Captions by Sophie Pearce. 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. 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 make our players now. Firstly, Emily, welcome to the game. - Right into your swimming. What's your favourite stroke? - Butterfly. - That's going to be like the hardest one, right? - Yeah. - Why do you like that one? - Um... I'm quite good at it. - Makes sense to me. Best of luck to you, Emily. Noah, welcome to the game. I hear you have an interest in shares. - Yup. - So, can you tell us how you're investing in at the moment, or is that a big secret? - I'm investing in Tesla, which is one Elon Musk's car companies. - Yeah. Wow. Awesome. Good on you, Noah. Sophia, welcome to the game, and a big happy birthday today as well. - Thank you. - What do you like to do when you're not at school? - I like to do sport, especially running and horse riding. - What kind of distance running we talking? - 5 K, usually. - How fast? - Oh, like... 20 minutes maybe. - Wow! OK, that's pretty quick. Remind me to never race against you, Sophia. Great to have you on the show as well. - Thank you. - And we also have Hasan. Welcome to the show, Hasan. A keen chess player. - Yeah, yeah, yeah. - So what's, like, the fastest time you beat someone in? - Well, obviously four moves. I've never done a Fool's mate, but a Scholar's mate is quite easy. - I have no idea what you just said, (CHUCKLES) I'm not going to lie, but maybe you can teach me in the break. In the meantime, let's get back to this game. Of course it is Brian Busters. Our players are set and ready. So let's get into the first round. It's making Mega Memory. No time to waste. Let's get straight into it. 90 seconds on the clock Best of luck. Your time starts now. What type of Pokemon is Pikachu? - Hasan. - Is he a electric pokemon? - (DING!) - Who sang, 'Baby, you're a firework. Come on, show them what`'? - Hasan. - Katy Perry. - (DING!) - What is the capital city of Mexico? - Hasan. - Mexico City. - (DING!) - Which Roman did Shakespeare write about, Julius Caesar or Julius Marlow? - Emily. - Julius Caesar. - (DING!) - Which show featured small blue beings including Papa, Brainy, Hefty`? - Sophia. - Smurfs. - (DING!) - Which traffic light colour is sometimes called 'amber'? - Sophia. - Yellow. - (DING!) - From which country does feta cheese originate? Hasan. - Uh, Italy. - (BUZZ!) - Greece. Which element has a chemical symbol, Pb? - Hasan. - Uh, lead. - (DING!) - Does the sunrise near the east or west? - Noah. - East. - (DING!) - Emily Blunt played English nanny Mary who in`? - Sophia. - Poppins. - (DING!) - In an orchestra, who uses up a baton? - Hasan. - The conductor. - (DING!) - How many versions of Spider-Man appeared in the movie Into the`? Sophia. - Sorry, I don't know. - (BUZZ!) - Six. Which movie series features Princess Fiona? - Noah. - Shrek. - (DING!) - What date in May is Star Wars Day? - Noah. - May the 4th. - (DING!) - Pure Imagination is a song from which children's`? - Sophia. - Willy Wonka. - (DING!) - That is correct, Sophia. Just in time there as well. What a fast round of Mega Memory. Thank you all for playing. Let's take a look at the leaderboard. Hasan has first place with 40 points. Then we have Noah on 30 points. Sophia has 30 points. Then we have Emily on 10 points. So now we move into our specialist subject rounds and starting us off today it is Emily. What have you chosen to play, Emily? - Blueprinter. - Thank you very much. Let's play Blueprinter. Emily, please step forward. (TENSE MUSIC) So, Emily, in swimming, is it better to be in, like, the first heat or the last heat? - The last heat usually, yeah. - The last heat, OK. So we're kind of in the first heat now for Brain Busters. That's all right, though. Let's focus on the task at hand. So, 30 seconds on the clock for our Blueprinter. Best of luck memorising all of it. And then we have 30 seconds to put in your answers after that. So, with that being said, let's take a look at our Blueprinter now. Good luck. Your time starts now. Huge crowds flock to the US Open grounds to watch the fourth and final rounds in the US Grand Slam. The world famous Arthur Ashe Stadium is known for its notoriously vocal spectators, festival style atmosphere, and nail-biting battles between the very best players in tennis, including a match between sisters Venus and Serena Williams in 2001. And that is time. Hopefully we've got all of those locked in, Emily. You'll now have 30 seconds to put your answers in, and that time starts now. (TENSE MUSIC) Ten seconds left. And that is time