Four players three rounds, two players race, one winner takes it all. Kia ora, I'm Chris Cook 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. Chilling out with your man, Mikey Falesiu. Will today's top two players be ready to take on the ultimate obstacle course? I hope they are, because it's about to get real. Let's go! Kia ora, Mikey. And don't forget, you can play from home as well. So let's meet today's Brain Busters. Nau mai haere mai, and welcome along to Brain Busters. Today we have four players hoping they've got what it takes to be called the ultimate Brain Buster. Now, our players will start their with specialist subject rounds, where they can choose from six of our options. They'll have to gain enough points to stay in this game and avoid elimination. So let's meet our players now. Firstly, welcome to the show, Kahlia. Great to have you here. - Thank you. Now I hear you're right into your kapa haka, so went to the Kapa Haka Primary School Nationals. How was that? - It was an amazing experience. - What did you love about it? - The bond that we created over the week, it got stronger. - Awesome. Best of luck for brain buster, Kahlia. Bodie, great to have you on the show as well. Right into your sport? - Yeah, I love to play football. Yeah. - Who do you play for? - I play for Ferrymead Bays, yeah. - Big shout out to Ferrymead Bays. So pretty competitive then? - Yeah. I like` I train quite a bit and play quite a lot. - Well let's see if that competitive spirit comes through here on Brain Busters, Bodie. We also have Fran. Great to have you on the show, Fran. A xylophone player? - Yeah. - What got you into that. - I used to play the drums, and then I got bored of that. So I decided to try a new percussion instrument. - Awesome. So how long have you been playing it for? - 4 years. Epic! Great to have you on the show, Fran. And we also have Madeline. Madeline, you want to be a palaeontologist? - Yeah, I do. - How long have you wanted that dream? - Maybe since I was 3 or 4? - So where's the appeal with dinosaurs? - I just find them so intriguing, as they're so old. And I really love reptiles as well. - So, will some questions come up that might be in your favour today? Let's find out as we get into our first round. Good luck to all of you. Let's play Mega Memory. Let's not keep our players waiting any longer. 90 seconds on the clock, your time starts now. Is a TV screen made up of pixies or pixels? Madeline. - Pixels. - What type of animal is a merino? Madeline. - An animal that lives in the water? - Sheep. What is the nickname of the South African Men's rugby team? Brodie. - The Wallabies? - The Springboks. Which singer released a single and album both called 'Thank You, Next.' Madeline. - Ariana Grande. - Montreal and Toronto are cities in which North American country? Madeline. - Canada? - 'Hickory dickory dock, the mouse ran up the...' what? Madeline. - Clock. Which actor played Forrest Gump in the popular 1994` Fran. - Tom Hanks? What type of food can be served, scrambled, poached or fried? Madeline. - Eggs. Visitors to a marae are called what in re reo` Kahlia. - Manuhiri. - In which video game can you use a peashooters to stop your lawn being invaded? Fran. - Plants vs Zombies. - What position in netball can enter all three thirds of the court? Madeline. - Centre. The Charleston is a style of dance which was popularised in which decade? Madeline. - 1950s? - 1920s. What is the maximum number of people who ride in an Olympic bobsled? Kahlia. - 5? - Four. What is the National Animal of Australia? Madeline? - Kangaroo? Is correct, right on time as well. Thank you for playing. Let's take a look at the scores. Medlen finds herself in first place with 50 points. Frain has 20 points. Kahlia is on 0 points, and Bodie is also on 0 points. So now it's time to move into our specialist subject rounds, and starting us off. today, it is Kahlia. So what have you chosen to play? - Reo Rangatira. - Thank you very much, Kahlia. Let's play Reo Rangatira. Kahlia, please step forward. How do we feel about going first? - Uh, nervous, but happy. - Ready to get into it? - Yeah. - 20 points for each correct answer. Best of luck. What is a Maori way to say 'wash'? - Horoi. What is the English translation for 'ao marama'? - Earth. - Correct, well