The eleventh season of Australian reality television series The Block premiered on 6 September 2015 on the Nine Network. Scott Cam (host) and Shelley Craft (Challenge Master) return from the previous season, as did the three judges: Neale Whitaker, Shaynna Blaze and Darren Palmer. The first preview was shown on August 4, 2015. This season was also known by the name The Block: Blocktagon, but was the first since the second season to not include the season title on-screen.
Production
Nine renewed The Block for an eleventh season in April 2015, with production commencing in May 2015. The season was announced as going 'back-to-basics' after ratings declines during the tenth season, seeing episodes cut from 90 to 60 minutes, fewer episodes, the eliminations will be removed and Thursday night episodes dropped.
This former hotel is located at 5 Commercial Road in South Yarra.
Filming for the eleventh began on 15 May 2015. The season renovated the former Hotel Saville in South Yarra - an octagonal, eight floor brick building.
Co-creator Julian Cress said that this season of The Block will have no tradies and only passionate do-it-yourself couples, in other seasons of The Block, at least one person in each team has a trade. The change comes in the new direction in the back-to-basics change to the season, he said viewers will relate more to the characters who are big on spirit but small on skills when the show returns later this year.
The Blocktagon building is now listed in the international list of Octagonal Buildings & Structures.
Contestants The Block: Blocktagon is the third season to have five couples instead of the traditional four couples.
Level Couple Age Alias Location Relationship Occupations 1 Kingi &Caro Tahana Both 31 "The Larrikins" Townsville, QLD Married with a child Renderer & Business Development Manager 2 Andrew Simmons &Whitney Nolan Both 29 "The Sweethearts" Melbourne, VIC Former Partners Form Worker & Beauty Therapist 3 Suzi Taylor &Voni Cosier 44 & 39 "The Single Mums" Gold Coast, QLD Former Best Mates Real Estate Agent & Fitness Studio Manager 4 Luke & Ebony Haythornthwaite 29 & 24 "The 2nd Chance Siblings" Perth, WA Brother & Sister Carpenter/Landscaper & Interior Designer/Decorator 5 Dean &Shay Paine 30 & 29 "The Go-Getters" Newcastle, NSW Married with a child Electrician & English/Drama Teacher
Score history + Teams' progress through the competition Scores: Teams Kingi & Caro Andrew & Whitney Suzi & Voni Luke & Ebony Dean & Shay Rooms Scores Main Ensuite 27½ 26½ 24 22½ 28½ 1st Guest Bedroom & Ensuite 26½ 18½ 23 18 27½ Master Bedroom & Walk-in Robe 27½ 18½ 30 22 23 2nd Guest Bedroom & Ensuite 28½ 23½ 28 20½ 26½ Study, Guest Powder Room & Laundry 24½ 19½ 27½ 25½ Living Room 20 23 18 23½ 12 Kitchen 29 25½ 25 27 28½ Dining Room & Foyer 25½ 26 16 19 21 Terrace & Re-Do Room 27 24 21 24 28½ Challenge Apartment: Room 1 28½ 24 22½ 25½ 29 Challenge Apartment: Room 2 27½ 29½ 29 28 30 Auction Order 1st 4th 2nd 5th 3rd Auction Result 3rd 4th 5th 2nd 1st
