- 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. - King Mikey Falesiu at your service. I hope today's top two got their A game ready, because the Brain Buster is not one to mess with. Let them know, Chris. - It definitely isn't, Mikey, and don't forget, you can play from home as well. So let's meet today's Brain Busters. (UPBEAT THEME MUSIC) Captions by Annie Curtis and Shrutika Gunanayagam. 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 Mega Memory before moving into 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. Firstly, Katrina ` great to have you here on the show. Right into your snowboarding How long have you been doing that for? - Three years. - Nice. Where do we love to snowboard? - Snowplanet and up the mountains. - Oh, awesome. Love shredding the slopes. - Yeah. - Good to hear. Fynn, right into your sport. Favourite sport? - Uh, probably football. - Who do we support? - Liverpool FC. - Good man. Moving across to Julia. - You're right into your sport as well. What do you like to play, Julia? - I play netball, water polo and football. - Does it ever end? And you've also got three cats? - Yes. - Who do we have? - Luna, Lucas and Lara. I love them all to bits. - Very cute indeed. And I've also got Tomas. Right into your Formula 1 ` what do you love about F1? - Just the` Like, it's very entertaining and gripping, and it's, like, also got strategy in it. - Favourite driver? - Lando Norris. - Good choice. All right. Great to have you all here for Brain Busters. Let's get straight into our first round of the day. It's Mega Memory. 90 seconds on the clock. Who will come out on top after our first round? Let's find out now. Good luck. Your time starts now. Which singer has had a billion YouTube views for her song Halo? Katrina? - Beyonce. (DING!) - Is Napier in the North Island or the South Island? Fynn? - North Island. (DING!) - Marshall, Rubble and Chase are dog characters` Tomas? - Paw Patrol. (DING!) Do the Tall Blacks play hockey or basket` Julia. - Basketball. (DING!) - Does a barbershop quartet sing songs or play banjos? Katrina. - Play banjos. (BUZZ!) - Oh. - Sing songs. Which gaming console uses a DualShock controller? Tomas. - PlayStation 4. (DING!) - Which country is home to the tandoori chicken? Katrina. - India. (DING!) - What is the only even prime number? Katrina. - Two. (DING!) - In the film Moana, which New Zealand actor voices Chief Tui? Katrina. - Dwayne Johnson. (DING!) - Temuera Morrison. The Tony Hawk series of video games are based on what sport? Tomas. - Skating. Oh, skateboarding. (DING!) - What is the name of the legendary gloopy substance dumped on people on What Now? Fynn. - Slime? (BUZZ!) - Gunge. What colour sandpaper was used by the Australians` Tomas? - Yellow? (DING!) - What is edible, usually pointy and used to hold an ice cream? (SIREN WAILS) Katrina. - Ice cream cone. (DING!) - And that is time up. Thank you all for playing Mega Memory. Let's take a look at those scores. So now we move into our specialist-subject rounds, and it's time we get some points on the board for Fynn. - So what are we going to play, Fynn? - Equaliser. - Thank you very much. Let's play Equaliser. (UPBEAT MUSIC RIFF) Fynn, please step forward. (TENSE MUSIC PLAYS) So, obviously sports-mad, Fynn ` what do we love about sport? - Oh, just the competitiveness and how it brings people together. - Awesome. So two of those things both happening here on the show ` ready to get competitive? - Yeah. - Let's do it. (READS EQUATION) - 121. (DING!) - Well done. (READS EQUATION) - 19. (DING!) - It is. (READS EQUATION) - 12. (BUZZ!) - 11.5. Very close. (READS EQUATION) - 12. (DING!) - That is 12. (READS EQUATION) - 88. (DING!) - Finally, Fynn, (READS EQUATION). - 348. (DING!) - Very well done, there, Fynn ` really, really great stuff; awesome start to your specialist-subject round. Thank you very much for playing Equaliser. So, next, to play their specialist-subject round is Julia. What would you like to play, Julia? - Blueprinter. - Thank you very much. Let's play Blueprinter. (EXCITING MUSIC RIFF) Julia, please step forward. (TENSE MUSIC PLAYS) So how's the memory, Julia? - Um, it's OK. - OK. Might need a little bit more than OK if we hope to stay in Brain Busters, all right? So let's really focus as we get into our Blueprinter now. You have 30 seconds to take a look at it and then a further 30 seconds to put in your answers. Good luck, Julia. Here comes your Blueprinter now. It's Lake