Captions by Kristin Williams. Captions were made with the support of NZ On Air. www.able.co.nz Copyright Able 2020 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. Now, we'll start with our specialist subject rounds where our players can choose from six of our options. They'll hope to gain enough points to stay in this game and avoid elimination. So, let's meet our players now. - First up, Lauren. Welcome to the game. - Hi, Chris. - Huge into theatre. - Yes. (CHUCKLES) - What's your favourite production? - Oh, favourite production would be Heathers: The Musical. - Oh, very nice. So you're gonna put on a performance for us today in Brain Busters. - I hope so. Yeah. (CHUCKLES) - Good to hear. Liam, great to have you here on the show. What do you like to do in your spare time? - I quite like to play soccer with my friends. - So definitely called 'soccer', not 'football'. - Uh... - There have been a few arguments. - (CHUCKLES) - Hopefully no arguments here on the show. - Hopefully not. - (CHUCKLES) Great to you here, Liam. Eileena, also fantastic to have you here. I hear you're a backstroke swimmer. - Yeah. - But not just any regular backstroke swimmer. - You're a New Zealand champion. - Yeah. (CHUCKLES) - Congratulations. So how fast can you swim? - My current best for 50 backstroke is 32 seconds. - Wow. That is quick. How fast will you be that buzz today, though? - (CHUCKLES) - And we also have Abbas. Welcome to the show, Abbas. What you like to do in your spare time? - I like to watch movies and TV shows. - Favourite movie? - Mean Girls. (CHUCKLES) - Why is that? - The aesthetic and the characters as well. - Nice. OK, great having you all on the show. Let's get straight into it and play our first round Mega Memory. As always, 90 seconds is on the clock for our players. 10 points if they get it right, but buzz in and get it wrong, you will lose 10 points. Best of luck. Your time starts now. What is the tallest living land animal? - Lauren? - Giraffe. - Which Sanitarium product is associated with a kids triathlon? - Lauren? - Weet-Bix. - In music, what other term is used for a minim? - Lauren? - Crochet? - Half. Novak Djokovic is associated with which sport? - Lauren? - Tennis. - In which mobile game series do players launch feathered creatures at pigs? - Liam. - Angry Birds. - Which singer-songwriter with the surname Winehouse was born in London? - Lauren? - Amy Winehouse. - In astronomy, supergiants and White Dwarves are types of what? - Lauren? - Stars. - What colour is the traditional flag of surrender? - Lauren? - Green? - White. Queenstown is set on which southern lake? - Lauren? - (SIGHS) - Wakatipu. How many zeros follow one in the number 'google'? Lauren? - Three` Six. - 100. - What country is home to Kangaroo Island? - Liam? - Australia. - Which root vegetable contains high amounts of a compound called 'beta-carotene'? - Lauren? - Carrots. - What is one of the 7.5 minute periods into which a game of polo` - (ALARM CHIMES) - I started, so I'll finish. What is one of the 7.5 minute periods into which a game of polo is divided called? - Lauren? - Overs? 'Chukker' was the answer there. Interesting one to finish off. And thank you so much for playing Mega Memory. Let's take a look at the scores. Liam is on 20 points. Lauren, after setting a record of answering 11 questions, finds herself on 10 points. Eileena is on zero points, and Abbas is also on zero points. So, we move now to our specialist subject rounds and starting us off today is Eileena. - So what have you chosen to play? - Spellbinder. - Thank you. Let's play Spellbinder. Eileena, please step forward. (MYSTERIOUS ELECTRONIC MUSIC) Eileena, what happened? I thought you were gonna be fast on the buzzer like you're swimming. - (CHUCKLES) - Oh, well. Time for redemption now. - Yep. - 20 points for each correctly spelled word. Best of luck. Here comes your first one. Please spell 'wither'. There we go. 'Restaurant'. Well done. 'Monotonous'. Correct. 'Diamond'. On a roll. 'Observatory'. Incredible stuff here. 