Shock winners of Nine’s The Block

Rookie renovators Steve and Chantelle have won the 2014 Block fans v faves with a massive auction result

Underdogs ... Steve O'Donnell and Chantelle Ford with host Scott Cam after their shock auction win on Tuesday night. Picture: Ian Currie. Source: News Corp Australia

THIS is a result nobody saw coming.

Steve O'Donnell and Chantelle Ford have shocked TV viewers by hammering their more experienced rivals to win The Block: Fans v Faves.

The Victorian couple silenced the doubters when their Albert Park Dux apartment sold for a whopping $2.47 million — $636,000 above reserve.

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The pair pocketed an extra $100,000 for their win on a night when the four teams netted a combined total of $2.4265 million — believed to be an all-time record for an Australian TV show.

Steve, 35, a chimney sweep, and Chantelle, 31, a sales and marketing business owner, have been dating for two years.

"We'd just hope the apartment would sell," Chantelle says. "We didn't dare dream about what we'd do (if we won). The first thing we're going to do is have a party with our tradies."

Steve and Chantelle's relationship has come under the microscope in recent times but the couple say they still very much together.

"We're closer than ever really," Chantelle says. "Every relationship has arguments and disagreements and people caught some of those on camera.

"People say if you can survive The Block you can survive anything and we have come out the other end together.

"We get to have this memory with each other forever which is so cool."

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Upset win ... Brad, Sophie and Dale congratulate a shocked Steve O'Donnell and Chantelle Ford. Picture: Ian Currie Source: News Corp Australia

Brad and Dale's Apartment 4 was first up for auction and there was fierce bidding between two parties.

The pair's reserve was set at $1,802,750 but it wasn't long before bids crossed the $2 million threshold. The apartment sold for $2.31 million — $507,250 above reserve.

That set the tone for the rest of the auctions where bids came thick and fast and punched through $2 million within seconds.

Kyal and Kara, the viewers' favourites to win, were in a state of shock after their Apartment 2 was sold for $2.44 million — $567,250 above their reserve of $1,872,750.

"This is truly life changing," were the only words Kyal could utter after the result.

Alisa and Lysandra were reduced to tears when their Apartment 3 sold for $2.375 million — a massive $616,000 above the reserve of $1.759 million.

Last year, the pair netted $395,000 when they won The Block: Sky High.

"That was insane," the twins said after the auction. "We have now won over $1 million on The Block."

The best came last. Steve and Chantelle had struggled right throughout the 12 weeks of renovation and were given no chance by punters to win.

Some viewers even doubted the couple would make reserve for Apartment 1.

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How wrong they were. The final auction was frenzied as bidders who had missed out on the previous three apartments took no prisoners.

Given little chance ... A bleary-eyed Steve O'Donnell and Chantelle Ford celebrate their win on The Block: Fans v Faves. Picture: David Caird. Source: News Corp Australia

The pair's reserve of $1.834 million was smashed straight up and by the time the hammer came down, they had beaten Alisa and Lysandra by $20,000.

"When Steve and I applied for The Block we didn't realise we'd be up against previous winners who had done it all before," Chantelle says.

"We did feel out of our depth (at first). We took it week by week and our confidence did grow."

The Block: Fans v Faves has been a ratings stunner for Nine, averaging upwards of 1.8 million viewers nationally on Sunday nights.

The new series of The Block has just started filming in Prahran in inner city Melbourne and will screen later in the year. The new teams will have a hard time beating the monster figures achieved tonight.

"This is a great result for the couples who have worked so hard for every dollar they have earned in profit at the auctions," Nine's director of television, Michael Healy, says. "This project required real entrepreneurial spirit and hard work. I'm really happy for all concerned."

Host and Gold Logie nominee Scott Cam was so overcome by the auction results that he did a fully clothed 'bomb' into the Fans v Faves swimming pool.

Contestants have now won a total of $8,131,501 across eight series of The Block..

Taste of victory ... Steve O'Donnell and Chantelle Ford enjoy a spot of champers before breakfast today. Picture: David Caird Source: News Corp Australia

THE BLOCK: THE MATCH REPORT

Just incase you missed The Block final, here are all the auction results and the winners for 2014, Steve and Chantelle. Courtesy: The Block/Nine Network

Apartment 4 — Brad and Dale

Reserve: $1,802,750

Sold: $2,310,000

Profit: $507,250

Apartment 2 — Kyal and Kara

Reserve: $1,872,750

Sold: $2,440,000

Profit: $567,250

Apartment 3 — Alisa and Lysandra

Reserve: $1,759,000

Sold: $2,375,000

Profit: $616,000

Apartment 1 — Steve and Chantelle

Reserve: $1,834,000

Sold: 2,470,000

Profit: $636,000

Plus $100,000 prize money

TOTAL: $736,000

TOTAL MONEY EARNED BY ALL CONTESTANTS THIS SERIES $2,426,500

Stealing the limelight ... The Block host Scott Cam finishes the show with a fully clothed leap into the ground floor pool. Picture: Ian Currie Source: News Corp Australia

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