The fourteenth season of Australian reality television series The Block premiered on August 5, 2018, on the Nine Network. Hosts Scott Cam and Shelley Craft, site foreman Keith Schleiger with Dan Reilly, and judges Neale Whitaker, Shaynna Blaze and Darren Palmer, all returned from the previous season, with special guests William Schirripa and Roshan Abraham.
Production In June 2017, The Block producers lodged renovation plans for The Gatwick Hotel with Port Phillip City Council. In October 2017, the fourteenth season and location of The Block were officially confirmed at Nine's upfronts.
Applications for the fourteenth season of the series opened in August 2017 until 10 September 2017, looking for couples aged between 18 and 65 years old being sought by casting agents. Filming for the season was originally slated to occur between January 2018 and April 2018, however filming didn't begin until early February.
Contestants This is the sixth season of The Block to have five couples instead of the traditional four couples.
Apt Couple Age Location Relationship Occupations 1 Kerrie &Spence Thomson 48 & 46 Barossa Valley, SA Married Nurse & Owner Builder 2 Hans &Courtney Baumgartner 37 & 33 Perth, WA Engaged Pilot & Flight Attendant 3 Hayden & Sara Vale 45 & 31 Bondi, NSW Newlyweds Construction project manager & stay-at-home mum 4 Norm Hogan &Jess Eva 40 & 33 Sunshine Coast, QLD Engaged with children Builder & Breakfast Radio Host 5 Bianca Chatfield & Carla Dziwoki 35 & 35 Melbourne, VIC Best Friends Ex-Professional Netballers
Score history + Teams' progress through the competition Teams Kerrie & Spence Hans & Courtney Hayden & Sara Norm & Jess Bianca & Carla Rooms Scores Main Bathroom 22½ 25½ 21½ 24½ 25 1st Guest Bedroom 23 25½ 22½ 24½ 26 Master Ensuite27½ 2422 23 27 Master Bedroom and Walk-in Robe 242226½ 22½ 22½ Living and Dining 2527½23 25 27 Kitchen302428½26½26½ Hallway, Laundry, Powder Room29 2418 25 27½ 2nd Guest Bedroom & Re-do Room26252627½28½ Terrace2523½28½3029 Challenge Apartment: Week 1 20½28½27½2023½ Challenge Apartment: Week 228½292726½21½ Auction Order1st5th2nd3rd4th Auction Result2nd3rd1st5th4th
Weekly Room Prize
Week Room Winning team Prize 1 Main BathroomHans & Courtney $10,000 2 1st Guest BedroomBianca & Carla 3 Master Ensuite Kerri & Spence 4 Master Bedroom and Walk-in RobeHayden & Sara 5 Living and DiningHans & Courtney 6 KitchenKerrie & Spence 7 Hallway, Laundry & Powder RoomKerrie & Spence 8 2nd Guest Bedroom & Re-do RoomBianca & Carla9Terrace Norm & Jess$10,000 personal prize money
Challenge Apartment Week 10 ScoreRank Room 1 Prize Team Room 1Hans & Courtney 2nd Guest Bedroom $20,000 2Hayden & Sara Main Bathroom $15,000 3Bianca & Carla Master Ensuite $10,000 4Kerrie & Spence 1st Guest Bedroom $0 5 Norm & Jess Master Bedroom Week 11 ScoreRank Room 2 Prize Team Room 1Hans & Courtney Kitchen $20,000 2Kerrie & Spence Terrace $15,000 3Hayden & Sara Hallway, Study, Laundry & WC $10,000 4 Norm & Jess Dining $0 5Bianca & Carla Living
Results Judges' scores Colour key: Highest Score Lowest Score
+ Summary of judges' scores Week Area(s) Scores Teams Kerrie & Spence Hans & Courtney Hayden & Sara Norm & Jess Bianca & Carla 1 Main Bathroom Darren 7½ 8½ 8 8½ 8½ Shaynna 7 8½ 6½ 8 8½ Neale 8 8½ 7 8 8 Total 2 Guest Bedroom Darren 8 9 7½ 8½ 9 Shaynna 7½ 8 7½ 8 8½ Neale 7½ 8½ 7½ 8 8½ Total 3 Master Ensuite John 8½ 8 7½ 8 8½ Shaynna 9 7½ 7 7 9 Neale 9 8½ 7½ 8 9½ Total 4 Master Bedroom and Walk-in Robe Darren 8½ 8 9 8½ 7½ Shaynna 7½ 7 9 6½ 7½ Neale 8 7 8½ 7½ 7½ Total 5 Living and Dining Darren 8 9 8 9½ 9 Shaynna 8½ 9½ 7½ 6½ 9 Neale 8½ 9 7½ 9 9 Total 6 Kitchen Darren 10 8 9½ 9 8½ Shaynna 10 7½ 9½ 8 8½ Neale 10 8½ 9½ 9½ 9½ Total 7 Hallway, Laundry & Powder Room Darren 9½ 8 6½ 8 9½ Shaynna 9½ 7½ 5 8 9 Neale 10 8½ 6½ 9 9 Total 8 2nd Guest Bedroom & Re-do Room Darren 8½ 8 9 9 9½ Shaynna 8½ 8 8 9½ 9½ Neale 9 9 9 9 9½ Total 9 Terrace Darren 8½ 8½ 9½ 10 9½ Shaynna 8 7½ 9½ 10 9½ Neale 8½ 7½ 9½ 10 10 Total 10 Challenge Apartment: Week 1 Darren 7 9½ 8½ 6½ 8 Shaynna 6½ 9½ 9½ 6½ 8 Neale 7 9½ 9½ 7 7½ Total 11 Challenge Apartment: Week 2 Darren9½9½997 Shaynna9½9½997½ Neale9½1098½7 Total
