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Behind the scenes of the Block: Relive every nail-biting second of The Block season 8 finale

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Cast your mind back to 2014, when The Block team gave us that timeless masterpiece that is The Block: Fans v Faves.

Featuring the return of some of our favourites, Brad Cranfield and Dale Vine from season 5 alongside Alisa and Lysandra Fraser, the twins from 2013 Sky High series.

The charismatic personalities were pitted up against two ‘underdog’ couples: Chantelle Ford and Steve O’Donnell and Kyal and Kara Demmerich.

Now you remember it like it was yesterday, don’t you?

In the jaw-dropping series finale, underdog couple Steve and Chantelle were crowned the winners of The Block: Fans V Faves.

During the record-breaking auctions, the chimney sweep and milliner from Melbourne took out the renovating competition.

The end result, which saw the duo take home $736,000 in profits, after their luxury apartment sold for over $2,470,000, shocked viewers and fellow contestants.

Relive every minute of it below!

Check out all the behind scene pictures from the record-breaking auctions here.

Brad and Dale took home $507,250 when their apartment sold for $2,310,000.

Favourites Brad Cranfield and Dale Vine were past contestants of The Block.

Runners-up were Adelaide twins and former police officers, Alisa and Lysandra. Their warehouse apartment sold for $2,375,000, fetching them a profit of $616,000 over their reserve.

Twins Alisa and Lysandra, returned this year after winning The Block Sky High.

Underdog couple Steve and Chantelle were crowned the winners of The Block: Fans V Faves during last night’s nailbiting auctions.

Underdog couple Steve and Chantelle were crowned the winners of The Block: Fans V Faves during last night’s nailbiting auctions.

Chantelle Ford and Steve O’Donnell have won series eight of The Block with the biggest sale in the show’s history.

The couple had no renovating experience prior to entering the reality TV competition.

The quirky duo walked away with a whopping $736,000 profit.

Chantelle and Steve win The Block: Fans vs Favs.

It was a fairytale ending for the milliner and chimney sweep.

Steve celebrates the couples unexpected win.

Host Scott Cam finishes up the night by jumping in the pool.

The winning couple, Chantelle and Steve.

Chantelle and Steve.

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