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The Block Daylesford Finale Yields Modest Profits as Two Homes Pass In

Uniform $2.99 million reserves in small‑market Daylesford drew scrutiny, prompting vendor bids and private negotiations.

Overview

  • Britt and Taz won with a $3.41 million sale, earning about $420,000 profit plus a $100,000 prize, while two properties were passed in.
  • Robby and Mat and Sonny and Alicia sold for modest gains of roughly $110,000 and $120,000 respectively.
  • Executive producer Julian Cress said vendor bids were used to signal a minimum acceptable price and protect contestants from tiny on‑day profits.
  • Combined contestant profits were about $750,000, far below last season’s multi‑million‑dollar haul, with unsold homes now in private talks.
  • Reserves were set by Nine at $2.99 million—nearly four times Daylesford’s median price—while frequent bidder Adrian Portelli skipped the auctions and has joined Seven’s My Reno Rules.