It’s almost time for the season finale of “Rock the Block” season six.
The four teams have traded wins, with one set of rookies (the Kalamas) and one set of veterans (the Knight Brothers) heading into the finale with two wins each. And one set of vets (Alison Victoria and Michel Smith Boyd) and one set of rookies (the DeBoers) with just one a piece.
But the numbers that REALLY count all have a dollar sign in front of them.
Ultimately, the winning team will be the one whose house appraises for the most money when it’s all said and done.
And to get to the that finish line, they need as much money as possible for final renovations.
But while all four teams may have started with the same amount of cash ($250,000 each)- they are NOT going into the finale with the same amounts.
Episode One’s Challenge Dealt a Budget Buster Right Out of the Gate
Episode one came with a massive challenge: designing the three main living spaces- kitchen, dining room and living room.
“Windy City Rehab’s” Alison Victoria and Season 4 champion, “Luxe for Less” designer Michel Smith Boyd went big on the first challenge in episode one. The veterans budgeted $110,000 for their kitchen-living-dining space. And then went over budget due to a countertop crisis. That was more than any other team. But it paid off with them scoring the first win of the season.
“Renovation Aloha’s” Kamohai and Tristyn Kalama spent slightly less than Alison and Michel for the episode one challenge. But the rookies still set a $100,000 budget for their kitchen-living-dining spaces.
Veteran team two – “Farmhouse Fixer’s” Jonathan Knight and his New Kids on the Block bandmate and brother Jordan Knight spent only $65,000 for episode one’s kitchen-dining-living challenge, as did rookie team two “Down Home Fab’s” Chelsea and Cole DeBoer.
Winning Challenges Added Cash to Each Team’s Budget
Each team’s original $250,000 budget got boosts along the way with wins.
Challenge wins have added $3,000 for the winning team, and $1,500 for the rookie or veteran counterpart team. The exception- episode four when the Kalamas kept all $4,500. Which means Alison and Michel and the DeBoers have each added $4,500 to their total budget. The Knight Brothers’ two wins in episodes three and six have added $7,500. And the Kalamas have added $9,000.
Episode Four Left the Budgets Alone
Episode four left each team’s dwindling budget intact, with Ty Pennington revealing four storage containers, each full of $25,000 worth of supplies that did NOT come out of the designers’ budgets.
It also gave an extra boost to winning team Kamohai and Tristyn Kalama because- since the teams judged each other in this episode- the winning Kalamas got to keep all $4,500 in prize money instead of giving $1,500 to their rookie counterparts, the DeBoers.
Episode Six Surprised Teams With a $50,000 Bump
Teams limped into episode six with budgets that wouldn’t go very far when it came to renovating each home’s massive one-acre backyards. But then Ty Pennington dropped a bomb- each team got an extra $50,000.
Both veteran teams supplemented that with $15,000 from their remaining budgets.
The DeBoers kicked in an additional $10,000 on top of their $50,000 bump. But the Kalamas stuck to the $50,000 and didn’t dip into their remaining budget.
Budget Breakdown- We Do the Math
By our calculations, based on what’s been spent and what’s been won, here’s where each team stands going into the season finale budget-wise.
“Windy City Rehab’s” Alison Victoria and Season 4 champion, “Luxe for Less” designer Michel Smith Boyd have just under $32,000 left to put the finishing touches on their home and get it ready for appraisal. That’s considerably less than any other team.
“Farmhouse Fixer’s” Jonathan Knight and his New Kids on the Block bandmate and brother Jordan Knight have about $58,000 to get their home ready for appraisal in episode seven. That’s more than any other team.
While “Renovation Aloha’s” Kamohai and Tristyn Kalama and “Down Home Fab’s” Chelsea and Cole DeBoer each have just under $50,000 for remaining projects to get their homes to the finish line in episode seven.
How to Watch ‘Rock the Block’s’ Season Finale
The two-hour season finale of “Rock the Block” airs on HGTV Monday, May 27 at 9:00p.m. ET, and will be available to stream the next day on Max and Discovery+.
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‘Rock the Block’: the Budget Breakdown