| Season Number: | 16 |
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| Image Alt: | Blue background with yellow lettering |
| Num Episodes: | 50 |
| Network: | Nine Network |
The sixteenth season of Australian reality television series The Block premiered on 23 August 2020 on the Nine Network.[1] Hosts Scott Cam and Shelley Craft, site foremen Keith Schleiger and Dan Reilly, and judges Neale Whitaker, Shaynna Blaze and Darren Palmer, all returned from the previous season.[2]
In July 2019, it was reported by the Herald Sun that The Block and Channel 9 had acquired a vacant block of land in the exclusive bayside suburb of Brighton on 360 New Street, Brighton.[3] Newly renovated houses are expected to be built on the land in 2020 for the 16th season of the Block.
Applications for the sixteenth season of the series opened in August 2019 until 15 September 2019, looking for couples aged between 18 and 65 years old being sought by casting agents.[4] Filming for the season is slated to begin in late January 2020.[5]
In October 2019, the sixteenth season and location of The Block were officially confirmed at Nine's upfronts.[6]
In March 2020, the season was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia and the potential risk it could cause to the crew, workers and contestants.[7] After more than a month of suspension, the season resumed production on 4 May 2020 with extra safety precautions set in place.[8]
Due to the health and safety standards caused by COVID-19, The Block’s open for inspection will be a virtual experience which took place on 9Now on Monday, 16 November 2020.[9] The Block auctions (or Block-tions) for the houses were held on Saturday, 21 November 2020, with the final episode of 2020 airing the next day on Channel Nine and 9Now at 7:00pm (AEDT) on Sunday, 22 November 2020.[10]
Jimmy and Tam won the series with their house selling for over $4.2m. All houses sold on auction day with all teams profiting well over $400k.[11]
This is the eighth season of The Block to have five couples instead of the traditional four couples.[12]
| House | Couple | Age | Location | Relationship | Occupations | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harry & Tash Pavlou | 57 & 32 | Melbourne, VIC | Father & Daughter | IT Manager & Social Media Project Manager | |
| 2 | Sarah & George Bragias | 27 & 33 | Sydney, NSW | Married, expecting their first child | Teacher & Electrical worker | |
| 3 | Daniel & Jade Joyce | 35 & 35 | Wandearah, SA | Married with children | Farmer & Hairdresser | |
| 4 | Luke & Jasmin Neuwen | 35 & 36 | Perth, WA | Married with children | Chippy & Teacher | |
| 5 | Jimmy & Tam Wilkins | 33 & 31 | Brisbane, QLD | Married with children | Plumber & Bar Manager |
| Teams | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry & Tash | Sarah & George | Daniel & Jade | Luke & Jasmin | Jimmy & Tam | |
| Rooms | Scores | ||||
| Guest Bedroom | 24 | 21 | 25 | 20½ | 25½ |
| Guest Ensuite | 21½ | 27 | 23 | 25½ | 28½ |
| Master Bedroom & Walk-in-Robe | 25½ | 23 | 25 | 25 | 21½ |
| Master Ensuite | 28½ | 28½ | 28 | 29 | 29 |
| Guest Bedroom & Bathroom | 23½ | 29 | 25½ | 30 | 29 |
| Kitchen | 29 | 28 | 29½ | 28 | 29 |
| Living & Dining | 28½ | 25 | 28 | 24½ | 21½ |
| Upstairs | 28 | 28½ | 27½ | 26 | 25½ |
| Stairway, Hallway & Laundry | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28½ | 29 |
| Front Garden & Facade | 26 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
