Face Off
Season 10
Country of originUnited States
Release
Original networkSyfy
Original releaseJanuary 13 (2016-01-13) –
April 13, 2016 (2016-04-13)
Season chronology

The tenth season of the Syfy reality television series Face Off premiered on January 13, 2016. This season marked the return of the judges' power to save an artist from elimination. The grand prize for the fifth season is a VIP trip from Kryolan to one of their 85 locations, a 2016 Fiat 500, and $100,000. Rob Seal of Lake View Terrace, California was declared the winner of this season on April 13, 2016.

Contestants

Name[1] Age Hometown Place finished
Greg Schrantz 22 Allentown, Pennsylvania 14th
Jennifer Bowden 35 Allegan, Michigan 13th
Anthony "Ant" Canonica Jr. 21 Williamstown, New Jersey 12th
Samuel "Njoroge" Karumba 49 Atlanta, Georgia 11th
Katie Kinney 24 Litchfield, Illinois 10th
Johnny Leftwich 28 Los Angeles, California 9th
Kaleb Lewis 22 Oil City, Pennsylvania 8th
Anna Cali 31 Chicago, Illinois 7th
Robert Lindsay 45 Berlin, Germany 6th
Yvonne Cox 28 Alberta, Canada 5th
Melanie "Mel" Licata 26 Hightstown, New Jersey 4th
Walter Welsh 26 Martinez, California Runner-up
Melissa Ebbe 36 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Runner-up
Robert "Rob" Seal 20 Lake View Terrace, California Winner

Recurring people

Judges

Contestant progress

Contestant Episode
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13/14
Rob IN HIGH IN WIN WIN HIGH IN‡ WIN HIGH HIGH HIGH IN WINNER
Melissa WIN HIGH IN IN HIGH‡ IN IN‡ IN IN‡ WIN LOW WIN RUNNER-UP
Walter HIGH IN IN IN IN IN IN‡ IN WIN LOW WIN IN RUNNER-UP
Mel IN WIN HIGH IN HIGH‡ LOW IN‡ IN LOW SAVE HIGH OUT
Yvonne LOW LOW WIN IN LOW WIN IN HIGH IN IN OUT
Robert IN LOW LOW HIGH LOW IN IN‡ LOW OUT
Anna HIGH HIGH HIGH IN LOW IN LOW OUT
Kaleb HIGH IN HIGH LOW HIGH LOW OUT
Johnny LOW HIGH LOW IN IN OUT
Katie IN IN IN LOW OUT
Njoroge IN LOW LOW OUT
Ant LOW IN OUT
Jennifer IN OUT
Greg 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 or in The Gauntlet.
  The contestant was a teammate of the eliminated contestant in the Spotlight Challenge.
  The contestant was deemed the least successful but was saved by the judges and was not eliminated.
  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
1131"Wanted Dead or Alive"January 13, 2016 (2016-01-13)0.98[2]0.3[2]

  • Spotlight Challenge: Season 10 begins with the 14 competing artists working in teams of two to create rogue alien bounty hunters.
Top Looks:
Anna & Melissa : Tolo Ezulon - Last seen in the outer rim of the Taurian Cluster
Kaleb & Walter : Maas Rossi - Known to frequent the planet Nyguriat in the boldaarion Galaxy
Safe:
Robert & Katie : Honorin Fallador - Thought to be hiding on near Purenen Prime's Third Moon Celedan
Jennifer & Mel : Delta Indemna - Last known whereabouts Verssa Minor
Rob & Njoroge : Sansar Ceptis - Whereabouts unknown believed to have a hide-out in the Ithi Nebula
Bottom Looks:
Ant & Johnny : Yorek Jess - Believed to be hiding in the Josephus System
Greg & Yvonne : Jinxx Barges - Last seen in lower quadrant of the Aurelian System
Winner: Micah
Eliminated: Greg
1142"Child's Play"January 20, 2016 (2016-01-20)0.97[3]0.4[3]

  • Spotlight Challenge: Paul Reubens appears when the artists work in teams to create a whimsical makeup based on an over-sized toy. As the winner of the first spotlight challenge, Micah was allowed to join a team of her choice to form a group of three.
Guest Judge: Paul Reubens
Not Chosen:
Jack-in-the-box
Cellphone
Roller Skates
Jacks
Top Looks:
Anna & Mel : Watch
Melissa, Rob, & Johnny : Lollipops
Safe:
Walter & Ant : Racecar
Kaleb & Katie : Key
Bottom Looks:
Robert & Yvonne : Dice
Jennifer & Njoroge : Crayons
Winner: Mel
Eliminated: Jennifer
1153"Lost Languages"January 27, 2016 (2016-01-27)1.08[4]0.4[4]

