The third season of the tattoo competition series Ink Master premiered on Spike on July 16 and concluded on October 8, 2013, 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 2 contestant Katherine "Tatu Baby" Flores, who originally finished the competition in 4th place.
The winner of the third season of Ink Master was Joey Hamilton, with Jime Litwalk being the runner-up.
Judging and ranking This season saw a slight change in the judging process.
Judging panel The judging panel is the table of three primary judges, and any guest judges for that episode if applicable.
Audience voting Audience voting returned and expanded to include Twitter.
Human Canvas Jury Following the elimination tattoo, the human canvases gather to vote for the worst tattoo of the day that'll send one artist to the bottom. While the primary judges have the final say, the weight of the canvas vote does affect the judging panel's final decision, being that it's on their body.
Contestants Names, experience, and cities stated are at time of filming.
Contestant Years ofexperience Hometown OutcomeJoey Hamilton16Las Vegas, NevadaWinnerJime Litwalk20Orlando, FloridaRunner-upKatherine "Tatu Baby" Flores7Miami, Florida3rd placeKyle Dunbar20Flint, Michigan4th placeJoshua Hibbard10Portland, Oregon5th placeJason Clay Dunn18Montclair, California6th placeJackie Jennings 11Philadelphia, Pennsylvania7th placeCraig Foster18Carrollton, Georgia8th placeYovan "E.S." Barraza16Bridgeport, Connecticut9th placeRichard "Made Rich" Parker51/2Queens, New York10th placeChris May16Dekalb, Illinois11th placeAlly Lee9Santa Cruz, California12th placeJames "Danger" Harvey8Sacramento, California13th placeMaddie la Belle5Greensboro, North Carolina14th place"Mystical" Mike Paterek8Bronx, New York15th placeFrank McManus6New Cumberland, Pennsylvania16th place
Contestant progress Contestant Episode12345678910111213Joey HamiltonSAFEHIGHHIGHTOP2SAFESAFEHIGHSAFETOP2ADV WinnerJime LitwalkHIGHHIGHHIGHSAFESAFESAFEBTM3BTM3Runner-upTatu BabySAFEHIGHSAFESAFELOWBTM3BTM3HIGHBTM3ADVEliminated Kyle DunbarSAFESAFELOWSAFESAFESAFEHIGHSAFEHIGHBTM3BTM3ELIM GuestJoshua HibbardSAFESAFELOWSAFEBTM3BTM3BTM3HIGHHIGHELIM Guest SAFESAFELOWBTM2SAFESAFESAFESAFEBTM3ELIM GuestJackie JenningsSAFEHIGHLOWSAFEHIGHBTM3LOWSAFEELIM GuestCraig FosterHIGHHIGHHIGHBTM3SAFESAFEELIM GuestE.S.SAFESAFELOWSAFESAFESAFEELIM GuestMade RichSAFESAFELOWSAFEBTM3ELIM GuestChris MaySAFEBTM3LOWLOWELIM GuestAlly LeeSAFESAFELOWELIM GuestJames DangerSAFESAFEELIMMaddie la BelleBTM3BTM3ELIM GuestMystical MikeBTM3ELIM GuestFrank McManusELIM Guest
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 won Best Tattoo of the Day. 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 was eliminated in the Flash Challenge. The contestant returned as a guest for that episode.
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