The thirteenth season of Australian reality television series The Block premiered on 30 July 2017 on the Nine Network. Both hosts Scott Cam (host) and Shelley Craft (Challenge Master) returned from the previous season, as did the three judges: Neale Whitaker, Shaynna Blaze and Darren Palmer.
Production On 8 November 2016, The Block was renewed for a thirteenth season at Nine's upfronts. Applications for the thirteenth season of the series opened on January 9, 2017, with energetic couples aged between 18 and 65 years old being sought by casting agents. Filming for the season is scheduled to occur between April 2017 and July 2017. The casting call also specifies first round couples will be reduced to final participants in the first week of filming, which suggests Season 13 will feature an elimination round similar to that of Season 5.
On 11 March 2017, it was reported that a vacant block of land at 46 Regent Street, Elsternwick, had been purchased for $9.6 million back in December 2016, with plans approved to build a five lot subdivision, meaning for the first time ever, they would be building a property from the ground up, instead of renovating an existing building. On 17 March 2017, it was officially confirmed that 46 Regent Street Elsternwick will be the location of The Block'''s thirteenth season with filming to begin on 27 April 2017, however they will not be building a property from the ground up, as five old rundown weatherboard houses are being relocated to the location, meaning this will be the first time since the sixth season the contestants will renovate a house.The Block’s open for inspection took place on Sunday, 15 October 2017. The Block auctions (or Block-tions) for the houses were held on Saturday, 28 October 2017. Elyse & Josh won the series with comedian Dave Hughes buying their property for over $3m.
Contestants This is the fifth season of The Block to have five couples instead of the traditional four couples. Each team will renovate a house which have each been relocated from different suburbs around Melbourne.
House Couple Age Location Relationship Occupations 1 Pascoe Vale Jason Price &Sarah Windebank 46 & 45 Melbourne, VIC Married with children Plumber & Nurse 2 Moonee Ponds Clint &Hannah Amos 33 & 31 Townsville, QLD Married with children Property Sales & Groundcrew 3 Brunswick Georgia &Ronnie Caceres 33 & 41 Perth, WA Married with children Clothing Designer & Plasterer 4 PrestonMark "Sticks" Croker &Clint "Wombat" Price 31 & 38 South Coast, NSW Best Mates Photographer/Carpenter & Salesman 5 Brighton Elyse Knowles &Josh Barker 24 & 28 Melbourne, VIC Partners Model & Carpenter
Score history + Teams' progress through the competition Scores: Teams Jason & Sarah Clint & Hannah Georgia & Ronnie Sticks & Wombat Elyse & Josh Rooms Scores Main Bathroom 24 16 25½ 26½ 27 1st Guest Bedroom 27 27 28 26½ 27½ Kids Bedroom 27 22 29 25½ 23 Teams Choice Room 21 28½ 21 21 26½ Living & Dining Room 26½ 23½ 29½ 20 29½ Master Bedroom, Ensuite & Walk-in Robe 0 25 28 24 28½ Kitchen 28½ 26 28 26½ 30 Hallway & Laundry 26½ 22 24½ 28½ 27 2nd Guest Bedroom 28½ 25 30 28 30 Backyard 27 22 25½ 29 29½ Studio & Garage 26 27 29½ 29 29 Frontyard 28 23½ 25½ 28½ 26 Auction Order 2nd 5th 4th 3rd 1st Auction Result 2nd 5th 3rd 4th 1st
Weekly Room Prize
Week Room Winning team Prize 1 Main BathroomElyse & Josh $10,000 & one night luxury getaway from Stayz 2 1st Guest Bedroom Georgia & Ronnie 3 Kids Bedroom $10,000, one night luxury getaway from Stayz & 1 point to take from a team's next room score 4 Teams Choice Room Clint & Hannah $10,000 & one night luxury getaway from Stayz 5 Living & Dining Room Elyse & Josh $10,000 split ($5,000 each) & one night luxury getaway sharehouse from Stayz Georgia & Ronnie 6 Master Bedroom, Ensuite & Walk-in Robe Elyse & Josh $10,000 & one night luxury getaway from Stayz 9 Kitchen Elyse & Josh $10,000 & one night luxury getaway from Stayz Jason & Sarah $10,000 8 Hallway & Laundry Sticks & Wombat $10,000 & one night luxury getaway from Stayz 9 2nd Guest Bedroom Elyse & Josh $10,000 each Georgia & Ronnie 10 BackyardElyse & Josh $10,000 & one night luxury getaway from Stayz 11 Studio & Garage Georgia & Ronnie $10,000 & one night luxury getaway from Stayz 12 Frontyard Sticks & Wombat One night luxury getaway from Stayz
