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| Num Episodes: | 15 | ||||||||
| Network: | Paramount Network | ||||||||
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| Prev Season: | Battle of the Sexes | ||||||||
| Next Season: | Season 14 |
Ink Master: Turf War is the thirteenth season of the tattoo reality competition Ink Master that premiered on Paramount Network on January 7 and ended on April 14, 2020 with a total of fifteen 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 was to receive $100,000, a feature in Inked magazine and the title of Ink Master. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, the live finale was cancelled and no winner was announced for this season.[1] [2]
The premise of this season was having four teams based on their respective home region with each region being led by an Ink Master veteran.
This season saw the return of four veterans; season ten contestants Jason Elliott and Frank Ready, who originally finished the competition in 4th and 8th place respectively, and season eleven contestants Angel Rose and Jimmy Snaz, who originally finished the competition in 11th and 10th place respectively.
There was no winner for the thirteenth season of Ink Master, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The three finalists (Bob Jones, Angel Rose and Jimmy Snaz) were awarded an undisclosed value monetary prize instead. The master canvases were revealed on YouTube Live.
The judging panel is a table of three or more primary judges in addition to the coaches. The judges make their final decision by voting to see who had best tattoo of the day, and who goes home.
The artist who wins best tattoo of the day gives his/her respective team and another team the power to put up one artist for elimination.
Each of the three judges can give a pardon to any eliminated artist of their choosing so that they may return to the competition after being eliminated.
Names, experience, and cities stated are at time of filming.
| Contestant Name | Years of experience | Hometown | Outcome | |
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| Bob Jones | 10 | Portland, Oregon | Finalists | |
| Angel Rose | 31/2 | Los Angeles, California | ||
| Jimmy Snaz (James Mackenzie) | 13 | Boston, Massachusetts | ||
| Jerrell Larkins | 8 | Greeley, Colorado | 4th place | |
| Kelly Severtson | 10 | Chicago, Illinois | 5th place | |
| Hiram Casas | 8 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 6th place | |
| Frank Ready | 15 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 7th place | |
| Jessa Bigelow | 6 | Harrison, New Jersey | 8th place | |
| Jason Elliott | 6 | College Station, Texas | 9th place | |
| Raul Ugarte | 13 | Roseville, California | 10th place | |
| K Lenore Siner | 3 | Salem, Massachusetts | 11th place | |
| Jordi Pla | 5 | Miami, Florida | 12th place | |
| Jordan Allred | 8 | Boise, Idaho | 13th place | |
| Jake Parsons | 14 | Denver, Colorado | 14th place | |
| "Money" Mike Thornton | 5 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | 15th place | |
| Arlene Salinas | 12 | Los Angeles, California | 16th place | |
| Patrick Flynn | 18 | Asheville, North Carolina | 17th place | |
| Eric "Emac" McKnight | 8 | Baltimore, Maryland | 18th place | |
| Nychelle Elise | 6 | Plano, Texas | 19th place | |
| Andrew Hicks | 7 | Brooklyn, New York | 20th place |
| East | |
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| Emac | |
| Jessa Bigelow | |
| Andrew Hicks | |
| K Lenore Siner | |
| Jimmy Snaz |
| Midwest | |
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| Jordan Allred | |
| Jerrel Larkins | |
| Jake Parsons | |
| Frank Ready | |
| Kelly Severtson |
| South | |
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| Nychelle Elise | |
| Jason Elliott | |
| Patrick Flynn | |
| Jordi Pla | |
| Money Mike Thornton |
| West | |
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| Hiram Casas | |
| Bob Jones | |
| Angel Rose | |
| Arlene Salinas | |
| Raul Ugarte |
| Contestants | Original Season | Original Placement | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Elliott | Season 10 | 4th place | |
| Frank Ready | Season 10 | 8th place | |
| Angel Rose | Season 11 | 11th place | |
| Jimmy Snaz | Season 11 | 10th place |
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| SAFE | SAFE | BTM7 | HIGH | HIGH | BTM3 | SAFE | BTM5 | SAFE | BTM3 | HIGH | LOW | ADV | |||||
| SAFE | TOP3 | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | TOP2 | TOP2 | BTM3 | ADV | ||||||||
| SAFE | SAFE | LOW | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | HIGH | BTM3 | BTM3 | SAFE | ADV | ||||||
| SAFE | HIGH | BTM8 | SAFE | HIGH | BTM5 | TOP2 | SAFE | ELIM | |||||||||
| SAFE | HIGH | HIGH | BTM8 | SAFE | SAFE | HIGH | SAFE | TOP3 | SAFE | BTM3 | ELIM | ||||||
| SAFE | TOP3 | HIGH | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | TOP3 | ELIM | |||||||
| SAFE | HIGH | HIGH | BTM8 | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM5 | BTM3 | BTM3 | ELIM | |||||||
| SAFE | SAFE | BTM7 | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM3 | BTM3 | ELIM | |||||||||
| BTM7 | BTM7 | TOP2 | BTM8 | SAFE | LOW | BTM3 | ELIM | ||||||||||
| SAFE | SAFE | BTM3 | SAFE | BTM3 | BTM3 | SAFE | HIGH | ELIM | |||||||||
| BTM7 | BTM3 | BTM7 | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM3 | ELIM | ||||||||||
| SAFE | SAFE | BTM7 | SAFE | BTM8 | BTM3 | SAFE | ELIM | ||||||||||
| SAFE | SAFE | BTM3 | BTM8 | ELIM | |||||||||||||
| BTM7 | SAFE | HIGH | ELIM | ||||||||||||||
| SAFE | SAFE | BTM7 | SAFE | ELIM | |||||||||||||
| BTM7 | BTM3 | ELIM | |||||||||||||||
| BTM7 | SAFE | ELIM | |||||||||||||||
| Emac | BTM7 | ELIM | |||||||||||||||
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The contestant advanced to the finale.
The contestant was exempt from the first elimination.
The contestant won Best Tattoo of the Day.
The contestant won their Head-to-Head challenge.
The contestant was among the top.
The contestant received positive critiques.
The contestant received mixed critiques.
The contestant received negative critiques.
The contestant was in the bottom.
The contestant was put in the bottom by the Jury of Peers
The contestant was eliminated from the competition.
The contestant was put in the bottom by the Jury of Peers and was eliminated from the competition.
The contestant was pardoned by a judge and re-entered the competition.
The contestant quit the competition.