# 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, with special guests William Schirripa and Roshan Abraham.

## 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.
| Apt | Couple | Age | Location | Relationship | Occupations |
| 1 | Kerrie & Spence Thomson | 48 & 46 | Barossa Valley, SA | Married | Nurse & Owner Builder |
| 2 | Hans & Courtney Baumgartner | 37 & 33 | Perth, WA | Engaged | Pilot & Flight Attendant |
| 3 | Hayden & Sara Vale | 45 & 31 | Bondi, NSW | Newlyweds | Construction project manager & stay-at-home mum |
| 4 | Norm Hogan & Jess Eva | 40 & 33 | Sunshine Coast, QLD | Engaged with children | Builder & Breakfast Radio Host |
| 5 | Bianca Chatfield & Carla Dziwoki | 35 & 35 | Melbourne, VIC | Best Friends | Ex-Professional Netballers |

## Score history

Teams' progress through the competition :
| | Teams | Teams | Teams | Teams | Teams |
| | Kerrie & Spence | Hans & Courtney | Hayden & Sara | Norm & Jess | Bianca & Carla |
| Rooms | Scores | Scores | Scores | Scores | Scores |
| Main Bathroom | 22½ | 25½ | 21½ | 24½ | 25 |
| 1st Guest Bedroom | 23 | 25½ | 22½ | 24½ | 26 |
| Master Ensuite | 27½ | 24 | 22 | 23 | 27 |
| Master Bedroom and Walk-in Robe | 24 | 22 | 26½ | 22½ | 22½ |
| Living and Dining | 25 | 27½ | 23 | 25 | 27 |
| Kitchen | 30 | 24 | 28½ | 26½ | 26½ |
| Hallway, Laundry, Powder Room | 29 | 24 | 18 | 25 | 27½ |
| 2nd Guest Bedroom & Re-do Room | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27½ | 28½ |
| Terrace | 25 | 23½ | 28½ | 30 | 29 |
| Challenge Apartment: Week 1 | 20½ | 28½ | 27½ | 20 | 23½ |
| Challenge Apartment: Week 2 | 28½ | 29 | 27 | 26½ | 21½ |
| Auction Order | 1st | 5th | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| Auction Result | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 5th | 4th |

### Weekly Room Prize

| Week | Room | Winning Team | Prize |
| 1 | Main Bathroom | Hans & Courtney | $10,000 |
| 2 | 1st Guest Bedroom | Bianca & Carla | $10,000 |
| 3 | Master Ensuite | Kerri & Spence | $10,000 |
| 4 | Master Bedroom and Walk-in Robe | Hayden & Sara | $10,000 |
| 5 | Living and Dining | Hans & Courtney | $10,000 |
| 6 | Kitchen | Kerrie & Spence | $10,000 |
| 7 | Hallway, Laundry & Powder Room | Kerrie & Spence | $10,000 |
| 8 | 2nd Guest Bedroom & Re-do Room | Bianca & Carla | $10,000 |
| 9 | Terrace | Norm & Jess | $10,000 personal prize money |

### Challenge Apartment

Week 10 :
| Score Rank | Room 1 | Room 1 | Prize |
| Score Rank | Team | Room | Prize |
| 1 | Hans & Courtney | 2nd Guest Bedroom | $20,000 |
| 2 | Hayden & Sara | Main Bathroom | $15,000 |
| 3 | Bianca & Carla | Master Ensuite | $10,000 |
| 4 | Kerrie & Spence | 1st Guest Bedroom | $0 |
| 5 | Norm & Jess | Master Bedroom | $0 |
| Week 11 |||||
| Score Rank | Room 2 | Room 2 | Prize |
| Score Rank | Team | Room | Prize |
| 1 | Hans & Courtney | Kitchen | $20,000 |
| 2 | Kerrie & Spence | Terrace | $15,000 |
| 3 | Hayden & Sara | Hallway, Study, Laundry & WC | $10,000 |
| 4 | Norm & Jess | Dining | $0 |
| 5 | Bianca & Carla | Living | $0 |

