Ink Master (season 2)
The second season of the tattoo reality competition Ink Master premiered on Spike on October 9 and concluded December 18, 2012 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 winner of the second season of Ink Master was Steve Tefft, with Sarah Miller being the runner-up.
Contestants
Names, experience, and cities stated are at time of filming.| Contestant | Years of experience | Hometown | Outcome |
| Steve Tefft | 17 | Groton, Connecticut | Winner |
| Sarah Miller | 6 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Runner-up |
| Sebastian Murphy | 15 | Detroit, Michigan | 3rd place |
| Katherine "Tatu Baby" Flores | 6 | Miami, Florida | 4th place |
| Jesse Smith | 15 | Richmond, Virginia | 5th place |
| Jamie Davies | 17 | Redding, California | 6th place |
| Clint Cummings † | 16 | Dallas, Texas | 7th place |
| Mark Matthews | 14 | San Francisco, California | 8th place |
| Steven "Kay Kutta" Givens | 3 | Fayetteville, North Carolina | 9th place |
| Lalo Yunda | 20 | Brooklyn, New York | 10th place |
| Tray Benham | 20 | Brandenburg, Kentucky | 11th place |
| Nick D'Angelo | 4 | Buffalo, New York | 12th place |
| La Ron "Ron" Givens | 7 | Dallas, Texas | 13th place |
| Mike Tacij | 14 | White Plains, New York | 14th place |
| Thomas "TJ Hal" Halvorsen | 7 | Bronx, New York | 15th place |
| Cee Jay Jones | 15 | Detroit, Michigan | 16th place |
;Notes
† Indicates that the contestant died after filming ended