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Lego Masters Bricksmas Specials

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The Lego Masters Bricksmas Specials[1] are the Christmas specials of the Australian reality television series Lego Masters. Hamish Blake and Ryan "The Brickman" McNaught returned as hosts for the specials.[2] The first special, broadcast in two parts, aired on 21 and 28 November 2021.[3][4] The second Christmas special, also a two-parter, aired on 20 and 27 November 2022.[1]

Lego Masters Bricksmas Specials
GenreReality
Presented byHamish Blake
JudgesRyan "The Brickman" McNaught
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes4
Production
Running time90 mins (including ads)
Production companyEndemol Shine Australia
Original release
NetworkNine Network
Release21 November 2021 (2021-11-21) –
27 November 2022 (2022-11-27)

The specials feature celebrities pairing up with past Lego Masters contestants to compete. Rather than a monetary prize, the winners receive a Christmas themed Lego trophy and $20,000 will be donated to Kmart’s Wishing Tree.[5]

Production

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Celebrity contestants on the first special included Scott Cam, Brooke Boney, Sophie Monk and Michael (Wippa) Wipfli paired with returning Lego Masters contestants Michael from Season 3, Jay and Stani from Season 2 and Henry, one half of the Season 1 winning team.[6][7][8]

During Nine’s 2023 upfronts, it was announced that a second Christmas special will air in the fourth quarter of 2022, with celebrities Poh Ling Yeow, Emma Watkins, Darren Palmer and Lincoln Lewis paired with returning Lego Masters contestants Gerhard “G” from Season 1, Alex from Season 2 and Fleur & Sarah from Season 3.[9][10]

2021 Brickmas Special

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Teams

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Team Relationship Status
Brooke Boney & Michael TV personality from Today & Lego Masters (Australia) 5th place contestant from Season 3 Winners
Scott Cam & Jay TV personality from The Block & Lego Masters (Australia) 6th place contestant from Season 2 Runners up
Wippa & Stani Radio personality on Nova 96.9 & Lego Masters (Australia) 6th place contestant from Season 2 Bottom two
Sophie Monk & Henry TV personality from The Bachelorette and Beauty & The Geek & Lego Masters (Australia) winner from Season 1 Bottom two

Challenges

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Challenge 1

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  • Airdate - 21 November 2021
  • Challenge: - Each of the four teams were tasked with creating a design for a Christmas shopfront window based on a minifig pick in 15 hours. Brickman gave each team 1 hour of help of their choice.[5]
  • Advantage - The winner of the challenge received an advantage, an hour of Hamish's time, for the Grand Finale.
Team Lego Design Brickman's Help Result
Brooke & Michael White Christmas Sleigh Challenge Winners
Scott & Jay Santa's Workshop Santa Runners-up
Wippa & Stani Night Before Christmas Chesterfield Chair Bottom two
Sophie & Henry Aussie (Gangster) Christmas Koala & Kangaroo Bottom two

Grand Finale

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  • Airdate - 28 November 2021
  • Challenge: - The four teams were tasked with creating a dream Lego set at minifig scale. Hamish built a grasshopper for Brooke and Michael as part of winning the challenge and receiving an advantage (the grasshopper was actually built by Brickman). Brickman again gave an hour of his time to each team.
Team Lego Design Brickman's Help Result
Brooke & Michael Toad School (Fairy School in a toadstool) Waterwheel Challenge Winners
Scott & Jay Aussie Bush Christmas (Australian Federation settler home) Windmill Runners-up
Wippa & Stani Castle Battle Tower walls Bottom two
Sophie & Henry Entertainment Chest (each drawer had a scene from a TV showNB) Drawer faces Bottom two

NB Love Island, Lego Masters, Today and the Logie Awards.

