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Prime Lego show hosted by Hamish Blake and judged by Ryan McNaught.

Season of television series
Lego Masters
Season 1
Hosted byHamish Blake
JudgesRyan "The Brickman" McNaught
No. of teams8
WinnerHenry & Cade
Runner-upDavid & Gerhard
LocationMelbourne, Australia
No. of episodes9
Release
Original networkNine Network
Original release28 April (2019-04-28) –
14 May 2019 (2019-05-14)
Season chronology
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Season 2

The first season of Australian reality television series Lego Masters premiered on the Nine Network on 28 April 2019. Hamish Blake was announced as host and Ryan "The Brickman" McNaught was announced as Judge.

Production

Auditions for the series opened in June 2018, however no network had commissioned it at that time, filming would take place between October and December. The series was commissioned in July 2018 by the Nine Network, The series was officially confirmed at Nine's Upfronts in October 2018, also announcing the series will be hosted Hamish Blake.

The season was sponsored by Lego, Honda, Kmart and the a2 Milk Company.

Teams

Team Ages Relationship Status
Henry & Cade 37 & 35 "Team Dad" Winners
David & G (Gerhard) 32 & 52 Workmates Runners-up
Jordan & Miller 19 & 19 Childhood Best Friends Third Place
Bilsy (Adam) & Kale 34 & 41 Lego Enthusiasts Eliminated
(Challenge 8)
Jimmy & Maddy 36 & 29 Married Eliminated
(Challenge 7)
Matt & Lyn 17 & 71 Grandson & Grandmother Eliminated
(Challenge 6)
Dinushi & Gayan 34 & 36 Best friends Eliminated
(Challenge 4)
Marielle & Kaitlyn 28 & 20 Design Gurus Eliminated
(Challenge 3)

Elimination history

Teams' progress through the competition
Team Challenge
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 GF
Henry & Cade Second Place Second Place Won Second Place Safe Won Immunity Tied First Place Winners
David & G Safe Safe Second Place Safe Won Immunity Second Place Tied First Place Second Place
Jordan & Miller Safe Safe Safe Safe Second Place Fourth Place Won Third Place Third Place
Bilsy (Adam) & Kale Safe Safe Safe Fifth Place Safe Safe Third Place Eliminated
Jimmy & Maddy Safe Safe Tied Sixth Place Won Safe Safe Eliminated
Matt & Lyn Won Safe Tied Sixth Place Immunity Safe Eliminated
Dinushi & Gayan Safe Won Immunity Eliminated
Marielle & Kaitlyn Safe Safe Eliminated
Table key
Immunity Team is immune and safe from elimination
Won Team won a challenge
Second-Seventh Place Team came 2nd-7th place in the top two or the bottom two chosen by Brickman
Safe Team was safe from elimination after passing a challenge/round
Eliminated Team was eliminated from the competition
Notes

*^1 Matt and Lynn played the golden brick that they won in episode 1. Therefore, they were safe from elimination.

Series Details

Challenge 1

  • Airdate - 28 April 2019
  • Challenge: "Mega Cities" - Each of the eight teams had to create a city block (to connect to an already built city) in 15 hours, then they were tasked with an additional 3 hours to show their building under attack.
  • Advantage - The winner of the challenge received "The Golden Brick", which they can use to keep them safe from a future Elimination Challenge.
Team Lego Design Result
Matt & Lyn Blue Building - Under Attack by Dragon Advantage
Jimmy & Maddy Megatown under Attack - City Defended by large Lego Maddy Safe
David & G Cathedral - Under Attack by Bombing Safe
Henry & Cade Peter-Pan Modernised Treehouse - Under Attack by Captain Hook and his crew Safe
Jordan & Miller A "Journey Through Time" Town Hall - Under Attack by UFO Safe
Bilsy (Adam) & Kale Tall Urban Building - Under Attack by Aliens Safe
Marielle & Kaitlyn Art Gallery - Under Attack by Agents of Darkness Safe
Dinushi & Gayan "Life After Work" City - Under attack by Asteroids Safe
Notes

*^2 As Jimmy & Maddy's design was already under attack, they were tasked to make the city's defence.

