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The Block finale: Dave Hughes now owns the winners' house.

In a finale like no other, The Block ended on Sunday night with a series first: a celebrity buyer. Josh and Elyse’s stunning property was bought by Melbourne-based radio host and comedian Dave Hughes.

“I don’t live too far away and I was driving past and I was thinking, “gee it is a good spot, it is a good house, it is a good area,” he said.

“And now we own it.” Hughes bought the property for $3,067,000, meaning 28-year-old Josh and 24-year-old Elyse pocketed $447,000. They described the moment as “life changing”.

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Here’s how it went down. There was some controversy over the order of the auctions, which was awkward, but eventually it went as follows:

Elyse and Josh

Jason and Sarah

Sticks and Wombat

Ronnie and Georgia

Clint and Hannah

Here’s a look inside each of the properties:

Hannah and Clint

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Sticks and Wombat

Josh and Elyse

Ronnie and Georgia

Jason and Sarah

And finally, here’s how much each team made:

Elyse and Josh: $447,000 (plus $100,000 prize money)

Jason and Sarah: $387,000

Sticks and Wombat: $130,000

Ronnie and Georgia: $161,000

Clint and Hannah: $95,000

What a season!

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