Lego Masters (Australian TV series) season 6
| Lego Masters | |
|---|---|
| Season 6 | |
| Hosted by | Hamish Blake |
| Judges | Ryan "The Brickman" McNaught |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Location | Sydney |
| Release | |
| Original network | Nine Network |
| Original release | 14 April – 7 May 2024 |
| Season chronology | |
The sixth season of Australian reality television series Lego Masters, titled Lego Masters Australia vs The World, began airing on 14 April 2024.[1] Unlike previous series’, four new Australian teams have gone up against four international teams who have competed in their own countries. Hamish Blake returned as host along with Ryan "The Brickman" McNaught as judge.[2][3] The eight teams battle it out to win the title of Australia's LEGO Master and a prize of $100,000.
Production
[edit]In September 2023, the series was renewed by Nine for a sixth season, titled Lego Masters Australia vs The World, which would feature four new Australian teams and four teams who have previously competed in their homelands.[4][5] The contestants were announced on 5 April 2024 and the season premiered on 14 April 2024.[1]
Teams
[edit]| Team | Ages | Relationship[6] | Country/ Season |
Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Krystle & Michelle | 36 & 44 | Paired together | USA: Season 1 & Season 2 | Winners |
| Felix & Annalena | 21 & 27 | Fitness fanatic friends | Germany: Season 1 Winners | Runners up |
| Dianne & Shane | 59 & 38 | Mother & Son | Australia | Third place |
| Ben & Eric | 24 & 21 | Friends | Australia | Eliminated (Challenge 11) |
| Peter & Ida | 41 & 33 | Friends | Denmark: Season 2 runners-up | Eliminated (Challenge 10) |
| Charlie & Haley | 19 & 25 | Paired together | Australia | Eliminated (Challenge 7) |
| Camille & Caroline | 34 & 22 | Siblings | France: Season 3 finalists | Eliminated (Challenge 4) |
| Sam & Emilio | Both 38 | Partners | Australia | Eliminated (Challenge 3) |
Elimination history
[edit]| Team | Challenge | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | GF | |
| Krystle & Michelle | Safe | Safe | Top two | Safe | Safe | Won | Top two | Safe | Won | Immunity | Safe | Winners |
| Felix & Annalena | Won | Won | Won | Won | Immunity | Safe | Won | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Runners up |
| Diane & Shane | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Won | Immunity | Top Two | Top Two | Won | Safe | Third place |
| Ben & Eric | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Won | Immunity | Safe | Eliminated | |
| Peter & Ida | Top two | Won | Immunity | Top two | Won | Safe | Bottom two | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | ||
| Charlie & Haley | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | |||||
| Camille & Caroline | Safe | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | ||||||||
| Sam & Emilio | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | |||||||||
| Advantage | Team received an advantage from Brickman |
| Won | Team won a challenge or the show |
| Immunity | Team is immune and safe from elimination |
| Safe | Team was safe from elimination after passing a challenge/round. |
| Eliminated | Team was eliminated from the competition |
Series Details
[edit]Challenge 1
[edit]- Airdate: 14 April 2024[7]
- Challenge: "Break the Ice" Each of the eight teams has 14 hours to build on a round plate something that looks "cool" smashing through an ice field. It must be strong enough to withstand breaking through the ice. All builds made it through the ice, so the result was based on the story created by the build.
- Advantage: Playing for "The Big Brick" which will confer advantages in a future challenge.
| Team | Lego Design | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Felix & Annalena | Dragon and castle | Winner |
| Peter & Ida | Reaching for the stars (penguin on a rocketship) | Top two |
| Sam & Emilio | Sea monster | Safe |
| Krystle & Michelle | Spring rising (vintage TV with two fairies inside) | Safe |
| Camille & Caroline | Cecile the deep-sea diving pencil | Safe |
| Ben & Eric | Viking village attack | Safe |
| Diane & Shane | Blooming flower | Safe |
| Charlie & Haley | Lava monster | Safe |
Challenge 2
[edit]- Airdate: 15 April 2024[8]
- Challenge: "Go-Kart" Four teams of four as chosen by the winners of Challenge 1 (two Australian teams and two international teams) have eight hours and one minute to build the exterior of a go-kart chassis (Segway Ninebot GoKart). Brickman scores the build out of 10 for aesthetics and Hamish Blake awards three bonus points to the winner of the go-kart race (no go-kart made it through the race intact, so no points were awarded). Special guest judge Sophie Monk.
