The Block (season 14)


The fourteenth season of Australian reality television series The Block premiered on August 5, 2018, on the Nine Network. Hosts Scott Cam and Shelley Craft, site foreman Keith Schleiger with Dan Reilly, and judges Neale Whitaker, Shaynna Blaze and Darren Palmer, all returned from the previous season.

Production

In June 2017, The Block producers lodged renovation plans for The Gatwick Hotel with Port Phillip City Council. In October 2017, the fourteenth season and location of The Block were officially confirmed at Nine's upfronts.
Applications for the fourteenth season of the series opened in August 2017 until 10 September 2017, looking for couples aged between 18 and 65 years old being sought by casting agents. Filming for the season was originally slated to occur between January 2018 and April 2018, however filming didn't begin until early February.

Contestants

This is the sixth season of The Block to have five couples instead of the traditional four couples.
AptCoupleAgeLocationRelationshipOccupations
1Kerrie Charter &
Spence Thomson		48 & 46Barossa Valley, SAMarriedNurse & Owner Builder
2Hans Baumgartner &
Courtney Brown		37 & 33Cairns, QLDEngagedPilot & Flight Attendant
3Hayden & Sara Vale45 & 31Bondi, NSWNewlywedsConstruction project manager & stay-at-home mum
4Norm Hogan &
Jess Eva		40 & 33Sunshine Coast, QLDEngaged with childrenBuilder & Breakfast Radio Host
5Bianca Chatfield &
Carla Dziwoki		35 & 35Melbourne, VICBest FriendsEx-Professional Netballers

Score history

Weekly Room Prize

WeekRoomWinning TeamPrize
1Main BathroomHans & Courtney$10,000
21st Guest BedroomBianca & Carla$10,000
3Master EnsuiteKerri & Spence$10,000
4Master Bedroom and Walk-in RobeHayden & Sara$10,000
5Living and DiningHans & Courtney$10,000
6KitchenKerrie & Spence$10,000
7Hallway, Laundry & Powder RoomKerrie & Spence$10,000
82nd Guest Bedroom & Re-do RoomBianca & Carla$10,000
9TerraceNorm & Jess$10,000 personal prize money

Challenge Apartment

Results

Judges' scores

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Challenge scores

Domain Prize

Each week during the weekly walkthrough, Alice Stolz from Domain will judge each team's current room. She judges each room on suitability, continuity and flow, functionality, progress & budget. The weekly winner will be awarded a $10,000 weekly prize that is split equally in cash and marketing with domain. Each week the points are tallied and the team at the end with the highest score will have themselves and their property featured on the cover of Domain Magazine.

Auction

Ratings