Face Off season 12

*Face Off*
Face Off
Season 12
No. of episodes	10
Release
Original network	Syfy
Original release	June 13 –; August 22, 2017
Season chronology
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	List of episodes

Last updated June 23, 2024

The twelfth season of the Syfy reality television series Face Off (Styled as Face Off: Divide & Conquer) premiered on June 13, 2017. This season divides contestants into two competing FX shops. Each week the teams designate one competitor the foreperson, who designates group tasks, coordinates the project, and represents the team to the judges. At the end of each challenge, the most successful artist from the winning team is declared the challenge winner, and the least successful artist from the losing team is eliminated.

Contestants

Source:^[1]

Name	Hometown	Original Team Shop Name	Place Finished
Laura McCormick	Marlow, Oklahoma	Twisted Six Effects Shop	12th
Al Tuskes	Cleveland, Ohio	Twisted Six Effects Shop	11th
Nick Fischer	Wildwood, Illinois	Twisted Six Effects Shop	10th
Jill Burgner	Cleveland, Ohio	Twisted Six Effects Shop	9th
Joseph Drobezko	New York City, New York	Ethereal Effects Shop	8th
Suzanne Bostwick	Stevens Point, Wisconsin	Ethereal Effects Shop	7th
Phil Harrah	Galloway Township, New Jersey	Twisted Six Effects Shop	6th
Nelson Cooper	Ventura, California	Ethereal Effects Shop	4th/5th
Faina Rudshteyn	Brooklyn, New York City, New York	Ethereal Effects Shop	4th/5th
Kierstin Lapatka	Baltimore, Maryland	Ethereal Effects Shop	Runner Up
KC Mussman	Los Angeles, California	Twisted Six Effects Shop	Runner Up
Andrew Freeman	Glendora, California	Ethereal Effects Shop	Winner

Contestant progress

Contestant				Episode
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9/10
				Original Teams		First Switch		Second Switch			Individual
			Andrew	IN‡	IN	WIN	HIGH	HIGH	WIN	HIGH‡	IN	WINNER
			KC	IN	IN	HIGH	IN	WIN‡	IN	WIN	IN	RUNNER-UP
			Kierstin	LOW	HIGH	IN	WIN	LOW‡	LOW	HIGH‡	WIN	RUNNER-UP
			Faina	HIGH	WIN	HIGH	IN‡	IN	HIGH	LOW	OUT
			Nelson	IN	LOW‡	LOW	IN	IN	LOW‡	LOW	OUT
		Phil		HIGH	LOW	IN	LOW	IN	HIGH‡	OUT
		Suzanne		LOW	IN	LOW‡	IN	IN	OUT
		Joseph		WIN	IN	HIGH	LOW‡	OUT
	Jill			HIGH	LOW‡	LOW	OUT
	Nick			LOW	HIGH	OUT‡
Al				LOW‡	OUT
Laura				OUT

The contestant was a member of Twisted Six Effects Shop.

The contestant was a member of Ethereal Effects Shop.

The contestant competed individually.

The contestant won Face Off.

The contestant was a runner-up.

The contestant won a Spotlight Challenge.

The contestant was part of a team that won a Spotlight Challenge.

The contestant was in the top in the Spotlight Challenge.

The contestant was declared one of the best in the Spotlight Challenge but was not in the running for the win.

The contestant was in the bottom in the Spotlight Challenge.

The contestant was a teammate of the eliminated contestant in the Spotlight Challenge.

The contestant was eliminated.

‡ The contestant was the Foreperson for their shop this challenge.

