Nine‘s Lego Masters Australia returns Monday, April 19th for its third season with builders from around the country battling it out to be crowned the Lego Masters for 2021. Eight teams in pairs will put all their construction skills to the competitive test as they compete for the chance to win $100,000.
These teams will compete in different challenges in each episode as they show off their skillsets to impress host, Hamish Blake, and judge, Ryan “Brickman” McNaught.
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Last season was won by Perth hipsters Alex and Jackson after building a Frankenstein-inspired world of a mad scientist. Set in a Victorian-era village, they named their robot the Frankenfig. Their build depicted the Frankenfig bursting through a mountain and terrorising the town below.
The final night audiences for season two were 1.462m for the announcement and 1.219m overall. The finale of season one pulled 1.481m and 1.253m.
Season Three
This season the show will introduce two new bricks into the mix, both with special powers. The Platinum Brick will help teams gain an advantage and comes with its own twist, and the freshly minted Brick of Doom will come with a curse to send a shudder through the competition.
In each round, the teams will be out to earn acclaim for their models from Hamish and Ryan as they strive to qualify for the Grand Final. That’s where the last three surviving pairs will work on an epic final build, with a room full of Lego fans choosing the winning team.
Lego Masters Australia Series 3 Facts:
• 3.2 million pieces of Lego live in the Brick Pit.
• An additional 500 unique parts have been introduced.
• There are 5,000 unique Lego elements in the Brick Pit and 9,000 Minifigures.
• 150 base plates were used to skin/cover/dress the challenges in this series. That’s the equivalent of 345,600 Lego studs.
• There is a new way to power Lego models and make them move using Bluetooth.
• Each team has a sorter to break down their model after the episode.
• To ensure Covid safety measures, each dismantled build is then washed before being returned to the Brick Pit.
• The money value of Lego in the Brick Pit is estimated at $1.2 million (consumer value).
• 5,100 additional Lego pieces, specifically requested by the last three surviving teams, are brought in for the Grand Final.
The Teams
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Anthony (20) And Jess (30)
Queensland
Atlanta (26) And Jeff (28)
South Australia
David (41) And Gus (36)
Victoria
Amy (33) And Dawei (34)
Victoria
Michael (25) And Harrison (26)
NSW/ACT
Owen (26) And Scott (26)
Western Australia
Ryan (42) And Gabby (39)
Victoria
Fleur (43) And Sarah (47)
Victoria
The Host and Judge
Providing the fun – and a little bit of madness – is host Hamish Blake, back for Season Three with some wild new twists up his sleeve. Joining him on the floor is Ryan McNaught (aka Brickman) who will advise contestants on making the best builds possible. As the sole Lego Certified Professional in the Southern Hemisphere, and one of only 13 in the world, Brickman returns with his vast knowledge and skillset, and as well as being the “build adviser” he again takes on the weighty role of official judge.
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Lego Masters comes from producers Endemol Shine Australia with executive producer David McDonald. The series is adapted from an original UK format from Tuesday’s Child Productions and The Lego Group.