The ninth season of the Syfy reality television series Face Off premieres on July 28, 2015. The ninth season features 16 prosthetic makeup artists competing against each other to create makeup effects. The winning artist will receive $100,000, a 2015 Fiat and a VIP trip courtesy of Kryolan Professional Make-Up to one of their 85 international locations.
Judges[]
- Glenn Hetrick
- Ve Neill
- Neville Page
- Michael Westmore (Mentor)
- McKenzie Westmore (Host)
Contestants[]
- Ben Ploughman , 24 - Austin, TX
- Brittany Leslie , 25 - Mt. Sinai, NY
- Evan Hedges , 29 - Boulder, CO
- Jasmine Ringo , 31 - Atlanta, GA
- Jason Henricks , 36 - Crane, OR
- Jordan Patton , 25 - Parkersburg, WV
- Kevon Ward , 27 - Rock Spring, WY
- Libby Rose Goldberg , 28 - Ojai, CA
- Megan Wilbur , 24 - Hightstown, NJ
- Melissa 'Missy Munster' Stell , 20 - Palmdale, CA
- Nora Hewitt , 25 - Barkhamsted, CT
- Omar Sfreddo , 40 - Miami, FL
- Ricky Vitus , 22 - Schenectady, NY
- Scott Fensterer , 43 - Orlando, FL
- Sidney Cumbie , 31 - Pace, FL
- Stevie Calabrese , 26 - Grayslake, IL
Contestant Progress[]
Contestant | Episode | ||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | ||
Nora | IN | HIGH | LOW | IN | HIGH | IN | IN | WIN | HIGH | IN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | |
Ben | WIN | IN | HIGH | IN | HIGH | WIN | IN | IN | LOW | WIN | LOW | IN | IN | FINALIST | |
Evan | HIGH | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN‡ | LOW | IN | WIN | LOW | WIN | IN | IN | FINALIST | |
Scott | IN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | HIGH | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | OUT | |||
Jordan | HIGH | IN | HIGH | IN | WIN | LOW | IN | IN | IN | IN | HIGH | OUT | |||
Stevie | LOW | IN | IN | HIGH | IN | HIGH | HIGH | IN | IN | IN | OUT | ||||
Meg | IN | WIN | LOW | LOW | LOW‡ | IN | WIN | IN | 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 |
Episodes[]
Episode 1: "Intergalactic Zoo"[]
Airdate: July 28, 2015
Teams | Museum Piece |
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Brittany & Jason | Turtle Shell |
Evan & Sidney | Schorl Tourmaline with Albite |
Jasmine & Ricky | Alligator Skin |
Jordan & Ben | Azurite with Malachite |
Missy & Meg | Herbivore Jaw |
Nora & Scott | Ram Horn |
Omar & Kevon | Clam |
Stevie & Libby | Native Silver |
- Spotlight Challenge: Season 9 begins with the 16 artists working in pairs to construct original alien animals that incorporate two models into one massive creation. Later, a surprise announcement from the judges keeps everyone on edge.
- Top Looks: Evan & Sidney; Jordan & Ben
- Bottom Looks: Omar & Kevon; Stevie & Libby
- Winner: Ben
Episode 2: "Siren Song"[]
Airdate: August 4, 2015
Teams | Sea Creature |
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Ben & Ricky | Blue Seaslug |
Sidney & Omar | Portuguese Man O'War |
Brittany & Nora | Flabellina Nudibranch |
Jordan & Jasmine | Yellow Boxfish |
Jason & Evan | Peacock Mantis Shrimp |
Kevon & Meg | Tactile Cone Snail |
Libby & Missy | Striped Surgeonfish |
Scott & Stevie | Blue Ringed Octopus |
- Spotlight Challenge: The artists, in teams of two, must create beautiful but deadly sirens based off of unique sea creatures.
- Top Looks: Kevon & Meg; Nora & Brittany
- Bottom Looks: Sidney & Omar; Libby & Missy
- Winner: Meg
- Eliminated: Sidney & Omar
Episode 3: "Surprise of the Century"[]
Airdate: August 11, 2015
Teams | Couple |
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Ben & Jasmine | Liza & Tom |
Evan & Kevon | Jamie & Chris |
Jason & Missy | Cassandra & Matt |
Libby & Brittany | Kelly & Rudy |
Meg & Nora | Michael & Devin |
Ricky & Jordan | Charlotte & Serge |
Scott & Stevie | Leah & Andrew |
- Spotlight Challenge: Face Off will celebrate its 100th episode in style, as the artists turn real-life engaged couples into whimsically undead duos. Following the challenge, host McKenzie Westmore, recently an ordained minister, will marry the couples as they say their vows in front of friends and family.
