- Hip hop to history, maths to memory. We start with four, but in the end there can be only one. - It's Mr Brain Buster, aka Mikey Falesiu. Today's final two players will have their work cut out for them The ultimate obstacle course will show no mercy. So four players, one winner ` can't get any better than that. - No, it doesn't, Mikey. Thanks for that. And don't forget, you can play from home as well. So let's meet today's brain busters. Captions by Joshua Tait Captions were made with the support of NZ On Air. www.able.co.nz Copyright Able 2020 Nau mai, haere mai, 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 we make our way 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 those players now. Firstly, Minnie, great to have you here on the show. Right into your swimming and most recently rowing? - Yup. - How's that going? - It's good. - Used to the early starts yet? - Yeah. - A lot of fun? - Yeah. - Good to hear it. Are we going to have fun today on Brain Busters? - Yip. - Perfect. Te Whare, welcome to the show. What do we do in our spare time, Te Whare? - Sometimes... I would usually just play rugby. - Mean. What position do you play? - Centre. - Centre. Good. So, pretty competitive, would you say? - Yeah. - Good to hear it. Cameron, great to have you on the show. You actually lived in Dubai for seven years. - Yeah. - What was that like? - Very hot. - (LAUGHS) - What do you love about Dubai, Cameron? - The beaches are quite nice. Yeah. - Nice. Good to be home? - Yeah. - Great to hear it, Cameron. And we've also Tessa. Speaking of beaches, you're right to your surf life saving. How long have we done that for? - I've been doing it since I was five. - What do we love about it? - I really love the people there. - Nice. All right, Tessa, thank you very much for coming on to the show, and thank to everyone. Let's get straight into our first round of the day. Let's play Mega Memory. 90 seconds on the clock for our players, good luck. Your time starts now. Which book series features the spell Wingardium Leviosa? Tessa? - Harry Potter. - Is Tipping Point a TV game show or a basketball move? Minnie. - A TV game show. - Do the Black Sticks play jousting or hockey? Tessa? - Hockey. - Which white substance made from cane makes tea and coffee sweeter? Minnie. - Sugar. - Beginning with D, who sings 'Don't Start Now'? Tessa. - Dua Lipa. - Which billionaire Bill co-founded Microsoft? Cameron? - Bill Gates. - Which Little Piggy built his house out of bricks? Tessa. - The first one? - Third. What is the main branding colour of Warehouse Stationery? Minnie. - Red. - Blue. Which French queen was quoted as saying, 'Let them eat cake'? when their` Tessa. - Marie Antoinette. Which gaming company makes the Switch console? Cameron. - Nintendo. - In which country are the cities Frankfurt and Munich? Tessa. - Germany. - In which decade was te reo Maori made an official language of Aotearoa? Minnie. - 1960s? - 1980s. What is Paddington Bear named after? Tessa. - Paddington Station. - What is the name of the bulldog who serves as a construction dog on Paw Patrol? (KLAXON WAILS) (BUZZER BUZZES) Rubble was the answer to our final Mega Memory question. Thanks to everyone for playing. Lets take a look at the scores. Tessa has 50 points, Cameron has 20 points, Minnie is on zero points, and Te Whare is also on zero points. So now we move into our specialist subject rounds, and starting us off today will be Minnie. What would you like to play? - Equaliser. - Thanks, Minnie let's play Equaliser. Minnie, please step forward. (TENSE MUSIC) Now, love our swimming, love our rowing,... - Yeah. - ...how's our maths though? - It's OK? - Can we fit maths into a busy schedule? - Yeah? - All right. Good to hear it. Let's get into it now. Good luck. Correct. Well done. You got it. So, so close. Finally, for Equaliser ` Correct. Great way to finish it off, Minnie. Thank you very much for playing Equaliser. - Thank you. - You can take a step back to your podium. Minnie is now in the lead with 80 points. Tessa has 50 points. Cameron is on 20 and Te Whare is on zero points. So our second player to come forward today is Te Whare. What would you like to play? - Reo Rangatira. - Awesome. Let's play Reo