The Block (season 11)

The Block (season 11)
Blue background with yellow lettering
Country of origin Australia
No. of episodes 47
Release
Original network Nine Network
Original release 6 September – 25 November 2015
Season chronology

The eleventh season of Australian reality television series The Block premiered on 6 September 2015 on the Nine Network. Scott Cam (host) and Shelley Craft (Challenge Master) return from the previous season, as did the three judges: Neale Whitaker, Shaynna Blaze and Darren Palmer. The first preview was shown on August 4, 2015.[1] This season was also known by the name The Block: Blocktagon, but was the first since the second season to not include the season title on-screen.

Nine renewed The Block for an eleventh season in April 2015, with production commencing in May 2015. The season was announced as going 'back-to-basics' after ratings declines during the tenth season, seeing episodes cut from 90 to 60 minutes, fewer episodes, the eliminations will be removed and Thursday night episodes dropped.[2][3]

Filming for the eleventh began on 15 May 2015. The season renovated the former Hotel Saville in South Yarra - an octagonal, eight floor brick building.[4]

Co-creator Julian Cress said that this season of The Block will have no tradies and only passionate do-it-yourself couples, in other seasons of The Block, at least one person in each team has a trade. The change comes in the new direction in the back-to-basics change to the season, he said viewers will relate more to the characters who are big on spirit but small on skills when the show returns later this year.[5]

The Blocktagon building is now listed in the international list of Octagonal Buildings & Structures.

Contestants

The Block: Blocktagon is the third season to have five couples instead of the traditional four couples.

Level Couple[6] Age Alias Location Relationship Occupations
1 Kingi
&
Caro
Tahana
both 31 "The Larrikins" Townsville, QLD Married with a child Renderer
&
Business Development Manager
2 Andrew Simmons
&
Whitney Nolan[l]
both 29 "The Sweethearts" Melbourne, VIC Former Partners Form Worker
&
Beauty Therapist
3 Suzi Taylor
&
Voni Cosier
44
&
39
"The Single Mums" Gold Coast, QLD Best Mates Real Estate Agent
&
Fitness Studio Manager
4 Luke
&
Ebony
Haythornthwaite[b]
29
&
24
"The 2nd Chance Siblings" Perth, WA Brother & Sister Carpenter/Landscaper
&
Interior Designer/Decorator
5 Dean
&
Shay
Paine
30
&
29
"The Go-Getters" Newcastle, NSW Married with a child Electrician
&
English/Drama Teacher

Score history

Teams' progress through the competition
Scores: Teams
Kingi & Caro Andrew & Whitney Suzi & Voni Luke & Ebony Dean & Shay
Rooms Scores
Main Ensuite 27½ 26½ 24 22½ 28½
1st Guest Bedroom & Ensuite 26½ 18½ 23 18 27½
Master Bedroom & Walk-in Robe 27½ 18½ 30 22 23
2nd Guest Bedroom & Ensuite 28½ 23½ 28 20½ 26½
Study, Guest Powder Room & Laundry 24½ 19½ 27½ 25½
Living Room 20 23 18 23½ 12[e]
Kitchen 29 25½ 25 27 28½
Dining Room & Foyer 25½ 26 16 19 21
Terrace & Re-Do Room 27 24 21 24 28½
Challenge Apartment: Room 1 28½ 24 22½ 25½ 29
Challenge Apartment: Room 2 27½ 29½ 29 28 30
Auction Order 1st 4th 2nd 5th 3rd
Auction Result 3rd 4th 5th 2nd 1st

