We start with four, but at 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? - Mr Brain Buster coming at you live. We all know the only two finalists will make it this far, but only one will go through to the Amygdala. Can't wait, Chris. Let the games begin. - Sounds great to me, Mikey. And don't forget, you can play from home as well. So let's meet today's Brain Busters. Captions by James Brown. 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 I've got what it takes to be called the ultimate Brain Buster. Now, we'll start with Mega Memory before moving into our specialist subject rounds, where our players can choose from six of our options today. They'll hope to gain enough points to stay in this game and avoid elimination. So let's meet today's players. Firstly, Arki, welcome to the game. - Right into your football. - Yep, very much into my football. I've been playing for a few years now, so, yeah. - How's the season gone? - Well, with COVID, it's changed a lot in how we play and train, but other than that, pretty good. - Yeah. And shout-out to? - Western Springs. - Yeah. Go, Western Springs! William, great to have you here on the show as well. Now, you love heading to the airport and taking photos of planes, right? - Yeah, plane spotting. It's pretty fun, except when you get kicked out by security. - (LAUGHS) Getting a little bit too close, to capture that perfect photo? - Yeah. - Great. Great to have you here on the show, William. - Mihi, great to have you here also. Now, you're into archery. - I am, yeah. It's good fun. - How did you get into that? - I started when my brother got into it, and I decided to give it a go. Nice. So, done any, like, Robin Hood splitting arrows or anything? - Um, not me personally. It's impressive, but very expensive. - (LAUGHS) Have to change those arrows out. I bet. Great having you here, Mihi. And we also have Zane. Basketball ` no surprise, considering your high. - You love it. - Oh, yeah. It's a really good sport. You know, same with Arki, because of COVID, we had to change our way that we play and practice. But we were actually undefeated in our season, so, yeah. - So, are we gonna be undefeated here on Brain Busters? - Hopefully. Let's find out. In fact, we're gonna get straight into it now. Best of luck to all of you. Let's play our first round. It's Mega Memory. Buzz in and answer the question correctly, you will get 10 points. However, if you get it incorrect, you will lose 10 points. Let's get into it now. 90 seconds on the clock. Best of luck. Your time starts now. Perth, Hobart and Brisbane are all cities in which country? - Mihi. - Australia. In Blue's Clues, who became Blue's human buddy after Steve left? - Mihi. - Kevin. - Joe. In long jump, what substance is in the landing area? - William. - Sand. Name Auckland's international rugby ground. - Zane. - Eden Park. Which Kiwi singer released a song in 2020 called Supalonely? - Mihi. - Benee. What name is given to a trailing or climbing plant? - Arki. - Uh, hanger? - Vine. A softball field is named after its four-sided shape. What is that shape called? - Zane. - Diamond. What parts of the human body are covered in a substance called enamel? - Arki. - Teeth. What type of tree is Tane Mahuta? - Mihi. - Kauri. What network technology comes after 3G and 4G? - Arki. - 5G. Seen from above, what shape are pikelets? - Arki. - Circle. Nirvana performed the hit song Smells Like Teen what? - Arki. - Spirit. The Suez Canal connects the Red Sea and` William. - Mediterranean Sea. Hoyts is New Zealand's biggest chain of` - Arki. - Cinema. That is correct. What a round of Mega Memory. Great job, everybody. Let's now take a look at the scores. Arki has the lead with 50 points. Then we have William on 20 points. Mihi also has 20 points. And Zane also has 20 points. So now we move into our specialist subject rounds, and because we currently have a three-way tie, we'll simply go from left to right, which means starting us off is William. - What have you chosen to play, William? - Sequencer. Thank you very much. Let's Play sequencer. William, please step forward. (SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC) So, what got you into plane spotting, William? - Well, I've always liked planes, so one day when I got my camera, I decided to go to the airport with a friend and take photos, and it's all taken off from there. Awesome. Great