| Season Number: | 4 |
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| Num Episodes: | 51 |
| Network: | Nine Network |
The fourth season of Australian reality television series The Block, titled The Block 2011, aired on the Nine Network. Scott Cam returned as host as did John McGrath & Neale Whitaker as judges and Shelley Craft joined the season as "Challenge Master".[1] The season premiered on Monday, 20 June 2011 at 7:00 pm.
Unlike previous series, the fourth season was filmed in Melbourne rather than Sydney,[2] with the four houses to be renovated located in the inner-city suburb of Richmond.[3]
The season was ultimately won by Polly Porter and Warwick "Waz" Jones, who were the only couple to sell their property at auction.[4]
The Block: Unlocked is a new format hosted by Shelley Craft which shares a personal insight into The Block transformations as the couples guide us through their completed rooms, it also includes behind the scenes footage and footage not seen on TV.
| Couple (ages) | Relationship | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Childhood sweethearts | Victoria | ||
| Newlyweds | New South Wales | ||
| Engaged in the finale of The Block | Victoria | ||
| Husband and wife | Queensland | ||
| City girl and country boy | New South Wales | ||
| Tradie and his lady | Western Australia | ||
| Sisters | New South Wales | ||
| Twins | Victoria |
Green: This couple won an elimination challenge and became a couple on the Block 2011.
Red: This couple failed to win an elimination challenge and did not become a Block couple.
| House | Couple | Ages | Relationship | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenna Whitehead and Josh Densten | 23 & 24 | Engaged (at auction) | VIC |
| 2 | Polly Porter and Warwick "Waz" Jones | 24 & 27 | City Girl and Country Boy | NSW |
| 3 | Katrina Chambers and Amie Godde | 33 & 31 | Sisters | NSW |
| 4 | Rod and Tania Walsh | 38 & 39 | Childhood Sweethearts | VIC |
| Scores: | Teams | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh & Jenna | Polly & Waz | Amie & Katrina | Rod & Tania | ||
| Rooms | Scores | ||||
| 1st Bedroom | 13½ | 9 | 13 | 11 | |
| 2nd Bedroom | 14 | 13 | 10 | 13 | |
| Bathroom/Laundry | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | |
| Master Bedroom & Ensuite | 33 | 33 | 28 | 29 | |
| Living Room/Hallway | 12 | 13 | 17 | 16 | |
| Kitchen/Dining Room | 18 | 15 | 17 | 16 | |
| Exterior | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18½ | |
| Auction Order | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | |
| Auction Result | 3rd | 1st | 4th | 2nd | |
| Wk. | Room(s) | Room Winner | Chumps | Challenges | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelley Craft | Scotty's Workshop | |||||
| 1 | 1st Bedroom | Josh & Jenna | n/a | Polly & Waz | Rod & Tania | |
| 2 | 2nd Bedroom | Rod & Tania | Katrina & Amie | |||
| 3 | Bathroom/Laundry | Rod & Tania | Josh & Jenna | |||
| 4 | Master Ensuite | Polly & Waz | Karina & Amie | Josh & Jenna | ||
| Ensuite | Josh & Jenna | Polly & Waz | ||||
| 5 | Living Room/Hallway | Katrina & Amie | Josh & Jenna | Katrina & Amie | Rod & Tania | |
| 6 | Kitchen/Dining Room | Josh & Jenna | Polly & Waz | |||
| 7 | Exterior | Rod & Tania | n/a | Polly & Waz | ||
| Week | Area(s) | Scores | Josh &<br />Jenna | Polly &<br />Waz | Katrina &<br />Amie | Rod &<br />Tania |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1st Bedroom | Design | 7.5 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
| Execution | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | ||
| Total | ||||||
| 2 | 2nd Bedroom | |||||
| Design | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | ||
| Execution | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | ||
| Total | ||||||
| 3 | Bathroom/Laundry | |||||
| Design | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | ||
| Execution | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | ||
| Total | ||||||
| 4 | Master Bedroom | |||||
| Design | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | ||
| Execution | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | ||
| Total | ||||||
| 5 | Ensuite | |||||
| Design | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | ||
| Execution | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | ||
| Total | ||||||
| 6 | Living Room/Hallway | |||||
| Design | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | ||
| Execution | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | ||
| Total | ||||||
| 7 | Kitchen/Dining Room | |||||
| Design | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | ||
| Execution | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | ||
| Total | ||||||
| 8 | Exterior | |||||
| Design | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | ||
| Execution | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9.5 | ||
| Total |
| Elimination challenges (episodes 1–4) | ||||
| Winning couple | Eliminated couple | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenna and Josh | Shannon and Aaron | [5] | |
| 2 | Polly and Waz | Chrissy and Toby | [6] | |
| 3 | Tania and Rod | Chris and Carrie | [7] | |
| 4 | Katrina and Amie | Laura and Emily | [8] | |
| The Key Challenge (episode 5) | |||
| Rank | Couple | House chosen | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katrina and Amie | Number three (green door) | [9] [10] |
| 2 | Jenna and Josh | Number one (blue door) | |
| 3 | Rod and Tania | Number four (red door) | |
| 4 | Polly and Waz | Number two (yellow door) | |