Challenge scores + Summary of challenge scores Week Challenge Reward Teams Challenge Description Kerrie & Spence Hans & Courtney Hayden & Sara Norm & Jess Bianca & Carla 1 The 48-Hour Challenge Renovate and style a kids bedroom Pick which apartment they want Apartment 1(2nd) Apartment 2(5th) Apartment 3(1st) Apartment 4(4th) Apartment 5(3rd) 2 Style to Sell Challenge Style a room to ready a house for auction $5000 Study Living room Upstairs bedroom Downstairs bedroom Dining room 3 Kids Undercover Challenge Makeover a Kids Undercover studio for at-risk youths $5000 1st — — — — 4 Caravan Challenge Renovate and style a caravan in 70s theme $5000 & 1 Bonus Point — — — 1st —5 Ronald McDonald House Challenge Style a room for families with sick children $5000 Didn't participate 1st — ——6 Steel Sculpture Challenge Design and make a sculpture for the terraces $5000 — — 1st — —7 Youfoodz Cooking Challenge Create a meal for 50 people and sell it to the public $5000 and meal added to Youfoodz menu — — — 1st —8 Suncorp Challenge Fling bags of cash into their team bucket. Potentially $25,000 —$14000 $10000 $1000 —
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 $10,000 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.
Teams Kerrie & Spence Hans & Courtney Hayden & Sara Norm & Jess Bianca & Carla Rooms Scores Main Bathroom 6 6 6½ 8 7½ Guest Bedroom 6 6 6 7 8 Master Ensuite 7 7½ 8 6½ 6½ Master Bedroom and Walk-in Robe 8½ 8 8 9 8½ Living and Dining 8½ 7 6½ 9 8 Kitchen 7 6½ 6½ 6½ 6½ Hallway, Laundry & Powder Room 8½ 9 8½ 8 8½ 2nd Guest Bedroom87½7½8 8½ Terrace N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Running Total 62
Auction Rank Couple Reserve Auction Result Profit Total Winnings Auction Order Bought by 1 Hayden & Sara $2.475m$3.020m$545,000$645,0002ndNicole 2 Kerrie & Spence $2.435m $2.850m$415,000$415,0001stGreville 3 Hans & Courtney $2.360m$2.770m$410,000$410,0005thGreville 4 Bianca & Carla$2.690m$2.991m$301,000$301,0004thGreville 5 Norm & Jess$2.650m$2.859m$209,000$209,0003rdGreville
Ratings + The Block 2018 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 "Welcome to the Gatwick" 5 August 2018 Sunday 7:00pm 1.163 1 2 "48 Hour Challenge" 6 August 2018 Monday 7:30pm 1.135 2 3 "Main Bathroom Week" 7 August 2018 Tuesday 7:30pm 0.921 5 4 "Main Bathroom Week Continues" 8 August 2018 Wednesday 7:30pm 0.920 5 2 5 "Main Bathroom Reveals" 12 August 2018 Sunday 7:00pm 1.192 2 6 "Guest Bedroom Week Begins" 13 August 2018 Monday 7:30pm 0.961 5 7 "Style to Sell Challenge" 14 August 2018 Tuesday 7:30pm 0.918 4 8 "Guest Bedroom Week Continues" 15 August 2018 Wednesday 7:30pm 0.823 6 3 9 "Guest Bedroom Reveals" 19 August 2018 Sunday 7:00pm 1.119 1 10 "Master Ensuite Begins" 20 August 2018 Monday 7:30pm 1.013 3 11 "Kids Undercover Challenge" 21 August 2018 Tuesday 7:30pm 0.952 3 12 "Master Ensuite Continues" 22 August 2018 Wednesday 7:30pm 0.901 5 4 13 "Master Ensuite Reveals" 26 August 2018 Sunday 7:00pm 1.293 1 14 "Master Bedroom and Walk-in Robe Begins" 27 August 2018 Monday 7:30pm 1.088 1 15 "Caravan Challenge" 28 August 2018 Tuesday 7:30pm 1.015 1 16 "Master Bedroom and Walk-in Robe Continues" 29 August 2018 Wednesday 7:30pm 0.846 6 5 17 "Master Bedroom and Walk-in Robe Reveals" 2 September 2018 Sunday 7:00pm 1.234 1 18 "Living and Dining Begins" 3 September 2018 Monday 7:30pm 1.068 1 19 "Living and Dining Continues" 4 September 2018 Tuesday 7:30pm 1.027 1 20 "Ronald McDonald