 Capitek proudly sponsors this program. Rethink credit. Realize dreams. Capitek. South Africa, and welcome to the live grand finale of Winter Home Season 5, right here on SABC3. My name is Tabisoma Kubella. Indeed, and I'm Danilo Acquisto, and I cannot believe the moment has finally arrived, South Africa. In the room with us tonight are six finalists from the thousands upon thousands of South Africans who voted on privateproperty.co.za. Mmm, and tonight one of them will walk away with the largest prize on South African television, their choice of one of the apartments completed by our design duos at the Potifle Lifestyle Estate in Somerset West, developed by Bowen Properties, a prize with more than three million reds. That deserves a round of applause, ladies and gentlemen. Yes, come on now. Plus, our three design duos are here as well, and they've been through it all over the past 13 weeks, and today one duo will receive a check for 100,000 rand as the judge's choice. That's not all. Your votes on the private property website have been counted, and the design duo who captured the hearts of the public will win a further 20,000 rand as the viewer's choice. So, we could have two winners today, or one design duo might even walk away with a full 120,000 rand. The excitement is real. Now, South Africa has kept a close eye on the journey of our design duos from the political white-box apartments into the beautifully furnished designer homes that they now are, none of which would have been possible without the breathtaking estate that hosted this season of Winner Home. The spectacular Potifle Lifestyle Estate by Bowen Properties has won two international property awards, and it's easy to see why. No wonder it's such a passionate project for Bowen CEO Steve Brooks. Potifle in Somerset West was a deep version of mine. ACI first owned the land. We bought the first piece of land from them six years ago. The Potifle precinct has got deep history. I love the historic aspect of this development. I really believe in this area. The estate has a variety of property offerings to suit everyone. Freestanding homes range from lovingly restored heritage houses designed by Sir Herbert Baker, two modern duplex units, each with a private garden and swimming pool. For this season, our design duos decorated three top-floor penthouse apartments that not only offer stunning views over the Strand Golf Course and the majestic mountain ranges, but have easy access to the nearby clubhouse, boasting a restaurant with wood-fired pizza, as well as a gym fitted with the latest high-tech exercise equipment. From the Bowen perspective, we love our apartments. So, it was quite unusual to think that people were going to come in and change our product. I was a bit nervous at first, but all it has done is shown innovation, new ideas and some creativity. There's a big trend in South Africa at the moment, moving towards security estates in beautiful locations, and Potifle fits that description perfectly. Apart from being a stone's throw away from many beautiful wine farms, the estate is situated adjacent to the breathtaking filet teaming with Birdlife. It's also directly across the road from two convenient shopping malls and less than five minutes from the family-friendly Strand Beach with its refreshing warm waters. Potifle lifestyle estate, truly rich in history and natural beauty. Man, I'm really going to miss my regular visits to that place and I always felt so at home on the estate, spending time with the design duos throughout their journey, and I'm sure they're going to miss that place as well, including my little horn moments. They'll miss those too. Yeah, exactly, and if you guys are going to miss Potifle lifestyle estate, then use the hashtag or win a home throughout the show today. Let's get that hashtag trending today for the finale. But nah, that they've completed the apartments our design duos, they finally had the chance to chill out and take a look back on their journey. It's so lovely to have the girls around the table with us while we reminisce and share a glass and just chat about all the good times we've gone through here in the show. It's fortunate to live in such a beautiful city and just to be able to kind of get back out there again and do a few things around. Some leisure time, you know? I mean, we love interior design, but the cool hobbies that we didn't have time to do, now we can do it. Looking back at the competition, it's so insane what we've achieved in like three months. Yeah, dropped in the deep end. We got two weeks ago, two bedrooms. That first challenge, it was really hectic. Two bedrooms to do. We're not going to have it today. For our glam room, we had a protruding shelf that we had in mind, but last minute, that shelf did not arrive. That shelf was going to be... Yeah, it was supposed to go over here and he's not answering as well. Wow, that first challenge, we really did go all the way with all the ideas and our multifunctional activities room. Something different. Nothing's too ambitious for the perm if he was there. This goes to show how tight the deadlines are and like you come across something like when the cupboard doors didn't close, something like that. It wasn't a crucial, but at the time, there was no way we were going to be able to correct that before the judges came. And for this round, it's a tie and there will be two winners. To kind of win the first challenge right from the offset, that was great to kind of get us into the swing of things, kind of reaffirm where we're going. The second winning team is... No, it was a bittersweet moment. It really was. Yeah. I mean, you win. But not really. But not really. Because you're sharing. Ah, that bathroom challenge. 