The Block host Scott Cam shocked contestants last night by revealing how much each team was spending on tradies.
Some teams were spending more than double their fellow contents on builders, chippies, electricians and plasterers.
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After Scotty’s weekly Winners and Grinners dinner, he pulled out a list of expenses for each couple.
Rachel and Ryan, who have been scolded by Scotty for overspending before, were noticeably concerned but Scott assured them all he wouldn’t name names.
Not to the contestants anyway.
The audience did get to see the expenses – and the disparities were shocking!
When it comes to builders and chippies, tradies Dylan and Jenny spent the least, coming in at $22,600. Rachel and Ryan on the other hand were spending nearly double that at $40,000.
Rachel and Ryan were also overspending on electricians. They spent $14,000 while Sarah-Jane and Tom only spent $6,500.
But the biggest shock came from the cost of plasterers. Renovation newbies Sharon and Ankur spent the most at $34,000. On the opposite end of the spectrum Oz and Omar spent only $7,500.
Even Dylan and Jenny were surprised how little Oz and Omar were spending on plasterers.
“How would you be $7500?” Jenny asked in a confessional.
“Unless they’re doing a bit of a dodgy backhander. It seems weird.”
Scott said he revealed the spending so contestants know they can barter for a better price.
The information comes during a particularly explosive week on The Block. Sarah-Jane had to leave the site after finding out her daughter is sick.
Sharon and Anukr, who recently received a barrage of racist abuse from ‘fans’, also take some time away from the site and the pressure of being on TV all the time.
This is on top of an already stressful week for the contestants as they are expected to deliver a bathroom and bedroom on Sunday.
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