| Season Number: | 3 |
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| Num Episodes: | 49 |
| Network: | TV3 |
The third season of The Block NZ premiered on 26 August 2014 and ended on 18 November 2014. It ran four nights per week, Tuesday–Friday.
The season was set in the Auckland suburb of Point Chevalier, and was judged by Home and Garden editor Shelley Ferguson and architect Mark Gascoigne.[1]
| House | Couple (ages) | Relationship | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quinn (26) & Ben (30) | Married | Christchurch |
| 2 | Maree (27) & James (28) | Partners | South Auckland |
| 3 | Alex (29) & Corban (32) | Married | West Auckland |
| 4 | Jo (34) & Damo (36) | Married | Feilding |
The season was the first to feature the Kiwibank Block Out Live online game, a bingo-style game designed to be played by viewers watching the show live. It consists of a grid of nine squares, each containing an event or quote from the show. When the event is broadcast, viewers have a few minutes to tap the corresponding square. The first person to unlock all nine squares on a given night wins a $100 gift card.[2]
In mid-March, Eyeworks, the company that produces The Block NZ, sent letters to households in the area surrounding the future site of the show in Point Chevalier to say that filming would start in late May or early June. Around 20 members of the neighbourhood met to try and prevent the show from being produced there because of safety, traffic, light, and noise concerns.[3] When Eyeworks decided to continue, residents took the production company to court. Although the show was not relocated, restrictions—such as a noise curfew after and on weekends, and the crew only being able to park in set areas—were put in place.
| Scores: | Teams | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinn & Ben | Maree & James | Alex & Corban | Jo & Damo | |||
| Week | Rooms | Scores | ||||
| 1 | Hotel Suite Challenge | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | |
| 2&3 | Garage | 14.5 | 13.5 | 18 | 15.5 | |
| 4 | Family Room | 11.5 | 14.5 | 13 | 14 | |
| 5 | Bathroom & Laundry | 13.5 | 15 | 17 | 15.5 | |
| 6 (a) | Kids Bedroom | 12.5 | 18 | 17 | 14 | |
| 6 (b) | Teenage Bedroom | 14.5 | 17.5 | 18 | 14.5 | |
| 7 | Kitchen & Dinning | 12.5 | 15.5 | 14.5 | 16 | |
| 8 | Master Bedroom & Ensuite | 16 | 15 | 18.5 | 17 | |
| 9 (a) | Entrance | 13.5 | 12 | (Dis) 0 | 16 | |
| 9 (b) | Lounge & Rest of Internal | 15 | 16 | (Dis) 0 | 17.5 | |
| 10 | Backyard | 12 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 16 | |
| 11 | Front Yard | 13.5 | 12.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | |
| Week | Room | Judges' verdict | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Lowest | Score | |||
| 1 | Hotel Suite Challenge | Jo & Damo | 14 | Quinn & Ben | 11 | |
| 2&3 | Garage | Alex & Corban | 18 | Maree & James | 13.5 | |
| 4 | Family Room | Maree & James | 14.5 | Quinn & Ben | 11.5 | |
| 5 | Bathroom & Laundry | Alex & Corban | 17 | Quinn & Ben | 13.5 | |
| 6 (a) | Kids Bedroom | Maree & James | 18 | Quinn & Ben | 12.5 | |
| 6 (b) | Teenage Bedroom | Alex & Corban | 18 | Quinn & Ben/Jo & Damo | 14.5 | |
| 7 | Kitchen & Dinning | Jo & Damo | 16 | Quinn & Ben | 12.5 | |
| 8 | Master Bedroom & Ensuite | Alex & Corban | 18.5 | Maree & James | 15 | |
| 9 (a) | Entrance | Jo & Damo | 16 | Alex & Corban | (Dis) 0 | |
| 9 (b) | Lounge & Rest of Internal | Jo & Damo | 17.5 | Alex & Corban | (Dis) 0 | |
| 10 | Backyard | Jo & Damo | 16 | Quinn & Ben | 12 | |
| 11 | Front Yard | Alex & Corban/Jo & Damo | 15.5 | Maree & James | 12.5 | |
At the start of the following week, each couple walks through the other couple's room from the previous week and score them out of 10. The couple that receives the highest total score wins $1000 to go towards their budget.
