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Ink Master

Season 9 E 16 • 09/26/2017

In the live finale, the final three shops compete for $200,000 and the first-ever title of Master Shop.

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Ink Master

Get the Flock Outta Here

The competition intensifies as another veteran artist returns, and artists must take on the ultimate test of artistry as they freehand their Elimination Tattoos.

One of the competition's most infamous veterans returns to shake up the game, and the pressure is on when the artists are tasked with a new-school Elimination Tattoo.

An emotional Flash Challenge brings the artists to tears, and the alliance becomes a target when a bulletproof pair of veterans returns to battle it out for the title.

The artists can't find relief in a sculptural Flash Challenge, and in honor of one veteran artist's return, the artists must team up to tackle the infamous pinup tattoo.

The final veteran artist's return sparks an old rivalry, the shops struggle to work together during a woodworking Flash Challenge, and artist Tommy Montoya is a guest judge.

A massive twist in the Elimination Challenge sends the artists reeling, and Four Horsemen tattoos bring the end of days for one pair of artists.

The artists must tackle painful coordinating armpit tattoos, and Chris Nunez and Oliver Peck take charge of doling out canvases to the artists for the Elimination Tattoo.

The six remaining shops must use their sales skills to win over the canvases for the chance to tattoo, and the judges send one more shop packing.

Casting the First Stone

The artists create cohesive designs by painting nude models in the Flash Challenge, and some shops miss the mark on an Asian deity-themed Elimination Tattoo.

Marathon to the Finale

The final four shops battle it out in a tattoo marathon for a spot in the finale, a chance at $200,000 and the first-ever title of Master Shop.

In the live finale, the final three shops compete for $200,000 and the first-ever title of Master Shop.

Three of the most skilled Ink Masters return to coach teams of the nation's top tattoo artists for a chance at $100,000 and the title of Ink Master.

The Masters must coach their team through the season's first Flash Challenge, and a maze Elimination Tattoo puts the artists' grasps of the fundamentals to the test.

The coaches face off to ensure the survival of their team, and proportion skills are put to the test when the artists must tattoo Greek deities.

The coaches step in during a team-based Flash Challenge, and ingenuity is tested when the artists are tasked with mash-up tattoos.

Ink on the Dotted Line

Precision is tested when the artists must create designs using hole punches, and one coach steps up when a difficult canvas bows out of the Elimination Tattoo.

The coaches must lead by example when they're tasked to ink beneath the chin in the Flash Challenge, and the artists push the envelope with undead-style Elimination Tattoos.

Team dynamics are tested in a collaborative tag-team Elimination Tattoo focusing on anatomy and consistency, and the coaches make a difficult decision.

Teamwork is essential in a glass painting Flash Challenge, and the artists create stone-themed Elimination Tattoos, causing one artist to crack under the pressure.

The devil is in the details when the artists must tattoo intricate, technicolor hot-air balloons.

Some Assembly Required

The artists must work together in a series of tag-team tattoo challenges, and a massive twist forces one team's artists to turn on one another.

It wasn’t an easy decision, but when the judges had to determine who failed to meet the challenge of accuracy, it was none other than Fame who was named.

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