Ink Master (season 7)


Ink Master: Revenge is the seventh season of the tattoo reality competition Ink Master that aired on Spike on March 1 and concluded on May 24, 2016 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 premise of this season was featuring eight contestants competing against eight returning veterans in an elimination-style competition.
This season saw the return of eight veterans; season one contestant James Vaughn, who originally finished the competition in 3rd place, season two contestants Sarah Miller and Jesse Smith, who originally finished the competition as the runner-up and in 5th place respectively, season three contestant Jime Litwalk, who originally finished the competition as the runner-up, season four contestants Walter "Sausage" Frank and Matti Hixson, who originally finished the competition as the runner-up and in 3rd place respectively, season five contestant James "Cleen Rock One" Steinke, who originally finished the competition as the runner-up, and season six contestant Mark S. "St. Marq" Agee, who originally finished the competition in 12th place.
The winner of the seventh season of Ink Master was Anthony Michaels, with James "Cleen Rock One" Steinke being the runner-up.

Judging and ranking

Judging Panel

The judging panel is responsible for passing judgement on each artist. They collaborate and use information from their own perception, the audience vote, human canvas vote, and the winner's worst vote to determine who should be sent home. Weight of decisions is set by the terms of the challenge skill.

Human Canvas Jury

After the tattoos are completed, the canvases for the challenge gather and vote on the best and worst of that day's tattoos. 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.
Contestant NameYears of
experience		HometownOutcome
Anthony Michaels5Tucson, ArizonaWinner
James "Cleen Rock One" Steinke20Las Vegas, NevadaRunner-up
Christian Buckingham13Henderson, Nevada3rd place
James Vaughn26Asheboro, North Carolina4th place
Matti Hixson11Virginia Beach, Virginia5th place
Jesse Smith18Richmond, Virginia6th place
Walter "Sausage" Frank14Las Vegas, Nevada7th place
Jime Litwalk24Orlando, Florida8th place
Megan Jean Morris7Wallingford, Connecticut9th place
Sarah Miller10Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania10th place
Alex Rockoff9West Palm Beach, Florida11th place
Mark S. "St. Marq" Agee26West Lafayette, Indiana12th place
Picasso Dular16Los Angeles, California13th place
Ashley Velazquez5New Haven, Connecticut14th place
Cris Gherman15New York, New York15th place
Corey Davis10Atlanta, Georgia16th place

Returning veterans

Contestant progress

Indicates the contestant was a Newcomer.
Indicates the contestant was a Veteran.

Episodes