Ink Master season 1
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The first season of the tattoo reality competition Ink Master debuted on Spike on January 17, 2012 and concluded on March 6, 2012 with a total of 8 episodes.
The show follows the lives of ten tattoo artists competing against each other in an elimination-style competition leaving the last person standing with the title of Ink Master and a $100,000 grand prize. The show is hosted and judged by Jane's Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro. Other judges include former Miami Ink cast member Chris Núñez, and accomplished tattoo artist Oliver Peck. The winner was Shane O'Neill of Middletown, Delaware.
Second Runner-Up James Vaughn returned to the show for Ink Master Revenge. He was the last veteran artist to come to the competition, arriving in episode 8. He was then eliminated in episode 12, right before the season finale.
Runner up Tommy Helm had his own show entitled Tattoo Nightmares. The show centers around himself, Jasmine Rodriguez, and Big Gus helping clients to cover up tattoos they regret, creating new tattoos for a fresh start.[1]
Judges
- Dave Navarro – Host & Main Judge
- Chris Núñez – Judge
- Oliver Peck – Judge
Artists
| Contestant | Age | Hometown |
|---|---|---|
| Al Fliction | 42 | Brooklyn, New York |
| Tommy Helm | 38 | Brentwood, New York |
| Jeremy Miller | 27 | Austin, Texas |
| Shane O'Neill | 39 | Middletown, Delaware |
| Brian "B-TAT" Robinson | 30 | East Orange, New Jersey |
| Heather Sinn | 41 | Los Angeles, California |
| James Vaughn | 38 | Asheboro, North Carolina |
| Bili Vegas | 29 | New York, New York |
| Léa Vendetta | 40 | Boca Raton, Florida |
| Josh Woods | 30 | Nashville, Tennessee |
Contestant Progress
| No. | Artist | 101 | 102 | 103 | 104 | 105 | 106 | 107 | 108 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Flash Challenge Winners |
Josh | Bili | Al Fliction | Josh | Shane | Tommy | Shane | — |
| 1 | Shane | HIGH | IN | WIN | HIGH | IN | WIN | WIN | INK MASTER |
| 2 | Tommy | WIN | IN | IN | IN | IN | LOW | HIGH | RUNNER UP |
| 3 | James | IN | WIN | IN | IN | HIGH | LOW | LOW | 3RD PLACE |
| 4 | Josh | IN | IN | LOW | LOW | WIN | HIGH | OUT | |
| 5 | Léa | IN | LOW | HIGH | WIN | LOW | OUT | ||
| 6 | Bili | IN | IN | LOW | LOW | OUT | |||
| 7 | Heather | IN | IN | IN | OUT | ||||
| 8 | Al Fliction | IN | LOW | OUT | |||||
| 9 | Jeremy | LOW | OUT | ||||||
| 10 | B-TAT | OUT | |||||||
- 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 week.
- HIGH The contestant was given an honorable mention by the judges.
- HIGH The contestant was considered to be among the top.
- LOW The contestant was considered to be in the bottom.
- LOW The contestant was among the bottom group in the judges recall.
- OUT The contestant was eliminated from the competition.
- OUT The contestant won the flash challenge but was eliminated from the competition.
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Fresh Meat" | January 17, 2012 |
| 2 | 2 | "Botched Head Tattoo" | January 24, 2012 |
| 3 | 3 | "Pasties and a Camel Toe" | January 31, 2012 |
| 4 | 4 | "Ink Disaster Piece" | February 7, 2012 |
| 5 | 5 | "Game On" | February 14, 2012 |
| 6 | 6 | "Permanent Mistakes" | February 21, 2012 |
| 7 | 7 | "Picture Imperfect" | February 28, 2012 |
| 8 | 8 | "Ink Master Revealed" | March 6, 2012 |
References
- ^ Spike. "Tattoo Nightmares: Bios - Tommy Helm". Spike. Retrieved December 4, 2012.