## Results
### Judges' scores
#### Colour key

    Highest Score
    Lowest Score
Summary of judges' scores :
| Week | Area(s) | Scores | Teams | Teams | Teams | Teams | Teams |
| Week | Area(s) | Scores | Kerrie & Spence | Hans & Courtney | Hayden & Sara | Norm & Jess | Bianca & Carla |
| 1 | Main Bathroom | Darren | 7½ | 8½ | 8 | 8½ | 8½ |
| 1 | Main Bathroom | Shaynna | 7 | 8½ | 6½ | 8 | 8½ |
| 1 | Main Bathroom | Neale | 8 | 8½ | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| 1 | Main Bathroom | Total | 22½ | 25½ | 21½ | 24½ | 25 |
| 2 | Guest Bedroom | Darren | 8 | 9 | 7½ | 8½ | 9 |
| 2 | Guest Bedroom | Shaynna | 7½ | 8 | 7½ | 8 | 8½ |
| 2 | Guest Bedroom | Neale | 7½ | 8½ | 7½ | 8 | 8½ |
| 2 | Guest Bedroom | Total | 23 | 25½ | 22½ | 24½ | 26 |
| 3 | Master Ensuite | John | 8½ | 8 | 7½ | 8 | 8½ |
| 3 | Master Ensuite | Shaynna | 9 | 7½ | 7 | 7 | 9 |
| 3 | Master Ensuite | Neale | 9 | 8½ | 7½ | 8 | 9½ |
| 3 | Master Ensuite | Total | 27½ | 24 | 22 | 23 | 27 |
| 4 | Master Bedroom and Walk-in Robe | Darren | 8½ | 8 | 9 | 8½ | 7½ |
| 4 | Master Bedroom and Walk-in Robe | Shaynna | 7½ | 7 | 9 | 6½ | 7½ |
| 4 | Master Bedroom and Walk-in Robe | Neale | 8 | 7 | 8½ | 7½ | 7½ |
| 4 | Master Bedroom and Walk-in Robe | Total | 24 | 22 | 26½ | 22½ | 22½ |
| 5 | Living and Dining | Darren | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9½ | 9 |
| 5 | Living and Dining | Shaynna | 8½ | 9½ | 7½ | 6½ | 9 |
| 5 | Living and Dining | Neale | 8½ | 9 | 7½ | 9 | 9 |
| 5 | Living and Dining | Total | 25 | 27½ | 23 | 25 | 27 |
| 6 | Kitchen | Darren | 10 | 8 | 9½ | 9 | 8½ |
| 6 | Kitchen | Shaynna | 10 | 7½ | 9½ | 8 | 8½ |
| 6 | Kitchen | Neale | 10 | 8½ | 9½ | 9½ | 9½ |
| 6 | Kitchen | Total | 30 | 24 | 28½ | 26½ | 26½ |
| 7 | Hallway, Laundry & Powder Room | Darren | 9½ | 8 | 6½ | 8 | 9½ |
| 7 | Hallway, Laundry & Powder Room | Shaynna | 9½ | 7½ | 5 | 8 | 9 |
| 7 | Hallway, Laundry & Powder Room | Neale | 10 | 8½ | 6½ | 9 | 9 |
| 7 | Hallway, Laundry & Powder Room | Total | 29 | 24 | 18 | 25 | 27½ |
| 8 | 2nd Guest Bedroom & Re-do Room | Darren | 8½ | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9½ |
| 8 | 2nd Guest Bedroom & Re-do Room | Shaynna | 8½ | 8 | 8 | 9½ | 9½ |
| 8 | 2nd Guest Bedroom & Re-do Room | Neale | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9½ |
| 8 | 2nd Guest Bedroom & Re-do Room | Total | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27½ | 28½ |
| 9 | Terrace | Darren | 8½ | 8½ | 9½ | 10 | 9½ |
| 9 | Terrace | Shaynna | 8 | 7½ | 9½ | 10 | 9½ |
| 9 | Terrace | Neale | 8½ | 7½ | 9½ | 10 | 10 |
| 9 | Terrace | Total | 25 | 23½ | 28½ | 30 | 29 |
| 10 | Challenge Apartment: Week 1 | Darren | 7 | 9½ | 8½ | 6½ | 8 |
| 10 | Challenge Apartment: Week 1 | Shaynna | 6½ | 9½ | 9½ | 6½ | 8 |
| 10 | Challenge Apartment: Week 1 | Neale | 7 | 9½ | 9½ | 7 | 7½ |
| 10 | Challenge Apartment: Week 1 | Total | 20½ | 28½ | 27½ | 20 | 23½ |
| 11 | Challenge Apartment: Week 2 | Darren | 9½ | 9½ | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| 11 | Challenge Apartment: Week 2 | Shaynna | 9½ | 9½ | 9 | 9 | 7½ |
| 11 | Challenge Apartment: Week 2 | Neale | 9½ | 10 | 9 | 8½ | 7 |
| 11 | Challenge Apartment: Week 2 | Total | 28½ | 29 | 27 | 26½ | 21½ |

