Lego Masters (Australian TV series) season 2 explained

Season Number:	2
Bgcolour:	3EB489
Module1:	Host: Hamish Blake Num Teams: 8 Winner: Jackson & Alex Runner Up: Andrew & Damian
Num Episodes:	11
Network:	Nine Network
Prev Season:	Season 1

The second season of Australian reality television series Lego Masters premiered on the Nine Network on 19 April 2020.^[1] Hamish Blake returned as host along with Ryan "The Brickman" McNaught as Judge.

Production

Due to the success of the series, In May 2019 the series was renewed for a second season which will film later in 2019 set to air in 2020.^{[2] [3]} On 16 October 2019, the second season was officially confirmed at Nine's upfronts.^[4]

The second season is sponsored by Lego, Honda, Kmart and Wonder Bread.^[5]

Teams

Team	Ages	Relationship/ Occupation	Status
Jackson & Alex	29 & 29	High School Friends	Winners
Damian & Andrew	43 & 49	Best Mates	Runners up
Trent & Josh	38 & 27	Accountant &<br>Primary School Chaplain	Third place
Dannii & Tim	26 & 25	Married	(Challenge 10)
Jennifer & Jodie	31 & 38	Researcher &<br>Stay-at-home Mum	(Challenge 9)
Jay & Stani	42 & 41	Childhood Best Friends	(Challenge 6)
Summer & Iona	19 & 18	Childhood Best Friends	(Challenge 4)
Annie & Runa	30 & 29	Lego Loving Friends	(Challenge 3)

Notes

• Not all teams in the season have a relation (i.e. family or friend), some were paired together during the application process due to single applications.

Elimination history

Team! colspan=11 scope="col"

Challenge
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	GF
Jackson & Alex											Winners
Damian & Andrew											Runners-up
Trent & Josh											Third Place
Dannii & Tim										colspan=7
Jennifer & Jodie									colspan=7
Jay & Stani						colspan=7
Summer & Iona				colspan=9
Annie & Runa

Table key

	Team received an advantage from Brickman
	Team won a challenge or the show
	Team is immune and safe from elimination
	Team came in 2nd-7th place, in the top two or bottom two chosen by Brickman
	Team was safe from elimination after passing a challenge/round.
	Team was eliminated from the competition

Series Details

Challenge 1

• Airdate - 19 April 2020
• Challenge: "A Whole New World" - Each of the eight teams were tasked with creating a Lego world of their choice in 15 hours, they were then given an additional 2 hours to build a gift from their world to the world on their right, built on a barge.
• Advantage - The winner of the challenge received "The Golden Brick", which they can use to keep them safe from a future Elimination Challenge. They also received "The Flash Jordan Brick", which allows a team to have Season 1 contestant Jordan be their Brick Pit runner for an entire future build.

Team	Lego Design	Result
Damian & Andrew	Isle of Eyes Cave
Summer & Iona	Dream Home	Safe
Trent & Josh	NEWtopia Space World	Safe
Jackson & Alex	Steampunk Power Station	Safe
Jay & Stani	Space Tourist World	Safe
Jennifer & Jodie	Underwater World	Safe
Dannii & Tim	Wizard Tower	Safe
Annie & Runa	Turtle Island	Safe

Challenge 2

• Airdate - 20 April 2020
• Challenge: "Hero Shot" - Each of the eight teams had 10 hours with choosing a mini figure and making a design which would be exploded similar to what you would see in an action movie as the hero struts away as an explosion goes off in the background. The winner of the challenge received immunity from the next Elimination Challenge.

Team	Lego Design	Result
Summer & Iona	Element: Water Minifigure: Samurai Build: Secret Lair Council
Damian & Andrew	Element: Glitter Minifigure: Female Knight Build: Fairy Queen's Castle	Safe
Trent & Josh	Element: Slime Minifigure: Space Lady Build: 80's Alien Action Film	Safe
Jackson & Alex	Element: Chalk Minifigure: Bandido Build: Wild West Heist	Safe
Jay & Stani	Element: Chalk Minifigure: Viking Warrior Lady Build: Viking Fort	Safe
Jennifer & Jodie	Element: Water Minifigure: Secret Agent Build: Secret Agent's Escape	Safe
Dannii & Tim	Element: Slime Minifigure: Retro Spaceman Build: Space Alien Eradication	Safe
Annie & Runa	Element: Glitter Minifigure: Heroic Knight Build: Dragon's Lair	Safe

Challenge 3

• Airdate - 21 April 2020
• Challenge: "Fairytale" - Each team had 12 hours to create a design based on famous fairytales, each design is based on a certain part in the fairytale. The team with the weakest design was eliminated.