to hear, William. All right, well, let's get into it. First up today for our special subject rounds. No pressure. Here comes your first sequence. Arrange these stages of a powhiri in the order they occur. Looked like you completed finishing off your sequence there, then swapped it around at the end. I think you may have headed in the right order there for a time, as well. Unfortunately didn't keep it, though. In what order did these time measuring devices evolve, from earliest to most recent? Really need to get this one, William. Need some good points. And you've done it. Nicely done, William. In which order were these ancient civilisations discovered by archaeologists? Happy with the order. No need to change, says William. But had it the wrong way. Needed to swap it round. Finally,... order these songs from most to least YouTube views. Final sequence. Can William do it? Aw, so close yet again. Just need to swap around Call Out My Name and Nice For What. Tricky stuff, William, but thank you so much for playing sequencer. Arki still has first place with 50 points. William moves into second, now on 40 points. Mihi has 20 points. And Zane also has 20 points. So time now for our second player to take on these specialist subject round. And that player is Mihi. So what have we chosen to play? - Reo Rangatira. - Thank you very much. Let's play Reo Rangatira. Mihi, please step forward. (SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC) - How are the nerves? - Hiding them. - Hiding them. You're presenting yourself very cool, calm and collected. A good way to do it. All right, let's get focused and get into Reo Rangatira. Best of luck. What is a Maori way to say 'tiger'? - Taika. - Kia ora. Spell 'whangai'. Ae. Riki Ellison was the first Kiwi to play in the NFL and has been inducted into the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame. Ko Aoraki te maunga. Ko wai tona iwi? - Pass. What is an English word for mokomoko? - Lizard. - It sure is. What is the English word for 'te whare karakia'? - Church. Tino pai. And finally, what is a Maori word for fog or mist? - Hmm. Pass. (BUZZ!) Kohu was the final answer there for Reo Rangatira. Think you could have got one or two more in there, Mihi, but still an awesome job. Thank you so much for playing Reo Rangatira. Mihi now has the lead with 100 points. Arki has 50 points. William is on 40. And Zane has 20. So two of our players have already completed their specialist subject round, but all of our players are hoping they can head to the Brain Buster. The question is, Mikey, can they handle it? - I'm sure they can, bro. But you know the Brain Buster is no joke. They're gonna need upper body strength, lower body strength, and also pure heart to complete this bad boy. Easier said than done. - It sure is, Mikey, but I reckon they've got this. And you've got this as well. You can play at home. Just head online to Heihei Games. Don't go anywhere. We'll see you a muri i te whakata. * Nau mai, hoki mai. Just before the break, we had William and Mihi take on their specialist subject rounds. And coming forward to have their turn is Zane. - So what will you be playing, Zane? - I'll be doing Equaliser. Thank you very much. Let's play Equaliser. Zane, please step forward. (SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC) All right, third to go for our specialist subject round. You've seen two players before you, so how are the nerves feeling? - They're feeling better than if I had to go first. Yeah. All right, well, we are playing Equaliser. 20 points for each equation you get correct. Best of luck. - Thank you. - Correct. - Is it 13.5? 14.3. Close there, Zane. Well done. - Negative 13. - Awesome stuff. Nailing it. Finally,... Yeah. Really good stuff, there, Zane. - Good job and thank you for playing Equaliser. - Thank you. With that, Zane now has the lead on 120 points. Mihi is in second place with 100 points. Then we have Arki on 50 points. And William has 40 points. Just one more player is remaining to take on their specialist subject round, and that player is Arki. - So what would you like to play, Arki? - Spellbinder. Thank you very much. Let's play Spellbinder. Arki, please step forward. (SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC) Led the pack after Mega Memory. - How are we feeling now? - I'm pretty good. Yep, just ready to get into it. Ready to get into