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Season of television series
Face Off
Season 9
Release
Original networkSyfy
Original releaseJuly 28 (2015-07-28) –
October 27, 2015 (2015-10-27)
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The 9th season of the Syfy reality television series Face Off premiered on July 28, 2015. The season's third episode, "Surprise of the Century", is the series' 100th episode. The grand prize for the ninth season is a VIP trip from Kryolan to one of their 85 locations, a 2015 Fiat 500, and $100,000. Nora Hewitt of Barkhamsted, Connecticut was declared the winner on October 27, 2015.

Contestants

Name Age Hometown Place finished
Sidney Cumbie 30 Pace, Florida 16th
Omar Sfreddo 39 Hollywood, Florida 15th
Melissa "Missy Munster" Stell 20 Palmdale, California 14th
Brittany Leslie 25 Long Island, New York 13th
Libby Rose 27 Ojai, California 12th
Jason Henricks 35 Crane, Oregon 11th
Ricky Vitus 22 Schenectady, New York 10th
Jasmine Ringo 30 Las Vegas, Nevada 9th
Kevon Ward 27 Rock Springs, Wyoming 8th
Megan "Meg" Wilbur 24 Ewing, New Jersey 7th
Stevie Calabrese 25 Grayslake, Illinois 6th
Jordan Patton 24 Parkersburg, West Virginia 4th/5th
Scott Fensterer 43 Orlando, Florida 4th/5th
Evan Hedges 28 Boulder, Colorado Runner-up
Ben Ploughman 33 Austin, Texas Runner-up
Nora Hewitt 24 Barkhamsted, Connecticut Winner

Recurring people

Judges

Contestant progress

Contestant Episode
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13/14
Nora IN HIGH LOW IN HIGH IN IN WIN‡ HIGH HIGH IN HIGH WINNER
Ben WIN IN HIGH IN HIGH WIN IN IN LOW WIN LOW WIN RUNNER-UP
Evan HIGH IN IN IN IN IN‡ LOW HIGH‡ WIN LOW WIN IN RUNNER-UP
Jordan HIGH IN HIGH IN WIN LOW IN IN IN IN HIGH OUT
Scott IN IN IN WIN IN HIGH IN HIGH IN IN‡ IN OUT
Stevie LOW IN IN HIGH IN HIGH HIGH LOW IN IN OUT
Meg IN WIN LOW LOW LOW‡ IN WIN LOW IN OUT
Kevon LOW HIGH IN IN IN IN IN IN‡ OUT
Jasmine IN IN WIN HIGH HIGH LOW IN OUT
Ricky IN IN HIGH IN LOW IN OUT
Jason IN IN LOW LOW LOW OUT
Libby LOW LOW IN IN OUT
Brittany IN HIGH IN OUT
Missy IN LOW OUT
Omar LOW OUT
Sidney HIGH OUT
  The contestant won Face Off.
  The contestant was a runner-up.
  The contestant won a Spotlight or Focus Challenge or The Gauntlet.
  The contestant was part of a team that won a Spotlight or Focus Challenge.
  The contestant was in the top in the Spotlight or Focus Challenge.
  The contestant was declared one of the best in the Spotlight or Focus Challenge but was not in the running for the win.
  The contestant was in the bottom in the Spotlight or Focus Challenge.
  The contestant was a teammate of the eliminated contestant in the Spotlight Challenge.
  The contestant was eliminated.
‡ The contestant won a Foundation Challenge or a stage of The Gauntlet.

Episodes

No. in
series 		No. in
season 		Title
 Original air date
 U.S. viewers
(million) 		18-49
Rating
991"Intergalactic Zoo"July 28, 2015 (2015-07-28)1.180.4

  • Spotlight Challenge: Instead of a Foundation Challenge, the contestants are told they are to work in teams of two and make an alien creature using the texture of an item in the Natural History museum as a muse. Furthermore, each team is to use two models in creating their creatures. At elimination, the judges announce to the bottom looks that the difficult challenge is simply a test of the artists abilities, and therefore no one is eliminated.
Top Looks:
Ben & Jordan: Azurite with Malachite
Evan & Sidney: Schorl Tourmaline
Safe:
Brittany & Jason: Turtle Shell
Jasmine & Ricky: Alligator Skin
Meg & Missy: Herbivore Jaw
Nora & Scott: Ram Horn
Bottom Looks:
Kevon & Omar: Clam Shell
Stevie & Libby: Native Silver
Winner: Ben
Eliminated: N/A
1002"Siren Song"August 4, 2015 (2015-08-04)0.860.3

