| Season Number: | 18 |
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| Image Alt: | Blue background with yellow lettering |
| Num Episodes: | 51 |
| Network: | Nine Network |
| Prev Season: | Season 17 |
The eighteenth season of Australian reality television series The Block, titled The Block: Tree Change, premiered on 7 August 2022 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.
Applications for the eighteenth season of the series opened in September 2021 until 18 October 2021, looking for couples aged between 18 and 65 years old being sought by casting agents.[2] Filming is expected to be a 10–12 week shoot period from late February 2022.[3] In September 2021, the eighteenth season of The Block was officially confirmed at Nine’s 2022 upfronts, and for the first time the series will be heading to a regional location, the Macedon Ranges, where the contestants will be transforming country houses.[4] [5]
The Block in 2022 was located on McGeorge Road, in Gisborne, Victoria.[6]
In early April 2022, the day filming was scheduled to commence it was confirmed by sources that a contestant had tested positive to COVID-19. Filming was delayed by a week with filming commencing mid-April.
The Block auctions (or Block-tions) for the houses were held on Saturday, 5 November 2022, with the final episode of 2022 airing the next day on Channel Nine and 9Now at 7:00pm (AEDT) on Sunday, 6 November 2022.[7]
This is the ninth season of The Block to have five couples.[8]
| House | Couple | Age | Location | Relationship | Occupations | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Calleja & Sarah-Jane Wilson | 34 & 30 | Gladstone Park, VIC | Married with a child | Plumber & Social Worker | |
| 2 | Rachel & Ryan Carr | Both 36 | Oyster Bay, NSW | Married with children | Makeup Artist & Plumber | |
| 3 | Ankur Dogra & Sharon Johal | 41 & 35 | Melbourne, VIC | Married | Accountant & Actress | |
| 4 | Dylan Adams & Jenny Heath | 28 & 25 | Palm Beach, QLD | Engaged | Builder & Apprentice Chippy | |
| 5 | Omar Slaimankhel & Ozman ‘Oz’ Abu Malik | Both 30 | Western Sydney, NSW | Best Mates | Former NRL player & Building Maintenance Manager |
Originally in the first 48 hours of the series, there was another team, Joel Patfull & Elle Ferguson, however they left the series abruptly in the first night without notice as they found the series was not “on brand” for them, therefore the team were replaced by Rachel & Ryan. Elle posted on Instagram that reason they left was because of Joel's mother having a bad fall, but the real reason was exposed on the show. Joel and Elle were portrayed as runaways and troublemakers who put in no effort on the show, and they were generally disliked by the public.
| Teams | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom & Sarah-Jane | Rachel & Ryan | Ankur & Sharon | Dylan & Jenny | Omar & Oz | ||
| Rooms | Scores | |||||
| Main Bathroom | 25½ | 23½ | 20½ | 25½ | 26 | |
| Guest Bedroom | 23½ | 24½ | 27 | 26½ | 23½ | |
| Master Ensuite | 26 | 23½ | 27 | 23½ | 27½ | |
| Master Bedroom & Walk-in-Robe | 28½ | 27½ | 28 | 25½ | 22½ | |
| Guest Bedroom & Bathroom | 30 | 26 | 22 | 24½ | 29 | |
| Kitchen | 30 | 24 | 24½ | 28½ | 28½ | |
| Living & Dining Room | 25½ | 29½ | 19 | 22½ | 25½ | |
| Hallway, Laundry & Breezeway | 26½ | 25 | 23 | 27 | 20½ | |
| Kids Bedroom | 27½ | 28½ | 26½ | 29 | 21 | |
| Guest Bedroom & Re-do room | 28 | 28 | 23½ | 27½ | 25 | |
| Working from home space | 26 | 24½ | 19½ | 22½ | 24 | |
| Landscaping | 30 | 26½ | 19½ | 26½ | 28½ | |
| Super Power Leader Board | 297[9] | 284½ | 260½ | 282 | 273 | |
| Week | Room(s) | Budget | Costs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom & Sarah-Jane | Rachel & Ryan | Ankur & Sharon | Dylan & Jenny | Omar & Oz | ||||
| 1 | House Decider | $5,000 | $4,892 | $4,247 | $4,640 | $4,907 | $4,660 | |
| Main Bathroom | $22,000 | $22,722 | $33,211 | $29,693 | $28,003 | $20,599 | ||
