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The Block auction sparks scrutiny as selling agency bids for buyer
Contestants Courtney and Sev during the auction of their property on The Block.
The Block winners Courtney and Sev’s $1.27m auction haul has raised eyebrows after the underbidder used an auctioneer from the same firm selling the home to bid for them.
It can also be revealed that buyer effectively had two proxies in the auction room, both authorised to bid on their behalf — though for different homes.
Courtney and Sev became the most successful contestants in the show’s history with a combined haul of $1.87m, including the value of prizes won during the show’s filming earlier in the year as well as a $100,000 bonus for the biggest sale price.
The Block winners make $1.27 million profit as all five houses sell
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Queensland best friends Courtney Kain and Sevilay Keser have won the 2026 season of reality renovation TV show The Block after their house soared $1.27 million above its reserve at auction.
The winning home at 9 Mackillop Place, Mount Eliza sold for $4.72 million to a couple buying a weekender, on a day when all five houses sold, in defiance of Melbourne’s weak property market.
The besties will also pocket the $100,000 winner’s cheque, as well as a new prize called “Scotty’s Prize Pool” featuring a collection of cash, vehicles, luxury items, and home upgrades valued collectively at about $500,000. The Block airs on Nine, owner of this masthead.
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Exclusive: How do you celebrate winning The Block auctions and the biggest-ever prize in the show’s history? By getting a tattoo if you’re Courtney and Sev!
The duo wanted a permanent memento of their life-changing achievement so, with the help of fellow Blockhead Tayla, they got inked up.
“[Tayla] had one of her friends who’s a really, top dog, tattoo artist in Melbourne here,” Courtney told nine.com.au about how the idea came about.
“He was down in Tayla’s rumpus room and, so we got The Block symbol, like the target symbol that’s in The Block logo,” Courtney said.
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