Rangatira. Te Whare, please step forward. (TENSE MUSIC) Feeling the pressure or are we all good? - Yeah, we're all good. - We're all good, ready to go. - Yip. 20 points for each answer you get correct. Good luck. Here is your first te reo-focused question. Toru times rua equals what? - Six. - Correct. In the word kohanga, which letter is the macron or tohuto over? - O. - Correct. Translate this ` koina ngeru era. - Those are cats. Well done. In English, roimata, waikamo and wairutu are different Maori words for what? - Tears. - Ae. Ko wai te atua wahine o te moana? - Tangaroa? Oh. - And finally, for Reo Rangatira ` spell mokopuna. Correct. Te Whare, well played. Thank you very much for taking on Reo Rangatira. Te Whare has 100 points, Minnie has 80 points, Tessa has 50 points, and Cameron is on 20 points. So, two of our players have already gone through their specialist subject round, but all four are hoping they can head to the Brain Buster. - One winner will go through to Amygdala to turn their points into moolah. But first, they've gotta get through this bad boy. Chris, think they got what it takes? - Yeah, they've definitely got what it takes, Mikey, and so do you. You can play at home by just hopping online to Hei Hei Games. Don't go anywhere. We'll see you i muri i te whakata. * Hoki mai ano, welcome back to Brain Busters. Just before the break, we had Minnie and Te Whare take on their specialist subject rounds, and next to play today will be Cameron. What you want to play? - Identifier. Thanks, Cameron. Let's play Identifier. Cameron, please step forward. (TENSE MUSIC) All right, Cameron, you've seen a couple of the other players take on their specialist subject rounds, so what's going through your head now? - I'm a little nervous. - Ready to go though? - Yeah. - Can we avoid elimination? - Hope so. - Let's see. Good luck. That's the start we're after. Correct. Cameron thinks he knows what's happened here. What should we have clicked, Cameron? Yep. Mumbai. Identify three properties used to classify minerals. So close again. Eliminate three units used in the measurement of weight. All right, Cameron, let's get back on track with this one. He does it nicely. Finally ` I want to see three green here. And we do. Nicely done, Cameron. Thank you very much for taking on Identifier. Te Whare has 100 points. Cameron now also has 100 points. Minnie is on 80. And Tessa has 50. So there is just one player remaining to take on our specialist subject rounds, And that is, of course, Tessa. What would you like to play? - Spellbinder. You sure can, Tessa. Let's play Spellbinder. Tessa, please step forward. (TENSE MUSIC) Must be feeling pretty happy after Mega Memory. - Yeah. - Great result there. How many more points can we add? - Hopefully all of them. - That's what I like to hear. Good luck, Tessa. Your first word is ` sloth. Correct. Versatile. A instead of that I there, sorry. Your next word is ` Enchanted. Well done. Device. Correct. Liberal. Just R-A-L, sorry, Tessa. And, finally ` orbit. There we go. Tessa, thank you so much for taking on Spellbinder. You can have a step back to your podium. So we have now completed our specialist subject rounds. Let's take a look at the leaderboard. Tessa has the lead again with 130 points. Te Whare has 100 points. Cameron also has 100 points, then we have Minnie on 80 points. So, unfortunately, we need to eliminate our first player today on the show, and I'm sorry to say Minnie, it is you. But the good news is you've got yourself a $100 bank account. So what will you do with the money? - I'll probably just save it. - Smart move, Minnie. Thanks for coming on to the show. - Thank you. - And congratulations to our three remaining players. For them, it's one step closer to the Brain Buster. - With only three players remaining, showtime is just around the corner. Let's hope our top two are ready for this, because getting through this bad boy will be a challenge. Let's go, Chris. - Let's go, Mikey. And let's jump straight into our Brainteaser now. So, all of our players today have gone through their specialist subject rounds, and we're left with two options for our players to choose from. Today, those options are Blueprinter and Sequencer. So, Te