Four players, three rounds. Two players race, one winner takes it all. Kia ora, I'm Chris Kirk and this is Brian Busters. Get ready for a series of escalating rounds where we test our players on maths, memory, spelling, Te Reo and more, before it all leads up to this ` the Brain Buster. - It's your guy, Mikey Falesiu. Two out of our four players will get the chance to go to the final round and turn their points into moolah. But when push comes to shove, will they have what it takes to take on the ultimate obstacle course? Can't wait, Chris. - Thank you very much, Mikey. And don't forget, you can play from home as well. So, let's meet today's Brain Busters. Captions by Lillie Balfour. Captions were made with the support of NZ On Air. www.able.co.nz Copyright Able 2020 Nau mai, haere mai. Welcome to Brain Busters. Today we have four players hoping they've got what it takes to be called the ultimate Brain Buster. Now, we'll start off with our specialty subjects where our players can choose from our six options. Hopefully they'll get enough points to stay in this game, and avoid elimination. So, let's meet our players now. First up, we've got Maggie. Maggie, welcome to the show. Now, you're into acro. What's acro? - It's a mixture between dance and gymnastics, and I practise it every Tuesday. - Oh, cool. So, do you have like a favourite move you like to do? - Um, I like doing front handsprings and backbends. - That sounds very technical and complicated. (LAUGHS) Great to have you on the show, Maggie. Next up, we've got Molly. Molly, love your animals. - Yeah. - How many pets do we have? - 17 in total. - 17?! Favourite type of animal? - Got to be dogs. - Dogs. And I'm guessing you've got some? - Two. - Their names? - Ted and Tiny. - Oh, what a cute combo. Thank you for coming on to the show, Molly. Tyler, right into your scootering. - Yes. - How do I learn how to do a tail whip? I just can't do it. - You flick with your feet and land on it again. - And it's that simple? - Yep. - Um... I think I'm just gonna end up hitting my ankles if I try to do that, so I might not. - OK. - But, hey, Tyler, maybe you can teach me after, all right? - All right. - Thank you. Best of luck to you with Brain Busters today. And last but not least, we've got Austin. Austin, why are you excited to be on the show? - Maybe learn some things, make new friends. ` Sweet as. And also love a good hangi? - Yeah. - How long do they take to prepare? - Around six hours. - Wow. So that's a lot of effort. Tastes great? - Yeah. - All right. Best of luck to you as well, Austin. So we have our four players, and let's get straight into the first round. It's Mega Memory. 10 points for each correctly answered question, but if our players buzz in and get it wrong, they will lose 10 points. 90 seconds on the clock Good luck. Your time starts now. Which major waterfall lies on the US-Canadian border? Tyler. - Niagara Falls. (POSITIVE CHIME) - What are the five Maori vowels? Austin. - A, e, i, o, u. (POSITIVE CHIME) Elastigirl is a character from which animated movie? Tyler. - The Incredibles. (POSITIVE CHIME) - How many days in total are there in the month of January? Austin. - 31. (POSITIVE CHIME) - What is the title of the final novel in the Harry Potter series? Tyler. - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. (POSITIVE CHIME) - What time of day would you say, 'Po marie e'? Molly. - Night. (POSITIVE CHIME) - Bryan Adams sang about the summer of what year? Molly. - '69. (POSITIVE CHIME) - In the movie 'Up', which continent does Carl fly his house to? Maggie. - Africa. (NEGATIVE CHIME) - South America. Which home video game console did Nintendo release after the Wii? Austin. - Um... the Wii. - Give me more information please, Austin. - QUIETLY: I dunno. (NEGATIVE CHIME) - Wii U. Which South Island town would you go to in order to watch the whales? Tyler. - Bluff. - (NEGATIVE CHIME) - (GROANS) - Kaikoura. What is the first fruit eaten by the very hungry Caterpillar? Maggie. - Apple. (POSITIVE CHIME) - In what year was the first episode of The Big Bang Theory released? Austin. - 2006. - (NEGATIVE CHIME) - (HISSES THROUGH TEETH) 2007. Close one, there, Austin, and that does end our Mega Memory round. Thank you so much for playing. Let's take a look at the leaderboard. Molly has 20 points. Tyler also has 20 points. Maggie is on 10 points, and Austin is on zero points. So, Austin, I think we should change that right about now. You'll take on our specialist subject first. So, what have you chosen to play? - Reo Rangatira. - Thank you very much, Austin. Let's play Reo Rangatira. First up, it's Austin. Please step forward. (INTENSE MUSIC) All right, Austin. Unlike Mega Memory, don't lose any points here in this round. 