The Block season 14
| Company type | Reality television series season |
|---|---|
| Industry | Television |
| Founded | August 5, 2018 |
| Headquarters | Australia |
| Parent | Nine Network |
The fourteenth installment of the Australian reality TV program The Block debuted on August 5, 2018, airing on the Nine Network. Returning from the prior season were hosts Scott Cam and Shelley Craft, site foreman Keith Schleiger alongside Dan Reilly, and judges Neale Whitaker, Shaynna Blaze, and Darren Palmer. Additionally, special guests William Schirripa and Roshan Abraham featured throughout the season.
Production
In June 2017, the production team submitted renovation proposals for The Gatwick Hotel to the Port Phillip City Council. The season's venue and confirmation were publicly announced during Nine's upfronts in October 2017.
Casting for this fourteenth season took place between August and September 2017, targeting couples aged between 18 and 65 years. Although filming was initially planned to begin in January 2018 and conclude by April, it actually started in early February.
Contestants
Unlike previous seasons, this edition of The Block includes five competing couples instead of the usual four.
| Apt | Couple | Age | Location | Relationship | Occupations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kerrie & Spence Thomson |
48 & 46 | Barossa Valley, SA | Married | Nurse & Owner Builder |
| 2 | Hans & Courtney Baumgartner |
37 & 33 | Perth, WA | Engaged | Pilot & Flight Attendant |
| 3 | Hayden & Sara Vale | 45 & 31 | Bondi, NSW | Newlyweds | Construction project manager & stay-at-home mum |
| 4 | Norm Hogan & Jess Eva |
40 & 33 | Sunshine Coast, QLD | Engaged with children | Builder & Breakfast Radio Host |
| 5 | Bianca Chatfield & Carla Dziwoki |
35 & 35 | Melbourne, VIC | Best Friends | Ex-Professional Netballers |
Score history
| Teams | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerrie & Spence | Hans & Courtney | Hayden & Sara | Norm & Jess | Bianca & Carla | |
| Rooms | Scores | ||||
| Main Bathroom | 22½ | 25½ | 21½ | 24½ | 25 |
| 1st Guest Bedroom | 23 | 25½ | 22½ | 24½ | 26 |
| Master Ensuite | 27½ | 24 | 22 | 23 | 27 |
| Master Bedroom and Walk-in Robe | 24 | 22 | 26½ | 22½ | 22½ |
| Living and Dining | 25 | 27½ | 23 | 25 | 27 |
| Kitchen | 30 | 24 | 28½ | 26½ | 26½ |
| Hallway, Laundry, Powder Room | 29 | 24 | 18 | 25 | 27½ |
| 2nd Guest Bedroom & Re-do Room | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27½ | 28½ |
| Terrace | 25 | 23½ | 28½ | 30 | 29 |
| Challenge Apartment: Week 1 | 20½ | 28½ | maxbgcolor=27½ | 20 | maxbgcolor=23½ |
| Challenge Apartment: Week 2 | maxbgcolor=28½ | maxbgcolor=29 | maxbgcolor=27 | maxbgcolor=26½ | 21½ |
| Auction Order | '1st' | '5th' | '2nd' | '3rd' | '4th' |
| Auction Result | '2nd' | '3rd' | 1st | 5th | '4th' |
Weekly Room Award
| Week | Room | Victorious Team | Reward |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Main Bathroom | Hans & Courtney | $10,000 |
| 2 | First Guest Bedroom | Bianca & Carla | |
| 3 | Master Ensuite | Kerri & Spence | |
| 4 | Master Bedroom and Walk-in Closet | Hayden & Sara | |
| 5 | Living and Dining Area | Hans & Courtney | |
| 6 | Kitchen | Kerrie & Spence | |
| 7 | Hallway, Laundry & Powder Room | Kerrie & Spence | |
