{"id":918249,"date":"2026-10-06T14:14:28","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T14:14:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/918249\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T14:14:28","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T14:14:28","slug":"the-block-2026-recap-episode-38-adam-and-jolene-reveal-plan-to-sabotage-chantel-and-wyatt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/918249\/","title":{"rendered":"The Block 2026 recap episode 38: Adam and Jolene reveal plan to sabotage Chantel and Wyatt"},"content":{"rendered":"

We have hit a major Block<\/a> milestone \u2013 landscaping!<\/p>\n

But we can\u2019t head outside until we wrap up the big feelings after last night\u2019s judging, which earned Courtney and Sev<\/a> a perfect score and had Lisa<\/a> lose her cool over what she believes is favouritism from the judges.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

To be fair, a McFlurry always helps.\u00a0Nine<\/p>\n

Add to that Jolene\u2019s annoyance that they got 10s for a redo room that copied the elements of hers and well, the House 4 duo don\u2019t exactly get the warmest reception back at the share house.<\/p>\n

But how can they judge without seeing the rooms for themselves \u2026 thank the Block gods for Open for Inspections.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow do you get a 10 when your ceiling looks like that?\u201d Jolene<\/a> says in, you guessed it, House 4.<\/p>\n

She\u2019s not the only one to notice. Rick<\/a> says he was docked for similar issues, while Lisa and Rosco also find incomplete caulking.<\/p>\n

Then we get our second copycat claim: Chantel<\/a> reckons Lisa\u2019s gone and ripped off her guest suite bedroom, right down to the same curvy bedhead and orchids on the bedside table.<\/p>\n

This week is officially Outdoor Terrace and Pool Week, which means there are five enormous decks to build.<\/p>\n

And not everyone is flush with enough cash to do it.<\/p>\n

Courtney and Sev are flush with cash, which pleases their landscaper Troy Lovett, but others are counting pennies.<\/p>\n

Luckily, Scott Cam is here with a lifeline: a $50,000 budget boost for each team.<\/p>\n

That means Lisa and Rosco can actually use a landscaper! Hooray!<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

Thank you (again) Block gods. A.k.a CommBank.\u00a0Nine<\/p>\n

OK, money woes are over. How about some neighbours-at-war fun?<\/p>\n

Adam and Jolene are still not seeing eye to eye with Chantel and Wyatt, so they\u2019ve devised a plan to make things worse.<\/p>\n

They are going to block off the side of House 1, which is currently the only access Chantel, Wyatt and their tradies have to House 2\u2019s front yard without traipsing all the way through the house.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

Plotting!\u00a0Nine<\/p>\n

Courtney and Sev head off for their 400th winners\u2019 dinner, and you know what that means.<\/p>\n

Share house \u201cfamily dinner\u201d, with a side of feuds!<\/p>\n

Chantel and Wyatt are on cooking duty, which I guess means no washing-up?! But it also means sitting down around the table with people who don\u2019t like them.<\/p>\n

Afterwards, they get up to go to the gym and it takes 0.2 seconds for conversation to turn to their connection to Gold Coast businessman\u00a0Travers \u201cCandyman\u201d Beynon.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

Tayla is SHOOK.\u00a0Nine<\/p>\n

But it turns out they haven\u2019t actually left yet.<\/p>\n

Tayla decides to just ask them outright if the Candyman plans to buy their house, so Chantel and Wyatt play along.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

Trololololol.\u00a0Nine<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are going to go last at auction so he\u2019s just going to pay $1 more,\u201d Wyatt says.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, we\u2019ll win,\u201d Chantel adds.<\/p>\n

That is some expert-level trolling. Respect.<\/p>\n

The next morning, everyone seems to have given up on their budget estimates \u2013 except Lisa.<\/p>\n

She and Rosco have won the $10,000 budget prize three times and are hoping to be kept afloat with a fourth, thanks to her secret hack.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou always overestimate because things always go wrong and then at the very end of the week, I get all my invoices, then Saturday from noon onwards I go to the shops and I spend what I have left, to the cent,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

OK, GENIUS.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Courtney\u2019s going to even greater lengths, with plans to commit just a light bit of fraud. <\/p>\n

After the day winds down, Scotty announces an athletics carnival challenge.<\/p>\n

Wyatt\u2019s excited about the sport, Tayla\u2019s excited about the costumes, no one else is excited about anything.<\/p>\n

They arrive at the location and before the public embarrassment, Scotty surprises them with what is ALWAYS on the best moments on The Block \u2013 family reunions!<\/p>\n

Cue the tears!<\/p>\n

Tomorrow night, another special guest \u2026 Hamish Blake? <\/p>\n

Honestly, at this point, why not? Catch you there! <\/p>\n

See The Block 2026 homes <\/p>\n

The Block\u00a02026 houses have officially hit the market! Take a closer look at the full home listings here:<\/p>\n

House 1: Adam and Jolene \"The<\/p>\n

Adam and Jolene\u2019s house is officially on the market. Nine\/Domain<\/p>\n

\u00a0Nine\/Domain<\/p>\n

Bedrooms:\u00a04 | Bathrooms:\u00a03 | Car spaces:\u00a04 | Price guide:\u00a0$3.6 million to $3.9 million <\/p>\n

View the full listing on the Domain website here.<\/a><\/p>\n

House 2: Chantel and Wyatt \"Chantel<\/p>\n

Chantel and Wyatt\u2019s house is up for sale.\u00a0Nine\/Domain<\/p>\n

Bedrooms:\u00a04 | Bathrooms:\u00a03 | Car spaces:\u00a04 |Price guide:\u00a0$3.6 million to $3.9 million <\/p>\n

View the full listing on the Domain website here.<\/a><\/p>\n

House 3: Lisa and Rosco \"Lisa<\/p>\n

Lisa and Rosco\u2019s build is on the market. \u00a0Nine\/Domain<\/p>\n

Bedrooms:\u00a04 | Bathrooms:\u00a03 |Car spaces:\u00a04 | Price guide:\u00a0$3.6 million to $3.9 million <\/p>\n

View the full listing on the Domain website here. <\/a><\/p>\n

House 4: Courtney and Sev \"What<\/p>\n

What will buyers think of Courtney and Sev\u2019s vision? \u00a0Nine\/Domain<\/p>\n

Bedrooms:\u00a04 | Bathrooms:\u00a03 | Car spaces:\u00a02 |Price guide:\u00a0$3.6 million to $3.9 million <\/p>\n

View the full listing on the Domain website here. <\/a><\/p>\n

House 5: Rick and Tayla \"Has<\/p>\n

Has Rick\u2019s building experience given him and daughter Tayla a competitive edge?\u00a0Nine\/Domain<\/p>\n

Bedrooms:\u00a04 | Bathrooms:\u00a03 |Car spaces:\u00a02 | Price guide:\u00a0$3.6 million to $3.9 million <\/p>\n

View the full listing on the Domain website here.<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We have hit a major Block milestone \u2013 landscaping! But we can\u2019t head outside until we wrap up…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":918250,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[64,63,134],"class_list":["post-918249","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/918249","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=918249"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/918249\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/918250"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=918249"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=918249"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=918249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}