Face Off season 2 explained

Season Number:2
Network:Syfy
Num Episodes:10
Prev Season:Season 1
Next Season:Season 3
Episode List:List of Face Off episodes

The second season of the Syfy reality television series Face Off premiered on January 11, 2012 and ended on March 14, 2012. The season featured 14 prosthetic makeup artists competing in a series of challenges to create makeup effects.[1] [2] The winner of this season, Rayce Bird of Shelley, Idaho, received cash, worth of makeup from Alcone, and the 2012 Toyota Camry Hybrid.

The season 2 premiere episode posted the best ratings performance for any Syfy original series since November 2009.[3]

Judges

Contestants

NameAgeHometownPlace finished
Greg Lightner35Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania14th
Nicholas "Nix" Herrera31Orlando, Florida13th
Miranda Jory21Seattle, Washington12th
Brea Joseph32San Diego, California11th
Athena Zhe25New York City, New York10th
Heather Henry33Dallas, Texas9th
Tara Lang27Littleton, Colorado8th
Jerry Macaluso43Fort Lauderdale, Florida7th
Beki Ingram30Hibbing, Minnesota6th
Sue Lee26New York City, New York5th/4th
Matt Valentine33Austin, Texas5th/4th
Robert "RJ" Haddy36Charleston, West VirginiaRunner-Up
Ian Cromer22Tampa, FloridaRunner-up
Rayce Bird29Shelley, IdahoWinner

Production

Guest judges for the season include Asher Roth,[4] Tom Savini,[5] Catherine O'Hara, Sam Huntington, Vivica A. Fox and LeVar Burton.[6]

Contestant progress

ContestantEpisode
12345678910
RayceHIGHINHIGHHIGHHIGHIN‡HIGHWINWINWINNER
IanHIGHLOWLOWWINHIGHLOWWINLOWIN
RJINLOWININWINHIGHHIGHHIGHINRUNNER-UP
MattINWINWINININININHIGHOUT
SueININININLOWWINLOWLOWOUT
BekiHIGHINHIGHHIGHLOWLOWINOUT
JerryIN‡LOWLOWLOWINHIGHOUT
TaraHIGHHIGHLOWINLOWINOUT
HeatherLOWHIGHININHIGHOUT
AthenaINHIGHINLOWOUT
BreaWININHIGHOUT
MirandaLOWINOUT
NixLOWOUT
GregOUT

The contestant won Face Off.

The contestant was a runner-up.

The contestant won a Spotlight Challenge.

The contestant was part of a team that won the Spotlight Challenge.

The contestant was in the top in the Spotlight Challenge.

The contestant was declared one of the best in the Spotlight Challenge but was not in the running for the win.

The contestant was in the bottom in the Spotlight Challenge.

The contestant was a teammate of the eliminated contestant in the Spotlight Challenge.

The contestant was eliminated.

‡ The contestant won the Foundation Challenge.

Episodes

See also: List of Face Off episodes.

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No. in
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TitleOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(million)
18-49
Rating

Footnotes

  1. Brea's model for the Spotlight Challenge passed out and was taken to the hospital. She was given a new model to work with and was allowed to perform the same body painting on the new model. He was later superimposed over the photo taken of Matt's model and their backdrop.
  2. Ian's model had a bad reaction to the makeup and left the reveal stage after judging.
  3. Other animals provided to the contestants included a white rhinoceros and gray wolves
  4. RJ's model had a bad reaction to the makeup and was replaced with a model who was unrelated to the models on his team.
  5. One of the Greens was a fraternal triplet to the other two identicals.
  6. Rayce's trio of makeups was the audience favorite, something that would be taken into consideration when the judges made their final decision.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Syfy 2012 Winter Programming Includes Return Of Hit Series 'Being Human,' 'Face Off,' 'Ghost Hunters,' 'Ghost Hunters International' And 'Merlin' Plus Premieres Of New Series 'Monster Man' And 'Lost Girl'. https://web.archive.org/web/20111014080501/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/10/11/syfy-2012-winter-programming-includes-return-of-hit-series-being-human-face-off-ghost-hunters-ghost-hunters-international-and-merlin-plus-premieres-of-new-series-monster-man/106938/. dead. 2011-10-14. Zap2it. 2011-10-11.
  2. Web site: 'Face Off' comes back to Syfy. November 28, 2011. Zap2it. December 16, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111130051059/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2011/11/face-off-comes-back-to-syfy.html. November 30, 2011. dead.
  3. Web site: Face Off Sets Ratings High. https://web.archive.org/web/20120116093649/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/01/12/second-season-premiere-of-syfys-face-off-ratings-sets-highs/116365/. dead. January 16, 2012. TVbytheNumbers. January 12, 2012. January 12, 2012.
  4. Web site: Face Off Episode Guide 2012 Season 2 - Rock Your Body, Episode 3. TV Guide. 2012-01-19.
  5. Web site: Face Off Episode Guide 2012 Season 2 - Night Terrors, Episode 4. TV Guide. 2012-01-19.
  6. Web site: Face Off, Jan. 11 – It Is Off to the Land of Oz. Reality Shack. 2012-01-19.