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Ink Master
Season 4
Hosted byDave Navarro
JudgesChris Núñez
Oliver Peck
No. of contestants17
WinnerScott Marshall
No. of episodes13
Release
Original networkSpike
Original releaseFebruary 25 (2014-02-25) –
May 20, 2014 (2014-05-20)
Season chronology
← Previous
Season 3
Next →
Season 5

The fourth season of the tattoo reality competition Ink Master premiered on Spike on February 25 and concluded on May 20, 2014, 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.

This season saw the return of season three contestant Kyle Dunbar, who originally finished the competition in 4th place.

The winner of the fourth season of Ink Master was Scott Marshall, with Walter "Sausage" Frank 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, introduced in season two, is done through Facebook and Twitter using the available tattoos for vote on the Ink Master website. Voting will directly affect the contestant lineup for the following season; the contestant with the highest vote count will have the opportunity to return.

Human Canvas Jury

The canvases for the challenge gather after the tattoos are completed and vote on the best and worst of the days tattoos. While the primary judges have the final say, the weight of the canvas vote does affect the final decision of the judging panel.

Elimination Tattoo Winner's pick

This season allowed the winner of the elimination tattoo challenge to put a contestant in the bottom.

Contestants

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

Contestant Name Years of
experience 		Hometown Outcome
Scott Marshall † 15 Chicago, Illinois Winner
Walter "Sausage" Frank 13 Las Vegas, Nevada Runner-up
Matti Hixson 10 Virginia Beach, Virginia 3rd place
Sean Patrick "Halo" Jankowski 9 Baltimore, Maryland 4th place
Melissa Monroe 5 Farmington, Wisconsin 5th place
Jay "Gentle Jay" Blondel 14 Massapequa, New York 6th place
Lydia Bruno 9 Albany, New York 7th place
Kyle Dunbar 20 Flint, Michigan 8th place[a]
James "Jim" Francis 12 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 9th/10th place
Josh "King Ruck" Glover 6 Las Vegas, Nevada
Keith Diffenderfer 13 York, Pennsylvania 11th/12th place
Aaron "Bubba" Irwin 7 Scottsdale, Arizona
Roland Pacheco 8 Hawi, Hawaii 13th place
Randy Vollink 9 Mesa, Arizona 14th place
David Bell 20 Fredericksburg, Virginia 15th place
Ashley Bennett 6 South Windsor, Connecticut 16th place[b]
Damon Butler 3 Boston, Massachusetts 17th place
Notes
  1. ^ Dunbar was disqualified from the competition due to a physical altercation with Chris Núñez.
  2. ^ Bennett quit the competition.

Contestants' progress

Contestant Episode
1 2[a] 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10[b] 11 12 13
Scott Marshall SAFE HIGH TOP2 WIN WIN TOP3 TOP2 SAFE HIGH WIN BTM3 ADV Winner
Sausage SAFE SAFE WIN TOP3 HIGH WIN SAFE WIN SAFE LOW SAFE WIN Runner-up
Matti Hixson SAFE SAFE SAFE TOP3 SAFE TOP3 SAFE HIGH WIN LOW WIN ADV Eliminated
Halo HIGH HIGH HIGH LOW HIGH SAFE WIN BTM3 SAFE WIN BTM3 ELIM Guest
Melissa Monroe HIGH SAFE SAFE SAFE HIGH HIGH BTM4 BTM3 BTM2 BTM2 ELIM Guest
Gentle Jay SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE LOW SAFE BTM4 LOW BTM2 ELIM Guest
Lydia Bruno SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE BTM2 SAFE SAFE ELIM Guest
Kyle Dunbar SAFE SAFE HIGH LOW SAFE SAFE SAFE DQ Guest
Jim Francis SAFE SAFE HIGH HIGH LOW LOW ELIM Guest
King Ruck SAFE SAFE LOW LOW SAFE BTM3 ELIM Guest
Keith Diffenderfer SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE LOW ELIM Guest
Bubba Irwin SAFE SAFE BTM3 BTM3 SAFE ELIM Guest
Roland Pacheco BTM3 BTM3 BTM3 BTM3 ELIM Guest
Randy Vollink BTM3 BTM3 LOW ELIM Guest
David Bell LOW SAFE ELIM Guest
Ashley Bennett SAFE QUIT Guest
Damon Butler ELIM Guest
  1. ^ None of the contestants impressed the judges enough for them to determine a winner.
  2. ^ Melissa defeated Jay in the Face-Off challenge to determine who would stay in the competition.
  The contestant won Ink Master.
  The contestant was the runner-up.
  The contestant was eliminated during the finale.
  The contestant advanced to the finale.
  The contestant was exempt from the first elimination.
  The contestant won Best Tattoo of the Day.
  The contestant was among the top.
  The contestant received positive critiques.
  The contestant received mixed 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 put in the bottom by the Best Tattoo of the Day winner.
  The contestant was put in the bottom by the Best Tattoo of the Day winner 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 put in the bottom by the Best Tattoo of the Day winner and was eliminated from the competition.
  The contestant was put in the bottom by the Best Tattoo of the Day winner, voted Worst Tattoo by the Human Canvas Jury and was eliminated from the competition.
  The contestant quit 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)
351"Earn it!"February 25, 2014 (2014-02-25)2.54
362"Bug Out"March 4, 2014 (2014-03-04)2.60
373"Tatted Ganged"March 11, 2014 (2014-03-11)1.97
384"Nude & Tattooed"March 18, 2014 (2014-03-18)2.24
395"X-Men's Hugh Jackman"March 25, 2014 (2014-03-25)2.27
406"2-on-1 Tat-Astrophe"April 1, 2014 (2014-04-01)2.08
417"Artist Slaughter"April 8, 2014 (2014-04-08)1.88
428"Ink Master Explosion"April 15, 2014 (2014-04-15)1.91
439"Fighting Dirty"April 22, 2014 (2014-04-22)2.30
4410"Tag Team Tatt"April 29, 2014 (2014-04-29)2.18
4511"Karma's a Bitch"May 6, 2014 (2014-05-06)2.51
4612"Fight to the Finish"May 13, 2014 (2014-05-13)2.27
4713"Ink Master Live"May 20, 2014 (2014-05-20)2.45

References

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