- Advantage: The four players of the winning team win two "Big Bricks" which will confer an advantage in a future challenge.
| Team (go-kart driver in bold) | Lego Design | Score (10) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Felix & Annalena Peter & Ida |
Hot Dog (Wiener Wagon) | 8 | Winner |
| Krystle & Michelle Camille & Caroline |
Green Frog | 7 | Safe |
| Ben & Eric Charlie & Haley |
Pink Dream Car | 7 | Safe |
| Diane & Shane Sam & Emilio |
Banana Split | 6.5 | Safe |
Challenge 3
[edit]- Airdate: 16 April 2024[9]
- Elimination Challenge: "Twisted Tales" The first elimination challenge has the eight teams construct fairy tales with a twist over 10 hours. Fairy tales and genres are combined by random choice, but the holders of the Big Brick chose their combinations first. The holders of the Big Brick are also immune from elimination
- Advantage: The winning team wins "The Big Brick" which will confer an advantage in a future challenge.
| Team | Lego Design | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Peter & Ida | Science fiction and Beauty and the Beast | Immunity (TBB) |
| Felix & Annalena | Horror and Little Red Riding Hood | Winner |
| Krystle & Michelle | Western and Cinderella | Top Two |
| Diane & Shane | Action and The Wizard of Oz | Safe |
| Charlie & Haley | Martial arts and Goldilocks and the Three Bears | Safe |
| Camille & Caroline | Crime and Alice in Wonderland | Safe |
| Ben & Eric | Sword & Sorcery and Rapunzel | Bottom Two |
| Sam & Emilio | Historical epic and Peter Pan | Eliminated |
Challenge 4
[edit]- Airdate: 21 April 2024[10]
- Elimination Challenge: "What's Real in the Boulangerie?" Another elimination as the seven teams have nine hours to attempt to replicate a real object from a boulangerie out of Lego. The holders of the TBB have 30 seconds before everyone else to choose their object. Teams were able to swap their choice if necessary after one hour. Brickman awards points out of 20 and an extra 3 points are available if the replica fools the not so special guest judge Sophie Monk (who has one minute to find the replicas).
- Advantage: The winning team wins "The Big Brick" which will confer an advantage in a future challenge.
| Team | Lego Design | Score (20) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Felix & Annalena | Suitcases and wool | 21 (18 + 3) | Winner |
| Peter & Ida | Cupcakes on a stand (switched from a cross-stich) | 20 (17 + 3) | Top Two |
| Ben & Eric | Chessboard | 17 | Safe |
| Diane & Shane | Painting of ballerinas (switched from wheelbarrow) | 16 | Safe |
| Krystle & Michelle | Vintage radio | 16 | Safe |
| Charlie & Haley | Sidetable | 16 (13 + 3) | Safe |
| Camille & Caroline | Cake on a stand | 15 | Eliminated |
Challenge 5
[edit]- Airdate: 22 April 2024[11]
- Challenge: "Brickbot Battle" The six teams have six hours to build a fighting robot, or brickbot, that must do battle (push out of arena, pop the balloon or move it into a trap door) in the Brickbot Arena. Themes are determined by minifigs. The chassis is pre-built out of Lego bricks. Teams are also given a drawing pin to help pop the balloon. The holders of the TBB choose the three one on one battle contestants. The winner of each battle then have a three brickbot grand final.