| Studio & Garage | 20 | 29½ | 25½ | 25½ | 29 |
| Backyard | 22½ | 30 | 24 | 29½ | 27½ |
| Total Points | 302 | 323½ | 314 | 320 | 324 |
| Auction Order | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 2nd |
| Auction Result | 3rd | 2nd | 5th | 4th | 1st |
| Week | Room(s) | Budget | Costs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry & Tash | Sarah & George | Daniel & Jade | Luke & Jasmin | Jimmy & Tam | ||||
| 1 | Guest Bedroom | $19,000 | $14,150 | $15,100 | $15,700 | $17,150 | $14,250 | |
| 2 | Guest Ensuite | $22,000 | $18,600 | $20,000 | $24,900 | $25,300 | $15,700 | |
| 3 | Master Bedroom & Walk-in-Robe | $19,000 | $20,200 | $25,000 | $21,800 | $20,200 | $32,700 | |
| 4 | Master Ensuite | $24,000 | $28,450 | $21,700 | $27,500 | $24,500 | $18,950 | |
| 5 | Guest Bedroom & Bathroom | $36,000 | $30,200 | $35,800 | $37,700 | $27,400 | $27,000 | |
| 6 | Kitchen | $18,000 | $23,474 | $20,860 | $16,284 | $22,922 | $31,316 | |
| 7 | Living & Dining | $33,120 | $17,387 | $24,685 | $18,946 | $20,555 | ||
| 8 | Upstairs | $21,000 | $21,627 | $21,777 | $25,192 | $23,500 | $30,987 | |
| 9 | Stairway, Hallway & Laundry | $35,000 | $48,470 | $42,635 | $35,961 | $44,714 | $47,240 | |
| 10 | Front Garden & Facade | $25,000 | $41,986 | $40,089 | $25,811 | $32,365 | $51,696 | |
| 11 | Studio & Garage | $35,000 | $29,800 | $40,000 | $45,400 | $42,700 | $42,700 | |
| 12 | Backyard | $40,000 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Week | Room | Winning Team | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guest Bedroom | Jimmy & Tam | $10,000 & $120,000 worth of Gaggenau kitchen appliances |
| 2 | Guest Ensuite | $10,000 | |
| 3 | Master Bedroom & Walk-in-Robe | Harry & Tash | |
| 4 | Master Ensuite | Luke & Jasmin | $10,000 split ($5,000 each) |
| Jimmy & Tam | |||
| 5 | Guest Bedroom & Bathroom | Luke & Jasmin | $10,000 |
| 6 | Kitchen | Daniel & Jade | |
| 7 | Living & Dining | Harry & Tash | $10,000 & a Mustang for a week |
| 8 | Upstairs | Sarah & George | $10,000 |
| 9 | Stairway, Hallway & Laundry | Jimmy & Tam | |
| 10 | Front Garden & Facade | Sarah & George | $10,000 split ($5,000 each) |
| Jimmy & Tam | |||
| 11 | Studio & Garage | Sarah & George | $10,000 |
| 12 | Backyard | Ford Puma | |
| Week | Area(s) | Scores | Teams | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry & Tash | Sarah & George | Daniel & Jade | Luke & Jasmin | Jimmy & Tam | |||
| 1 | Guest Bedroom | Darren | 8½ | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
| Shaynna | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | ||
| Neale | 7½ | 7 | 8 | 6½ | 8½ | ||
| Total | |||||||
| 2 | Guest Ensuite | Darren | 7½ | 9 | 8½ | 9 | 9½ |
| Shaynna | 6½ | 9 | 7 | 8½ | 9½ | ||
| Neale | 7½ | 9 | 7½ | 8 | 9½ | ||
| Total | |||||||
| 3 | Master Bedroom & Walk-in-Robe | Darren | 8½ | 8 | 8½ | 8½ | 7 |
| Shaynna | 8½ | 7½ | 8½ | 8½ | 7 | ||
| Neale | 8½ | 7½ | 8 | 8 | 7½ | ||
| Total | |||||||
| 4 | Master Ensuite | Darren | 9½ | 9½ | 9½ | 10 | 9½ |
| Shaynna | 9½ | 9 | 9½ | 9½ | 9½ | ||
| Neale | 9½ | 10 | 9 | 9½ | 9 | ||
| Total | |||||||
| 5 | Guest Bedroom & Bathroom | Darren | 7 | 9½ | 8½ | 10 | 10 |
| Shaynna | 7½ | 9½ | 8½ | 10 | 9½ | ||
| Neale | 9 | 10 | 8½ | 10 | 9½ | ||
| Total | |||||||
| 6 | Kitchen | Darren | 9½ | 9½ | 9½ | 9½ | 9½ |
| Shaynna | 9½ | 9 | 9½ | 9 | 10 | ||
| Neale | 10 | 9½ | 9½ | 9½ | 9½ | ||
| Total | |||||||
| 7 | Living & Dining | Darren | 9½ | 8½ | 10 | 8½ | 7 |
| Shaynna | 9½ | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7½ | ||
