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58 episodes
Jimmy Possum Challenge
It's half way through bedroom week and Jess flies to Sydney to shop with Neale Whitaker, who has some helpful design and styling advice. Then its challenge time and the teams drive to Bendigo where they meet Scotty at furniture manufacturers Jimmy Possum.
The Battle Of The Seagrass Wallpaper
The battle of the seagrass wallpaper continues. The teams are stopping at nothing to impress the judges this week. Scotty and Shelley arrive on site to check on progress and Josh is faced with a major set back when Keith tells him to start his flooring again.
The Block Open House 3
Tonight Block All Stars winners Phil and Amity help a Sydney family who are struggling to sell their home. Keith and Dan get together in the shed and make some stunning side tables.
Bedrooms Revealed
The battle of the seagrass wallpaper heats up when the second bedrooms are revealed and the judges are divided on one room. Neale loves it, but Shaynna isn't so keen and things heat up at Scotty's HQ when Dea and Darren wield the power of the chalk.
Buyers Jury
The teams start work on their laundries, powder rooms, and cellars. Then the teams head to meet Scotty and Shelley at HQ to hear some all-important feedback from the buyer's jury.
Make A Wish Challenge
Midway through a mammoth three room week, there's plenty of renovating on The Block, and challenge day comes at a very busy time. The contestants meet Shelley for a special Make A Wish Challenge, and all involved help put a smile on the faces of some unwell children.
Three Room Reality
Tempers fray as one contestant wants to quit. There's tiling gone wrong, laundry chute issues and floor levels that aren't right. Ayden and Jess's receive a welcome distraction when their children arrive for a visit.
The Block Open House 4: Bedroom 2 Review
Shelley will fill you in with all the best behind the scenes from the past week of renovating on The Block. Glasshouse winners Simon and Shannon help out a Sydney family in the latest "Doing Your Block". Design Doctor Darren Palmer helps a couple design a nursery
Powder Room, Laundry and Cellar Reveal
It's the end of a massive week of renovating when the four teams complete their powder rooms, laundries and cellars. The judges are impressed with all the rooms and when it comes to the scores, there's just half a point difference for three of the teams.
Buyers Jury
When the team's inspect each others rooms, there is controversy over the cost of Darren and Dea's cellar full of wine. The buyers jury also inspects the completed rooms and when it comes to choosing a winner, they don't agree with judges Neale, Shaynna and Darren.
Model Tenants Challenge
Midway through living and dining room week, Darren and Deanne are frustrated by the demands of the building inspector when they're told their ceiling is too low. The teams meet Scotty for a challenge where they'll need to bring their very best designer foot forward.
Living and Dining Rooms Take Shape
As the week continues, Anastasia is loosing confidence, Jess and Ayden are fighting and getting furniture into the apartments is proving difficult. Charlotte spends her birthday painting late into the night, taking extra care with the paint to try to impress the judges.
The Block Open House 5: Living & Dining Review
Shaynna Blaze gives us great advice about how to get the Hollywood regency look at your place. Glasshouse contestants Michael and Carlene are back for Doing Your Block and Scotty rescues another Knucklehead.
Living and Dining Rooms Revealed
Four exhausted teams deliver their living and dining rooms and in Scotty's HQ, the feedback from the judges is brutal. One team doesn't complete their dining area and another is devastated by the comments they receive.
Shaynna Mentors Dea
The mess in Dea and Darren's dining room is addressed when Shaynna arrives for a mentoring session. Tim and Anastasia plan a loo with a view in their ensuite. The buyers' advocates score the completed rooms and this week they don't agree with the judges.
Face Value Challenge
It's challenge day and the teams head to Coburg where they meet Scotty for a landscaping challenge. They'll have eight hours to transform the front gardens of two properties and the winning team will take home $6,000 cash.
Ensuite Week Continues
Our buyers' advocates arrive in Coburg to decide on a winner of the landscaping challenge. Then the teams head back to the Block and get working on their ensuites. Budgets are on everyone's mind as the invoices roll in and the teams struggle to pay their tradesmen.
The Block Open House
Block All Stars Matt and Kim help a family sell their home for top dollar, past contestant and professional painter Shannon gives his best painting tips. Design Doctor Darren Palmer works his magic in an incredible bathroom makeover.
Ensuites Revealed
Four spectacular ensuite bathrooms are revealed. Ayden and Jess struggle to complete their room and the exhausted four teams head to Scotty's HQ to find out who will win this week's much wanted $10,000 cash prize.
