Ink Master ( season 10 ) - wikipedia Ink Master ( season 10 ) This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( March 2018 ) Ink Master ( season 10 ) Country of origin United States Release Original network Spike Paramount Network Original release January 9 ( 2018 - 01 - 09 ) -- April 24, 2018 ( 2018 - 04 - 24 ) Additional information Host ( s ) Dave Navarro Judges Oliver Peck Chris Nunez No. of contestants 18 Winner Josh Payne Season chronology ← Previous Season 9 Next → Season 11 Ink Master : Return of the Masters is the tenth season of the tattoo reality competition Ink Master that premiered on January 9 at 10 / 9c and concluded on April 24, 2018 with 16 episodes. The first two episodes of the season marked the series ' last to air on Spike prior to the network 's transition to Paramount Network nine days later on January 18. Despite this, the remaining episodes continued to air on the new channel. Host Dave Navarro returned alongside co-judges Oliver Peck and Chris Nunez. Season 10 uses the same format from Season 8. But this time, six artists each were led by three Ink Master winners which includes Steve Tefft from Season 2, Anthony Michaels from Season 7, and Old Town Ink 's DJ Tambe from Season 9 as 24 artists compete to be one of the 18 artists which will then narrow down to the team 's six members who were drafted through the first day of competition. Several confirmed contestants competing in this season have already secured a spot for the first day of competition following their respective Angel Face Off win in the spin - off Ink Master : Angels. Those were Deanna Smith, Daniel Silva, Rachel Helmich, Sparks and Tim Furlow. But neither Helmich nor Furlow were chosen to be on one of the teams. The live finale featured the captains going head - to - head in the first ever Master Face Off. Team DJ became the only team to win two major prizes. Joshua Payne from Cortland, New York won the $100,000, plus a feature in Inked magazine and the title of `` Ink Master. '' Payne 's coach DJ Tambe also won the $100,000, making him the first and only Ink Master to win two seasons in a row. Contents 1 Judging and ranking 2 Contestants 2.1 Team Steve 2.2 Team Anthony 2.3 Team DJ 2.4 Not Chosen 3 Contestant Progress 4 Episodes 5 References 6 External links Judging and ranking The judge listing types are : Judging Panel The judging panel is a table of three or more primary judges in addition to the coaches. The judges and the coaches make their final decision by voting to see who had best tattoo of the day, and who goes home. Master Jury Similar to the human canvas jury and jury of peers, the coaches will select one artist with the worst tattoo of the day to be put up for elimination. Jury of Peers At the live finale, the eliminated artists choose one artist and one coach to advance into the final two. Contestants Team Steve Contestant Name Hometown Garrett Bisbee Milwaukee, Wisconsin Jeremy Brown Lake Elsinore, California Rene `` FAME '' Montalvo Willimantic, Connecticut Gary Parisi Chicago, Illinois Katie Rhoden LaPlace, Louisiana Roly T - Rex Orlando, Florida Team Anthony Contestant Name Hometown Mike Diaz Lubbock, Texas Jason Elliott College Station, Texas Amanda Leitch Renton, Washington Linzy Michelle Ventura, California Juan Salgado San Juan, Puerto Rico Daniel Silva San Francisco, California Team DJ Contestant Name Hometown Matt Buck New York, New York Lil ' D Atlanta, Georgia Josh Payne Cortland, New York Frank Ready Easthampton, Massachusetts Chris `` Sparks '' Sparks Austin, Texas Deanna Smith Denton, Texas Not Chosen Contestant Name Hometown Tim Furlow Atlanta, Georgia Rachael Head Lexington, Kentucky Rachel Helmich Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Christian Masot Hawthorne, New Jersey Koko Tatts Chicago, Illinois Slowburn Jersey City, New Jersey Contestant progress No. Contestant 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 No. Flash Challenge Winner Team DJ N / A Team Anthony Team DJ N / A Anthony