{"id":858601,"date":"2026-08-17T15:42:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T15:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/858601\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T15:42:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T15:42:20","slug":"the-block-2026-recap-episode-10-salty-rivals-savage-controversial-53k-bathroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/858601\/","title":{"rendered":"The Block 2026 recap episode 10: Salty\u2019 rivals savage controversial $53k bathroom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s Monday morning on Week 3 and things are rather frosty at the sharehouse.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/topic\/adam-and-jolene-6j1b\" class=\"sc-eRZcwA dNXoqI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jolene<\/a> is especially \u201csalty\u201d about losing to House 4 by just one point last night, especially because of all the last-minute help <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/topic\/courtney-and-sev-6j18\" class=\"sc-eRZcwA dNXoqI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Courtney and Sev<\/a> wrangled from other teams\u2019 trades.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"THE BLOCK 2026 Jolene\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/029ab9074e3435919cf5baa42e4cd3288c89978cb6451d1b281aa24784551fe0.png\"  width=\"100%\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"_0b53bae146db0b62 _7475dd3391ee1518\" style=\"--text-color:var(--color-text-secondary)\">Mood.\u00a0Nine<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re in luck, though, because this makes for a juicy Open for Inspections!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/topic\/rick-and-tayla-6j17\" class=\"sc-eRZcwA dNXoqI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rick and Tayla<\/a> feel hard done by when they realise they only scored one point more than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/topic\/lisa-and-rosco-6j19\" class=\"sc-eRZcwA dNXoqI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lisa and Rosco<\/a>, despite House 3 completing \u2026 well, literally nothing beyond waterproofing.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone agrees House 1\u2019s space is swiiiish before heading to the $53,000 winning space, where it gets a little shady.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat is an absolute dog\u2019s breakfast,\u201d Jolene says of their paintwork and finishing.<\/p>\n<p>The girls didn\u2019t 100 per cent finish, which only leaves the runner-ups feeling even more hard done by.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like an unfinished room shouldn\u2019t be allowed to win,\u201d Wyatt concurs.<\/p>\n<p>After that savage review, everyone gets stuck into their plans to beat Courtney and Sev in Main Bedroom Week.<\/p>\n<p>From curves to bed heads to fireplaces, it\u2019s all go. For everyone but House 2.<\/p>\n<p>While Chantel is working hard on finalising her plans, she\u2019s worried she\u2019s about to become a one-woman band.<\/p>\n<p>Wyatt\u2019s got a sore tooth, which means his care factor for anything else is absolutely zero. <\/p>\n<p>He can\u2019t even eat his 200 daily Youfoodz!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"THE BLOCK 2026 Wyatt\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/7986dd72afe0138b3c824ea1fe79dff0f9eaeedf131841d951f375697a047cbf.png\"  width=\"100%\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"_0b53bae146db0b62 _7475dd3391ee1518\" style=\"--text-color:var(--color-text-secondary)\">Sad and worse \u2013 hungry.\u00a0Nine<\/p>\n<p>A few teams are left twiddling their thumbs when a plywood delivery is held up, but not Adam!<\/p>\n<p>He has the absolutely bonkers idea of visiting Bunnings and picking it up himself, which works a treat.<\/p>\n<p>Who knew?<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, Wyatt and his tooth wait in sad, foodless silence.<\/p>\n<p>He admits to feeling \u201cuseless\u201d, but not enough to schedule an appointment to fix things.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"EMBARGO 17\/8\/2026 THE BLOCK 2026: Wyatt\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/083f938078c65aa9af2cadf14068f7cc80d03d308a4fd5bf15f1ed26fd2a5968.png\"  width=\"100%\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"_0b53bae146db0b62 _7475dd3391ee1518\" style=\"--text-color:var(--color-text-secondary)\">Not even a Youfoodz at hand.\u00a0Nine<\/p>\n<p>To make matters worse, Foreman Dan tells him his frames have already been signed off, meaning he could\u2019ve been insulating all day instead of just \u2026 sitting.<\/p>\n<p>Eventually, he concedes that perhaps a visit to the dentist might help.<\/p>\n<p>There, he learns he\u2019s cracked it. The tooth, that is.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s right down to his gum and there\u2019s nothing they can do to help him, except refer him to a specialist.<\/p>\n<p>Obviously, this leads to very little progress for House 2.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, their neighbours in House 3 have surged ahead, and by ahead, I simply mean they have completed everything they should have completed by this point.<\/p>\n<p>Chantel and Wyatt claim \u201cslow and steady wins the race\u201d, which is a lovely sentiment but also the opposite of how The Block works!<\/p>\n<p>Courtney and Sev head out to meet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/person\/scott-cam-6ine\" class=\"sc-eRZcwA dNXoqI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Scott Cam<\/a> for their second winners\u2019 getaway in a row, while the rest of the group head home for the chumps\u2019 meal.<\/p>\n<p>This week, there\u2019s a special guest \u2013 or three!<\/p>\n<p>Block 2025 couple <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/topic\/emma-and-ben-6in6\" class=\"sc-eRZcwA dNXoqI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Emma and Ben<\/a>, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/tv-shows\/the-block\/2025-emma-ben-baby-announcement-name-date-details-20251006-p5rlkp.html\" class=\"sc-eRZcwA dNXoqI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">their son Bailey<\/a>, are visiting for a barbie and a gossip.<\/p>\n<p>Lisa quizzes Emma about being pregnant during the show, which turns out to be for a very exciting ulterior motive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe found out on Friday that we\u2019re pregnant,\u201d Lisa tells them.<\/p>\n<p>The other teams don\u2019t know it yet, but a Block baby is on the way! For the second year in a row!<\/p>\n<p>Tomorrow night, everyone gets more stuck into Main Bedroom week \u2026 but it seems like they\u2019ve all got the same idea.<\/p>\n<p>See you there for secrets, copycats and desperation \u2013 just another week on The Block!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s Monday morning on Week 3 and things are rather frosty at the sharehouse. 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