2,000 tiles up the stairs. It was like 2,000 stairs. It was a bit much, but we did it. It was worth it, it was really worth it for sure. Completely. I mean, the way that it's carried throughout our space, it's great. We decided to do two different for Smiling Team. Oh, my goodness. Looking back. We were a little too ambitious, honestly. And then from Rui, like an angel. I guess I came flying with a box of pizza. Yum, yum, yum. There I am painting. It was just amazing. The bathroom is like an intricate kind of design where you have to think about all the little things. And one thing we didn't foresee is using those small tiles. Those tiles come as a mosaic in a sheet and they're like a stagger bond. But changing that to try and get a vertical bond, it was a crucial design element for us. But it really was taxing in applying it. Yo, brother, it's time. Team Contrast Control. After all those challenges in the bathroom, winning that challenge meant so much to us. After the bathroom challenge, the master bedroom challenge was a welcome relief. So much better. Working on just one space. Deadline day. And Dan pops in. Oh, goodness. The room was full of so many men in there. Oh, my word. I know, right? Do you guys know it's an hour to go? I don't even know when I finished. And it was... I don't know. There was no light at the end of the tunnel. The collaborations throughout, I mean, were just such an integral part of the show and the whole experience. Yeah, Candice was great to work with. Yo, I drew the inside of that whole piece and she, like, actually coupled that well with her surround. The perma-peeps! Considering all the effort we went through and the other challenges, this was a welcomed win, actually, for us. Thank you! I think we've both created a bunch of kitchens and to kind of have an opportunity to do something a bit different. But your win, that structure fell. Life. Life happened. It was like an absolute miracle that nothing broke. That table was fun to make. We had some leftovers, some ends and just a few bits and pieces and some pot plants. So we decided DIY. Perma-peeps, use what you have. Do what you can. We made something really pretty. One of the things we quickly learned about this competition is that the quicker you get innovative, the better. And I mean, using these pot plants as light fixtures. Who would have thought? Team R&K! For this to be the first time you've designed a kitchen and having to win it. It's as if I'm brilliant as you are. Or candy. We always had to entertain that volume but then to do something that was interactive and live that you can actually climb up and feel. It had that touch point. It's a ridiculous thing. When designing a space, you always need to consider the surrounding area. And I mean, we're in Somerset West after all. We have three big sports and briar culture in this area so you can't not incorporate a briar. It was the last time we actually got to get our hands dirty. And we knew there's no better time than now. Team R&K! Team R&K! Team R&K! It's quite great to finally chill and relax with the Perma-peeps. I mean, we formed friendships as much as we really want to win this competition. Success tastes better shared. Oh, and what success have all managed to achieve in this competition? It's been long, it's been tiresome. It's been a journey for these duos but they've all created such truly world-class design none of which would have been possible without the incredible sponsors on the season of Winner Home. For the season of Winner Home, each apartment was fitted with Samsung's cutting-edge technology featuring seamless multiple-device experience capability for a connected lifestyle. Samsung soundbar. So few wires bar. Yo, it's such a small thing with so much power. Like, that dynamite comes in small packages. To ground their designs, each duo was supplied with real hardwood flooring, courtesy of Augie. The flooring is in and it is looking so good and it feels good and the whole apartment is just... life. It's just been breathed in so it's wonderful. A home is not complete without beautiful surfaces and thanks to Caesar Stone and accredited fabricator Magma Surfaces, our duos were well-covered. With me lately, we're creating this three-piece modular coffee table. What's great about this table is that we are using Caesar Stone again and we're using one of the finishes that we've used in the kitchen and it's great because it's an open space. We're so excited to see the final product. Storage space is crucial in any apartment and for the season, the team from Cozy Home provided custom-designed cupboards for all the apartments. Why are you not freaking out about this thing? It is just... I'm telling you, these mechanisms that have been put in by Cozy Home, we're so grateful. That's really stunning. Without furniture, a designer space would be incomplete and thanks to Valence, each room was fitted with high-quality pieces and homeware from their collection. We love to shop. Furniture shopping, here we come. Yes. Well, the other duo's better watch out because we definitely know how to furnish a shop. I'm not a shopaholic, but if it's furniture, I'm going crazy. The design deos also had access to smart paint from Durham, sandware and taps from flush bathrooms and incredible temper beds from Venkassa. To all our sponsors, we say a big thank you. Oh, so much excitement. The excitement is bubbling over here in the studio because tonight, one lucky finalist from our viewer competition will walk away with their choice of three apartments. All of that coming up later in the show. But after the break, we catch up with the design deos who are all here tonight. Search for a home on any device, any