  • Spotlight Challenge: Working in teams of two, the artists must create "beautiful but deadly" sirens based on sea creatures.
Top Looks:
Kevon & Meg: Textile Cone Snail
Nora & Brittany: Flabellina Nudibranch
Safe:
Jordan & Jasmine: Yellow Boxfish
Ricky & Ben: Blue Sea Slug
Scott & Stevie: Blue-Ringed Octopus
Jason & Evan: Peacock Mantis Shrimp
Bottom Looks:
Omar & Sidney: Portuguese Man O' War
Libby & Missy: Striped Surgeonfish
Winner: Meg
Eliminated: Omar & Sidney
1013"Surprise of the Century"August 11, 2015 (2015-08-11)0.940.4

  • Spotlight Challenge: For the series 100th episode, the artists must turn engaged couples into whimsically undead duos that will later be married in a ceremony performed by McKenzie Westmore.
Top Looks:
Ricky & Jordan: Couple: Charlotte & Serge (Electrocuted)
Ben & Jasmine: Couple: Liza & Tom (Cat lady and "beast" cat)
Safe:
Scott & Stevie: Couple: Leah & Andrew (Christmas carolers who have been frozen to death)
Libby & Brittany: Couple: Kelly & Rudy (Wood and water type creatures)
Evan & Kevon: Couple: Jamie & Chris (Light and dark type creatures)
Bottom Looks:
Jason & Missy: Couple: Matt & Cassandra (Fallen off a bridge)
Meg & Nora: Couple: Michael (Vivienne Pinay) & Devin (Artist and her artwork)
Winner: Jasmine
Eliminated: Missy
1024"Frightful Fiction"August 18, 2015 (2015-08-18)0.880.4

  • Focus Challenge: For the show's first Focus Challenge (in which the artists focus mainly on one aspect of the makeup) the artists have two days to create a monster inspired by literary mash ups. The focus for this challenge will be on the face makeup.
Guest Judge: Lois Burwell


Top Looks:
Jasmine: Sherlock Holmes Bloodsucker
Stevie: Don Quixote: Monster of La Mancha
Scott: Don Quixote: Monster of La Mancha
Safe:
Evan: Sherlock Holmes Bloodsucker
Kevon: King Arthur and his Undead Knights
Ricky: The Exorcism of Monte Cristo
Nora: Gulliver's Travels in the Underworld
Libby: The Exorcism of Monte Cristo
Ben: King Arthur and his Undead Knights
Jordan: Gulliver's Travels in the Underworld
Bottom Looks:
Jason: Scarlet Letter: Puritan Poltergeist
Brittany: Great Expectations of a Serial Killer
Meg: Scarlet Letter: Puritan Poltergeist

Winner: Scott
Eliminated: Brittany
1035"The Gatekeepers"August 25, 2015 (2015-08-25)0.950.4

Guest Judge: Eryn Krueger Mekash
Top Foundations:
Jasmine
Meg
Winner: Meg
  • Spotlight Challenge: The artists team up to create a gatekeeper character and the creature they are keeping away drawing inspiration from a unique gateway.
Top Looks:
Nora & Jasmine
Ben & Jordan
Safe:
Scott & Kevon
Evan & Stevie
Bottom Looks:
Jason & Ricky
Meg & Libby
Winner: Jordan
Eliminated: Libby
1046"Extraterrestrial Enterprise"September 1, 2015 (2015-09-01)0.880.3

  • Foundation Challenge: In honor of science fiction television shows from the 1950s and 1960s, the artists must create a "retro alien" using a planetary backdrop as inspiration. The winner receives immunity.
Guest Judge: Michael Westmore
Top Foundations:
Evan
Jordan
Winner: Evan
  • Spotlight Challenge: The artists must add 50 years of development to their "retro aliens" they created from the Foundation Challenge, giving them a more modern look.
Surprise Guest: Jonathan Frakes
Guest Judge: Michael Dorn
Top Looks:
Stevie
Scott
Ben
Safe:
Evan
Nora
Meg
Ricky
Kevon
Bottom Looks:
Jasmine
Jason
Jordan
Winner: Ben
Eliminated: Jason
1057"All That Glitters"September 8, 2015 (2015-09-08)0.940.4

  • Focus Challenge: The artists face the challenge of taking a male model and turning him into a female character from a classic Shakespearean play.
Top Looks:
Meg: Queen Mab - A fairy from Romeo & Juliet
Stevie: Hippolyta from A Midsummer Night's Dream
Safe:
Kevon: Joan of Arc: Joan la Pucelle from The First Part of King Henry the Sixth
Ben: Titania from A Midsummer Night's Dream
Scott: Cleopatra from The Tragedy of Antony & Cleopatra
Nora: Sycorax from The Tempest
Jordan: Lady Macbeth from The Tragedy of Macbeth, The King of Scotland
Jasmine: Hermione from The Winter's Tale
Bottom Looks:
Evan: Hecate from The Tragedy of Macbeth, King of Scotland
Ricky: Ophelia from The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
Winner: Meg
Eliminated: Ricky
1068"The Gauntlet"September 15, 2015 (2015-09-15)0.940.4