Results
Room reveals Week Room Judges' verdict Winner Score Lowest Score 1 Main Ensuite Dean & Shay 28½ Luke & Ebony 22½ 2 1st Guest Bedroom 27½ 18 3 Master Bedroom & Walk-in Robe Suzi & Voni 30Andrew & Whitney 18½ 4 2nd Guest Bedroom Kingi & Caro 28½ Luke & Ebony 20½ 5 Study, Guest Powder Room & Laundry Suzi & Voni 19½ 6 Living Room Luke & Ebony 23½ Dean & Shay 12 7 Kitchen Kingi & Caro 29 Suzi & Voni 25 8 Dining Room & FoyerAndrew & Whitney 26 16 9 Terrace & Re-Do Room Dean & Shay 28½ 21 10 Challenge Apartment: Room 1 29 22½ 11 Challenge Apartment: Room 2 30 Kingi & Caro 27½
Week Room Result Room Winner 2nd Couple 3rd Couple 4th Couple Last Couple 1 Main Ensuite Dean & Shay Kingi & Caro Andrew & Whitney Suzi & Voni Luke & Ebony 2 1st Guest Bedroom & Ensuite Suzi & Voni Andrew & Whitney 3 Master Bedroom & Walk-in-Robe Suzi & Voni Dean & Shay Luke & Ebony Andrew & Whitney 4 2nd Guest Bedroom & Ensuite Kingi & Caro Suzi & Voni Andrew & Whitney Luke & Ebony 5 Study, Guest Powder Room & Laundry Luke & Ebony Suzi & Voni 6 Living Room Luke & Ebony Andrew & Whitney Kingi & Caro Suzi & Voni Dean & Shay 7 Kitchen Kingi & Caro Dean & Shay Luke & Ebony Andrew & Whitney Suzi & Voni 8 Dining Room & Foyer Andrew & Whitney Kingi & Caro Dean & Shay Luke & Ebony 9 Terrace & Re-Do Room Dean & Shay Luke & Ebony Andrew & Whitney 10 Challenge Apartment: Room 1 11 Challenge Apartment: Room 2 Andrew & Whitney Suzi & Voni Luke & Ebony Kingi & Caro
Judges' scores Colour key: Highest Score Lowest Score
+ Summary of judges' scores Week Area(s) Scores Teams Kingi & Caro Andrew & Whitney Suzi & Voni Luke & Ebony Dean & Shay 1 Main Ensuite Darren 9½ 9 8 7½ 9½ Shaynna 9 9 8 7½ 9½ Neale 9 8½ 8 7½ 9½ Total 2 1st Guest Bedroom Darren 9 6½ 8½ 6 9 Shaynna 9 6 7 6 9 Neale 8½ 6 7½ 6 9½ Total 3 Master Bedroom & Walk-in Robe Darren 9 6 10 7½ 8 Shaynna 9 6 10 7 8 Neale 9½ 6½ 10 7½ 7 Total 4 2nd Guest Bedroom Darren 9 8½ 9 7 9 Shaynna 9½ 8 9½ 6½ 8½ Neale 10 7 9½ 7 9 Total 5 Study, Guest Powder Room & Laundry Darren 9½ 9 7 9 8½ Shaynna 9½ 8 6½ 9 8 Neale 9½ 7½ 6 9½ 9 Total 6 Living Room Darren 7 8 6 7 4 Shaynna 6½ 7½ 6 8 4 Neale 6½ 7½ 6 8½ 4 Total 7 Kitchen Romy 9½ 8½ 8½ 9 9½ Shaynna 9½ 8½ 8½ 8½ 9½ Neale 10 8½ 8 9½ 9½ Total 8 Dining Room & Foyer Darren 8½ 9 6 7 7½ Shaynna 8½ 8½ 5 6 6½ Neale 8½ 8½ 5 6 7 Total 9 Terrace & Re-Do Room Darren 9 8 7 8 9 Shaynna 9 8 7 8 9½ Neale 9 8 7 8 10 Total 10 Challenge Apartment: Room 1 Darren 9½ 8 7½ 8½ 9½ Shaynna 9½ 8 7 8½ 9½ Neale 9½ 8 8 8½ 10 Total 11 Challenge Apartment: Room 2 Darren 9½ 10 9½ 9½ 10 Shaynna 9 10 10 9 10 Neale 9 9½ 9½ 9½ 10 Total
Challenge Apartment Week 10 Score Rank Room 1 Prize Team Room 1 Dean & Shay Bedroom 3 Ensuite $15,000 2 Kingi & Caro Bedroom 3 $10,000 3 Luke & Ebony Bedroom 2 $5,000 4 Andrew & Whitney Bedroom 2 Ensuite $0 5 Suzi & Voni Master Ensuite $0 Week 11 Score Rank Room 2 Prize Team Room 1 Dean & Shay Living Room 3rd 2 Andrew & Whitney Dining Room 4th 3 Suzi & Vonni Master Bedroom 2nd 4 Luke & Ebony Kitchen 5th 5 Kingi & Caro Study/Laundry/Powder Room 1st
