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 the Brain Buster. Malo e lelei, everyone? It's the one and only King Mikey Falesiu, of the ultimate obstacle course, of course, where mental ability and physical agility combine with a test of smarts in our winner-takes-all prize finale. Kia ora, Mikey, and don't forget, you can play and win from home as well. So, let's meet today's Brain Busters. Captions were made with the support of NZ On Air. www.able.co.nz Copyright Able 2020 Kia ora katou, and welcome to Brain Busters. Great of you to join us. Today we have four more players each hoping to have what it takes to become the ultimate brain buster. First, they need to tackle their specialist subject from our six options and score enough points to avoid elimination and stay in the game. So, let's meet our players today. Firstly, James, welcome to Brain Busters. How are you feeling about being on the show? A little bit nervous, but I'm also excited. Good to hear. Good luck to you. We also have Maisie joining us. Maisie, I hear you're a big movie fan. Yep. Favourite movie? The Avengers. Yeah. I hear you really like Pirates of the Caribbean as well. Yeah. Toss up between the two? Yeah. Just... Hard to decide. They're both pretty good. Absolutely. Well, maybe some movie questions could pop up for you today. We will see. Good luck to you, Maisie. We also have Melitiana. Congratulations on being here on Brain Busters. How cool is this? This is, like, awesome. Good to hear. I hear you're right into your baking. What do you love to bake? I really like baking cakes and slices. Ooh, might have to try that after the show. Good luck to you, Melitiana. And last but not least, we do have Toby. Toby, what are you looking forward to here on Brain Busters? I'm looking forward to competing against the others and possibly winning. I dunno. Well, we'll find out if you can do that shortly, Toby, because we're going to get into our first round today. It's a 90-second general buzz-in quiz. It's Mega Memory. 10 points for each correct answer, but of course, you will lose 10 points if you buzz in and get it wrong. Good luck. Your time starts now. Which New Zealand directed the Lord of the Rings movie` James? Percy Jackson. Peter Jackson. Complete this phrase ` lights, camera, what? Maisie? Action. What day of the week is What Now? currently broadcast? Toby? Sunday. What is the tallest manmade structure in the Southern Hemisphere? Melitiana? The Sky Tower? Who is the hero in the Legend of Zelda games? Toby? Zelda. Link. The billionaire Elon Musk is associate with which electric car`? James? Tesla. What is the largest lake in New Zealand? Melitiana? Taupo. What is the chemical symbol for potassium? James? P. K. Which decade was the musician Billy Eilish born in? Toby? 2000s. Which trench is the deepest on Earth? James? Mariana Trench. In gaming, what does the term AFK stand for? Toby? Away from keyboard. Banjul is the capital of which West African country? It's time up on that. It was Gambia. It is time up for our Mega Memory as well. Got through a lot of questions there. Thank you so much for playing. It's an interesting-looking leader board to start with. We have Melitiana in first place on 20 points, then we have a three-win tie for second, with James, Maisie and Toby all on 10 points. So because there is currently a tie, we're just simply gonna go left to right for our specialty subject rounds, which means, James, congratulations, you're gonna be our first player to take on the specialty subject. What have you chosen? Equaliser. Thank you very much, James. This is Equaliser. Turn number crunching into point scoring with mental arithmetic that rewards you with points if you can keep up with the equation. Good luck, James. 20 points for each correct equation. Here comes your first one. (READS) 51. It's correct. Quick stuff from James. (READS) 204. Again, right on to it. (READS) 96. Three for three. (READS) 468. Nice work. (READS) 25. (CONTINUES READING) Find the square root of your answer. Equals? 13. Is correct. (READS) 56. 