The Block | |
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Season 11 | |
No. of episodes | 47 |
Release | |
Original network | Nine Network |
Original release | 6 September – 25 November 2015 |
Season chronology |
The eleventh season of Australian reality television series The Block premiered on 6 September 2015 on the Nine Network. Scott Cam (host) and Shelley Craft (Challenge Master) return from the previous season, as did the three judges: Neale Whitaker, Shaynna Blaze and Darren Palmer. The first preview was shown on August 4, 2015. [1] This season was also known by the name The Block: Blocktagon, but was the first since the second season to not include the season title on-screen.
Nine renewed The Block for an eleventh season in April 2015, with production commencing in May 2015. The season was announced as going 'back-to-basics' after ratings declines during the tenth season, seeing episodes cut from 90 to 60 minutes, fewer episodes, the eliminations will be removed and Thursday night episodes dropped. [2] [3]
This former hotel is located at 5 Commercial Road in South Yarrow.
Filming for the eleventh began on 15 May 2015. The season renovated the former Hotel Saville in South Yarra - an octagonal, eight floor brick building. [4]
Co-creator Julian Cress said that this season of The Block will have no tradies and only passionate do-it-yourself couples, in other seasons of The Block, at least one person in each team has a trade. The change comes in the new direction in the back-to-basics change to the season, he said viewers will relate more to the characters who are big on spirit but small on skills when the show returns later this year. [5]
The Blocktagon building is now listed in the international list of Octagonal Buildings & Structures.
The Block: Blocktagon is the third season to have five couples instead of the traditional four couples. [6]
Level | Couple | Age | Alias | Location | Relationship | Occupations |
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1 | Kingi & Caro Tahana | Both 31 | "The Larrikins" | Townsville, QLD | Married with a child | Renderer & Business Development Manager |
2 | Andrew Simmons & Whitney Nolan [l] | Both 29 | "The Sweethearts" | Melbourne, VIC | Former Partners | Form Worker & Beauty Therapist |
3 | Suzi Taylor & Voni Cosier | 44 & 39 | "The Single Mums" | Gold Coast, QLD | Former Best Mates | Real Estate Agent & Fitness Studio Manager |
4 | Luke & Ebony Haythornthwaite [b] | 29 & 24 | "The 2nd Chance Siblings" | Perth, WA | Brother & Sister | Carpenter/Landscaper & Interior Designer/Decorator |
5 | Dean & Shay Paine | 30 & 29 | "The Go-Getters" | Newcastle, NSW | Married with a child | Electrician & English/Drama Teacher |
Scores: | Teams | ||||
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Kingi & Caro | Andrew & Whitney | Suzi & Voni | Luke & Ebony | Dean & Shay | |
Rooms | Scores | ||||
Main Ensuite | 27½ | 26½ | 24 | 22½ | 28½ |
1st Guest Bedroom & Ensuite | 26½ | 18½ | 23 | 18 | 27½ |
Master Bedroom & Walk-in Robe | 27½ | 18½ | 30 | 22 | 23 |