Contestants Rooms Prize Money Decision Repair Apartment Money Off Reserve Dean & Shay Bedroom 3 Ensuite &Living Room $15,000 Kingi & Caro Bedroom 3 & Study/Laundry/Powder Room $10,000 Luke & Ebony Bedroom 2 &Kitchen $5,000 Andrew & Whitney Bedroom 2 Ensuite & Dining Room $0 Suzi & Voni Master Ensuite & Master Bedroom
Challenge Scores
+ Summary of challenge scores Week Challenge Reward Teams Kingi & Caro Andrew & Whitney Suzi & Voni Luke & Ebony Dean & Shay 1 24-hour room challenge (5) Lvl 2(7) (20) Lvl 4(24) (27) 2 colspan="7" 3 Designer bed head challenge Joinery for walk-in wardrobe paid off &A piece of Christian Cole furniture — — 1st — — 4 colspan="7" 5 Coffee Challenge $10,000($5,000 each) — 1st — 1st — 6 Signature Scented Candle Challenge $10,000 & their candle sold Australia wide in David Jones Stores — — — — 7 Supermarket Rush Challenge $2,000 — — 1st — — 8 Aldi Cooking Challenge $10,000 — — — — 1st 9 colspan="7" 10 Construction Karoke Challenge A Professional Painter for 8 hours & a $1600 Soundbar 1st — — — — 11 colspan="7"
Auction Rank Couple Reserve Auction Result Profit Total Winnings Auction Order 1 Dean & Shay $1.645m $2.300m $655,000 $755,000 3rd 2 Luke & Ebony $1.560m $2.200m $640,000 $640,000 5th 3 Kingi & Caro $1.330m $1.735m $405,000 $405,000 1st 4 Andrew & Whitney $1.400m $1.790m $390,000 $390,000 4th 5 Suzi & Voni $1.480m $1.829m $349,000 $349,000 2nd
Ratings + The Block: Blocktagon metropolitan viewership and nightly position Colour key: – Highest rating during the series – Lowest rating during the series Week Episode Original airdate Timeslot Viewers Nightly rank Source 1 1 "Let's Begin!" 6 September 2015 Sunday 7:00 pm 1.074 #4 2 "Who Gets The Penthouse?" 7 September 2015 Monday 7:30 pm 0.932 #6 3 "Bathroom Ideas A Plenty" 8 September 2015 Tuesday 7:30 pm 0.833 #9 4 "The Truth Comes Out" 9 September 2015 Wednesday 7:30 pm 0.748 #13 2 5 "Master Ensuite Room Reveal" 13 September 2015 Sunday 7:00 pm 1.037 #5 6 "Bedroom Begins" 14 September 2015 Monday 7:30 pm 0.891 #9 7 "Game Plays On The Block" 15 September 2015 Tuesday 7:30 pm 0.838 #9 8 "Who Said It Was Tacky?" 16 September 2015 Wednesday 7:30 pm 0.807 #11 3 9 "Guest Bedrooms & Ensuite Reveal" 20 September 2015 Sunday 7:00 pm 1.037 #5 10 "Master Bedroom Week Begins" 21 September 2015 Monday 7:30 pm 0.951 #10 11 "Life Lessons On A Building Site" 22 September 2015 Tuesday 7:30 pm 0.858 #8 12 "Designer Bed Head Challenge" 23 September 2015 Wednesday 7:30 pm 0.753 #12 4 13 "Master Bedrooms Revealed" 27 September 2015 Sunday 7:00 pm 1.052 #2 14 "Neale And Darren Host Brunch" 28 September 2015 Monday 7:30 pm 0.947 #6 15 "Budget Blow Outs" Tuesday 7:30 pm 0.855 #9 16 "Shelley And Scotty's Mid Week Visit" 30 September 2015 Wednesday 7:30 pm 0.776 #10 5 17 "Bedroom And Ensuite Reveal" 5 October 2015 Monday 7:30 pm 1.021 #5 18 "Triple Room Reno" 6 October 2015 Tuesday 7:30 pm 0.924 #9 19 "Blocktagon Blues" 7 October 2015 Wednesday 7:30 pm 0.837 #9 20 "Coffee Challenge With Colin And Justin" 8 October 2015 Thursday 7:30 pm 0.721 #9 6 21 "Triple Room Reveal" 11 October 2015 Sunday 7:00 pm 1.156 #4 22 "Scotty's Shock Announcement" 12 October 2015 Monday 7:30 pm 0.999 #7 23 "Budget Blues And Bonuses" 13 October 2015 Tuesday 7:30 pm 0.949 #9 24 "Challenge Day" 14 October 2015 Wednesday 7:30 pm 0.872 #9 7 25 "Living Room Reveal" 18 October 2015 Sunday 7:00 pm 1.140 #1 26 "Kitchen Week Begins" 19 October 2015 Monday 7:30 pm 1.078 #2 27 "Suzi & Vonni Lag Behind" 20 October 2015 Tuesday 7:30 pm 0.969 #7 28 "Supermarket Rush Challenge" 21 October 2015 Wednesday 7:30 pm 0.801 #10 8 29 "Kitchens Completed" 25 October 2015 Sunday 7:00 pm 1.238 #1 30 "Dining Room And Foyer Week Begins" 26 October 2015 Monday 7:30 pm 1.016 #6 31 "$10,000 Challenge" 27 October 2015 Tuesday 7:30 pm 0.983 #5 32 "Budget Highs And Lows" 28 October 2015 Wednesday 7:30 pm 0.945 #6 9 33 "Dining Rooms And Foyers Revealed" 1 November 2015 Sunday 7:00 pm 1.209 #1 34 "Terraces And Tantrums" 2 November 2015 Monday 7:30 pm 0.962 #6 35 "Terraces And Re-do Rooms" 3 November 2015 Tuesday 7:30 pm 1.033 #8 36 "Budget Woes And Break-ups" 4 November 2015 Wednesday 7:30 pm 1.026 #2 10 37 "Terraces And Re-Do Revealed" 8 November 2015 Sunday 7:00 pm 1.355 #1 38 "One Apartment Five Couples" 9 November 2015 Monday 7:30 pm 1.024 #1 39 "Battle Of The Builders" 10 November 2015 Tuesday 7:30 pm 0.985 #6 40 "Surprise Not To Miss" 11 November 2015 Wednesday 7:30 pm 1.037 #1 11 41 "Challenge Apartment Reveal" 16 November 2015 Monday 8:30 pm 0.945 #7 42 "The Final Rooms Begin" 17 November 2015 Tuesday 8:30 pm 0.861 #6 43 "Go Karting And Paint Partying" 18 November 2015 Wednesday 7:30 pm 0.922 #5 44 "Team Work Proves Difficult" 22 November 2015 Sunday 7:00 pm 1.226 #1 12 45 "Final Rooms Revealed" 23 November 2015 Monday 7:30 pm 1.107 #1 46 "Open For Inspection" 24 November 2015 Tuesday 7:30 pm 0.960 #4 47 "Grand Final/Auctions" 25 November 2015 Wednesday 7:30 pm 1.579 #2 "Winner Announced" 1.812 #1
Controversy
On 10 November 2015, it was reported that contestant Suzi Taylor had collapsed on set, a Nine Network spokeswoman Victoria Buchan said: "Suzi was suffering from exhaustion after a busy day with The Block open for inspections.", but on 12 November 2015, Ms Taylor had a photo captured of her naked on a boat after oaks day in Melbourne, it had then been reported that her collapse was caused by "non-stop partying" throughout the Spring Racing Carnival and not exhaustion, due to this Ms Taylor was "canned" by Nine with all her promotional commitments being cut off until after the auction.
Ms Taylor has since been threatened to lose her payout of $174,500 after ignoring the terms her contract which states she shall not undertake any media interviews without the program's consent until her contract with Channel Nine is up.
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