- Advantage: The winning team wins "The Big Brick" which will confer an advantage in a future challenge.
| Team | Minifig | Lego Design | 1 on 1 Battle | Grand Final Battle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felix & Annalena | The boxer | Boxing Ring and Punching Gloves | Round 1 Winner | Immunity (TBB) |
| Peter & Ida | Shark boy | Stingray | Round 3 Winner | Winner |
| Ben & Eric | Alien warrior | Alien Warrior Head | Round 2 Winner | Lost |
| Diane & Shane | Caveman | Caveman Car | Round 3 Loser | n/a |
| Krystle & Michelle | Minotaur | Texas Minotaur Truck | Round 2 Loser | n/a |
| Charlie & Haley | The fly | Fly Head Car | Round 1 Loser | n/a |
Challenge 6
[edit]- Airdate: 23 April 2024[12]
- Challenge: "Display Window" Three teams of four have eight hours to build a visual spectacular that will be displayed in a real-life K-Mart Store. The build needs to large enough to fill the window and hold the attention of passers by. The holders of TBB selected the teams (which had to have one Australian team and one international team). One hundred members of the public (including Sophie Monk) will vote for the winning build. Parts of this episode were filmed at Bondi Junction in November 2023, prior to the 2024 Bondi incident.
- Advantage: The winning team wins two "Big Bricks" which will confer an advantage in a future challenge.
| Team | Lego Design | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Michelle & Krystle Dianne & Shane |
Lego Theme Park | Winner |
| Felix & Annalena Charlie & Haley |
Underwater World | Safe |
| Ben & Eric Peter & Ida |
Monkey Business | Safe |
Challenge 7
[edit]- Airdate: 28 April 2024[13]
- Challenge: "What's on the Box?" In the third elimination, the six teams are given ten hours to build a recognisable scene from a classic television show in a pre-made hollow vintage TV. Sophie Monk attempts to identify the shows without any hints for a bonus 3 points. The holders of TBB are safe from elimination.
- Advantage: The winning team wins "The Big Brick" which will confer an advantage in a future challenge.
| Team | Lego Design | Score (20) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Felix & Annalena | Dora the Explorer | 20 (17+3) | Winner |
| Michelle & Krystle | F.R.I.E.N.D.S. | 19 (16+3) | Top Two |
| Ben & Eric | Scooby Doo | 17 (14+3) | Safe |
| Dianne & Shane | Happy Days | incomplete build | Immunity (TBB) |
| Peter & Ida | Baywatch | 16 (13+3) | Bottom Two |
| Charlie & Haley | SpongeBob SquarePants | 15 (12+3) | Eliminated |
Challenge 8
[edit]- Airdate: 29 April 2024[14]
- Challenge: "New Olympic Sports" The teams have nine hours to pitch brand-new sports to be included in the Olympic Games by building visual representations of the wacky new Olympic sports. Teams are assigned the title of the new sports and have to invent the rules. The holders of the TBB assign the sports to the teams. Hamish demonstrates each sport to Brickman.
- Advantage: The winning team wins "The Big Brick" which will confer an advantage in a future challenge.
| Team | Lego Design | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Ben & Eric | Jet Pack Hockey | Winner |
| Dianne & Shane | Cake Launching | Top Two |
| Felix & Annalena | Elephant Jumping | Safe |
| Peter & Ida | Iron Neck | Safe |
| Michelle & Krystle | Banana Sledding | Safe |
Challenge 9
[edit]- Airdate: 30 April 2024[15]
- Challenge: "Colossal World" Teams are each given a base plate representing a typical room in a house and have 10 hours build minifigures living in the land of the giants surrounded by and using life-size items found around the home. The holders of TBB choose the rooms for all team members.
- Advantage: The winning team wins "The Big Brick" which sends them straight to the semi-finals.
| Team | Lego Design | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Michelle & Krystle | Retro Movie Night – Living Room | Winner |
| Dianne & Shane | Baking Gone Wrong – Kitchen | Top Two |
| Ben & Eric | Battle for the Bedroom | Safe |
| Felix & Annalena | The Castle and the Rat – Cheese Fight Dining Room | Safe |
| Peter & Ida | Potty Training – Bathroom | Safe |
Challenge 10
[edit]- Airdate: 5 May 2024[16]
- Challenge: "Villain Vehicle" In the fourth elimination, as part of the 85th anniversary of DC's Batman, the teams have eight hours to create iconic vehicles for some of Batman's greatest foes to earn a spot into the Semi Finals. Each team is given an iconic Batman villain, the challenge is to build the vehicle and build a good vs evil battle scene in the pre-made Gotham City (mini-figure scale). The holder's of the TBB have immunity and get to assign villains to the remaining teams.
