The Block 2024: Phillip Island Season Recap, Auction Results and Where They Are Now

Season 20 of The Block landed on Phillip Island in 2024, and if you only remember one thing about it, make it this: five brand-new holiday homes, one billionaire, and a combined auction result so large it made every reserve-price controversy since look like a rounding error. Buckle up.

The Season 20 Wrap, for People in a Hurry

Five teams spent eighty-five days turning a paddock on Phillip Island into a row of multi-million dollar holiday mansions, under the usual Block conditions: not enough sleep, not enough budget, and a judging panel who will absolutely tell you your garage is better than your marriage. Jesse and Paige exited in week four for their mental health, a decision the show handled with more grace than it’s often given credit for, and were replaced mid-build by newcomers Ricky and Haydn, who then did the thing nobody in twenty seasons had managed: took over someone else’s half-finished house and actually finished it. Well, technically that was Maddy and Charlotte. Ricky and Haydn just turned up fresh and immediately started winning things, which is its own kind of annoying.

The Five Teams (Well, Six, It’s Complicated)

• Courtney and Grant (House 2): Two consecutive room reveal wins funded a front yard so lush the judges accused it of being “audibly insane.” Drove home in a Mustang. Never looked back.
• Ricky and Haydn (House 3): Came in as newbies after Jesse and Paige left, immediately started winning challenges, and closed the season by installing a 70-foot palm tree named Lachie and a garage door so pink it needed its own weather warning.
• Kristian and Mimi (House 5): Consistently one of the best-built houses on the site, undone slightly by a first-floor balcony so crowded with furniture the judges couldn’t find the barbecue.
• Maddy and Charlotte (House 1): Walked onto a half-finished build in week four after Jesse and Paige departed and somehow made it to the finish line, a feat Scott Cam himself said had never been done in twenty seasons.
• Kylie and Brad (House 4): The season’s rawest storyline: a boozy Saturday night, a marriage wobble broadcast to the nation, a barefoot sprint down a public road, and a front yard the judges said looked like “they’d checked out.” Reality television, doing what it does best.
• Jesse and Paige (House 1, weeks 1–4): Exited early for their mental health. Replaced by Ricky and Haydn.

Who Won The Block 2024?

Courtney and Grant were the season’s standout team heading into the finale, backing up two room reveal wins with a front yard the judges called “still my favourite house on The Block” and a Mustang Mach-E to prove it. Marty Fox went as far as predicting they’d “inspire Australians for the next few years.” Consider that the judges’ verdict, and consider it echoed all the way to auction day.

The 2024 Auction: Adrian Portelli Buys the Lot

If you want the one stat that defines Season 20, here it is: property investor and Lamborghini-raffling entrepreneur Adrian Portelli purchased all five Phillip Island houses, for a combined $15.05 million. It remains the biggest single auction result in the show’s history, and it’s the reason every Block season since has been quietly hoping a certain someone shows up again. He didn’t, for the record, come back for the 2025 Daylesford auction, telling Domain the decision came down to “a balanced consideration of cost and location, coupled with a shift in overall business direction.” Phillip Island, in other words, got lucky. Daylesford did not.

Where Are They Now?

We’re still chasing down the full 2024 cast for a proper where-are-they-now update, the kind we ran for the 2025 Daylesford team. What we do know: judges Darren Palmer and Shaynna Blaze have since gone full Sicilian with their new series 1 Euro House, and Marty Fox has taken Whitefox international with new offices in Dubai and London. All three are confirmed back on the panel for The Block 2026 at Mount Eliza. We’ll update this section with contestant news as it comes to hand.

Frequently Asked Questions

When was The Block 2024?

The Block 2024 aired from Sunday 18 August to Sunday 3 November 2024 on Channel Nine and 9Now. It was Season 20 of the show.

Where was The Block 2024 filmed?

The Block 2024 was filmed at Phillip Island, Victoria, with five brand-new holiday homes built from scratch.

Who won The Block 2024?

Courtney and Grant were the standout team of the season, closing out the competition with the judges’ strongest praise and a Mustang Mach-E prize for their front yard and facade reveal.

How much did The Block 2024 houses sell for?

All five houses were purchased by property investor Adrian Portelli for a combined $15.05 million, the biggest single-day auction result in the show’s 22-season history.

What season number was The Block 2024?

The Block 2024 was Season 20.

Page update log: 11 July 2026: Season summary page created, consolidating the twelve weekly recaps into one reference page with a quick-facts panel. We’ll update as further 2024 cast news comes to hand.