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- Best friends Courtney and Sev are The Block’s 2026 winners, taking home a record-breaking total prize haul of $1.87 million
- All five houses on The Block 2026, with the last-place team still earning a $367,000 profit
- New Victorian law meant the homes’ reserve price of $3.45 million was released a week ahead of the auction
Last year, on the Daylesford season of The Block, only three out of five houses sold at auction. This year in Victoria’s Mount Eliza, not only did all five houses sell, but history was made when the winning duo, Brisbane-based best friends Courtney and Sev, walked away with a record-breaking total prize haul of $1.87 million. Even the season’s last-placed contestants, Gold Coast couple Chantel and Wyatt, earned a $367,000 profit.
For the first time in The Block’s history, all reserve prices were publicly released seven days before auction day, in accordance with new Victorian law. This meant viewers learnt a week out that each house had a reserve price of $3.45 million.
Winners Courtney and Sevilay sold their renovated home, House 4 at 9 Mackillop Place, for $4.72 million, earning them a $1.27 million profit above reserve, plus the $100,000 winner’s prize and the $500,000 Scotty Cam Plungie Prize Pool. Touchingly, the pair decided to donate $75,000 in cash to the My Room Children’s Cancer Charity after hosting 18 families at the house a couple weeks before the auction.
“The kick we got out of that day, and what we were able to give those families just felt so beautiful,” Sev said on the show. “So Courtney and I just wanted to further lean into that.”
Talking with The Age, Courtney said: “We took a lot of risks during the show, and everyone thought we were nuts when we picked House 4 over the uptown and the views.” Keser added: “We could never imagine we’d win that sort of money … and the prize. Now we have to negotiate who gets the boat. It might be our first fight.”
So, what did the other houses this season sell for, and how much profit did they make?
The Block 2026 Results
Adam and Jolene
Adam, 48, and Jolene, 42, are a married couple and cattle station managers from South Australia’s Roxby Downs. Adam’s a carpenter with a background in construction and remote building projects, while Jolene’s background is in property management.
House: 1
Reserve: $3,450,000
Sale price: $3,905,000
Profit: $455,000
Rick and Tayla
With over 45 years of experience building, Rick, 64, made for a promising contestant. He was joined by 32-year-old daughter, Tayla. The duo from Altona, Victoria, took 1st place in Week 12 (Front Yard and Façade Week).
House: 5
Reserve: $3.45 million
Sale price: $4,355,000
Profit: $905,000
Courtney and Sev (winners)
Best friends for 12 years, Courtney, 34, works as a construction-stie manager while Sev, 37, is a commercial interior designer. Throughout the season, the duo won out of the 12 room reveals.
House: 4
Reserve: $3,450,000
Sale price: $4,720,000
Profit: $1,270,000 + $100,000 cash and $500,000 prize pool
Chantel and Wyatt
Gold Coast couple Chantel, 32, and Wyatt, 30, didn’t win a single room reveal, yet became the first house in the season to reach the grand finale.
House: 2
Reserve: $3,450,000
Sale price: $3,817,000
Profit: $367,000
Lisa and Rosco
Lisa, 34, and Rosco, 38, managed to take home $550,000 profit after a 40-minute-long back-and-forth on the property during the auction. The WA-based couple welcomed son Jude on October 23.
House: 3
Reserve: $3,450,000
Sale price: $4,000,000
Profit: $550,000
Who Bought The Block Houses?
The Block’s Mount Eliza homes were sold to a mix of local and Melbourne families, owner-occupiers and investors. Winners Courtney and Sev sold theirs to a local Melbourne couple who initially wanted to use it as a family weekender – and were fans of the show.
Serial Block buyer Danny Wallis bid frequently throughout the auction, but ended up not buying anything. Billionaire Adrian Portelli, who spent $15.03 million buying all five homes in the 2024 auction, didn’t attend this year’s.
Where Was The Block 2026 Location?
The 2026 The Block season was filmed in Mount Eliza in Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula, a prestigious coastal suburb an hour from Melbourne CBD, overlooking Port Phillip Bay. Specifically, the homes were on Old Mornington Road. Interestingly, the homes were just a short drive from the 2024 season location of Phillip Island.
How Can You Apply For The Next Season Of The Block?
Applications for the 2027 season of The Block are now open – you can apply at My Casting Net. Successful couples will need to be available for a 12-week shoot period from February 2027. And while previous home reno experience is welcomed – and likely will be helpful during the competition – it’s not required from both partners.
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