done. Where was the movie boy filmed? - East Coast. - Nicely done. What is a Maori word for school? - Kura. - Kia ora. What kind of ika are huhi korokoro, ngoiro, and tuere? - Pass. - Tuna. SIGHS: Oh, I was about to say that. - Hea ha te momo o te tangata mena he 'korokoro tui,' era? - Um, like, beautiful singer. - Nicely done. And finally, what is a Maori word for land. - Whenua. - Kia ora. Awesome stuff, Kahlia. A really strong start, especially going first. Six out of a possible seven as well. Great job. You can take a step back to your podium. Kahlia races into first place with 120 points. Madeline is on 50 points. Fran has 20 points and Bodie has 0 points. So next to play is Bodie, and what have we chosen, Bodie? - Spellbinder. - Thanks for that. Let's play Spellbinder. Bodie, please step forward. So how's the season going so far, Bodie? - Not too well, but it could get better. Yeah. - I like the positivity. Best of luck to you, Bodie. Please spell 'groceries'. '...e-r-i-e-s.' 'Reference.' Correct. 'Fantasy.' Well done. 'Ancestor.' Great spelling. 'Longitude.' Correct. 'Fissure.' - Can I have it in a sentence? A fissure is a crack in rock or earth. Nicely spelt. Your final word is 'element.' Just like that. Bodie, awesome stuff. Six out of seven. I think you probably could have got seven there with groceries as well, but still a great job. Thank you for playing. Kahlia has 120 points, Bodie has 120 points also. Madeline is on 50 points and Fran is on 20 points. So a very interesting start to the show as well. The only question is who will get to hang out with Mikey? - Here on the Brain Buster, one wrong move can be a game-changer. Hopefully not with today's final two. I'm pretty sure they're ready. - They definitely are, Mikey. And don't forget, you can play from home as well. Just head online to HEIHEI games. Don't go anywhere. Don't go anywhere. We'll see you a muri i te whakata. * Nau mai hoki mai, and welcome back to Brain Busters. Just before the break, we had Kahlia and Bodie take on their specialist subject rounds. And next to play is Fran. What have you chosen today, Fran? - Blueprinter. - Thank you very much. Let's play Blueprinter. Fran, please step forward. So Fran, do you have like a favourite song to play on the xylophone? - Uh, I play this cool tune called 'Xylophonia'. - Is it, like, really fast? - Yeah, it is quite fast, yeah. Awesome. Well, let's see how fast you can remember our Blueprinter today. Best of luck. You're gonna have 30 seconds to do it. So let's take a look and see what it is. Universal Studios, Singapore. Your time starts now. Universal Studios Singapore sprawls across 49 acres and has 7 different, exciting, uniquely designed zones that are each packed with theme park rides. One of them, the Battlestar Galactica, is one of the world's tallest duelling roller coasters, and is 42.5m high. 10 seconds left, Fran. Before you know it, time is up. Fran, you now have 30 seconds to put in your answers. That time starts now. 10 seconds left. Right in the nick of time. Awesome stuff, Fran. Think you've done well? - I dunno. I think I did all right. - Fingers crossed. Let's take a look. First one, please. Ancient Egypt is correct. New York makes two. We've got sci-fi city. And the dark room. Missed Far Far Away, though. And the Lost World. Accelerator... Was unfortunately incorrect as well. Started off very, very well their, Fran, just fell away in the last bit. But still a great effort. Thank you so much for playing. - Thank you. - Kahlia and Bodie still share the lead with 120 points. Then we have Fran now on 100 points, points and Madeline has 50 points. So we just have Madeline left to tackle her specialist subject round. And what will you be playing, Madeline? - Identifier. - Thank you very much. Let's play Identifier. Madeline, please step forward. Nine questions you answered in Mega Memory. Fast on that buzzer. Think you did pretty well? - Yeah, I did. - You did really, really good too, obviously taking the lead. The question is, can you reclaim it now? - Hopefully. - Let's find out. Best of luck, Madeleine. - Thank you. That is the start we want. Awesome stuff, Madeleine. Had two, couldn't get the third. Thought koala bears are pretty fast, but maybe I'm wrong. Definitely right with