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<\/p>\nWelcome to our first Room Reveal Sunday of 2026 \u2013 I trust you\u2019ve prepped your snacks!<\/p>\n
After a whirlwind first week, all that stands between the teams and the Block house of their choice is \u2026 well, three pretty intimidating judges.<\/p>\n
But first, how about a cheating scandal? The earliest ever body corporate meeting? Lots of drama??? <\/p>\n
Wednesday\u2019s episode ended with the teams wanting to call a body corp to request more working hours, but today, that\u2019s not top priority \u2013 because someone has broken the number-one Block rule!<\/p>\n
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Caught red-handed.\u00a0Nine<\/p>\n
Chantel<\/a> is adamant she had no idea tradies were not allowed to paint, so Foreman Dan<\/a> goes house by house to check everyone else is aware \u2026 and to stir the pot.<\/p>\n Jolene<\/a> reckons she even heard \u201csome people\u201d, not that she\u2019s naming names, talking about paying their trades to paint last night. How good is a sharehouse?<\/p>\n Tayla calls a body corporate meeting, adjudicated by Judge Dan, who quickly points out a meeting this early in the season is a Block record.<\/p>\n Dan must\u2019ve woken up on the right side of the bed because he decides to let them off with just a warning this time \u2026 which no one else is very stoked about.<\/p>\n Then just hours later, he admits if he were a contestant, he would be gunning for a disqualification.<\/p>\n OK, time for body corp round two.<\/p>\n This one only lasts two minutes because while Tayla leads Team Disqualification, she quickly finds no one else wants to speak up in support.<\/p>\n Battle lines are drawn!\u00a0Nine<\/p>\n Everyone decides to just let it go, but the failed ambush has Wyatt fuming.<\/p>\n \u201cThey\u2019re dead to me, I don\u2019t want anything to do with them,\u201d he declares of Rick and Tayla.<\/p>\n After Sunday morning scrambling, Scott Cam<\/a> yells his first \u201ctools down\u201d of 2026.<\/p>\n This week, Alice Stolz joins Shaynna Blaze<\/a> and Marty Fox<\/a> for judging \u2013 let\u2019s get into it!<\/p>\n Adam and Jolene<\/p>\n Our self-described \u201cbush bogans\u201d say they\u2019re not going to take anything negative from this week\u2019s judging, cop any criticism and learn from it. That\u2019s easy to say before Marty\u2019s thrown out any creative insults! <\/p>\n Thankfully for them, the real estate expert\u2019s first words are: \u201cIt\u2019s got a really nice feel to it\u201d.<\/p>\n He thinks they\u2019ve hit the brief really well for a first week, but it\u2019s Alice who isn\u2019t convinced.<\/p>\n She thinks it\u2019s safe and lacking a certain \u201cje ne sais quois.\u201d<\/p>\n Shaynna agrees it \u201cdoesn\u2019t wow\u201d her, but she pulls out plenty of positives anyway.<\/p>\n She\u2019s really impressed by the matching aged-bronze detailing, which matches around the room \u2013 a level of detail she\u2019s not used to seeing on week one.<\/p>\n She also likes the use of layer and texture around the room, and thinks these details point to understanding the brief and having a great eye.<\/p>\n They think it\u2019s a good start, even though they hope there is more of a \u201cwow moment\u201d coming from Adam and Jolene in another room.<\/p>\n Chantel and Wyatt<\/p>\n Chantel and Wyatt are confident their \u201cold luxury\u201d room will get them the win \u2026 well, they are, until the judges open their mouths.<\/p>\n Marty first takes off his shoes, rubbing his sockless feet on their brand-new carpet.<\/p>\n Lovely. In fact, he wonders if it is the only lovely thing in the room.<\/p>\n \u201cThis would be Mount Eliza 35 years ago,\u201d Shaynna says.<\/p>\n Alice is \u201cdeeply distressed\u201d by the panelling on the walls, which Marty agrees makes absolutely no sense in this type of house.<\/p>\n While Chantel and Wyatt obviously know what they\u2019re doing when it comes to styling, they haven\u2019t paid attention to the type of buyer they are building for and it\u2019s brought them undone.<\/p>\n \u201cIt doesn\u2019t suit the area, it doesn\u2019t actually suit the building and the fact it\u2019s white on white on white, this is beyond vanilla,\u201d Shaynna critiques.<\/p>\n The painting needs work, the bed needs fewer cushions and Alice reckons the entire needs to feel a little less Gold Coast.<\/p>\n Um, ouch.<\/p>\n But don\u2019t worry, there is one small positive \u2026 at least all that white makes the room feels spacious!