| 8 | Second Guest Bedroom & Re-do Room | Bianca & Carla | |
| 9 | Terrace | Norm & Jess | $10,000 individual prize money |
Challenge Apartment
| Week 10 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score Placement |
Room 1 | Reward | ||
| Team | Room | |||
| 1 | Hans & Courtney | Second Guest Bedroom | $20,000 | |
| 2 | Hayden & Sara | Main Bathroom | $15,000 | |
| 3 | Bianca & Carla | Master Ensuite | $10,000 | |
| 4 | Kerrie & Spence | First Guest Bedroom | $0 | |
| 5 | Norm & Jess | Master Bedroom | ||
| Week 11 | ||||
| Score Placement |
Room 2 | Reward | ||
| Team | Room | |||
| 1 | Hans & Courtney | Kitchen | $20,000 | |
| 2 | Kerrie & Spence | Terrace | $15,000 | |
| 3 | Hayden & Sara | Hallway, Study, Laundry & WC | $10,000 | |
| 4 | Norm & Jess | Dining Area | $0 | |
| 5 | Bianca & Carla | Living Room | ||
Judges' Evaluations
- Colour legend:
- Highest Score
- Lowest Score
Challenge Results
| Week | Area(s) | Scores | Teams | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerrie & Spence | Hans & Courtney | Hayden & Sara | Norm & Jess | Bianca & Carla | |||
| 1 | Main Bathroom | Darren | 7½ | 8½ | 8 | 8½ | 8½ |
| Shaynna | 7 | 8½ | 6½ | 8 | 8½ | ||
| Neale | 8 | 8½ | 7 | 8 | 8 | ||
| Total | ! ! ! ! | ||||||
| 2 | Guest Bedroom
... [table continues similarly with scores for weeks and areas] ... | ||||||
| Week | Challenge | Prize | Teams | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Challenge Name | Brief Description | Kerrie & Spence | Hans & Courtney | Hayden & Sara | Norm & Jess | Bianca & Carla | ||
| 1 | The 48-Hour Challenge | Redesign and decorate a child's bedroom | Choose preferred apartment | Apartment 1 (2nd place) |
Apartment 2 (5th place) |
Apartment 3 (1st place) |
Apartment 4 (4th place) |
Apartment 5 (3rd place) |
| 2 | Style to Sell Challenge | Prepare a room for auction styling | $5000 reward | Study room | Living room | Upstairs bedroom | Downstairs bedroom | Dining area |
| 3 | Kids Undercover Challenge | Transform a Kids Undercover studio for vulnerable youths | 1st place | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 | Caravan Challenge | Renovate and style a caravan with a 1970s motif | $5000 plus 1 Bonus Point | — | — | — | 1st place | — |
| 5 | Ronald McDonald House Challenge | Design a space for families with ill children | Did not participate | 1st place | — | — | — | |
| 6 | Steel Sculpture Challenge | Create and construct a terrace sculpture | $5000 prize | — | — | 1st place | — | — |
| 7 | Youfoodz Cooking Challenge | Prepare and sell a meal for 50 people to the public | $5000 plus meal featured on Youfoodz menu | — | — | — | 1st place | — |
| 8 | Suncorp Challenge | Toss cash bags into their team bucket | Up to $25,000 possible | — | $14,000 collected | $10,000 collected | $1,000 collected | — |
Domain Award
Throughout the weekly inspections, Alice Stolz representing Domain Group evaluates each team’s current room considering factors such as appropriateness, consistency, practicality, advancement, and budget adherence. The weekly top scorer receives a $10,000 prize divided equally between cash and Domain marketing services. The team with the highest overall points secures a cover feature in Domain Magazine.