'Deciduous'. And your final word is 'advance'. Wow. Look at that. Redemption was the word we mentioned at the top, and there we have it ` a perfect score. - Incredible stuff. Thank you so much for playing Spellbinder. - Thank you. (CHUCKLES) - So Eileena has the lead with 140 points. Liam is on 20 points. Lauren is on 18 points, and Abbas is on zero points. So trying to get in among the points now is Abbas. What are you playing today? - Blueprinter. - Thank you very much. Let's play Blueprinter. Abbas, please step forward. (MYSTERIOUS ELECTRONIC MUSIC) So how good are we at remembering things, Abbas? - Good enough, hopefully. - Good enough. All right. Best of luck. You can have 30 seconds to have a look at what our Blueprinter is, the 30 seconds to put in your answers. So let's see what the Blueprinter is. Treble Cone. Best of luck. Your time starts now. With the largest amount of lift access terrain in New Zealand, Treble Cone is known for epic powder days and steep runs. For more experienced shredders, the Motatapu Basin's big cliffs and narrow chutes are the best place to get a little bit sendy. (DYNAMIC ELECTRONIC MUSIC) 10 seconds left. That's time. Hopefully we've got all those locked in the brain. Your time to put in those answers starts now. (SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC) Very fast putting in those answers. Still had heaps of time left over. So let's just see how could that memory is. First one, please. Slow Zone is correct. So is Dave's Ditch. And we've got Upper Sinclair's. Plus Sun Dance. Make that five. Looking very good. Couldn't get The Crags, though,... and missed out on The Saddle Chair. So a very, very strong start and just missing a couple at the end. Impressive stuff, Abbas. Thank you for playing Blueprinter. Eileena still has the lead with 140 points. Abbas now has 100 points. Liam is on 20 points, and Lauren is on 10 points. So an impressive start for two of our players here on their specialist subject rounds. And everyone is wondering if they can make it to the Brain Buster. - Only two out of our four players will make it on to the Brain Buster. Have they been working out their upper body? I guess we'll find out soon. - Still a couple of brain games to play before we get to that, Mickey. And don't forget, you can fly from home as well. Just head online to HeiHei games. Don't go anywhere. We'll see you amuri e te whakata. * - Kia ora and welcome back to Brain Busters. Just before the break, Eileena and Abbas had their turn at their specialist subject rounds. And next to play, we have Lauren. What have you chosen today, Lauren? - I've chosen to play Identifier. - Thank you very much. Let's play Identifier. Lauren, please step forward. (MYSTERIOUS ELECTRONIC MUSIC) 11 answered in Mega Memory. You were just hot on that buzzer. What was racing through your head? - Um, I just know that I have good general knowledge, I guess. - (CHUCKLES) Well, here we are. Let's try and see if we can get some more points now as we go into Identifier. Best of luck. Here comes your first question. Identify the three natural sources of power. Can we get the first lot of 20 points for Lauren? Sure can. Well done. Correct again. Well done. You picked cartilage then swapped to mandible. Was that the right decision to make? Should have stayed with cartilage. A lot faster on this one. Back on the right path. Well done. How are we feeling about this one, Lauren? - Uh, I don't know. (CHUCKLES) I've never heard of the trenches before. - Just those bottom two you needed to swap. Finally ` The process for making that choice? - Um, my dad knows a lot about colours. He works in ink, so he's taught me pretty much everything he knows. (CHUCKLES) - There you go. Well, fingers crossed this is right, then. Yes, indeed. Making Dad proud there to finish the round. Well done, Lauren. Thank you so much for playing Identifier. Eileena still his top spot with 140 points. Abbas sits in second with 100. Lauren has 90 points, and Liam is on 20 points. So, it's just Liam to go now. So what have you chosen to play, Liam? - I have chosen Sequencer. - Thank you very much. Let's play Sequencer. Liam, please step forward. Last to go, Liam. So you feeling the pressure or are you ready for it? - I'm definitely feeling the pressure. - All right, here we go. Best of luck. First Sequencer ` Order these fielders in baseball from closest to farthest from the batter's plate. - Look unsure there, Liam. - I don't know my baseball. - Apparently you know it well enough. In which order did these New Zealand movies get released from first to most recent? Had to think if Whale Rider was before Boy. So was it? Yes, it was. Nice work. In what order were these dances popularised from first to latest? - You look like you'd be pretty handy at the moonwalk, Liam. - Uh, maybe. (CHUCKLES) Have we got the right order? Needed to swap moonwalk and the time warp around. In what order were these famous artists