61 was the final answer there. On what was a very impressive specialist subject round of Equaliser. James, how did you manage to work them all out so quick? Well, just using simple strategies like timesing the tens first and then timesing the ones. Well, you did a fantastic job. Thank you for playing Equaliser. James has raced clear in the lead with 110 points. Melitiana is on 20. Maisie and Toby share third place with 10 points. So, now it is Maisie's turn to take on her specialist subject round. Maisie, what have you chosen? Blueprinter. Let's play Blueprinter. Put your memory under pressure for rapid recall of maps, plans and diagrams. Blueprinter requires pinpoint accuracy for points scoring power. Welcome to the front, Maisie, so you're gonna have 30 seconds to memorise where we are and all the locations inside it. Yep. And then you have 30 seconds to input your answers. Yep. All right. Let's take a look at where we are. Rainbow Springs Nature Park. Your time starts now. Home of the National Kiwi Hatchery, Rainbow Springs is a nature park dedicated to New Zealand's native flora and fauna. Some of the taonga species you can find at this Rotorua-based park are tuatara, whio, kia, and of course, the kiwi. Five seconds left, Maisie. That's time. Hopefully we've got all those locked in. Let's get that clock counting again, so you can put in those answers. 10 more seconds to put in those answers, Maisie. Just missing out on those last two there, but still put in some good answers ` fingers crossed ` Maisie. So, let's take a look at our first one. It's the rainbow pool. Rainbow arena. (CHUCKLES) Tuatara not right. There we go, big splash. Yay. Yay indeed. Oh. (CHUCKLES) Missed the holiday pool. There you go, so that is Blueprinter done, Maisie. Thank you so much for playing. James holds that lead with 110 points. Maisie is on 30. Melitiana is on 20, and Toby is on 10. Of course, Toby and Melitiana have still got their specialist subject rounds to go. And of course, we're getting one step closer to taking on that Brain Buster. Mikey? Yes, that's right, Chris, but you're gonna need a couple of things to complete this bad boy. Three tips to help you out ` number one, upper-body strength; number two, lower-body strength; and number three, pure heart. I reckon they can do this, Chris. Let's go. Thank you very much, Mr Brain Buster. Don't forget you can play from home as well. Just head online to Heihei games. We'll see you back right after the break. * Nau mai, hoki mai. Welcome back to Brain Busters. Just before the break, we had James and Maisie take on their specialist subject rounds, and next to hopefully jump up that leader board is Toby. So, Toby, what have you chosen for your specialist subject? Sequencer. Thank you, Toby. Let's play Sequencer. Take the mystery out of history, getting things chronologically correct to win points. 20 points for each correct sequence, Toby. Give it your best shot. You got this. (READS) In which order did these British royals get married? Locked in that first one. Nice smile on his face. Would suggest he thinks he has it. And he does. (READS) In which order were these hit songs released? Didn't have to do a lot of work there, did you, Toby? Is it correct, though? Nice job. (READS) In which order were these towns and cities made the capital of New Zealand? Another fast lock-in for Toby. And he's done it. (READS) In which order were these people born? Another correct answer for Toby. (READS) In what order were these Marvel films released? Maisie definitely would have wanted this question. Has Toby managed to steal it away from her, though? He has. (READS) In what order were these New Zealand companies established? Final Sequencer. Just needed to swap around Fonterra and Wattie's there, but, hey, a very fantastic round indeed. Toby, thank you so much for playing Sequencer. With a great round of Sequencer, Toby has jumped up to share the lead with James on 110 points. Maisie is on 30, and Melitiana is currently on 20 points and, of course, is our last player to take on her specialist subject round, so, Melitiana, what have you chosen? I've chosen Spellbinder. Kia ora. Let's play Spellbinder. Word power becomes point power in this letter-by-letter spelling challenge. Stay on track for maximum rewards on the leader board. Right, Melitiana, each correct word is worth 20 points. Let's get you back up that leader board. Here comes your first word. Edible. Gracious. Lovely start, Melitiana. Pulsating. Detrimental. Nice work. Edition. Absolutely racing through these words. Aioli. Antiquated. That is correct for a perfect score. Seven out of seven. Melitiana, how does that feel? Pretty good. You did amazing. There was, like, no hesitation in those words either. Thank you so much for playing Spellbinder. Thank you. With a perfect score of 140 points, Melitiana now has 160. James and Toby are on 110. And Maisie is on 30 points, which does mean, Maisie, unfortunately, you have been eliminated from Brain Busters. Going home with a $100 bank