- We start with four, but in the end, there can be only one. Kia ora, I'm Chris Kirk, and this is Brain Busters. Who has the mind power to make it all the way through the rounds and end up at this, the Brain Buster? - Malo e lelei. It's your boy Mikey Falesiu. Let's hope our top two contestants are up for today's challenge, because it all gets real when it comes to the ultimate obstacle course. - It sure does, Mikey. Who will get there? We'll find out soon. Don't forget ` you can play from home as well. So, let's meet today's Brain Busters. Nau mai haere mai and welcome to Brain Busters. Today, we have four players hoping they've got what it takes to be called the ultimate Brain Buster. We'll start with our specialist subject rounds, where players will hope to gain enough points to stay in this game and avoid elimination. So let's meet our players now. Firstly, Eva, welcome to the show. - Thank you. - I hear you're a keen netball player, but also you dance and sing. You do it all. What do you love about it all, Eva? - Well, I really like playing netball, cos I get to play with my friends, and I also just really love dancing and singing as well. - In a choir ` which choir is that? - The Our Lady of the Assumption School choir. - I'm sure you all sing beautifully. Good luck today, Eva. - Thank you. - Ben, welcome to Brain Busters. Speed cuber ` so that's, like, the Rubik's Cubes, right? - Yeah. - How fast can you solve one? - 54 seconds. - How on earth have you managed that? - It's all about the algorithms, just remembering them. - It sounds way too complicated for me. I think it'd take me a year, and you can do it in under a minute. Incredible stuff, Ben. Let's see how fast you are on that buzzer today. Next up, we have Tessa, a Dungeons & Dragons player. What got you into that? - Well, there were a number of catalysts that brought me into it, but the main one was my best friend deciding that she'd really like to start up a game. - So how long does a usual game last for? - Well, if you're talking about an episode of a campaign, that can take about three hours, but if you're talking about an entire campaign, those can span years. - Wow. I don't think we have that much time for this game of Brain Busters, but I'm sure it's still gonna be equally as competitive. Best of luck to you, Tessa. And finally, we have Adam. Welcome to the show, Adam. Right into your football. Who do we play for? - Casebrook FC, A team. Shout-out to the boys who play it. - Nice. - I also like to watch anime in my free time. - Favourite one? - My favourite one is definitely Naruto. - Nice choice. - And I also play volleyball as well. - Perfect! Excellent, guys. Well, welcome to the show once again. Let's get straight into it with our first round of the day, Mega Memory. 10 points for each correct answer. Buzz in and get it wrong, you will lose 10 points. So, let's get straight into it ` 90 seconds on the clock. Your time starts now. What colour are pohutukawa tree flowers? Tessa? - Red. - Was 'Stayin' Alive' sung by the Heebie Jeebies or the Bee Gees? Adam? - Bee Gees. - What sport do the Tall Blacks play? Ben? - Netball. - Basketball. Who was the fictional pop star played by Miley Cyrus in a long-running TV series? Eva? - Hannah Montana. - Which is further north ` Iceland or Spain? Tessa? - Iceland. - Which musical movie starred Taylor Swift as a cat? Eva? - Cats. - What was the Rainbow Warrior? Tessa? - It was a ship. - How many toes does New Zealand cricketer Martin Guptill have on his left foot? (BUZZER BLARES) Two. Which video game character starred in a recent movie as detective? Eva? - Pikachu. - Correct. Where in Italy would you find the Grand Canal? Tessa? - Venice. - Name the national winter sport of Canada. Tessa? - Ice hockey. - On which continent will you`? (DING!) I started, so I'll finish. On which continent will you find roughly 90% of Earth's ice? Tessa? - Antarctica. - Is the correct answer to our final Mega Memory question. Well done, everyone. Thank you all for playing. Let's take a look at the scores. Tessa has the early lead with 60 points. Eva has 30 points. Adam is on 10 points, and Ben is on zero points. So, let's now move into our specialist subject rounds, and going first today is Ben. So what have you chosen to play? - Equaliser. - Thank you very much. Let's play Equaliser. Ben, please step forward. (SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC) Fast with a Rubik's Cube. Are we fast with maths problems as well? - Hopefully. - Let's find out. 20 points for each correct equation. Here comes your first one. - 100. - Correct. - 162. - Well done. - 176. 