Channel Nine aired the nail-biting grand finale of The Block’s auction day on Sunday, which saw serial bidder Adrian “Mr Lambo” Portelli snap up several homes.
And disgruntled viewers quickly took to social media to complain about the auction results, accusing the show of not being honest with viewers.
“Same bidders every year.” “Yeah, not set up or manipulated at all,” snapped one disgruntled viewer.
“That was all the proof I needed that the auctions were rigged!” “Nine are making sure House 3 is barely making any money from their behavior and drumming up drama for the middle,” a second person added.
“It definitely creates a rigged atmosphere,” chimed in a third person, and a fourth added: “The Block is a joke, they’re not real auctions.”
Channel Nine aired the nail-biting grand finale of The Block’s auction day on Sunday, which saw serial bidder Adrian “Mr Lambo” Portelli snap up several homes. In the picture: winning couple Steph and Gian
“They get the same bidders every year and of course they make money.” “Since they had the year where no one won, it’s been rigged.”
At this year’s auction, series regulars Danny Wallis and Adrian Portelli engaged in a bidding war to buy individual houses.
Portelli successfully bid on three of the homes, while Wallis did not purchase any property this year.
Tensions ran high during the finale as married couple Kristy and Brett had a heated exchange after only making a small profit on their property.
Angry viewers quickly took to social media to complain about the auction results and accused the show of not being honest with viewers. Pictured: Series bidder Adrian “Mr Lambo” Portelli (left) and Danny Wallis (middle)
Meanwhile, fellow Blockheads Leah and Ash were also left devastated when bids on their house failed to meet the reserve price, meaning the house was passed up in the hope that it could be sold later.
Elsewhere in the episode, Steph and Gian were absolute winners when their home sold for a whopping $5 million.
They walked away with $1.65 million in winnings and $100,000 in prize money, bringing their total winnings to a record-breaking $1.75 million.
“The same bidders every year.” Yes, not structured or manipulated at all. “#TheBlock,” snapped one angry viewer
Tensions ran high during Sunday’s nail-biting grand finale, which saw couple Kristy and Brett (pictured together) lash out after making just a small profit on their house
Steph and Gian’s House 4 was the first to go up for auction and it was a tense time for the couple, who described their $3.35 million reserves as “hell” and feared they wouldn’t make any money from the sale .
Thanks to serial bidder Danny Wallis, bidding quickly reached $4 million, but the action was canceled after a woman fainted during the auction and was hospitalized.
After the break, bidding stalled at $4 million before rising by a million dollars straight to $5 million – and the hammer fell when House 4 sold.
The house was sold to Adrian Portelli, known as “Mr. Lambo,” who said he wanted to prove he was a real bidder after controversy last season.
Meanwhile, fellow Blockheads Leah and Ash (pictured) were equally devastated when bids on their home failed to reach their reserve price, meaning the house was accepted