Results

Room reveals

Week Room Judges' verdict
Winner Score Lowest Score
1 Main Ensuite Dean & Shay 28½ Luke & Ebony 22½
2 1st Guest Bedroom & Ensuite 27½ 18
3 Master Bedroom & Walk-in Robe Suzy & Voni 30 Andrew & Whitney 18½
4 2nd Guest Bedroom & Ensuite Kingi & Caro 28½ Luke & Ebony 20½
5 Study, Guest Powder Room & Laundry Suzi & Voni 19½
6 Living Room Luke & Ebony 23½ Dean & Shay 12[e]
7 Kitchen Kingi & Caro 29 Suzi & Voni 25
8 Dining Room & Foyer Andrew & Whitney 26 16
9 Terrace & Re-Do Room Dean & Shay 28½ 21
10 Challenge Apartment: Room 1 29 22½
11 Challenge Apartment: Room 2 30 Kingi & Caro 27½
Week Room Result
Room Winner 2nd Couple 3rd Couple 4th Couple Last Couple
1 Main Ensuite Dean & Shay Kingi & Caro Andrew & Whitney Suzi & Voni Luke & Ebony
2 1st Guest Bedroom & Ensuite Suzi & Voni Andrew & Whitney
3 Master Bedroom & Walk-in-Robe Suzi & Voni Dean & Shay Luke & Ebony Andrew & Whitney
4 2nd Guest Bedroom & Ensuite Kingi & Caro Suzi & Voni Andrew & Whitney Luke & Ebony
5 Study, Guest Powder Room & Laundry Luke & Ebony Suzi & Voni
6 Living Room Luke & Ebony Andrew & Whitney Kingi & Caro Suzi & Voni Dean & Shay[e]
7 Kitchen Kingi & Caro Dean & Shay Luke & Ebony Andrew & Whitney Suzi & Voni
8 Dining Room & Foyer Andrew & Whitney Kingi & Caro Dean & Shay Luke & Ebony
9 Terrace & Re-Do Room Dean & Shay Luke & Ebony Andrew & Whitney
10 Challenge Apartment: Room 1
11 Challenge Apartment: Room 2 Andrew & Whitney Suzi & Voni Luke & Ebony Kingi & Caro

Judges' scores

Colour key:
     Highest Score
     Lowest Score
Summary of judges' scores
Week Area(s) Scores Teams
Kingi & Caro Andrew & Whitney Suzi & Voni Luke & Ebony Dean & Shay
1 Main Ensuite Darren 9 8
Shaynna 9 9 8
Neale 9 8
Total 27½ 26½ 24 22½ 28½
2 1st Guest Bedroom & Ensuite Darren 9 6 9
Shaynna 9 6 7 6 9
Neale 6 6
Total 26½ 18½ 23 18 27½
3 Master Bedroom & Walk-in Robe Darren 9 6 10 8
Shaynna 9 6 10 7 8
Neale 10 7
Total 27½ 18½ 30 22 23
4 2nd Guest Bedroom & Ensuite Darren 9 9 7 9
Shaynna 8
Neale 10 7 7 9
Total 28½ 23½ 28 20½ 26½
5 Study, Guest Powder Room & Laundry Darren 9 7 9
Shaynna 8 9 8
Neale 6 9
Total 28½ 24½ 19½ 27½ 25½
6 Living Room Darren 7 8 6 7 4
Shaynna 6 8 4
Neale 6 4
Total 20 23 18 23½ 12[e]
7 Kitchen Romy 9
Shaynna
Neale 10 8
Total 29 25½ 25 27 28½
8 Dining Room & Foyer Darren 9 6 7
Shaynna 5 6
Neale 5 6 7
Total 25½ 26 16 19 21
9 Terrace & Re-Do Room[f] Darren 9 8 7 8 9
Shaynna 9 8 7 8
Neale 9 8 7 8 10
Total 27 24 21 24 28½
10 Challenge Apartment: Room 1 Darren 8
Shaynna 8 7
Neale 8 8 10
Total 28½ 24 22½ 25½ 29
11 Challenge Apartment: Room 2 Darren 10 10
Shaynna 9 10 10 9 10
Neale 9 10
Total 27½ 29½ 29 28 30

Challenge Apartment

Week 10
Score Rank Room 1 Prize[g]
Team Room
1 Dean & Shay Bedroom 3 Ensuite $15,000
2 Kingi & Caro Bedroom 3 $10,000
3 Luke & Ebony Bedroom 2 $5,000
4 Andrew & Whitney Bedroom 2 Ensuite $0
5 Suzi & Voni Master Ensuite $0
Week 11
Score Rank Room 2 Prize[j]
Team Room
1 Dean & Shay Living Room 3rd[k]
2 Andrew & Whitney Dining Room 4th
3 Suzi & Vonni Master Bedroom 2nd
4 Luke & Ebony Kitchen 5th
5 Kingi & Caro Study/
Laundry/
Powder Room
1st
Contestants Rooms Prize Money Decision
Repair Apartment Money Off Reserve
Dean & Shay Bedroom 3 Ensuite &
Living Room
$15,000
Kingi & Caro Bedroom 3 & Study/Laundry/
Powder Room
$10,000
Luke & Ebony Bedroom 2 &
Kitchen
$5,000
Andrew & Whitney Bedroom 2 Ensuite & Dining Room $0
Suzi & Voni Master Ensuite & Master Bedroom

