The Block (season 10)

The Block: Triple Threat
Country of origin	Australia
No. of episodes	58 (as of 29 April 2015)
Broadcast
Original channel	Nine Network
Original airing	27 January 2015- 29 April 2015

The Block: Triple Threat is the Tenth season of Australian reality television series The Block, which premiered on Tuesday, 27 January 2015 on Nine Network. Scott Cam (host) and Shelley Craft (Challenge Master) will return from the previous season, as will the three judges: Neale Whitaker, Shaynna Blaze and Darren Palmer.

The Block producer Watercress has lodged an application with Stonnington City Council to extend, reconfigure and renovate a rectangle-shaped, 1970's style, three-level block of flats it bought four months ago for $5.7 million. The Block is located at 27 Darling Street in South Yarra which will be transfomed into four north-facing townhouses – some able to enjoy city views from upper levels.^[1]

Darren and Deanne Jolly from former The Block: Glasshouse are back to challenge former fan favourites Bec and George Douros and Perth’s Kim Owen and Matt Di Costa for one spot for returning players in the 2015 competition. Six teams of new players will contest a number of challenges, before being whittled down to a final three, who will then go on to renovate an apartment block in South Yarra, with the surviving fan favourite couple.^[2]

Former contestant Dan Reilly also returned from seasons 5 and 6, but this time as apprentice foreman, or 'foreboy' under Keith Schleiger. He was a qualified carpenter, and became a qualified builder before he applied for the role. He was also brought in to ease the workload on Keith Schleiger, who was reported to be sick and exhausted by the end of the last series.^[3]

Former Contestants

The Block: Triple Threat will see the return of three former block couples in challenges for one spot as this seasons contestants

Green: This couple won the challenge and became the returning Block couple on The Block: Triple Threat

Red: This couple failed to win the elimination challenge and did not become the returning Block couple.

Challenge Contestants

The Block: Triple Threat will introduce six new teams that will go head to head to receive one of three spots in the competition

Green: This couple won the challenge and became a Block couple on The Block: Triple Threat

Red: This couple failed to win the elimination challenge and did not become a Block couple.

Contestants

The Block-Open House

The Block-Open House is a new format (replacing unlocked) shown once a week which shows former contestants fixing and/or renovating rooms and areas of peoples home into modern looks. It was unsuccessful with ratings and was cancelled after seven episodes.

Results

Room reveals

This season of The Block will have a new room judging. Alongside The Block judges, each week three real estate buyers will also be judging the rooms and the winner will receive money towards their apartment

Judges scores

Colour key:

     Highest Score

     Lowest Score

List indicator(s)

• A dark blue cell indicates that the guest judge, John McGrath, filled in for a regular judge.

Auction

Ratings

Notes

• ^a Preliminary ratings – viewers and nightly position may be adjusted in the release of consolidated figures.
• ^B The winner of weekly room challenge receives a piece of chalk to minus one point of a couples score, this couple received the minus point
• ^C The contestants and buyers verdict is a combined score for a money prize
• ^D Sunday episode aired on Monday due to cricket
• ^E Josh and Charlotte were disqualified this week due to not using a bed which they created during The Jimmy Possum Challenge in their room
• ^F This week is divided over two weeks due to easter break
• ^G Ayden and Jess won the room because Darren and Dea were not fighting for the money, they were fighting for a spot in the series. That way Jess and Ayden won.

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