it. That's what I like to hear. - Best of luck. Can we get back into the lead? - Hopefully. I think we can try. Let's find out. First word. Please spell 'allergy'. Lovely. Marzipan. Awesome. Spell 'trauma'. Great start. Pentagon. Chorizo. - (BUZZ!) - O-R... Finally, please spell 'emoji'. Awesome stuff there. Thank you so much for playing Spellbinder. And that is our specialist subjects completed, so let's take a look at the final leader board standings. Arki has managed to take back that lead, now sitting on 150 points. Zane has 120 points. Mihi has 100 points. And William has 40 points. So we do now need to eliminate our first player from Brain Busters. Unfortunately, today, that's you, William. But you do get to go home with a $100 bank account. What will you be doing with that money, William? - I will probably put it towards a new lens for my camera. - Oh, perfect idea. Great job, William. Make sure you send us some of those cool photos as well. And congratulations to our three remaining players. For them, it's one step closer to that Brain Buster. - The pressure is now on for our three remaining players. Only two will race through the Brain Buster, but one will leave victorious. Who's it gonna be? The odds just got better. - Kia ora, 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 for our players to choose from. Those options today are Blueprinter or Identifier. So, Arki, Mihi and Zane, please select which you would like to play now. Thank you all for voting. We'll start with Arki, who has decided to play... Identifier. Mihi would like to play... Blueprinter. So it's all down to Zane, who has chosen... Identifier. There we go. Let's play Identifier. Three will soon become two. Just who will go through? We're about to find out now. Best of luck. Let's get into our Brainteaser. - Zane. - Mango, nectarine, olive. Zane, buzzing in straight away. Arrange these fruits and vegetables by average weight from heaviest to lightest. Zane has the correct order. Arki. - Pohutukawa, the nikau and horoeka. Identify three species of New Zealand indigenous plants. Arki taking that lead back. - Arki again. - Blood, saliva, and hair. Select the three things which can be DNA tested to identify a person. Does Arki have this right? That's three. Well done, Arki. Wanting to extend that lead more and more. Mihi wants in on the action. Mouse, spotted hyena, Leopard. Is that the right order for Mihi? It is. Just one question remains in our Brainteaser. Mihi. - Least acidic. OK. Seedless grape, garlic, egg white. Arrange these foods by their pH level, from least acidic to most. Buzzed in a wee bit too soon there. Had the order round the wrong way, unfortunately, Mihi. And that does complete our Brainteaser. Thank you all very much for playing. Let's take a look at the leader board. Arki pushes that lead out to 210 points. Zane has 150 points. Then we have Mihi on 100 points. So, unfortunately, we need to eliminate our second player today on Brain Busters. It's you, Mihi, I'm sorry to say. But a $100 bank account is all yours. What are you going to do with that money, Mihi? - Probably buy another hoodie. - Awesome. Great having you here on this show, Mihi. And congratulations to Arki and to Zane ` for them, it's on to the Brain Buster. - The ultimate obstacle course, where our final two will compete to be today's Brain Buster. But only one winner, though. Who will it be? We'll find out soon. * We asked you which country invented the first true paper money in 700 AD. The answer is China. Welcome back to the show. It all comes down to this. Get ready for the Brain Buster! - I'm joined with our final two players, Zane and Arki, who are ready to take on the Brain Buster. Guys, you ready? Awesome. Here we go. Three, two, one, fly! Arki and Zane, welcome to the ultimate obstacle course. Congrats on making it this far, but you know the drill ` only one can make it through to Amygdala. A smooth descent from both plays down the Neurotransmitters. Arki with a small lead for now. They've got their codes and bolt through the Corpus Callosum. Arki's at the Hippocampus. Has she remembered the code? Looks good. Here's Zane. Has he done it? Yes. Ka pai, my man. Don't delay, though. Arki is absolutely smashing it up the parietal lobe. Coming into the tunnel now, and she is not slowing down. The tunnel could be tricky for a tall guy like Zane. Let's see if he can