up, Emily. Thoughts? - I think I got a few of them correct. - That's what we like to hear. Let's see now. First one, please. - (DING!) - Amex Road is correct. - (DING!) - We have Arthur Ashe Stadium as well. - (DING!) - Emirates makes three. - (BUZZ!) - That was not the Practise Courts though. - (BUZZ!) - And that wasn't the President's Gate. - (BUZZ!) - Neither the Octagon Shops. So we started off great. You just needed to swap around the President's Gate and the Practise Courts, would've given you a couple more points there as well. Still, a great start. Thank you very much for playing Blueprinter. Emily has the lead with 70 points. Hasan is on 40 points, Noah has 30 points, and Sophia has 30 points. So, we'll now move on to our next player for their specialist subject, and that is Noah. What can be chosen to play? - Equaliser. - Thank you very much, Noah. Let's play Equaliser. Noah, please step forward. (TENSE MUSIC) So, you're right into your shares, Noah. So does that mean you've gotta be pretty on to it with your maths and your quick equations then? - Hopefully. - All right. Well, let's see if that can work well for you today here on Brain Busters. 20 points for each correct equation. Here comes your first one. - (BUZZ!) - 150 - (DING!) - Correct. - (DING!) - Well done. - (DING!) - Correct again. - (DING!) - Great job. - (DING!) - Correct. - (DING!) - Correct. That is Equaliser, done and dusted. Noah, it was just one number that separated you from a perfect score, but still a brilliant effort. Well done. You can take a step back to your podium. - Thank you. Noah takes the lead with 150 points. Emily has 70 points, Hasan has 40 points, and Sophia has 30 points. So an excellent start here on Brain Busters, but the question on everyone's mind is who will be able to go hang out with Mikey. - Here on the Brain Buster, two players will race to get the chance to go to the final round and turn their points into dollars, but sadly, only one winner. Who's it going to be? I'm excited, Chris. - You and me both, Mikey, and I'm sure everyone at home is as well. In fact, you can play from home too. Simply head online to HEIHEI Games. Don't go anywhere. We'll be right back i muri i te whakata. * - Nau mai hoki mai. Welcome back to Brain Busters. Just before the break, we had Emily and Noah take on their specialist subject round, and next to play it is Sophia. So what have you chosen, Sophia? - Spellbinder. - Thank you very much. Let's play Spellbinder. Sophia, please step forward. (TENSE MUSIC) Now, Sophia, I know it's your birthday. Can't take any favouritism though, OK? But still, it would be a pretty cool birthday present to take out Brain Busters, right? - Yes, definitely. - Well, let's see if we can make a start there with Spellbinder. Here comes your first word. Spell 'acquired'. - (DING!) - Great start. 'Clarity'. (DING!) Correct. 'Quizzical'. - (BUZZ!) - Needed another Z in there. 'Register'. - (DING!) - Well spelt. 'Combination'. - (DING!) - Correct Your final words is... 'trigger'. - (DING!) - That is correct. Sophia, happy with that? - Yes. - Good to hear. You've done a fantastic job. Thank you so much for playing Spellbinder. - Thank you. - Noah still has the lead with 150 points. Sophia moves into second with 130 points. Emily has 70 points and Hasan is on 40 points. So we just have one more player left to take on their specialist subject round, and that player is Hasan. So what have you chosen to play? - I have chosen Sequencer. - Thank you very much. Let's play Sequencer. Hasan, please step forward. (TENSE MUSIC) Last to go, Hasan. - Yeah. How's it been seeing everyone else go before you? - Well, I'd prefer to go, like, second or third, but, you know, whatever happens, happens. I'll just deal with it. - I like that attitude. Best of luck, Hasan. Here comes your first sequence. Order these shapes by the number of sides, highest to lowest. Order these shapes by the number of sides, highest to lowest. - Is that the right order? - (BUZZ! DING! BUZZ!) - What? Oh, highest to lowest! - Had it round the wrong way, sorry, Hasan. - (GROANS) Oh, yeah. - Next one. Order these Harry Potter books from earliest to latest release. Harry Potter fan, Hasan? - Nah. - Do you know the order though? - (DING! DING! DING!) - You sure do. - (SIGHS) - Back on track. In what order were these household items invented? Had a long think about moving that Tin Can into that middle place, was that the right thing to do? - (DING! DING! DING!) - Yes, it was. In what order were these royal weddings? Know your royal family, Hasan? - Uh, no, no. - (CHUCKLES) - (DING! DING! DING!) - (SIGHS) - It