20 points for each correct answer. All the best. Here we go. Tokorua is two people. What is three people? - Tokotoru. (POSITIVE CHIME) Correct. What is the indigenous name for the Cook Islands? - Pass. (NEGATIVE CHIME) In English, which months are Kohitatea, Huitanguru and Poututerangi? - January, February and March. (POSITIVE CHIME) - There we go. Nice work. What kind of food are paua, tio and kina? - Seafood. (POSITIVE CHIME) Huawhenua. (POSITIVE CHIME) - Kia ora. What is a Maori word for inside, within, or interior? - Pass. (NEGATIVE CHIME) Roto was our final answer there. Bit of a roller coaster of a round, but still a great effort. Thank you so much for playing, Austin. You can take a step back to your podium. And just like that, Austin jumps to first place with 80 points. Molly has 20 points. Tyler also has 20 points, and Maggie has 10 points. So next up to play, we have Maggie. What have you chosen? - Spellbinder. - Excellent choice, Maggie. Let's play Spellbinder. Let's see if she truly is a spelling bee now. Maggie, please step forward. (DRAMATIC MUSIC) So, are you a spelling bee, Maggie? - Maybe. - Let's find out. 20 points for each correctly spelled word. Here is your first one. Flora. - SPELLS: (POSITIVE CHIME) - Correct. Consumption. - SPELLS: (POSITIVE CHIME) - Also correct. Enzyme. - SPELLS: (POSITIVE CHIME) - Doing great. Ravenous. - SPELLS: (POSITIVE CHIME) - Great stuff, Maggie. Tutorial. SPELLS: (POSITIVE CHIME) - Looking really good for a perfect score here. Ambidextrous. - Can I have the meaning, please? - Able to use the right and left hands equally well. - SPELLS: (NEGATIVE CHIME) - I instead of a Y there. Commentator's curse. Sorry, Maggie. Your final word is gullible. - SPELLS: (POSITIVE CHIME) - That is correct. Well done, Maggie. Six out of a possible seven ` got to be pretty happy with that. Good to hear. Congratulations. Thank you so much for playing Spellbinder. With a near-perfect score, Maggie has 130 points. Austin has 80 points, Molly has 20 points, and Tyler also has 20 points. So, just like that, we are already halfway through our specialist subject rounds. But all of our players are wondering if they are going to be able to get to the Brain Buster. - Only one will be left victorious on Mount Brain Buster to flip their points into dollars, and go to the Amygdala. I hope they've been training their upper body strength, Chris, because they're going to need it. - Thank you very much for that, Mikey. And don't forget, of course, you can play from home as well. Just head online to: Don't go anywhere. We'll be right back for more Brain Busters. * Welcome back to Brian Busters, and thank you so much for joining us. Now, just before the break, we had Austin and Maggie tackle their specialist subject rounds, and next to have a turn, it is Molly. So, what are we playing today, Molly? - Blueprinter. - Thank you very much, Molly. Let's play Blueprinter. She has 17 pets at home to remember, but can she remember all of our Blueprinter answers? Let's find out. Molly, please step forward. (INTENSE MUSIC) So, do you ever forget their names, Molly? - Well, some of the chickens don't have names, so no names to remember there. - Ahh. - But the other ones, I remember. - Good. Well, then hopefully you should be all over Blueprinter. 