
Dave informs Steve, Kay, and Mark that Tray has been medically cleared to come back, but he is also put up for elimination. He collapses and is rushed to the hospital. After the critique, Tray revealed that he had developed blood clots after getting surgery and left his medications at home before entering the competition. Elimination Tattoo: The artists work on horror style tattoos that have texture.Flash Challenge: The artists head to Coney Island for a freaky Flash Challenge where they had 30 minutes to tattoo the inside of the mouth of a human canvas.Elimination Tattoo: The artists are tested on new school designs, which thrills Jesse.Tray and Sarah were the top members of their respective groups and their final head-to-head battle had them tattooing a gypsy woman, which Tray wins by a landslide, as Sarah's tattoo misses the mark. Group 2 consisted of Lalo, Jesse, Mark, Nick, Sarah and Sebastian. Group 1 consisted of Clint, Jamie, Kay Kutta, Steve, Tatu Baby and Tray. The best tattoo from each group would advance to the final round. Flash Challenge: For the flash challenge, the remaining twelve contestants are split into two groups of six where they must tattoo a specific design in 90 minutes- the first group had to tattoo a lotus flower and water, while the second group had to tattoo a skull with a top hat.Bottom 4: Clint Cummings, Ron Givens, Tatu Baby and Tray Benham.Although all members of the bottom 4 have a reason to be justifiably sent home, in the end Ron is sent packing. For the first time in Ink Master history, the judges declared no winner of this Elimination Tattoo as they were unimpressed with everyone's tattoo. The design must include an eagle and a flag. Elimination Tattoo: The artists must tattoo American traditional tattoos on special human canvases: Military veterans.


The contestant withdrew from the competition due to medical reasons. The contestant was eliminated from the competition. The contestant received negative critiques. The contestant received positive critiques. The contestant won Best Tattoo of the Day. The contestant finished third in the competition. ^ Tray was not present during the elimination due to medical reasons.^ None of the contestants impressed the judges enough for them to determine a winner.

