{"id":40873,"date":"2022-11-11T17:23:11","date_gmt":"2022-11-11T04:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/?p=40873"},"modified":"2022-11-11T17:23:11","modified_gmt":"2022-11-11T04:23:11","slug":"lambo-guys-revenge-the-block-windfall-as-unsold-house-goes-for-big-bucks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/lambo-guys-revenge-the-block-windfall-as-unsold-house-goes-for-big-bucks\/","title":{"rendered":"LAMBO GUY\u2019S REVENGE: The Block windfall as unsold house goes for big bucks"},"content":{"rendered":"

PHOTO: Block bidder Adrian Portel<\/strong><\/p>\n

Controversial The Block<\/a> bidder Adrian Portelli just bought one of this year\u2019s unsold houses – and pushed the couple who made it into second place.<\/p>\n

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There\u2019s been a stunning development in this year\u2019s Block auction saga today, with the man who helped drive up bids for winners Omar and Oz\u2019s home announcing that he\u2019s now bought one of the homes that failed to sell on the day.<\/p>\n

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And his purchase has already changed the outcome of the show, pushing a new couple into second place on the auction tally board.<\/p>\n

Adrian Portelli was the surprise star of Sunday\u2019s finale, arriving in a Lamborghini for Omar and Oz\u2019s auction and then losing a fierce bidding war with serial\u00a0Block<\/i>\u00a0buyer Danny Wallis.<\/p>\n

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And then, he was gone, not sticking around to bid on any of the other four houses.<\/p>\n

But taking to Instagram today, multi-millionaire raffle organiser Portelli announced that he had bought controversial\u00a0Block<\/i>\u00a0couple Ankur and Sharon\u2019s house, and would raffle it off as a prize.<\/p>\n

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Portelli made a splash at Sunday\u2019s first auction \u2013 then bailed. Picture: Channel 9<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n

Nine told news.com.au this afternoon that Portelli paid $4.25m for the home – giving Sharon and Ankur a profit of $170,000 over their $4.08m reserve, and pushing them just ahead of Ryan and Rachel into second place behind Omar and Oz on this year\u2019s\u00a0Block<\/i>\u00a0leaderboard. Sharon and Ankur can add that to the Ford Everest car they\u2019d already won during the season.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWell this is going to rustle some feathers \u2026 Someone\u2019s winning one of\u00a0The Block<\/i>\u00a0houses! A lot of Australia doubted the man however Adrian has gone and bought Ankur and Sharon\u2019s house 3 and one of you lucky buggers is going to win it!\u201d\u00a0the post announced<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhere are the nay-sayers now?\u201d<\/p>\n

Promising \u201cmore details coming soon,\u201d Portelli linked to his raffle website where those interested could pay to enter the draw.<\/p>\n

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Portelli thanks the “haters and critics.”<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n

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Omar and Oz won the biggest prize in Block history.<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n

Speaking directly to his followers via Instagram stories, Portelli thanked \u201cthe haters and critics, for creating a platform for me to absolutely smash this out of the park. Marketing 101, baby!\u201d<\/p>\n

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Sharon and Ankur\u2019s home was one of two not to sell at auction this year on\u00a0The Block<\/i>, with Dylan and Jenny\u2019s now the only home still on the market.<\/p>\n

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Sharon and Ankur’s home is now off the market.<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n

Sharon and Ankur\u2019s result means they\u2019ve done a lot better than this year\u2019s surprise\u00a0Block\u00a0<\/i>losers Tom and Sarah-Jane, who had a dream run with the judges all season \u2013 then scored a measly $20,000 over their reserve on auction day.<\/p>\n

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Omar and Oz were the runaway winners of this\u00a0Block\u00a0<\/i>season, taking home almost $1.7m in winnings \u2013 far and away the biggest prize ever awarded on the show. Rachel and Ryan came a very distant second at the auction, with earnings around ten times less than that of just under $170,000 – now narrowly beaten by Sharon and Ankur.<\/p>\n

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Sharon (left, with husband Ankur) said the season was a \u201cflop.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n

Contestant Sharon branded\u00a0The Block<\/i>\u2019s treechange season a \u201cflop\u201d in an outspoken interview with the\u00a0Herald Sun<\/a><\/i>\u00a0this week.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think a lot of people thought being the biggest\u00a0Block<\/i>, the tree change idea might have come a year too late,\u201d she\u00a0told the publication.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s just a shame it was a flop. You go into these things knowing that potentially this could be an outcome for so many of us, but no one could have imagined what happened and it\u2019s a bad taste for everyone who\u2019s worked so hard.\u201d<\/p>\n

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