The Block 2026 delivers shock clean sweep at Mt Eliza auctions

Courtney and Sev celebrate with Scott Cam after winning The Block 2026. Picture: Channel 9

Real estate experts and contestants have been blindsided after The Block 2026’s shock season finale ended with a $1.37m payday for the winners and further results dubbed “insane”.

All five of the homes sold with six-figure wins for every contestant, but Brisbane best friends Courtney and Sev scored the highest result after a $4.72m sale shattered expectations from the $3.45m reserve price.

Across the auction day, rich-lister tech entrepreneur and veteran Block buyer Danny Wallis kept the crowds entertained with his customary quirky bids and commentary, while one auctioneer jumped in the pool.

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Despite Melbourne’s falling house prices and clearance rates hovering around 50 per cent in recent months, the contestants walked away with prize money ranging from $367,000 to $1.37m for the Mt Eliza season.

It was the most successful season of the show since billionaire Adrian Portelli bought every home when the show went to Phillip Island.

Best friends Courtney and Sevilay, aka Sev, from Queensland won the season after the abode they renovated, house 4, changed hands for an impressive $4.72m – a sum $1.27m higher than the $3.45m amount all the reserves were set at.

OBrien Real Estate directors Stavros Ambatzidis and Kayn Luff had the listing which attracted 17 registered bidders, a number auctioneer Paul Tzamalis said was a record for any property in The Block’s history.

How Each Home Performed

House 1: Adam and Jolene — $3.905m sale, $505,000 profit (including $50,000 reserve cut);

House 2: Chantel and Wyatt — $3.817m sale, $367,000 profit

House 3: Lisa and Rosco — $4m sale, $550,000 profit;

House 4: Courtney and Sev — $4.72m sale, $1.27m profit, plus $100,000 winners prize;

House 5: Rick and Tayla — $4.355m sale, $955,000 profit (including $50,000 reserve cut).

In earlier episodes, Courtney and Sev caused a furore among rival teams when they installed a $14,500 custom wine cellar, rumoured to be worth as much as $100,000.

However, Scott Cam accepted Courtney and Sev’s argument that the installation was an artwork rather than a standard retail product.

This effectively meant it was acceptable they hadn’t paid at least half the recommended retail price for products not covered by sponsorship arrangements, as per the usual Block rules.

Courtney and Sev’s house on The Block 2026 in Mt Eliza.

Courtney and Sev were stunned during the auction. Picture: Channel 9

A $3.4m bid kicked off house 4’s auction with Mr Wallis making some rather unusual offers later on, among them $3.755m and 55 cents, and $3.964m and 64 cents.

Mr Ambatzidis said the final result was “extraordinary” and a testament to Courtney and Sev’s hard work, with six bidders putting their hands up in the end.

He said a Melbourne-based family bought the house where they hoped to live some of the time and entertain their children and grandchildren.

Mr Ambatzidis added that although Courtney and Sev could come across as “arrogant” on-screen, in reality they were hardworking and humble.

Builder Rick, and personal trainer and brow business owner Tayla, took on The Block as a father and daughter team. Picture: Channel 9

Rick and Tayla’s kitchen features Cosentino Taj Mahal Tajna Eklo stone paired with a backlit stone splashback.

The last auction of the day, house 5, delivered the finale’s second-highest sale at $4.355m.

The home was renovated by father-and-daughter team Rick and Tayla from Melbourne.

Its marketing campaign was overseen by Ash Marton Realty, including director Ash Morton.

The youngest auctioneer in The Block’s history, Ryan King, aged 22, accepted a $3.5m opening bid for the house.

At one point, buyers’ agent Andrew Date, who was bidding on behalf of a client, challenged Mr King to jump in the home’s pool if he put in another bid.

Appropriately, Mr King, along with Mr Morton and Tayla, later leapt into the pool to celebrate the house delivering a result $955,000 above the $3.4m reserve.

Rick and Tayla won a challenge in the show’s final weeks which allowed them to slash$50,000 off the $3.45m reserve.

Lisa and Rosco completed their renovation while expecting their second child. Picture: Channel 9

Lisa and Rosco’s kitchen is fitted with timber-look kitchen cabinets, travertine-inspired surfaces, sculptural arch details and white bronze and copper accents.