2nd Guest Bedroom & Ensuite | 28½ | 23½ | 28 | 20½ | 26½ |
Study, Guest Powder Room & Laundry | 24½ | 19½ | 27½ | 25½ | |
Living Room | 20 | 23 | 18 | 23½ | 12 [e] |
Kitchen | 29 | 25½ | 25 | 27 | 28½ |
Dining Room & Foyer | 25½ | 26 | 16 | 19 | 21 |
Terrace & Re-Do Room | 27 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 28½ |
Challenge Apartment: Room 1 | 28½ | 24 | 22½ | 25½ | 29 |
Challenge Apartment: Room 2 | 27½ | 29½ | 29 | 28 | 30 |
Auction Order | 1st | 4th | 2nd | 5th | 3rd |
Auction Result | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 2nd | 1st |
Week | Room | Judges' verdict | |||
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Winner | Score | Lowest | Score | ||
1 | Main Ensuite | Dean & Shay | 28½ | Luke & Ebony | 22½ |
2 | 1st Guest Bedroom & Ensuite | 27½ | 18 | ||
3 | Master Bedroom & Walk-in Robe | Suzi & Voni | 30 | Andrew & Whitney | 18½ |
4 | 2nd Guest Bedroom & Ensuite | Kingi & Caro | 28½ | Luke & Ebony | 20½ |
5 | Study, Guest Powder Room & Laundry | Suzi & Voni | 19½ | ||
6 | Living Room | Luke & Ebony | 23½ | Dean & Shay | 12 [e] |
7 | Kitchen | Kingi & Caro | 29 | Suzi & Voni | 25 |
8 | Dining Room & Foyer | Andrew & Whitney | 26 | 16 | |
9 | Terrace & Re-Do Room | Dean & Shay | 28½ | 21 | |
10 | Challenge Apartment: Room 1 | 29 | 22½ | ||
11 | Challenge Apartment: Room 2 | 30 | Kingi & Caro | 27½ |
Week | Room | Result | ||||
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Room Winner | 2nd Couple | 3rd Couple | 4th Couple | Last Couple | ||
1 | Main Ensuite | Dean & Shay | Kingi & Caro | Andrew & Whitney | Suzi & Voni | Luke & Ebony |
2 | 1st Guest Bedroom & Ensuite | Suzi & Voni | Andrew & Whitney | |||
3 | Master Bedroom & Walk-in-Robe | Suzi & Voni | Dean & Shay | Luke & Ebony | Andrew & Whitney | |
4 | 2nd Guest Bedroom & Ensuite | Kingi & Caro | Suzi & Voni | Andrew & Whitney | Luke & Ebony | |
5 | Study, Guest Powder Room & Laundry | Luke & Ebony | Suzi & Voni | |||
6 | Living Room | Luke & Ebony | Andrew & Whitney | Kingi & Caro | Suzi & Voni | Dean & Shay [e] |
7 | Kitchen | Kingi & Caro | Dean & Shay | Luke & Ebony | Andrew & Whitney | Suzi & Voni |
8 | Dining Room & Foyer | Andrew & Whitney | Kingi & Caro | Dean & Shay | Luke & Ebony | |
9 | Terrace & Re-Do Room | Dean & Shay | Luke & Ebony | Andrew & Whitney | ||
10 | Challenge Apartment: Room 1 | |||||
11 | Challenge Apartment: Room 2 | Andrew & Whitney | Suzi & Voni | Luke & Ebony | Kingi & Caro |
Week | Area(s) | Scores | Teams | ||||
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Kingi & Caro | Andrew & Whitney | Suzi & Voni | Luke & Ebony | Dean & Shay | |||
1 | Main Ensuite | Darren | 9½ | 9 | 8 | 7½ | 9½ |
Shaynna | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7½ | 9½ | ||
Neale | 9 | 8½ | 8 | 7½ | 9½ | ||
Total | 27½ | 26½ | 24 | 22½ | 28½ | ||
2 | 1st Guest Bedroom & Ensuite | Darren | 9 | 6½ | 8½ | 6 | 9 |
Shaynna | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | ||
Neale | 8½ | 6 | 7½ | 6 | 9½ | ||
Total | 26½ | 18½ | 23 | 18 | 27½ | ||
3 | Master Bedroom & Walk-in Robe | Darren | 9 | 6 | 10 | 7½ | 8 |
