Four players, three rounds, two players race, one winner takes it all. Kia ora tatou. I'm Chris Kirk, and this is Brain Busters. Get ready for a series of escalating rounds, where we test our players on maths, memory, te reo, spelling and more before it all leads up to this ` the Brain Buster. What's up, everyone? The one and only Mikey Falesiu, the capital K king of the ultimate obstacle course, where mental ability and physical agility combine in our winner-takes-all prize finale. Kia ora, Mikey. I'm sure you're gonna be giving them the royal treatment today. And don't forget, you can play and win from home as well. So, let's meet today's Brain Busters. Nau mai, haere mai. Kia ora and welcome to Brain Busters. Today we have four more players ready and very eager to take on the challenge. First, they need to tackle their specialist subject from our six options and score enough points to avoid elimination and stay in the game. Firstly, we have Ursula. Welcome to the game, Ursula. Now, tell me, what do you wanna be when you grow up? A lawyer. Why is that? Cos it seems like a good and respectable career. Wow, nice job. Thank you so much for coming on the show, Ursula. Next up we have Ben. Ben, when you're not at school, what are you doing? Playing sports or gaming. Playing sports or gaming. What sport is your main one? Rugby. Nice. Position? Half back. Cool. Thank you for coming on the show as well. Next up, we have Basit. Welcome to the game. Thanks. What you looking forward to here on Brain Busters? Just to have fun, really. Nice answer. Good luck to you. And finally, we have Jess. Great to have you on the show. Why are you excited to be on Brain Busters? Just to try something new and have a good time. Well, I wish you all the best of luck ` and to all of you. So, how we're gonna start it is a 90-second general knowledge buzz-in quiz. Each correct answer is worth 10 points. But if they buzz in and get it incorrect, they will lose 10 points. So, let's get into Mega Memory. Your time starts... now. Flat white, long black and latte are all`? Jess? Coffee. At almost six minutes in length, what Queen song was also a recent movie title? Ursula. Bohemian Rhapsody. What kind of transport is the Interislander? Jess? Ship. How many sides does a triangle have? Basit. Three. Professor McGonagall is head of which` Jess? Gryffindor. Which real-life pop singer plays himself in the movie Yesterday? Ben? Uh. Shoot. Ed Sheeran. Who is the husband of Michelle Obama? Jess? Barack Obama. What is the name of the largest inland city in New Zealand? Basit? Auckland. (BUZZER BUZZES) Hamilton. Ekiden is a sport involving long-distance relay what? Jess? Running. Who wrote the plays Hamlet, Othello, King Lear`? Basit? Shakespeare. Which sport does Lydia Ko play professionally? Ben? Golf. What is the capital of Fiji? Basit? Pass. Suva. Which was the first manned spacecraft to go around the moon? Basit? The Apollo 1. (BUZZER BUZZES) Apollo 8. What date is said to be unlucky if it falls on a Friday? Jess? Friday the 13th. Which TV show is set in the fictional rural town of Hawkins, Indiana, during the early`? Ben? Isn't it Stranger Things? It is Stranger Things. And that is time. Got through a whole lot of questions there. So, Jess is way out in front on 60 points. Ben has 30. Ursula is on 10 points, and after some right and wrong answers, Basit is on zero. So with that being said, Basit, you'll be taking on your specialty subject first. What have you chosen to play today? I'll be playing Spellbinder. Thank you very much, Basit. Let's see how we play Spellbinder. Word power becomes point power in this letter by letter spelling challenge. Stay on track for maximum rewards on the leader board. Basit, good luck. Let's get some points on the board. 20 points for each correct word. Here comes your first word. Please spell critical. Correct. Version. Spell avalanche. Correct. Spell scrumptious. Is correct. Nice work. Technique. Also correct. Literature. Nice work. Quintessential. Just missed the T there. But doing fantastic. Your next word is magazine. Chemical. And finally, outrageous. That is correct and wraps up Spellbinder. You know how many you got right, Basit? No. You got nine correct out of a possible 10 answers, so definitely a boost to your score. Thank you so much for playing. Basit has gone straight up to top of the leader board with a whopping 180 points. Jess is in second with 60 points, followed by Ben on 30. And Ursula has 10 points, so next to take on their specialty subject round is Ursula. What have you selected to play, Ursula? I will be playing Identifier. Thank you very much. Let's see how we play Identifier. Arrange, eliminate and identify to pass the science test and stack up the points. 