| Going for Gold | |
|---|---|
 Premiere Foundation Guest Judge: Catherine Hardwicke | |
| Episode Information | |
| Release Date | August 13, 2013 |
| Season # | 5 |
| Episode # | 1 |
| Results | |
| Foundation Winner | Tate |
| Reward | Immunity |
| Top Looks | Miranda & Alana; Laura; Laney & Rick |
| Bottom Looks | Eddie & Tolin ; Adolfo; Eric, Frank, & RJ |
| Winner | Miranda |
| Eliminated | Tolin |
| Chronology | |
| Previous | "The Vets Strike Back" (Season 5 special) |
| Next | "Future Frankenstein" |
"Going for Gold" is the first episode of the fifth season of Face Off.
Foundation
Challenge: Create an original character inspired by one of the costumed partygoers where the artists met.
- Guests: Yaya Han, Riki "Riddle" Lecotey, Jessica Merizan, Holly Conrad and Jessie Lagers of SyFy's Heroes of Cosplay.
- Guest Judge: Catherine Hardwicke
- Reward: Immunity
Spotlight
Challenge: Create five original, hyper-stylized fantasy characters that would all fit in the same world.
- Winning Team: Veterans
| Teams (Theme) | Fantasy character | |
|---|---|---|
| Veterans (Witch & Servants) | Newcomers (Council) | |
| RJ, Eric, & Frank | Tolin & Eddie | Ogre |
| Roy | Laney & Rick | Faun |
| Tate | Adolfo | Troll |
| Alana & Miranda | Lyma | Pixie |
| Laura | Sam & Scott | witch |
Gallery
Promotional material
S05E01 - sneak peek - "Going for Gold"
Trivia
| Contestants | ||||||||||||||||
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| Judges | ||||||||||||||||
| Glenn Hetrick · Ve Neill · Neville Page | ||||||||||||||||
| McKenzie Westmore (Host) · Michael Westmore (Mentor) | ||||||||||||||||
| Episodes | ||||||||||||||||
| Special: "The Vets Strike Back" · "Going for Gold" · "Future Frankenstein" · "Gettin' Goosed" · "Subterranean Terror" · "Mother Earth Goddess" · "Trick or Treat" · "Living Art" · "Cosmic Circus" · "Mortal Sins" · "The Laughing Dead" · "Dark Magic" · "Flights of Fantasy" · "Swan Song" | ||||||||||||||||
| Other | ||||||||||||||||
| List of Face Off models · Guest Judges |