### Challenge scores

Summary of challenge scores :
| Week | Challenge | Challenge | Reward | Teams | Teams | Teams | Teams | Teams |
| Week | Challenge | Description | Reward | Kerrie & Spence | Hans & Courtney | Hayden & Sara | Norm & Jess | Bianca & Carla |
| 1 | The 48-Hour Challenge | Renovate and style a kids bedroom | Pick which apartment they want | Apartment 1 (2nd) | Apartment 2 (5th) | Apartment 3 (1st) | Apartment 4 (4th) | Apartment 5 (3rd) |
| 2 | Style to Sell Challenge | Style a room to ready a house for auction | $5000 | Study | Living room | Upstairs bedroom | Downstairs bedroom | Dining room |
| 3 | Kids Undercover Challenge | Makeover a Kids Undercover studio for at-risk youths | $5000 | 1st | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Caravan Challenge | Renovate and style a caravan in 70s theme | $5000 & 1 Bonus Point | — | — | — | 1st | — |
| 5 | Ronald McDonald House Challenge | Style a room for families with sick children | $5000 | Didn't participate | 1st | — | — | — |
| 6 | Steel Sculpture Challenge | Design and make a sculpture for the terraces | $5000 | — | — | 1st | — | — |
| 7 | Youfoodz Cooking Challenge | Create a meal for 50 people and sell it to the public | $5000 and meal added to Youfoodz menu | — | — | — | 1st | — |
| 8 | Suncorp Challenge | Fling bags of cash into their team bucket. | Potentially $25,000 | — | $14000 | $10000 | $1000 | — |

### 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.
| | Teams | Teams | Teams | Teams | Teams |
| | Kerrie & Spence | Hans & Courtney | Hayden & Sara | Norm & Jess | Bianca & Carla |
| Rooms | Scores | Scores | Scores | Scores | Scores |
| Main Bathroom | 6 | 6 | 6½ | 8 | 7½ |
| Guest Bedroom | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Master Ensuite | 7 | 7½ | 8 | 6½ | 6½ |
| Master Bedroom and Walk-in Robe | 8½ | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8½ |
| Living and Dining | 8½ | 7 | 6½ | 9 | 8 |
| Kitchen | 7 | 6½ | 6½ | 6½ | 6½ |
| Hallway, Laundry & Powder Room | 8½ | 9 | 8½ | 8 | 8½ |
| 2nd Guest Bedroom | 8 | 7½ | 7½ | 8 | 8½ |
| Terrace | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Running Total | 59½ | 57½ | 57½ | 62 | 62 |