| 2 | Guest Bedroom | $19,000 | $8,854 | $14,926 | $13,403 | $12,145 | $10,681 | |
| 3 | Master Ensuite | $22,000 | $19,057 | $27,165 | $32,916 | $24,350 | $25,873 | |
| 4 | Master Bedroom & Walk-in-Robe | $21,000 | $21,992 | $21,235 | $37,213 | $30,358 | $20,048 | |
| 5 | Guest Bedroom & Bathroom | $30,000 | $26,613 | $30,124 | $36,855 | $26,459 | $38,319 | |
| 6 | Kitchen | $21,000 | $31,956 | $20,358 | $25,362 | $24,322 | $30,492 | |
| 7 | Living & Dining Room | $23,000 | $61,844 | $37,898 | $60,459 | $36,614 | $55,611 | |
| 8 | Hallway, Laundry & Breezeway | $25,000 | $56,804 | $53,519 | $60,014 | $36,279 | $73,814 | |
| 9 | Kids Bedroom | $15,000 | $12,884 | $10,160 | $14,826 | $6,085 | $14,344 | |
| 10 | Guest Bedroom & Re-do room | $13,000+ $5,000 | $12,589 | $11,675 | $12,187 | $19,062 | $27,426 | |
| 11 | Working From Home Space | $25,000 | $23,209 | $24,140 | $15,104 | $24,207 | $23,798 | |
| 12 | Landscaping | $90,000 | ||||||
| Total costs | $336,000 | $303,416 | $288,658 | $342,672 | $272,791 | $345,665 | ||
| Week | Room | Winning Team | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Main Bathroom | Omar & Oz | $10,000, a $250,000 kitchen upgrade & a mature to plant in their garden |
| 2 | Guest Bedroom | Ankur & Sharon | $10,000 & a mature tree to plant in their garden |
| 3 | Master Ensuite | Omar & Oz | $10,000 and a mature tree to plant in their garden |
| 4 | Master Bedroom & Walk-in-Robe | Tom & Sarah-Jane | $10,000, an extra $5,000 for scoring a 10, a walk-in wine cellar and a mature tree to plant in their garden |
| 5 | Guest Bedroom & Bathroom | $10,000, an extra $5,000 for scoring a 10 and a mature tree to plant in their garden | |
| 6 | Kitchen | $10,000, an extra $15,000 for scoring three 10’s and a mature tree to plant in their garden | |
| 7 | Living & Dining Room | Rachel & Ryan | $10,000, an extra $10,000 for scoring two 10’s and a mature tree to plant in their garden. |
| 8 | Hallway, Laundry & Breezeway | Dylan & Jenny | $10,000 and a mature tree to plant in their garden |
| 9 | Kids Bedroom | $10,000, an extra $5,000 for scoring a 10 and a mature tree to plant in their garden | |
| 10 | Guest Bedroom & Re-do room | Tom & Sarah-Jane | $10,000 split ($5,000 each) and the mature tree prize was won by Tom during a coin toss |
| Rachel & Ryan | |||
| 11 | Working From Home Space | Tom & Sarah-Jane | $10,000 and a mature tree to plant in their garden |
| 12 | Landscaping | $5,000 and a Next Generation Ford Ranger | |
| Week | Area(s) | Scores | Teams | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom & Sarah-Jane | Rachel & Ryan | Ankur & Sharon | Dylan & Jenny | Omar & Oz | |||
| 1 | Main Bathroom | Darren | 8½ | 8½ | 7½ | 9 | 9 |
| Shaynna | 8½ | 8 | 6½ | 8½ | 8 | ||
| Neale | 8½ | 7 | 6½ | 8 | 9 | ||
| Total | |||||||
| 2 | Guest Bedroom | Darren | 8 | 8½ | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Shaynna | 7½ | 8 | 8½ | 9 | 7½ | ||
| Neale | 8 | 8 | 8½ | 8½ | 8 | ||
| Total | |||||||
| 3 | Master Ensuite | Darren | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
| Shaynna | 8½ | 7½ | 8½ | 7½ | 9 | ||
| Neale | 8½ | 7 | 9½ | 8 | 9½ | ||
| Total | |||||||
| 4 | Master Bedroom & Walk-in-Robe | Darren | 9 | 9½ | 9 | 8½ | 7½ |
| Shaynna | 9½ | 9 | 9½ | 8½ | 7½ | ||
| Neale | 10 | 9 | 9½ | 8½ | 7½ | ||
| Total | |||||||
| 5 | Guest Bedroom & Bathroom | Darren | 9½ | 9 | 7½ | 8½ | 9½ |
| Shaynna | 9½ | 8½ | 7½ | 8 | 9½ | ||
| Neale | 10 | 8½ | 7 | 8 | 10 | ||
| Total | |||||||
| 6 | Kitchen | Darren | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9½ | 9½ |
| Shaynna | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9½ | 9½ | ||
| Neale | 10 | 8 | 8½ | 9½ | 9½ | ||
| Total | |||||||
| 7 | Living & Dining Room | Darren | 8½ | 9½ | 6 | 7½ | 9½ |
| Shaynna | 8 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 9½ | ||