Results Judges' scores Colour key: Highest Score Lowest Score
+ Summary of judges' scores Week Area(s) Scores Teams Jason & Sarah Clint & Hannah Georgia & Ronnie Sticks & Wombat Elyse & Josh 1 Main Bathroom Darren 8½ 6½ 9 9 9 Shaynna 7½ 3 7½ 9 8½ Neale 8 6½ 9 8½ 9½ Total 2 1st Guest Bedroom Darren 9½ 9½ 9½ 9 9 Shaynna 8½ 8½ 9 8½ 9 Neale 9 9 9½ 9 9½ Total 3 Kids Bedroom Darren 8½ 7½ 9½ 8½ 8½ Shaynna 9 6½ 9½ 8½ 7 Neale 9½ 8 10 8½ 7½ Total 4 Teams Choice Room Darren 8 9½ 7 6 8½ Shaynna 7 9½ 7 6½ 9 Neale 7-1 9½ 7 8½ 9 Total 5 Living & Dining Room Darren 9 7½ 9½ 6½ 9½ Shaynna 8½ 7½ 10 6½ 9½ Neale 9 8½ 10 7 9½+1 Total 6 Master Bedroom, Ensuite & Walk-in Robe Darren 0 8½ 9½ 8 9½ Shaynna 0 8 9 8 9½ Neale 0 8½ 9½ 8 9½ Total 7 Kitchen Darren 9½ 9 10 9 10 Shaynna 9½ 8 9 8½ 10 Neale 9½ 9 9 9 10 Total 8 Hallway & Laundry Darren 9 7 8 8½ 9 Shaynna 8½ 7 8 9 8½ Neale 9 8 8½ 10+1 9½ Total 9 2nd Guest Bedroom Darren 9½ 8½ 10 9½ 10 Shaynna 9½ 8 10 9 10 Neale 9½ 8½ 10 9½ 10 Total 10 Backyard Darren 9½ 7 8½ 10 10 Shaynna 9 7 8 9 9½ Neale 9½ 8 9 10 10 Total 11 Studio & Garage Darren 8½ 9 10 10 10 Shaynna 8 8 9½ 9 9 Neale 9½ 10 10 10 10 Total 12 Frontyard Darren 9½ 8½ 10 10 9½ Shaynna 9 7½ 7½ 9½ 8½ Neale 9½ 7½ 8 9 8 Total
Challenge scores
+ Summary of challenge scores Week Challenge Reward Teams Challenge Description Jason & Sarah Clint & Hannah Georgia & Ronnie Sticks & Wombat Elyse & Josh 1 The 48-Hour Challenge Renovate and style a bedroom Pick which house they wanted House 1(3rd) House 2(5th) House 3(1st) House 4(4th) House 5(2nd) 3 Cubby House Maze Challenge Find instructions in a maze & build a cubby house $5000 — — — 1st — 4 Bedroom Makeover Challenge Makeover a Ronald McDonald House bedroom $5000 & 1 bonus point — — — — 1st 5 Gnome Swapping Challenge Swapping gnomes for products they'll sell at an auction with the money going to charity $5,000 $28,900(2nd) $28,100(3rd) $26,900(4th) $45,750(1st) $24,950(5th) 6 Creative Artwork Challenge Create a piece of artwork for their Master Bedroom $5,000 — — — — 1st 7 Stayz Makeover Team Challenge Makeover a bedroom & living room in a Stayz house $5,000 per team & a Stayz getaway for their families Team South(1st) Team South(1st) Team North Team North 8 Celebrity Cooking Challenge Cook a signature meal for radio personalities Dave Hughes & Kate Langbroek $5,000, have their meal on the Youfoodz menu & 1 bonus point — — — 1st — 9 Hotel Bedroom Makeover Challenge Makeover a bedroom at The Whitt Hotel in Mt Buller $20,000 overall — 2nd($6,000) 1st($10,000) — 3rd($4,000)
Domain Prize Each week during the weekly walkthrough, Alice Stolz from Domain will judge each team's current room. She judges each room on suitability, continuity and flow, functionality, progress & budget. The weekly winner will be awarded a $5,000 weekly prize that is split equally in cash and marketing with domain. Each week the points are tallied and the team at the end with the highest score will have themselves and their property featured on the cover of Domain Magazine.
Scores: Teams Jason & Sarah Clint & Hannah Georgia & Ronnie Sticks & Wombat Elyse & Josh Rooms Scores Main Bathroom 9 7 7 8 8 1st Guest Bedroom 5½ 5 5½ 7 6½ Kids Bedroom 7 7½ 8½ 8½ 9 Teams Choice Room 7½ 8 7 6½ 6½ Living & Dining Room 7 7½ 9 6½ 8 Master Bedroom, Ensuite & Walk-in Robe 5 8½ 7½ 7½ 8 Kitchen 6 5 9 8 9½ Hallway & Laundry 9 7 8½ 8 8 2nd Guest Bedroom 8½ 8 9½ 9 9 Backyard 8½ 8 9½ 9 10 Studio & Garage 8½ 8 9 8½ 8 Running Total
Auction Rank Couple Reserve Auction Result Profit Total Winnings Auction Order 1 Josh & Elyse $2.620m $3.067m $447,000 $547,000 1st 2 Jason & Sarah $2.620m $3.007m $387,000 $387,000 2nd 3 Ronnie & Georgia $2.620m $2.781m $161,000 $161,000 4th 4 Sticks & Wombat $2.520m $2.650m $130,000 $130,000 3rd 5 Clint & Hannah $2.520m $2.615m $95,000 $95,000 5th
Ratings + The Block 2017 metropolitan viewership and nightly position Colour key: – Highest rating during the series