Michaels Team Steve Roly T - Rex N / A Anthony Michaels Team Steve N / A Team DJ N / A N / A Josh Payne IN HIGH IN HIGH HIGH F / O IN WIN WIN HIGH LOW IMM WIN WIN WINNER Juan Salgado IN IN IN IN HIGH WIN IN IN WIN WIN WIN IMM HIGH IN RUNNER - UP Roly T - Rex IN IMM IN IN IN IN IN IN F / O HIGH IN F / O LOW IN 3RD PLACE Jason Elliott IN LOW IN WIN IN WIN IN IN WIN IN LOW F / O LOW OUT 5 Deanna Smith LOW LOW HIGH IN IN IN IN LOW WIN LOW HIGH F / O OUT 6 Jeremy Brown HIGH IMM HIGH IN HIGH IN IN LOW F / O LOW LOW OUT 7 Daniel Silva WIN IN IN LOW LOW WIN LOW IN WIN LOW OUT 8 Frank Ready IN WIN HIGH IN IN IN IN HIGH WIN OUT 9 FAME IN IMM WIN LOW WIN IN LOW IN OUT 10 Amanda Leitch LOW LOW IN IN IN WIN IN OUT 11 Mike Diaz IN IN IN LOW LOW WIN OUT 12 Gary Parisi IN IMM IN IN HIGH OUT 13 Lil ' D IN LOW LOW LOW OUT 14 Katie Rhoden IN IMM LOW OUT 15 Matt Buck IN IN OUT 16 Sparks LOW OUT 17 Linzy Michelle IN OUT 18 Garrett Bisbee OUT The contestant won the competition and was named Ink Master. The contestant was the runner - up. The contestant finished third. The contestant won best tattoo of the day. The contestant was immune from the elimination tattoo. The contestant was given an honorable mention by the judges. The contestant won the face off. The contestant was considered to be among the top. The contestant was among the bottom group in the judges recall. The contestant was voted worst tattoo of the day. The contestant was considered to be in the bottom. The contestant was voted worst tattoo of the day and was eliminated. The contestant was eliminated from the competition. The contestant won the flash challenge but was voted worst tattoo of the day and was eliminated from the competition. Episodes No. overall No. in season Title Original air date U.S. viewers ( millions ) 125 `` Pick Your Side '' January 9, 2018 ( 2018 - 01 - 09 ) N / A 24 artists arrive to Coney Island where they had six hours to impress the masters by tattooing a design in the style and subject of their choice. The judges and the masters then judged each tattoo in a blind critique without knowing who did what. Team Picks -- Part 1 : The top nine artists who were among the favorites will pick the team they want to be on with three spots available for each team. Team DJ scored big with the number one, two and three ranked tattoos from Matt, Josh and Deanna respectively while Anthony and Steve continue to find someone on their respective. Juan and Jason were the fourth and fifth ranked tattoos of the day and they chose to be on Team Anthony. Steve got the upper hand from Anthony when Katie chose to be on the former 's team. Seventh ranked artist Daniel finishes Team Anthony for now. Therefore, Steve is left with Garret and Roly T - Rex. Elimination Tattoo : The remaining 15 artists had one last chance to impress when they had six hours to tattoo one of the masters ' choice styles which includes Japanese from Steve, illustrative woman 's face from Anthony, and American Traditional from DJ. Team Picks -- Part 2 : The masters called the shots with picking their final three members this time even though a tug - o - war occurred during the picking process. Anthony rounds out his team with the inclusion of Linzy in addition to DJ 's original pick Amanda, and Steve 's original pick Mike. Steve and DJ fought over Jeremy and Fame. But they later both chose Steve. Frank, Sparks and Lil D completed Team DJ. After being convinced by the 7 remaining artists why they want to be on his team, Steve chose Gary as his final pick. Eliminated : Tim Furlow, Rachael Head, Rachel Helmich, Christian Masot, Koko Tatts and Slowburn 126 `` Fill'er Up '' January 16, 2018 ( 2018 - 01 - 16 ) N / A Skill of the Week : Fundamentals Flash Challenge : Using only 10,000 plastic cups, the masters must coach their teams in the first flash challenge of the season when the artists had five hours to line the cups up into one single image after filling each cup with water and food coloring. Winner : Team DJ Eimination Tattoo : The teams must navigate in the right direction during their first elimination tattoo by tattooing a maze. For this skull pick, DJ picked Matt and Josh to assign the skulls. Best Tattoo of the Day : Daniel Silva Coaches ' Bottom Pick : Garrett Bisbee Bottom : Garrett Bisbee, Amanda Leitch and Deanna Smith Eliminated : Garrett Bisbee 127 `` Divine Proportion '' January 23, 2018 ( 2018 - 01 - 23 ) N / A Skill of the Week : Proportion Master 's Tattoo Face Off : The coaches must use their proportion skills by tattooing a freehanded design in the style and subject of their choice. Dave also revealed that this week will featured a double elimination featuring one member eliminated from each team. Winner : Steve Tefft Elimination Tattoo : Team Steve called the shots when they assigned not only the human canves but also the Greek god to each team with Team DJ tattooing Zeus and Team Anthony tattooing Hades. Then during the elimination, Anthony and DJ must decide on which of their respective teammates will be sent packing. Best Tattoo of the Day : Frank Ready Bottom : Sparks, Lil ' D, Deanna Smith, Amanda Leitch, Linzy Michelle and Jason Elliot Eliminated : Linzy Michelle and Sparks 128 `` Step It Up '' January 30, 2018 ( 2018 - 01 - 30 ) N / A Skill of the Week : Ingenuity Flash Challenge : The judges throw a curveball at the artists this week, testing their ingenuity by having them transform disjointed staircases into a massive flowing designs. Winner : Team Anthony Elimination Tattoo : Using two completely opposite tattoo styles, the artists must use ingenuity to weave these styles together in a way that makes sense and creates a cohesive design. Best Tattoo of the Day : FAME Coaches ' Bottom Pick : Matt Buck Bottom : Matt Buck, Lil ' D and Katie Rhoden Eliminated : Matt Buck 129 5 `` Ink On the Dotted Line '' February 6, 2018 ( 2018 - 02 - 06 ) N / A Skill of the Week : Precision Flash Challenge : The coaches work side - by - side along their teams as precision is tested. Placing thousands of hole - punched colored dots onto a massive canvas to create an impressive work of art. Winner : Team DJ Elimination Tattoo : The artists must take images and break them down to individual squares and colors, inking their canvases with pixelated tattoos. With tons of lines and squares to complete, precision is of the utmost importance. Best Tattoo of the Day : Jason Elliot Coaches ' Bottom Pick : Katie Rhoden Bottom : Katie Rhoden, Lil ' D and FAME Eliminated : Katie Rhoden 130 6 `` Chin Up '' February 13, 2018 ( 2018 - 02 - 13 ) N / A Skill of the Week : Adaptability Master 's Flash Challenge : The artists place their fates in the hands of their coaches when adaptability is tested and DJ, Steve, and Anthony must tattoo an incredibly difficult part of the body : the under chin. Winner : Anthony Michaels Elimination Tattoo : From oozing wounds and rotting skin to decomposing hair and nails, the artists must use adaptability to turn the living into the undead on canvases ' skin. Best Tattoo of the Day : FAME Coaches ' Pick : Daniel Silva Bottom : Daniel Silva, Mike Diaz and Lil ' D Eliminated : Lil ' D 131 7 `` Eye of the Tiger '' February 20, 2018 ( 2018 - 02 - 20 ) N / A Skill of the Week : Consistency Elimination Tattoo : The artists must work as teams to tattoo not one, but two tattoos on one human canvas at the same time : one of a living animal, and one of its skeleton. Best Tattoo of the Day : Team Anthony Face Off Tattoo : Josh and Gary face off for survival in the competition, tasked with inking black and grey realistic tiger heads in just six hours. Eliminated : Gary Parisi 132 8 `` Pane in the Glass '' February 27, 2018 ( 2018 - 02 - 27 ) 0.73 Skill of the week : Dimension Flash Challenge : Both the artists and the coaches are tested this week on dimension, tasked with painting layered panes of plexiglass to create cohesive dimensional pieces of art. Winner : Team Steve Elimination Tattoo : To capture the strength and depth of carved stone, the artists