| Neale | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7½ | 9½ | ||
| Total | |||||||
| 8 | Hallway, Laundry & Breezeway | Darren | 8½ | 8½ | 8 | 8½ | 7½ |
| Shaynna | 9 | 8½ | 7 | 9 | 6½ | ||
| Neale | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9½ | 6½ | ||
| Total | |||||||
| 9 | Kids Bedroom | Darren | 9 | 9½ | 9 | 9½ | 7 |
| Shaynna | 9½ | 9½ | 8½ | 9½ | 7 | ||
| Neale | 9 | 9½ | 9 | 10 | 7 | ||
| Total | |||||||
| 10 | Guest Bedroom & Re-do room | Darren | 9½ | 9½ | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| Shaynna | 9½ | 9½ | 8 | 9 | 8 | ||
| Neale | 9 | 9 | 7½ | 9½ | 8 | ||
| Total | |||||||
| 11 | Working from home space | Alisa | 8½ | 8 | 6½ | 7½ | 8 |
| Lysandra | 8½ | 8 | 6½ | 7½ | 8 | ||
| Darren | 9 | 8½ | 6½ | 7½ | 8 | ||
| Total | |||||||
| 12 | Landscaping | Darren | 9½ | 9 | 6½ | 9 | 9½ |
| Shaynna | 9½ | 9 | 6½ | 9 | 9½ | ||
| Neale | 10 | 8½ | 6½ | 8½ | 9½ | ||
| Total | |||||||
| Week | Challenge | Reward | Teams | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Challenge | Description | Tom & Sarah-Jane | Rachel & Ryan | Ankur & Sharon | Dylan & Jenny | Omar & Oz | ||
| 1 | House decider | Makeover a bedroom in 48 hours with a budget of $5,000 | First choice of the houses | 3rd (House 3) | 2nd (House 4) | |||
| 2 | Nosey Neighbour challenge | A quiz on country housing | $5,000 and 1 bonus point | - | - | - | - | |
| 3 | Letterbox challenge | $500 to build the best postbox that will be installed at the front of their houses. | $10,000 & a night away | - | - | - | - | |
| 4 | Grape Escape Challenge | Stage 1: Grape Crushing Stage 2: Wine Blending Stage 3: Label Design | Prize 1: $10,000 $50,000 of Wine Prize | Prize 1 | Prize 3 | Prize 2 | - | - |
| 5 | Topiary Challenge | Clipping a shrub into a shape | $10,000 and 1 bonus point | - | - | - | - | |
| 6 | Antique Evaluation Challenge | $100 to buy an antique item for their kitchen and reevaluate it for the highest price | $12,000 fireplace from Schots plus $1,000 | Copper Jug Bought for: $35 revaluation: $85 | Collectible Spoons Bought for: $90 revaluation: $90 | Teapot Bought for: $50 revaluation: $80 | Gold-plated Tea Cup Bought for: $30 revaluation: $70 | |
| 6 & 7 | Team Challenge | The Blockheads have the task of renovating Tim and Tyler's house over two weeks | $10,000 | |||||
| 8 | Driving Challenge | Each contestant will have to back their trailer from the first checkpoint into the second, then drive to the third checkpoint and reverse the whole way back | The team combined who has the fastest score get $10,000 | - | - | - | - | |
| 9 | Sculpture Challenge | Make a sculpture out of clay incorporating some automotive design aspects | A fully loaded blue Ford Everest worth $80,000 | Can you handle it | The Side Window | The Console | The Headlight | |
| 10 | Domain Property Challenge | Clean and style their houses for domain buyers jury and photoshoot | $10,000 and 1 bonus point | 26 votes Danny Willis award the gnome | 12 votes | 16 votes | 19 votes | |
| 11 | Cleaning Challenge | Clean a hotel suite each for their families to stay in | $10,000 | - | - | - | - | |
| 12 | Simmons Home Defects Challenge | Blue tape Nate is back and he's giving $5,000 to the team that's done the best job at fixing all their defects. | $5,000 | - | - | - | - | |
| Rank | Couple | Reserve | Auction Result | Amount sold for after Auction | Profit made | Total Profit | Auction Order | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Omar & Oz | $4,080,000 | $5,666,666.66 | $1,586,666.66 | $1,686,666.66 | 1st | ||
| 2 | Ankur & Sharon | $4,080,000 | Passed in | $4,250,000 | $170,000 | $170,000 | 4th | |
| 3 | Rachel & Ryan | $4,080,000 | Passed in | $4,249,000.50 | $169,000.50 | $169,000.50 | 3rd | |
| 4 | Tom & Sarah-Jane | $4,080,000 | $4,100,000.99 | $20,000.99 | $20,000.99 | 2nd | ||
| 5 | Dylan & Jenny | $4,080,000 | Passed in | $3,900,000 | $0 | $0 | 5th |