appears you do. Last Sequencer, Hasan. Put these tennis players in order by their number of Wimbledon Women's Single titles, most to least. Had a pause, wanted another look, didn't change anything though. So, do we have the right order? - (BUZZ! BUZZ! DING!) - Not the correct order. And just like that, Sequencer is done and dusted. Hasan, thank you very much for playing. All of our players have now completed their specialist subject, so let's take a look at the leaderboard. Noah manages to hold on to first place with 150 points. Sophia has 130 points. Hasan has 100 points. Then we have Emily on 70 points. So unfortunately, we do need to eliminate our first player today on Brain Busters, and that will be you, Emily. Thank you so much for coming onto the show. Great having you here. And of course, you get to go home with a $100 bank account. So what will you be doing with that money, Emily? - Uh, might spend it on some books. - Keen reader? - Yeah. - Good to hear. Hey, and all the best with the swimming, Emily. - Thank you. And congratulations for our three remaining players. For them, it's just one step closer to the Brain Buster. - Ooh, one has gone home and the three that are remaining must be feeling the heat now. I'll tell you what, the real pressure begins when you get here ` the Brain Buster. - I'll tell you what, Mikey, the pressure is already pretty high. That is because we're about to move in our Brain Teaser now. All of our players have gone through their specialist subject rounds and we are left with two for our players to choose from. Today, our players' options are Reo Rangatira or Identifier. So, Noah, Sophia, and Hasan, please select which one would like to play now. Thank you all very much for voting. First, let's take a look and see what Noah voted for, which was Identifier. Sophia has chosen Identifier as well. Hasan has picked... Identifier. There you have it. Let's play Identifier. As always, 30 points if our players buzz in and get it right, but buzz in and get it wrong, our players will lose those 30 points. So let's get into it. And here comes our first Identifier Brain Teaser. Sophia. - Bottles,... T-shirts,... and insulation. - Eliminate three things that cannot be made from recycled plastic. - Is that the answers we're looking for? - (BUZZ! BUZZ! BUZZ!) No, we needed tin cans, vegetables and wooden fences. Hasan. - So centipede,... a snake and spider. (DING! DING! DING!) - That is correct. - (SIGHS) - Noah. - Mercury, Earth, Saturn. - (DING! DING! DING!) - Noah, that is correct, as he extends his lead. Hasan. - So I think it's, uh... From smallest to biggest, so it's a petabyte, zettabyte, then a kilobyte. - Is that the order we're after? - (BUZZ! BUZZ! BUZZ!) - No, the order was kilobyte, then petabyte, followed by zettabyte. Last one. Sophia. - Scotland,... Oh, New Zealand,... and... Egypt. (DING! BUZZ! BUZZ!) - Had New Zealand, unfortunately Egypt and Scotland weren't needed. Paraguay and Argentina to complete that. Wow, what a round of our Brain Teaser that was. Thank you all very much for playing. Let's take a look now at the scores. Noah still holds that lead with 180 points. Hasan has 100 points and Sophia has 70 points. So, Sophia, I'm really sorry to tell you, but you have been eliminated from Brain Busters. Thank you so much for coming on to the show. - Thank you for having me. - Hey, it's been our absolute pleasure. A $100 bank account is all yours as well. So what are you going to do with the money? - Probably new horse equipment. - Oh, awesome. How long you been horse riding for? - About two years. -Oh, very cool indeed. Sophia, thanks heaps once again. - Thank you. And congratulations to Noah and Hasan. For them, it is time for the Brain Buster. - The ultimate test of strength, speed, smarts and more. Our top two finalists got their hands full, but as we all know, there can only be one victorious winner. Who's it gonna be? Don't move a muscle or even blink cos we'll be right back. Who's it gonna be? Don't move a muscle or even blink cos we'll be right back. * Nau mai hoki mai, and welcome back to Brain Busters. We've had Mega Memory, our specialist subject rounds, the Brain Teaser, and it comes down to this ` the Brain Buster. (EXCITING MUSIC) - Our final two contestants are ready to take on the ultimate obstacle course, so let's get ready to fly. Three, two, one. Fly! Noah, Hasan, say hello to the Brain Buster. The Amygdala awaits, but who will make it through? First obstacles are the Neurotransmitters. Good start so far. Crossing the Molecule