Hip hop to history, maths to memory. We start with four, but in the end there can be only one. - Chilling out with your boy Mikey Falesiu. Smarts, speed and patience is what today's top two will need to be the Brain Buster champ. Only one winner, though. Chris, lessgo! - Let's go, Mikey. And don't forget, you can play from home as well. So let's meet today's Brain Busters. Nau mai, haere mai, welcome to Brain Busters. Today, we have four players hoping I've got what it takes to be called the ultimate Brain Buster. We'll start with Mega Memory before we move into our specialist subject rounds where our players will have six options to choose from. They'll hope to gain enough points to stay in this game and avoid elimination. So let's meet our players. First up, Liv. Welcome to the show. What do we like to do when we're not at school, Liv. - I do Irish dancing. - How long have we done that? - Um, 9 years. - That is a long time. And what got us into it? - My brother used to do it and then I joined him, but then he quit afterwards. - So you're way better than him, right, Liv? Niiice. Ryan, I hear you play the piano. How long have we played that for you? - Been playing for six and a half years. - Awesome. Favourite type of music to play? - Probably from Chopin. - That sounds pretty advanced to me. Bradley, also a musician, guitar, recently started playing the piano as well. What do we love about playing guitar? - I just love just playing it. I love playing the acoustic guitar a bit more because it sounds a bit more natural than the electric. But I do love playing rock songs. - Favourite band? - Queen. Can't go wrong with a bit of Queen. Ruby. Welcome to the show ` chocolate lover. What's your favourite type of chocolate? - Any. - As long as Ruby's got chocolate, Ruby is happy. - Yep. I have an idea of what you are going to be doing with your money later on. But in the meantime, let's focus on the task at hand. And that first task is, of course, Mega Memory. 10 points for each correct answer, but if players buzz in and give the incorrect answer, they will lose 10 points. 90 seconds on the clock. Good luck. Your time starts now. Rainbow's End is located in which New Zealand City? - Liv. - Auckland. - Which book series features the character Ginny Weasley? Ruby. - Harry Potter. - In Rugby Union, how many points are awarded for a try? Ryan. - 5. - Which colour is the inside of a pineapple lump? Ruby. - Yellow. - Which is a smartphone operating system, robot or Android? Bradley. - Android. - What do you do with the discus? Bradley. - Throw it. - Which homeware the slogan is 'You'll never buy better.' Bradley. - Briscoes. - On which island, which you find the Remarkables mountain range? Bradley. - Queens- Queensland. Town! Queenstown. - South Island. Bratwursts and Cumberland are types of what? Bradley. - Sausage. - A mariachi band is associated with which country? Bradley. - Spain. - Mexico. What separates the two sides of the court in tennis? Bradley. - Net. - Is ketchup a pudding or a sauce? Liv. - Sauce. - Mistress of Evil was a sequel to which movie? Bradley. - Maleficent. - ...was the answer to our final Mega Memory question, thanks to everyone for playing. Let's take a look at the scores. Bradley has the lead with 40 points. Liv has 20 points. Ruby also has 20 points. Then we have Ryan on 10 points. So now we move into our specialist subject rounds and starting us off today will be Ryan, what do you want to play, Ryan? - Equaliser. Thank you, Ryan. Let's play Equaliser. Ryan, please step forward. So we were impressive with that music skills, Ron, what about our maths skills? - (LAUGHS) It's OK. - OK? Well, hopefully a little bit better than OK if you wanna get some good points in Equaliser, right? Right. Good luck. Here we go. - 145. - Correct. - 625. 640. - 20 was the answer. - Oh, wait, what? Oh, square root! - 58. - Correct! - 144. Well done. - 12. - -608. - Awesome work, Ryan. - 140. - Correct. Ryan, excellent start there. Six right, probably should have been seven. I think you know that as well. But well done indeed. Thank you for taking on equaliser. Ryan has the lead now with 130 points. Bradley has 40 points. Liv has 20 points and Ruby also has 20 points. So now we move on to our second player to take on the challenge and they player will be Liv. What would you like to play? - Spellbinder. Thank you, Liv. Let's play Spellbinder. Liv, please step forward. So what do we love about Irish dancing, Liv? - I like the music, and the cool steps we do with our feet, and competing. - Yeah, how good is that music? All right, let's get into Spellbinder now. Best of luck. 20 points for each word you spell correct. He comes your first word. 'Canine.' Correct. 'Harmonious.' Well done. 'Writhed.' - Can I have the definition, please? - To make squirming or twisting contortions of the body. (LAUGHS) - 'W-R-I-T-H-E-D.' Your next word is 'hardy.' Correct! Please spell 'Glorious.' Awesome work. 'Funicular.' - Can I have the definition please? - Of a railway, particularly one on a mountainside, operated by a cable with ascending and descending cards counterbalanced. 