Taupo. Best of luck. Your time starts now. (EXPECTANT MUSIC PLAYS) Roughly the size of Singapore, Lake Taupo is the crater of one of the largest volcanic eruptions Earth has seen in 5000 years. The eruption was so big that the ancient Romans and Chinese both observed red sunsets from the 50km-high plume of ash. (TIMER TICKS) Five seconds left, Julia. (SIREN WAILS) That's time. You'll now have 30 seconds to put in your answers, which starts now. (TENSE MUSIC PLAYS) (CHIMING) (CHIMING) (TIMER TICKS) 10 seconds left. Not that you needed that time. All right, Julia, best of luck. Let's hope that memory's better than OK. First one ` (DING!) Stump Bay is correct. (BUZZ!) Missed out on the second one, though. (DING!) Karangahape Cliffs is correct. (DING!) That is three. (DING!) You got four. (DING!) Te Moenga Bay is also correct. (DING!) And you've done it ` really well done. A bit shaky off that second one, but really brought it home nice and strong. Julia, thank you for playing Blueprinter. So a great start to Brain Busters today for two of our players. Two more to go after the break, but all of our players are wondering if they're going to be able to head to the Brain Buster. - One wrong move can be a game changer here on the Brain Buster ` hopefully with today's final two. I'm sure they're ready. - Thanks, Mikey. And don't forget, you can play from home as well. Just hop online to HEIHEI Games. Don't go anywhere. We'll see you a muri i te whakata. * (UPBEAT THEME MUSIC RIFF) Nau mai, hoki mai. Welcome back to Brain Busters. Just before the break, we had Fynn and Julia take on their specialist-subject rounds, and playing next is Katrina. So what would you like to play, Katrina? - Sequencer. - Thank you very much. Let's play Sequencer. (TENSE MUSIC RIFF) Katrina, please step forward. (TENSE MUSIC PLAYS) What got us into snowboarding, Katrina? - My parents put me into a programme at Snowplanet, and it's my passion. - Awesome. So put that passion on pause for now ` passion right now is Sequencer. - Yup. - Perfect score? - Maybe not. (CHUCKLES SOFTLY) - Let's try. Let's try. OK, here comes your first one. (READS ITEMS) Arrange these computer models from earliest release to most recent. (CHIMING) (DINGING) You've got it correct. (READS ITEMS) In what order were these forms of communication invented? (TENSE MUSIC CONTINUES PLAYING) (CHIMING) Wanted to swap it, did swap it ` should we have swapped it? (BUZZING) (DING!) No. No need to swap that one ` had it right there for a second. (READS ITEMS) Arrange these hit songs in the order they were released from earliest to most recent. (CHIMING) Happy with the order? (DING! BUZZING) Needed to swap around those last two, though, What Do You Mean? coming before Superpower. (READS ITEMS) Put these New Zealand prime ministers in order of their election, earliest to latest. (CHIMING) (DINGING) Awesome stuff. Really needed that one to be right, Katrina, and you've nailed it. (READS ITEMS) In what order were these museums opened? (TENSE MUSIC CONTINUES PLAYING) (CHIMING) Hoping to get another one correct here. (DINGING) Very well played, Katrina. (READS ITEMS) List these TikTok stars from least to most fans. (CHIMING) Think you got this one, Katrina? Pretty happy with it? Our final Sequencer ` do we have it right? (DINGING) Absolutely. That smile on the face ` wasn't gonna miss out on that final sequence. Very well played, Katrina. Thank you so much for taking on Sequencer. - Thank you. - So we just have one more player remaining to take on their specialist-subject round. That player is Tomas. What will you be taking on? - Spellbinder. - Thank you very much, Tomas. Let's play Spellbinder. (INTENSE MUSIC RIFF) Tomas, please step forward. (TENSE MUSIC PLAYS) Just like Lewis Hamilton, you've taken out making Mega Memory. The question is ` can we back it up? You think so? - Yes. - Good to hear it. Let's get into Spellbinder now. - OK. - First word ` please spell 'converse'. - (SPELLS) (DING!) - That is correct. 'Fugitive'. - (SPELLS) (DING!) - Well done. 'Cherokee'. - (SPELLS) (DING!) - Well spelt. Your next word is 'scenic'. - (SPELLS) (DING!) - Awesome stuff. 