those three, Madeline. You've done well, Madeline, identify the three types of soil. Took a bit of time working out that third one. Need to think a little bit harder. Just a quick move there for Madeleine. Was it the right one? Indeed, it was. Madeleine, well played. thank you very much for tackling Identifier. - Thank you. - you can take a step back to your podium. A great way to finish our specialist subject rounds. But let's see where our leaderboard stands now. Madeline reclaims the lead with 150 points. Kahlia has 120 points. Bodie has 120 points. Then Fran has 100 points. So a close game today. But unfortunately, Frain, I'm sorry to say you have been eliminated from Brain Busters. Great to have you here on the show. And of course, a $100 bank account is all yours. What are you going to do with that money, Fran. - Oh, I have a really big school bag, and my friends say I look like a snail when I walk around. - (LAUGHS) So change that up? - Yeah. - Great choice, Fran. All the best, hey, and can't wait to hear you with that epic xylophone solo in the New Zealand symphony orchestra one day. - Thank you. - Great having you on the show. And congratulations is in order for our three remaining players. For them, that's one step closer to the Brain Buster. - With only three players left, go time is just around the corner. Can't wait to see who our final two will be. I hope they're ready. - They all are, Mikey. It's just a question of who. And to help us work it out, we have the brainteaser now. All of our players have gone through their specialist subject rounds, and we are left with two for our remaining players to choose from. Today those options are sequencer set for equaliser. So, Kahlia, Bodie and Madeline, please select which one you would like to play now? Thank you very much for your votes. We'll start with Kahlia, who has voted for sequencer. Bodie has voted for Equaliser. So what has Madeline voted for? Sequencer. Thanks very much, everyone. Let's play sequencer. There was a big sigh of relief just before with Kahlia very excited to play Sequencer. So 30 points if you buzz in and get it right. Buzz in and get it wrong, though, you'll lose 30 points. So let's get into our brainteaser now. Auckland Sky Tower, Eiffel Tower, Great Pyramid. In what order were these structures completed? - Great Pyramid, Eiffel Tower, Auckland Sky Tower. - Wants to extend that lead with this one. And does so. In which order with his book series first published? Madeline. - Aesop's Fables, Animorphs, The Treehouse Series. Madeline again buzzing in to extend it even further. And once again does so. Arrange these athletes in order of their first appearance at the Olympic Games. Bodie. - Muhammad Ali, Michael Jordan, Michael Phelps. - Fast lock in on those answers. Bodie trying to catch Madeline here. And is one step closer. Wizarding World of Harry Potter, UK. In what order were these theme parks opens? No answers yet. Time is up. Thank you all for playing at Brainteaser. Let's take a look at the leaderboard. Madeline, still in first place, has 210 points. Bodie now has 150 points. And Kahlia has 120 points. So, Kahlia, I'm sorry to say, but you have been eliminated from Brain Busters. 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? - Food and clothes. - The necessities. Great options there, Kahlia, and thank you so much for playing. Congratulations also to Bodie and Madeleine. For them, it's time for the Brain Buster. The ultimate obstacle course where our top two players will battle it out to see who will be crowned as today's Brain Buster champion. We'll find out very soon. * Welcome back to the show. We started with four and now there's just two. so who will take out the Brain Buster? It's all come down to this for our top two players, the ultimate obstacle course. So, less talk more action. Let's get ready to fly. Fly! Bodie and Madeline zipline their way across and into the Brain Buster. The winner will be playing for a massive $360, so you better give it all you've got! Down the neurotransmitters for a start, and on to the molecule steps. Will Bodie's football skills help him here? Some fancy footwork to make it across. I hope you got a good look at your code there, Bodie. And here comes our aspiring palaeontologist, Madeline. She'll