Ink Master: Revenge is the seventh season of the tattoo reality competition Ink Master that aired on Spike on March 1 and concluded on May 24, 2016 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.
The premise of this season was featuring eight contestants competing against eight returning veterans in an elimination-style competition.
This season saw the return of eight veterans; season 1 contestant James Vaughn, season 2 contestants Sarah Miller and Jesse Smith, season 3 contestant Jime Litwalk, season 4 contestants Walter "Sausage" Frank and Matti Hixson, season 5 contestant James "Cleen Rock One" Steinke, and season 6 contestant Mark S. "St. MarQ" Agee.
The winner of the seventh season of Ink Master was Anthony Michaels, with James "Cleen Rock One" Steinke 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.
Human Canvas Jury After the tattoos are completed, the canvases for the challenge gather and vote on the best and worst of that day's tattoos. While the primary judges have the final say, the weight of the canvas vote does affect the judging panels final decision.
Contestants Names, experience, and cities stated are at time of filming.
Contestant Name Years ofexperience Hometown Outcome Anthony Michaels5Tucson, ArizonaWinner James "Cleen Rock One" Steinke20Las Vegas, NevadaRunner-up Christian Buckingham13Henderson, Nevada3rd place James Vaughn26Asheboro, North Carolina4th place Matti Hixson11Virginia Beach, Virginia5th place Jesse Smith18Richmond, Virginia6th place Walter "Sausage" Frank14Las Vegas, Nevada7th place Jime Litwalk22Orlando, Florida8th place Megan Jean Morris 7Wallingford, Connecticut9th place Sarah Miller10Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania10th place Alex Rockoff9West Palm Beach, Florida11th place Mark S. "St. MarQ" Agee26West Lafayette, Indiana12th place Picasso Dular 16Los Angeles, California13th place Ashley Velazquez 5New Haven, Connecticut14th place Cris Gherman15New York, New York15th place Corey Davis10Atlanta, Georgia16th place
Returning veterans Contestants Original Season Original PlacementMark S. "St. MarQ" AgeeSeason 612th placeWalter "Sausage" FrankSeason 4Runner-upMatti HixsonSeason 43rd placeJime LitwalkSeason 3Runner-upSarah MillerSeason 2Runner-upJesse SmithSeason 25th placeJames "Cleen Rock One" SteinkeSeason 5Runner-upJames VaughnSeason 13rd place
Contestant progress Indicates the contestant was a Newcomer. Indicates the contestant was a Veteran.
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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 returned as a guest for that episode.
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