The Block

S08:E50 - Episode 50

The crowds gather for the open for inspections in South Yarra, where the contestants meet the fans as they show off their apartments. Josh and Charlotte are first up for the public to inspect their apartment. Next up Tim and Anastasia have their apartment open to a very cute little boy who loves their kitchen. Jess and Ayden are next and they’re definitely the crowd favourites. Dea and Darren’s apartment is also popular, especially their terrace. They are both ready for round two of the auctions and are ready to prove a point. An AMP Financial Advisor talks to Shelley about property investment and what to look for when you’re in the market for an investment property. A team of armed guards arrive for a special delivery, a cake to celebrate the 10th Block. Scotty takes delivery of the cake in Dea and Darren’s kitchen where the reserve prices are baked into the cake! The teams arrive to meet Scotty. He blows out the candles, cuts the cake into four huge pieces. The teams must take the pieces back to their own apartments to discover their reserve prices. He tells them they must try and work out the auction order between themselves, like a body corporate meeting. Jess and Ayden’s original reserve price is $1,350,000. They take off $15,000 their reserve price to make it $1,335,000. Tim and Anastasia’s reserve price is $1,400,000. They must add $20,000 to their reserve, making it $1,420,000. Josh and Charlotte’s reserve price is $1,400,000 with $10,000 taken off. This makes their reserve $1,390,000. Dea and Darren’s original reserve price is $1,475,000. They get to take $20,000 off their reserve, making it $1,455,000. Now its time to decide the order of the auctions. The teams sit down to work out who will go first, second, third and fourth but no one wants to go first. Ayden tells Dea and Darren they should go first as they have the most interested buyers. Darren and Dea don’t agree and insist on calling their real estate agent to get advice on where they should sit in auction order. Dea and Darren are so scarred about last series that they don’t want to go first. The other teams agree to let them call their agent, who advises them to go third or fourth. The teams can’t agree on an auction order. Scotty arrives and the teams pull a number out of a hat. Charlotte and Josh are going fourth, Tim and Ana are first, Jess and Ayden are second and Dea and Darren are third. Tim and Ana’s auction kicks off with a bid of $1,500,000 and then $1,600,000 straight away. After a fierce bidding war the apartment sells for $2,175,000, giving them a total cash prize of $755,000. They cannot believe their luck. It’s an incredible start. Next up for auction is Ayden and Jess’s apartment. Jess says she’d be happy with a deposit for the house they want to build. Ayden says they want to build a house for $250,000. Their auction starts off with a bid of $1,700,000! That’s their new house paid for in one bid! Their apartment sells for a staggering $2,000,000, and Jess and Ayden win an incredible $665,000. They couldn’t be happier with their result. Dea and Darren are next with a reserve of $1,455,000. They’re nervous about not winning any money, much like last series. To win they need $2,100,000. The opening bid is $2,100,000 and bids quickly increase to $2,220,000, putting them in the lead! The apartment sells for $2,290,000, earning $835,000! They can’t believe their luck! They’re currently in the lead. Josh and Charlotte are next up and are so nervous. Their auction kicks off with a bid of $1,800,000 making the couple a quick $410,000 in one single bid! The bids come quickly and the apartment sells for $2,200,000. The young couple from Manly make an astonishing $810,000! Josh is so emotional and says they’re the luckiest people in the world. This makes Darren and Deanne the winners, and they pick up another $100,000. This makes a them whopping $935,000 cash. They have won the highest amount of money on The Block, in its ten year history. The four teams get together to celebrate and are joined by Scotty! He tells them they’ve given away more than $3,000,000.