Challenge 2

  • Airdate - 29 April 2019
  • Challenge: "Blockbuster" - Each of the eight teams had 7 hours to create a space themed design, after which would be destroyed in 1 of 4 types of ways. The challenge winner received immunity.
Team Lego Design Result
Dinushi & Gayan Space Colony Destruction - Explosives Challenge Winners
Jimmy & Maddy Honeymoon Rocket - 4 Metre Moon Drop Safe
David & G Space Station - Baseball Bat Safe
Henry & Cade Giant Purple Alien - Baseball Bat Safe
Jordan & Miller Space-Themed Noah's Ark - 100 km/h track Safe
Bilsy (Adam) & Kale Space Hotel - 4 Metre Moon Drop Safe
Marielle & Kaitlyn Moon Mine - Explosives Safe
Matt & Lyn Solar System - 100 km/h track Safe

Challenge 3

  • Airdate - 30 April 2019
  • Challenge: "Cut in Half" - Each of the teams had 10 hours to build a second half of an object that had been cut in half. The team with the weakest design was eliminated.
Team Lego Design Result
Dinushi & Gayan N/A Immunity
Henry & Cade Original Half: Violin
Designed Half: Cyberpunk Lady Playing Violin 		Challenge Winners
Jimmy & Maddy Original Half: Mannequin
Designed Half: Imaginative Lego Mannequin 		Safe
David & G Original Half: Projector
Designed Half: WWII Dogfight 		Safe
Jordan & Miller Original Half: Typewriter
Designed Half: Fairy-tale Book 		Safe
Bilsy (Adam) & Kale Original Half: Rear Half of Bicycle
Designed Half: Unicorn Bike 		Safe
Matt & Lyn Original Half: Blender
Designed Half: Kitchen Catastrophe 		Safe
Marielle & Kaitlyn Original Half: TV
Designed Half: Underwater Discarded TV 		Eliminated

Challenge 4

  • Airdate - 5 May 2019
  • Advantage Challenge: "Break and Make" - Teams were given 4 hours to take a pre-constructed parrot apart and build something new with all 1,600 pieces. The winner of the challenge received an advantage of an extra hour for the elimination challenge.
  • Elimination Challenge: "Apartment" - The Teams were given 11 hours to create an apartment complex with three flights of floors. The team with the weakest design was eliminated.
Team Lego Design Result
Advantage Challenge - "Break and Make"
Bilsy (Adam) & Kale Band Playing on Stage Advantage
Matt & Lyn Robot Fighting a Kangaroo Through to Elimination Challenge
Dinushi & Gayan Theme Park
Jimmy & Maddy Motorbike Rider at Duck Crossing
David & G Engagement in a Park
Henry & Cade Boxing Match Video Game
Jordan & Miller Pirate Ship
Elimination Challenge - "Apartment"
Matt & Lyn N/A Immunity
Jimmy & Maddy Haunted House Challenge Winners
David & G Honeymoon Apartment Safe
Henry & Cade Space Station Themed Apartment Safe
Jordan & Miller Fraternity House Party Safe
Bilsy (Adam) & Kale Childhood Dream Apartment Safe
Dinushi & Gayan Diner/Domestic Apartment Eliminated

Challenge 5

  • Airdate - 6 May 2019
  • Challenge: "Bridge" - Teams had 10 hours to build a 2 metre Lego bridge that could support itself and additional weights of 8 kg; tiebreaker winners would be determined by aesthetic. The winners won advantage of immunity from the next elimination challenge.
Team Lego Design Result
David & G Bridge weight before breaking:
88 kg 		Advantage
Matt & Lyn Bridge weight before breaking:
34 kg 		Safe
Jimmy & Maddy Bridge weight before breaking:
34 kg 		Safe
Henry & Cade Bridge weight before breaking:
58 kg 		Safe
Jordan & Miller Bridge weight before breaking:
88 kg 		Safe
Bilsy (Adam) & Kale Bridge weight before breaking:
24 kg 		Safe

Challenge 6

  • Airdate - 7 May 2019
  • Challenge: "Evil Lair" - The teams had 13 hours to build an Evil Villain's Lair, complete with a getaway vehicle and a lair containing booby traps, an escape path and a "Mega Weapon". The team with the weakest design was eliminated.
Team Lego Design Result
David & G N/A Immunity
Henry & Cade Evil Bee Girl Lair Challenge Winners
Jimmy & Maddy Evil Cactus Girl Lair Safe
Jordan & Miller Evil Genie Lair Safe
Bilsy (Adam) & Kale Evil Robot Lair Safe
Matt & Lyn Evil Leprechaun Lair Eliminated