Recurring people

McKenzie Westmore - Host
Michael Westmore - Mentor

Judges

Episodes

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Original air date	U.S. viewers (million)	18-49 Rating
141	1	"Pack Leaders"	June 13, 2017 (2017-06-13)	0.72^[2]	0.2^[2]
Spotlight Challenge: In the season 12 premiere, 12 new artists are split into two teams to create werewolf packs, including an Alpha, Beta and Omega. Top Looks: Faina & Joseph: Omega Jill & Phil: Beta Safe: Andrew (Foreman) & Nelson: Alpha KC: Alpha Bottom Looks: Kierstin & Suzanne: Beta Al (Foreman): Alpha Laura & Nick: Omega Winning Shop: Ethereal Effects Shop Winner: Joseph Eliminated: Laura
142	2	"Hive Mind"	June 20, 2017 (2017-06-20)	0.52^[3]	0.2^[3]
Spotlight Challenge: The artists take inspiration from hive based insects to create "Queen", "Drone", and "Worker" aliens. The shops must each also create a hatching alien egg prop to accompany their aliens. Ethereal Effects: Termite Twisted Six Effects: Wasp Top Looks: Faina & Kierstin: Worker Nick: Queen Safe: Joseph & Andrew : Drone KC: Worker Suzanne: Egg Bottom Looks: Al: Egg & Drone Phil: Drone Nelson (Foreman): Queen Jill (Forewoman): Queen Winning Shop: Ethereal Effects Shop Winner: Faina Eliminated: Al Guest Judge: Eryn Krueger Mekash (in place Ve Neill)
143	3	"Dream House"	June 27, 2017 (2017-06-27)	0.63^[4]	0.2^[4]
Team Change: Due to Twisted Six having two fewer members than Ethereal Effects, Joseph was transferred to Twisted Six prior to the start of the third challenge. Spotlight Challenge: The artists take inspiration from unique houses to create families of whimsical fantasy characters. Top Looks: Faina & Andrew: Papa Woodchuck KC & Joseph: Fairy Godfather Safe: Phil : Chestpieces for the Fairies Kierstin: Mama Woodchuck Bottom Looks: Suzanne (Forewoman) & Nelson: Tree Witch Nick (Foreman): Elder Fairy Sister Jill : Younger Fairy Sister Winning Shop: Ethereal Effects Shop Winner: Andrew Eliminated: Nick Guest Judge: Elizabeth Mitchell
144	4	"Dante's Demons"	July 11, 2017 (2017-07-11)	0.58^[5]	0.2^[5]
Spotlight Challenge: The artists create demons from the nine circles of Hell described in Dante's Inferno, drawing inspiration from unique 3D printed horns created by Neville. Top Looks: Andrew: Heresy Kierstin: Gluttony Safe: Faina (Forewoman): Anger Suzanne: Greed Nelson: Limbo KC: Fraud Bottom Looks: Joseph (Foreman): Lust Phil: Violence Jill: Treachery Winning Shop: Ethereal Effects Shop Winner: Kierstin Eliminated: Jill
145	5	"String Theory"	July 18, 2017 (2017-07-18)	0.64^[6]	0.2^[6]
Team Change: Due to Twisted Six having two fewer members than Ethereal Effects, Andrew was transferred to Twisted Six prior to the start of the fifth challenge. Spotlight Challenge: The artists create representations of the four seasons that will perform a dance number choreographed by Travis Wall with the Antonio Vivaldi's Four Seasons . After the reveal, the judges announce that, due to strong and weak makeups from both shops, this challenge is a draw. As such, the winning and eliminated artists can come from either shop. Top Looks: Andrew: Spring KC (Forewoman): Summer Safe: Faina: Autumn Suzanne: Spring Nelson: Winter Phil: Autumn Bottom Looks: Kierstin (Forewoman): Summer Joseph: Winter Winning Shop: Tie Winner: KC Eliminated: Joseph Guest Judge: Travis Wall
146	6	"Possessed Possessions"	July 25, 2017 (2017-07-25)	0.66^[7]	0.2^[7]
Spotlight Challenge: The artists create the owners of possessed objects, with the makeups reflecting an interaction between the victim and the object. Top Looks: Andrew: Tricycle Phil (Foreman): Baby Carriage Faina: Typewriter Safe: KC: Camera Bottom Looks: Kierstin: Radio Suzanne: Clock Nelson (Foreman): Violin Winning Shop: Twisted Six Effects Winner: Andrew Eliminated: Suzanne Guest Judge: Cheyenne Jackson
147	7	"Feral Fungi"	August 1, 2017 (2017-08-01)	0.62^[8]	0.2^[8]
Spotlight Challenge: The artists create zombies born of a fungal virus at three stages: one, seven, and thirty days after infection. At the end of the challenge, the shops are dissolved, and the judges choose 5 semi-finalists to move forward to compete individually. Top Looks: Andrew(Foreman): Brain mushroom, Thirty Days Kierstin(Forewoman): Octopus stinkhorn, One Day KC: Brain mushroom, Seven Days Bottom Looks: Nelson: Octopus stinkhorn, Thirty Days Faina: Octopus stinkhorn, Seven Days Phil: Brain mushroom, One Day Winning Shop: None (Shops Dissolved) Winner: KC Eliminated: Phil Guest Judge: Neil Druckmann
148	8	"Amusing Aliens"	August 8, 2017 (2017-08-08)	0.63^[9]	0.2^[9]
Spotlight Challenge: The artists create whimsical aliens inspired by actual recordings captured from space. Winner: Kierstin Eliminated: Faina & Nelson Guest Judge: Rick Baker
149	9	"Journey Into Fear, Part 1"	August 15, 2017 (2017-08-15)	0.70^[10]	0.2^[10]
Spotlight Challenge: The final three artists create makeups to be featured in a haunted house designed by Glenn Hetrick. Each contestant selects a room in the house, and is assigned two characters to interpret. Each Finalist is assisted by season 3 semi-finalist/season 5 finalist Roy Wooley with fabricated elements for their characters during day 2. Andrew (assisted by Nelson & Joseph) - The Laboratory (The Doctor and the Experiment) KC (assisted by Faina & Jill) - Hell (Asmodeus and the Imp) Kierstin (assisted by Phil & Suzanne) - The Temple (Ahmet and the Conjurer)
150	10	"Journey Into Fear, Part 2"	August 22, 2017 (2017-08-22)	0.54^[11]	0.2^[11]
Spotlight Challenge: The finalists must revise their makeups from the first part of the finale, as well as create a floater character to interact with the public outside of their rooms. Andrew (assisted by Nelson, Joseph & Nick) - The Laboratory (The Doctor, the Experiment, and the Laboratory Floater) KC (assisted by Faina, Jill & Laura) - Hell (Asmodeus, the Imp, and the Hell Floater) Kierstin (assisted by Phil, Suzanne & Al) - The Temple (Ahmet, the Conjurer, and the Temple Floater) Winner: Andrew

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References

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1 2 Metcalf, Mitch (June 14, 2017). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.13.2017". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on June 14, 2017. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
1 2 Metcalf, Mitch (June 21, 2017). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.20.2017". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on June 22, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
1 2 Metcalf, Mitch (June 28, 2017). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.27.2017". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on June 29, 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
1 2 Metcalf, Mitch (July 12, 2017). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.11.2017". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on July 13, 2017. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
1 2 Metcalf, Mitch (July 19, 2017). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.18.2017". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on July 19, 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
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[1] "Cast: Season 12". Face Off . Archived from the original on June 18, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2017.

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[12.02-3] 1 2 Metcalf, Mitch (June 21, 2017). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.20.2017". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on June 22, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2017.

[12.03-4] 1 2 Metcalf, Mitch (June 28, 2017). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.27.2017". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on June 29, 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2017.

[12.04-5] 1 2 Metcalf, Mitch (July 12, 2017). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.11.2017". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on July 13, 2017. Retrieved July 12, 2017.

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