- Top Looks: Ben & Jasmine; Ricky & Jordan
- Bottom Looks: Jason & Missy; Meg & Nora
- Winner: Jasmine
- Eliminated: Missy
Episode 4: "Frightful Fiction"[]
Airdate: August 18, 2015
Contestant | Horror Mash-up Book | |
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Ben | Kevon | The Legend of King Arthur and His Undead Knights |
Jason | Meg | The Scarlet Letter: Puritan Poltergeist |
Brittany | Great Expectations of a Serial Killer | |
Jordan | Nora | Gulliver's Travels in the Underworld |
Scott | Stevie | Don Quixote: Monster of La Mancha |
Libby | Ricky | The Exorcism of Monte Cristo |
Evan | Jasmine | Sherlock Holmes: Bloodsucker |
- Focus Challenge: The artists have two days to create and apply a clean, detailed face makeup based upon literary mash-ups.
- Guest Judge: Lois Burwell
- Top Looks: Jasmine, Scott & Stevie
- Bottom Looks: Brittany, Jason & Meg
- Winner: Scott
- Eliminated: Brittany
Episode 5: "The Gatekeepers"[]
Airdate: August 25, 2015
Teams |
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Ben & Jordan |
Evan & Stevie |
Jasmine & Nora |
Jason & Ricky |
Kevon & Scott |
Libby & Meg |
The artists compete for immunity in a Foundation Challenge based on a classic Rorschach inkblot test. Later, they pair off and use a unique gateway as inspiration for two makeups, the gatekeeper to an alternate dimension and the creature it guards.
- Foundation Challenge
- Guest Judge: Eryn Krueger Mekash
- Reward: Immunity
- Top Looks: Meg & Jasmine
- Winner: Meg
- Top Looks: Meg & Jasmine
- Spotlight Challenge
- Top Looks: Ben & Jordan; Nora & Jasmine
- Bottom Looks: Jason & Ricky; Libby & Meg
- Winner: Jordan
- Eliminated: Libby
Episode 6: "Extraterrestrial Enterprise"[]
Airdate: September 1, 2015
Retro-style alien characters created for a Foundation Challenge come into play when the artists receive their Spotlight Challenge.
- Foundation Challenge
- Guest Judge: Michael Westmore
- Reward: Immunity
- Top Looks: Evan & Jordan
- Winner: Evan
- Top Looks: Evan & Jordan
- Spotlight Challenge
- Guest: Jonathan Frakes
- Guest Judge: Michael Dorn
- Top Looks: Ben, Scott, & Stevie
- Bottom Looks: Jasmine, Jason, & Jordan
- Winner: Ben
- Eliminated: Jason
Episode 7: "All That Glitters"[]
Airdate: September 8, 2015
Contestant | Shakespearean Character | Shakespearean Work |
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Ben | Titania | A Midsummer Night's Dream |
Evan | Hecate | Macbeth |
Jasmine | Hermoine | The Winter's Tale |
Jordan | Lady Macbeth | Macbeth |
Kevon | Joan la Pucelle | Henry VI |
Meg | Queen Mab | Romeo & Juliet |
Nora | Sycorax | The Tempest |
Ricky | Ophelia | Hamplet |
Scott | Cleopatra | Antony & Cleopatra |
Stevie | Hippolyta | A Midsummer's Night Dream |
The artists must turn male models into female Shakespearean characters.
- Focus Challenge:
- Top Looks: Meg & Stevie
- Bottom Looks: Evan & Ricky
- Winner: Meg
- Eliminated: Ricky
Episode 8: "The Gauntlet"[]
Airdate: September 15, 2015
The nine remaining artists have their skills put to the ultimate test when faced with a grueling set of three increasingly difficult challenges called "The Gauntlet."
- Winner: Nora
- Eliminated: Jasmine
Episode 9: "Judgement Day"[]
Airdate: September 22, 2015
The remaining artists add their own twist to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
Groups | Horseman | |||
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War | Pestilence | Famine | Death | |
Jordan | Meg | Stevie | Scott | |
Ben | Kevon | Nora | Evan |
- Spotlight Challenge
- Top Looks: Nora & Evan
- Bottom Looks: Ben & Kevon
- Winner: Evan
- Eliminated: Kevon
Episode 10: "Freak Show"[]
Airdate: September 29, 2015
Contestant | Freak Show Name |
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Ben | The Human Peacock |
Evan | Moon Girl |
Jordan | Elephant Lady |
Megan | Inside-Out Oscar |
Nora | Larry the Lobster |
Scott | Twisted Tom |
Stevie | Icicle Irma |
Not Chosen | The Indestructible Man |
A "barbaric" Foundation Challenge is judged by Oscar-winning makeup artist Robin Matthews. That's followed by a trip to the circus as the seven remaining artists compete to dazzle the judges with their freak show-inspired makeups.