### Auction

| Rank | Couple | Reserve | Auction Result | Profit | Total Winnings | Auction Order | Bought by |
| 1 | Hayden & Sara | $2.475m | $3.020m | $545,000 | $645,000 | 2nd | Nicole |
| 2 | Kerrie & Spence | $2.435m | $2.850m | $415,000 | $415,000 | 1st | Greville |
| 3 | Hans & Courtney | $2.360m | $2.770m | $410,000 | $410,000 | 5th | Greville |
| 4 | Bianca & Carla | $2.690m | $2.991m | $301,000 | $301,000 | 4th | Greville |
| 5 | Norm & Jess | $2.650m | $2.859m | $209,000 | $209,000 | 3rd | Greville |

## Ratings

The Block 2018 metropolitan viewership and nightly position Colour key: – Highest rating during the series – Lowest rating during the series :
| Week | Episode | Episode | Original airdate | Timeslot | Viewers (millions) | Nightly rank |
| 1 | 1 | "Welcome to the Gatwick" | 5 August 2018 | Sunday 7:00pm | 1.163 | 1 |
| 1 | 2 | "48 Hour Challenge" | 6 August 2018 | Monday 7:30pm | 1.135 | 2 |
| 1 | 3 | "Main Bathroom Week" | 7 August 2018 | Tuesday 7:30pm | 0.921 | 5 |
| 1 | 4 | "Main Bathroom Week Continues" | 8 August 2018 | Wednesday 7:30pm | 0.920 | 5 |
| 2 | 5 | "Main Bathroom Reveals" | 12 August 2018 | Sunday 7:00pm | 1.192 | 2 |
| 2 | 6 | "Guest Bedroom Week Begins" | 13 August 2018 | Monday 7:30pm | 0.961 | 5 |
| 2 | 7 | "Style to Sell Challenge" | 14 August 2018 | Tuesday 7:30pm | 0.918 | 4 |
| 2 | 8 | "Guest Bedroom Week Continues" | 15 August 2018 | Wednesday 7:30pm | 0.823 | 6 |
| 3 | 9 | "Guest Bedroom Reveals" | 19 August 2018 | Sunday 7:00pm | 1.119 | 1 |
| 3 | 10 | "Master Ensuite Begins" | 20 August 2018 | Monday 7:30pm | 1.013 | 3 |
| 3 | 11 | "Kids Undercover Challenge" | 21 August 2018 | Tuesday 7:30pm | 0.952 | 3 |
| 3 | 12 | "Master Ensuite Continues" | 22 August 2018 | Wednesday 7:30pm | 0.901 | 5 |
| 4 | 13 | "Master Ensuite Reveals" | 26 August 2018 | Sunday 7:00pm | 1.293 | 1 |
| 4 | 14 | "Master Bedroom and Walk-in Robe Begins" | 27 August 2018 | Monday 7:30pm | 1.088 | 1 |
| 4 | 15 | "Caravan Challenge" | 28 August 2018 | Tuesday 7:30pm | 1.015 | 1 |
| 4 | 16 | "Master Bedroom and Walk-in Robe Continues" | 29 August 2018 | Wednesday 7:30pm | 0.846 | 6 |
| 5 | 17 | "Master Bedroom and Walk-in Robe Reveals" | 2 September 2018 | Sunday 7:00pm | 1.234 | 1 |
| 5 | 18 | "Living and Dining Begins" | 3 September 2018 | Monday 7:30pm | 1.068 | 1 |
| 5 | 19 | "Living and Dining Continues" | 4 September 2018 | Tuesday 7:30pm | 1.027 | 1 |
| 5 | 20 | "Ronald McDonald House Challenge" | 5 September 2018 | Wednesday 7:30pm | 0.980 | 2 |
