| Season Number: | 14 |
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| Image Alt: | Blue background with yellow lettering |
| Num Episodes: | 47 |
| Network: | Nine Network |
The fourteenth season of Australian reality television series The Block premiered on August 5, 2018, on the Nine Network.[1] 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,[2] with special guests William Schirripa and Roshan Abraham.
In June 2017, The Block producers lodged renovation plans for The Gatwick Hotel with Port Phillip City Council.[3] [4] In October 2017, the fourteenth season and location of The Block were officially confirmed at Nine's upfronts.[5]
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.[6] Filming for the season was originally slated to occur between January 2018 and April 2018,[7] however filming didn't begin until early February.[8]
This is the sixth season of The Block to have five couples instead of the traditional four couples.[9]
| Apt | Couple | Age | Location | Relationship | Occupations | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kerrie &<br>Spence Thomson | 48 & 46 | Barossa Valley, SA | Married | Nurse & Owner Builder | |
| 2 | Hans &<br>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 &<br>Jess Eva | 40 & 33 | Sunshine Coast, QLD | Engaged with children | Builder & Breakfast Radio Host | |
| 5 | Bianca Chatfield &<br> Carla Dziwoki | 35 & 35 | Melbourne, VIC | Best Friends | Ex-Professional Netballers |
| 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 Ensuite | 27½ | 24 | 22 | 23 | 27 |
| Master Bedroom and Walk-in Robe | 24 | 22 | 26½ | 22½ | 22½ |
| Living and Dining | 25 | 27½ | 23 | 25 | 27 |
| Kitchen | 30 | 24 | 28½ | 26½ | 26½ |
| Hallway, Laundry, Powder Room | 29 | 24 | 18 | 25 | 27½ |
| 2nd Guest Bedroom & Re-do Room | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27½ | 28½ |
| Terrace | 25 | 23½ | 28½ | 30 | 29 |
| Challenge Apartment: Week 1 | 20½ | 28½ | 27½ | 20 | 23½ |
| Challenge Apartment: Week 2 | 28½ | 29 | 27 | 26½ | 21½ |
| Auction Order | 1st | 5th | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| Auction Result | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 5th | 4th |
| Week | Room | Winning Team | Prize | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Main Bathroom | Hans & Courtney | $10,000 | |
| 2 | 1st Guest Bedroom | Bianca & Carla | ||
| 3 | Master Ensuite | Kerri & Spence | ||
| 4 | Master Bedroom and Walk-in Robe | Hayden & Sara | ||
| 5 | Living and Dining | Hans & Courtney | ||
| 6 | Kitchen | Kerrie & Spence | ||
| 7 | Hallway, Laundry & Powder Room | Kerrie & Spence | ||
| 8 | 2nd Guest Bedroom & Re-do Room | Bianca & Carla | ||
| 9 | Terrace | Norm & Jess | $10,000 personal prize money |
| Week 10 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score Rank | Room 1 | Prize | ||
| Team | Room | |||
| 1 | Hans & Courtney | 2nd Guest Bedroom | $20,000 | |
| 2 | Hayden & Sara | Main Bathroom | $15,000 | |
| 3 | Bianca & Carla | Master Ensuite | $10,000 | |
| 4 | Kerrie & Spence | 1st Guest Bedroom | $0 | |
| 5 | Norm & Jess | Master Bedroom | ||
| Week 11 | ||||
| Score Rank | Room 2 | Prize | ||
| Team | Room | |||
| 1 | Hans & Courtney | Kitchen | $20,000 | |
| 2 | Kerrie & Spence | Terrace | $15,000 | |
| 3 | Hayden & Sara | Hallway, Study, Laundry & WC | $10,000 | |
| 4 | Norm & Jess | Dining | $0 | |
| 5 | Bianca & Carla | Living | ||
| 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 | Darren | 9½ | 9½ | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| Shaynna | 9½ | 9½ | 9 | 9 | 7½ | ||
| Neale | 9½ | 10 | 9 | 8½ | 7 | ||
| Total | |||||||
| 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 | — |
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 Bedroom | 8 | 7½ | 7½ | 8 | 8½ |
| Terrace | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Running Total | 62 | ||||
| Rank | Couple | Reserve | Auction Result | Profit | Total Winnings | Auction Order | Bought by | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hayden & Sara | $2.475m | $3.020m | $545,000 | $645,000 | 2nd | Nicole | |
| 2 | Kerrie & Spence | $2.435m | $2.850m | $415,000 | $415,000 | 1st | Greville | |
| 3 | Hans & Courtney | $2.360m | $2.770m | $410,000 | $410,000 | 5th | Greville | |
| 4 | Bianca & Carla | $2.690m | $2.991m | $301,000 | $301,000 | 4th | Greville | |
| 5 | Norm & Jess | $2.650m | $2.859m | $209,000 | $209,000 | 3rd | Greville |