryan Eternal | SAFE | SAFE | BTM3 | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | ||||||||||
| Tim Lees | SAFE | BTM3 | LOW | ELIM | Guest | |||||||||||
| Jayvo Scott | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | ||||||||||||
| LT | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | |||||||||||||
| Caroline Evans | ELIM | Guest | ||||||||||||||
- Julia, LT and Ryan won the Face-Off challenge against their rivals to determine who would stay in the competition.
- Erik won his Head-to-Head challenge, but was voted Worst Tattoo of the Day by the Human Canvas Jury.
- Cleen and Erik were the only contestants to win both of their Head-to-Head challenges.
- Don and Julia defeated Ty'Esha in the Face-Off challenge to determine who would stay in the competition.
- Erik was among the top in the challenge, but was voted Worst Tattoo of the Day by the Human Canvas Jury.
- Josh won his Head-to-Head challenge, but was disqualified from the competition.
- Mark defeated Cris in the Face-Off challenge against their rivals to determine who would stay in the competition.
- 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 was exempt from the first elimination.
- The contestant won Best Tattoo of the Day.
- The contestant won their Head-to-Head challenge.
- 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 disqualified 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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | 1 | "Inking with the Enemy" | September 2, 2014 | 2.83 | |
| 49 | 2 | "Pin-Up Piifalls" | September 9, 2014 | 2.69 | |
| 50 | 3 | "Head to Heartache" | September 16, 2014 | 2.25 | |
| 51 | 4 | "Geishas Gone Wrong" | September 23, 2014 | 2.44 | |
| 52 | 5 | "Glass on Blast" | September 30, 2014 | 2.45 | |
| 53 | 6 | "Cheek to Cheek" | October 7, 2014 | 2.61 | |
| 54 | 7 | "Three's a Crowd" | October 14, 2014 | 2.17 | |
| 55 | 8 | "Ink My Oosik" | October 21, 2014 | 1.89 | |
| 56 | 9 | "Virgin Blood" | October 28, 2014 | 1.96 | |
| 57 | 10 | "Cold Blooded" | November 4, 2014 | 2.22 | |
| 58 | 11 | "Up in Smoke" | November 11, 2014 | 2.13 | |
| Despite Josh getting the best tattoo of the day, he was disqualified for breaking the contest/contract rules by smoking marijuana to help cope with his anxiety during the competition which was a breach of contract. | |||||
| 59 | 12 | "Heads Will Roll" | November 18, 2014 | 2.41 | |
| 60 | 13 | "Painstaking Portraits" | November 25, 2014 | 2.28 | |
| 61 | 14 | "Firing Squad" | December 2, 2014 | 2.25 | |
| 62 | 15 | "Fight to the Finale" | December 9, 2014 | 2.48 | |
| 63 | 16 | "Ink Live" | December 16, 2014 | 3.01 | |
References
- "The Moment Of Truth: Vote On The Season 5 Finalist". Spike.com. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
External links
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