  • Spotlight Challenge: The remaining 12 artists team up to create a member of a long-lost race inspired by unique languages created by Game of Thrones linguist David Peterson.
Guest Judge: David Peterson
Top Looks:
Anna & Yvonne: Rapid, Commanding Language
Kaleb & Mel: Breathy, Hissing Language
Safe:
Katie & Melissa: Calm Language
Rob & Walter: Throaty Language
Bottom Looks:
Johnny & Robert: Aggressive Language
Ant & Njoroge: Hissing, Clicking Tongue
Winner: Yvonne
Eliminated: Ant
1164"Covert Characters"February 3, 2016 (2016-02-03)0.98[5]0.4[5]

  • Focus Challenge: For their first individual challenge, the artists must create realistic disguise makeups for "secret agents".
Guest Judge: Gale Anne Hurd
Top Looks:
Robert: Agent Popzlateva
Rob: Agent Johnson
Safe:
Melissa: Agent McDonough
Mel: Agent Stiles
Walter: Agent Visscher
Anna: Agent Scamman
Johnny: Agent Morales
Yvonne: Agent Fuller
Bottom Looks:
Njoroge: Agent Ansdell
Kaleb: Agent Wright
Katie: Agent Phillips
Winner: Rob
Eliminated: Njoroge
1175"Foreign Bodies"February 10, 2016 (2016-02-10)0.87[6]0.3[6]

  • Foundation Challenge: Working in teams of two, the artists must create slime as inspiration for the spotlight challenge. The winning team receives immunity.
Guest Judge: Lance Henriksen
Top Foundations:
Johnny & Walter
Mel & Melissa
Winners: Mel & Melissa
  • Spotlight Challenge: The artists must create parasitic aliens that burst out of human hosts. The aliens also have to include a slime element.
Top Looks:
Rob & Kaleb - Nereis sandersi
Mel & Melissa - Enoplida nematode
Safe:
Walter & Johnny - Tardigrade
Bottom Looks:
Katie & Robert - Taenia taeniaeformis
Anna & Yvonne - Lepidonotopodium piscesae
Winner: Rob
Eliminated: Katie
1186"Death's Doorstep"February 17, 2016 (2016-02-17)0.86[7]0.3[7]

  • Spotlight Challenge: The artists must create whimsical ghost characters based on unique obituaries.
Top Looks:
Rob - Wendy Wand (sawed in half)
Yvonne - Jerry Rig (killed by a drill)
Safe:
Melissa - Suzanne Stitches (died in sewing accident)
Anna - Rose Mary (died in kitchen explosion)
Robert - Thomas Watts (electrocuted in bathtub)
Walter - Seymour Sharp (killed by juggling knives)
Bottom Looks:
Mel - Sally Slopes (died in skiing accident)
Johnny - Sarah N. Geti (trampled in safari)
Kaleb - Finn Waters (died scuba diving)
Winner: Yvonne
Eliminated: Johnny
1197"The Gauntlet II"February 24, 2016 (2016-02-24)0.94[8]0.4[8]

  • The Gauntlet: The artists face three different stages of challenges in which the Top Looks of each stage will be deemed safe and will not participate in the following stages. At the end of The Gauntlet one artist will be eliminated.
Stage 1: The artists must create their own captain characters based on a given historical ship. The captains must have a significant beard.
Melissa & Yvonne: The Mandjet - Egyptian Sun God Ra's solar barge which travels through the sky to provide light to the world
Walter & Rob: Naglfar - Viking Ship composed of the bones & nails of the dead
Kaleb & Robert: Flying Dutchman - Pirate ship manned by soulless dead pirates
Mel & Anna: The Nautilus - Jules Verne's fictional steam powered submarine from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Top Looks of Stage 1: Walter & Melissa
Stage 2: Pandora's Boxes - The artists must create a character with three pre-made prostheses that they must use in a different and creative way.
Top Looks of Stage 2: Rob & Robert
Stage 3: The artists must create three horror makeups that embody the phrase "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil".
Top Looks of Stage 3: Mel & Yvonne
Bottom Looks of Stage 3: Anna & Kaleb
Winner of Stage 3: Mel
Eliminated: Kaleb
1208"Smoke and Mirrors"March 2, 2016 (2016-03-02)0.86[9]0.3[9]

