- Four players, three rounds, two players race, one winner takes it all. Kia ora, 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 staying. - Stay fresh with your man, Mikey Falesiu. If you want to see the best of the best compete to be today's Brain Buster champion, then they've gotta come ready and correct because this is the ultimate obstacle course. - Thank you very much, Mikey. And don't forget, you can play from home as well. So let's make today's brain busters. Captions by Joshua Tait 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, as always, we'll start with our Specialist Subject rounds, where our players can choose from six of our options. They'll hope to gain a whole lot of points, stay in this game and avoid elimination. So let's make our plays now. Firstly, Gabi, welcome to the show. You love dancing. Favourite thing about dancing? - All the incredible people, and it's such an amazing environment to be in. - If you had to pick one style of dance, what would it be? - Probably ballet. - (INHALES SHARPLY) Hard choice, but fun choice, indeed, Gabby. All the best in Brain Busters today. Now, we've got a drummer in the house as well. Mihi, what got you into playing drums? - I just started at my mum's friend's New Year's Eve party. - Haven't looked back since? - Nah. - Wanting to get into a band? - Yes. - I'm sure you sound great, Mihi. Best of luck to you. Taylor, kia ora, welcome to Brain Busters. What do you like to do in your spare time? - I like to play water polo and rugby. I sometimes like coding as well. Yeah. - Oh, right into your sport and your computers as well? - Yeah. - Good interesting mix. So, water polo, does it get pretty tiring? - Yeah, it does quite a bit. Yep. - Brain and the body. - Yeah. - Let's see what we can do here on Brain Busters then as well. And we've also got Thomas. Welcome, Thomas, to the show. Now, here, we don't want to be messing with you ` a junior black belt in karate. What do you have to do to get to that junior black belt stage? - You have to spend six years of training and then one night you've got about three hours of work, and then you've got forty rounds of sparring, which is... - (CHUCKLES) ...tiring. - Pretty tiring. Well, I don't think, Brain Busters will be that tiring, but still just as intense. So, with that being said, best of luck to all of you, and let's get into our first round of the day. It's Mega Memory. 90 seconds on the clock, your time starts now. Emmett, Wyldstyle and Batman are the main characters` Thomas. - Of The Lego Movie. - Which sport the New Zealand Warriors play? Gabi. - Rugby. - More info, please, Gabi. - Um, rugby league. - Who was born first, Benee or Britney Spears? Taylor. - Britney Spears. - A famous fictional detective is Sherlock who? Taylor. - Holmes. - The four suits in cards, are hearts, spades` Thomas. - (STAMMERS) (BUZZER WAILS) Diamonds. - Out of time. Diamonds was correct though. Which of these is a Star Wars movie, The Fast Jedi or The Last Jedi? Taylor. - The Last Jedi. - The words short, medium and long grain are used to describe what type of` Gabi. - Rice. - What is the name for a baby sheep? Thomas. - Lamb. - Is the surface of a sphere flat or curved? Thomas. - Curved. - Which sport uses a mallet to hit bulls through hoops? (KLAXON WAILS) Taylor. - Croquet. - Is correct. Just in time there as well. Well done, everyone. Thank you very much for playing our first round. Let's take a look at the scores. Taylor has top spot with 40 points. Gabi is in second place with 20 points. Thomas also in second with 20 points, and then Mihi is on zero points. So, as we move into our Specialist Subject rounds, let's change Mihi's score now. You are going to go first, Mihi, so what have you chosen? - I've chosen Reo Rangatira. - Awesome. Let's play Reo Rangatira. Mihi, please step forward. (TENSE MUSIC) You look very cool, calm and collected, Mihi. Going first, can you handle the pressure? - Yeah. - Good to hear it. 20 points for each correct answer. Here comes your first one. What is an English word for taura? - Pass. Are tewhatewha and taiaha one-or two-handed ancient Maori weapons? - Two-handed. - Correct. Na wai a tamanui te ra i whakapouturi? - Pass. - Maui. What time of day would you say morena? - Morning. That is correct. Nicely done in the finish there, Mihi. Thank you so much for playing Reo Rangatira. Miho joins Taylor now in first place with 40 points. Gabi his 20 points, and Thomas has 20 points as well. So, because Gabi and Thomas share the same score, we'll just go left to right, which