2024 auction was WILD, with forking out $15 million to . He made a shock announcement on the show, saying it was his last time on which is why he wanted to “go out with a bang”. ICYMI, Portelli bought and ‘s house for $3.
3 million, giving them a profit of $1.35 million, and ‘s for $2.93 million, giving them a profit of $1.
03 million, and ‘s for $2.6 million, giving them a profit of $650K, and ‘s for $2.7 million, giving them a profit of $750K, and winners and ‘s for $3.
5 million, giving them a profit of $1.55 million plus $100K prize money. Considering Portelli snapped up three houses last year and is a reason the 2024 contestants have walked away with so much profit, you’d think producers would be scrambling after the loss of their flashiest bidder.
However, executive producer reckons the 2025 contestants will just need to step it up. “We’ve enjoyed having Adrian Portelli on the ride for the last three years,” Cress told . “It’s been great for contestants.
But obviously our new crop of contestants that will be joining us in Daylesford soon are going to know coming in that they’re not going to be selling to Adrian Portelli, so they’re going to have to knuckle down and build some beautiful houses for some local families next year.” Cress admitted he was “nervous” going into the 2024 auction, but considers 2024 as “the most successful” year yet. “I think we gave away more money [at the auction] than we have in the previous 19 seasons, w.