20 points up for grabs. Good luck. Here comes your first one. (READS) Locked in our first one. Has she got it right? She has. Nice start, Ursula. (READS) Swapped them round, but was she right there? Nice work. Identify which three of these fibres are completely natural. Let's see if she was right. Wool was, silk was, and cotton was. Thought about it, but got it. Order these bones in the human body from smallest to largest. Again had to think about it. How she done? Missed out on that one, but still a great effort so far. Let's move on. Identify the three elements that are gases. Super speedy with that one. And she's correct. (READS) All right, let's see if she's right. And she is. Nice job. Put these animals in order from smallest to largest. Back on track. Nice job. Take out the three options that are not natural disasters. Finishing strong. How can she go with our final question? (READS) I have no clue with this one. (CHUCKLES) She had no clue. Has she managed to guess it right, though. She absolutely has. (LAUGHS) And what a way to finish our Identifier round, so that was a complete guess, that last one? Yeah. I was just totally guessing. Ursula, thank you so much for playing. So, Basit is on 180 points. Ursula is right behind on 170 points. Jess has 60, and Ben has 30. Of course, Jess and Ben still need to take on their specialist subject rounds. But, Mikey, we've had two very strong starts to those rounds, but do you think they're gonna be able to take on the Brain Buster? 100%. Our top two players will be soaring, gliding, battling it out to take out the top spot. Who could it be? We'll find out soon. Thanks, Mikey. And of course, we'd love for you to be a part of Brain Busters as well. Hop online to Heihei games. Answer the 10 quiz questions, and you could win. Don't go anywhere. We'll be right back with more Brain Busters. * Kia ora, and welcome back to Brain Busters. It has been a very, very impressive start to the show. Thank you so much for joining us. Two of our players have already taken on their specialist subject rounds. And now it is Ben's turn. Ben, what have you chosen to play? Sequencer. Thank you, Ben. This is how we play Sequencer. Take the mystery out of history. Getting things chronologically correct to win points. Best of luck to you. Here comes your first one. In which order were these New Zealand actors born? How has he done on the first question? Missed out there. That's OK. Plenty more to come. In which order were these social media platforms launched? Number two. How's he gone? There we go. Nice stuff, Ben. In which order did these cities host the Winter Olympics? A lot of moving around. And good thing too. Nice work, Ben. In which order were these films first released? Happy with his answer there. Let's see if he's right. Nice stuff, Ben. In what order did these famous people first visit New Zealand? Ben, you needed to swap those two around. In what order did these New Zealand comedians win the Billy T James award? (SIGHS DEEPLY) Final answer is locked in. Is it correct? Yes, it is. Ben, a great way to finish the round. I think there were a couple there that you just` you knew you needed to switch around, unable to get, but still a good effort. Basit still sits in first place with 180 points. Ursula is on 170. Ben now has 110 points. And Jess has 60 points. So, the pressure is on for Jess, as she is last to take on her specialist subject round. What have you picked, Jess? Equaliser. Thank you very much. This is how we play Equaliser. Turn number crunching into point scoring with mental arithmetic that rewards you with points if you can keep up with the equation. Had a really strong round of Mega Memory. Great stuff, Jess, but how will you go in Equaliser? Here comes your first equation. (READS) (CONTINUES) 48. 96. (READS) (CONTINUES) 57. 87 the answer there. (READS) (CONTINUES) 97. 