Jack has found a spectacular way to make a love triangle even messier: spend the night with Nat, then wake up worried about what Sammi will think. Romance is alive in the Villa. So, apparently, is an astonishing lack of forward planning.
Nat began the day handing out relationship advice. She ended it watching Jack walk back into the Villa hand-in-hand with Sammi, then announce he had a different partner. Apparently that last bit was a joke. Nobody remembered to tell Nat’s face.
Ice cream, a call from home and an early birthday party. For a little while, the mystery button looked like the best thing to happen to the Big Brother house. Then Pam was sent packing in the middle of Phoebe’s celebrations.
Krysten and Lucy had the power to choose their competition. They picked the teams they thought they could beat. Then their salmon fishcakes landed them in an elimination cook-off. So much for making life easier.
A kissing challenge should be simple enough: pick a ball, read the dare, do the dare. On Tuesday’s Love Island, two boys decided the instructions were optional, Ava was left humiliated, and Lachie somehow thought offering Shawnee the role of backup would help.
A Power Move sent Jordan and Shawnee out on a date, but back at Love Island Australia’s villa, Nat and Oli were still stuck in the same argument. Their attempt to clear the air mostly confirmed that neither was enjoying breathing it.
Zoe and Zac came dangerously close to serving themselves an exit from My Kitchen Rules. Their swordfish main landed with a thud, but a much stronger dessert lifted them to 58 points and sent Alisha and Deanne home instead.
After a season of budget blowouts, bruised egos and enough auction anxiety to fill five very expensive houses, The Block finally delivered the kind of ending everyone wanted. All five Mount Eliza teams made money, and Courtney and Sev walked away with a winning package worth $1.87 million.
Oli told Amanda he preferred her best friend, then found himself relying on Amanda to keep him in the villa. She saved him anyway, sending Jarrar home and leaving Natalie with quite a few questions. An apology tour had somehow ended with a brand-new couple.
Phoebe lent Amanda her crystals to help her find a man. Unfortunately, Amanda found the same one Phoebe wanted, and Oli decided that kissing both best friends was information he could keep to himself. That lasted until the women compared notes.
Jarrar became a popular choice in Secret Squirrels as Natalie and Shawnee mixed attraction with a little revenge. While he enjoyed the attention, Jack's confessions and Lachie's kiss with Ava left two couples looking considerably less settled.
After all that advice for everyone else, Angus and Simon finished their own dinner just one point from the bottom. Last Orders was back in business, but a dry pudding and a kitchen visit from Zoe made this a very uncomfortable service.
Alisha and Deanne wanted their second dinner to prove how much they had improved. Instead, a stubborn apple tart helped send them straight back to the bottom of the leaderboard. Hot Mess was having another very literal evening.
New villa, familiar dating problems. Natalie found herself face to face with a man she says ghosted her, while Shawnee discovered that getting coupled up does not necessarily get you a goodbye hug.
Rick and Tayla have picked a very good week to finish on top. The final Room Reveal delivered House 5 a one-point win and $50,000 off its reserve, while Chantel and Wyatt's strongest reception still could not rescue them from a season without a room victory.
With just three days until final tools down, The Block found one more way to make the last push feel impossible. A water feature, a crane and a gate that was meant to be closed by noon left Jolene at the end of her tether.
Angus was ready to write Harrison and Oliver off. Their stuffed squid had other ideas. The Sydney mates turned a family recipe into two nines on Tuesday's My Kitchen Rules, finishing on 82 points after a night that left both of them in tears.