| Room | Kerrie & Spence | Hans & Courtney | Hayden & Sara | Norm & Jess | Bianca & Carla |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 6 | 6½ | 8 | 7½ | |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| 7 | 7½ | 8 | 6½ | 6½ | |
| 8½ | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8½ | |
| 8½ | 7 | 6½ | 9 | 8 | |
| 7 | 6½ | 6½ | 6½ | 6½ | |
|
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7½ | 7½ | 8 | bgcolor="lightgreen"|8½ | | |||||
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59½ | 57½ | 57½ | bgcolor="lightgreen"|62 | 62 | |
Auction
| Rank | Couple | Reserve Price | Final Auction Price | Profit Made | Total Earnings | Auction Sequence | Purchased By |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hayden & Sara | $2.475m | $3.020m | $545,000 | $645,000 | 2nd | Nicole |
| 2 | Kerrie & Spence | $2.435m | $2.850m | $415,000 | $415,000 | 1st | Greville |
| 3 | Hans & Courtney | $2.360m | $2.770m | $410,000 | $410,000 | 5th | Greville |
| 4 | Bianca & Carla | $2.690m | $2.991m | $301,000 | $301,000 | 4th | Greville |
| 5 | Norm & Jess | $2.650m | $2.859m | $209,000 | $209,000 | 3rd | Greville |
Ratings
| Week Number | Episode Title | Broadcast Date | Scheduled Time Slot | Viewership (millions) |
Ranking for the Night | Source Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Welcome to the Gatwick" | Sunday 7:00pm | 1.163 | 1 | | ||||
| 2 | "48 Hour Challenge" | Monday 7:30pm | 1.135 | 2 | | |||||
| 3 | "Main Bathroom Week" | Tuesday 7:30pm | 0.921 | 5 | | |||||
| 4 | "Main Bathroom Week Continues" | Wednesday 7:30pm | 0.920 | 5 | | |||||
| 2 | 5 | "Main Bathroom Reveals" | Sunday 7:00pm | 1.192 | 2 | | ||||
| 6 | "Guest Bedroom Week Begins" | Monday 7:30pm | 0.961 | 5 | | |||||
| 7 | "Style to Sell Challenge" | Tuesday 7:30pm | 0.918 | 4 | | |||||
| 8 | "Guest Bedroom Week Continues" | Wednesday 7:30pm | 0.823 |6 | | |||||
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| 13 | 47 | "Grand Final/Auctions" | rowspan=2 |28 October 2018 | rowspan=2 |Sunday 7:00 pm | 1.674 | 2 | |
| "Winner Announced" | style="background:#90EE90"|1.865 | style="background:#90EE90"|1 | |||||
Notes
- The ratings figures originate from OzTAM and reflect live plus same-day average audiences across Australia's five major metropolitan areas (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide).
- Apartment number one contained a concealed vault stocked with valuable prizes such as a one-point gnome, a $10,000 Suncorp budget card, a $5,000 TV Mirror voucher, vouchers worth $50,000 each from Sub Zero and Gaggenau, a Reece voucher valued at $6,300, a Freedom Furniture voucher for $15,000, a Beacon Lighting voucher of $10,000, and a Domain Masterclass offering feedback on apartments.
- During week three’s Master Ensuite judging reveal, real estate expert John McGrath provided guidance to Darren Palmer.
- Kerrie and Spence increased their Master Ensuite score from twenty-six and a half to twenty-seven and a half by applying a bonus point earned from the week one safe challenge, narrowly edging out Bianca and Carla by half a point.
- Due to site complications, Kerrie and Spence were unable to participate in one challenge; guest judges Ronnie and Georgia Caceres took over styling the fifth room on their behalf.
- Each team was awarded $5,000 by Suncorp to renovate their weakest room while also working on their second Guest Bedroom. The rooms refurbished included:
Kerrie & Spence - Living & Dining area
Courtney & Hans - Master Bedroom
Hayden & Sara - First Guest Bedroom
Norm & Jess - Living & Dining area
Bianca & Carla - Master Bedroom. Judge Shaynna Blaze selected Norm & Jess’ Living and Dining renovation as the best one, granting them an additional $10,000 towards their project. - Scores for the Domain prize awarded during Terrace week were not publicly disclosed individually; however, Norm & Jess were declared winners. Having tied with Bianca and Carla the previous week secured them the overall reward of featuring on the cover of Domain magazine.