100. So close, Jess. (READS) 8. Is correct. (READS) Out of time. 344. And finally, Jess,... (READS) (CONTINUES) 28. It was 328. So that does wrap up Equaliser, Jess. Some tricky questions in there, but thank you so much for playing Equaliser. Basit is on 180 points. Ursula is on 170 points. Ben is on 110 points. And Jess is on 80 points. So unfortunately, Jess, your time on Brain Busters is over, but you are going home with a $100 bank account, so what do you think you're gonna use the money for? Buying some new clothes. Nice stuff. And have you enjoyed your time here on Brain Busters? Yeah. Brilliant. We've loved having you, Jess, and that smile is seriously incredible. Thank you so much for playing. As for the other three now, it is one step closer to taking on that Brain Buster. Mikey, I'm getting excited. The odds just got better for our three remaining players, because very soon the top two will be joining the king in his kingdom to turn their points into dollars. Thanks, Mikey. Before we can get to that exciting Brain Buster round, we have the Brain Teaser to help pick our two players. So, we've already gone through our four specialist subject rounds, which leaves us with two. And they are... So, Ursula, Ben and Basit, it is now your chance to pick which one you would like to play, so please cast your votes now. Thank you for locking in your votes. Ursula, let's see what you voted for. Blueprinter. What about Ben? Also Blueprinter. And Basit voted for... You guessed it Blueprinter. So this is how we play it. Put your memory under pressure for rapid recall of maps, plans and diagrams. Blueprinter requires pinpoint accuracy for point scoring power. Who will go through to the Brain Buster? And who will be eliminated? We are about to find out now. 30 points if you get a correct answer, but if you buzz in and get it incorrect, you will lose 30 points. So let's play our Brain Teaser ` Blueprinter. Here comes your location. We're at Hamilton Zoo. Good luck. Your time starts now. Animals of every shape and size can be found at Hamilton Zoo, whether it's the tiny pygmy marmosets or the gigantic southern white rhinos. More than 600 animals from all over the world reside at the zoo. And that is time up. Hopefully you've managed to lock all those in. Let's see where our first one is. Ben? Wetlands. Locked in the wetlands, and he's correct. Here comes your second one. Basit? Rhino? A bit of question in the voice, but is he right? He is. H` Ben? The alpaca. He was very quick. But is it correct? He gets it right to go equal with Ursula. Basit? The spider monkey? It is indeed the spider monkey. Ben. Aviary. Quick to answer again. Is it correct? This will put him ahead of Ursula, and he does. 200 points for Ben. Basit has managed to hold on to the lead, now having 240 points to his name. Ben has 200 points, and Ursula has 170 points. Ursula, it does mean you have been eliminated from Brain Busters. It's been awesome having you on the show. Get to go home with a $100 bank account. So, what are you gonna use the money for? Spending money for my trip to Europe. Oh, awesome stuff. Have you been saving up hard for that? No. (LAUGHS) Good time to start, though. Yep. Excellent stuff. Thank you so much for playing, Ursula. So, we now have our two players ready to take on the Brain Buster. Two hemispheres. Two tracks to the finish line, but only one winner. Who's it gonna be? Stay right there. We'll be right back after the break. (READS) * (READS) It was the Aztecs. Kia ora, and welcome back to Brain Busters. Our four players have taken on Mega Memory, their specialist subject round plus the Brain Teaser, and now our top two will tackle the Brain Buster! I'm joined here with our two finalists, Ben and Basit, who are ready to go. How are we feeling, Ben? You good? Pumped. Pumped. Let's go. And Basit? I'm still really pumped, but I'm nervous. All right, hop on to your seats, and let's get ready to roll. Here we go. Three, two, one, fly! Whoo! Ben and Basit have arrived on the Brain Buster. Just getting unclipped now. Ben shoots down the neurotransmitter. And Basit too. Oh, Ben's lost his balance on his molecule steps. He'll have to start again. Basit now rushes ahead. These guys are fast. Will they be able to remember that code? The corpus callosum is no problem for these two. Other side, Basit. That's