Shaynna | 9 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 8 | ||
Neale | 9½ | 6½ | 10 | 7½ | 7 | ||
Total | 27½ | 18½ | 30 | 22 | 23 | ||
4 | 2nd Guest Bedroom & Ensuite | Darren | 9 | 8½ | 9 | 7 | 9 |
Shaynna | 9½ | 8 | 9½ | 6½ | 8½ | ||
Neale | 10 | 7 | 9½ | 7 | 9 | ||
Total | 28½ | 23½ | 28 | 20½ | 26½ | ||
5 | Study, Guest Powder Room & Laundry | Darren | 9½ | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8½ |
Shaynna | 9½ | 8 | 6½ | 9 | 8 | ||
Neale | 9½ | 7½ | 6 | 9½ | 9 | ||
Total | 28½ | 24½ | 19½ | 27½ | 25½ | ||
6 | Living Room | Darren | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
Shaynna | 6½ | 7½ | 6 | 8 | 4 | ||
Neale | 6½ | 7½ | 6 | 8½ | 4 | ||
Total | 20 | 23 | 18 | 23½ | 12 [e] | ||
7 | Kitchen | Romy | 9½ | 8½ | 8½ | 9 | 9½ |
Shaynna | 9½ | 8½ | 8½ | 8½ | 9½ | ||
Neale | 10 | 8½ | 8 | 9½ | 9½ | ||
Total | 29 | 25½ | 25 | 27 | 28½ | ||
8 | Dining Room & Foyer | Darren | 8½ | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7½ |
Shaynna | 8½ | 8½ | 5 | 6 | 6½ | ||
Neale | 8½ | 8½ | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||
Total | 25½ | 26 | 16 | 19 | 21 | ||
9 | Terrace & Re-Do Room [f] | Darren | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Shaynna | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9½ | ||
Neale | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | ||
Total | 27 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 28½ | ||
10 | Challenge Apartment: Room 1 | Darren | 9½ | 8 | 7½ | 8½ | 9½ |
Shaynna | 9½ | 8 | 7 | 8½ | 9½ | ||
Neale | 9½ | 8 | 8 | 8½ | 10 | ||
Total | 28½ | 24 | 22½ | 25½ | 29 | ||
11 | Challenge Apartment: Room 2 | Darren | 9½ | 10 | 9½ | 9½ | 10 |
Shaynna | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | ||
Neale | 9 | 9½ | 9½ | 9½ | 10 | ||
Total | 27½ | 29½ | 29 | 28 | 30 |
Week 10 | |||
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Score Rank | Room 1 | Prize [g] | |
Team | Room | ||
1 | Dean & Shay | Bedroom 3 Ensuite | $15,000 |
2 | Kingi & Caro | Bedroom 3 | $10,000 |
3 | Luke & Ebony | Bedroom 2 | $5,000 |
4 | Andrew & Whitney | Bedroom 2 Ensuite | $0 |
5 | Suzi & Voni | Master Ensuite | $0 |
Week 11 | |||
Score Rank | Room 2 | Prize [j] | |
Team | Room | ||
1 | Dean & Shay | Living Room | 3rd [k] |
2 | Andrew & Whitney | Dining Room | 4th |
3 | Suzi & Vonni | Master Bedroom | 2nd |
4 | Luke & Ebony | Kitchen | 5th |
5 | Kingi & Caro | Study/ Laundry/ Powder Room | 1st |
Week | Challenge | Reward | Teams | ||||
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Kingi & Caro | Andrew & Whitney | Suzi & Voni | Luke & Ebony | Dean & Shay | |||
1 | 24-hour room challenge | Pick which level they want | Lvl 1 (5) | Lvl 2 (7) | Lvl 3 (20) | Lvl 4 (24) | Lvl 5 (27) |
2 | — | ||||||
3 | Designer bed head challenge | Joinery for walk-in wardrobe paid off & A piece of Christian Cole furniture | — | — | 1st | — | — |
4 | — | ||||||
5 | Coffee Challenge [d] | $10,000 ($5,000 each) | — | 1st | — | 1st | — |
6 | Signature Scented Candle Challenge | $10,000 & their candle sold Australia wide in David Jones Stores | — | — | — | — | |