| 6 | 21 | "Living and Dining Reveals" | 9 September 2018 | Sunday 7:00pm | 1.296 | 1 |
| 6 | 22 | "Kitchen Begins" | 10 September 2018 | Monday 7:30pm | 1.046 | 2 |
| 6 | 23 | "Steel Sculpture Challenge" | 11 September 2018 | Tuesday 7:30pm | 0.987 | 1 |
| 6 | 24 | "Kitchen Continues" | 12 September 2018 | Wednesday 7:30pm | 0.870 | 6 |
| 7 | 25 | "Kitchen Reveals" | 16 September 2018 | Sunday 7:00pm | 1.341 | 1 |
| 7 | 26 | "Hallway, Laundry & Powder Room Begins" | 17 September 2018 | Monday 7:30pm | 1.092 | 1 |
| 7 | 27 | "Hallway, Laundry & Powder Room Continues" | 18 September 2018 | Tuesday 7:30pm | 0.983 | 2 |
| 7 | 28 | "Youfoodz Cooking Challenge" | 19 September 2018 | Wednesday 7:30pm | 0.881 | 5 |
| 8 | 29 | "Hallway, Laundry & Powder Room Reveals" | 23 September 2018 | Sunday 7:00pm | 1.263 | 1 |
| 8 | 30 | "2nd Guest Bedroom & Re-Do Room begins" | 24 September 2018 | Monday 7:30pm | 0.962 | 4 |
| 8 | 31 | "Suncorp Challenge" | 25 September 2018 | Tuesday 7:30pm | 0.978 | 1 |
| 8 | 32 | "2nd Guest Bed and Re-do Room Continues" | 26 September 2018 | Wednesday 7:30pm | 0.928 | 4 |
| 9 | 33 | "2nd Guest Bed and Re-do Room Reveals" | 1 October 2018 | Monday 7:30pm | 1.166 | 1 |
| 9 | 34 | "Terrace Week Begins" | 2 October 2018 | Tuesday 7:30pm | 0.960 | 2 |
| 9 | 35 | "Terrace Week Continues" | 3 October 2018 | Wednesday 7:30pm | 0.926 | 3 |
| 9 | 36 | "Volkswagen Challenge" | 4 October 2018 | Thursday 7:30pm | 0.784 | 8 |
| 10 | 37 | "Terrace Reveals" | 7 October 2018 | Sunday 7:00pm | 1.139 | 1 |
| 10 | 38 | "Challenge Apartment Week 1 Begins" | 8 October 2018 | Monday 7:30pm | 1.035 | 1 |
| 10 | 39 | "Challenge Apartment Week 1 Continues" | 9 October 2018 | Tuesday 7:30pm | 0.929 | 3 |
| 10 | 40 | "Challenge Apartment Week 1 Continues" | 10 October 2018 | Wednesday 7:30pm | 0.918 | 3 |
| 11 | 41 | "Challenge Apartment Week 1 Reveals" | 14 October 2018 | Sunday 7:00pm | 1.155 | 1 |
| 11 | 42 | "Challenge Apartment Week 2 Begins" | 15 October 2018 | Monday 7:30pm | 1.003 | 3 |
| 11 | 43 | "Challenge Apartment Week 2 Continues" | 16 October 2018 | Tuesday 7:30pm | 1.017 | 1 |
| 11 | 44 | "Challenge Apartment Week 2 Continues" | 17 October 2018 | Wednesday 7:30pm | 0.921 | 3 |
| 12 | 45 | "Challenge Apartment Week 2 Reveals" | 21 October 2018 | Sunday 7:00pm | 1.192 | 1 |
| 12 | 46 | "Open for Inspections" | 22 October 2018 | Monday 7:30pm | 0.945 | 3 |
| 13 | 47 | "Grand Final/ Auctions" | 28 October 2018 | Sunday 7:00 pm | 1.674 | 2 |
| 13 | 47 | "Winner Announced" | 28 October 2018 | Sunday 7:00 pm | 1.865 | 1 |