Ink Master season 8
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Ink Master: Peck vs Nuñez is the eighth season of the tattoo reality competition Ink Master that premiered on August 23 and concluded on December 6, 2016 on Spike with 16 episodes. Host Dave Navarro returned alongside team captains Oliver Peck and Chris Núñez. Unlike the previous seasons, Season 8 features judges Peck and Núñez going head-to-head for the first time in Ink Master history where thirty artists battle for a spot on either team with both teams consisting of nine artists each. The first seven episodes featured each team battling their own members in an elimination-style competition for a spot in the top ten. Then, the top five artists on Team Peck battled Team Núñez's top five artists.
In addition to the $100,000, a feature in Inked magazine, the title of Ink Master and a Dodge Charger, the winner also received a guest spot at their respective team captain's shop (Oliver Peck's Elm Street Tattoo in Dallas, Texas or Chris Nuñez's Handcrafted in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida). 28-year old Ryan Ashley Malarkey from Team Peck became the first female Ink Master and the youngest winner in the show’s history.
Judging and ranking
The judge listing types are:
- Judging Panel
- The judging panel is the table of three primary judges. They will vote to see who had the best tattoo of the day and who will be eliminated as well as choosing the winner of Ink Master.
- Jury of Peers
- The team that is safe from elimination will put one artist from the opposing team up for elimination. They will then explain to the judges why that artist was chosen. Beginning with the tenth episode, all the artists will critique each other's work.
Contestants
The first episode introduces 30 contestants who competed in a two-part elimination tattoo marathon with each part narrowing down to 26 and 22 artists respectively. Peck and Nuñez will then pick the first five artists to be on their respective team. The remaining 12 competed one more time to earn a spot on Team Peck or Team Nuñez. The official 18 artists for this season were split into two teams of 9 artists.
Team Peck
| Contestants | Years Experience |
Residence |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan Ashley Malarkey | 4 | Kingston, Pennsylvania |
| Mike McAskill | 8 | Riverside, California |
| Gian Karle Cruz | 7 | Puerto Rico & Boston, Massachusetts |
| Gia Rose | 13 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Nate Beavers | 24 | Houston, Texas |
| Geary Morrill | 17 | Richmond, Virginia |
| Dave Robinowitz | 11 | Boynton Beach, Florida |
| Matt Murray | 4 | Beverly, Massachusetts |
| Anwon "Boneface" Johnson | 17 | Pensacola, Florida |
Team Nuñez
| Contestants | Years Experience |
Residence |
|---|---|---|
| Eric Gonzalez | 18 | Lynwood, California |
| Nikki Simpson | 5 | Los Angeles, California |
| Jason "Sketchylawyer" Lawyer | 9 | Senoia, Georgia |
| Kelly Doty | 8 | Salem, Massachusetts |
| Kevin LaRoy | 10 | Dallas, Texas |
| Tito “Tuff Tito” Velez | 22 | Belleair, Florida |
| John Collins | 14 | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Sirvone Smith | 6 | Fredericksburg, Virginia |
| Carolyn Elaine | 6 | Chicago, Illinois |
Contestant progress
| No. | Contestant | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Flash Challenge Winner |
Team Peck | Dave | None | Kevin | Gian | Nikki | Ryan Gia |
None | Team Peck | Nikki | Kevin Nate |
None | None | None | ||
