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Ink Master
Season 6
Hosted byDave Navarro
JudgesChris Núñez
Oliver Peck
No. of contestants18
WinnerDave Kruseman
No. of episodes16
Release
Original networkSpike
Original releaseJune 23 (2015-06-23) –
October 13, 2015 (2015-10-13)
Season chronology
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Season 5
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Season 7

Ink Master: Master vs. Apprentice is the sixth season of the tattoo reality competition series Ink Master that premiered on Spike on June 23 and concluded on October 13, 2015 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, a Dodge Challenger and the title of Ink Master.

The premise of this season was featuring mentors and their apprentices as they compete against each other in an elimination-style competition.

This season saw the return of season three contestant Craig Foster, who originally finished the competition in 8th place.

The winner of the sixth season of Ink Master was Dave Kruseman, with Chris Blinston 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. The audience vote was used in the finale episode to guarantee one of the finalists a spot in the top two.

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.

Jury of Peers

In episode two, the eight winners of the Head-to-Head challenge had to form a Jury of Peers to pick two artists to put up for elimination. These artists (including one artist picked from the Human Canvas Jury) had to participate in a Face-Off challenge to determine who would stay in the competition.

Contestants

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

Contestant Name Years of
experience 		Hometown Outcome
Dave Kruseman 20 Hagerstown, Maryland Winner
Chris Blinston 18 Coral Springs, Florida Runner-up
Matt O'Baugh 14 Sherwood, Arkansas 3rd place
Craig Foster 20 Carrollton, Georgia 4th place
Duffy Fortner 12 Prince Frederick, Maryland 5th place
Tyler Nolan 10 Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 6th place
Erik Campbell 13 Grand Junction, Colorado 7th place
Katie McGowan 5 Sherwood, Arkansas 8th place
Dave Clarke 11 Fort Walton Beach, Florida 9th place
Marisa LaRen 3 Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 10th place
Cesar "Big Ceeze" Castaneda 17 Anaheim, California 11th place
Mark S. "St. Marq" Agee 25 West Lafayette, Indiana 12th place
Kito Talbert 10 Tulsa, Oklahoma 13th place
Earl Noble 10 St. Petersburg, Florida 14th place
Mat "MV" Valles 6 El Paso, Texas 15th place
Miami Burgess 23 Carrollton, Georgia 16th place
Ryan Hadley 15 Fort Wayne, Indiana 17th place
Brian Stephens 3 El Paso, Texas 18th place

Master and Apprentices

Master. Apprentice
Mark S. "St. Marq" Agee Ryan Hadley
Chris Blinston Tyler Nolan
Miami Burgess Craig Foster
Erik Campbell Marisa LaRen
Cesar "Big Ceeze" Castaneda Kito Talbert
Dave Kruseman Duffy Fortner
Earl Noble Dave Clarke
Matt O'Baugh Katie McGowan
Mat "MV" Valles Brian Stephens

Contestant progress

  Indicates the contestant was a Master.   Indicates the contestant was a Apprentice.

Contestant Episode
1 2[a] 3 4 5 6 7[b] 8 9 10 11 12 13[c] 14 15 16
Kruseman WIN WIN WIN SAFE BTM4 TOP3 WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE BTM3 HIGH BTM4 BTM2 WIN Winner
Chris Blinston BTM4 WIN WIN WIN WIN SAFE BTM2 SAFE WIN WIN WIN BTM3 HIGH WIN ADV Runner-up
Matt O'Baugh SAFE WIN WIN WIN SAFE WIN SAFE HIGH BTM5 WIN BTM3 BTM3 SAFE TOP2 WIN Eliminated
Craig Foster WIN WIN WIN SAFE WIN SAFE WIN WIN BTM5 SAFE SAFE HIGH BTM4 SAFE ELIM Guest
Duffy Fortner BTM4 SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE BTM4 BTM5 BTM3 WIN WIN BTM4 ELIM Guest
Tyler Nolan WIN SAFE SAFE WIN WIN SAFE SAFE BTM4 BTM5 SAFE WIN HIGH ELIM Guest
Erik Campbell WIN WIN WIN WIN BTM4 TOP3 WIN TOP2 TOP2 BTM3 SAFE ELIM Guest
Katie McGowan WIN SAFE WIN SAFE BTM4 SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN ELIM Guest
Dave Clarke WIN WIN SAFE SAFE WIN BTM4 SAFE SAFE HIGH ELIM Guest
Marisa LaRen SAFE SAFE SAFE BTM3 WIN BTM4 WIN BTM4 ELIM Guest
Big Ceeze WIN WIN BTM3 WIN WIN BTM4 SAFE ELIM Guest
St. Marq WIN WIN WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM Guest
Kito Talbert SAFE BTM3 BTM3 BTM3 SAFE ELIM Guest
Earl Noble SAFE BTM3 WIN SAFE ELIM Guest
MV WIN LOW SAFE ELIM Guest
Miami Burgess SAFE SAFE ELIM Guest
Ryan Hadley BTM4 ELIM Guest
Brian Stephens ELIM Guest
  1. ^ Earl and Kito defeated Ryan in the Face-Off challenge to determine who would stay in the competition.
  2. ^ Chris defeated St. Marq in the Face-Off challenge to determine who would stay in the competition.
  3. ^ 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 won the Tattoo Marathon.
  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 returned as a guest for that episode.

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air dateUS viewers
(millions)
641"Meet Your Maker"June 23, 2015 (2015-06-23)3.24
652"Fight or Flight"June 30, 2015 (2015-06-30)2.75
663"Sink or Swim"July 7, 2015 (2015-07-07)2.90
674"Tut for Tat"July 14, 2015 (2015-07-14)2.96
685"Problem Parts"July 28, 2015 (2015-07-28)2.68
696"Firing Lines"August 4, 2015 (2015-08-04)2.44
707"Predator/Prey"August 11, 2015 (2015-08-11)2.36
718"Composed and Exposed"August 15, 2015 (2015-08-15)2.70
729"Like a Moth to the Flame"August 25, 2015 (2015-08-25)2.59
7310"Hell on Wheels"September 1, 2015 (2015-09-01)2.74
7411"Hail Mani"September 8, 2015 (2015-09-08)2.74
7512"Slitting Throats"September 15, 2015 (2015-09-15)3.03
7613"Player's Choice"September 22, 2015 (2015-09-22)2.87
7714"Active Duty"September 29, 2015 (2015-09-29)2.89
7815"Go Big or Go Home"October 6, 2015 (2015-10-06)2.95
7916"Master vs. Apprentice Finale"October 13, 2015 (2015-10-13)3.34

References

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