The Block season 20
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| The Block | |
|---|---|
| Season 20 | |
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| No. of episodes | 52 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Nine Network |
| Original release | 12 August – 10 November 2024 |
| Season chronology | |
The twentieth season of Australian reality television series The Block premiered on 12 August 2024 on the Nine Network.[1] Hosts Scott Cam and Shelley Craft, Dan Reilly takes over being site foremen from Keith Schleiger as he was unable to move to Phillip Island full time, and judges Shaynna Blaze and Darren Palmer, all returning from the previous season, with Marty Fox taking over judging from Neale Whitaker.[clarification needed][2]
Applications for the twentieth season of the series opened in September 2023 until 15 October 2023, looking for couples aged between 18 and 65 years old being sought by casting agents.[3] Filming was expected to be a 12-week shoot period from late February 2024.[4] In September 2023, the twentieth season of The Block was officially confirmed at Nine's 2024 upfronts.[5][6] The location for this season was set to be in Daylesford, Victoria, but due to permit issues and complaints by local residents, Nine decided not to build in the area and started searching for a new location.[7][8][9] In October 2023, it was reported Nine had purchased the Island Cove Villas, set over 2.5 acres, for $9.5 Million on Phillip Island.[10][11] On 3 November 2023, the location was officially confirmed by Nine.[12][13] In December 2023, a tall privacy wall was built around the perimeter of the location to prevent locals from entering the premises.[14] In May 2024, foreman Keith Schleiger announced he would be drawing back his appearance to guest this season due to family commitments.[15] On 26 June 2024, the first teaser was shown which also revealed the contestants.[16] It was also revealed that longtime judge Neale Whitaker would not be returning to the show as a regular judge, after previously stepping back on judging duties in 2023. Marty Fox was to return as his replacement, and Whitaker would make a guest appearance.[17]
During the fifth week of filming, Jesse & Paige decided to leave the competition based on advice from the series psychologist, and a new team took their place with four rooms already complete.[18][19][20] Former contestants Ronnie and Georgia filled their place for one day as a prank before Maddy and Charlotte, sisters and home flippers from New South Wales, joined The Block in the following episode. They are the youngest ever duo to compete on the show.[21]
After the reveals of the final room, front yards, Kylie and Brad decided to leave and did not return for the final challenge. However, they did return on auction day. The last challenge, the club house, had all-stars return, but since Kylie and Brad did not come back to the work site, their all-star team, Jimmy & Tam (season 16 winners), had to renovate their rooms on their own.
The Block auctions (or Block-tions) for the houses were held on Saturday, 9 November 2024, with the final episode of 2024 airing the next day on Channel Nine and 9Now at 7:00 pm (AEDT) on Sunday, 10 November 2024.[22]
Contestants
| House | Couple | Age | Location | Relationship | Occupations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maddy & Charlotte Harry | 25 & 22 | Sydney, NSW | Sisters | Freelance home flippers |
| 2 | Courtney McInnes & Grant Freeman | 32 & 29 | Denmham Court, NSW | Married couple | Events account director and furniture designer & landscape business development manager |
| 3 | Ricky Recard & Haydn Wise | 34 & 37 | Melbourne, VIC | Best mates | Plumber & IT worker |
