Tim & Arty's new lives 'WE'D NEVER DO IT AGAIN!’
Woman’s Day Magazine NZ|July 25, 2022
Last year's champions reveal what they've done with the money and why they wouldn't revisit the reno reality show
Debbie Harrison
Tim & Arty's new lives 'WE'D NEVER DO IT AGAIN!’

Eight months after walking away with the biggest- ever payday on The Block NZ, Auckland besties Tim Cotton and Arthur Gillies are still getting their heads around what to do with the $760,000 jackpot.

Following a season that took almost two years to film due to COVID interruptions, the childhood friends took out the grand prize last November, making $660,000 on their house and a bonus $100,000 for winning the overall competition.

But what viewers don’t know is that there was a moment where Tim and Arty thought they might not even complete the series!

“After we spent a year in limbo, we considered whether to come back or not,” explains Arty. “I wasn’t so sure. Tim had to give me a motivational chat to get me back in. He told me we needed to dig in and that it could change our lives – and it did. It was an awesome experience and the timing couldn’t have been better. We sold at the peak of the property market!”

You might imagine that three-quarters of a million dollars in the hands of two 27-year-old larrikins might mean a crazy spending spree, but the boys reveal they’ve been very sensible with their windfall.

“I bought a second-hand car, but other than that, we’ve left most of it in the bank,” Tim tells. “It’s the safest place for it.”

This story is from the July 25, 2022 edition of Woman’s Day Magazine NZ.

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