20 points for each correct answer you give. Now, of course, you'll have 30 seconds to have a look at what the Blueprinter is, and then 30 seconds to put those answers in. Best of luck. And let's take a look at what our Blueprinter is today. Takapuna. Best of luck. Your time starts now. Takapuna has some of Auckland's most popular beaches for boating and swimming, as well as Lake Pupuke, which is actually a volcanic crater filled with freshwater. (CLOCK TICKS) 10 seconds left, Molly. (ALARM SOUNDS) And just like that, time is up. You now have 30 seconds to put in those answers. That time starts now. (INTENSE MUSIC) Wow, didn't even need the full time. In fact, you only needed half of it ` 15 seconds, I think, it took you to put in all that. Great job. So, feeling confident then? - Pretty confident, yeah. - All right. Let's look for a whole lot of green here, Molly. First one, please. (POSITIVE CHIME) Lovely start. (POSITIVE CHIME) Got Takapuna beach. (POSITIVE CHIME) Got the next one. (POSITIVE CHIME) And Anzac Street. (POSITIVE CHIME) Got bowls and tennis. (POSITIVE CHIME) And Burns road. Do we have a perfect score? (POSITIVE CHIME) Yes, we do. What an effort. It turns out having all those pets really does help. - (CHUCKLES) - Molly, fantastic job. Congratulations. A perfect score. Seven out of seven for Blueprinter. Thank you for playing. - Thank you. Yes, indeed. It's Molly in the lead with 160 points. Maggie has 130 points. Austin has 80 points, and Tyler has 20 points. So, we just have one player left to tackle their specialist subject round today, and that is Tyler. So, what have we chosen to play, Tyler? - Sequencer. - Great choice, Tyler. Let's play Sequencer. Pressure is on, Tyler. After a perfect score from Molly, can he do it as well? Let's find out. Tyler, please step forward. (DRAMATIC MUSIC) Ready to go, Tyler? - Yes. - Last but not least. 20 points for each correct sequence. Best of luck. Here's your first one. In what order are these letters placed on the QWERTY keyboard, from left to right? Need to start strong, Tyler. (THREE POSITIVE CHIMES) And you do. Nice work. List these South Island towns from south to north. All gorgeous places. Are you correct, though, Tyler? (THREE POSITIVE CHIMES) Yes, indeed. In what order were these buildings opened? Confident with that one, Tyler? - Mm-hmm. - Quick to answer it. Let's find out. (THREE POSITIVE CHIMES) Yeah, nicely done. In which order were these Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson films released, from first to last? Fan of The Rock, Tyler? - Yeah. I've only seen one of those movies though. - Let's hope you put it in the right spot then. (THREE POSITIVE CHIMES) Very good, Tyler. Last sequence... In what chronological order did these celebrity weddings take place? Brangelina fan, Tyler? - Not really. - (CHUCKLES) Final Sequencer. (POSITIVE CHIME) (TWO NEGATIVE CHIMES) Oh, needed to swap Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston with Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. Great job, Tyler. Thank you so much for tackling Sequencer. Tyler has now completed his specialist subject round as well, so let's take a look at the final standings on the leaderboard. Molly has 160 points. Maggie has 130 points. Tyler has 100 points, and Austin has 80 points. So, I'm sorry to say, Austin, you have been eliminated from Brain Busters. Not going home empty-handed, though. A $100 dollar bank account is all yours. So what are you going to do with that money, Austin? - Probably buy some new shoes. - Ooh. Any idea of what you're going to get? Whatever looks fresh and cool, right? - Yeah. - That's the plan. Hey, Austin, thank you so much for coming on the show, and let me know when the next hangi is, all right? - Yeah. - Thank you very much. All right. And congratulations to our three remaining players. For them, it's one step closer to the Brain Buster. - The heat has just turned up for our three remaining players because very soon our top two will be joining me to take on this beast. - Thanks for that, Mikey. And before we can get to the Brain Buster, we have our brain teaser. Now, all of our players today have gone through their specialist subject rounds, and we are left with two for our remaining players to choose. So, our options today are Equaliser or Identifier. So Maggie, Molly and Tyler, please select which one you would like to play now. Thank you, everyone, for your votes. Let's start with Maggie, who has voted for... Equaliser. Molly has voted for... identifier. So it comes down to Tyler, who has chosen... Identifier. There we go. Thank you so much for your votes. Let's play Identifier. Now as we go into our brainteaser, the scores are very interesting. We only have 30 points separating Tyler and Maggie, then we have a further 30 