Steps. Noah speeding through the corpus callosum, but did he see his code there? Hasan definitely did. At the Hippocampus now and you never 'Noah', he could get it first try. No, you have to keep trying. Hasan might have better luck. Checkmate. He's got to climb the Frontal Lobe while Noah tries again. Yes! I 'Noah' guy who invests in shares and has 0% interest in coming second. Look at him go, super quick out of the tunnel. Hasan needs to hustle. Noah is boosting across the Frontal Lobe. Hasan's a bit tangled in the Tunnel Web. This could set him back even further. Noah's made it onto the DNA Ladder and now trying the switches to change the lights and sprint for gold. Hasan getting closer, but Noah's activated his side. It's onto the Basal Ganglia for him, and with Hasan not at the switches yet I think we have a clear winner. Hard luck, Hasan. You didn't have much luck on the Brain Buster like you usually would on a chessboard, but you still smashed in like a king. Good race, Chris. - Nice work. Here comes, Hasan. Hits that buzzer. That is the race complete. Good sportsmanship by both our players. Bring it across this way. Hasan, we'll start with you. It's a tough obstacle course, isn't it? - Yeah. - Still good fun, though. - Yeah. - Great to hear. Well, Hasan, congratulations. Second place today on Brain Busters, which means you get to go home with a $100 bank account. What are you gonna do with that money? - Probably spend it on some Pokemon cards, I guess. - Oh, nice choice. Hey, thank you so much for coming on to the show, Hasan. Noah, congratulations. You are today's Brain Busters champion. Let that sink in for a bit. Pretty awesome, right? - Yeah, it is, yeah. - Flew through the course there, raced up that climbing wall. What was going through your head? - Just go as fast as you can and don't stop. - Yeah, and that's exactly what you did. And we're not stopping yet either, because there is still one thing left to do, and that is Amygdala. Noah, here we are at Amygdala. How does it feel, mate? - Pretty good. Well, congratulations once again. Representing Gore as well. - Yup. - Anything you want to say to everyone in Gore watching right now? - Uh... Cheer me on? - (CHUCKLES) I'm sure they will be. So let's take a look and see how much money you're playing for. You scored 180 points, Hasan scored 100 points, which means you are playing for $280. Let's try win you as much as we can, all right? Excellent. Here comes your first Amygdala question. In which season do leaves fall from trees? - Autumn. - (DING!) - Correct. In which movie does a Polynesian girl seek out Maui? - Moana. - (DING!) - Correct. In English, how many months have a total of five letters in their names? - Two. (DING!) - That is correct. Of course, April and March. Would you fly or sail in a 747? - Fly. - (DING!) - You absolutely would. Which city's divisive wall was deliberately demolished between 1989 and 1991? - Berlin. - First, kind of, answer you seem a little bit unsure of. What makes you say Berlin? - I have no idea. - (DING!) - Berlin is correct. What is the chemical symbol for beryllium? - Be. (DING!) - Nicely done. What is the name of the highest mountain in the North Island? - Don't know any mountains in the North Island. Um... Mount North. (CHUCKLES) I don't know. - Final answer? - Yeah. I'm not sure. - (BUZZ!) - Mount Ruapehu was the answer. Doing really good, Noah. Here comes your next one. The biggest non-polar desert in the world is? - The Sahara. - Would it be the biggest though? - (DING!) - It is the Sahara. Foveaux Strait between Stewart Island in the South Island is the source of a seafood delicacy. Name this delicacy. - Bluff oysters. - Now, as a lad from Gore, surely you gotta know this one, right? - Oh, hopefully, yeah. - Don't wanna be getting this one wrong then. - (DING!) - Of course, it's Bluff oysters. Sigh of relief there. Finally,... which is typically eaten last ` starter or dessert? - Dessert. - Final Amygdala answer ` dessert is locked in. - (DING!) - And it is correct. Awesome stuff, Noah. As we take a look, you have won $252. Great effort. What are you going to do with the money, Noah? - I'm gonna invest in Tesla. - Put it all into Tesla? - Yup. - Wow. (CHUCKLES) I commend you on doing that, Noah. Thank you so much. Congratulations. $252. - And don't forget, if you think you've got the goods to take on the ultimate obstacle course, jump online and head to HEIHEI Games. - Thank you so much for joining us today. Until next time, that's it for Brain Busters. www.able.co.nz Copyright Able 2020 Thank you NZ On Air.