| Neale | 9½ | 8½ | 9 | 8 | 7 | ||
| Total | |||||||
| 8 | Upstairs | Darren | 9½ | 9½ | 9½ | 9 | 8½ |
| Shaynna | 9½ | 9½ | 9 | 8½ | 8½ | ||
| Neale | 9 | 9½ | 9 | 8½ | 8½ | ||
| Total | |||||||
| 9 | Stairway, Hallway & Laundry | Darren | 9 | 8½ | 9½ | 9½ | 9½ |
| Shaynna | 8 | 8 | 7½ | 9½ | 9½ | ||
| Neale | 8 | 8½ | 8 | 9½ | 9 | ||
| Total | |||||||
| 10 | Front Garden & Facade | Darren | 8½ | 10 | 9½ | 9½ | 9½ |
| Shaynna | 8 | 9½ | 9 | 9½ | 9½ | ||
| Neale | 9½ | 9½ | 9½ | 9 | 10 | ||
| Total | |||||||
| 11 | Studio & Garage | Darren | 6½ | 9½ | 8½ | 8½ | 10 |
| Shaynna | 7 | 10 | 8½ | 8½ | 9½ | ||
| Neale | 6½ | 10 | 8½ | 8½ | 9½ | ||
| Total | |||||||
| 12 | Backyard | Darren | 7½ | 10 | 8 | 9½ | 9 |
| Shaynna | 7½ | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | ||
| Neale | 7½ | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9½ | ||
| Total | |||||||
| Week | Challenge | Reward | Teams | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Challenge | Description | Harry & Tash | Sarah & George | Daniel & Jade | Luke & Jasmin | Jimmy & Tam | |||
| 1 | Beach Boxes Challenge | Create a similar Melbourne Brighton Beach Boxes structure which will become their bedroom for the week | First choice of the houses | House 2 (1940s) (4th) | House 3 (1930s) (2nd) | House 4 (1910s) (3rd) | |||
| 3 | Block It In Challenge | Pick the closest to the correct price of the home the agent take them through | Agent for their house auction | Marty from Whitefox | Pete from The Agency | David from Belle property | Harley from Buxton | Michael from McGrath | |
| Guess the value (or closest to it) of one of India's most expensive family home valued at $1 billion. | $5,000 and a bonus point | Guess: Below $100 million | Guess: Below $100 million | Guess: Below $100 million | Guess: $177 million | ||||
| 6 | Pottery Challenge | create a specific item of pottery which must feature in their kitchens on reveal day. | Fruit Bowl | Condiment Dish | Tea Cup & Saucer | Utensil Holder | |||
| 7 | Property Challenge | Present their properties in a PowerPoint presentation to 3 real estate executives | $5,000 | 25½ | 23½ | 26 | 25½ | ||
| 8 | LEGO Dream House Challenge | Build their dream house out of LEGO | $10,000, a bonus point and a smart home system worth $10,000 | – | – | – | – | ||
| 9 | Contestant Portrait Challenge | 2019 contestants create portraits of the 2020 contestants | $10,000 | – | – | – | – | ||
| 10 | Sell in Style Team Challenge | In 2 teams, each must furnish and style an apartment | $20,000 (split between teams) | – | – | ($6,666) | ($6,666) | ($6,666) | |
| 11 | Re-upholstery Challenge | Re-upholster an old chair which must be used in their studio apartment | $5,000 | – | – | – | – | ||
| Moo-sical Chairs | Last contestant standing in musical chairs wins | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 12 | Pub Trivia Challenge | Guess correctly the most trivia questions | 1st: $3,000, 2nd: $2,000, 3rd: $1,000 | – | – | ||||
| Rank | Couple | Reserve | Auction Result | Profit | Total Winnings | Auction Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jimmy & Tam | $3.290m | $4,256,000 | $966,000 | $1,066,000 | 2 |
| 2nd | Sarah & George | $3.350m | $4,000,002 | $650,002 | $650,002 | 3 |
| 3rd | Harry & Tash | $3.350m | $4m | $650,000 | $650,000 | 5 |
| 4th | Luke & Jasmin | $3.350m | $3.856m | $506,000 | $506,000 | 1 |
| 5th | Daniel & Jade | $3.340m | $3.8m | $460,000 | $460,000 | 4 |