time, anywhere. Private property, a home for everyone. Welcome back to the grand finale of Winner Home Season 5 Live on SABC3. What an exciting journey it has been thus far and we're very excited to have all of our design deos with us in studio. It's been 13 weeks of late nights, stressful deadlines and of course, world-class cutting edge design. But here we are at the final stretch and we're joined by our three design deos, Team R&K, Team Contrast Control and the Permapieps. Guys, can you believe it? We are officially here. I just want to quickly catch up with all three of you. Permapieps, I'll start with you. And this journey has been insane for both of you guys. What have been the big learnings? For us, I think the biggest learning that we've gone through is we've grown as individuals, as designers and as best friends. Yeah, I know. I mean, you know, this experience, we've really found our niche and our specific design language, so we're very excited to be able to develop our own design language now and we had such a great time. Love it. And then the viewers obviously at home are wanting to know, I mean, I've got to go through finales a couple of times. Now, this is the first time you guys are standing in this position. How are you feeling, Contrast Control? Yeah. Don't look too high, you know what I mean? No, we're feeling great. I mean, the last four months is all led up to this moment, so it's really special for us to kind of be here and kind of engage again with everyone and just absorb it all. And I think we've really achieved what we really wanted to achieve in this whole competition and it's just amazing to see that white box turn into a dream. You've left it all out there. So whatever happens now, you guys gave it your all. And finally, Team RNK, your words and thoughts to your friends who you guys have made on this journey thus far. What are your feelings at this stage? We have a family. We're a tribe. The six of us have gone through this journey together and it couldn't have been better. It couldn't have been with any other people rather in the country. And I mean, it's just been so amazing. We've learned so much from permapieps in terms of like, you know, using greenery and plants. I mean, you guys have really like changed our idea of design. It has to be inclusive with nature and so forth. With the boys, they're so bold, so brave. I mean, their use of colour, their contrast. I mean, they stood so true to their name. Such amazing people. It's been great. And I really just want to say well done, guys. We've come a really long way and let's just go out there and conquer. Nice. Oh, guys, I love that. Does that mean you guys are all going to share the money, right? No. Oh, oh, oh. So it is a competition still. All right. Feeling the tension. Make sure you guys use the hashtag win a home, share your thoughts for our design dears. Wish them luck on this journey. They weren't alone out there on site. Apart from me nagging them all the time on deadline day, throughout the competition they received support and guidance from industry mentors and judges. For each challenge in the season of Winner Home, the design dears were allocated a mentor who doubled up as a guest judge for the round. First up, in the double-spare room challenge, the dears were guided by a man who knows the Winner Home Challenge all too well. Season three design winner, Rudolf Jordaan. I think you might be using too many materials here. You have timber slats. You have melamine. You have steel. You have carpets. You have absolve tree. So just be cautious of how you're going to use it and make sure that you can carry that through the entire unit. For the bathroom challenge, mentorship was given by a respected interior designer, Karen Marsden. Just think about your wall finish, your paint finish. Not to use a matte colour. Use something with a bit of texture, bit of movement. And that just gives a little bit more interest to the bathroom space. Known for her bold use of colour and quirky style, interior designer Sarah Ord gave input for the master bedroom challenge. Just bear in mind, obviously, what fabric you use for the headboard because different textures respond in different ways, depending on which application. But I look forward to seeing the end result. With a wealth of experience to share, renowned architect and director of Arc interior's Mark Riley guided the kitchen challenge. I really like the concept that you haven't really created the kitchen as one element. You're kind of tying it through and you're considering it to be part of a whole room. And to wrap things up in the lounge and balcony challenge, acclaimed interior designer Carl Rue brought his expertise to the table. I consider changing the finishes a little bit, so maybe bringing in a couple of the other finishes on each table, so that you blend some of the finishes from the kitchen into the living room. In the final judging, the three main judges were joined by a winner-home legend. Design winner of season one and judge in season four, Donald Numalo. I'm looking for people who are hungry for this opportunity because I understand what that opportunity has done for me. I know I'm only judging for one episode, but I'm telling you, this is going to be a tough one. But the anchors of the panel were the main judges. Brian Courtney of Private Property, Steve Brooks and then Slade Brooks of Bourbon Properties and Butle Mattole of Cabo Design Architects. What an amazing journey we've had thus far and a huge thank you to all of our judges and our mentors on the season of Winner Home. We are joined now by our main judges, Brian Courtney and Butle Mattole and unfortunately we are one short tonight as Slade Brooks is at home with his