The Block host Scott Cam has admitted that his move on a former season of the home-reno show cost channel Nine half a million dollars.
Teams that compete on the show renovate homes to sell at a profit and whatever amount they make over the reserve price, the contestants get to take home.
Last season, contestants came to Cam and complained that the reserve prices were too high. So, he went to the heads at the channel and convinced them to lower the reserve prices.
Speaking of the move, Cam admitted that he cost Channel 9 a considerable amount of money.
“I got in big trouble there. I cost the network about half a million dollars,” he told Fox FM on Friday.
The Block contestants are currently gearing up for the finale of Season 18 on Sunday, where their projects will go to auction and they will find out how much cash they take home.
According to betting odds, Omar and Osman are predicted to win, with a return of just $2.50 on Sportsbet. which means if someone bets $1.00 on them, they will take home $2.50, or if they bet $10 on the, they will take home $25.00 etc Melbourne couple Tom and Sarah-Jane have the same odds, meaning they are as expected to win as Omar and Osman are.
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Ryan and Rachel are in third place when it comes to betting odds, with a return of $5.00, Dylan and Jenny sit behind with a return of $7.50 and Ankur and Shannon are expected to come last with odds of $15.00.
Sportsbet posts commonly create categories for popular Australian reality shows, and let people place bets about who they think will win. In the past, the contestants who have better odds have often ended up winning the show.
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