| 1 | Ryan Ashley | IMM | LOW | HIGH | IMM | WIN | IMM | HIGH | WIN | WIN | IN | LOW+ | WIN | WIN | WINNER | ||
| 2 | Gian Karle | IMM | WIN | HIGH | IMM | HIGH | IMM | WIN | IN | HIGH | HIGH | IN- | WIN | WIN | RUNNER-UP | ||
| 3 | Kelly Doty | WIN | IMM | HIGH | HIGH | IMM | WIN | IMM | IN | LOW | HIGH | HIGH+ | F/O | WIN | 3RD PLACE | ||
| 4 | Nate Beavers | IMM | IN | F/O | IMM | IN | IMM | LOW | LOW | HIGH | LOW | WIN+ | WIN | OUT | |||
| 5 | Nikki Simpson | HIGH | IMM | HIGH | WIN | IMM | LOW | IMM | HIGH | HIGH | WIN | LOW- | OUT | ||||
| 6 | Kevin LaRoy | LOW | IMM | LOW | LOW | IMM | LOW | IMM | IN | LOW | LOW | OUT- | |||||
| 7 | Boneface | IMM | HIGH | LOW | IMM | LOW | IMM | LOW | HIGH | IN | OUT | ||||||
| 8 | Sketchylawyer | HIGH | IMM | HIGH | IN | IMM | IN | IMM | LOW | IN | LEFT | ||||||
| 9 | Eric Gonzalez | IN | IMM | HIGH | IN | IMM | HIGH | IMM | HIGH | OUT | |||||||
| 10 | Mike McAskill | IMM | IN | HIGH | IMM | IN | IMM | LOW | OUT | ||||||||
| 11 | Gia Rose | IMM | LOW | HIGH | IMM | LOW | IMM | OUT | |||||||||
| 12 | Tuff Tito | LOW | IMM | LOW | LOW | IMM | OUT | ||||||||||
| 13 | Matt Murray | IMM | IN | LOW | IMM | OUT | |||||||||||
| 14 | Sirvone Smith | LOW | IMM | F/O | OUT | ||||||||||||
| 15 | John Collins | IN | IMM | OUT | |||||||||||||
| 16 | Dave Robinowitz | IMM | IN | OUT | |||||||||||||
| 17 | Geary Morrill | IMM | OUT | ||||||||||||||
| 18 | Carolyn Elaine | OUT | |||||||||||||||
- + The contestant won the Head to Head Challenge.
- - The contestant lost the Head to Head Challenge.
- 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 won the face-off.
- The contestant was immune from the Elimination Tattoo.
- The contestant was given an honorable mention by the judges.
- The contestant was considered to be among the top.
- The contestant was among the bottom group in the judges recall.
- The contestant was sent to the bottom by the jury of peers.
- The contestant was considered to be in the bottom.
- The contestant was eliminated from the competition.
- The contestant was sent to the bottom by the jury of peers and was eliminated.
- The contestant won the flash challenge but was eliminated.
- The contestant won the flash challenge but sent to the bottom by the jury of peers and was eliminated.
- The contestant withdrew from the competition.
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | US viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93 | 1 | "Weeding Out the Weak" | August 23, 2016 | N/A |
| 94 | 2 | "The Games Begin" | August 30, 2016 | 1.11[1] |
| 95 | 3 | "Ruffled Feathers" | September 6, 2016 | 1.10[2] |
| 96 | 4 | "Put Your Armor On" | September 13, 2016 | 1.04[3] |
| 97 | 5 | "Sparks Fly" | September 20, 2016 | N/A |
| 98 | 6 | "Sticky Situation" | September 27, 2016 | 1.12[4] |
| 99 | 7 | "New School, Old Scars" | October 4, 2016 | N/A |
| 100 | 8 | "Bent Out of Shape" | October 11, 2016 | 1.18[5] |
| 101 | 9 | "Head Games" | October 18, 2016 | N/A |
| 102 | 10 | "Like Sand Through the Hour Glass" | October 25, 2016 | N/A |
| 103 | 11 | "Duck and Cover Up" | November 1, 2016 | 1.17[6] |
| 104 | 12 | "Road to the Finale" | November 8, 2016 | 0.62[7] |
| 105 | 13 | "Heavy Lifting" | November 15, 2016 | 1.07[8] |
| 106 | 14 | "Biomechanical Failure" | November 22, 2016 | 1.05[9] |
| 107 | 15 | "No One is Safe" | November 29, 2016 | 1.10[10] |
| 108 | 16 | "Peck vs. Nuñez Live" | December 6, 2016 | N/A |
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