Ink Master season 13


Ink Master: Turf War is the thirteenth season of the tattoo reality competition Ink Master that premiered on Paramount Network on January 7 and ended on April 14, 2020 with a total of fifteen 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 was to receive $100,000, a feature in Inked magazine and the title of Ink Master. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, the live finale was cancelled and no winner was announced for this season.
The premise of this season was having four teams based on their respective home region with each region being led by an Ink Master veteran.
This season saw the return of four veterans; season ten contestants Jason Elliott and Frank Ready and season eleven contestants Angel Rose and Jimmy Snaz.
There was no winner for the thirteenth season of Ink Master, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The three finalists were awarded an undisclosed value monetary prize instead. The master canvases were revealed on YouTube Live.

Judging and ranking

Judging Panel

The judging panel is a table of three or more primary judges in addition to the coaches. The judges make their final decision by voting to see who had best tattoo of the day, and who goes home.

Jury of Peers

The artist who wins best tattoo of the day gives his/her respective team and another team the power to put up one artist for elimination.

Pardon

Each of the three judges can give a pardon to any eliminated artist of their choosing so that they may return to the competition after being eliminated.

Contestants

Names, experience, and cities stated are at time of filming.
Contestant NameYears of
experience
HometownOutcome
Bob Jones10Portland, OregonFinalists
Angel Rose31/2Los Angeles, CaliforniaFinalists
Jimmy Snaz 13Boston, MassachusettsFinalists
Jerrell Larkins8Greeley, Colorado4th place
Kelly Severtson10Chicago, Illinois5th place
Hiram Casas8Las Vegas, Nevada6th place
Frank Ready15Oklahoma City, Oklahoma7th place
Jessa Bigelow6Harrison, New Jersey8th place
Jason Elliott6College Station, Texas9th place
Raul Ugarte13Roseville, California10th place
K Lenore Siner3Salem, Massachusetts11th place
Jordi Pla5Miami, Florida12th place
Jordan Allred8Boise, Idaho13th place
Jake Parsons14Denver, Colorado14th place
"Money" Mike Thornton5Baton Rouge, Louisiana15th place
Arlene Salinas12Los Angeles, California16th place
Patrick Flynn18Asheville, North Carolina17th place
Eric "Emac" McKnight8Baltimore, Maryland18th place
Nychelle Elise6Plano, Texas19th place
Andrew Hicks7Brooklyn, New York20th place

;Notes

Regions

Midwest
Jordan Allred
Jerrel Larkins
Jake Parsons
Frank Ready
Kelly Severtson

South
Nychelle Elise
Jason Elliott
Patrick Flynn
Jordi Pla
Money Mike Thornton

West
Hiram Casas
Bob Jones
Angel Rose
Arlene Salinas
Raul Ugarte

Contestant progress

  • Indicates the contestant represented the East region.
  • Indicates the contestant represented the Midwest region.
  • Indicates the contestant represented the South region.
  • Indicates the contestant represented the West region.