Journal of Pure and Applied Agriculture (JPAA)

The furore over Omar and Oz's record-breaking win on The Block has led to cries of 'tall poppy syndrome' and even suggestions the backlash is racially motivated.

And the man at the centre of the bidding war over House 5 has now discovered fans were googling his ethnic background while he was vying for https://novichophouse.com/ the property.

Adrian Portelli went head-to-head with eventual buyer Danny Wallis on auction day, and his aggressive bidding style pushed Wallis into spending $5,666,666.

Adrian Portelli (left), the man at the centre of the bidding war over The Block's House 5, has now discovered fans were googling his ethnic background while he was vying for the property

This extraordinary outcome - which saw Omar and Oz walk away with a record-breaking $1.6million in prize money - led to baseless accusations Portelli was a dummy bidder who colluded with the western Sydney mates to drive up the price.

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Portelli shared a screenshot on Instagram on Wednesday of Google search results for his name following Sunday's auction.

The top related search was 'Is Adrian Portelli Lebanese?' Others included 'Adrian Portelli background' and 'Adrian Portelli parents'.

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