  • Spotlight Challenge: The artists must transform beautiful, yet evil sorceresses into their hideous true self.
Top Looks:
Yvonne - Corpse Conjurer
Rob - Dragon Queen
Safe:
Mel - Temptress of the Flame
Melissa - Wiccan of the Woods
Walter - Emerald Empress
Bottom Looks:
Robert - Sea Witch: Maris Tenebris (latin: Darkness of the Sea)
Anna - Shadow Enchantress
Winner: Rob
Eliminated: Anna
1219"Bottled Up"March 9, 2016 (2016-03-09)0.95[10]0.3[10]

  • Foundation Challenge: The artists must create warrior valkyrie makeups. The winner receives immunity.
Guest Judge: Douglas Noe
Top Looks:
Yvonne
Melissa
Winner: Melissa
  • Spotlight Challenge: The artists must create mischievous genie characters based on unique vessels with oil lamps.
Guest Judge: Bill Corso
Top Looks:
Rob
Walter
Safe:
Yvonne
Melissa
Bottom Looks:
Mel
Robert
Winner: Walter
Eliminated: Robert
12210"Keep One Eye Open"March 16, 2016 (2016-03-16)0.91[11]0.3[11]

  • Focus Challenge: The artists must create unique cyclops characters.
Guest Judge: Douglas Smith
Top Looks:
Rob
Melissa
Safe:
Yvonne
Bottom Looks:
Mel
Walter
Winner: Melissa
Eliminated: N/A
Saved: Mel
12311"The Art of Warcraft"March 23, 2016 (2016-03-23)0.89[12]0.3[12]

  • Spotlight Challenge: The artists must convert races from World of Warcraft into realistic characters that could be featured in a film.
Guest Consultant: World of Warcraft's Senior Art Director: Chris Robinson
Guest Judge: Robert Kazinsky
Top Looks:
Walter - Draenei
Mel - Troll
Rob - Tauren
Bottom Looks:
Yvonne - Goblin
Melissa - Worgen
Winner: Walter
Eliminated: Yvonne
12412"Skull Island: Reign of Kong"March 30, 2016 (2016-03-30)0.96[13]0.3[13]

  • Spotlight Challenge: The artists must select a creature featured in the upcoming "Skull Island: Reign of Kong" attraction at Universal Studios and create an evolved, more intelligent form of it in order to obtain a spot in the finale. The winner of the challenge will get to travel to Universal Studios and be one of the first to experience the "Reign of Kong" attraction.
Looks:
Walter - Winged Bat/Rat Hybrid Creature (terapusmordax)
Mel - Insect Creature (decarnocimex)
Rob - Dinosaur Creature: V-Rex (vastsatatosaur rex)
Melissa - Crab-like Creature: aracho-claw (arachnocids)
Winner: Micah
Eliminated: Mel
12513"Sinister Showdown: Part 1"April 6, 2016 (2016-04-06)0.82[14]0.3[14]

  • Spotlight Challenge: The artists must create two characters that would be part of a horror film: one demonic character and one possessed character. Three different directors with different scripts of the film named "Hell Hole" will work with each artist. Eliminated contestants will also aid the finalists during the challenge. On the first part of the challenge, the artists create their characters to later get feedback from their directors on what to improve on during a lighting test.
Directors: John Wynn, Bryce James McGuire, & Ryan Spindell
Guest Mentor: Lois Burwell
Rob with Kaleb and Anna
Director: Bryce McGuire for "Hell Hole: Dead Earth"
Creatures: Oil/Earth Demon and Possessed Martha
Melissa with Yvonne and Johnny
Director John Wynn for "Hell Hole: Repossession"
Cyclops/Shadow Demon and Possessed Sam
Walter with Mel and Robert
Director: Ryan Spindell for "Hell Hole: Dark Harvest"
Pumpkin/Tree Demon and Possessed Martha
12614"Sinister Showdown: Part 2"April 13, 2016 (2016-04-13)1.02[15]0.4[15]

After revising their makeups with their directors, the artists improve their characters in order to get them ready for filming.

  • Melissa's short film: "Hell Hole: Repossession" with Director John Wynn/Starring Sam, Martha, Cyclops/Shadow Demon, and Possessed Sam
  • Walter's short film: "Hell Hole: Dark Harvest" with Director Ryan Spindell/Starring Sam, Martha, Pumpkin/Tree Demon, and Possessed Martha
  • Rob's short film: "Hell Hole: Dead Earth" with Director Bryce James McGuire/Starring Sam, Martha, Oil/Earth Demon, and Possessed Martha
Guest Judge: Jason Blum
Winner: Rob

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