The Block 2026 Episode 45 recap: Jolene’s fury reaches new heights as girls exploit a loophole

Key points

• Courtney and Sev and Jolene and Adam finished tied on The Block after a dispute over their wine cellars. Judges were impressed by both teams' joinery, but Jolene was angry that Courtney and Sev had secured a deeper discount on their wine rack.
• Sev said she classed the timber racks as artwork, where pricing is at the artist's discretion. Lisa and Rosco won the weekly budgeting prize of $10,000.
• Both tied teams won $5000 each.