Challenge Scores

Summary of challenge scores
Week Challenge Reward Teams
Kingi & Caro Andrew & Whitney Suzi & Voni Luke & Ebony Dean & Shay
1 24-hour room challenge Pick which
level they
want
Lvl 1
(5)
Lvl 2
(7)
Lvl 3
(20)
Lvl 4
(24)
Lvl 5
(27)
2 N/A
3 Designer bed head challenge Joinery for walk-in wardrobe paid off &
A piece of Christian Cole furniture
1st
4 N/A
5 Coffee Challenge[d] $10,000
($5,000 each)
1st 1st
6 Signature Scented Candle Challenge $10,000 & their candle sold Australia wide in David Jones Stores
7 Supermarket Rush Challenge $2,000 1st
8 Aldi Cooking Challenge $10,000 1st
9 N/A
10 Construction Karoke Challenge A Professional Painter for 8 hours & a $1600 Soundbar 1st
11 N/A

Auction

Rank Couple Reserve Auction Result Profit Total Winnings Auction Order
1 Dean & Shay $1.645m $2.300m $655,000 $755,000 3rd
2 Luke & Ebony $1.560m $2.200m $640,000 $640,000 5th
3 Kingi & Caro $1.330m $1.735m $405,000 $405,000 1st
4 Andrew & Whitney $1.400m $1.790m $390,000 $390,000 4th
5 Suzi & Voni $1.480m $1.829m $349,000 $349,000 2nd