| Team | Lego Design | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Dianne & Shane | The Joker | Winner |
| Michelle & Krystle | Harley Quinn | Immunity (TBB) |
| Felix & Annalena | The Riddler | Safe |
| Ben & Eric | Poison Ivy | Safe |
| Peter & Ida | The Penguin | Eliminated |
Challenge 11
[edit]- Airdate: 6 May 2024[17]
- Challenge: "Lily Pad" The final four teams have 10 hours to build a scene on a floating lily pad (pre-made floating green base), featuring a specific colour palette, to earn a place in the Grand Final. The colours were chosen by Brickman to test complementary colour choices. The technical challenge is that the build must float evenly in the pond on the lily pad. The winners of the Batman Villain Vehicle challenge choose the colours for all the teams.
| Team | Colour | Lego Design | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dianne & Shane | Yellow | Fishing giraffe | Safe |
| Felix & Annalena | Light Blue | Lizard | Safe |
| Michelle & Krystle | Purple | Butterfly | Safe |
| Ben & Eric | Pink | Bonsai tree and fairy village | Eliminated |
Grand Finale
[edit]- Airdate: 7 May 2024[18]
- Challenge: "Grand Finale" The final three teams have 28 hours to create a build of their choosing.
- Voting and Judgement: 200 members of the public, along with Brickman, will determine the ultimate winners of LEGO® Masters 2024. Brickman has the Golden Brick worth 100 votes.
| Team | Lego Design | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Michelle & Krystle | Artist Studio (life size with minifig chaos) | Winners |
| Felix & Annalena | Fairy Villiage (with white wolf mythical creature) | Runners up |
| Dianne & Shane | Final Frontier (crashed spaceship and floating alien castle) | Third place |
Ratings
[edit]On 28 January 2024, OzTAM's rating data recording system changed. Viewership data then focused on National Reach and National Total ratings instead of the five metro centres and overnight shares.
| No. | Title | Air date | Timeslot | National reach viewers | National total viewers | Night rank | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Challenge 1 | 14 April 2024 | Sunday 7:00 pm | 2,200,000 | 874,000 | 3 | [19] |
| 2 | Challenge 2 | 15 April 2024 | Monday 7:30 pm | 1,929,000 | 785,000 | 3 | [20] |
| 3 | Challenge 3 | 16 April 2024 | Tuesday 7:30 pm | 1,528,000 | 669,000 | 5 | [21] |
| 4 | Challenge 4 | 21 April 2024 | Sunday 7:00 pm | 2,002,000 | 795,000 | 4 | [22] |
| 5 | Challenge 5 | 22 April 2024 | Monday 7:30 pm | 1,752,000 | 728,000 | 3 | [23] |
| 6 | Challenge 6 | 23 April 2024 | Tuesday 7:30 pm | 1,617,000 | 689,000 | 4 | [24] |
| 7 | Challenge 7 | 28 April 2024 | Sunday 7:00 pm | 2,054,000 | 852,000 | 4 | [25] |
| 8 | Challenge 8 | 29 April 2024 | Monday 7:30 pm | 1,783,000 | 707,000 | 3 | [26] |
| 9 | Challenge 9 | 30 April 2024 | Tuesday 7:30 pm | 1,517,000 | 709,000 | 5 | [27] |
| 10 | Challenge 10 | 5 May 2024 | Sunday 7:00 pm | 1,972,000 | 799,000 | 4 | [28] |
| 11 | Challenge 11 | 6 May 2024 | Monday 7:30 pm | 1,702,000 | 725,000 | 4 | [29] |
| 12 | Grand Finale | 7 May 2024 | Tuesday 7:30 pm | 1,919,000 | 848,000 | 3 | [30] |
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