| Event | Result | |
|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | ||
| Shelley Craft Challenge #1: "Run For Your Money" | The couples would race to collect five "red houses" hidden at five different locations around Melbourne. Each house was worth $5,000 in cash to go towards their renovating budget, and the first couple to collect all of their red houses would win the right to select any of the other couples' house as their own to renovate, or keep their current house. The winning couple was Polly and Waz. However, they decided to keep their own house.[11] | |
| Scotty's Workshop Challenge #1": "Wall To Wall" | The couples had two hours to construct an exact replica of a partition wall that Scott had built, as well as paint and hang four framed pictures (to the same dimensions as Scott's example). Guest judges, Mark and Duncan (from the previous season), assisted the couples with advice, and would provide a day's service as the prize. The winning couple was Tania and Rod.[12] | |
| Room Delivery Night #1: Bedroom 1 | The winning couple was Jenna and Josh.[13] | |
| Week 2 | ||
| Shelley Craft Challenge #2: "Trash To Treasure" | The couples had fifteen minutes, and a budget of up $100, to purchase a second-hand item that would then be fixed up in the space of four hours ready to sell at auction. The couple with the highest profit would win $1,000 to spend at an auction of their choice. The winning couple was Rod and Tania, with a profit of $135.[14] | |
| Scotty's Workshop Challenge #2": "New To Old" | The couples were set the task of distressing and painting a chest of drawers to achieve an "antique effect". Keeping in line with "second-hand week", the winning couple would select one of two boxes containing a prize, "old" or "new", with the runner-up receiving whatever prize that was in the other box. The winning couple, Katrina and Amie, selected the "old" box and received a vintage bottle of red wine and a crystal decanter, together worth $1,000, to use in their room. Runners-up Polly and Waz received the same prize to a lesser value of $100.[15] | |
| Room Delivery Night #2: Bedroom 2 | The winning couple was Jenna and Josh. | |
| Week 3 | ||
| Shelley Craft Challenge #3: "Pipeworks" | The couples raced to connect a path of pipes, where the first couple who achieved running water from their tap, would win a night at The Langham, Melbourne. The winning couple was Jenna and Josh.[16] | |
| Scotty's Workshop Challenge #3": "On the Tiles" | The couples had fifteen minutes to select tiles to use to create a mosaic of their house in two hours. The couple that created a mosaic that most resembled their house, as adjudged by Scott, received either a free tiler or plumber for a day of work. The winning couple was Jenna and Josh.[17] | |
| Room Delivery Night #3: Bathroom/Laundry | The winning couple was Rod and Tania.[18] | |
| Week 4 | ||
| Shelley Craft Challenge #4: "Puzzled Paper" | The couples had one hour to wallpaper a mobile billboard displaying an advertisement for the series with their pictures. The couple with the fewest imperfections, as judged by Scott and Shelley, would win $3,000. The winning couple was Katrina and Amie, who were then informed they would have to take their prize money from their fellow couples.[19] Katrina and Amie decided to take $2,000 from Jenna and Josh, and $1,000 from Rod and Tania, representative of the rooms they had won to that point.[20] | |
| Scotty's Workshop Challenge #4": "Camberwell Markets" | The couples were divided into two teams: Jenna and Josh with Polly and Waz, Katrina and Amie with Rodney and Tania. Further expanding their teams were the eliminated couples from the elimination week challenges, with each eliminated couple forming a part of the team with the respective couples that eliminated them. Each team visited a Salvation Army store to collect items that would form a part of a stand they would run at the Camberwell Market, aiming to raise money for the Salvation Army. The team that raised the most money, would receive a $5,000 prize ($2,500 per couple), as well as the services of their eliminated team members for two days. The team of Jenna and Josh with Polly and Waz were the winners, raising $1,800 compared to $1,300 raised by Katrina and Amie with Rodney and Tania. The eliminated couples that returned for the two days were Shannon and Aaron (for Jenna and Josh), and Chrissy and Toby (for Polly and Waz).[21] | |
| Room Delivery Night #4: Main bedroom/Ensuite | There was a tie for the double room delivery, with Polly and Waz and Jenna and Josh both scoring 33/40. Polly and Waz achieved their score through a 17/20 for their master bedroom, whereas Jenna and Josh scored 17/20 for their ensuite; both couples scored 16/20 for the other room. As it was a double room delivery, both couples received $5,000, split from the original $10,000 prize.[22] | |
| Rank | Couple | Reserve | Auction Result | Amount sold for after Auction | Profit made | Total Profit | Auction Order | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polly and Waz | $840,000 | $855,000 | $15,000 | $115,000 | 2nd | ||
| 2 | Rod and Tania | $850,000 | $832,000 | $922,000 | $72,000 | $72,000 | 4th | |
| 3 | Josh and Jenna | $950,000 | $901,000 | $1.000m | $50,000 | $50,000 | 1st | |
| 4 | Amie and Katrina | $860,000 | $822,000 | $860,000 | $0 | 3rd | ||
| Week | Episode | Original airdate | Timeslot | Viewers | Nightly rank | Source | Weekly Avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Elimination Night 1" | Monday - | 1.342 |