| 4 | Kylie & Brad Baker | 37 & 32 | Cairns, QLD | Married parents | Hairdresser and business owner & electrician and plumber |
| 5 | Kristian & Mimi Belperio | 31 & 28 | Adelaide, SA | Newlyweds | Electrician & restaurant manager |
Score history
| Teams | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maddy & Charlotte | Courtney & Grant | Ricky & Haydn | Kylie & Brad | Kristian & Mimi | ||
| Rooms | Scores | |||||
| Main Bathroom | 18+1⁄2 | — | 28 | 24 | 22 | 28+1⁄2 |
| Guest Bedroom | 27 | 27+1⁄2 | 22 | 22 | 28 | |
| Main Ensuite | 27+1⁄2 | 28 | 4 | 23 | 21+1⁄2 | |
| Guest Bedroom 2 | 26+1⁄2 | 27 | 26+1⁄2 | 27+1⁄2 | 28 | |
| Main Bedroom & Walk In Robe | — | 24+1⁄2 | 28 | 21+1⁄2 | 27+1⁄2 | 28 |
| Kitchen | 29 | 27 | 23 | 29+1⁄2 | 26+1⁄2 | |
| Guest Ensuite | 27+1⁄2 | 24 | 25 | 24+1⁄2 | 24+1⁄2 | |
| Living & Dining | 25+1⁄2 | 26+1⁄2 | 25 | 29+1⁄2 | 23+1⁄2 | |
| Office Rumpus | 28 | 23+1⁄2 | 28 | 16 | 12+1⁄2 | |
| Guest Bedroom & Laundry | 20 | 29+1⁄2 | 29 | 22+1⁄2 | 20+1⁄2 | |
| Backyard | 37 | 39 | 32 | 27 | 35 | |
| Frontyard | 31 | 38 | 36+1⁄2 | 26 | 31+1⁄2 | |
| Disney+ Club House | 28+1⁄2 | 28+1⁄2 | 27+1⁄2 | 29 | 30 | |
Weekly room expenditures
| Week | Room(s) | Budget | Costs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maddy & Charlotte | Courtney & Grant | Ricky & Haydn | Kylie & Brad | Kristian & Mimi | ||||
| 1 | Main Bathroom | $250,000 divided | $26,968 | — | $35,016 | $31,848 | $27,739 | $21,732 |
| 2 | Guest Bedroom | $9,078 | $7,805 | $8,240 | $11,115 | $11,730 | ||
| 3 | Main Ensuite | $23,758 | $20,575 | $13,162 | $22,225 | $32,805 | ||
| 4 | Guest Bedroom 2 | $14,383 | $8,946 | $13,949 | $9,505 | $18,135 | ||
| 5 | Main Bedroom & Walk In Robe | — | $22,537 | $27,638 | $25,405 | $18,598 | $19,570 | |
| 6 | Kitchen | $15,253 | $13,402 | $16,869 | $12,030 | $20,815 | ||
| 7 | Guest Ensuite | $19,756 | $27,573 | $33,112 | $28,148 | $27,722 | ||
| 8 | Living & Dining | $34,719 | $36,282 | $49,479 | $50,235 | $14,552 | ||
| 9 | Office Rumpus | $38,108 | $28,627 | $40,647 | $31,367 | $34,330 | ||
| 10 | Guest Bedroom & Laundry | $36,043 | $26,362 | $30,544 | $26,260 | $34,160 | ||
| 11 | Backyard | $75,000 | ||||||
| 12 | Frontyard | |||||||
| 13 | Disney+ Club House | |||||||
| Running total costs | $74,187 | $241,416 | $232,226 | $263,255 | $237,222 | $235,551 | ||
Weekly room prize
| Week | Room | Winning team | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Main Bathroom | Kristian & Mimi | $10k courtesy of Ford, $30k Wolf BBQ and $100k voucher for Camerich Furniture |
| 2 | Guest Bedroom | $10k courtesy of Ford | |
| 3 | Main Ensuite | Courtney & Grant | $10k and a night away to InterContinental Sorrento courtesy of Ford |
| 4 | Guest Bedroom 2 | Kristian & Mimi | $10k courtesy of Ford,$10k worth of Gucci dress and earrings, $10k wardrobe upgrade courtesy of Häfele and a night away to 5 Acres |
| 5 | Main Bedroom & Walk In Robe | Courtney & Grant | $5k each courtesy of Ford |
| Kristian & Mimi | |||
| 6 | Kitchen | Kylie & Brad | $10k and a night away to the W in Melbourne, a night of luxury courtesy of Ford |
| 7 | Guest Ensuite | Maddy & Charlotte | $10k and a night away with Scotty to Hotel Chadstone Holism courtesy of Ford |
| 8 | Living & Dining | Kylie & Brad | $20k for scoring two 10's, $10k, a helicopter trip and night away to Ecohuts with Scotty courtesy of Ford |
| 9 | Office Rumpus | Maddy & Charlotte | 5k each courtesy of Ford and 10k each for scoring a 10. Both teams will go to dinner with Scotty Cam to the Maha Restaurant. |
| Ricky & Haydn | |||
| 10 | Guest Bedroom & Laundry | Courtney & Grant | 10k courtesy of Ford, 10k courtesy from Freedom towards their backyards and a night away with Scotty Cam |