Whare, Cameron and Tessa, please select which one you would like to play now. Thank you, everyone, for voting. We will start with Te Whare, who has voted for... Blueprinter. Tessa would like to play... Sequencer. And Cameron would like to play... Blueprinter. Thank you for voting. Let's play Blueprinter. It's still a very close game here. What can happen? Let's find out now. 30 seconds to look at your Blueprinter and then buzz in when you think you know the answers after that. Good luck. Here is your Blueprinter. It's the Kew Gardens. Your time starts now. London's Kew Gardens houses the largest and most diverse collection of plants and fungi, including the world's oldest pot plant. The now enormous plant came to the gardens in 1775 and was collected during one of Captain Cook's voyages from South Africa's Eastern Cape. 10 seconds left. (KLAXON WAILS) And that's time. When you think you know the answer, please buzz in. First one ` Tessa. - Palm House. - It is Palm House. Well done, Tessa. Second one ` Tessa, again. - Sackler Crossing. - It sure is. Here is your third one. Cameron. - Temperature House. Well done, Cameron. Next ` Te Whare. - Winter Garden. - It sure is. And finally ` Cameron. - Gingko Lane. - Well done, Cameron. Great round, everyone. Thank you all for playing. Let's take a look at our final leaderboard. Tessa still has the lead with 190 points now. Cameron has 160 points, and Te Whare has 130 points. So, like I mentioned, a really solid round for the Brainteaser. Unfortunately, though, we do need to eliminate one of our players, and, I'm sorry to say, Te Whare, it will be you now. But you do have a $100 bank account coming your way. So, what will you be doing with the money? - I'll save it. - Save it for rainy day? - Yeah. - Smart move, Te Whare. Great having you here on the show, and congratulations to Cameron and Tessa. For them, it's now on to the Brain Buster. - Two players, one winner. Who will be the champion? We'll find out soon. - Karishima from Wellington earns $40 each day helping her dad at work. If she needs an extra $240 for her Gold Coast trip, how many days will she have to work? * - Welcome back to Brain Busters. We just have two players remaining as they get ready to take on the ultimate obstacle course. It's time for the Brain Buster! - Cameron and Tessa are our final two contestants that made it here to the Brain Buster. Well done to you both on making it this far, but we all know there's only going to be one winner. Cameron, I know scootering is something you like to do in your spare time. Tell us why, man. - I get to hang out with my friends, and it's just something to do. - And there's nothing wrong with that. I'm sure your friends are proud of you that you made it this far. We ready to get that victory? - Yip. - Best of luck to you. And Tessa, I know hockey is one of your favourite sports. Why do you love hockey? - It's just a really fun sport to play and it's good exercise. - I'm sure it is. You ready to get a good workout here on the Brain Buster? - Hopefully. (CHUCKLES) - Nice. It's now time to jump on to our zip lines, and let's get ready to fly. Here we go ` three, two, one, fly! Cameron and Tessa zip line their way into the Brain Buster. Tessa's 190 points plus Cameron's 160 points equals 350 points that can be converted to dollars for the winner. Cameron gets his code and scoots into the Corpus Callosum. Tessa follows suit, but, man, Cameron jumped out into the lead pretty quick. And he punches that code into the Hippocampus. Cameron shoots up the Parietal Lobe as Tessa approaches the Hippocampus now. If she doesn't get the code right, she can kiss those points goodbye. But she's got it, and she's still got a fighting chance. Come on, Tessa, get up that wall. Both players are doing great here. But Cameron somehow is on the Frontal Lobe already. Tessa's almost there, too, though. She's just got to get through that Tunnel Web. Here we go. But any moment now, Cameron could be activating his side of the Brain Buster, via the DNA Molecule Switches. Can Tessa make it over and beat him to it? Really great stuff from Tessa getting herself back in the game. (GASPS) That's Cameron's side activated. Tessa's still trying to get