Applications for the eighteenth season of the series opened in September 2021 until 18 October 2021, looking for couples aged between 18 and 65 years old being sought by casting agents.[2] Filming is expected to be a 10–12 week shoot period from late February 2022.[3] In September 2021, the eighteenth season of The Block was officially confirmed at Nine’s 2022 upfronts, and for the first time the series will be heading to a regional location, the Macedon Ranges, where the contestants will be transforming country houses.[4][5]
In early April 2022, the day filming was scheduled to commence it was confirmed by sources that a contestant had tested positive to COVID-19. Filming was delayed by a week with filming commencing mid-April.
The Block auctions (or Block-tions) for the houses were held on Saturday, 5 November 2022, with the final episode of 2022 airing the next day on Channel Nine and 9Now at 7:00pm (AEDT) on Sunday, 6 November 2022.[7]
Contestants
This is the ninth season of The Block to have five couples.[8]
Originally in the first 48 hours of the series, there was another team, Joel Patfull & Elle Ferguson, however they left the series abruptly in the first night without notice as they found the series was not “on brand” for them, therefore the team were replaced by Rachel & Ryan. Elle posted on Instagram that reason they left was because of Joel's mother having a bad fall, but the real reason was exposed on the show. Joel and Elle were portrayed as runaways and troublemakers who put in no effort on the show, and they were generally disliked by the public.
Score history
Teams' progress summarised through the competition
Gold-plated Tea Cup Bought for: $30 revaluation: $70
6 & 7
Team Challenge
The Blockheads have the task of renovating Tim and Tyler's house over two weeks
$10,000
winners
8
Driving Challenge
Each contestant will have to back their trailer from the first checkpoint into the second, then drive to the third checkpoint and reverse the whole way back
The team combined who has the fastest score get $10,000
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fastest combined time
9
Sculpture Challenge
Make a sculpture out of clay incorporating some automotive design aspects
A fully loaded blue Ford Everest worth $80,000
Can you handle it
The Side Window
The Vase
The Console
The Headlight
10
Domain Property Challenge
Clean and style their houses for domain buyers jury and photoshoot
$10,000 and 1 bonus point
26 votes Danny Willis award the gnome
27 votes
12 votes
16 votes
19 votes
11
Cleaning Challenge
Clean a hotel suite each for their families to stay in
$10,000
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Win
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12
Simmons Home Defects Challenge
Blue tape Nate is back and he's giving $5,000 to the team that's done the best job at fixing all their defects.
$5,000
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Win
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Auction
Auction results
Rank
Couple
Reserve
Auction Result
Amount sold for after Auction
Profit made
Total Profit
Auction Order
1
Omar & Oz
$4,080,000
$5,666,666.66
N/A
$1,586,666.66
$1,686,666.66
1st
2
Ankur & Sharon
$4,080,000
Passed in
$4,250,000
$170,000
$170,000
4th
3
Rachel & Ryan
$4,080,000
Passed in
$4,249,000.50
$169,000.50
$169,000.50
3rd
4
Tom & Sarah-Jane
$4,080,000
$4,100,000.99
N/A
$20,000.99
$20,000.99
2nd
5
Dylan & Jenny
$4,080,000
Passed in
$3,900,000
$0
$0
5th
The Auctions were held on Saturday November 5, 2022, with the episode being aired the following night. Omar & Oz broke the record for the highest amount of profit ever made in a Block auction, taking home a total profit of $1,686,666.66, which equates to $843,333 each. Meanwhile, the other auctions did not fare so well. High interest rates and inflation lead to the lowest result since 2011, with favourites Tom & Sarah-Jane taking home just $20,000.99. Rachel & Ryan passed in their home and it sold immediately after for $4,249,000.50, netting them a profit of $169,000.50. Ankur & Sharon and Dylan & Jenny followed Rachel & Ryan’s strategy by passing in their homes in hope for a better result down the track. On 11 November, Ankur & Sharon‘s house sold for $4.25 million giving them a profit of $170,000.[16] On 13 February, Dylan and Jenny’s house was sold for an undisclosed amount more than 3 months after auction.[17][18] In May 2023, it was revealed their house had sold for $3.9 million, $180,000 under reserve, meaning they did not make any profit.[19][20]
Ratings
The Block 2022 metropolitan viewership and nightly position
^ Ratings data is from OzTAM and represents the live and same day average viewership from the 5 largest Australian metropolitan centres (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide).
Death
One of the workers, Jon-Jeremy Bradey, died in October 2022. He suffered a heart attack and he was 42.[72]
^Scott Cam Announced Tom & Sarah-Jane as the Domain Super power leader board winners at 297 points
^The original score of Ankur & Sharon Guest Bedroom was 26, but they used a bonus point they won in the “Nosey Neighbour Challenge”. Their score was changed to 27.
^The original score of Tom & Sarah-Jane Guest Bedroom & Bathroom was 29, but they used a bonus point they won in the “Topiary Challenge”. Their score was changed to 30.
^Although they did not win, Omar and Oz still received $5,000 as they received a 10 from Neale.
^The original score of Omar and Oz was 28½, They received a minus three points as a penalty as they broke a block rule of 50% discount of the original price for the piano. Their score was changed to 25½.
^Omar & Oz decided not to present a kids room but a living room instead
^The original score of Tom & Sarah-Jane Landscaping was 29, but they used a bonus point they won in the “Domain Property Challenge”.Their score was changed to 30.