50... 53? - (BUZZER BLARES) - 88. - 247. - You got it. - Negative-20? - (BUZZER BLARES) - Zero ` the answer for that one. Well played. Thank you very much for playing Equaliser. Ben joins Tessa in first place with 60 points. Eva has 30 points, and Adam has 10 points. So, next to play is Adam. What have you chosen? - Blueprinter. - Thank you very much, Adam. Let's play Blueprinter. Adam, please step forward. (SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC) How's the football season going, Adam? - Uh, good. We haven't lost a game yet. - That's what I like to hear. Let's see if we can continue that on Brain Busters now with Blueprinter. 30 seconds on the clock to have a look at what the Blueprinter is. 30 seconds to put those answers in. So, let's take a look and see what it is. Forsyth Barr Stadium. Good luck. Your time starts now. Dunedin's massive Forsyth Barr Stadium was officially opened in 2011 ahead of the Rugby World Cup, where it had a staggering 100,000 fans under its roof. The stadium has since been used for more than just rugby matches, with concerts, festivals and racing held there. (SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC) Five seconds left. That's time, Adam. Hopefully we've got all those locked in. You will now have 30 seconds to put your answers in. That time starts now. Halfway. (TENSE MUSIC) And that is all of them in. Adam, how we feeling about those? - I'm pretty confident. - Good. That's what we like to hear. OK, please reveal our first one. Gate A is correct. Gate H is correct. You've got Mitre 10 Mega Stand as well. Leith River makes it four. That's five. Six. Looking very good here, Adam. (BUZZER BLARES) Oh, couldn't quite get the last one. That was actually Butts Road. But still fantastic, Adam ` very close to a perfect score. Thank you for playing Blueprinter. Adam now has the lead with 130 points. Ben is on 60 points. Tesa also has 60 points. Then we have Eva on 30 points. So, just like that, we're already halfway through our specialist subject rounds, and everyone is wondering who will be making it through to the Brain Buster. - Getting closer to crunch time, where our final two contestants will battle it out to be today's Brain Buster champion. So let's hope they've been doing some training, because you don't wanna mess with this beast. - That's right, Mikey. Thank you very much. And don't forget ` you can play from home as well. Just head online to HEIHEI Games. Don't go anywhere. We'll see you a muri i te whakata. * Nau mai hoki mai. Welcome back to Brain Busters. Just before the break, we had Ben and Adam take on their specialist subject rounds, and next to play is Eva. Eva, what have you decided to play? - Sequencer. - Great choice. Let's play Sequencer. Eva, please step forward. (SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC) So, Eva, you manage to balance netball, dancing, singing. Let's see how you can balance our sequences today. Best of luck to you. 20 points for each correct answer. Arrange these units of measurement into decreasing order of length. Perfect start. In which order did these movies premiere? Follow it up. (BUZZER BLARES) Pocahontas coming first, then Mamma Mia. Place these Kiwi sporting siblings in order of age from oldest to youngest. Very talented family. Is it the right order, though? (BUZZER BLARES) Unfortunately not. In what order were these Harry Potter books released? I'm sure there's a lot of Harry Potter fans out there screaming at the TVs right now, but has Eva got it right as well? She sure has. Eva, well done to finish strong like that, and thank you so much for playing Sequencer. Adam remains in first place with 130 points. Eva moves into second with 70 points. We have Ben on 60 points and Tessa also on 60 points. One player left to take on their specialist subject round, and that is Tessa. So, what have you chosen to play, Tessa? - I've chosen Spellbinder. - Thank you very much. Let's play Spellbinder. Tessa, please step forward. (SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC) Now, Tessa, I know you're an avid reader, so do you think this is gonna help a lot going into Spellbinder? - Well, I certainly hope so. - Let's find out right now. Best of luck. 20 points for each word you spell correct. Ultimate. Correct. Transmission. Correct again. Sequel. Delayed. Fantastic stuff here. Sanctuary. Sarcasm. Pigeon. - Could I please have that in a sentence? - The pigeon flies