<\/p>\n Courtney and Sev<\/p>\n The besties entirely changed their plans after Darren Palmer\u2019s quiet luxury brief and it\u2019s been veryyy expensive.<\/p>\n But on the judges first impressions, it\u2019s worth it!<\/p>\n Darren may not be there today, but the trio do him proud with plenty of stroking of Sev\u2019s DIY bedhead. <\/p>\n The uniqueness and risk-taking really impresses them too. It feels luxurious.<\/p>\n \u201cFor a guest bedroom to engage the senses like it is, it\u2019s very impressive,\u201d Marty says. \u201cThis is the brief that has been hit out of the ballpark.\u201d<\/p>\n The room is missing artwork which \u2026 is actually a good thing? Shaynna says the timber on the ceiling is all the art they need.<\/p>\n But then their last-minute change comes back to bite them.<\/p>\n The rendered wardrobes are already chipping, so the buyer is going to have to replace the doors immediately.<\/p>\n However, as soon as they turn around they\u2019re again swept up in the experimental wow-factor of the rest of the room.<\/p>\n Right now, House 3 is the benchmark! Good news for whoever ends up with it at the end of the episode.<\/p>\n Lisa and Rosco<\/p>\n Lisa and Rosco want the judges to feel a sense of calm as they entire the room, which is sadly the opposite of their reaction.<\/p>\n They\u2019re puzzled.<\/p>\n PUZZLED.\u00a0Nine<\/p>\n Marty almost has a conniption over the wall niche, which is not straight.<\/p>\n \u201cIt looks Flintstoney \u2026 I just hate it,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n He feels the same about pretty much everything, from the fluted wall panelling to the paint application.<\/p>\n Shaynna has been standing very quietly with her head in her hand. Never a good sign!<\/p>\n \u201cIf you looked at it on a mood board, it would work,\u201d she says. But this is real life, so \u2026 it doesn\u2019t. <\/p>\n None of them like it, but agree it\u2019s better to take a risk and fail then deliver a boring beige space.<\/p>\n \u201cAt least they\u2019ve tried,\u201d Alice says.<\/p>\n Rick and Tayla<\/p>\n Lucky last! <\/p>\n \u201cI think there are three great things about this room. The carpet, the wardrobe and the door to leave,\u201d Marty says.<\/p>\n OK, not so lucky last!<\/p>\n Back at HQ, everyone is shook by his first biiiig zinger of the year.<\/p>\n The wall sconces are off-centre and with a chair in the corner, everything feels squished. There are no curtains or artwork, making this the blandest of a group of mostly bland spaces.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a terrible room,\u201d he reckons.<\/p>\n NOT A GOOD SIGN.\u00a0Nine<\/p>\n For Shaynna, it\u2019s missing the necessary texture, making it \u201cvoid of emotion.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s void of life,\u201d Alice agrees. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t have any personality or soul.\u201d<\/p>\n Marty starts to make a point about the terrible light switches, only to fall through the bed \u2013 which Rick and Tayla ran out of time to put the slats in!<\/p>\n \u201cI know this is harsh but I don\u2019t think these guys are worthy of The Block in what I\u2019m seeing here,\u201d Alice says.<\/p>\n If you thought it couldn\u2019t get any worse than that, well, you don\u2019t know Marty Fox.<\/p>\n Shaynna believes the people who made this room do not know their buyer at all.<\/p>\n \u201cThere is no buyer. This doesn\u2019t sell,\u201d he replies.<\/p>\n Haaaaaarsh.\u00a0Nine<\/p>\n After that scorching, Scotty starts to tally the scores \u2013 and an obvious winner emerges in Courtney and Sev.<\/p>\n The final scores are:<\/p>\n Adam and Jolene: 22Chantel and Wyatt: 20Courtney and Sev: 26Lisa and Rosco: 19.5Rick and Tayla: 17<\/p>\n After an extremely rogue appearance from a robot dog, there is another $10,000 prize to announce for the CommBank Budget Award.<\/p>\n This week, one team estimated their costs to be within $6 of their actual spend \u2013 Lisa and Rosco!<\/p>\n On the opposite end of the spectrum, Scotty says Chantel and Wyatt have spent more than $20,000 in cash this week \u2013 but have no idea how that could be.<\/p>\n Huh?\u00a0Nine<\/p>\n After everything wraps up, the couple\u2019s car cam captures them fuming.<\/p>\n So much so, they want to do a runner.<\/p>\n Uh ohhhh.\u00a0Nine<\/p>\n Tomorrow night, week two gets underway \u2026 but will we even have five teams?<\/p>\n Plus it\u2019s finally time to figure out who will be working on each house. 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