wife who gave birth to their son yesterday. Let us have a round of applause for that. I'm trying to give them a huge congratulations to the entire Brooks family and we wish them all the best during this exciting new chapter in their lives. Perhaps you could have a youngest judge on Winner Home ever next season, all right? Judges, it's so good to have you both with us tonight. Butle, I'll let you start for a bit. The season of Winner Home has been the best in terms of design we've had thus far. What have been your feelings? I think it's really been phenomenal. The Jews have done very well and I think they've set it themselves. I've seen the growth and I've seen how they've synergized into one another. And I think in terms of design they've all grown, they've learned, they've learned how to conceptualize ideas and actually bring them to fruition. So it's been an awesome, awesome journey. You would be the kind of person I'd love to have over at my house because I've seen also there's some spice in you. Mmm, I love it. Ryan, talk me through your journey on Winner Home. It's the first time you've been a judge in this position. Obviously you're new to private property as well and everything just must have been an exciting journey of sensory overload. Absolutely, it was fantastic. I've had some design background so to see what you guys have achieved has been phenomenal. I think seeing young people come in and really just grow more than we could have imagined has been absolutely crazy. Also just the energy, the energy that the three of you as the three teams bring has been exciting to be a part of. So well done. It's awesome. This show gets to reveal and showcase the best that African design has to offer and it comes from designers like you guys that bring that to the fore. So judges, thank you so much for joining us here today. I'm excited to announce our winners and thank you for your service on Winner Home on Season 5. It's time now to get our judges final comments on each of the completed homes. So let's begin with team R&K. In all honesty, what we have managed to achieve here in Tuber's is ultimate sophistication. Of course, without forgetting practicality and function. Well, the client that we're designing for is someone who I really see as a well-travel person. She loves cuisine, she loves gourmet but she would definitely enjoy entertaining her guests here. Yeah, there was a lot of thought process and I just think I love the flow from the kitchen to the lounge. It's seamless and that's what we wanted to achieve. Don't forget to use the hashtag WinnerHome to share your thoughts and love for team R&K. Judges, you've had the chance to stay in those apartments. We're dying for your final opinions. Butchle, we'll start with you. Yes, I stayed in your unit. It was awesome and one word I think I have is growth for team R&K. I've really seen how they've started and struggled. I remember the bathroom challenge was like, ah, what are we doing? And the end was really phenomenal. So well done and it was super chic. So well done. Thank you for that. Lovely to meet you. Thank you. Brian. Ladies, I think you are glamorous and that shows in your design. The way you've grown from your glamour room in the spare bedroom right through to how you won the kitchen challenge which was absolutely mind-blowing. We were very impressed and we loved how you listened to the advice that was given. You took on the mentor's suggestions, you listened to the judges and we've seen incredible growth. So well done. Well done. Absolutely great advice and opinions from the judges. I'm just sad that the mannequin's gone. Gracie, Gracie. May Grace rest in peace, ladies and gentlemen. Congratulations, you two. You did a phenomenal job in the season of Winner Home. May the best design duo win. It's time now to move on to our next team, Team Contrast Control. What we've tried to do with this whole space is pushing the boundaries as much as we can with such a compact space and being Contrast Control we tried to mash up a lot of heritages and a lot of colour and finishes and a lot of textures just to put them together and see how that all works out. We set out to challenge the boundaries and push different elements that shouldn't generally work together but kind of forcing them to. And we just wanted to make the whole space very bespoke but also keeping it local, you know? The boys, the men of Winner Home in season five we'll start back with our judges again. Brian, let's start with you this time. Absolutely. I had the privilege of staying in your apartment so that was amazing. I think from a private property point of view what brings value to a home are kitchens and bathrooms and you guys blew the lid off your bathrooms. I think we were blown away with the colours used and the bravery in your approach and you were true to your name, Contrast Control with incredible, interesting colours the way you brought it and your own opinions brought together to make an incredible combination. So yeah, we really enjoyed seeing what you were going to do each week. Stunning. Fun. Athletic. It was awesome. Every week it was almost like what is Think Contrast Control going to do this week, you know? And I think as designers we've got to keep that going. You know, we've got to always surprise our clients. We've got to be true to ourselves and well done for being true to yourselves. Indeed. Congratulations to both of you. Amazing design on the season of Winner Home. All right. That leaves us with only one more team. It's team Perma Peeps. With this apartment we put in a lot of consideration into incorporating different things that are needed within everyday functioning life. So we needed to focus on