| 11 | Backyard | 10k courtesy of Ford, 20k for scoring 2 10's courtesy of Arnott's and a night away with Scotty Cam to the Flinders Hotel | |
| 12 | Frontyard | Ford Mustang Mach-E worth $80,000 courtesy of Ford | |
| 13 | Disney+ Club House | Kristian & Mimi | $50,000 off their reserve price |
Results
Judges' scores
- Colour key
- Highest score
- Lowest score
| Week | Area(s) | Scores | Teams | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maddy & Charlotte | Courtney & Grant | Ricky & Haydn | Kylie & Brad | Kristian & Mimi | ||||
| 1 | Main Bathroom | Darren | 6+1⁄2 | — | 9+1⁄2 | 9 | 8 | 9+1⁄2 |
| Marty | 6 | — | 9+1⁄2 | 7+1⁄2 | 6 | 9+1⁄2 | ||
| Shaynna | 6 | — | 9 | 7+1⁄2 | 8 | 9+1⁄2 | ||
| Total | 18+1⁄2 | — | 28 | 24 | 22 | 28+1⁄2 | ||
| 2 | Guest Bedroom | Darren | 9+1⁄2 | — | 9+1⁄2 | 8+1⁄2 | 7+1⁄2 | 9+1⁄2 |
| Marty | 8+1⁄2 | — | 8+1⁄2 | 6+1⁄2 | 8 | 9+1⁄2 | ||
| Shaynna | 9 | — | 9+1⁄2 | 7 | 6+1⁄2 | 9 | ||
| Total | 27 | — | 27+1⁄2 | 22 | 22 | 28 | ||
| 3 | Main Ensuite | Darren | 10 | — | 9+1⁄2 | 1+1⁄2 | 8 | 7 |
| Marty | 9 | — | 9+1⁄2 | 1+1⁄2 | 8 | 7+1⁄2 | ||
| Shaynna | 8+1⁄2 | — | 9 | 1 | 7 | 7 | ||
| Total | 27+1⁄2 | — | 28 | 4 | 23 | 21+1⁄2 | ||
| 4 | Guest Bedroom 2 | Darren | 9 | — | 9 | 9 | 9+1⁄2 | 9+1⁄2 |
| Marty | 8+1⁄2 | — | 9+1⁄2 | 8+1⁄2 | 9 | 9 | ||
| Shaynna | 9 | — | 8+1⁄2 | 9 | 9 | 9+1⁄2 | ||
| Total | 26+1⁄2 | — | 27 | 26+1⁄2 | 27+1⁄2 | 28 | ||
| 5 | Main Bedroom & Walk In Robe Week | Darren | — | 8+1⁄2 | 9+1⁄2 | 7+1⁄2 | 9+1⁄2 | 9+1⁄2 |
| Marty | — | 8 | 9+1⁄2 | 7 | 8+1⁄2 | 9 | ||
| Shaynna | — | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9+1⁄2 | 9+1⁄2 | ||
| Total | — | 24+1⁄2 | 28 | 21+1⁄2 | 27+1⁄2 | 28 | ||
| 6 | Kitchen | Darren | — | 10 | 9+1⁄2 | 8 | 9+1⁄2 | 9+1⁄2 |
| Marty | — | 9+1⁄2 | 8+1⁄2 | 7+1⁄2 | 9+1⁄2 | 8 | ||
| Shaynna | — | 9+1⁄2 | 9 | 7+1⁄2 | 9+1⁄2 | 9 | ||
| Total | — | 29 | 27 | 23 | 29+1⁄2[23] | 26+1⁄2 | ||
| 7 | Guest Ensuite | Darren | — | 9+1⁄2 | 8+1⁄2 | 9 | 8+1⁄2 | 8 |
| Marty | — | 9 | 7+1⁄2 | 8 | 7+1⁄2 | 8+1⁄2 | ||
| Shaynna | — | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8+1⁄2 | 8 | ||
| Total | — | 27+1⁄2 | 24 | 25 | 24+1⁄2 | 24+1⁄2 | ||
| 8 | Living & Dining | Darren | — | 8+1⁄2 | 9 | 8 | 9+1⁄2 | 9 |
| Marty | — | 9 | 8+1⁄2 | 8+1⁄2 | 10 | 7+1⁄2 | ||
| Shaynna | — | 8 | 9 | 9+1⁄2 | 10 | 7 | ||
| Total | — | 25+1⁄2 | 26+1⁄2 | 25 | 29+1⁄2 | 23+1⁄2 | ||
| 9 | Office Rumpus | Darren | — | 9 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| Marty | — | 10 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 4 | ||
| Shaynna | — | 9 | 7+1⁄2 | 10 | 6 | 4+1⁄2 | ||
| Total | — | 28 | 23+1⁄2 | 28 | 16 | 12+1⁄2 | ||
| 10 | Guest Bedroom & Laundry | Darren | — | 7 | 9+1⁄2 | 9+1⁄2 | 7+1⁄2 | 7 |
| Marty | — | 7 | 9+1⁄2 | 9+1⁄2 | 7+1⁄2 | 6+1⁄2 | ||
| Shaynna | — | 6 | 9+1⁄2 | 10 | 7+1⁄2 | 7 | ||
| Total | — | 20 | 29+1⁄2[24] | 29 | 22+1⁄2 | 20+1⁄2 | ||
| 11 | Backyard | Dave | — | 9 | 9+1⁄2 | 7+1⁄2 | 6+1⁄2 | 9 |
| Darren | — | 9+1⁄2 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | ||
| Marty | — | 9+1⁄2 | 9+1⁄2 | 7+1⁄2 | 6+1⁄2 | 8+1⁄2 | ||
| Shaynna | — | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8+1⁄2 | ||
| Total | — | 37 | 39 | 32 | 27 | 35 | ||
| 12 | Front yard | Dave | — | 7+1⁄2 | 9+1⁄2 | 9+1⁄2 | 6+1⁄2 | 8 |
| Darren | — | 8 | 9+1⁄2 | 9+1⁄2 | 7 | 8 | ||
| Marty | — | 8+1⁄2 | 9+1⁄2 | 8+1⁄2 | 6+1⁄2 | 7+1⁄2 | ||
| Shaynna | — | 7 | 9+1⁄2 | 9 | 6 | 8 | ||
| Total | — | 31 | 38 | 36+1⁄2 | 26 | 31+1⁄2 | ||
Challenge scores
| Week | Challenge | Reward | Teams | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Challenge | Description | Maddy & Charlotte | Courtney & Grant | Ricky & Haydn | Kylie & Brad | Kristian & Mimi | |||