- Foundation Challenge
- Guest Judge: Robin Mathews
- Reward: Immunity
- Top Looks: Meg & Scott
- Winner: Scott
- Top Looks: Meg & Scott
- Spotlight Challenge
- Top Looks: Ben
- Bottom Looks: Megan & Evan
- Winner: Ben
- Eliminated: Megan
Episode 11: "Beyond the Expanse[]
Airdate: October 6, 2015
Contestant | Disaster |
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Ben | Volcanic Disaster |
Evan | Severe Drought |
Jordan | Ice Age |
Nora | Toxic Pollution |
Scott | Nuclear Fallout |
Stevie | Polar Melting |
Not Chosen | Asteroid Impact |
The artists must tackle a focus challenge inspired by The Expanse; contestants have to re-imagine human evolution.
- Guests: Daniel Abraham & Ty Franck
- Top Looks: Evan & Jordan
- Bottom Looks: Stevie & Ben
- Winner: Evan
- Eliminated: Stevie
Episode 12: "Death Becomes Them[]
Airdate: October 13, 2015
Contestant | Family Member |
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Ben | Inappropriate Uncle |
Evan | Bully Older Brother |
Jordan | Spinster Aunt |
Nora | Black Sheep Cousin |
Scott | Stern Father |
Not Chosen | Evil Stepmother Overprotective Mother |
The five remaining artists make quirky and macabre family member characters; two artists will be eliminated.
- Finalists: Ben, Evan, & Nora
- Eliminated: Jordan & Scott
Episode 13: "Movie Magic, Part 1"[]
Airdate: October 20, 2015
Artist | Team Mates | Short Film Title |
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Ben | Jordan Scott |
Resurrection |
Evan | Kevon Stevie |
Quarantine Zone |
Nora | Jasmine Meg |
The Prey |
Finalists learn they will be working with a director and a production crew to create three short films on location.
Episode 14: "Movie Magic, Part 2"[]
Airdate: October 27, 2015
Artist | Team Mates | Short Film Title | Characters |
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Ben | Jordan Scott Jason |
Resurrection | Priest, Resurrected, & Victim |
Evan | Kevon Stevie Libby |
Quarantine Zone | Wanderer, Captive, & Creature |
Nora | Jasmine Meg Ricky |
The Prey | Prey, Hunter, & Ally |
The finalists must continue to work on their characters for the short film shoots.
- Winner: Nora
Trivia[]
Face Off (Season 9)
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Contestants | ||||||||||||||||
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Judges | ||||||||||||||||
Glenn Hetrick · Ve Neill · Neville Page McKenzie Westmore (Host) · Michael Westmore (Mentor) | ||||||||||||||||
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"Intergalactic Zoo" · "Siren Song" · "Surprise of the Century" · "Frightful Fiction" · "The Gatekeepers" · "Extraterrestrial Enterprise" · "All That Glitters" · "The Gauntlet" · "Judgement Day" · "Freak Show" · "Beyond the Expanse" · "Death Becomes Them" · "Movie Magic, Part 1" · "Movie Magic, Part 2" | ||||||||||||||||
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Models · Guest Judges |
Syfy's Face Off | ||
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Seasons | ||
1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10· 11· 12· 13 | ||
Unofficial Seasons | ||
I · II · III · IV · V · VI · VII | ||
Judges | ||
Glenn Hetrick (2011-present) · Ve Neill (2011-present) · Neville Page (2012-present) · Lois Burwell (2014) · Patrick Tatopoulos (2011-2012) · McKenzie Westmore (Host) (2011-present) | ||
Winners | ||
Season 1: Conor McCullagh · Season 2: Rayce Bird · Season 3: Nicole Chilelli · Season 4: Anthony Kosar · Season 5: Laura Tyler · Season 6: Rashaad Santiago · Season 7: Dina Cimarusti · Season 8: Darla Edin · Season 9: Nora Hewitt · Season 10: Robert 'Rob' Seal · Season 11: Cig Neutron · Season 12: Andrew Freeman · Season 13: Matt Valentine | ||
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