Episode 46 recap: Winning duo hit with $20k bill bombshell, told to ‘pack up and go home’

We’re here, and we can’t believe we’re saying it – it’s the final week on The Block!

Sunday delivered the first tie of the season, meaning Houses 1 and 4 aren’t just sharing the $10k prize money. They’ll also be sharing the winners’ getaway with host Scott Cam.

It’s been exactly 34 minutes since judging, and the vibes the share house are … frosty.

Jolene and Lisa are still heavily implying the girls in House 4 broke the rules by paying less than 50 per cent for their supposedly $100k wine cellar.

“Are we going to hash this out now or are we going to do this in front of Scotty?” Sev comes straight out with it.

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Look, the convo didn’t exactly go well.

“Don’t be a sore loser just because you paid more,” Sev fumes to cameras.

As Lisa brings up the issue again, Sev cuts her off. “But that’s not my fault,” she snaps, slamming her hand on the table.

“You can’t be mad at us for what he’s charging us, that’s not our problem.”

Sev and Jolene awkwardly hug it out.

With the hatchet buried, let’s see what everyone really thinks about those damned wine cellars. It’s Open For Inspections time!

“I’m sorry, but I think ours has more X-factor than that,” Adam snorts.

Did the other teams agree? “F--king unbelievable,” Courtney says. This was a positive reaction, we swear.

With that out of the way, teams are digging into the front yards and facades for their reveal of the season. Gosh, we’re really going to miss this.

Scotty’s suggested budget is a neat $20,000. Courtney and Sev have exactly $25,000 left in their bank. Woohoo!

There’s just one tiny snag: their landscaper, Troy Lovett, quoted them $45,000 for their original front yard plans. Uh oh... back to the drawing board.

“I’m still here but don’t know for how much longer to be honest,” Troy confesses to cameras, while Courtney is trying to figure out if their “whole budget situation is going to meltdown”.

In Troy’s words, if a miraculous cash-winning challenge doesn’t pop up soon, the girls are simply “packing up and going home”.

Ok, new game plan – a budget of $25,000. The girls get a surprise phone call from Troy. Could this be the miracle they’ve been desperately hoping for?

“To get the deck done, plus last week including GST, we’re going to get another bill around 20 grand,” he tells them. Umm ... what now?

And now it’s a game of who’s at fault.

The girls call out Troy’s Block experience. They argue he should have forecasted any surprise expenses.

Troy argues that he warned the girls their $18k wine cellar would be coming out of labour budget.

The girls are left with no choice but to rip the guts out of their front yard design, aaaaand hope for a miracle to avoid disqualification.

At least things are less tense at the share house now as the Blockheads enjoy their final family dinner of the season.

Chantel and Wyatt may have not won a room, but they finally did win something, an award for attending every Aldi family dinner!

Everyone’s having a laugh and at this rate, we’ll be rolling into Tuesday with good vibes only.

That is, until the Troy troubles continue in House 4, one Blockhead completely gives up, and Jolene loses her patience. Why? To who? See you tomorrow!