'Accumulation'. - (SPELLS) (DING!) (EXHALES) - Sigh of relief for that one. Your next word is 'oscillating'. - (SPELLS) (DING!) - Can we get a perfect score? Your final word is 'served'. - (SPELLS) - (DING!) - Forget Lewis Hamilton; we got a superstar right in front of us. - (EXCLAIMS SOFTLY) - Tomas, a perfect score ` well done, my friend. You can take a step back to your podium. That is one way to finish off our specialist-subject rounds in style, so let's take a look now at the leaderboard. So we have a tie. In this instance, we need to go to our sudden-death tiebreaker round. This round will only be competed between Katrina and Fynn. I'll ask a question. The first person to give me the correct answer will go through to the next round. If you give me the incorrect answer, however, your opponent will go through. Best of luck. Here comes your tiebreaker question. In the fairy tale, who was the hard-working girl with a heart of gold and a wicked step`? (CHIMING) Katrina. - Cinderella. (DING!) - Is the correct answer ` Katrina, congratulations. You'll go through to the next round, which means, Fynn, I'm sorry to say you have been eliminated from Brain Busters ` just not quite quick enough on that buzzer. But a $100 bank account is all yours, Fynn, so what will you be doing with the money? - Probably saving and just seeing what comes up on sales. - Very smart decision there, Fynn. Great having you on the show. 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 only one will get the chance to turn their points into mo-ney. - And before we have any chance of getting to that mo-ney, Mikey, we do have our Brain-Teaser. Now, all of our players today have gone through their specialist-subject round, and we are left with two options for our players to choose from. Today those options are Reo Rangatira and Identifier. So Katrina, Julia and Tomas, please select which one you would like to play now. (WHOOSHING) Thank you, everyone, for voting. We'll start with Katrina, who has chosen... (WHIRRING) Julia would like to play... (WHIRRING) And Tomas has picked... (WHIRRING) There we go. Let's play Identifier. (CURIOUS MUSIC RIFF) Buzz in and answer the correct question ` you will get 30 points, but fail to do so ` you will lose 30 points. Let's get into it now. Here comes your first Identifier brain-teaser. Identify the three words that are layers of` (CHIMING) Julia. - 'Crust', 'mantle' and 'inner core'. (CHIMING) - 'That are layers of the earth'. Julia was very quick on it... (DINGING) ...and is also correct. African elephant, Sumatran` (CHIMING) Katrina. (CHIMING) (READS QUESTION) (DINGING) - (SIGHS) - Sigh of relief from Katrina. (READS QUESTION) (CHIMING) Tomas. - Uh, 'mutation',... uh, 'species',... (STAMMERS) 'heredity'. (CHIMING) - Everyone wanting to get in the points for this Brain-Teaser. Can Tomas do it as well? (DINGING) Well played, Tomas. Identify the three` (CHIMING) Katrina. - Parsnip, lettuce,... turnip. (CHIMING) (TENSE MUSIC PLAYS) (DINGING) - Katrina is correct again. Finally, eliminate the three` (CHIMING) Katrina. - Magnet, pulley, lever. (CHIMING) - (READS QUESTION) (DINGING) (BUZZ!) - (GROANS) - Missing out, unfortunately ` needed to swap 'screw' in for 'magnet'. Wow, a (CHUCKLES GENTLY) very quick round indeed for the Brain-Teaser. Thank you all for playing. Let's take a look now at our final leaderboard. Tomas extends his lead. So a really hard-fought battle there for our Brain-Teaser. Unfortunately, Katrina, though, we do have to say goodbye to you. You have been eliminated from Brain Busters, but you receive a $100 bank account. So what will you be putting that money towards? - I'll save it, yup. - Wise choice. Thank you so much for coming on, Katrina. And congratulations to Julia and to Tomas. For them, it's now on to the Brain Buster. - Upper-body strength, lower-body strength and mana is what one of our top-two contestants will need to be crowned as today's champion. Who will it be? Don't go anywhere. We'll be back soon. to be crowned as today's champion. Who will it be? Don't go anywhere. We'll be back soon. * - Nau mai, hoki mai. We're finally here ` it's time for the Brain Buster! (CURIOUS MUSIC RIFF) - I'm joined here with our final two players, Tomas and Julia, who have made it this far to the Brain Buster. You guys ready to go? Awesome. Let's do this. Three, two, one. (TIMER TICKS) (BEEP!) Fly! Julia and Tomas, you've both done pretty well so far today, but who will defeat the Brain Buster? I'm sure Julia's cats will be cheering her on. Hi, Lucas, Luna and Lara! And, Tomas, I can 100% confirm that Lando Norris is watching. Why wouldn't he be? Both players starting strong, they've got their codes to remember and zoom down the Corpus Callosum. Hippocampus time ` Julia's first to have a go with