'Funicular.' (LAUGHS) - 'F-U-N-I-C-U-L-A-R.' Tricky one, that. Your final word is 'yawned.' That is correct, well played there, Liv. Some tricky words in there, but you've done really, really well. Thank you for taking on Spellbinder. Ryan has 130 points. Liv now moves to second place with 120 points. Bradley has 40 points and Ruby has 20 points. So an excellent start here on Brain Busters, but all four players are wondering if they're going to be able to head to the Brain Buster. - Our final two players must be 100% ready for action here on the Brain Buster. If they aren't, we all know what happens. One winner, can't wait! Thanks, Mikey. And don't forget, you can play from home as well. Simply hop on line to HEIHEI games. Don't go anywhere. We'll see you a muri i te whakata. * Nau mai, hoki mai. Welcome back to Brain Busters. Just before the break, we had Ryan and Liv take on their specialist subject rounds. And next up to play, we have Ruby. What would you like to play? - Identifier. - Thanks, Ruby. Let's play Identifier. Ruby, please step forward. I'm sure we have no problem identifying all the different types of chocolates, but how well will we identify our answers? - I honestly don't know. Let's figure it out right now, Ruby. You've got this. Good luck. So close again, just needed Nepal. That's what we like to see. Well done, Ruby. Last minute decision made by Ruby. Did we need to swap it though? Nah, had the right order initially, Ruby. Quick to lock that one in. our final identifier ` really want this one to be right, Ruby. There we go. Nice way to finish, Ruby. Thank you so much for taking on Identifier. Ryan still has the lead with 130 points. Liv has 120 points. Ruby now has 60 points and Bradley is on 40 points. So we have one player remaining to take on this specialist subject round, and that is Bradley. What would you like to play, Bradley? - Blueprinter. - Thanks for that. Let's play Blueprinter. Bradley, please step forward. Congratulations, great effort after Mega Memory, held the lead. Can we get it back, though? - Hopefully. - That's the question. 'Hopefully,' he says, good. All right. Well, let's get into Blueprinter now, 30 seconds to have a look at what your Blueprinter is, and then 30 more seconds to put in your answers. Here comes your Blueprinter. America's Cup 2021. Good luck. Your time starts now. The 36th America's Cup is due to be held in Auckland Waitemata Harbour. The race will be one of the first major sporting events to be held since the COVID-19 pandemic began, and will see the challenger battle the defending Emirates Team New Zealand for the Cup in the spectacular Hauraki Gulf. 10 seconds left. It's time, 30 seconds on the clock now to put in your answers, and that time starts now. Ten seconds left, Bradley. Five. Just missing out, being out to put that last one, and still we've got six on the board, let's hope for six green. Rangitoto is correct. So is Northhead. Motuihi Island is not correct, Sorry Bradley. Tamaki Strait is. Unfortunately wrong again with Maraetai. And missing out on Waiheke Island.. So unfortunate there, Bradley, but still got some points on board, and that's all that matters. Thank you so much for playing Blueprinter. So all of our players have completed their specialist subject rounds. Let's take a look now at the leaderboard. Ryan has 130 points, Liv has 120 points. Bradley has 100 points, and Ruby has 60 points. So unfortunately, we need to eliminate our first play today. And I'm sorry to say it is you, Ruby. But you've got yourself a $100 bank account. And what will you do with that money? - Probably spend it on some books. - Nice. Thanks for coming on to the show, Ruby, and congratulations to our three remaining players. For them, it's one step closer to the Brain Buster. - Our three remaining players must stay tuned in if they want to go to amygdala. Getting through the Brain Buster won't be easy, but I'm sure they're ready for this. Kia ora for that, Mikey, and before we get here to the Brain Buster, we have our Brain-Teaser now. All of our plays today have gone through their specialist subject rounds, and we are left with two options for our players to choose from. Today options are Reo Rangatira and Sequencer. So Liv, Ryan and Bradley, please select which one you would like to play now. Thank you everyone for casting a vote. First, let's look at Liv, who has decided to vote for Sequencer. Ryan would like to play Sequencer. And Bradley would like to play Sequencer. So let's play Sequencer. Still a close battle and anything can happen, so let's get into our Brain-Teaser right now. Best of luck, everyone. Here comes your first sequence. In which order were these well-known people born? Put the TV series in order of first release. Bradley. - Star Trek, Arrested Development, Riverdale. - Bradley, currently sitting in that elimination position, really needs this one if he wants to be able to go through. And he is correct. Well done Bradley. In what order were these technologies first commonly used in New Zealand? That is our Brain-Teaser, complete. Thank you, everyone, for playing sequence. Let's take a look at our final leaderboard. Ryan has 130 points. Bradley also has 130 points. Then we have Liv on 120 points. So Liv, I'm sorry to say you had just narrowly missed out on going through to the Brain Buster. You have been eliminated from the show, but you get a $100 bank account. So what will you do with the money? - I'm probably going to buy some new clothes. - Nice, Liv! Awesome stuff. Great to have you here on the show. And congratulations to Ryan and to Bradley. For them, it's now onto the Brain Buster. - Our final two players are about to take on the ultimate obstacle course. Who will be our winner? Don't go anywhere. * Hoki mai ano, we've gone through Mega Memory, our Specialist Subject Rounds, the Brain-Teaser, and