Larrikin best mates from Western Australia, Scott and Owen, were tonight crowned the worthy winners of LEGO® Masters Grand Masters on Channel 9.

The impressively creative duo won $100,000 and the coveted title of the first ever LEGO® Masters Grand Masters champions.

In tonight’s Grand Finale the remaining three teams were given 28 hours to build whatever they wanted to. And they didn’t disappoint with the most impressive builds in LEGO® Masters history.

Alongside the other Grand Masters contestants and 200 members of the public, judge Ryan “Brickman” McNaught and host Hamish Blake – who had half a vote – determined the winners of Grand Masters 2023. 

For Scott and Owen it was redemption after finishing second in their previous season of LEGO® Masters. Whilst they triumphed over Alex and Caleb and Joss and Henry, Brickman was hugely impressed by all three finalists, but Scott and Owen clearly deserved the crown. After nearly cracking under the pressure in Sunday’s Carousel elimination challenge, they bounced back with a vengeance.

Scott and Owen were inspired by the Grand Finale creations of past winners to make Titan Atlas. Their mighty Titan, a figure from Greek mythology, holds a giant city above his head as he stumbles through sheets of rock above a sea of lava. Using a technique called implied motion, they captured the moment of Atlas falling and trying to keep hold of the city with no supporting mechanism.

Joss and Henry, previous winners of LEGO® Masters, stretched their creativity and took a huge risk with their final build. They created a fantasy world: the serene and captivating Forest Guardian and the Traveller, where a traveller stumbles into a peaceful forest, greeted by the guardians of the woods.

The third pairing, Caleb and Alex, runners up in Season 4, impressed with their humorous character build, capped by King of the Jungle, a huge lion wearing a crown and sitting on a throne with other animals offering gifts to the imposing jungle leader.

Scott said: “The whole Lego® Masters experience has been an absolutely mind blowing and heart filling experience. We gave this competition and our final build everything we had, we hope everyone loved being with us along this journey. To come away with the win in this level of competition has left me speechless, so I’ll just say thanks. Firstly, to all the crew, big thanks for all of your help at keeping us grounded along the way, to all the contestants past and present, thank you for your love and to everyone at home for tuning in, thank you.” 

Owen said: “We knew going in that the level of the final builds would be above and beyond anything we’d seen yet. This put us into an all or nothing mindset, to try for something ridiculous both creatively and technically in an effort to stand out. This meant a load of risks, many sleepless nights and hopefully an entertaining watch for all at home. In the end all the risks paid off and I could not be prouder of the legacy we have now left on the competition.”

Brickman said: “There’s always a big risk in naming a series “Grand” masters, as you’re relying on the competitors to really bring skills and techniques that have never been seen before, and gosh were lucky, because they did that and more, none more so than our Winners, Scott and Owen who were huge risk takers and really did live up to the hype”. 

LEGO® Masters: Grand Masters comes from producers Endemol Shine Australia (a Banijay Company). The series is adapted from an original UK format from Tuesday’s Child Productions and The LEGO® Group.

For further information, please contact:
Nine Publicity
Alexandra Reed
alexandra.reed@nine.com.au

Tuesday, May 9, 2023