her code. (BUTTONS BEEP) (THUD!) Bingo! Tomas is up now. (CLUNK! SOFT RATTLING, BUTTONS BEEP) But no dice. Try again, bro. (THUD!) There it is! That small mistake could push him back. Julia's tearing through the Tunnel Web now. Tomas has made it up the Parietal Lobe, with a wee bit of catching up to do. These two are pretty fast and fearless. Julia's dashing across the Frontal Lobe now! Here comes Tomas. Whoops, Julia slipped. Hang in there! Activating the Molecule switches is the make-or-break part of the course. Strategy could play a part here, or just pure luck. Tomas has been lagging behind for most of the race, but he could steal the lead from Julia at any moment. (WHOOSHING) But Julia gets in there first. She's on to the final obstacle, which is the Basal Ganglia. (WHOOSHING) Tomas ` only seconds behind, but he knows it's too late. Julia for the win! (BOOMING) Close race, Chris. - (CHUCKLES GENTLY) Nice work, Julia. Here comes Tomas ` hits the buzzer to finish it off. (BOOMING) Need to step across this way, Julia. We'll start with you, Tomas. Couple wee mistakes in the run there ` - Yup. - it's what cost ya, but still, thoughts on the race? - Yeah. Really fun, gave it my all. - That's all that matters, Tomas, and the best thing is you're walkin' away with a $100 bank account. - Yeah. - Amazing stuff. What are you gonna do with that money? - Put it into savings. - Very wise of you indeed, Tomas. Great having you on the show. All the best for Lando Norris this season, eh? - Yes. (CHUCKLES SOFTLY) Julia, congratulations. You've taken out Brain Busters. You're the official champion. How does that feel? - It feels amazing. - You've done a fantastic job so far. Still one thing to do, Julia, and that is taking on Amygdala. Julia, congratulations, and welcome to Amygdala. I'm sure Luna, Lucas and Lara are sitting right in front of that television screen watching you, hoping you're gonna get a whole lot of money, because if you do, I'm guessing they might get a wee treat out of it. - Yes. - (CHUCKLES) All right, you've had an amazing round here so far ` 160 points you've made. Tomas ` he actually scored more points than you. After your great effort on the Brain Buster against him; 210 was the amount of points he scored ` you combine those two together, and you're playing for $370. Ready to go? - Definitely. - Best of luck. (TENSE MUSIC PLAYS) What type of brush would you use to apply Macleans, Oral B or Colgate? - A toothbrush. (DING!) - It would be a toothbrush. 'Postman Pat, 'Postman Pat and his black-and-white... - '...cat.' (DING!) - It is 'cat'. Would be embarrassing if you missed out on that one. What sport do the White Ferns play? - Cricket? (DING!) - Is correct. Well done. What thin, usually plastic tube is used to suck up drinks? - A straw. (DING!) - Great start here. What type of animal is the video-game character named Sonic? - A hedgehog. - Confident with that one? Um, 'bout 90%. - 10% chance you might not be right, then. (DING!) Turn that 90% into 100% ` 'hedgehog' is correct. In which section of an orchestra would you find the timpani? - Um,... in the... woodwind section. - Woodwind section. (BUZZ!) Unfortunately not. It's the percussion section. - Ah. - Which islands are 800km to the east of Christchurch? - The Solomon Islands. (TENSE MUSIC CONTINUES PLAYING) Just a guess. - Just a guess? - Yup. (SIGHS) - Always worth the guess. (BUZZ!) Unable to guess right, though. The Chatham Islands was the answer. Which TV show about farming is New Zealand's longest-running television series? - Um, Hyundai Country Calendar. - Couple of shows been around for a while. (DING!) - (CHUCKLES SOFTLY) - Country Calendar is correct. Finally, which is a mobile-phone network ` 3Degrees... or 2Degrees? - 2Degrees. - 2Degrees. The final Amygdala question ` can we get this last one right? (WHOOSHING) (DING!) We can! Nicely done. (HAPPY MUSIC PLAYS) Let's take a look. Julia, you've done a fantastic job there ` really, really well done. What are you going to do with the money? - It's gonna go into my savings. Nice. Hey, make sure you give a big cuddle to your cats from me. I'd love to meet them one day. Congratulations, Julia ` $259! - Whoo-hoo! Well done, Julie. You happy with that amount? - Definitely. - You should be. If you think you can take on the Brain Buster, just like our girl Julia, 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 (WATER FLOWS, TUI CALLS) (GENTLE THEME MUSIC RIFF) Thank you, NZ On Air!