the one. That could cost him some time. Both players engaging the hippocampus, unlocking the next part of the course. Up the parietal lobe. It looks like that small mistake from Basit has now allowed Ben to catch up. Oh, man, it's neck and neck as they both speed their way through the tunnel. These swinging platforms can be tricky, but, man, these guys are making it look easy. Both players on the DNA molecule ladder now, trying to find the right combination. When the lights change, that's their cue to run to the finish. Ben's got it. Making his way down now. And there's Basit's too. Oh, Ben, make sure you stick to your side. And here comes Basit right beside him. Oh my gosh, too close to call. No. What a race that was. That has got to be the closest race we've had so far on Brain Busters. I can tell you it was 28 milliseconds between you just then, and it was Ben who did manage to take out this race, so a massive congratulations to you, Ben. Thanks, man. But also to Basit. What a race you had there on the Brain Buster. Thank you so much for hanging out with us on Brain Busters today. You are going home with a $100 bank account. What are you going to do with the money? I'm gonna try and buy an electric skateboard. What an awesome idea, Basit. Seriously, thank you so much for playing. What a competitor. Just like you, Ben. But it does mean you are now on to the next round, the final round, which is, of course, amygdala. Ben, here you are at the amygdala after what was the closest Brain Buster race we've ever had. 28 milliseconds in it between you and Basit. You did make it out on top, so now that you are here, we're going to combine both of your points. Of course, you had 200 points after all the rounds. Basit actually had more points than you, 240. So you've taken those for a combined total of $440 that you are playing for. Each correct answer is worth $44, OK? Some serious money being played for. Good luck to you, Ben. Here comes your first amygdala question. Which fairy tale tells of a lad who trades the family's only cow for a handful of magic beans? Oh, something and the beanstalk. Oh no. Um. Um. I'm not sure. That's gonna have to be a pass. It's fine. The answer we were looking for was` Jack. No. He knows it now. (GROANS) Jack and the Beanstalk was the correct answer there. Which North Island city is the home of geysers, boiling mud pools and a beautiful lake? Rotorua. That's it. Which sport is played by the New York Yankees? Baseball. Yes, it is. Which company produces the PlayStation? Sony. He's correct. What country does the movie Brave take place in? Scotland. Let's see if it is Scotland. Yes, it is. In which US state is the world's tallest living tree, named Hyperion, located? I know it's somewhere snowy, and it's a redwood. (SIGHS) Might as well have a guess. Plenty of states to guess from. Yeah. Kansas. Popped in, so gonna go with that one. Right, Kansas is locked in. The tree is 115m tall. You were right about it being a redwood. But do you have the correct state? No, sorry, it was California. Which Sesame Street character made famous the phrase 'me want cookie'? Cookie Monster. IMITATES COOKIE MONSTER: It was the Cookie Monster. Who wrote Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Oh, I'm not sure the author of this. I... probably can't even make a guess. Uh. You have nothing to lose in guessing, Ben. Roald Dahl? Unfortunately not. It was Lewis Carroll. Which colour medal has Iceland never won at any Olympic games? Platinum. Incorrect. Sorry, it was gold. Oh. Finally, for the amygdala, Ben. What is the capital city of England? London? Is the capital city of England London? For your final amygdala question. - (DING!) - Yes, it is. Congratulations, Ben. As you can see on the board, $264 is all yours. An amazing job. What are you gonna do with the money? Probably buy a Jurassic Park Legacy Model. Oh, what an awesome thing to choose. Ben, thank you so much. It's been an absolute pleasure having you on the show. And it's been wonderful having you join us as well. Join us next time, as four more players try take on the challenge. And don't forget, if you want to be here on Brain Busters, just like Ben, jump online and head to Heihei games. That's the one. We'll see you next time for more Brain Busters! www.able.co.nz Copyright Able 2020