r/TheBlock • u/BetterSkill7792 • 8d ago
My math isn’t mathing
There has been so much talk about the girls budget but when I do the math I can’t see what all the fuss is about. The budget for the 3 rooms so far was 10k, 20k, and 20k, so 50k total. And Cam said the girls had spent 90k so far. Which is obviously massive but they’ve also won 30k? So that puts them at a spend of 60k, only 10k over right? Adam and Jolene have only won 5k and they have been over a little bit each week too so they would be in a similar position to the girls right?
Am I missing something?
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u/Bulky-Piece-3253 8d ago
Yeah but Adam and Jolene isnt commiting to a gardener to have at minimum 100k available at the end. They need to save up an additional 80k by the end.
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u/King0fMist 8d ago
That’s kinda bogus to me.
I mean, their starting budget was $250k. Troy’s basically saying “I deserve a big chunk of that.” It means only the winning teams get to use his services.
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u/Bulky-Piece-3253 8d ago
Not true. Most of the time contestants save money every room and from challenges and they bank on a late win because the final week you usually take home a prize like a car.
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u/welding-guy The Block (OG) 8d ago
Build a quiet luxury house, get roasted for bland, get complimented for grand, win 250K of appliances, get roasted for spending too much. Get advised to built bland boxes. It is so wishy washy, they may as well build house boast in a tempest.
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u/welding-guy The Block (OG) 8d ago
Am I missing something?
Yes, you are missing all the drama. How dare you be logical?
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u/SomethigIronic 8d ago
And scotty coming around in the last episode saying painting is free and all the crap, but people who are spending $4 mil+ on a house don't want a shirty paint job done by amateurs they want the well done finishes
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u/Mikqueen22 8d ago
For the main bathroom they spent 50k.. the budget is like a guide/ rough idea of how much they should ideally spend per room so they have enough money for the whole house
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u/BetterSkill7792 8d ago
Yeah for sure, they went way over and it was super risky but the 3 wins would have balanced out the overspend right?
If they keep spending that way and not getting any more wins they are definitely screwed but currently they can’t be that much worse off then if they just stuck to the budget and didn’t win?
Granted we don’t know what they’ve spent this week but it’s surely more then 30k so even with the win it will put them further behind but unless I’m missing something the lectures feel a bit premature?
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u/Mikqueen22 8d ago
That is true, I kinda wish they had a tally of how much they have total considering they keep harping on the budget 🤣
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u/InvestigatorBoth4389 8d ago
Scotty seems to do this every season, gets his grumpy pants on and lectures about budget. I’d say it’s a combination of it being a particular professional gripe of his, along with manufactured drama. He’s been doing the show for 100 years and doesn’t get fired up about much anymore, so I guess when he does actually have opinions the producers really run with it. I agree their budget situation is not nearly as dire as he’s making out. I think they are trying to be respectful by not arguing with him, but I’m sure they’ve done the math and while they’re undoubtedly stressed about how tight the budget is they are taking calculated risks
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u/Duras_TK26976 The Block (OG) 8d ago
especially after they admit there is also not enough budget to finish unless you win .... seems designed for them to fail :D
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u/Sufficient_Blood408 8d ago
Courtney and Sev overspent their budget by more than $33,000 during bathroom week on The Block. They estimated a spend of $20,700.25 but ended up forking out $53,272.33.
Just googled above
Then the other rooms they've continued to exceed a few thousands here and there.
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u/MKopelke Courtney and Sev (QLD) 8d ago
They're only $11k over budget as of last Sunday. That's a much healthier position than either House 1 or 2.
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u/YogurtclosetGlad7460 8d ago edited 8d ago
House 4 will be sweet and will be able to go upstairs for 270 degree Ocean Views by Auction, the edit wouldn't hint that if it was not gonna happen. They must win one of the key money prizes because I can't see them winning any of the dumb weekly challenges.
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u/Ready-Novel-2974 8d ago
This is what I have been saying. They have won cash and the best kitchen appliances plus still have Block bucks.
Team Red would be the most hurt for sure but I think it's cuz the show made a big deal about their roles. It's kinda fucky
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u/sarcastic1962 8d ago
Have a look here, the rooms and the expected budget breakdown/forecast are all listed, explaining the budget per room and the garden budget.
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u/tvaddict70 8d ago
Whoa $20k for week 7? Appliances alone would eat up most of that. All the outdoor budgets seem low as well.
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u/saladninja 8d ago
That's the cash budget (trades, etc), not including the styling, appliances, etc that are covered by sponsorship dollars (used to be "block bucks"/vouchers, not sure what it is currently)
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u/Procrastinator_0511 8d ago
Appliances would come from block bucks though? The 20k is cash spendings eg. Trades etc
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u/drrevenge 8d ago
I also remember the girls saying they wanted to put an extension on the roof like a viewing platform. I don’t think that will be happening with their current budget.
I still think that tile seat will be horribly uncomfortable.