In what was a tense and gripping finale, Gian and Steph have been crowned the winner of The Block in 2023.
In what was a stunning victory, the pair made $1,650,000 in profit, plus an additional $100,000 in prize money.
What’s more, while this victory was impressive in its own right, Gian and Steph have won the most money ever in The Block’s history. The previous record was scored by last year’s Omar and Oz. In 2022, Omar and Oz made $1,586,666.66 in profit, plus an additional $100,000 in prize money.
The finale kicked off with the group of contestants choosing their auction order. This is the first time in recent memory that the auction order has been decided by all of the contestants.
In previous seasons of The Block, the auction order has determined who has won and who has flopped. Over the previous 18 seasons, 12 of the winners were either first or second in the auction order. This season was no exception, with the two first homes to be auctioned winning the most money.
The auction order in 2023 was The Block winners, Gian and Steph, then Eliza and Liberty, then Kyle and Leslie, then Eliza and Liberty, and then Leah and Ash.
In the end, the results were as follows:
House 4: Gian and Steph
Reserve: $3,350,000
Winning bid: $5,000,000
Total profit: $1,650,000
House 5: Eliza and Liberty
Reserve: $3,250,000.
Winning bid: $4,100,000
Total profit: $1,050,000.
House 3: Kristy and Brett
Reserve: $2,970,000
Winning bid: $3,035,000
Total profit: $65,000
House 1: Kyle and Leslie
Reserve: $2,970,000
Winning bid: $3,100,000
Profit: $130,000
House 2: Leah and Ash
Reserve: $2,970,000
This house didn’t pass the reserve and wasn’t sold.
If you want to go through this drama for yourself, The Block’s 2023 finale is still up on 9 Now.
Want more Block competition details this 2023? Read all of our coverage here, and click the links below:
- Recapping the First Week of The Block as Poetry
- Recapping the Second Week of The Block as Poetry
- Recapping the Third Week of The Block as Poetry
- Recapping the Fourth Week of The Block as Poetry
- Recapping the Fifth Week of The Block as Poetry
- Recapping the Sixth Week of The Block as Poetry
- Recapping the Seventh Week of The Block as Poetry
- Recapping the Eighth Week of The Block as Poetry
- Recapping the Ninth Week of The Block as Poetry
- Recapping the Tenth Week of The Block as Poetry
- Recapping the Final Two Weeks of The Block as Poetry
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