Team	Lego Design	Result
Summer & Iona	N/A
Jackson & Alex	Hansel and Gretel - Witch's House
Damian & Andrew	Jack and the Beanstalk - Giant coming down the beanstalk	Safe
Trent & Josh	Cinderella - Cinderella at the ball	Safe
Jay & Stani	Rapunzel - Rapunzel releasing her hair down the tower	Safe
Jennifer & Jodie	The Ugly Duckling - Ugly Duckling being left out of the group	Safe
Dannii & Tim	Jack and the Beanstalk - Jack in the Giant's house	Safe
Annie & Runa	The Little Mermaid - Ariel meeting the prince

Challenge 4

• Airdate - 26 April 2020
• Advantage Challenge: "Tall Tower" - Team were given 2 hours to build the tallest structure they possibly can only using 2x4, 2x6 & 2x8 bricks, however they cannot use a stool for more height. The team with the tallest structure wins an advantage of an extra hour in the Elimination Challenge.
• Elimination Challenge: "One Hanging Brick" - Teams were given 10 hours to create a design built off a technic beam hanging above their desks. The team with the weakest design was eliminated.

Team	Lego Design	Result
Advantage Challenge - “Tall Tower”
Jay & Stani	Pillar and Cross-Brace Tower
Summer & Iona	Regular Lego Tower	Through to Elimination Challenge
Jackson & Alex	Tower of Mini Towers Tower
Damian & Andrew	“Tree” of Sideways Brick Tower
Trent & Josh	Regular Lego Tower
Jennifer & Jodie	Regular Lego Tower
Dannii & Tim	Regular Lego Tower
Elimination Challenge - “One Hanging Brick”
Trent & Josh	Cats vs Bird Cage
Jackson & Alex	UFO Barn Abduction	Safe
Damian & Andrew	Pirate Air Ship	Safe
Jay & Stani	Micro-Scale City	Safe
Jennifer & Jodie	Cloud Battle Royale	Safe
Dannii & Tim	Giant Anglerfish	Safe
Summer & Iona	Piñata

Challenge 5

• Airdate - 27 April 2020
• Challenge: "Make & Shake" - Teams were given 8 hours to build a 1.2m tall 32×32 tower, which will then be subjected to varying levels 1-10 of shaking on a shake plate. The team with best design won immunity for the next Elimination Challenge.

Team	Lego Design	Result
Dannii & Tim	Tower: Popcorn Box Shake Level Reached: 10
Jay & Stani	Tower: Shock Absorbers Shake Level Reached: 6
Jackson & Alex	Tower: Prison Shake Level Reached: 10
Damian & Andrew	Tower: Wizard Castle Shake Level Reached: 10
Trent & Josh	Tower: Technic Shake Level Reached: 7
Jennifer & Jodie	Tower: Pop Art Shake Level Reached: 6

Challenge 6

• Airdate - 3 May 2020
• Challenge: "3D Art" - The teams are given 12 hours to create a 3D Art design inside a deep frame. The team with weakest design will be eliminated.

Team	Lego Design	Result
Dannii & Tim	N/A
Trent & Josh	Cowboy riding a bucking bull
Jackson & Alex	Venus Flytrap
Damian & Andrew	MUNCH 3D movie poster
Jennifer & Jodie	Octopus attacking a pirate ship
Jay & Stani	New York Love Scene

Challenge 7

• Airdate - 4 May 2020
• Challenge: "Above & Below" - Teams were given 12 hours to build a design on a large baseplate fixed to the top and also the bottom of their construction table. The team with the worst design will go to the Elimination Challenge.
• Elimination Challenge: "Retro Rebuild" - The losing team from the first challenge will compete against eliminated team Jay & Stani, they were given 3 hours to create a retro item in 1:1 scale. The team who wins regains a place in the competition.