Viewership

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No. Title Air date Timeslot Overnight ratings Consolidated ratings Total
viewers 		Ref(s)
Viewers Rank Viewers Rank
1 Challenge 1 21 November 2021 Sunday 7:00pm 804,000 3 63,000 2 867,000 [11]
2 Challenge 2 28 November 2021 Sunday 7:00pm 761,000 3 56,000 2 817,000 [12]

2022 Brickmas Special

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Teams

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Team Relationship Status
Poh Ling Yeow & Sarah TV chef & Lego Masters (Australia) 4th place contestant from Season 3 Winners
Emma Watkins & G (Gerhard) Children's entertainer & Lego Masters (Australia) runner up contestant from Season 1
Darren Palmer & Fleur The Block judge and interior designer & Lego Masters (Australia) 4th place contestant from Season 3
Lincoln Lewis & Alex Actor & Lego Masters (Australia) winning contestant from Season 2

Challenges

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Challenge 1

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  • Airdate - 20 November 2022
  • Challenge: - Each of the four teams were tasked with building the inside surprise of a premade Lego Christmas cracker over 12 hours. Brickman gave each team 1 hour of help of their choice.
  • Advantage - The winner received an advantage for the Grand Final challenge.
Team Lego Design Brickman's Help Result
Darren & Fleur Turkey in the oven wearing a Christmas jumper Turkey's wings and one tail feather Challenge Winners
Poh & Sarah Dunny Santa Outhouse and toilet Runners-up
Emma & G A castle concert with animals Barn with animals Bottom two
Lincoln & Alex Dragon hoarding gifts Trinkets and hinged treasure chest lid Bottom two

Grand Finale

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  • Airdate - 27 November 2022
  • Challenge: - Each of the four teams were tasked with building one of the items featured in the '9 Days of Bricksmas' carol over 12 hours. As the team with the advantage, Darren and Fleur had first choice of their selection. Brickman also gave each team 1 hour of his time for their builds.
Team Lego Design Brickman's Help Result
Poh & Sarah Hula hooping Hippos (Pair of hippos spinning hoops on top of presents) Rotating mechanism Challenge Winners
Darren & Fleur Freight Train of Fortune (Flying gingerbread train with rich elves inside) Clouds
Emma & G Shipwrecking Pirates (Pirates meeting and playing with beachgoers) Sky backdrop
Lincoln & Alex Atomic Ants attacking (Giant ants morphed by atomic radiation attacking a building) Garbage truck

Viewership

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No. Title Air date Timeslot Overnight ratings Consolidated ratings Total
viewers 		Ref(s)
Viewers Rank Viewers Rank
1 Challenge 1 20 November 2022 Sunday 7:00pm 561,000 4 80,000 4 641,000 [13]
2 Challenge 2 27 November 2022 Sunday 7:00pm 569,000 4 49,000 3 618,000 [14]

References

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  1. ^ a b "LEGO Masters Bricksmas Specials". Nine for Brands. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Get ready for a LEGO Masters Christmas special featuring some familiar faces". 9now.nine.com.au. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  3. ^ Knox, David (15 November 2021). "Lego Masters Australia: Bricksmas Specials". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  4. ^ "First look at LEGO Masters Bricksmas specials". 9now.nine.com.au. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  5. ^ a b "LEGO Masters Australia Bricksmas Special Episode 1 Recap & Review: why bother with celebrities". Jay's Brick Blog. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  6. ^ Knox, David (15 September 2021). "Upfronts 2022: Nine". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  7. ^ Molk, Steve (15 September 2021). "UPFRONTS: NINE in 2022 #NineUpfront". TV Black Box. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  8. ^ Knox, David (16 September 2021). "Celebrities set for very Lego Christmas". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  9. ^ Knox, David (14 September 2022). "Upfronts 2023: Nine". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  10. ^ Knox, David (10 November 2022). "Airdate: Lego Masters: Bricksmas Special 2022". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  11. ^ Knox, David (22 November 2021). "Sunday 21 November 2021". TV Tonight. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  12. ^ Knox, David (29 November 2021). "Sunday 28 November 2021". TV Tonight. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  13. ^ Knox, David (21 November 2022). "Sunday 20 November 2021". TV Tonight. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  14. ^ Knox, David (28 November 2022). "Sunday 27 November 2021". TV Tonight. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
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