Paige and Jesse dedicated weeks of their time to building their home on The Block 2024 before their sudden exit in the beginning of Week Five. Now, Maddy and Charlotte have finished off the remaining rooms and won the competition.
But what do Paige and Jesse get for their efforts on House One?
At the end of the season, the five teams anxiously sat on the couch with host Scotty Cam as their homes were auctioned off to interested buyers.
Paige and Jesse relinquished their stake in the auction night, and Maddy and Charlotte have now received an eye-watering amount of prize money and won The Block 2024!
The Sydneysiders won a whopping $1.55 million profit, and took home an additional $100,000 in prize money.
According to Yahoo Lifestyle, the sisters were more than willing to share their profits with Paige and Jesse. However, the source claimed the idea was rejected.
“In most competition reality the contracts will state that you cannot make an agreement to split prize money,” the insider told the publication.
“You can’t pal up with other contestants as it creates an advantage and that is unfair to the other competitors.”
The source further revealed the sisters were advised against splitting their money due to the contract stating, “they can’t split money with other contestants.”
Jesse and Paige were reportedly made aware that their profits on the Phillip Island home would be forfeited with their departure.
In an interview with TV WEEK, the show creator Julian Cress affirmed Maddy and Charlotte will “take home whatever profit they make above their reserve.” But there is an unexpected twist for Jesse and Paige…
“But without going into detail, Jesse and Paige won’t leave the show empty-handed for the work they’d done,” he said.
Maddy and Charlotte confirmed this with Yahoo Lifestyle following their win, revealing, “We have been told that contractually, it’s ours as we sold it, but you know, they have been looked after and they’ll be just fine.”
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