account, though. What are you gonna do with the money? I don't know. I'll probably save it. Or I might spend it. I might spend a little bit, cos I just need some new art supplies and stuff like that. Nice choice. Thank you so much for coming on the show, Maisie. It's been great having you. Yep. So we are now down to three. Each hoping to have what it takes to beat that Brain Buster, Mikey. Ooh, the odds just got better for our three remaining players, because very soon our top two finalists will be joining me here in the kingdom to turn their points into dollars. Thank you very much, Mikey, and, of course, there's just one more mini obstacle before they can get to the ultimate obstacle course, and that is with the Brain Teaser. Now, all of our players today have taken on their specialist subject rounds, and we are left with two remaining subjects, and those today are Reo Rangatira and Identifier. So, James, Melitiana and Toby, the vote is now up to you, which one you'd like to pick. So please cast your votes now. Thank you very much for voting. Let's take a look and see what James voted for. Identifier. Melitiana voted for Identifier as well. Identifier, so it is three for three for Identifier. Let's play Identifier. Arrange, eliminate and identify to pass the science test and stack up the points. Can Melitiana hold the lead, and who will break that tie between James and Toby? Let's find out with Identifier. Good luck. Here comes your first one. (READS) Toby. Natural selection, Theory of Evolution, and... Species. Quick on that buzzer. And he's correct. 30 points for Toby. (READS) James. Infancy, childhood, adolescence. I see a bit of a battle happening between our two tied players. Has James got it right? 30 points to James. (READS) Toby? Seahorse, dolphin, pipefish. Those answers locked in. Let's take a look. Needed to swap out dolphin for sea dragon. (READS) Toby. Earth, Uranus, Saturn. Quick on that buzzer. Is he correct, though? Unfortunately, not. (READS) Melitiana? Pukeko, kereru and tui. Super speedy on those answers for our final Brain Teaser. Melitiana has got it correct. And that is our Brain Teaser done and dusted. Thank you so much to everyone for playing that round. Melitiana has extended her lead, now with 190 points. James has 140, and Toby has 80 points. So, Toby, I'm sorry to say you have been eliminated from Brain Busters. Thank you so much for playing today. Just in that Brain Teaser needed to answer a couple and just going short with those, but still a great effort. Going home with a $100 bank account as well. Toby, what are you gonna do with the money? I'm going to save up for Christmas presents. Getting right ahead of the game. I like your thinking, Toby. Thanks once again for playing. So, as for James and Melitiana, it is now on to the Brain Buster. That's right, Chris, our top two finalists will be facing the true test of power, speed, strength and pure heart. The catch is there can only be one winner. Who's it gonna be? Stay right there. Don't move a muscle, cos we'll be right back after the break. (READS) * Calculator! Making a spending and saving plan for your money is called ` a budget. Kia ora and welcome back to Brain Busters. Our four players have taken on Mega Memory, their specialist subject plus the Brain Teaser, and now our top two will tackle the Brain Buster! Awesome. Here I am, joined with our two finalists, James and Melitiana. Now, James, looking a bit nervous there, buddy, but what's one part of the course you're looking forward to? I'm looking forward to the tunnel. Awesome. And how about you, Melitiana? Are you good? Yeah. What's one part of the course you're looking forward to? The molecule steps. The molecule steps. Awesome. Well, let's hop on to our zip lines, and let's get ready to fly. Here we go. Three, two, one, go! Melitiana has a 50-point lead over James, but will she be able to hold on to that lead by winning this race? James off to a quick start down the neurotransmitter and on to the molecule steps. But here comes Melitiana. James getting a good look at his code. Can't take too long or he risks falling behind. Now on to the corpus callosum. Melitiana has got to close that gap. James now entering the code. Was he able to memorise it? Nailed it. Melitiana making her way to the hippocampus, as James rockets up the parietal lobe. Whoa, man, straight into the tunnel. That was so fast, he'll be hard to catch now. Melitiana successfully enters the code. James flying across the frontal lobe. Melitiana on her way up, as James makes his