Ink Master (season 2)

Ink Master (season 2)
Country of origin United States
No. of episodes 13
Release
Original network Spike
Original release October 9 (2012-10-09) – December 18, 2012 (2012-12-18)
Additional information
Host(s) Dave Navarro
Judges Oliver Peck
Chris Núñez
No. of contestants 16
Winner Steve Tefft
Season chronology

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		TitleOriginal air dateUS viewers
(millions)
91"Tattooing the Dead"October 9, 2012 (2012-10-09)N/A

  • Skill of the Week: Fundamentals
  • Flash Challenge: Death takes a toll sort of for . turns out, that they have three hours to tattoo a snake and dagger design on a certain part of a silicone mannequin.
  • Winner: Jesse Smith
  • Elimination Tattoo: The artists' first elimination tattoo has them tattooing a design of their choice on a tattoo virgin.
  • Top Tattoos: Steve Tefft and Sebastian Murphy
  • Bottom: Cee Jay Jones and Kay Kutta
  • Eliminated: Cee Jay Jones
102"Semi-Nude 911"October 9, 2012 (2012-10-09)N/A

  • Skill of the Week: Ingenuity
  • Flash Challenge: Each artist had three hours to camouflage a semi-nude woman to blend into the side of a building. TJ suffered an aggravated injury in his previous injured back during the challenge.
  • Winner: Kay Kutta
  • Elimination Challenge: The artists cover up an unwanted tattoo on their canvas. Prior to the elimination tattoo, TJ announced his withdrawal from the competition in order to avoid permanent damage to his back and the fact that he is unable to quickly recover.
  • Guest Judge: Terrell Suggs
  • Withdrew: TJ Hall
  • Best Tattoo of the Day: Jesse Smith
  • Bottom: Lalo, Mike Tacij and Tray Benham
  • Eliminated: Mike Tacij
113"The 80 Year Old Virgin"October 16, 2012 (2012-10-16)N/A

  • Skill of the Week: Lines
  • Flash Challenge: The artists test their lines at a barber shop by shaving a design on the head of a human canvas for sixty minutes.
  • Winner: Kay Kutta
  • Elimination Tattoo: The artists must tattoo a military veteran with an American Traditional tattoo on a military veteran which must include an eagle and a flag. For the first time in Ink Master history, the judges declared no winner of this Elimination Tattoo as they were unimpressed with everyone's tattoo.
  • Guest Judge: Richard Stell
  • Bottom: Ron Givens, Tatu Baby, Tray Benham and Clint Cummings
Eliminated: Ron Givens
124"Tattoo Her What?"October 23, 2012 (2012-10-23)N/A

  • Skill of the Week: Color
  • Flash Challenge: For 90 minutes, the artists compete in a two-round competition that pits a group of six with the top contestant from each group competing head-to-head to determine the winner. Each group tattooed the same design based on tattoo flashes. The first group tattooed a lotus flower and water while the second group tattooed a skull with a top hat. Group 1 consisted of Clint, Jamie, Kay Kutta, Steve, Tatu Baby and Tray. Group 2 consisted of Lalo, Jesse, Mark, Nick, Sarah and Sebastian. Tray and Sarah were the top members of their respective groups and their final head-to-head battle has them tattooing a gypsy woman design.
  • Winner: Tray Benham
  • Elimination Tattoo: Dave tests the artists on new school designs which thrills Jesse.
  • Best Tattoo of the Day: Sarah Miller
  • Bottom: Lalo and Nick D'Angelo
  • Eliminated: Nick D'Angelo
135"Trick or Freak"October 30, 2012 (2012-10-30)N/A

  • Skill of the Week: Texture
  • Flash Challenge: The artists head to Coney Island for a freaky Flash Challenge where they had 30 minutes to tattoo the inside of the mouth of a human canvas.
  • Winner: Clint Cummings
  • Elimination Tattoo: The artists work on horror style tattoos that have texture.
  • Best Tattoo of the Day: Steve Tefft
  • Bottom: Kay Kutta, Clint Cummings and Tray Benham
  • Eliminated: Tray Benham
146"Half Naked and Fully Loaded"November 6, 2012 (2012-11-06)0.7[1]

  • Skill of the Week: Attention to Detail
  • Flash Challenge: The artists etch a detailed design into the buttstock of a rifle. Due to his federal probation and the fact that he can't use guns after serving nine years in jail, Kay Kutta did not participate in this Flash Challenge.
  • Winner: Steve Tefft
  • Elimination Tattoo: The artists had five hours to tattoo pin-up designs in any style. But before that, they had 30 minutes in a photo shoot to take pictures and use one of the pin-up model's pose as a reference in their tattoo.
  • Guest Model: Darenzia
  • Best Tattoo of the Day: Steve Tefft
  • Bottom: Mark Matthews and Lalo
  • Eliminated: Lalo
157"Star Wars Forever"November 13, 2012 (2012-11-13)0.8[2]