must tattoo textured cracks and deep divots so that their designs look like they were chiseled right out of their canvases ' skin. Due to certain problems in every tattoo that did not hit the challenge, the judges decided there is no Best Tattoo of the Day. Coaches ' Bottom Pick : Daniel Silva Bottom : Daniel Silva, Mike Diaz and FAME Eliminated : Mike Diaz 133 9 `` Ink Raider '' March 6, 2018 ( 2018 - 03 - 06 ) 0.74 Skill of the Week : Detail Flash Challenge : Inspired by the 2018 film adaption of the Tomb Raider video game reboot, the competition welcomed human canvases that are strong women who overcame obstacles -- and want to get tattooed by the tools that empower them in the first individual flash challenge. Winner : Roly T - Rex Elimination Tattoo : From intricate ropes to colorful and elaborate patterns, the artists must make sure every tiny detail is on point as they tattoo technicolor hot air balloons. Best Tattoo of the Day : Josh Payne Coaches ' Bottom Pick : Deanna Smith Bottom : Deanna Smith, Jeremy Brown and Amanda Leitch Eliminated : Amanda Leitch 134 10 `` Some Assembly Required '' March 13, 2018 ( 2018 - 03 - 13 ) N / A Skill of the Week : Accuracy With nine artists remaining, they must compete in a marathon where they have to tattoo a different creature of land, sea or sky in each round. Team Safety Marathon - Round 1 : The teams created octopus tattoos with one artist doing the linework while the other adds in the shadding before the third artist colors the tattoo. The winning team in this round will be safe from elimination. As winner of the last elimination tattoo, Josh assigned all the human canvases. Best Tattoo of the Day : Team Anthony Team Safety Marathon -- Round 2 : Team DJ and Team Steve work on pegasus tattoos. But they wo n't be doing it alone as each team must tag team its respective partner and coach every hour. Best Tattoo of the Day : Team DJ Face Off Tattoo : Steve watches his team square off in a fight for survival as they tattooed a full - bodied jaguar in the style selected by him which was realistic black and grey. Eliminated : FAME Note : This episode was released online ahead of its respective airdate. 135 11 `` Quit Buggin ' Me '' March 20, 2018 ( 2018 - 03 - 20 ) N / A Skill of the Week : Technical Application Flash Challenge : The coaches try to get every detail they could when they had two hours to tattoo their respective micro-realistic insect. Winner : Anthony Michaels Elimination Tattoo : The artists must prove their mastery of technical application by tattooing the gateway to the heart -- aka the sternum. Best Tattoo of the Day : Juan Salgado Coaches ' Bottom Pick : Frank Ready Bottom : Frank Ready, Jeremy Brown and Deanna Smith Eliminated : Frank Ready 136 12 `` Total Meltdown '' March 27, 2018 ( 2018 - 03 - 27 ) N / A Skill of the Week : Composition Flash Challenge : The teams and their respective coaches work with granulated wax to create a masterpiece by stenciling the design with tape onto a 4 x 6 canvas before using heat guns and torches to spread the wax while leaving behind a negative space the tape covered. Winner : Team Steve Elimination Tattoo : The artists must change their perspectives and create a masterpiece out of what is not there - by inking negative space tattoos. Best Tattoo of the Day : Juan Salgado Coaches ' Bottom Pick : Daniel Silva Bottom : Daniel Silva, Jeremy Brown and Jason Elliott Eliminated : Daniel Silva 137 13 `` Monkey See, Monkey Do '' April 3, 2018 ( 2018 - 04 - 03 ) N / A Skill of the Week : Finesse Elimination Tattoo : The final six attempt to match the masters ' standards. Roly was concerned when Steve showed him and Jeremy a skull with the heads of a deamon and a woman. Team DJ and Team Anthony on the other hand had no problem with the design from their respective coaches. Face Off Tattoo : Deanna, Jason, Roly T - Rex and Jeremy must design a free hand tattoo in order to save themselves from elimination. Jeremy tried to use the design Team DJ had in