Ink Master (season 3)


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 two 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 and 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 panels final decision.

Contestants

Names, experience, and cities stated are at time of filming.
ContestantYears of
experience		HometownOutcome
Joey Hamilton16Las Vegas, NevadaWinner
Jime Litwalk20Orlando, FloridaRunner-up
Katherine "Tatu Baby" Flores7Miami, Florida3rd place
Kyle Dunbar20Flint, Michigan4th place
Joshua Hibbard10Portland, Oregon5th place
Jason Clay Dunn20Montclair, California6th place
Jacqueline "Jackie" Jennings11Philadelphia, Pennsylvania7th place
Craig Foster18Carrollton, Georgia8th place
Yovan "E.S." Barraza16Bridgeport, Connecticut9th place
Richard "Made Rich" Parker51/2Queens, New York10th place
Chris May16Dekalb, Illinois11th place
Ally Lee9Santa Cruz, California12th place
James "Danger" Harvey8Sacramento, California13th place
Madison "Maddie la Belle" Loftis5Greensboro, North Carolina14th place
"Mystical" Mike Paterek8Bronx, New York15th place
Frank McManus6New Cumberland, Pennsylvania16th place

Contestant progress

Episodes