Team	Lego Design	Result
Challenge - “Above & Below”
Jackson & Alex	1950s Worm Attack
Dannii & Tim	Prehistoric Excavation
Damian & Andrew	Fake Shark Attack
Trent & Josh	Farmer Vs Rabbit
Jennifer & Jodie	Santa's Workshop	Through to Elimination Challenge
Elimination Challenge - “Retro Rebuild”
Jennifer & Jodie	Polaroid Camera
Jay & Stani	Game Boy

Note: Damian & Andrew deployed the "Flash Jordan" brick that they won in the first episode, and Season 1 contestant Jordan collected materials from the Brick Pit for the team during the Above & Below challenge.

Challenge 8

• Airdate - 10 May 2020
• Challenge: "Star Wars" - The teams were given 8 hours to create a new Star Wars vehicle, they must also pick a minifigure from a tub that gives them their side – two teams will do Dark Side builds, two Light Side builds and one grey build e.g. bounty hunters. The team with the best design received immunity from the next Elimination Challenge and advanced to finals week.

Team	Lego Design	Result
Damian & Andrew	Grey Side: Bounty Hunter Ship
Jackson & Alex	Dark Side: The Imperial Tempest Dropship
Dannii & Tim	Dark Side: The Imperial Blade
Trent & Josh	Light Side: Heavy Assault Starship
Jennifer & Jodie	Light Side: The Reyvenger

Challenge 9

• Airdate - 11 May 2020
• Challenge: "Underwater" - The teams were given 12 hours to build an underwater themed design that will actually be submerged underwater, the design will be placed on a weighted platform covered in baseplates. The team with the weakest design will be eliminated.

Team	Lego Design	Result
Damian & Andrew	N/A
Trent & Josh	Diver Fights Sea Creature	^[6]
Jackson & Alex	Crablantis
Dannii & Tim	Diver Fights Octopus
Jennifer & Jodie	Mermaid

Challenge 10

• Airdate - 17 May 2020
• Advantage Challenge: "Smash & Grab" - The teams were given 4 hours to create a design with only the amount of LEGO pieces they can grab from the floor within 5 minutes. The team with the best design will win the advantage of choosing their build in the Elimination Challenge.
• Elimination Challenge: "Night & Day" - The teams were given 12 hours to create a design based on 1 of 4 vacant blocks: residential, commercial, industrial and shared space, which must look amazing during the day and at night. The team with the weakest design will be eliminated.

Team	Lego Design	Result
Advantage Challenge - "Smash & Grab"
Trent & Josh	Egg Thief
Damian & Andrew	Mayan Temple	Through to Elimination Challenge
Jackson & Alex	Retro Video Game
Dannii & Tim	Phoenix
Elimination Challenge - "Night & Day"
Damian & Andrew	Shared Space: Museum Heist	Safe
Jackson & Alex	Commercial: Evil Mega Corporation	Safe
Trent & Josh	Residential: Haunted House for Sale	Safe
Dannii & Tim	Industrial: UFO Warehouse

Grand Final

• Airdate - 18 May 2020
• Grand Final Challenge - Over 28 hours, remaining contestants were tasked with building something of their own choice; yet still needing to adhere to the criteria of technical skills, story-telling elements and overall aesthetic. The Team with the most votes would win the competition and receive $100,000 AUD.
• Voting & Judgment - The 250 members of the public, as well as past contestants, would judge the builds, assigning their Black Bricks (worth 1 vote) to whichever model they liked most. Completing the vote, Brickman was given a Golden Brick worth 100 votes.

Team	Lego Design	Result
Jackson & Alex	Mad Scientist's Frankenfig	Winners
Damian & Andrew	Mech arena	Runners up
Trent & Josh	Pirate ship	Third place

Notes and References

1. Web site: Returning: Lego Masters. TV Tonight. David. Knox. 31 March 2020. 31 March 2020.
2. Web site: Nine renews Lego Masters for a second season. Mumbrella. Hannah. Blackiston. 13 May 2019. 14 May 2019.
3. Web site: Apply to be part of Lego Masters second season. Nine. 13 May 2019. 14 May 2019.
4. Web site: Upfronts 2020: Nine: Informer 3838, Halifax, returning reality juggernauts.. TV Tonight. David. Knox. 16 October 2019. 17 October 2019.
5. Web site: Nine’s Lego Masters returns with big brand partnerships. Adnews. Mariam. Cheik-Hussein. 17 April 2020. 19 April 2020.
6. Web site: LEGO Masters 2020: Which team won every challenge.