have to be quick to keep up with Bodie, who did have his code after all. Madeline's turn at the hippocampus now, aced it! Shot, Madeline! The Parietal Lobe is next, and Bodie and Madeline both seem to be tackling the challenge head on. Bodie already up the top and into the tunnel. I'm not sure what kind of climbing skills dinosaurs had, but Madeline's definitely got skills as she also made it up the wall into the tunnel. Bodie's crossing the frontal lobe. He has a clear lead at the moment. One slip up, though, everything could change, because here comes Madeleine, She's hot on his tail. Can Bodie find the combination before Madeleine catches up? He can. But that's not going to stop Madeline. She's showing great determination here and she activates her side of the Brain Buster. Bodie enters the Basal Ganglia. Under and over. Here comes Madeline now. But Bodie just takes it out. Man, this was a good one today, Chris. - Awesome stuff, guys. - As our race is complete, I'll get you to bring it across this way. Madeleine, we'll start with you, though. How much fun was the obstacle course? - It was pretty fun. - Pretty fun. - And, hey, you did a fantastic job so close, you really caught up with near the end there as well. Second place today, not unfortunately, second place today should be super proud of yourself. And of course, you get to go home with the $100 bank account. What are you going to do with that money? - I'm going to put it towards a bag for my surfboard. - Awesome stuff. Can't wait to see you out in the waves. Thank you for coming to the show, Madeline. Bodie, Congratulations. Today's Brain Buster champion. How did the course run for you? - Oh, it went really fast. Way faster than I thought it would be. - Yeah, you're a lightning bolt through that course, man, congratulations. One more thing left to do for Bodie, though, and of course, that is Amygdala. Bodie, welcome, and congratulations on making it to Amygdala. How's it feel to be here? - It feels really good, yeah. - Good to hear. Now, the question is, do you think the Ferrymead Bays Team are gonna wanna be` have a share of that money? - No, I'm not going to give any of it to them. - Good. All right. Well, let's see how much we can win. So you scored 150 points today. Madeline actually scored 210 points. So you get to take all of those points away from her. Add that to your total. And you were playing for $360 So let's see how much we can win. Best of luck. Here comes your first question, Bodie. What colour is an Olympic first place winners medal? - Gold. - Correct. Which movie is set in the kingdom of Arendelle? - Rapunzel? - Frozen. The world's longest wall can be found in which country? - China? - Were the Super Mario brothers, plumbers or astronauts? - Plumbers. - Definitely were. What kind of animal is Wilbur in the book Charlotte's Web? - Spider? You say Spider, definitely an animal in the book, is it the right animal? A pig. - Oh... Which book series written by Terry Deary et al it now includes the titles, The Terrible Tudors and The Awesome Egyptians. - Horrible Histories? - Read any of those books. Yeah, I think so. I'm pretty sure, yes. - Horrible histories is correct. Which artist sings the lyric 'When your legs don't work like they used to before' in their song, 'Thinking Out Loud.' - Ed Sheeran. Yeah - Bit of an interesting song lyric. - Yeah. - Ed Sheeran is correct. What three colours are on the united and tribes of New Zealand flag. - Blue? Black and red? - Blue, black and red. - I don't really have any idea, just a guess. - Always worth a guess though. Like I said. You had blue, you had red, needed to swap our black for white. - Oh... Your final Amygdala question, Bodie. Which country does an Aussie come from? - Australia. - Australia? - Yes. - Got to be right. - Yeah. Of course it is. Congratulations, Bodie. Let's take a look, and you have won yourself $216. A lot of money. - Yeah. - What are you going to do with that, Bodie? - Oh, I might buy some new football or basketball gear. Yeah. - Awesome. Best of luck trying to hide it from your team as well. Congratulations. $216. 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. Captions were made with the support of NZ On Air. www.able.co.nz Copyright Able 2020 Thank you, New Zealand on air.