| [23] [24] [25] | 1.044 | |
| 2 | "Elimination Night 2" | Tuesday - | 1.114 |
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| 3 | "Elimination Night 3" | Wednesday - | 1.186 |
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| 4 | "Elimination Night 4" | Thursday - | 1.139 |
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| 5 | "The Key Challenge" | Friday - | 1.039 |
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| 2 | 6 | "Moving in to The Block" | Monday - | 1.440 |
| [26] [27] | 1.301 | |
| 7 | "Shelley Craft Challenge #1" | Tuesday - | 1.337 |
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| 8 | "Day 10" | Wednesday - | 1.275 |
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| 9 | "Scotty's Workshop Challenge #1" | Thursday - | 1.188 |
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| 10 | "Scotty and Shelley's Progress Report #1" | Friday - | 1.153 |
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| 3 | 11 | "Room Delivery Night #1" | Monday - | 1.470 |
| [28] [29] | 1.340 | |
| 12 | "Shelley Craft Challenge #2" | Tuesday - | 1.372 |
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| 13 | "Day 17" | Wednesday - | 1.390 |
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| 14 | "Scotty's Workshop Challenge #2" | Thursday - | 1.291 |
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| 15 | "Scotty and Shelley's Progress Report #2" | Friday - | 1.179 |
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| 4 | 16 | "Room Delivery Night #2" | Monday - | 1.552 |
| [30] [31] [32] | 1.302 | |
| 17 | "Shelley Craft Challenge #3" | Tuesday - | 1.354 |
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| 18 | "Day 24" | Wednesday - | 1.308 |
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| 19 | "Scotty's Workshop Challenge #3 / Progress Report #3" | Thursday - | 1.168 |
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| 20 | "The Block Unlocked #1" | Friday - | 1.130 |
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| 5 | 21 | "Room Delivery Night #3" | Sunday - | 1.593 |
| [33] [34] | 1.323 | |
| 22 | "Shelley Craft Challenge #4" | Monday - | 1.364 |
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| 23 | "Day 30" | Tuesday - | 1.340 |
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| 24 | "Day 31" | Wednesday - | 1.242 |
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| 25 | "Scotty's Workshop Challenge #4 / Progress Report #4" | Thursday - | 1.265 |
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| 26 | "The Block Unlocked #2" | Friday - | 1.136 |
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| 6 | 27 | "Room Delivery Night #4" | Sunday - | 1.836 |
| [35] [36] | 1.438 | |
| 28 | "Shelley Craft Challenge #5" | Monday - | 1.486 |
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| 29 | "Day 37" | Tuesday - | 1.518 |
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| 30 | "Day 38" | Wednesday - | 1.352 |
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| 31 | "Scotty's Workshop Challenge #5 / Progress Report #5" | Thursday - | 1.296 |
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| 32 | "The Block Unlocked #3" | Friday - | 1.139 |
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| 7 | 33 | "Room Delivery Night #5" | Sunday - | 1.737 |
| [37] [38] | 1.362 | |
| 34 | "Shelley Craft Challenge #6" | Monday - | 1.396 |
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| 35 | "Day 44" | Tuesday - | 1.373 |
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| 36 | "Day 45" | Wednesday - | 1.250 |
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| 37 | "Scotty's Workshop Challenge #6 / Progress Report #6" | Thursday - | 1.355 |
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| 38 | "The Block Unlocked #4" | Friday - | 1.061 |
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| 8 | 39 | "Room Delivery Night #6" | Sunday - | 1.432 |
| [39] [40] | 1.464 | |
| 1.823 |
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| 40 | "Shelley Craft Challenge #7" | Monday - | 1.549 |
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| 41 | "Day 51" | Tuesday - | 1.466 |
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| 42 | "Day 52" | Wednesday - | 1.392 |
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| 43 | "Scotty's Workshop Challenge #7 / Progress Report #7" | Thursday - | 1.424 |
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| 44 | "The Block Unlocked #5" | Friday - | 1.163 |
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| 9 | 45 | "Room Delivery Night #7" | Sunday - | 2.000 |
| [41] [42] | 1.456 | |
| 46 | "Final Room Delivery Results / Last Day" | Monday - | 1.675 |
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| 47 | "Where Are They Now?" | Tuesday - | 1.399 |
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| 48 | "Auction Order Challenge (Part 1)" | Wednesday - | 1.311 |
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| 49 | "Auction Order Challenge (Part 2)" | Thursday - | 1.316 |
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| 50 | "The Block Unlocked #6: Your Say" | Friday - | 1.037 |
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| 10 | 51 | "Grand Final" | Sunday - | 2.283 |
| [43] [44] | 2.753 | |
| "Auction" | 2.687 |
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| "The Winner Announced" | Sunday - | 3.289 |
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