How a Murraylands resident won – then lost – a $3.5 million house

Billionaire Adrian Portelli and LMCT Plus have been forced into a heartbreaking backdown after giving away a home from TV show The Block to an SA resident who was ineligible to win it.

How a Murraylands resident won – then lost – a $3.5 million house
Adrian Portelli apologises in a video from his company, LMCT Plus, after stuffing up a prize draw in which he gave away five luxury houses. Photos: LMCT Plus, Barry Plant/Domain.

“Can you do me a favour and let your mum know she has just won a house?”