means Gabi you are next. So, what have you chosen? - I've chosen Sequencer. - Thank you, Gabi. Let's play Sequencer. Gabi, please step forward. (TENSE MUSIC) Best of luck to you, Gabi. 20 points for each correct sequence, here comes your first one. Some maths to start off with for Gabi. She does very well. In what order were these animated movies released from most recent to oldest? All great animations, but is that the right order, for Gabi? Again, just needed to swap around Wreck-It Ralph and How to Train Your Dragon. Next up ` In what order did these ballets first premiere? Gabi a keen ballet dancer, so, can she get this one? Tricky one, just needed to swap The Nutcracker and Romeo and Juliet around. Finally ` In what order were these Nintendo consoles released from earliest to latest? Hoping to finish strong with this one, Gabi. Fingers crossed. (SUCKS IN TEETH) Couldn't quite get that one. Of course, Gameboy first, then we had the Wii and Switch most recently. Gabi, thank you so much for playing Sequencer. We currently have a three-way tie with Gabi, Mihi and Taylor all on 40 points. Then we have Thomas on 20 points. So an interesting looking leaderboard indeed, and everyone is wondering if they can get to the Brain Buster. - It won't be easy for our top two contestants. If they want to be crowned as today's Brain Buster Champion, they gotta have more than just the smarts, strength, speed and heart. That's all I'm gonna to say. Thank you very much for that, Mikey. And as always, don't forget, you can play from home as well. Just hop online to Hei Hei games. Don't go anywhere. We'll be right back for more Brain Busters. * * Nau mai, hoki mai. Welcome back to Brain Busters. Now, just before the break, Mihi and Gabi took the challenge of their Specialist Subject rounds, and now it is Thomas' turn. So what have you chosen to play, Thomas? - I have chosen Equaliser. - Great choice. Let's play Equaliser. Thomas, please step forward. (TENSE MUSIC) So, I'm guessing in karate you've got to calculate all the right precise moves. - Yeah, somewhat. Yeah. - Let's see how well you can calculate our equations today. First one coming at you, Thomas. Best of luck. Correct. - Oh. - Knew it was that as well. - (SIGHS) - There we go. Well done. Great stuff. Your last one is ` Is correct. A great round of Equaliser, Thomas. Thank you so much for playing. Thomas has 140 points. Gabi is on 40. Mihi is on 40. And Taylor is on 40. So we just have Taylor left to take on their Specialist Subject Round. And what have you chosen to play, Taylor? - Spellbinder. Thank you very much. Let's play Spellbinder. Taylor, please step forward. (TENSE MUSIC) What made you choose Spellbinder? - oh, because I think I'm OK at spelling, I think. Better than all of the other subjects, in my opinion. Yeah. - All right. Well, let's find that out for sure now. Good luck. Here is your first word. Ascend. Correct. Compliment. - Can I please have the definition? - An expression of esteem, admiration. - Aw. - `M-E-N-T. - Oh. - Especially. Correct. Isolation. Well spelled. Utopia. On a roll here. Remembrance. - Aw. - R-E-M-E-M` - Oh. - Final word ` Alpine. There you go. Well done, a couple of errors there, I think you probably could have got them as well, but still really well spelled. Thank you very much. - Thank you. - So, Taylor has completed his round now. Let's see where he sits on the leaderboard. Taylor has 140 points. Thomas has 140 points as well. Gabi his 40 points and Mihi has 40 points as well. So two ties on the leaderboard, but only one that matters at the moment, and that is our tie Mihi and Gabi. So now we go to sudden death between the two of you. I'll ask a question. The person who buzzes in and gives me that correct answer will go through. Give me the incorrect answer and your opponent will go through. So, Gabi and Mihi, And best of luck. Here comes our tiebreaker question. In New Zealand, what is the usual colour of butter? Gabi? - Yellow. - ...is correct. Congratulations, Gabi, You are through to the next round. And I'm sorry to say, Mihi, it does mean you have been eliminated from Brain Busters. Thank you so much for coming on to the show. And of course, you get to go home with a $100 bank account. So, what are you going to do with that money, Mihi? - I'm either gonna save it or I'm going to buy a skateboard. - Oh, nice choice. I think go with the skateboard. That's the cool option, but that's just me. Thanks once again, Mihi, for coming on to the show. And congratulations for our three players. One step closer