points separating Maggie to Molly. And, of course, in our brain teaser you can win or lose 30 points just like that. So, without further ado, let's get straight into it. Put these animals` Tyler. - Dingo, dromedary camel, red kangaroo. - Tyler needs these points. Can he do it? (POSITIVE CHIME) (TWO NEGATIVE CHIMES) Needed to swap the camel and kangaroo around. Sorry, Tyler. Molly. - Plant pots, bowls and plates, and bricks. - This to extend Molly's lead. (THREE POSITIVE CHIMES) Great job, Molly. Tyler. - Stoat, fantail and... Caiman. Oh, no! (GROANS) Oh, I've stuffed that. - He thinks he knows what he's done wrong here. - It's like a little alligator. - Locked in caiman. (TWO POSITIVE CHIMES) (NEGATIVE CHIME) Yeah, needed to swap it for bat, sorry, Tyler. Tyler. - Lake Rotorua, Lake Te Anau, Lake Brunner. - Tyler really wants some points back here. (TWO NEGATIVE CHIMES) (POSITIVE CHIME) Needed to swap Lake Rotorua for Lake Te Anau. Sorry there, Tyler. - (SIGHS) - Last one. READS: Maggie. - Gravitational, frictional, magnetic. - Maggie wants to get in among the points as well. (THREE POSITIVE CHIMES) And she does. Nice work, Maggie. So, that wraps up our brainteaser. Thank you, everyone, for playing. Let's take a look at the leaderboard. Molly has 190 points. Maggie has 160 points, and Tyler has 10 points. Had to answer a whole lot of questions there if you wanted to join the girls. Sorry, Tyler, but unfortunately you have been eliminated from Brain Busters. Get to go home, of course, with a $100 bank account. So what are you going to do with that money, Tyler? - Put it into savings. - Nice choice. Any plans for what we're saving for? - No. Just... - Saving for the sake of saving. - Yeah. - Best attitude to have. Tyler, thanks for playing. Good luck with all the scooter tricks as well, my friend. - Thank you. - And congratulations is in order for Maggie and Molly. They are both through to the Brain Buster. - I hope our two finalists are ready for what's to come. They're gotta to be willing to put their body on the line if they want to leave victorious today. Who will it be? We'll find out soon. We'll find out soon. * Welcome back to Brain Busters. Today our players have been battling it out throughout the show, all leading up to this moment ` the Brain Buster. - I'm joined here with our two final competitors who are about to take on the Brain Buster ` Maggie and Molly. Now, Maggie, you really enjoy baking. Is that true? - Yep. I like to decorate cakes. - You like to decorate cakes? Well, hopefully you can bake your way through the Brain Buster. And Molly, you are a netball star. - Yep. - What's your position? - Normally defence or centre. - Cool. Well, I hope your netball skills help you win the Brain Buster today. All the best to you both, girls. Jump up on our ziplines, and let's get ready to fly. Here we go. Three, two, one ` go! Maggie and Molly have made it this far, but only one will make it to the amygdala to turn all those points into dollars. Maggie's acro skills could be a big help as she navigates the course. And Molly will have Ted, Tiny and all her other pets cheering her on from home. Whoops ` don't forget to memorise that code. Both players hit the Corpus Callosum at the same time. We already know Molly has a great memory after that impressive score in Blueprinter, so she should have no problem remembering the code for the Hippocampus. And they both nail it at the same time. These two are motoring through the Brain Buster so far. Now up the Parietal Lobe. Looks like Maggie might be slightly ahead, but there's not much in it. Through those tunnels, no worries. Oh, spoke too soon. Maggie just got her foot caught on the way out. That should even things up again as they cross the Frontal Lobe. Maggie and Molly both know what is at stake here. Look at them race across to the DNA Molecule ladders, and straight on to the switches ` wasting no time. Molly's side is activated. Maggie, don't worry about her. Concentrate on your switches. There you go. Molly through the Basal Ganglia. Maggie is racing to catch up. It's close, but Molly takes it out. Impressive stuff today, Chris. - Look at that. What a race! Maggie, I'll get you to come across this way, and we'll start with you. What a race. Super close all the