  • Skill of the Week: Contrast
  • Flash Challenge: The artists had four hours to paint a Clone Trooper helmet with an emphasis on contrast. Dave also announced that all helmets from the flash challenge were auctioned off at Star Wars Celebration VI with all proceeds going to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.[3]
  • Winner: Clint Cummings
  • Elimination Tattoo: The artists had five hour to design Star Wars tattoos on die hard fans.
  • Best Tattoo of the Day: Tatu Baby
  • Bottom: Kay Kutta and Mark Matthews
  • Eliminated: Kay Kutta
168"Holy Ink"November 20, 2012 (2012-11-20)0.9[4]

  • Skill of the Week: Gradiation
  • Flash Challenge: Each pair had four hours to create a collaborative design on a 7x7 scratchboard that was later viewed under a blacklight.
  • Winners: Jesse Smith & Tatu Baby
  • Elimination Tattoo: The artists work in teams of two where they had five hours to create a black and gray good and evil tattoo at the same time with one tattooing good side and the other tattooing the evil side.
  • Guest Judge: Freddy Negrete
  • Best Tattoo of the Day: Tatu Baby
  • Bottom: Sarah Miller, Mark Matthews and Clint Cummings
  • Eliminated: Mark Matthews
179"Buck Off"November 27, 2012 (2012-11-27)1.1[5]

  • Skill of the Week: Balance
  • Flash Challenge: The artists head to Johnny Utah's where they were entertained by a mechanical bull rider. Each artist had two hours to burn a design into a cowgirl's chaps.
  • Winner: Jamie Davies
  • Best Tattoo of the Day: Jesse Smith
  • Bottom": Clint Cummings, Tatu Baby and Steve Tefft
  • Eliminated: Clint Cummings
1810"Blowing Chunks"December 4, 2012 (2012-12-04)1.0[6]

  • Skill of the Week: Dimension
  • Flash Challenge: The artists had three hours to design one of Dave's signature guitars.
  • Winner: Jesse Smith
  • Elimination Tattoo: The final six had to incorporate dimension in their animal tattoo.
  • Guest Judge: Forrest Cavacco
  • Guest Canvas: Jeff Hardy
  • Best Tattoo of the Day: Steve Tefft
  • Bottom: Sarah Miller and Jamie Davies
  • Eliminated: Jamie Davies
1911"Better Than Words?"December 11, 2012 (2012-12-11)1.1[7]

  • Skill of the Week: Precision
  • Flash Challenge: The artists had 60 minutes to tattoo a mini Jägermeister logo.
  • Winner: Steve Tefft
  • Elimination Tattoo: The artists had six hours to tackle Bob Tyrell's specialty which was a painstaking portrait tattoo.
  • Guest Judge: Bob Tyrrell
  • Best Tattoo of the Day: Sarah Miller
  • Bottom: Jesse Smith and Sebastian Murphy
  • Eliminated: Jesse Smith
2012"The Bigger They Are"December 18, 2012 (2012-12-18)1.3[8]

  • Skill of the Week: All Skills
  • Elimination Tattoo: The final four artists attempt to race toward the finish as they had to put every skill on the line for six hours. The canvases i this Elimination Tattoo turned out to be professional athletes. The athletes met with each artist and chose who would tattoo them based on a random order.
  • Guest Canvas: King Mo, Scott McKillop, Charlie Johnson and Marcus Stroud
  • Best Tattoo of the Day: Steve Tefft
  • Eliminated: Tatu Baby
  • Final Tattoo – Part 1: Each artist is assigned a master canvas where they can tattoo their own way. They then have 24 hours to complete their final tattoo with each four sessions consisting of six hours before returning to New York in a few months to show off their piece in front of the judges during the live finale.
2113"Ink Master Live Final"December 18, 2012 (2012-12-18)1.3[8]

Dave welcomes the audience to the very first live Ink Master finale. He, Peck and Nunez then chat with the eliminated artists. Nick's canvas calls him out for tattooing her the design she despised. Dave also got to chat with Clint's canvas who dislikes the pin-up tattoo. Fortunately, he plans of getting it covered by Season 1 runner-up and star of Tattoo Nightmares Tommy Helm who appeared alongside his co-stars. During the show, the audience voted online to give one of the eliminated artists a chance to compete in Season 3.

  • Final Tattoo – Part 2: Steve, Sarah and Sebastian finally hit the stage. But there is some unfinished business between all three of them. Footage from their 24 hour session are then shown. The judges then look at each artist's final tattoo. Another twist is thrown when it turns out that the first artist with the least amount of voted by the viewers will be eliminated.
  • 3rd Place: Sebastian
  • Winner: Steve Tefft
  • America's Vote: Tatu Baby

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ Spike (November 21, 2012). "Ink Master Storm Trooper Helmets Are Up For Auction". Retrieved June 21, 2017.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. 1 2 "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.
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