way across. Melitiana's going to have to hope that James struggles with the combination switches. It's her only chance at this point. Come on, Melitiana. James has found the combo, lighting his way to the end of the course. Melitiana on to the frontal lobe, but James is darting through the basal ganglia and... James with the win. That lead he got was just too much for Melitiana to come back from. Over and under the basal ganglia. Great effort, Melitiana. There we go. That's the finish to the race. As they high five. Great sportsmanship there. What a race. We'll bring it round here. Great stuff, team. Melitiana, we'll start with you. How was that as an experience? That was, like, really fun. Really enjoyed it? Great to hear. James, congratulations, you've taken it out. How does it feel to be today's Brain Buster? It feels exciting. I didn't think I would be it, so... Well, you are, so congratulations, James. So, Melitiana, unfortunately it does mean you have been eliminated from Brain Busters, but you get the experience plus you're going home with a $100 bank account. What are you gonna do with the money? Probably some volleyballs. Nice! Cool choice. Well, thank you so much, Melitiana, for playing, but as for James, it's on to the Amygdala. James, welcome to the Amygdala. How does it feel to be here? It feels pretty awesome and exciting. Well, it's great to have you here. Now, of course, you're going to take Melitiana's points, and she got a perfect score in her specialist subject round, so to add a total of $190 from her, and then your 140 points, you are playing today for $330. Shall we try win you some money? Yes. Fantastic. All right. Each question is gonna be worth $33. Good luck here is your first Amygdala question. A traditional oven dug in the ground and heated with hot stones is known in Maori as what? A hangi. Right off the bat. Good stuff, James. What is the object that players hit backwards and forwards in the game of Badminton called? A shuttlecock. Correct again. Which book publishing brand shares its name with a flightless bird from the Southern Hemisphere and a villain in the Batman comic books? Penguin. Is correct. The city of Monstropolis features in which Pixar computer animated comedy film? Monsters Inc. Is correct. Great stuff here, James. Which TV show focuses on a group of babies named Tommy, Chuckie, twins Phil and Lil and Angelica? Rugrats? Questioning your answer a little bit there. Yeah, not too sure. I think I might have watched it once or twice when I was little, so... Have you been able to get it? Paid off. Good work. Kushari is the national dish and a widely popular street food in Egypt consisting of rice, macaroni and lentils mixed together and topped with a spiced tomato sauce and garlic vinegar and garnished with chickpeas and crispy fried what? Insects. Unfortunately not. Onions was the answer we were looking for to there. Like your thinking, though, James. Si is the chemical symbol for which element which shares its name with a high-tech valley in California? Silicon. Very quick on some of these answers, James. Were you too quick to answer that one? Not today. Good work. What optical instrument comes in several types, including cassegrain, reflector and refractor? Microscope? Is it a microscope? No, telescope was the answer we were looking for there. Very, very close. Which is New Zealand's deepest fjord? I don't really know. I don't know what a fjord is. It could be a little bit of a problem answering the question. Yeah. Hmm. I'll just guess. Queenstown Fjord. Fair guess. You never know. It could be right. Doubtful Sound was the answer there. Your final Amygdala question. Now, James, this will take you past $200. Good luck. Which fruit includes the types Fuji, Gala, Golden Delicious and Granny Smith? Apple. A bit of a smile on your face there. You think you got that one? Yeah. You sure? Yes. Is it apple for our final Amygdala question? It is indeed apple. James, thank you so much for playing Amygdala. Let's take a look at the board, and $231, it is all yours, James. Congratulations. What are you gonna do with that money? I think I might buy some passes for the adventure park. That's a really, really cool idea. James, it's been a pleasure having you on the show. Put it there. Congratulations once again. Well done, James. If you think you've got what it takes to be here on the Brain Buster, just online and head to Heihei Games. Thank you so much for joining us today. We'll see you next time for more Brain Busters. www.able.co.nz Copyright Able 2020