Lego Masters makes its return for its fifth and biggest season yet, beginning on April 10 at 7.30 pm, on Nine and 9Now.
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In a world first, winners and top teams from previous seasons, plus a new wildcard duo, will face off in a super-sized competition to determine the best of the best.
Among those to join this season are; season three winners David & Gus, season four runners-up Alex & Caleb and season one and Bricksmas winners Henry & Sarah.
2023 contestants
Returning a host is Hamish Blake, alongside judge Ryan “Brickman” McNaught, who will guide the contestants through the toughest challenges in the series so far, featuring new twists and turns to truly test this elite group of champion builders.
Brickman said: “Being Grand Masters, the expectation is already there. They all know they need to bring something new and exciting, something beyond their best, something we’ve never seen before, and they sure do.”
Blake added: “To be invited back this season for Grand Masters I think really solidifies me as the best host that has ever hosted Lego Masters Australia, and that is a huge honour.”
David McDonald
Back in October, Mediaweek took a trip to Sydney Olympic Park where the show had just began filming and sat down with EP David McDonald.
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When asked why the team decided to go ahead with a “best of the best” season, McDonald says that the seeds of the idea were sown back in the second season.
“It’s something that Hamish [Blake], Brickman, and myself have been talking about since series two. We just thought, what if you had the best of the best? The five series mark was the time to do it, because I think people have had their favourite builders through the series.
“Plus, we’ve always had certain challenges that we’ll think, that goes later in the series when they’ve developed their skills a bit more. There are some challenges that we’ve always thought were a bit too hard – suddenly we can do them now. We can really test them, and see how they go.”
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Top image: Hamish Blake and Ryan “The Brickman” McNaught with contestants