Secret auction tactics revealed on The Block 2026

The Block 2026 contestants celebrate at the finale. Picture: Channel 9 In the final days before The Block 2026 auctions producers were making desperate last minute calls to avert another disastrous repeat of last year’s Daylesford catastrophe. It follows revelations from stars of a wild season that included an unseen moment where a female contestant was accidentally caught topless by a male competitor. Arguably the biggest shock came when one of the Mt Eliza homes had its position in the auction line up altered in a move that happened without some contestants being consulted, as part of a trick to leave underbidders in the room to manipulate those still waiting to bid. RELATED: Waterfront Mt Eliza estate fetches $12m ahead of The Block auctions The Block 2026: Lisa and Rosco welcome baby Jude after dramatic hospital shower birth ‘Hijack all their media’: Adrian Portelli details secret strategy behind $15m Block buyout During The Block’s 2025 season in Daylesford, Victoria, two of the residences failed to sell on auction day. This left contestants without any prize money, although the homes changed hands for $2.15m about nine months later. For 2026, it’s understood the show consider...