The Block 2026: Live coverage of the auction

This article provides live coverage of 'The Block 2026' auction, a reality renovation TV show, detailing the successful sale of all five homes. Courtney and Sev were crowned the winners, taking home a record-breaking $1.87 million in prizes.
Why it matters
It highlights the significant financial success and popularity of a major reality TV show, showcasing substantial property sales and prize money, and setting expectations for future seasons in the Australian real estate and entertainment sectors.
Our live coverage of The Block 2026 auctions is now over. Congratulations to the winners.
After months of renovating, the five teams are about to find out whether their hard work pays off when their homes go under the hammer at this year’s Block auctions. Picture: Channel 9
And that’s a wrap for the 22nd season of The Block in Mount Eliza.
It was a fantastic result for all five teams, with every single home selling under the hammer – a 100% clearance rate in what everyone warned was a tough market.
Courtney and Sev have won The Block 2026, taking home $1.27 million profit, plus the $100,000 winner’s prize, plus Scotty’s $500,000 Prize Pool – an actual swimming pool with cash and bonus prizes thrown in, including an $80,000 boat. That's a total prize of $1.87 million.
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