born from earliest to latest? Back on track with this one. Can we do it? Great job, Liam. In which order did the following wars take place? - A lot more confident on this one? - Pretty sure. But... - Pretty sure is good enough for. In which order did these cities host their first Olympic Games from earliest to most recent? What made you put that order, Liam? - Well, I don't think that the Olympics would've gone to Tokyo until quite a while after. - OK, let's see. Well played indeed. Final one. Arrange these fruits from smallest to largest. - Pretty confident with this one? - Pretty confident. - Nailed it. Nice work, Liam. Congratulations, a fantastic effort for Sequencer. Liam has one 140 points. Eileena also has 140 points. Abbas has 100 points, and Lauren has 90 points. - So, Lauren, you just missed out by 10 points. - Yep. - Very, very close game today. But I'm sorry to say you have been eliminated from Brain Busters. $100 bank account is all yours though, Lauren. So what are you going to do with that money? Buy some wigs for Armageddon, for my costumes, and then save the rest for something I might see at Farmers or something. - Oh, great idea. Send us some photos of how cool you look at Armageddon as well, all right? - I'll see if I can. Yeah. - Thank you very much, Lauren, and congratulations to our three remaining players. It's one step closer to the Brain Buster. - With only three players left, crunch time is just around the corner. Can't wait to see who our final two will be. Better start doing some press-ups. - No time for press-ups, Mikey. We've gotta get straight into our Brainteaser. Now, all of our players have gone through their specialist subject rounds, and we are left with two options for our players to choose from. Today those options are Reo Rangatira or Equaliser. So, Liam, Eileena, and Abbas, please select which one you would like to play now. All votes have been locked in, so let's first take a look and see what Liam voted for. Equaliser. Eileena voted for ` Equaliser as well. And Abbas voted for ` Equaliser. Three for three. Let's play Equaliser. So, Abbas will need a couple of questions here if he hopes to catch up. Or will Eileena and Liam keep him down? Let's see. Good luck. Here comes your first Equaliser equation. - Liam? - 14. Correct. Liam taken the sole lead. - Liam? - 511. Again correct. - Liam? - 91. Liam stealing all the points at the moment. - Liam? - 117. - Final Brainteaser. - Liam again. - 176. - Is correct. That is our Brainteaser complete, and what a Brainteaser it was. Let's take a look at the scores. After answering all of our Brainteaser equations, Liam now has 290 points. Eileena has 140 points, and Abbas has 100 points. So, Abbas, I'm sorry to say you have been eliminated from Brain Busters. Liam just not giving you the chance at all to answer one of those equations. But, hey, you still get to go home with a $100 bank account. - So what are you going to do with that money? - Probably save it. - Save it. Anything you're saving for at the moment? - Not really. Saving for the sake of saving. It's a good way to do it, Abbas. Thank you so much for coming on to the show, and congratulations to Liam and Eileena. It's time for the Brain Buster. - Upper body strength, lower body strength and determination are what one of our top two contestants will need to be crowned as today's Brain Buster. Who will it be? Don't go anywhere. We'll be right back. go anywhere. We'll be right back. * - 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 joined here with our two finalists ` Liam and Eileena. Now, Liam, how are you feeling, man? - I'm pretty nervous. - Hey, you know what? Take a deep breath and 3, 2, 1... - (BOTH BREATHE DEEPLY) - Ready to take on the Brain Buster? - Oh, I hope so. - You'll be awesome, man. Best of luck. - And, Eileena, netball player, is it? - Yeah. (CHUCKLES) - What position do you play? Wing Attack. - So you should be ready for the Brain Buster, right? - Yeah. - Awesome. Best of luck to you both. It's now time to jump up off on to our zip lines and let's get ready to fly. Awesome. Here we go. Fly. (UPBEAT MUSIC) - Will it be Liam or Eileena who takes out the Brain Buster? With Eileena's perfect speciality round and Liam's massive 290 points, I think this is going to be a very strong race, down the neurotransmitters and then on to the molecule steps. Liam's quick to get his unique code and first down to corpus callosum. I'm sure if Eileena looked at her code long