Tim & Arty's triumph ‘OUR LIVES HAVE CHANGED FOREVER!'

The blood, sweat and tears were worth it for the win

- Florence Hartigan

The Block NZ’s Tim Cotton had a lot to celebrate on his birthday this year. The Aucklander turned 27 the day after the Three show’s final auction, where he and teammate Arthur “Arty” Gillies won this season’s grand prize of $100,000, as well as a whopping $660,000 from the sale of the home they renovated together.

With all four teams each taking away more than $400k in winnings, victory was even sweeter for the boys of Team Blue. Grinning, Tim tells Woman’s Day, “Getting to share the win with all the other teams – you can’t get a better birthday present than that. We’re rapt!”