Challenge 7

  • Airdate - 12 May 2019
  • Advantage Challenge: "Delorean" - The teams had to build an exact replica of The DeLorean from Back to the Future, with the team who designed it the most accurately winning immunity from the Elimination Challenge.
  • Elimination Challenge: "Classic Movie Scene" - Contestants had 10 hours to create an iconic scene from a movie of their choice. The team with the weakest design would be eliminated.
Team Lego Design Result
Advantage Challenge - “Delorean”
Henry & Cade Lego Design of the Delorean from Back to the Future Advantage
David & G Through to Elimination Challenge
Jimmy & Maddy
Jordan & Miller
Bilsy (Adam) & Kale
Elimination Challenge - “Classic Movie Scene”
Henry & Cade N/A Immunity
Jordan & Miller Movie: King Kong
Scene: Climbing the Empire State Building 		Challenge Winners
David & G Movie: Jaws
Scene: Attacking the Boat 		Safe
Bilsy (Adam) & Kale Movie: Titanic
Scene: Rose & Jack's "I'm Flying" Scene 		Safe
Jimmy & Maddy Movie: The Exorcist
Scene: Head Spinning Scene 		Eliminated

Challenge 8

  • Airdate - 13 May 2019
  • Challenge: "Time Train" - The four remaining teams had 16 hours to build a world based on four different eras – The Future, Prehistoric, Medieval, the Wild West, as a train travelled effortlessly through each of the builds. The team with weakest design was eliminated.
Team Lego Design Result
David & G Future Time Train Through to Grand Final
Henry & Cade Wild West Time Train
Jordan & Miller Medieval Time Train
Bilsy (Adam) & Kale Prehistoric Time Train Eliminated

Grand Final

  • Airdate - 14 May 2019
  • Grand Final Challenge - Over 28 hours, remaining contestants were tasked with building something of their own choice; yet still needing to adhere to the criteria of technical skills, story-telling elements and overall aesthetic. The Team with the most votes would win the competition and receive $100,000 AUD.
  • Voting & Judgment - Assisting Brickman in judging was Senior Design Manager at LEGO, Fenella Charity. The 250 members of the public, as well as past contestants, were also going to be judging, assigning their Black Bricks (worth 1 vote) to whichever model they liked most. Completing the vote, Brickman and Fenella were each given a Golden Brick worth 50 votes.
Team Lego Design Result
Henry & Cade Poseidon Themed Build - Poseidon protecting a boat full of warriors from being attacked by a serpent Winners
David & G Theme Park Build - attractions include Rollercoaster, Ferris Wheel, Big Drop & Go Kart Track Runners-up
Jordan & Miller Spaceship Themed Build - Mothership being robbed by Space Pirates while space crew fight with to protect Third Place

Ratings

No. Title Air date Timeslot Overnight ratings Consolidated ratings Total
viewers 		Ref(s)
Viewers Rank Viewers Rank
1 Challenge 1 28 April 2019 Sunday 7:00pm 1,377,000 1 159,000 1 1,536,000
2 Challenge 2 29 April 2019 Monday 7:30pm 1,053,000 1 197,000 1 1,250,000
3 Challenge 3 30 April 2019 Tuesday 7:30pm 1,022,000 3 155,000 1 1,177,000
4 Challenge 4 5 May 2019 Sunday 7:00pm 1,091,000 2 137,000 1 1,228,000
5 Challenge 5 6 May 2019 Monday 7:30pm 1,022,000 3 203,000 1 1,225,000
6 Challenge 6 7 May 2019 Tuesday 7:30pm 1,068,000 1 200,000 1 1,268,000
7 Challenge 7 12 May 2019 Sunday 7:00pm 1,126,000 1 140,000 1 1,266,000
8 Challenge 8 13 May 2019 Monday 7:30pm 1,075,000 2 196,000 1 1,271,000
9 Grand Final
Winners Announced 		14 May 2019 Tuesday 7:30pm
Tuesday 9:00pm 		1,249,000
1,493,000		 2
1		 202,000
241,000		 2
1		 1,451,000
1,734,000

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