back to home. Is correct. Tessa, congratulations. You have a perfect score. Amazing stuff. Clearly, the reading has helped a lot as well. Well done. You can take a seat at your podium. Finishing off our specialist subject rounds in style ` so, let's take a look at the leaderboard. Tessa reclaims top spot with 200 points. Adam has 130 points. Eva has 70 points, and Ben has 60 points. So, Ben, I'm sorry to say it, but by just 10 points, you have been eliminated from Brain Busters. Thank you so much for coming on to the show. A $100 bank account is coming your way. So what are you going to do with that money? - Probably get a speed cube timer and maybe some books. - Great option for you, Ben. Best of luck with the speed cubing as well. Impressive stuff. It truly is. And congratulations to our three remaining players. For them, it's one step closer to the Brain Buster. - Ooh! Three players left. Two will race, but there can only be one. that'll go through to Amygdala to turn their points into money. - Thank you very much, 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 of our options for the players to choose from. Today, those options are Reo Rangatira and Identifier. So, Eva, Tessa and Adam, please choose which one you would like to play now. Thank you, everyone, for casting those votes. Let's firstly take a look and see what Eva has chosen. Identifier. Tessa has picked... Identifier as well. And Adam has chosen... Identifier. There you have it. Let's play Identifier. Can Eva catch up? Or will Tessa and Adam boost their points even more? Let's find out. Best of luck. Here comes your first Identifier brain teaser. Tessa? - New Zealand robin, New Zealand pigeon and then southern royal albatross. - Tessa really wants some extra points. And Tessa gets them. Tessa? - Carrot and then bread and then yoghurt. - To really extend that lead... Well done, Tessa. Eva. - Potato, capsicum and... beetroot. - Unfortunately, not correct. Needed to swap capsicum for kale. And just like that, our brain teaser is complete. Thank you all very much for playing. Let's take a look at our leaderboard. Tessa extends that lead even further, now sitting on 260 points. Adam has 130 points. Then we have Eva on 40 points. So unfortunately, we do need to eliminate someone now, and today, that is you, Eva. Thank you so much for playing. A $100 bank account is on its way to you. So what are you going to do with that money? - Um, probably save up, maybe buy some new shoes. Awesome choice. Best of luck with netball, dancing, singing, choir. You do it all, Eva, and thank you so much for coming on to the show. And congratulations to Tessa and Adam. For them, it is time for the Brain Buster. - Who out of our two remaining players will be crowned as today's Brain Buster champion? Don't move a muscle. We'll be right back. Calculator! * Calculator! - Welcome back to the show. We started with four, but now we only have two as they get ready to take on the Brain Buster! - I'm up here with our top two players, Tessa and Adam. Well done to you both on making it this far. Now, Tessa, you're into your skiing. What got you into that? - Um, I've been skiing for 10 years now, and for me, it's one of my favourite things to do. - Awesome. And are you ready to take out the Brain Buster? - Definitely. - Nice. All the best to you. And Adam, volleyball's your sport. Tell us about that, man. - Uh, honestly, I got into it through an anime called Haikyuu. Me and my friend Ryan watched it together. Shout-out to Ryan. - Well, shout-out to Ryan, man. I'm sure he's happy that you made it this far. It's now the moment of truth for you both. Let's jump up on to our zip lines, and let's get ready to fly. Here we go. Three, two, one. Fly! Tessa and Adam, your brains have got you this far. Now you'll have to bring your bodies into the game if you want to make it to the Amygdala. Get those harnesses off, and away we go ` down the Neurotransmitters. Tessa, she's a spelling master, dungeon master, skiing master. Let's see if she can master the Brain Buster. Adam's going to have to get his Naruto run on if he wants to keep up. Oh, and he just about runs past the Hippocampus. Both players now entering their codes. Shot, Tessa. And Adam ` nailed it, my man. Now let's see how these two go on the Parietal Lobe, one of the most physically demanding obstacles. But it's no problem for Tessa. And she's going on a dungeon crawl to get through the tunnel. Adam's made it up, now doing some crawling of his own to get through. Tessa is first out