gain momentum before Arki has a go at the Molecule Switches. And she's nearly reached them. The frontal lobe is all about clever footwork, and being a footballer, Arki proves to know what she's doing. Zane, on the other hand, is a basketballer, and his hand-eye coordination doesn't disappoint. But he got in there first. Her side is activated. Zane's not far behind, but I think it's too late now. Arki darts here way under and over the Basal Ganglia to the finish. Zane and Arki, you guys did awesome. Outstanding effort from these two, Chris. Nice work, Zane. Finished strong. Going for the buzzer. Hits it. That is our race complete. Arki, I'll get you to come across this way. Zane, we'll start with you. Great rice there. You were like a monkey across those bars towards the end there, trying to catch Arki. Unfortunately, couldn't quite get there in the end. Still, second place. Got to be pretty happy with that. - Yeah, it was really fun. Thank you for the experience. - Hey, it's been our absolute pleasure, Zane. A $100 bank account is all yours, so what are you going to be doing with that money? - Probably going towards basketball, maybe getting a hoop or some new basketball shoes. - Nice choice, man. Best of luck with the rest of the basketball as well. - Thank you. - Arki, congratulations. - Thank you. - You beat Zane, you beat the Brain Buster. Did you think you were going to be able to do it? - Um, I was hoping to, but I was just keeping, like, humble. Nice. Well, you've done an amazing job. The journey is not over, though. Still one thing left to do, Arki, and, of course, that is Amygdala. Arki, congratulations and welcome to Amygdala. Very humble to be here. It's great to have you here, though. It's been great to see how far you've come today on the show. You've done an amazing job. In fact, you scored 210 points, which is really well done. Zane, who you went up against on the Brain Buster, scored 150 points. We combine those two totals together. You're playing for $360. - How much can we win? - We're gonna try for all. That's the spirit. That's what I like to hear. All right. Best of luck to you, Arki. Let's get into the first one. Fru-Jus and Popsicles are both brands of what? - Ice blocks. There we go. Beginning with V, which geographical feature may contain hot lava? - Volcano. Awesome. How many contestants are there at the start of an episode of The Chase? - Four. There sure are. Which day of the week has no TV ads between 6 am and noon? - Wednesday. - Sunday is the correct answer. What airline was once called Tasman Empire Airways Ltd? - Qantas? - We're thinking Tasman, Tasman Sea, Australia? - Yeah. - It wasn't Qantas, though. It was actually Air New Zealand. - Oh! Who said, 'That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind?' - Nelson Mandela? Neil Armstrong was the answer. In which New Zealand town did the V8 Supercars hold a street race between 2008 and 2012? - Hamilton? - Know your cars? Know your car races? - Not at all. I just think Hamilton's into their cars. I'm not quite sure. Like, yeah, I'm just guessing. - Hamilton is correct. Well done, Arki. What is Scotland's most famous musical instrument? - The bagpipes. - Do we love or hate the bagpipes? - Kind of an annoying sound, but it must take skill to... - Pretty impressive, right? - Yeah, very much. - Is there one that's more popular than that, though? - I don't think so. Yeah. I don't think so, either. Bagpipes is correct. Finally for Amygdala, the world's largest reef is located off the coast of Queensland, Australia. What is it called? - The Great Barrier Reef. - Confident about that one? - Pretty confident, yeah. Hope this one is correct. - (DING!) - Of course it is Great Barrier Reef. As we take a look, and you've scored yourself $216. Arki, really awesome job there. What are you going to do with the money? - I think I'm gonna find something to save for. I'm not to don't really have anything I'm set on at the moment. - Keep it for a rainy day. - Exactly. Yeah. Well, Arki, seriously, well done. Congratulations. You've won yourself $216. - Whoo-hoo. Shot, Arki. I'm sure you're happy with your performance, yeah? - Yep, pretty happy. - Nice. If you think you can take on the Brain Buster just like our girl Arki, jump online and head to Heihei Games. - Thank you so much for tuning in 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, NZ On Air.