  • The Gauntlet: The artists face three different stages of challenges in which they will be ranked from best to worst. At the end of the challenges, the artist who ranked in the lowest position will be eliminated.
Stage 1: The artists must create a makeup that shows the effects of an individual who has been exposed to extreme heat or extreme cold.
Winner of Stage 1: Nora
Stage 2: The artists must create a standout paint job on different types of creatures.
Winner of Stage 2: Kevon
Stage 3: The artists must create three characters based on specific creatures;Witches & Warlocks, Angels or Goblins.
Winner of Stage 3: Evan
Winner of The Gauntlet: Nora
Eliminated: Jasmine
1079"Judgment Day"September 22, 2015 (2015-09-22)0.940.4

Top Looks:
Evan - Death
Nora - Famine
Safe:
Meg - Pestilence
Jordan - War
Scott - Death
Stevie - Famine
Bottom Looks:
Ben - War
Kevon - Pestilence
Winner: Evan
Eliminated: Kevon
10810"Freak Show"September 29, 2015 (2015-09-29)0.920.4

  • Foundation Challenge: The artists must create a tribal face and body make-up inspired by a specific weapon. The winner receives immunity.
Guest Judge: Robin Mathews
Top Looks:
Meg
Scott
Winner: Scott
  • Spotlight Challenge: The artists must create a freak show character.
Top Looks:
Ben - "The Human Peacock"
Safe:
Nora - "Lobster Larry"
Scott - "Twisted Tom"
Stevie - "Icicle Irma"
Jordan - "Elephant Lady"
Bottom Looks:
Meg - "Inside Out Oscar"
Evan - "Moon Girl"
Winner: Ben
Eliminated: Meg
10911"Beyond the Expanse"October 6, 2015 (2015-10-06)0.880.2

  • Focus Challenge: With inspiration from the show The Expanse, the artists must create a human that has evolved to adapt to an environment that has been affected by a catastrophic event.
Top Looks:
Jordan - Ice Age
Evan - Severe Drought
Safe:
Nora - Toxic Pollution
Scott - Nuclear Fallout
Bottom Looks:
Ben - Volcanic Disaster
Stevie - Polar Melting
Winner: Evan
Eliminated: Stevie
11012"Death Becomes Them"October 13, 2015 (2015-10-13)0.980.4

  • Spotlight Challenge: In a double elimination before the finale, the final five artists must create a macabre family member inspired by shows like The Munsters and The Addams Family.
Looks:
Ben - Inappropriate Uncle
Nora - Blacksheep Cousin
Evan - Bully Older Brother
Scott - Stern Father
Jordan - Spinster Aunt
Winner: Ben
Advanced: Nora and Evan
Eliminated: Jordan and Scott
NOTE: Before the last person moving on to the finale was chosen, Evan, Jordan, and Scott were given the opportunity to redo their makeups based on the critiques given to them by the judges.
11113"Movie Magic, Part 1"October 20, 2015 (2015-10-20)0.850.3

  • Finale Challenge: With help from Patrick Tatopoulos, the artists must create two characters that would be featured in short films. For the first part of the finale, the artists' makeups are put through a screen test, where Patrick and Michael Westmore give them notes on how to revise them for the final shoot. After the screen tests are complete, Mackenzie announces that the scripts have changed and the artists must, in addition to their revisions, create a third character.
Nora - Assisted by Jasmine and Meg - "The Prey": A film about a hunter who is after "his prey". (The Prey and the Hunter)
Ben - Assisted by Jordan and Scott - "Resurrection": A film about an alien priest who brings a creature back to life. (The Priest and the Creature)
Evan - Assisted by Kevon and Stevie - "Quarantine Zone": A film about a wanderer being infected by a virus and a captive with the virus at an advanced stage. (The Wanderer and the Captive)
11214"Movie Magic, Part 2"October 27, 2015 (2015-10-27)1.050.4

  • Finale Challenge: The artists must now create a third character for their short films. The artists also get assistance from one more eliminated contestant.
Nora - Assisted by Jasmine, Meg, and Ricky - Third Character: An ally of "the prey" who sets out to hunt "the hunter". (The Prey, the Hunter, and the Ally)/"The Prey"
Ben - Assisted by Jordan, Scott, and Jason - Third Character: A victim the priest will attempt to sacrifice. (The Priest, the Creature, and the Victim)/"Resurrection"
Evan - Assisted by Kevon, Stevie, and Libby - Third Character: A creature that has reached the final stage of infection by the virus. (The Wanderer, the Captive, and the Creature)/"Quarantine Zone"
Winner: Nora

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