now it's time for the big one, the Brain Buster! - It's now go-time for our final two contestants, Ryan and Bradley. Shot, boys, on making it this far. I know, Ryan, Table Tennis is your sport. What got you into that, man? - Well, I started watching Olympic table tennis, and after that I developed an interest, so I started taking table tennis. - Nice. I know footwork is involved with table tennis. Do you think that help you win today? - Yeah. - Awesome. Best of luck. And I know, Bradley, you love to eat, Man, and so do I. What's your favourite thing to eat? - Everything. - Everything. That's exactly what I like to eat, man. You ready for the Brain Buster? - Yeah. - Awesome stuff, best of luck, man. Now it's now time to jump into zip lines and get ready to fly. Here we go. Three, two, one. Conquer the world! Ryan and Bradley zipline their way into the Brain Buster. Both these guys are musically talented, but do they have the talent to make it through the ultimate obstacle course? On to the molecule steps. It looks like Ryan is slightly ahead, but will he be able to keep that up through the corpus callosum? Queen fan Bradley going to have to ride his bicycle if he wants to catch up. Brian already punching his code into the hippocampus. And it's good. Don't stop, Bradley, now. He's having such a good time as he breaks free and unlocks the parietal lobe. Ryan makes short work of the climbing wall, and he is putting Bradley under pressure, travelling at the speed of light through the tunnel. $260 on the line for the winner. Bradley wants it all, and he wants it now. But he's still trailing behind. Ryan's on to the frontal lobe, inching closer to the DNA molecule switches. But there is no stopping Bradley like a shooting star leaping through the sky. He crosses the frontal lobe. Ryan's got it! Whoa! A big fall from Ryan, but the show must go on. Bradley's activated his too, and now the race is going through the basal ganglia. Another one bites the dust, and Ryan is the champion. - There we are! Bradley and Ryan, nice work team. Ryan, I'll get you to come across this way. What a race that was. Bradley, we'll start with you. Almost took out the podium, but a great race. How much fun was that? - Real fun. - Really enjoyed it? - Yeah. - Ever done anything like this before, Bradley? - No. (LAUGHS) - Well you looked like an absolute pro out there, thank you so much for competing. A $100 bank account is all yours. What are you going to do with the money? - I'm going to save it up for an electric acoustic guitar. - All the best with the music. Great stuff. Ryan, firstly, better check, you had a bit of a fall. We're all good? - Yup. - Good to hear. How much fun was that obstacle course for you, man? - Very fun. - Great to hear you both enjoyed it. Congratulations to both of you! But, for Ryan, one thing left to do, and that is taking on Amygdala. Ryan, congratulations on making it to Amygdala. You've gone through all the rounds and here we are, the last thing you have to do. You're already Brain Busters champion. It's just a case of how much money you can win. Do you think you win a whole lot? - Yeah. - Let me tell you how much you're playing for, $260 after all your brilliant efforts leading up to this point. Good luck and let's get into it. In which ball sport can you take a corner kick? - Football. Football is correct. The video game Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated is based on which TV show? - The Battle for Bikini Bottom? - Spongebob Squarepants is the answer. In which country was Justin Bieber born? - New Zealand. - As much as many Kiwis would love for him to be born in New Zealand, unfortunately not the case, he was born in Canada. Would you find icebergs near the equator or the Arctic Circle? - Arctic Circle. - Arctic Circle. Locked in? You definitely would. Well played. Who is the lead male character in the Despicable Me movies? - I can't remember his name. - Trying to think. Picture what he looks like. - Is he called Bob? - Locking in Bob? - Yep. - Not Bob. It is Gru. - Oh, yep. Beginning with 'M', which star cluster signals the Maori New Year? - Matariki. - Happy with that answer? - Yeah. - Good, because you got it right. In music, what other term is used for a minum? - A half note. - Is correct, well done. - Alfred Nobel invented which explosive? - Dynamite? - Why are we saying dynamite, Ryan. - It's an explosive. - It is an explosive and it is the one we're after. Which country is home to the Great Barrier Reef? - Australia. - Australia? Well done again, it is, of course, Australia, yep, the Great Barrier is the world's largest reef system. Finally for Amygdala, Ryan, are we ready? Which is bigger ` A grape or a grapefruit? - Grapefruit. The final question, final answer ` which is bigger, a grape or grapefruit? Ryan, you've locked in grapefruit, is it right? Yes, it sure is, Ryan Well played, my friend, let's have a look. $182. Congratulations. What are you going to do with the money, Ryan? - Probably take my family out for dinner, and save the rest. - What a nice son you are, Ryan. Thank you very much for coming on to the show. $182! - Well done, Ryan, you happy with that performance? - Yeah. - And all the best with your piano and table tennis skills, yeah? - Yeah. Thank you. - If you think you can take out the Brain Buster just like our man Ryan, 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 by John Gibbs. Captions were made with the support of NZ On Air. Thank you New Zealand on air.