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| Num Episodes: | 10[1] | ||||||||
| Network: | Paramount+ | ||||||||
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| Prev Season: | Season 13 | ||||||||
| Next Season: | Season 15 |
The 14th season of the tattoo reality competition Ink Master premiered on Paramount+ on September 7, 2022. The season ran for 10 episodes, with the finale premiering on November 2, 2022.[1] Joel Madden, lead vocalist of Good Charlotte, replaced Dave Navarro as the host and judge. Long-time judges Chris Núñez and Oliver Peck were replaced with Ami James, Nikko Hurtado, and Season 8 winner, Ryan Ashley. Season 14 was the first season of the show to have four regular judges.[2]
Ten returning artists and four winning artists from previous seasons competed in Season 14 for $250,000 and the title of Ink Master. The artists were announced ahead of the premiere.[3] Navarro appeared as the "Master of Chaos", introducing new twists to the challenges. Season 14 was the first season to not have a live finale.
DJ Tambe won the season, making it his third win. Gian Karle was runner-up, Bob Jones placed third, and Creepy Jason placed fourth.
A judging panel consists of four judges who decide which artist has best tattoo of the day and which artist goes home.
The artists determine which three artists will appear before the judges for elimination.
Names, original season, original outcome, and outcome.
| Contestant | Outcome | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DJ Tambe | Season 9 | Winner | Winner | |
| Gian Karle | Season 8 | Runner-Up | Runner-Up | |
| Bob Jones | Season 13 | Finalist | 3rd place | |
| Creepy Jason | Season 12 | 3rd place | 4th place | |
| Angel Rose | Season 11 | 5th place | ||
| Season 13 | ||||
| Season 7 | Winner | 6th place | ||
| Tony Medellin | Season 11 | Winner | 7th place | |
| Katie McGowan | Season 6 | 8th place | ||
| Season 9 | ||||
| Pon DeMan | Season 12 | 5th place | 9th place | |
| Steve Tefft | Season 2 | Winner | 10th place | |
| Holli Marie | Season 12 | 7th place | 11th place | |
| Hiram Casas | Season 13 | 6th place | 12th place | |
| Deanna Smith | Season 10 | 5th place | 13th place | |
| Chris Shockley | Season 11 | 6th place | 14th place |
| Contestant | Episode | ||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||
| Guest | HIGH | HIGH | BTM2 | Winner | |||||||
| SAFE | SAFE | WIN | LOW | SAFE | BTM3 | ADV | Runner-up | ||||
| BTM4 | TOP2 | WIN | SAFE | TOP3 | HIGH | SAFE | Eliminated | ||||
| SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | HIGH | SAFE | BTM3 | BTM3 | Eliminated | |||
| SAFE | LOW | BTM3 | BTM3 | SAFE | HIGH | LOW | BTM2 | ELIM | |||
| Guest | BTM3 | HIGH | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | |||||
| Guest | BTM3 | TOP3 | BTM3 | ELIM | |||||||
| BTM4 | BTM3 | SAFE | WIN | HIGH | BTM2 | ELIM | |||||
| SAFE | SAFE | HIGH | BTM3 | SAFE | ELIM | ||||||
| Guest | ELIM | ||||||||||
| BTM4 | BTM3 | BTM3 | BTM3 | ELIM | |||||||
| SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | |||||||||
| SAFE | ELIM | ||||||||||
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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 the Tattoo Marathon.
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 returned as a guest in the episode.
No More Ink is a web series that serves as an after show and is posted on the show's official YouTube channel. After a contestant is eliminated from the competition, they are interviewed by Ryan Ashley, as they talk about their experience on the show and get more insight on the artists' life. Each episode is generally posted a day after a new episode of the main series premieres.