| 1 | A Game of Chance | Choose a penguin sculpture which has a colour on the back corresponding to one of the houses | Decides their house | Blue (House 1) |
— | Red (House 2) |
Yellow (House 3) |
Green (House 4) |
Purple (House 5) |
| 3 | Penguin nesting box | The teams must create a nesting box for the penguins and the team that makes the best one will win. | $5000 & Bonus Point | — | — | — | — | 1st | — |
| 4 | Catch the Fish | The teams must catch a fish with the team with the heaviest fish wins | A Tommy Trout sign and $1000 | — | — | — | Won | — | — |
| Cook the Fish | Teams must cook a meal with the caught fish from the previous challenge; the best dish wins. | Bar Crusher Fishing Boat valued at $100k | — | — | — | Won | — | — | |
| 5 | Paper mache lamp | The teams must design a paper mache lamp to display in their bedroom and the team that makes the best one will win. | $5000 & $20000 Painting | — | — | — | Won | — | — |
| 6 | Surf Club Renovation Challenge | The teams were divided into 2 teams and they will be renovating a mutli use area of Woolamai Beach Surf Life Saving Club, a volunteer lifesaving service on Phillip Island. | $10,000 | — | Team 2: Ocean side | Team 2: Ocean side | Team 1: Island side | Team 1: Island side | Team 2: Ocean side |
| 7 | The Block Art Exhibition Challenge | The teams have to paint a surfboard as a functional art piece that will be displayed in their homes | Gets to decide which space they would like to create in the Disney+ clubhouse and a bonus point gnome | — | 3rd place | 1st place | 4nd place | 2nd place | 5th place |
| Basketball Challenge | Blockheads played a game of round-robin | $5000 | — | runner-up | won | ||||
| 8 | Racing Challenge | The teams have to race in go-karts having 10 laps.Each pairs' fastest combined lap would be tallied to determine who placed first, second and third | 1st place: $5000, 2nd place: $3000 and 3rd place:$2000 | — | 1st place | 3rd place | 2nd place | ||
| 9 | Hallway Challenge | The teams need to complete their hallways as it was allocated to a week and will be judges by Neale Whitaker, Scott Cam and Shelley Craft | $10,000 | — | won | ||||
| Domain Buyers Jury | The teams open their homes to 100 possible buyers and the buyers vote on whose house they like the most | $50,000 and lunch with Alice Stolz and Shelley Craft | — | 8% | 17% | 29% | 19% | 27% | |
| 10 | Fun Fair Challenge | the teams have to create a carnival stall stand. | $10,000 | — | Frozen themed | Giant-sized Guess Who? style game | Raffle | Balloon popping | Dunk tank |
| 10 | Depreciation Schedule Challenge | The teams have to calculate a value nearest the estimate Depreciation value of their houses compared to BMT | $7,895.10 | — | $5,329,591.10 | $2,553,772.25 | $4,195,800.22 | $4,268,462 | $3,620,266.36 |
| 13 | Disney+ Clubhouse Challenge | The teams have to create a designated space in the clubhouse that was picked by them in week 7 in the order of winning the Block Art Challenge. Each team is paired up with an all-stars team from previous seasons. | $50,000 off their auctions reserves | — | Ronnie & Georgia BBQ Area |
Steph & Gian Spa Area |
Eliza & Liberty Alfresco Area |
Jimmy & Tam Games Area |
Alisa & Lydandra Cinema & Kitchen Area |
Auction
| Rank | Couple | Reserve | Auction result | Profit made | Total profit | Auction order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maddy & Charlotte | $1.95m | $3.5m | $1.55m | $1.65m | 5 |
| 2 | Courtney & Grant | $1.95m | $3.3m | $1.35m | $1.35m | 1 |
| 3 | Kristian & Mimi | $1.9m[25] | $2.930m | $1.030m | $1.030m | 3 |
| 4 | Ricky & Haydn | $1.95m | $2.7m | $750,000 | $750,000 | 4 |
| 5 | Kylie & Brad | $1.95m | $2.6m | $650,000 | $650,000 | 2 |