functionality, minimalism, permaculture. It's all about bringing the outside in as well as having a natural feel, warm space that you want to be in, a serene haven that you want to come and escape to from your daily life, like work, etc. Yeah, and a space where people really can feel good, can entertain, can have lots of family and friends over, and it's just a real feel-good space. Bringing the outdoors indoors. Judges, your thoughts for the Perma Peeps. Let's start with you, Bruce Lee. It was green. It was awesome. I love that. And I think also, like I said to the other team, you really stayed true to what you were. And I love the functionality of your units. You know, everything, I could see people living there and doing things, the extra bedroom, you know, somebody staying over. So well done. Brian. I think you created a haven, a real tranquil environment. Obviously using a lot of clients and staying true to your beliefs around ecosystems and creating a sustainable environment was beautiful. But that master bedroom was a masterpiece. And that's what I remember about you guys. Congratulations, Perma Peeps, on beautiful design for Winner Home Season 5. We're really part of all the work that you've managed to achieve. Now, obviously, we've heard all the final comments from the judges. Have you shared yours? Do so right now. Hashtag Winner Home. All that's left is for us to announce the final judgment. The design duo who won the judges' choice for Winner Home Season 5. Is... Sitting in this room somewhere, we'll announce them after the break. Get credit for the right reasons. Up to 250,000 rand based on your need. Capitech. Welcome back, South Africa. This is the grand finale of Winner Home Season 5. We are live on SABC3. Get that hashtag trending on Twitter. Hashtag WinnerHome. It's the moment our design viewers have been waiting and working for. Throughout the series, viewers have been voting for their favorite design duo on privateproperty.co.za and it's time to reveal which duo came out on tops as the viewers' choice. In total, this season, the viewers voted more than 500,000 times. And joining me to reveal the viewers' choice winner is head of marketing at Capitech Bank, Tsubasa Kumalo. Please welcome to the stage, Siwu. Right, are you nervous? Nope. At all. He gets to give away money. This man's excited. All right. The money man. When I say so, would you please just reveal that winner? But before I give you that privilege, would you like to just say a few words to our design duo? Yeah, I just think well done. I think you put in a lot of work. We all respect the judges' opinions, but we know that the real judges are the viewers. Indeed. So this is the one that counts. Indeed. So we can confirm that the voting results have been tallied and verified by our auditors. The viewers' choice winning duo will be decided by the total number of valid entries, just to make that clear in case the viewers wanted to know. Siwu, you ready to reveal this? Yep. In your time, my friend. And the winner for the viewers' choice is... Don't do this to us. Team Contrast. Contrast, Contrast. Congratulations, you guys. Take a step over here for me so we can all be able to see that. How are you guys feeling at this particular stage of the game? Warm. Very warm. Warmer than usual. Thankful. You're so wisely. And you're beautiful and mentor and like sort of like, yeah, for this challenge. Please tell us more about how you're feeling. Isn't that a huge congrats? I'm so happy for you guys. You guys definitely deserve it. Well done. Congratulations. Hey, we made it. Magazine clients happy. Siwu's happy and saw our duo's amazing stuff. It's time to quickly have a look at the voting results. Let's take a look at those on screen. As you will see, Team Contrast, Contrast owned 40% of viewer votes of those 500,000 votes that came through. Team R&K are obtaining 35% of those votes. And then the permapeeps coming in third with 25% of those 500,000 votes that came through on privateproperty.co.z. Big congratulations to Team Contrast Control, our first winners today on this live finale of Winner Home. Oh, it's exciting. It's now time for the big one, ladies and gents. It's time to crown the design winners of season five of Winner Home as chosen by our judging panel. Along with the bragging rights, this duo will also go home with a cash prize of 100,000 rand. Here to do the honors is one of the main judges and also the chief marketing officer of private property, Brian Courtney. You have a tough job, my friend. Final words. Final words to our duos before you reveal the winner. It was a hull of a deliberation. We sat for a long time and had many conversations. It ended up with conference calls because we couldn't make decisions in the boardroom. It was stressful. And I'm privileged to speak on behalf of the three judges and privileged to have worked with some amazing guest judges who really understand the design industry. So you guys know that we've thought this through. From private property's point of view, I want to thank you guys because what you have actually done is added value to those apartments. So Baldwin as a developer must be super happy because they know that you guys have shown South Africa how to add value to property. And as people that sell property, that is what we'd love to see. So we would love to reward that. Well done. Before you reveal this, can I just tell you that I was to get the huge moment of that horn, which you guys hate. This is his moment with the horn, right? You've got to hold the tension. Do it. When you're ready, Brian. This is tough because the reality is that you, of course, you all deserve this. And it's so hard to split decisions. And we have had to split hairs. And