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The Block’s executive producer admits the show ‘jumped the shark’ after a nationwide home sold for nearly $6 million at this year’s auctions
Omar Slaimankhel and Oz Malik made Block history after taking home a record $1.6 million in Sunday night’s final.
And the show’s executive producer, Julian Cress, has now revealed why the show has officially “jumped the shark” after the landmark sale.
“I think the viewer of The Block wants renovations to be done at a really high level,” he told TV tonight.
The executive producer of The Block has admitted that the show “jumped the shark” after a nationwide home sold for nearly $6 million at this year’s auctions. Pictured host Scott Cam
“They want to see people who have been given the opportunity of a lifetime to perform and realize the best reward they can get.”
He continued, “We’ve always picked very ambitious places to make the show and those are the places where the prices have gone up more than anywhere else.”
Cress previously told the publication that if the show sold homes for $5-$6 million, they would “jump over that shark” and compete with popular real estate shows like Luxe Listings and Million Dollar Listings.
‘I think the viewer of The Block would like to see that renovations are carried out at a high level. They want to see people who have been given the opportunity of a lifetime to perform and realize the best reward they can get,” said producer Julian Cress (pictured)
Meanwhile, Omar and Oz were crowned winners on Sunday. They sold their reno for $5,666,666 and took home a record $1.6 million in prize money.
The western Sydney partners earned the largest sum of all five Block houses, far exceeding the $4.08 million reserve.
But there was also heartache for two couples, Ankur and Sharon, and Dylan and Jenny, who failed to sell their house at auction.
Omar Slaimankhel and Oz Malik (pictured) were crowned winners on Sunday, selling their reno for $5,666,666 and taking home a record $1.6 million in prize money
Their properties were passed on when they failed to attract a bidder above the $4.08 million reserve, with both drawing a top bid of $4,075,000.
The couples continued to negotiate with their highest bidders after filming.
Tom and Sarah-Jane didn’t fare much better, selling their home in the Macedon Ranges for a profit of just $20,000.
There was also heartbreak for two couples, Ankur and Sharon, and Dylan and Jenny (pictured), who failed to sell their homes at auction