7 | Supermarket Rush Challenge | $2,000 | — | — | 1st | — | — |
8 | Aldi Cooking Challenge | $10,000 | — | — | — | — | 1st |
9 | — | ||||||
10 | Construction Karoke Challenge | A Professional Painter for 8 hours & a $1600 Soundbar | 1st | — | — | — | — |
11 | — |
Rank | Couple | Reserve | Auction Result | Profit | Total Winnings | Auction Order |
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1 | Dean & Shay | $1.645m | $2.300m | $655,000 | $755,000 | 3rd |
2 | Luke & Ebony | $1.560m | $2.200m | $640,000 | $640,000 | 5th |
3 | Kingi & Caro | $1.330m | $1.735m | $405,000 | $405,000 | 1st |
4 | Andrew & Whitney | $1.400m | $1.790m | $390,000 | $390,000 | 4th |
5 | Suzi & Voni | $1.480m | $1.829m | $349,000 | $349,000 | 2nd |
Week | Episode | Original airdate | Timeslot | Viewers (millions) [a] | Nightly rank [a] | Source | |
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1 | 1 | "Let's Begin!" | 6 September 2015 | Sunday 7:00 pm | 1.074 | #4 | [7] |
2 | "Who Gets The Penthouse?" | 7 September 2015 | Monday 7:30 pm | 0.932 | #6 | [8] | |
3 | "Bathroom Ideas A Plenty" | 8 September 2015 | Tuesday 7:30 pm | 0.833 | #9 | [9] | |
4 | "The Truth Comes Out" | 9 September 2015 | Wednesday 7:30 pm | 0.748 | #13 | [10] | |
2 | 5 | "Master Ensuite Room Reveal" | 13 September 2015 | Sunday 7:00 pm | 1.037 | #5 | [11] |
6 | "Bedroom Begins" | 14 September 2015 | Monday 7:30 pm | 0.891 | #9 | [12] | |
7 | "Game Plays On The Block" | 15 September 2015 | Tuesday 7:30 pm | 0.838 | #9 | [13] | |
8 | "Who Said It Was Tacky?" | 16 September 2015 | Wednesday 7:30 pm | 0.807 | #11 | [14] | |
3 | 9 | "Guest Bedrooms & Ensuite Reveal" | 20 September 2015 | Sunday 7:00 pm | 1.037 | #5 | [15] |
10 | "Master Bedroom Week Begins" | 21 September 2015 | Monday 7:30 pm | 0.951 | #10 | [16] | |
11 | "Life Lessons On A Building Site" | 22 September 2015 | Tuesday 7:30 pm | 0.858 | #8 | [17] | |
12 | "Designer Bed Head Challenge" | 23 September 2015 | Wednesday 7:30 pm | 0.753 | #12 | [18] | |
4 | 13 | "Master Bedrooms Revealed" | 27 September 2015 | Sunday 7:00 pm | 1.052 | #2 | [19] |
14 | "Neale And Darren Host Brunch" | 28 September 2015 | Monday 7:30 pm | 0.947 | #6 | [20] | |
15 | "Budget Blow Outs" | 29 September 2015 | Tuesday 7:30 pm | 0.855 | #9 | [21] | |
16 | "Shelley And Scotty's Mid Week Visit" | 30 September 2015 | Wednesday 7:30 pm | 0.776 | #10 | [22] | |
5 | 17 | "Bedroom And Ensuite Reveal" | 5 October 2015 | Monday 7:30 pm [c] | 1.021 | #5 | [23] |
18 | "Triple Room Reno" | 6 October 2015 | Tuesday 7:30 pm | 0.924 | #9 | [24] | |
19 | "Blocktagon Blues" | 7 October 2015 | Wednesday 7:30 pm | 0.837 | #9 | [25] | |
20 | "Coffee Challenge With Colin And Justin" | 8 October 2015 | Thursday 7:30 pm | 0.721 | #9 | [26] | |
6 | 21 | "Triple Room Reveal" | 11 October 2015 | Sunday 7:00 pm | 1.156 | #4 | [27] |
22 | "Scotty's Shock Announcement" | 12 October 2015 | Monday 7:30 pm | 0.999 | #7 | [28] | |
23 | "Budget Blues And Bonuses" | 13 October 2015 | Tuesday 7:30 pm | 0.949 | #9 | [29] | |
24 | "Challenge Day" | 14 October 2015 | Wednesday 7:30 pm | 0.872 | #9 | [30] | |
