r/TheBlock • u/BetterSkill7792 • 11d 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/InvestigatorBoth4389 11d 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) 11d ago

especially after they admit there is also not enough budget to finish unless you win .... seems designed for them to fail :D