hers, but Cameron is well into the Basal Ganglia. Oh, she gets it. But Cameron takes the win. Awesome effort from Tessa. Cameron was on fire, Chris. - Great race, team. Cameron, I'll get you to hop across this way. We start with you, though, Tessa. Well done on competing in Brain Busters today. How much fun it was the ultimate obstacle course? - It was lots of fun. - And we loved our experience here on the show today? - It's been really good. - Great to hear. Good news is for you, you've got yourself a $100 bank account, Tessa. So, what will you do with the money? - I think I might buy some AirPods. - Oh, very nice choice indeed. Best of luck with the hockey as well. Congratulations. Cameron, well done. You have won the Brain Buster. Tessa's giving you some congratulatory smoke there as well. How does it feel to be number one today? - Feels good. - You've done a fantastic job, mate. One thing to do, and that is taking on Amygdala. Cameron, congratulations and welcome to Amygdala. Great effort today. How've we felt things have gone? - I think it went quite well. - Pretty well, considering you here in the final round, right? - Yep. - Amazing job. Scored some good points on the show. 160. Not bad at all. Tessa, however, scored 190 points, so she scored more points than you, but you managed to just beat here on that Brain Buster, meaning you get to take all those points, add them to your score and you're playing for $350. How much can we win? - I'm not sure. - 350? - Hopefully. - Let's try. Best of luck, Cameron. Complete the show's song ` 'That's when good neighbours become' what? - Good friends. - Correct. What is measured in degrees Celsius? - Temperature. - Correct. Which Scottish Gordon is a famous TV chef? - Ramsey. - Absolutely. He's been awarded a total of 16 Michelin stars and currently holds seven. Very impressive stuff. - What is the main product of the company Movenpick? - Ice cream. - Delicious and correct. The original Segway personal transporter has how many wheels? - Two. - Two? - Yep. - The original one... has two? Yes, it does. Which country has won the most Netball World Cups? - Australia. - Australia. - Sure. - A lot of Kiwis wouldn't like you to say that. - Probably not. - But if it means winning money, right? - Yeah. - (SUCKS IN THROUGH TEETH) Yeah, it is Australia. In fact, I've won it a whopping 11 times, as much as that hurts us Kiwis. All right, next one. Which popular video game has an addition called Bedrock? - Minecraft. - Bedrock? You think it's Minecraft? - Yep. - What's Bedrock then? - It's the PlayStation` like, console edition of Minecraft. - You are correct. Beginning with V, what German car company made the Beetle? - Volkswagen. - Know your cars? - Not really. - But think you know this one. - Yep. - Volkswagen is correct. Which 1997 movie was about a ship hitting an iceberg? -Titanic. - So relaxed with all these answers. Titanic is correct. Finally, for Amygdala and the chance at a perfect score also. Which sport has a position on the field called Mid Wicket? - Cricket. - Play cricket? - No. - Think you know it though? - I think so. - No way... it could be anything but that. - Could be. But I don't know any other sports that have wickets. - For a perfect 10/10. It would be the first time ever happened on Brain Busters. Is cricket correct? (POSITIVE CHIME) Yes, it is. Cameron, congratulations ` a perfect score here on Brain Busters. $350. And I'll tell you what, because you are the first person to do that, we are going to double that money as well. So a huge congratulations to you, Cameron. What's going on in your head right now? - I don't know. - Can you believe you've won that much money? - No! - Well, Cameron better believe it. $700. Very well played, Cameron. - Whoo-hoo! Bro, I don't even know what to say. Great performance, Cameron, and you should be proud of yourself, man. You happy with that result? - Yep. - Well done, men. If you think you can take on the Brain Buster, just like our man, Cameron, jump online and head to Hei Hei Games. - Thank you so much for joining us today. Until next time, that's it for Brain Busters. Captions by Joshua Tait Captions were made with the support of NZ On Air. www.able.co.nz Copyright Able 2020