enough. Hope her memory is on point. (NOTEPAD CHIMES) Liam's certainly is. Now, let's see how Eileena will go. Looks good, but Liam's on a roll and almost up the parietal lobe. It's not over yet. Eileena now up the wall and into the tunnel. This national swimming champion is close to catching up. On to the frontal lobe, Liam doesn't seem so nervous now that he's in the lead. Both rushing for the DNA molecule ladder to find the correct number combo to move on to the final obstacle. There goes Liam's side. He better move fast to reach the end before Eileena. Here she comes, but can she make it to the finish on time? Under. Over. Here she comes. No. Liam's done it. A well-deserved win and tough race, Chris. - And get the smoke going. There we go. - (SMOKE HISSES) Come across this way, Liam. Awesome race, guys. Close race as well. - Eileena, we'll start with you. Second place today, unfortunately. - Yeah. But how much fun did we have on that obstacle course? - Yeah, it was really fun. (CHUCKLES) - Really fun. - Congratulations, Eileena. - Thank you. A $100 bank account is all yours So what are you going to do with that money? - I'm probably going to save it up for maybe like a car in the future. - Nice. Long-term investment. - (CHUCKLES) - Awesome, Eileena. Thank you so much for coming on the show. - Best of luck with the rest of the netball season as well. - Thank you. - Liam, congratulations. Today's Brain Buster champion. - Let that sink in. How does it feel? - Oh, it feels great. - You've had a great run on the show as well. Did you think you were gonna take it out? - I thought` I knew I could, but I wasn't sure if I could actually do it. - And here you are. So just one more thing left to do, Liam, and that is Amygdala. - Welcome to Amygdala, Liam. How does it feel to be here? - Feels pretty good. - And what a round you've had in Brain Busters today. That Brainteaser, especially, was outstanding. You answered every single one of those equations. You were already in the lead as well, and you just kept on pushing that buzzer. - Can't let them catch up to you. - Well played. So here we are. So what that big bonus of points in the Brainteaser, it bumped your score up to 290. And then we get to add Eileena's score of 140. You're playing for $430. - The only question is how much of that can we win? - Hopefully all of it. - That's the attitude. Good luck, Liam. He comes your first amygdala question. What dairy food are Mainland, Anchor, and Chesdale all brands of? (DRAMATIC MUSIC) - Milk. - (KLAXON BLARES) - (SIGHS) - Cheese. - (SIGHS) - All right. First one out of the way. Back on track now. - Mm-hm. - What dangerous weather event is sometimes called a 'twister'? - Tornado. - There we go. Are there two or seven events in the heptathlon? - Seven. - Correct. The Archimedes screw was originally used to transfer what uphill. - Water? - Water. - Oh. - Well played. Water is correct. - (EXHALES) - In the traditional version of the song '12 Days of Christmas', what new gift did My True Love give on the fifth day? - Trying to sing the song in your head. - Trying to. Five golden rings. I don't know. - Something is singing. Or... But` - Five golden rings? - Yeah. I don't have any idea what the original song was like. - I think you'll find you were singing the original. # Five golden rings. # Well done, Liam. As we move on. In touch rugby, how many touches does the attacking team get before they must hand the ball over? - Four? - Played touch before? - Um, once or twice in school. - A lot of fun? Do you get four touches, though? - Add a couple. Six ` - (SIGHS) - ...the answer. Which South American country is named after Simon Bolivar? - Bolivia. - I think you're right. Final Amygdala question. - The Cat in the Hat's hat was striped white and what other colour? - Red. - Final answer. - Yes, it is. - Yes, it is red. - (EXHALES) - Big sigh of relief. As we take a look, a whopping $250. - Yes. - Liam, congratulations. - How does it feel to win all that money? - Oh, it feels pretty good. - Good to hear. And what are you going to do with the money? - Oh, I'll probably get some books and maybe a Lego set or two. - Sweet. Awesome idea. Liam, thank you so much for coming on to the show. Great having you here. - Awesome performance. And I guess you won't forget the colour of the cat's hat. (ALL CHUCKLE) Awesome performance, man. If you think you can take out the Brain Buster, just like our man, Liam, 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