Ratings

The Block: Blocktagon metropolitan viewership and nightly position
Colour key:
     – Highest rating during the series
     – Lowest rating during the series
Week Episode Original airdate Timeslot Viewers
(millions)[a]
Nightly rank[a] Source
1 1 "Let's Begin!" 6 September 2015 Sunday 7:00 pm 1.074 #4 [7]
2 "Who Gets The Penthouse?" 7 September 2015 Monday 7:30 pm 0.932 #6 [8]
3 "Bathroom Ideas A Plenty" 8 September 2015 Tuesday 7:30 pm 0.833 #9 [9]
4 "The Truth Comes Out" 9 September 2015 Wednesday 7:30 pm 0.748 #13 [10]
2 5 "Master Ensuite Room Reveal" 13 September 2015 Sunday 7:00 pm 1.037 #5 [11]
6 "Bedroom Begins" 14 September 2015 Monday 7:30 pm 0.891 #9 [12]
7 "Game Plays On The Block" 15 September 2015 Tuesday 7:30 pm 0.838 #9 [13]
8 "Who Said It Was Tacky?" 16 September 2015 Wednesday 7:30 pm 0.807 #11 [14]
3 9 "Guest Bedrooms & Ensuite Reveal" 20 September 2015 Sunday 7:00 pm 1.037 #5 [15]
10 "Master Bedroom Week Begins" 21 September 2015 Monday 7:30 pm 0.951 #10 [16]
11 "Life Lessons On A Building Site" 22 September 2015 Tuesday 7:30 pm 0.858 #8 [17]
12 "Designer Bed Head Challenge" 23 September 2015 Wednesday 7:30 pm 0.753 #12 [18]
4 13 "Master Bedrooms Revealed" 27 September 2015 Sunday 7:00 pm 1.052 #2 [19]
14 "Neale And Darren Host Brunch" 28 September 2015 Monday 7:30 pm 0.947 #6 [20]
15 "Budget Blow Outs" 29 September 2015 Tuesday 7:30 pm 0.855 #9 [21]
16 "Shelley And Scotty's Mid Week Visit" 30 September 2015 Wednesday 7:30 pm 0.776 #10 [22]
5 17 "Bedroom And Ensuite Reveal" 5 October 2015 Monday 7:30 pm[c] 1.021 #5 [23]
18 "Triple Room Reno" 6 October 2015 Tuesday 7:30 pm 0.924 #9 [24]
19 "Blocktagon Blues" 7 October 2015 Wednesday 7:30 pm 0.837 #9 [25]
20 "Coffee Challenge With Colin And Justin" 8 October 2015 Thursday 7:30 pm 0.721 #9 [26]
6 21 "Triple Room Reveal" 11 October 2015 Sunday 7:00 pm 1.156 #4 [27]
22 "Scotty's Shock Announcement" 12 October 2015 Monday 7:30 pm 0.999 #7 [28]
23 "Budget Blues And Bonuses" 13 October 2015 Tuesday 7:30 pm 0.949 #9 [29]
24 "Challenge Day" 14 October 2015 Wednesday 7:30 pm 0.872 #9 [30]
7 25 "Living Room Reveal" 18 October 2015 Sunday 7:00 pm 1.140 #1 [31]
26 "Kitchen Week Begins" 19 October 2015 Monday 7:30 pm 1.078 #2 [32]
27 "Suzi & Vonni Lag Behind" 20 October 2015 Tuesday 7:30 pm 0.969 #7 [33]
28 "Supermarket Rush Challenge" 21 October 2015 Wednesday 7:30 pm 0.801 #10 [34]
8 29 "Kitchens Completed" 25 October 2015 Sunday 7:00 pm 1.238 #1 [35]
30 "Dining Room And Foyer Week Begins" 26 October 2015 Monday 7:30 pm 1.016 #6 [36]
31 "$10,000 Challenge" 27 October 2015 Tuesday 7:30 pm 0.983 #5 [37]
32 "Budget Highs And Lows" 28 October 2015 Wednesday 7:30 pm 0.945 #6 [38]
9 33 "Dining Rooms And Foyers Revealed" 1 November 2015 Sunday 7:00 pm 1.209 #1 [39]
34 "Terraces And Tantrums" 2 November 2015 Monday 7:30 pm 0.962 #6 [40]
35 "Terraces And Re-do Rooms" 3 November 2015 Tuesday 7:30 pm 1.033 #8 [41]
36 "Budget Woes And Break-ups" 4 November 2015 Wednesday 7:30 pm 1.026 #2 [42]
10 37 "Terraces And Re-Do Revealed" 8 November 2015 Sunday 7:00 pm 1.355 #1 [43]
38 "One Apartment Five Couples" 9 November 2015 Monday 7:30 pm 1.024 #1 [44]
39 "Battle Of The Builders" 10 November 2015 Tuesday 7:30 pm 0.985 #6 [45]
40 "Surprise Not To Miss" 11 November 2015 Wednesday 7:30 pm 1.037 #1 [46]
11 41 "Challenge Apartment Reveal" 16 November 2015 Monday 8:30 pm[h][i] 0.945 #7 [47]
42 "The Final Rooms Begin" 17 November 2015 Tuesday 8:30 pm[h] 0.861 #6 [48]
43 "Go Karting And Paint Partying" 18 November 2015 Wednesday 7:30 pm 0.922 #5 [49]
44 "Team Work Proves Difficult" 22 November 2015 Sunday 7:00 pm 1.226 #1 [50]
12 45 "Final Rooms Revealed" 23 November 2015 Monday 7:30 pm 1.107 #1 [51]
46 "Open For Inspection" 24 November 2015 Tuesday 7:30 pm 0.960 #4 [52]
47 "Grand Final/
Auctions"
25 November 2015 Wednesday 7:30 pm 1.579 #2 [53]
"Winner Announced" 1.812 #1

Controversy

On 10 November 2015, it was reported that contestant Suzi Taylor had collapsed on set, a Nine Network spokeswoman Victoria Buchan said: "Suzi was suffering from exhaustion after a busy day with The Block open for inspections.",[54] but on 12 November 2015, Ms Taylor had a photo captured of her naked on a boat after oaks day in Melbourne,[55] it had then been reported that her collapse was caused by "non-stop partying" throughout the Spring Racing Carnival and not exhaustion, due to this Ms Taylor has been "canned" by nine with all her promtional commitments being cut off until after the auction.[56][57]

Ms Taylor has been threatened to lose her payout of $174,500 after ignoring the terms her contract which states she shall not undertake any media interviews without the program's consent until her contract with Channel 9 is up.[58]

Notes

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