Dean and Shay have won The Block auction when their penthouse apartment sold in frenzied bidding for $2.3 million – $655,000 above its reserve price.

The price tag was just $15k above Luke & Ebony’s $640,000.

Pocketing the extra $100,000 saw their winnings lift to $755,000.

All 5 apartments sold with profits at $349,000 or higher. It was the second time Block apartments tipped the $2m price tag (following Albert Park’s Fan v Faves in 2014).

While the Nine series gave away $2,539,000 in cash, all 5 were less profitable than South Yarra’s Triple Threat earlier this year.

But there was plenty of interest in the 5 x 225-square metre apartments, with 360-degree vistas.

The Nine series has rated well this season, reversing a downward trend by Reno Rumble earlier this year. It will return in the second half of 2016.

Dean & Shay $2.300m

Profit + $100,000 prize

Luke & Ebony $2.200m

Profit $640,000

Kingi & Caro $1.735m

Profit: $405,000

Andrew & Whitney $1.790m

Profit: $390,000

Suzi & Voni $1.829m

$349,000 $349,000 2nd

2003 – Bondi – Adam & Fiona – $256,000

2004 – Manly – Jamie & Andrew – $178,000

2010 – Vaucluse – John & Neisha – $305,000

2011 – Richmond – Polly & Waz – $115,000

2012 – South Melbourne – Brad & Lara – $606,000

2013 – All Stars (Bondi) – Phil & Amity – $395,000

2013 – Sky High (South Melbourne) – Alisa & Lysandra – $395,000

2014 – Fans v Faves (Albert Park) – Steve & Chantelle – $736,000

2014 – Glasshouse (Prahran) – Shannon & Simon – $435,000

2015 – Triple Threat (South Yarra) – Darren & Deanne – $935,000

2015 – The Blocktagon (South Yarra) – Dean & Shay – $755,000

Amended.

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