to the Brain Buster. - Only three players remaining, which means the top two will race to see who will be crowned as today's Brain Buster Champion. - Thank you very much, Mikey. And before we can get to the Brain Buster, we have our Brain Teaser. Now, all of the players have gone through their Specialist Subject Rounds, and we are left with two options for our players to pick. Today those options are Identifier and Blueprinter. So, Gabi, Taylor and Thomas, please select which one you would like to play now. Thank you very much, everyone. Let's start with Gabi, who has chosen... Identifier. Taylor has voted for... Identifier as well, and Thomas has chosen... Would you look at that, Identifier. So let's play Identifier. Can Gabi catch up or will Taylor and Thomas battle it out? Let's find out right now. Best of luck. Here comes your first Brainteaser question. Identify the three creatures` Thomas. - Uh, snakes, birds and fish. - Currently sharing the lead with Taylor, but can Thomas take sole ownership of it here? Yes, indeed. Well done, Thomas. Taylor. - Helium, Potassium and Plutonium. - Taylor trying to get in the points as well. Can't join Thomas with that one though. - (GROANS) - Identify the three words, which are` Thomas. - Magnitude, Richter Scale and Epicentre. - This to extend that lead. Correct, Thomas. Which three things are found naturally in the human` Gabi! - Ligaments, veins and... glands? - Hopeful look on Gabi's face, can she get some points here? Well played, Gabi. Gabi! - Kit, Doe and Buck. - Gabi did well last time, can she do it again? She can. Well done, Gabi. And just like that, that is the Brainteaser done and dusted. Thank you all for playing. Let's take a look at the leaderboard. Thomas moves to 200 points. Gabi has 110 points and Taylor also has 110 points. So we have yet another tie, which means we go to sudden death once more. And again, it will be Gabi playing, this time joined by Taylor. So I will ask a question. The person who buzzes in and gives me that correct answer will go through to the Brain Buster, if you give me the incorrect answer, though, your opponent will go through. So, Gabi and Taylor, I wish you the best of luck. Here comes your sudden death question. The 2016 Summer Olympics were held In which Brazilian city? - Rio de Janeiro. - That is correct, Taylor. Congratulations, Taylor, you are through. Gabi, I'm sorry to say that you have been eliminated from Brain Busters. What an effort you put in, though, going through two tiebreaks as well. A great job indeed. And, of course, you get a $100 bank account for those efforts. What are you going to do with that money? - I might take some friends or family out to dinner. - Nice choice. Any place you really like to go out to? - Not quite sure yet. - A lot of options there. Gabi, thank you so much for coming on to the show. And congratulations once again to Taylor and also to Thomas. For them, it's through to the Brain Buster. - The ultimate obstacle course where our top two players will go head-to-head to see who be crowned as today's Brain Buster Champion. Stay right there. * - Welcome back to the show. We started with four, and now there's just two. So, who will take out the Brain Buster? - I'm up here with our top two players, Taylor and Thomas. Well done, boys, on making it this far. Now, Taylor, I know you really enjoy your reading, man. What are you currently reading at the moment? - I'm reading a book called The 100. - Nice. Well, are you feeling 100 to take on the Brain Buster? - Yip. (CHUCKLES) - Awesome, bro. Best of luck to you. And, Thomas, electronics is your thing. What got you into that, bro? - My uncle, on the weekends. Yeah. - Nice. I'm sure Uncle's proud that you made it this far and he's cheering you on from home. - Yeah. - Ready for the Brain Buster? - Yeah. - Awesome. Best of luck to you both, boys. Game face on. Let's jump on to our zip lines and let's get ready to fly. Awesome. Here we go! Three, two, one, fly! Taylor and Thomas, similar names and pretty much the same outfit, you guys haven't made it easy for me, huh? Taylor is first down the Neurotransmitter with Thomas just behind. Both off to a good start on the Molecules Steps. I know Taylor is into computer coding, but the codes here are just for memorising. These two are super speedy and already at the Hippocampus with those codes to punch in. Taylor's nailed it! How about Thomas? Not quite. Ah, you forgot the hat. (CHUCKLES) Classic. Up the Parietal Lobe now. With Taylor slightly ahead, can Thomas close the gap? Still