we know each of you have won different challenges from kitchens to bedrooms to bathrooms. But we had to make a decision on an overall concept, an overall execution, and the first impression when you walk in a home and look through it and want to stay there. So without further ado, the grand winner and something that will help you launch your careers, I'm very proud and very impressed to announce the team that we felt has grown the most in the competition, Team R&K. Congratulations. Such humble spirits, Team R&K. Sumin, how are you feeling about your duo being the winners of the judges' choice? I can't believe it. Girls, girls, girls, you are fabulous. You're right in the world. Right, Team R&K, how are you two feeling at this particular stage? Come on. Amazing. I'm so grateful to God. So grateful. He's dealing with us through the journey. So grateful. Truly humbled. I can't wait to see the results of what it's going to do for both of your careers. Congratulations to both of you. Thank you. Amazing. And Ryan, thank you so much for turning that around for us and for revealing these winners. It was a very tough decision as you could hear on Winner Home. We're joined now by a very special guest. So you guys can go and take your seats in the meantime. And I really appreciate your time here today. And our special guest is from the SABC. He's GM for Channels at the SABC, David Makubyane, to congratulate to all of our duos. So David, you may make your way to next to me over here. Show your thoughts with our duos. Oh, congratulations, guys. Well done to the winners. Congratulations. I think that one of the things that I just want to say is that we are very honored as SABC to have walked this journey with the show five years, but also this particular season that was filled with high quality, great innovative designs. So congratulations, guys. Well done. And also SABC 3, obviously that's where the stage was where we celebrated this local design talent. So well done. I just have one more thing just before, but before I mention it, I also just want to say well done to Cadova. That's behind the production. I think they did a brilliant job. And the crew are always the biggest stars on any production, you know? Yes. So well done, guys. And also the sponsors. It would have not happened without the sponsors. So thank you to everyone who supported us. But just before I go off, because of the standard and the high quality, in this particular season, nobody is going to go home empty-handed. What? So, yeah. So the team that didn't win, Palmer Peeps, $10,000. Thank you so much for that announcement. There's all surprises, and it's all right here, live on SABC 3. A big thank you for coming to join us here today and for sharing those words and for that extra prize added to the Palmer Peeps. You guys all did an amazing job. Please give them another round of applause, ladies and gentlemen. Wow. So I'm going to keep that hashtag, rolling hashtag, WinnerHome. So many winners today, and we still have to give away a brand new home worth 3 million rand. After the break, I'll finalist take one step closer to winning a dream home. You don't want to miss it. Start your laundry cycle remotely when you're not at home. And add in forgotten clothing at any time using the Samsung ad wash washing machine. Live a seamlessly connected life with the Samsung SmartThings app. Welcome back to WinnerHome, live and direct on SABC 3 now. Okay, it's time to find out which of our six viewer contestants or finalists will become the new owner of their choice of one of three apartments completed by our design duos at Pottaflle Lifestyle Estate in Somerset West, developed bubble and properties worth more than 3 million rand. Now each of them was randomly selected from the total pool of valid entries throughout this year, obviously, and we received the most entries across all the seasons. How amazing. Give that a round of applause, ladies and gents. That's really cool. Now, beside me in the studio right now are six colour-coded plinths, right? Placed on top of them are six identical safes. One of these safes holds a key, which was placed there by our independent attorney. To reiterate, the attorney is the only person who knows where this key is placed. Where's the attorney? The finalist who unlocks the safe containing the key will win their choice of one of the three homes decorated by our design duos. This is where these plinths are and right next to me over here is our official winner-home prize machine, right? It's a fancy piece of technology and each finalist will be allocated an identical game ball provided to them by our independent attorney, on which they will mark their initials. The balls will then be jumbled and run through the prize machine, moving into the slot at the bottom over there, each landing on a different colour. The colour obviously there represents the six plinths on which the safes are positioned. Once the prize machine has then determined what colour each ball has landed on, our finalist will stand at the corresponding safe. Okay, so the next step is quite simple. The finalists will open the safe simultaneously and the person who finds a key inside will be our winner for the year. And everyone waiting in anticipation, will meet our finalists, all right? HE LAUGHS I live in Pretoria and I'm a stay-at-home mum. I live with my mum and my daughter and my older sister. My passions are baking, doing charity work. I love being around kids. I've actually had to overcome a lot of hardships in life. I lost my older brother, he was my father figure. He acted like my dad. My daughter is this child who is loving, caring, and she's full of determination. My daughter, she has multiple allergies, which