on to the Frontal Lobe, showing great determination. Will she be the first to make it to the DNA molecule atom, or will Adam manage to sneak across? Ah, looks like Tessa made it. She has the lead now, but things can change very easily depending on how it goes with the switches. Wow, great stuff by Tessa ` activating her side of the Brain Buster quick smart. It'll be a tall order for Adam to catch up now. He's trying to activate the switches, but Tessa makes it to the end. Ka pai, Tessa and Adam. That was a really fun race to watch. As Adam makes his way to the end ` Chris, these two are both champions in my eyes. - Nice hustle, Adam, to finish there. I'll get you to bring it across this way, Tessa. Adam, we'll start with you. Second place today on Brain Busters. But firstly, how was the obstacle course? How was the Brain Buster? - Really fun. - A whole lot of fun. You did great. That last bit of the course as well, you really caught up, so awesome stuff. Second place today. You get to go home with a $100 bank account. What are you gonna do with it, Adam? - Probably save it up and spend it in the future. - Awesome. How's your time been on Brain Busters? - Great. - Good to hear, Adam. Thank you so much for coming on to the show. Tessa, congratulations. You've won the Brain Buster. You've showed it who's boss. How does that feel? - Honestly, amazing. I don't feel like I'm believing all this is real right now. - Good to hear! Well, you better believe it, because there is one more thing left for you to do, Tessa, and that is Amygdala. Tessa, once again, congratulations on making it to the Amygdala. Has it sunken in yet? - Um, only just I think. - Only just. What a game it's been for you here on Brain Busters. You led after Mega Memory. You led after the specialist subject rounds and the brain teaser, and now you've gone through the Brain Buster as well. You've just been superb. One more challenge ` that is Amygdala. And you are playing for $390. Fair bit of money, right? - SIGHS: Yeah. I don't know what I'd do with that, to be honest. - Well, we'll get to that stage at the end, OK? - OK. First question coming your way. Best of luck. Does the sport of cross country involve sailing or running? - Running. - Great start. Where on your body would you wear a Rolex or a Casio G-Shock? - On your wrist. - Which New Zealand city is best known for its links to Scotland? - Dunedin. - Helps when you're from there. Which country's national bird is the bald eagle? - America. - Which video game series includes the regions Kanto, Galar and Hoenn? (TENSE MUSIC) - Um, Sonic the Hedgehog. - Was that one a guess? - Yes. - Started incredibly. Can we back it up with this one as well? Not Sonic the Hedgehog; Pokemon was the answer. Which New Zealand department store brand operates over 50 stores across the country, specialising in family fashion, beauty, homewares, furniture, large appliances and whiteware? - H & J Smith. - Farmers was the answer. Which naturalist is known for his work on the theory of evolution? - Charles Darwin. - Charles Darwin is correct. What food is used as the base of guacamole? - Avocado. - Do you like guacamole? - Yes. - Delicious, right? - Yeah. - Is the base avocado? Definitely is. On what kind of structure was the TV series Babylon 5 set? - A temple. - Reason behind that one? - Well, it just sounds like it could be. - Fair enough. Space station... the correct answer, though. Finally ` is Lake Taupo in the North or South Island? - North Island. - Ever seen Lake Taupo? - Yes. - Been there? - Yeah. - Are you sure it's in the North Island? - Yes, I am sure. - I'm sure you are correct. As we take a look ` $273. Congratulations. What are you going to do with all that money? I know at the start you said you weren't too sure, but that's a lot of money still. Do you have any idea? - Well, I'd probably put some of it towards some books that I've been wanting for a while, and probably some of it's going to end up going into my Dungeons & Dragons. But... the rest of it I think I'd just save. - All fantastic options. Tessa, thank you so much for coming on to the show. It's been really great having you here. - Well done, Tessa. Awesome performance. I'm sure you're happy with that amount, right? - Yeah. - (LAUGHS) - You should be. If you think you can take on the Brain Buster just like our girl Tessa, jump online and head to HEIHEI Games. - Thank you so much for joining us today. Until next time, that's us for Brain Busters. www.able.co.nz Copyright Able 2020 Thank you, NZ On Air!