Exclusive: Steph and Gian reveal how they'll be spending their record-breaking $1.7 million win from The Block 2023
In a history-making grand finale, Sydney-siders Steph and Gian have won The Block 2023 with the largest profits ever across the show's 19 seasons.
Steph and Gian set the bar incredibly high after going first on auction day.
Their house sold for $5,000,000, a whopping $1,650,000 over the property's reserve price of $3.35 million.
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Earning more than $1.6 million plus $100,000 in prize money for winning the season, Steph and Gian have surpassed Omar and Oz's record profit from 2022.
That means the childhood sweethearts are walking away with a total of $1,750,000, and they've revealed just how they're going to spend it.
You can catch their full winning reaction in the video above.
Steph and Gian are the winners of The Block 2023. Nine
"It's going to clear our debts in Sydney, it's going to really set us up for the next stage," Gian exclusively told 9Entertainment moments after their amazing win.
"There's big things in the pipeline," he added.
"Big things," Steph grinned.
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At 27 years old, Steph and Gian were the youngest contestants of the season.
"It's life changing money, we wouldn't have expected it," said Gian.
"We're just glad that Adrian Portelli saw the value in the house that we saw as well," he continued.
Steph and Gian have made the largest profit in Block history. Nine
"Adrian told us how much he loved the house when he came for the Domain Open for Inspections. So we were banking our money on that," Steph revealed.
"We are so grateful, he's changed our lives," Gian added.
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Winners are grinners! Nine
Diving into The Block with big dreams and a clear vision, Steph and Gian became quick competition frontrunners with a total of five Room Reveal wins from the series.
"We really came on The Block with no expectations," said Gian. "We didn't know what could come from it, and for us, anything above zero was a bonus."
You can catch their full winners reaction in the video at the top of this article.
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