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 byDave Navarro
JudgesChris Núñez
Oliver Peck
No. of contestants18
WinnerJason Clay Dunn
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes16
Release
Original networkSpike
Original releaseSeptember 2 (2014-09-02) 
December 16, 2014 (2014-12-16)
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
  1. 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
  1. Julia, LT and Ryan won the Face-Off challenge against their rivals to determine who would stay in the competition.
  2. Erik won his Head-to-Head challenge, but was voted Worst Tattoo of the Day by the Human Canvas Jury.
  3. Cleen and Erik were the only contestants to win both of their Head-to-Head challenges.
  4. Don and Julia defeated Ty'Esha in the Face-Off challenge to determine who would stay in the competition.
  5. Erik was among the top in the challenge, but was voted Worst Tattoo of the Day by the Human Canvas Jury.
  6. Josh won his Head-to-Head challenge, but was disqualified from the competition.
  7. 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
TitleOriginal air dateUS viewers
(millions)
481"Inking with the Enemy"September 2, 2014 (2014-09-02)2.83
492"Pin-Up Piifalls"September 9, 2014 (2014-09-09)2.69
503"Head to Heartache"September 16, 2014 (2014-09-16)2.25
514"Geishas Gone Wrong"September 23, 2014 (2014-09-23)2.44
525"Glass on Blast"September 30, 2014 (2014-09-30)2.45
536"Cheek to Cheek"October 7, 2014 (2014-10-07)2.61
547"Three's a Crowd"October 14, 2014 (2014-10-14)2.17
558"Ink My Oosik"October 21, 2014 (2014-10-21)1.89
569"Virgin Blood"October 28, 2014 (2014-10-28)1.96
5710"Cold Blooded"November 4, 2014 (2014-11-04)2.22
5811"Up in Smoke"November 11, 2014 (2014-11-11)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.
5912"Heads Will Roll"November 18, 2014 (2014-11-18)2.41
6013"Painstaking Portraits"November 25, 2014 (2014-11-25)2.28
6114"Firing Squad"December 2, 2014 (2014-12-02)2.25
6215"Fight to the Finale"December 9, 2014 (2014-12-09)2.48
6316"Ink Live"December 16, 2014 (2014-12-16)3.01

References

  1. "The Moment Of Truth: Vote On The Season 5 Finalist". Spike.com. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
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