In week 8, $4000 was awarded.
| Week | Room | Team | Total score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2–3 | Garage | 30 | 30 | ||
| 22.5 | |||||
| 21 | |||||
| 19 | |||||
| 4 | Family room | 21 | |||
| 20.5 | |||||
| 18 | |||||
| 12 | |||||
| 5 | 21.5 | ||||
| 19 | |||||
| 17 | |||||
| 15.5 | |||||
| 6 | 48 | 60 | |||
| 47.5 | |||||
| 44 | |||||
| 43.5 | |||||
| style="text-align:center; border-bottom: 2px solid black" rowspan=4 | 7 | 23.5 | 30 | ||
| 22.5 | |||||
| 22 | |||||
| 19 | |||||
| 8 | 22 | ||||
| 20.5 | |||||
| 21 | |||||
| 18< | --Alex & Corban:8.5--> | ||||
| 9 | 23 | 30 | |||
| 20.5 | |||||
| 18.5 | |||||
| 1 | |||||
| 10 | Backyard | 24 | |||
| 22 | |||||
| 19.5 | |||||
| 19 | |||||
| 11 | Front yard | ||||
| Week | Challenge | Winning couple< | --(s) | Total score--> | Reward |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rush Hour challenge | Time advantage | |||
| Walls | Time advantage | ||||
| Car packing | First choice of hotel suite style | ||||
| 2 | Wooden furniture piece | Kitchen upgrade | |||
| Duct tape boat | 80″ Sharp Quattron Pro TV | ||||
| 3 | Photography challenge | Meal at The Grove Restaurant (with another team) | |||
| Digger challenge | $5000 Freedom Furniture voucher | ||||
| 4 | Upcycling | $30,000 bathroom upgrade | |||
| Crate stacking | $5000 of window treatments | ||||
| 5 | Dinner Wars | House exterior painted by Dulux | |||
| 6 | Styled desk | $25,000 wardrobe package | |||
| Plywood bicycle | $2,000 and a $2,750 Breville kitchen appliances pack | ||||
| 7 | Magazine cover | Vortex spa pool | |||
| Walk the plank | $12,000 3 kW ReneSola solar package | ||||
| 8 | Lamp Challenge | Bose Music System & $3,000 Cash | |||
| Stencil artwork | Barbecue and $2,000 | ||||
| 9< | --check the order of this week's challenges--> | Design Your Own Door | $2000 stay at SkyCity Auckland | ||
| Leaky box | $3,500 worth of specimen trees | ||||
| 10 | Bird house | $3,000 & home security system | |||
| Cycling challenge | $3,000 of outdoor furniture | ||||
| 11 | Tile replication | $3000 cash | |||
| Pipeworks | House cleaned by greenacres cleaners | ||||
| 12 | Quiz | Choose the order that the house are auctioned | |||
| Swim | |||||
| Viral video |
| Team | Scores | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | |||||||||
| Fun | Food | Fun | Food | Fun | Food | Fun | Food | ||
| 6.5 | 8.5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8.5 | 43.5 | |||
| 8 | 7 | 5 | 6.5 | 8 | 7 | 41.5 | |||
| 7 | 7.5 | 5 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 41 | |||
| 8 | 6.5 | 8 | 6.5 | 3 | 2 | 34 | |||
Throughout the first three episodes of week 12, teams competed in three challenges. The winner of each challenge earned 3 points, the runner-up earned 2 points, third place earned 1 point, and fourth place earned 0 points. As winners, Maree & James got to decide the order that the houses were auctioned.
| Team | Scores | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quiz | Swim | Video | Total | ||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | ||
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
As the team that earned the most, Alex & Corban won an extra $80,000. Because Quinn & Ben won so little, and with them starting a family, Alex & Corban gifted them $30,000 of their winnings.
| Rank | Couple | Reserve | Auction Result | Profit | Total Winnings | Auction Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1.325m | $1.552m | $227,000 | $277,000 | 1st | |
| 2 | $1.325m | $1.472m | $147,000 | $147,000 | 2nd | |
| 3 | $1.325m | $1.386m | $61,000 | $61,000 | 4th | |
| 4 | $1.325m | $1.335m | $10,000 | $40,000 | 3rd | |