The third abode, a renovation project overseen by WA couple Lisa & Rosco, changed hands for $4m.

Mr Wallis made several different bids during the auction, including $3.777m and 77 cents, $3.816m and 11 cents, $3,821,001 and 56 cents, and $3.844m and 11 cents.

Buxton Ballarat’s Mark Nunn served as the auctioneer, dealing with bids from others buyers which came in from as little as $100 increments.

Mr Wallis accused Mr Nunn of being “not very good at maths” at one stage, and interjected mid-auction to announce that he was going to lunch.

Lisa and Rosco’s outdoor entertainers’ area.

Multi-millionaire Victorian entrepreneur Danny Wallis has bought several homes on past seasons of The Block and is known for his quirky bidding style. Picture: Channel 9

New bidders, a man and woman, emerged after the $3.83m mark.

The marathon auction saw the woman ask if she could hold Lisa and Rosco’s newborn baby if she purchased the house, while she also accidentally bid against herself at one point.

Then, she understandably said she was “starving” and needed to go to the toilet, as the auction dragged on for about 45 minutes.

Lisa and Rosco welcomed their second child into the world on October 23, just days before the The Block auctions.

Contestants Adam and Jolene are cattle station managers from Roxby Downs, South Australia. Picture: Channel 9

Buyers’ advocate Cate Bakos says she was surprised to see all the homes sell on The Block 2026.

House 1, renovated by South Australian couple Adam and Jolene, sold for $3.905m.

This was $505,000 above the $3.4m reserve, after they also won a challenge which permitted them to cut $50,000 from the reserve.

The auction saw Mr Wallis place the first bid at $3.5m and 52 cents, which he later followed up with other different amounts ending in 16 cents and 24 cents.

When auctioneer Damien Cooley asked Mr Wallis if he wanted to bid again, he replied: “I’ve got no cents left”.

Aqua Real Estate’s Michelle Skoglund said that out of seven registered bidders, a family won the keys.

Stay-at-home mother and business owner Chantel and personal trainer and online fitness coach Wyatt hail from Queensland.

Cohen Handler Victoria managing director Nicole Jacobs says Mt Eliza was a “pretty good location” for The Block with great schools and proximity to Melbourne.

House 2, renovated by Chantel and Wyatt from the Gold Coast, and listed with McEwing Partners, fetched $3.817m – a sum $367,000 above reserve.

Mr Wallis’ bids for the home included one which ended with “minus $100 and 12 cents”.

He also wandered off to the house’s balcony at one point, resulting in the auctioneer following him out to ask if he was going to bid some more.

Post-auction, Chantel said: “We weren’t expecting to sell today, you just don’t ever know they’re going to go or not, and to have 100 per cent sell rate is just insane.”

Chantel and Wyatt’s house. The couple became the first team in The Block’s 22 seasons to go through an entire series without winning a single weekly room reveal.

Advantage Properties buyers advocate Frank Valentic says having reserves lower than the $3.6m-$3.9m advertised price ranges for the homes created more interest among buyers.

Melbourne-based buyers’ advocate Cate Bakos also said seeing all of The Block houses sell was a surprise.

“I would say that’s an anomaly result for a couple of reasons like we’ve got lower auction clearance rates, and at the very high end, when we’re not tending to see rigorous, competitive bidding,” Ms Bakos said.

Cohen Handler Victoria managing director and buyer’s advocate Nicole Jacobs, who has purchased multiple properties on the TV show across different seasons on behalf of clients, said having all the houses find new owners was “an amazing achievement” in the current market.

Courtney and Sev’s wine cellar installation was dubbed an art work.

Advantage Property Consulting director and buyers advocate Frank Valentic, who bid on behalf of multiple clients at the weekend’s auctions, said the auction results were “like chalk and cheese compared to the current Melbourne property clearance rates”.

“I, and most other property professionals, would not have expected a 100 clearance rate or anything 50-plus,” Mr Valentic added.

Television analyst Colin Vickery said the Mt Eliza homes selling well above their reserves would give the show a much-needed boost in momentum leading into the 2027 season, to be set in Sunbury, Victoria.

“It wouldn’t hurt for the show to get back to basics with the emphasis on renovation, likeable contestants, and affordable but aspirational properties. Bigger isn’t always better,” he added.

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