in the lead, at least for now, Taylor's staying low through the Web Tunnel. Good call. He's on to the Frontal Lobe, and here comes Thomas, determined to catch up. It's crunch time now as both players head for the DNA Molecule Switches. Taylor's nearly there and Thomas is inching closer. It only takes a few tries to get the numbers right, and Taylor's activated the lights pretty quickly. He's off to the Basal Ganglia. And theirs Thomas's light. But I don't think there's time to overtake now. Taylor is the winner. Thomas, you had a good run, man, just stuck a few seconds behind Taylor. Fast race, Chris. - And we hit that buzzer. Taylor, I'll get you to come across. Thomas, we'll start with you though. You threw everything at that course there. Did we enjoy that? - Yeah, that was fun. - You did an awesome job. Congratulations on competing today on Brain Busters. What an effort. Second place today as well. So you get to go home with one hundred dollar bank account. What are you going to do with that money? - Probably on a computer upgrade. - Oh, nice. What are you thinking? - Maybe some sort of personal computer, rather than a laptop. - Oh, awesome stuff. Well, all the best. Thank you so much for coming on the show. Taylor, congratulations. You've taken out the Brain Buster. Proved it who's boss. How does it feel? - Yeah, feels pretty good. - You looked so fast the whole way through. But there is one more thing we have to do, Taylor. So get ready for that, because Amygdala is on the way. Taylor, welcome to Amygdala. How does it feel to be here? - It feels pretty good. - You've beaten everyone else. The final challenge. Did you think you'd make it? - No, not really. (CHUCKLES) - No? - No. Mum and Dad'll be pretty proud, you think? - Yeah. - All right. Well, let's try to make them even prouder by winning you a whole lot of money. Now, you scored 120 points. Thomas scored 200 points. So Thomas actually scored more points than you and you get to take them away from him. Add that to your total, which means we are playing for $320. How much can we win? - I'm not sure. - All of it? - I don't think so. - Shall we try though? - Yeah. - Perfect. Good luck, Taylor. Here comes your first Amygdala question. A human usually has how many knees? - Two. - Correct. In which book series do characters play Quidditch? - Harry Potter. - Correct again. Cirrus, cirrostratus and cumulous are all types of what? - Body parts? Or, no, organ? No, body parts. I think I'll go with that. - Final answer? - Yeah. - Aw. - Cloud. - Oh. - Which vitamin rich leafy green vegetable was a favourite strengthener of Popeye the Sailor Man? - Leak. - Leak? - I think so. I'm not sure. That's a guess. (CHUCKLES) - Have you heard of Popeye the Sailor Man. - Nope. - You haven't. Look it up when you get home, OK? - OK. - All right. - Spinach... - Spinach. - ...was the answer. KR is the chemical symbol for what element? - (GROANS) (CLEARS THROAT) I'm not sure. MUTTERS: What starts with a K? Um. Krypton? I think, yeah, Krypton. - Lotta elements. Is Krypton one of them? Yes. - (SIGHS) - Well done. Which movie character sings the song Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious? - Mary Poppins. - Know the song well? - Yeah. (CHUCKLES) - Shall we do a wee duet for everyone at home now? - (LAUGHS) No. - Mary Poppins... ...is correct. Which outdoor sports features balls coloured red, white and pink? - Volleyball. - Volleyball? - Yeah. - What makes you say that? - Because my dad used to play it when he was younger. Yeah. - Correct. What is another name for Nori? - Seaweed. - Correct. Would you eat soup with a knife or a spoon? - CHUCKLES: A spoon. - A spoon, Taylor says. - Yeah. You're sure about that? - Yes. - Pretty hard to eat it with a knife. Spoon is a correct, and as we take a look $224 is yours. Congratulations, Taylor. What are you going to do with that money? - Oh, I think I'm going to save it until something comes up. Might take my family out for dinner or something like that. Yeah. - I think that's a very cool choice. Taylor, it's been great having you on the show. Thank you so much. Best of luck. - Thank you. - Well done, Taylor. Almost got you with that last question, bro. But good confidence, man. - (LAUGHS) If you think you can take on the Brain Buster just like our man, Taylor, jump online and head to Hei Hei games. - Thank you so much for joining us today. Until next time. That's us for Brain Busters. Captions were made with the support of NZ On Air. www.able.co.nz Copyright Able 2020 Thank you, New Zealand On Air.