often cause her to have these episodes. Sometimes not being able to breathe properly. I had to just tone down everything, couldn't go back to school, couldn't work, you know, because I had to look after her. I entered about seven or eight times. It was around half to six, you know, when I got the call. And that's when I found out that I could be winning a home. At first I thought it's a prank. I just went crazy and like, yeah! My name is Robert Malcolm Hemsley. I'm 71 years old, I'm now retired. Currently live in George. For the most important people in my life, my family, two daughters, two grandkids that we have, obviously my wife. I'm Wendy, I'm Bob's wife. We've been married for 46 years. My family is everything to me. Hobbies are mainly involved in rebuilding old motor vehicles. I spend a lot of time messing around with an old Range Rover that I'm busy rebuilding. It's been a lot of fun, it's been expensive, but it's been rewarding. Really crazy about motorsport, motorcycle racing. I can't stop watching anything to do with the Grand Piers and the motorcycle racing when it's on. Well, I got a call telling me that I was one of the six finalists. I was absolutely amazed because I've never won anything in my life or been involved with a competition like this before. I was absolutely flawed. If we won the home, it would be wonderful to move down to the Cape. We've got friends and family down that way. It would make a massive difference in our lives. My name is Rodik Tape. I'm a boom technician. And I'm from Strain here in the Western Cape. I designed a pack of house kitchens for restaurants, hotels, cooking schools, fast food franchises, anything that's food service related. And if I do win, I can ensure you that I'm going to have a good look at that kitchen and make sure it's going to work for me or not. I started fishing about two years ago, seeing that I've got the sea right here. I might as well just go for a walk and throw a couple of lines in. Again, I can, when they catch something, I can eat. The most important people in my life are my family, my wife, Tharwa. My daughter Anna, Yameen, my son. And we just got a new one now about a month ago. And he's Issa. When I initially found out that Rodik was one of the finalists, I was like, what the heck? You must be kidding me. But we were quite surprised when he's been entering, like, constantly, every single day. Well, I'm only pregnant in the family, so if I do win, I mean, I'll just be massive financial relief for myself and my family. I think what gets us through throughout Taftar is that we try not to stress about money. You know, we just, we help and pray a lot together. Whatever comes our way, we definitely just, we make it work. We just push through. My name is Lorraine Arnson. I'm retired. I now stay in Wart River, Mapo Malanga. My grandchildren are my life. They keep me young. I look after them. They bring me a lot of joy. I really hope that my grand-win's, and if she does, I hope that I can go and visit her in the Cape, and then I can go fishing on the beaches in the Cape, which I haven't done in quite a while. The worst hardship, I think, was the loss of my husband, because we'd been married 45 years and had been going out for many years before that. Once you lose a partner like that, it's very difficult. It's fun and to keep myself occupied. I paint. Painting is very relaxing, and I found that, especially when my husband passed away, it really helped me through that very difficult time. When they phoned me to say that I was one of the six finalists, I was very, very excited. It was like a mind-blowing experience. I entered every day from start to finish. I watched every episode, and I was determined that I was going to have a chance this time. My name is Ayanam Dutu. I live in Plur Maritzburg. I'm a student at the Central University of Technology in Bloemfonte, studying electrical engineering. I'm studying it for my future, because I see that a home is struggling, so I had to choose a career path that has a bright future. I entered the Winner Home Competition with the opportunity to get my mom and myself a house of our own, because we've been living with my aunt for like 18 years. I have a great relationship with my mother. We like going to church together. We like praying together and reading Bible together. My mom is a pastor at a local church in Plur Maritzburg, and I am in the choir at the church. When I got the call to tell me I was the finalist, I was super excited. I couldn't believe it. The first person I called was my mom. She was great to me, because I couldn't possibly give her the home she would need to grow in. If we win the apartment, we'll probably move to Cape Town. It will mean new beginnings, new challenges to face in life, me and my mom. It will be a nice start to life. My name is Yvette Blachnert. I'm currently unemployed. I'm from Darwin Glen in the East Rand in Johannesburg. I was a trench earlier this year in January. It's been an up-and-down year for me, but I feel blessed in a way that I still have a roof over my head. I have my health. I have a partner and I've got two adorable pokes which I love very much. They are my life. I love exercising a lot. I do power walking every day of my life. I prefer to do it in the neighbourhood. This is a lovely neighbourhood. Currently we're staying in a studio that belongs to my partner's cousin. It's a very intimate studio. One day I wanted to move back to the coast and when I saw this competition I thought, wow, this is everything I wanted ever. And I just entered not having the slightest idea that I would be one of the finalists. Actually owning property, which is pet friendly, that's a big, big plus. The location is