the elimination tattoo which concerns the masters. Team Steve struggled the most with their tattoo. Eliminated : Jeremy Brown 138 14 `` No Stain, No Gain '' April 10, 2018 ( 2018 - 04 - 10 ) N / A Skill of the Week : Contrast Flash Challenge : The battle intensifies as the coaches and artists are given six hours to layer coats of paint on gigantic wooden canvases in order to create high - contrast works of art. Winner : Team DJ Elimination Tattoo : With only one color at the artists ' disposal, contrast is absolutely crucial as the final five are tasked with tattooing masterful monochromatic portraits. Best Tattoo of the Day : Josh Payne Coaches ' Bottom Pick : Deanna Smith Bottom : Deanna Smith, Roly T - Rex and Jason Elliott Eliminated : Deanna Smith 139 15 `` Final Exam '' April 17, 2018 ( 2018 - 04 - 17 ) N / A Elimination Tattoo : The final four remaining artists are tasked with tattooing a one - session twelve hour tattoo on the arm, with the style and subject being the artists ' choice. Josh 's tattoo was considered the best twelve hour tattoo and this earned him a spot in the finale, additionally allowing DJ to call to call the first shot in the Master Face - Off. Best Tattoo of the Day : Josh Payne Elimination Tattoo : Having a style and subject picked by the opposing team coaches based on their weaknesses, the final four must tattoo a six hour tattoo without tracing. In addition, they must incorporate a design and style that were given to them by each coach. Juan 's six hour tattoo was considered the best six hour tattoo and this allowed Anthony to call the second shot in the Master Face - Off. After a tough decision, Roly T - Rex was selected as the final artist advancing to the finale which allows Steve to call the third and final shot. Eliminated : Jason Elliott Finale Tattoo : Josh, Juan and Roly T - Rex head home to create a 24 - hour full -- colored chestpiece that depicts an epic battle between a snake, a dragon and an eagle. The coaches get inside the heads as they create a 24 - hour head tattoo before duking it out at the live finale where they will have to design a six hour to tattoo. In addition, each coach called the shot via skull picks that will determine the style, subject or placement. DJ, Anthony and Steve picked a full - bodied snake, thigh, and Neo-traditional respectively. 140 16 `` Return of the Masters Finale '' April 24, 2018 ( 2018 - 04 - 24 ) N / A Dave welcomes the viewers to the live Ink Master finale from Las Vegas as the coaches put the final touches on their live finale tattoo. The coaches went first with their tattoo while the artists reveal their epic chestpiece. The judges also critiqued the coaches ' head tattoo. The eliminated artists get into a heated debate over who should advance to the top two. The judges then decide which of the top two artists will win the title of Ink Masters. Ink Master veterans Cleen Rock One and Christian Buckingham were introduced to plug the upcoming eleventh season that will finally see them settling the score with their rivalry, but as team captains. Jury of Peers ' Pick : Juan Selgado Judges ' Pick : Joshua Payne 3rd Place : Roly T - Rex Winner : Joshua Payne In addition to one artist, the jury of peers also picked one coach to advance into the top two. Jury of Peers ' Pick : DJ Tambe Judges 's Pick : Anthony Michaels Winner : DJ Tambe References Jump up ^ Mitch Metcalf ( 2018 - 02 - 28 ). `` UPDATED : SHOWBUZZDAILY 's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals : 2.27. 2018 ''. Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 28. Jump up ^ Mitch Metcalf ( March 7, 2018 ). `` Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals : 3.6. 2018 ''. Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved March 7, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Ink Master Episode Guide ''. Zap2it. Retrieved January 16, 2018. 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Question: when does ink master season 10 finale air
Answer: April 24, 2018