7 | 25 | "Living Room Reveal" | 18 October 2015 | Sunday 7:00 pm | 1.140 | #1 | [31] |
26 | "Kitchen Week Begins" | 19 October 2015 | Monday 7:30 pm | 1.078 | #2 | [32] | |
27 | "Suzi & Vonni Lag Behind" | 20 October 2015 | Tuesday 7:30 pm | 0.969 | #7 | [33] | |
28 | "Supermarket Rush Challenge" | 21 October 2015 | Wednesday 7:30 pm | 0.801 | #10 | [34] | |
8 | 29 | "Kitchens Completed" | 25 October 2015 | Sunday 7:00 pm | 1.238 | #1 | [35] |
30 | "Dining Room And Foyer Week Begins" | 26 October 2015 | Monday 7:30 pm | 1.016 | #6 | [36] | |
31 | "$10,000 Challenge" | 27 October 2015 | Tuesday 7:30 pm | 0.983 | #5 | [37] | |
32 | "Budget Highs And Lows" | 28 October 2015 | Wednesday 7:30 pm | 0.945 | #6 | [38] | |
9 | 33 | "Dining Rooms And Foyers Revealed" | 1 November 2015 | Sunday 7:00 pm | 1.209 | #1 | [39] |
34 | "Terraces And Tantrums" | 2 November 2015 | Monday 7:30 pm | 0.962 | #6 | [40] | |
35 | "Terraces And Re-do Rooms" | 3 November 2015 | Tuesday 7:30 pm | 1.033 | #8 | [41] | |
36 | "Budget Woes And Break-ups" | 4 November 2015 | Wednesday 7:30 pm | 1.026 | #2 | [42] | |
10 | 37 | "Terraces And Re-Do Revealed" | 8 November 2015 | Sunday 7:00 pm | 1.355 | #1 | [43] |
38 | "One Apartment Five Couples" | 9 November 2015 | Monday 7:30 pm | 1.024 | #1 | [44] | |
39 | "Battle Of The Builders" | 10 November 2015 | Tuesday 7:30 pm | 0.985 | #6 | [45] | |
40 | "Surprise Not To Miss" | 11 November 2015 | Wednesday 7:30 pm | 1.037 | #1 | [46] | |
11 | 41 | "Challenge Apartment Reveal" | 16 November 2015 | Monday 8:30 pm [h] [i] | 0.945 | #7 | [47] |
42 | "The Final Rooms Begin" | 17 November 2015 | Tuesday 8:30 pm [h] | 0.861 | #6 | [48] | |
43 | "Go Karting And Paint Partying" | 18 November 2015 | Wednesday 7:30 pm | 0.922 | #5 | [49] | |
44 | "Team Work Proves Difficult" | 22 November 2015 | Sunday 7:00 pm | 1.226 | #1 | [50] | |
12 | 45 | "Final Rooms Revealed" | 23 November 2015 | Monday 7:30 pm | 1.107 | #1 | [51] |
46 | "Open For Inspection" | 24 November 2015 | Tuesday 7:30 pm | 0.960 | #4 | [52] | |
47 | "Grand Final/ Auctions" | 25 November 2015 | Wednesday 7:30 pm | 1.579 | #2 | [53] | |
"Winner Announced" | 1.812 | #1 | |||||
On 10 November 2015, it was reported that contestant Suzi Taylor had collapsed on set, a Nine Network spokeswoman Victoria Buchan said: "Suzi was suffering from exhaustion after a busy day with The Block open for inspections.", [54] but on 12 November 2015, Ms Taylor had a photo captured of her naked on a boat after oaks day in Melbourne, [55] it had then been reported that her collapse was caused by "non-stop partying" throughout the Spring Racing Carnival and not exhaustion, due to this Ms Taylor was "canned" by Nine with all her promotional commitments being cut off until after the auction. [56] [57]
Ms Taylor has since been threatened to lose her payout of $174,500 after ignoring the terms her contract which states she shall not undertake any media interviews without the program's consent until her contract with Channel Nine is up. [58]
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