way there. Maggie, how was it for you? Did we enjoy it? - Yeah. - What was your favourite part of the course? - Probably the` running through the tunnel. - Yeah, and you got through there super quick, as well. So unfortunately, Maggie, second place today for Brain Busters, but get to go home with a $100 bank account. So what are you going to do with that money? - Might buy some more baking supplies. - Oh, good luck with all the cake decorating. And congratulations, Molly. You have taken out Brain Busters today. Today you are our champion. How was the course for you? - Yeah, it was really fun. - You think you had it all the way? - It was pretty close there at the start, but managed to pull through in the end. - Yeah, done a fantastic job as well, so congratulations once again on being today's Brain Buster champion. So, for Molly, it is now on to Amygdala. Molly, welcome to the final round ` the Amygdala. How does it feel to be here? - Really good. - And I'm sure Ted and Tiny, plus all of your other pets, will be very, very proud of you as well, especially after what has been a really incredible round for you ` a perfect score with your Blueprinter earlier on, and now you're here. Are you ready to get into Amygdala? - Yeah. - Perfect. So, today you are playing for $350. - Yay. - A lot of money, Molly. Let's try win you as much as we can. Here comes your first Amygdala question. What fruit is ketchup made from? - Tomatoes. (POSITIVE CHIME) - That's the start we want. How many letters are there in the English alphabet? - 26. (POSITIVE CHIME) - Nice work. In the hit musical named after her, who is the bright-haired orphan who sings 'Tomorrow'? - Annie. (POSITIVE CHIME) - Three in a row. What is the name of the New Zealand women's national rugby team? - Um, I know this. - Very successful team ` won five of the past six women's Rugby World Cups. - Is it the`? No, that's soccer I think. - It can get confusing. - It's somewhere in my brain. There's just too many colours. - (LAUGHS) - Like whites and blacks and silvers. Is it the All Whites? - All Whites locked in. (NEGATIVE CHIME) Black Ferns was the answer there. It's all right, moving on. Still doing really, really good. Greek, soy and natural are all types of what dairy food? - Yoghurt. - Confident with this one? - Well, there's no Greek cheese, so yeah. - Sure about that? - No. - (LAUGHS) Yoghurt... (POSITIVE CHIME) ...is correct. Getting back on track. Nice work, Molly. What is the name of the largest lake in Africa? - I'm just going to make up a lake cos I don't know any African lakes. Is it Lake Africa? I don't think that's a thing. - Always worth a guess, Molly. Always worth a guess. Lake Africa, locked in by Molly. Already have $140 on the board. Can we boost that up even further with this one? (NEGATIVE CHIME) Unfortunately not. No, it is Lake Victoria. - Would not have got that. - (LAUGHS) But still, worth a guess. The four symbols appearing on a PlayStation controller are triangle, square, X, and what? - Circle. - Bit of a gamer, Molly? - No. (SNICKERS) - What makes you think it's circle, then? - Because I've, like, held a PlayStation controller before, and I feel like there was a circle somewhere. - Few different shapes to choose from. (POSITIVE CHIME) It is indeed circle. Nice work, Molly. Here comes your final Amygdala question. Which social media platform for short videos sounds like a clock? - Tiktok. - You said 'Tiktok' for the final Amygdala question. Is it our final answer? (POSITIVE CHIME) Of course it's Tiktok. Great job, Molly. Let's take a look, and $210 is all yours, Molly. Congratulations. What are you going to do with that money? - I have some big plans to buy some fluffy pyjamas. - (LAUGHS) - I might even get some matching ones for my dogs. - LAUGHS: Wow. Great choice. I'm sure they're going to really appreciate that. Molly, thank you so much for coming on the show. It's been great having you. - Well done, Molly. Just happened to get stuck on the Black Ferns answer, but, hey, I'm sure you're happy with $210, right? - Yeah. - Awesome. If you think you can take on the Brain Buster just like our girl, Molly, jump online and head to: - Thank you so much for joining us today. Until next time, that's us for Brain Busters. www.able.co.nz Copyright Able 2020