Master Bedrooms Begin
Another week of renovating begins with the master bedrooms. The contestants inspect each others completed ensuites and one team plays to win, giving every other team zero out of ten in The Block jury vote. Keith and Darren aren't seeing eye to eye this week.
Style to Sell Challenge
Trouble brews for Dea and Darren when the other teams call for an investigation into the cost of the 440 bottles of wine for their cellar. It's challenge day once again and the teams have the chance to win $5000 cash in a real estate styling challenge.
The Wine Audit
Construction is in full swing, with balconies being installed at each apartment. Scotty and Shelley arrive to check on progress of everyone's master suite. Ayden and Tim do their own investigation on Dea and Darren's cellar full of wine and ask Shelley for a wine audit.
Master Bedroom Reveal
Four very different master bedrooms and dressing rooms are revealed. One team scores a perfect thirty out of thirty but Scotty has a shocking surprise that changes the game. Dea and Darren's wine audit comes to a head when Scotty plays judge and jury.
The Block Triple Threat Special
Tonight Scott Cam takes you behind the scenes of The Block. You'll see auditions from our chosen contestants as well as entries from some of the thousands of people who want-to-be Blockheads.
Kitchen Week Begins
The Block's exterior takes shape when rendering begins. The jury votes are rigged as one team is favoured and awarded the $5000 cash. For Tim and Anastasia, kitchen week gets off to a rocky start and Dea and Darren argue with Keith about their depleting budget.
Kitchen Week Continues
Tonight four very different kitchens are well underway but progress stops when Tim and Anastasia's space isn't ready. Anastasia can't handle the pressure. The staircases begin to take shape.
Challenge Day
The couples are put into two teams on challenge day and compete against each other as they transform two corporate suites at the MCG. At The Block there's problems for Tim and Anastasia. They're not happy with their kitchen and the installation isn't going to plan.
Kitchens Revealed
The contestants complete four incredible and very different kitchens, but the judges aren't wowed by the efforts of the Blockheads. Dea and Darren are happy with their kitchen and are surprised and disappointed by feedback. One team takes home $10000.
Study And Stairs
Another week of renovating begins and the contestants are tired and scared of the enormous job. One team isn't organised and Keith and Dan decide to help out. The buyers advocates judge the completed kitchen and the teams also inspect each others kitchens.
Triple Threat Radio
Scotty tries his hand at live talk back radio with the contestants. Tim cooks a lamb on a spit as a treat for everyone on site.
Kitchen Capers Challenge
Midway through a difficult week, the contestants meet chef Matt Moran for a chance to win $5000. Its a great opportunity for the teams to showcase their beautiful new kitchens. Darren finds out that two of the teams have been given extra cash for their staircases.
Staircase Judging
Tonight marks the end of a huge week for The Block contestants when Scotty calls tools down on staircase and study week. In a Block first, one team receives the lowest scores ever given by the judges, who aren't impressed by anyone's efforts this week.
Terrace Week Begins
The final week of renovating begins as the teams gear up once again, this time for their outdoor terraces. Dea and Darren get to work finishing rooms in their apartment. Work on the front gardens begins & Tim and Anastasia are struggling with their budget.
Terraces Take Shape
Foreboy Dan offers a helping hand to Tim and Anastasia. The common areas of The Block take shape and Jess chooses a sculpture for the space. One contestant starts a rumour about Tim and Anastasia's mounting bills to tradesmen.
The Budget Blowout
If it can go wrong, it will go wrong for one couple on The Block, with budget woes, fighting, the rumour mill in overdrive and confrontation. Scotty is on duty to check on progress and steps in to get to the bottom of Tim and Anastasia's budget issues.
Terraces Revealed
It's the end of the final week of renovating on The Block and the terraces are handed over for judging. One team triumphs with a perfect thirty out of thirty but sadly one team doesn't finish their terrace.
The Final Challenge
The contestants have seventy two hours to complete their apartments and Scotty brings in a team of tradesmen from Mitre 10 to help get all four apartments completed.
Episode 57
Tonight, after ten weeks of renovating, the teams move out of The Block. Buyers arrive to inspect all the completed apartments and the judges score the completed apartments. There's $45,000 up for grabs.
The Auction
It's the moment the contestants have all been waiting for. After weeks of hard work their beautiful completed apartments are open for inspection.