House Challenge" 5 September 2018 Wednesday 7:30pm 0.980 2 6 21 "Living and Dining Reveals" 9 September 2018 Sunday 7:00pm 1.296 1 22 "Kitchen Begins" 10 September 2018 Monday 7:30pm 1.046 2 23 "Steel Sculpture Challenge" 11 September 2018 Tuesday 7:30pm 0.987 1 24 "Kitchen Continues" 12 September 2018 Wednesday 7:30pm 0.870 6 7 25 "Kitchen Reveals" 16 September 2018 Sunday 7:00pm 1.341 1 26 "Hallway, Laundry & Powder Room Begins" 17 September 2018 Monday 7:30pm 1.092 1 27 "Hallway, Laundry & Powder Room Continues" 18 September 2018 Tuesday 7:30pm 0.983 2 28 "Youfoodz Cooking Challenge" 19 September 2018 Wednesday 7:30pm 0.881 5 8 29 "Hallway, Laundry & Powder Room Reveals" 23 September 2018 Sunday 7:00pm 1.263 1 30 "2nd Guest Bedroom & Re-Do Room begins" 24 September 2018 Monday 7:30pm 0.962 4 31 "Suncorp Challenge" 25 September 2018 Tuesday 7:30pm 0.978 1 32 "2nd Guest Bed and Re-do Room Continues" 26 September 2018 Wednesday 7:30pm 0.928 4 9 33 "2nd Guest Bed and Re-do Room Reveals" 1 October 2018 Monday 7:30pm 1.166 1 34 "Terrace Week Begins" 2 October 2018 Tuesday 7:30pm 0.960 2 35 "Terrace Week Continues" 3 October 2018 Wednesday 7:30pm 0.926 3 36 "Volkswagen Challenge" 4 October 2018 Thursday 7:30pm 0.784 8 10 37 "Terrace Reveals" 7 October 2018 Sunday 7:00pm 1.139 1 38 "Challenge Apartment Week 1 Begins" 8 October 2018 Monday 7:30pm 1.035 1 39 "Challenge Apartment Week 1 Continues" 9 October 2018 Tuesday 7:30pm 0.929 3 40 10 October 2018 Wednesday 7:30pm 0.918 3 11 41 "Challenge Apartment Week 1 Reveals" 14 October 2018 Sunday 7:00pm 1.155 1 42 "Challenge Apartment Week 2 Begins" 15 October 2018 Monday 7:30pm 1.003 3 43 "Challenge Apartment Week 2 Continues" 16 October 2018 Tuesday 7:30pm 1.017 1 44 17 October 2018 Wednesday 7:30pm 0.921 3 12 45 "Challenge Apartment Week 2 Reveals" 21 October 2018 Sunday 7:00pm 1.192 1 46 "Open for Inspections" 22 October 2018 Monday 7:30pm 0.945 3 13 47 "Grand Final/Auctions" 28 October 2018 Sunday 7:00 pm 1.674 2 "Winner Announced" 1.865 1
Notes Ratings data is from OzTAM and represents the live and same day average viewership from the 5 largest Australian metropolitan centres (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide). In Apartment 1 resided a secret vault of which the contents were unknown until it was opened. Whoever selected Apartment 1 (Kerrie & Spence) were able to open it and take ownership of the contents within. The vault contained a 1 point gnome, $10,000 Suncorp budget card, $5,000 TV Mirror voucher, $50,000 Sub Zero voucher, $50,000 Gaggenau voucher, $6,300 Reece voucher, $15,000 Freedom Furniture voucher, $10,000 Beacon Lighting voucher, and a Domain Masterclass for feedback and advice on their apartment. Real Estate Agent, John McGrath, filled in Darren Palmer during week three's Master Ensuite judging reveal. Kerrie and Spence originally scored 26½ for their Master Ensuite, but used the bonus point they received as part of the safe in week one. Their score was changed to 27½, which gave them a half point overall win over Bianca and Carla. Kerrie and Spence called a body corporate meeting to skip this challenge due to issues they were having back at the block. The challenge guest judges, Ronnie & Georgia Caceres, took their place and styled the 5th room. During the buyer's advocate walk through judging, Norm and Jess decided to use their bonus point and win by 1 1/2 points with 27 1/2 points over Bianca and Carla. They then walk away the $10,000 price. Along with creating their 2nd Guest Bedroom, each contestant were given $5000 from Suncorp to re-do their worst room. These were their re-do rooms:Kerrie & Spence - Living & DiningCourtney & Hans - Master BedroomHayden & Sara - 1st Guest BedroomNorm & Jess - Living & DiningBianca & Carla - Master Bedroom