Ink Master season 2
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The second season of the tattoo reality competition Ink Master premiered on Spike on October 9 and concluded December 18, 2012 with a total of 13 episodes.
Season 2 follows sixteen tattoo artists competing against each other in an elimination-style competition leaving the last person standing with a $100,000 grand prize, a feature in Inked Magazine and the title of Ink Master. Dave Navarro returned as host while Chris Núñez and Oliver Peck also returned to co-judge the competition. The double episode finale included the live season finale that was filmed in front of a studio audience.
Contestants
| Contestant | Years Experience | Residence |
|---|---|---|
| Tray Benham | 20 | Brandenburg, Kentucky |
| Clint Cummings † | 16 | Dallas, Texas |
| Jamie Davies | 17 | Redding, California |
| Nick D'Angelo | 4 | Buffalo, New York |
| Katherine "Tatu Baby" Flores | 6 | Miami, Florida |
| La Ron "Ron" Givens | 7 | Dallas, Texas |
| Steven "Kay Kutta" Givens | 3 | Fayetteville, North Carolina |
| Thomas "TJ Hal" Halvorsen | 7 | Bronx, New York |
| Cee Jay Jones | 15 | Detroit, Michigan |
| Mark Matthews | 14 | San Francisco, California |
| Sarah Miller | 6 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Sebastian Murphy | 15 | Detroit, Michigan |
| Jesse Smith | 15 | Richmond, Virginia |
| Mike Tacij | 14 | White Plains, New York |
| Steve Tefft | 17 | Groton, Connecticut |
| Lalo Yunda | 20 | Brooklyn, New York |
† Indicates that the contestant died after filming ended
Contestant progress
| Contestants | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Tefft | WIN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | LOW | HIGH | LOW | WIN | HIGH | WIN | WINNER |
| Sarah Miller | IN | HIGH | IN | WIN | IN | IN | HIGH | LOW | IN | LOW | WIN | IN | RUNNER-UP |
| Sebastian Murphy | HIGH | IN | IN | IN | IN | LOW | IN | IN | IN | IN | LOW | IN | 3RD PLACE |
| Katherine “Tatu Baby” Flores | IN | IN | LOW | IN | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | LOW | HIGH | HIGH | OUT | |
| Jesse Smith | IN | WIN | LOW | HIGH | HIGH | LOW | IN | IN | WIN | HIGH | OUT | ||
| Jamie Davies | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | HIGH | HIGH | IN | HIGH | OUT | |||
| Clint Cummings | IN | HIGH | LOW | IN | IN | IN | IN | LOW | OUT | ||||
| Mark Matthews | IN | IN | IN | LOW | LOW | LOW | LOW | OUT | |||||
| Steven “Kay Kutta” Givens | LOW | IN | HIGH | IN | LOW | LOW | OUT | ||||||
| Lalo Yunda | IN | LOW | LOW | LOW | IN | OUT | |||||||
| Tray Benham | IN | LOW | LOW | IN | OUT c1 | ||||||||
| Nick D'Angelo | IN | IN | LOW | OUT | |||||||||
| La Ron “Ron” Givens | IN | IN | OUT | ||||||||||
| Mike Tacij | IN | OUT | |||||||||||
| Thomas “TJ Hal” Halvorsen | IN | QUIT | |||||||||||
| Cee Jay Jones | OUT | ||||||||||||
^Note c1 : Tray was not present for his elimination since he was at the hospital handling a preexisting condition.
- The contestant won the competition and was named Ink Master.
- The contestant was the runner-up.
- The contestant finished third in the competition.
- The contestant won Best Tattoo of the Day.
- The contestant was given an honorable mention by the judges.
- The contestant was considered to be given an honorable mention.
- The contestant was among the bottom group in the judges recall.
- The contestant was considered to be in the bottom.
- The contestant was eliminated from the competition.
- The contestant withdrew from the competition.
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | US viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1 | "Tattooing the Dead" | October 9, 2012 | N/A |
| 10 | 2 | "Semi-Nude 911" | October 9, 2012 | N/A |
| 11 | 3 | "The 80 Year Old Virgin" | October 16, 2012 | N/A |
| 12 | 4 | "Tattoo Her What?" | October 23, 2012 | N/A |
| 13 | 5 | "Trick or Freak" | October 30, 2012 | N/A |
| 14 | 6 | "Half Naked and Fully Loaded" | November 6, 2012 | 0.7[1] |
| 15 | 7 | "Star Wars Forever" | November 13, 2012 | 0.8[2] |
| 16 | 8 | "Holy Ink" | November 20, 2012 | 0.9[3] |
| 17 | 9 | "Buck Off" | November 27, 2012 | 1.1[4] |
| 18 | 10 | "Blowing Chunks" | December 4, 2012 | 1.0[5] |
| 19 | 11 | "Better Than Words?" | December 11, 2012 | 1.1[6] |
| 20 | 12 | "The Bigger They Are" | December 18, 2012 | 1.3[7] |
| 21 | 13 | "Ink Master Live Final" | December 18, 2012 | 1.3[7] |
References
- ^ "Tuesday Cable Ratings: CNN Election Coverage Dominates Night + 'Sons of Anarchy', 'The Daily Show', 'The Colbert Report' & More". TV By The Numbers. November 7, 2012. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ^ "Tuesday Cable Ratings: 'Sons of Anarchy' Wins Night, 'Tosh.0', 'Hardcore Pawn', 'Tattoo Nightmares', 'Covert Affairs', 'Doomsday Preppers' & More & More". TV By The Numbers. November 14, 2012. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ^ "Tuesday Cable Ratings: 'Sons of Anarachy' Rides Highest Again + 'Tosh.0,' 'Covert Affairs' Finale and 'Ink Master'". TV By The Numbers. November 21, 2012. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ^ "Tuesday Cable Ratings: 'Sons of Anarchy' Wins Night, 'Tosh.0', 'Hardcore Pawn', 'Ink Master', 'Brickleberry' & More". TV By The Numbers. November 28, 2012. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ^ "Tuesday Cable Ratings: 'Sons of Anarchy' Wins Night, + 'Storage Wars', 'Tosh.0', 'Ink Masters', '25 Days of Christmas', 'Rizzoli & Isles' & More". TV By The Numbers. December 5, 2012. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ^ "Tuesday Cable Ratings: 'American Chopper' Wins Night, 'Amish Mafia', 'Rizzoli & Isles', 'Storage Wars', 'Ink Master' & More". TV By The Numbers. December 12, 2012. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ^ a b "Tuesday Cable Ratings: 'Ink Master' Wins Night + 'Storage Wars', 'WWE SmackDown', 'Hardcore Pawn', 'Storage Wars: Texas' & More". TV By The Numbers. December 19, 2012. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