perfect and the apartment is beautiful. It will make all my dreams come true. Now that you've met them, let's get started. Our independent attorney is with me. I'd like to ask you to please go over and hand out one uncoloured ball to each of our contestants. These are your game balls contestants. I'd like you to take a look at them very carefully for me, please. And when you've all received your ball could you please just confirm for me by nodding your head or giving me a thumbs up and type weight and size, right? Got that confirmed? Can I just get one last nod? Could you guys start writing your initials on those please for me? To reiterate, these game balls are identical in every single way. None of them have been weighted or altered to give an unfair advantage as confirmed by our independent attorney. Now with all of the balls marked our attorney will now collect them from our contestant, calling them design duos. They are our finalists here tonight and she'll collect those and bring them back to the side. All right, remember that that name and initial you've written there will be the name that we'll be reading off the bottom of our game machine this side. Thank you very much for doing that for us. Right, our last one. He's like, I'm going to write this thing 15 times and they know my name. They better not forget my name. All right, are you ready to please place these inside our machine? I'm going to ask you to do those on us for me please. Now our attorney will place all the identical game balls into our winner home prize machine. This machine has been designed to completely randomize the order in which the balls will form. I'm going to now ask our attorney to release the balls and to start the prize machine. Our balls are making their way down. They've all ended up on an individual color and now that they've been there and made their way, I'm going to ask our attorney to read out the initials of the different colors starting with purple. YB, purple. YB. Yvette, you can make your way to the purple plinth please. AM3. AM red. Please make your way to the red one I under. BE orange. BE orange. It's RE. But Robert, you can make your way to the orange one. That's correct. There we go. RT gray. RT to the gray plinth please. Razik, good luck. LA green. Lorraine, you're behind the green. TM blue. And TM. All right. Dorothy, we hope you do well tonight. Please stand behind the blue plinth for me. So our finalists are officially standing ready. They've been assigned a color. They have now got a safe in front of them and all that's left to do is open those safes. Right? Hands off please by your side. And when I call three, you'll open your safes. You will do that after this ad break. Don't take credit. Unexpected coming from a bank. But just think about it. Using credit to finance a flashy lifestyle to show that you've arrived won't help you live better. What's new today is old tomorrow, except for the debt that you still have to pay. But do take credit to renovate your home, buy a more reliable car, or pay for your children's education. If that's your goal, then Capitech will help you realize your dreams. Because living better starts when you get credit for the right reasons. Get credit for the right reasons. Up to 250,000 rand based on your need. Capitech. If I had a seat, I'd be sitting on the edge of it. Welcome back to the live finale of Winner Home on SABC3. You can literally cut the tension with the knife as our finalists are standing ready to find out if luck is on their side. Now before the break, each finalist mocked an identical game ball. These game balls were run through our Winner Home prize machine. This one behind me, which randomly allocated a specific color plinth to each finalist. Upon each plinth is a safe, and the only person who has access to this particular safe is our independent attorney, who placed a key inside only one of them. The key to a penthouse apartment fitted with amazing Samsung products for a connected lifestyle. Now we don't know which safe holds the key, and we don't know which plinth might hold the winning safe. Indeed contestants, it's time for you to do the absolute honors on my count. You will turn the key and open the safe that's inside, but you will do that all at the same time. Are you ready? Would you please all place your hands without turning the key. Just place your hands on your key for now. Remember what we've been waiting for. Would you please turn your keys in three, two, one, and open. Congratulations! Congratulations, Yvette. Thank you. Come inside of us. How are you feeling? Give it the words. I don't have words. Absolutely. I'm feeling fantastic. I'm feeling fantastic. I don't have words. I'm happy. I'm euphoric. I'm everything. So to your employer, who will train you at the beginning of the year, you are now a millionaire. Congratulations, ladies and gentlemen. And it only happens with magic live on SABC3. And here to congratulate our prize winners is the Cape General Manager of Bourbon Properties, Armand Bortas. Please come and join us. From the rest of us, have a good night and goodbye, South Africa. We're going to say a few words, Armand. Before I say goodbye. Just from Bourbon Properties, I would like to congratulate you. Thank you. You know, it's an extremely stunning home that you've just won. And, you know, part of my lifestyle in the state is the jewel of Somerset West. And, you know, we at Bourbon Properties are extremely proud of that development. So we're very well done to you. Stunning. Ah, Yvette, congratulations. Put a win back in Bourbon, right? Congratulations. Have a good night, South Africa. Thank you for tuning in to the Grand Finale NSACCC. We'll see you next year. Feel good production.