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? - It's Mr Brain Buster, Mikey Falesiu. Things are about to get real as today's final two compete for the top spot. Only one will be crowned champion, though. Chris, let's get the show on the road. - Let's do it, Mikey. And you can play from home, as well. So, let's meet today's Brain Busters. Captions by Lillie Balfour. 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 move 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, Max. - Yes. - Here on Brain Busters. How we feeling? - Yeah, pretty nervous, but excited. - Nice. Bit of a gamer? Favourite game? - Probably 2K ` NBA 2K, yeah. - Favourite team? - Golden State Warriors. - Nice choice, Max. Great to have you here. Andy, welcome to the show, man. Now, bit of a farmer. Love your motorbike as well. What kind of motorbike do we have? - A Honda CRF230. - Ohh, the 230! Yeah, nah. I don't know what I'm talking about actually, Andy. So that's` You use that around the farm and stuff? - Yeah, around the farm. - So what kind of jobs do we have on the farm? - Oh, anything ` tractor work, drilling, ploughing. - Do it all. - Sheep work, yeah. - Nice, Andy. Great having you here on the show. Marica, great to have you here on the show as well. Also a little bit of a gamer ` your favourite game? - It's Minecraft. - Why do we play that? - Um, probably just because there's a lot of options, and you can do really anything. - Nice! Think you got pretty high chance of taking out Brain Busters today? - I hope so. - Good to hear, Marica. And Megan, welcome to the show. - Thank you. - An avid reader ` read one of my favourite series, Harry Potter, but not currently reading at the moment. What are we reading? - Um, I'm reading The Hobbit at the moment. - You're just reading one great series onto another. Great to hear, Megan. How good is The Hobbit? - It's really good so far. I'm on the third chapter at the moment, so quite enjoyable. - Awesome. I'll go put that book on pause for the time being because we are here on Brain Busters. It is time to get competitive, and it's time to play our first game of the day. Let's get into Mega Memory. 90 seconds on the clock. Best of luck to all of our players. Your time starts now. The flag of France is blue, white and which other colour? Megan. - Red. (POSITIVE CHIME) - Which brass instrument rhymes with crumpets? Andy. - Trumpet. (POSITIVE CHIME) - Do the San Antonio Spurs play netball or basketball? Max. - Basketball. (POSITIVE CHIME) - Are Maggi and Campbell brands of soap or soup? - Andy. - Soup. (POSITIVE CHIME) - Which former One Direction member sings 'Black and White'? Max. - Harry Styles. (NEGATIVE CHIME) - Niall Horan. How many people make up the family in the Pixar movie The Incredibles? - Andy. - Five. (POSITIVE CHIME) - Which comic book series features Captain Haddock and Professor Calculus? Megan. - Adventures of Tintin. (POSITIVE CHIME) - The show Adventure Time features Jake the Dog and Finn the what? Max. - Human. (POSITIVE CHIME) - A Mavic Air with four propellers is a form of what? Andy. - Drone. (POSITIVE CHIME) Luxury car maker Lexus is part of what Japanese company? Andy. - Toyota. (POSITIVE CHIME) - Which indoor sports has a position called goal shoot? Andy. - Netball. (POSITIVE CHIME) - Which brand of snack food rhymes with Peter? Andy. (NEGATIVE CHIME) Eta. Which American magazine famously names a person of the year? Andy. - Time. (POSITIVE CHIME) (CLOCK TICKS) - Sonic the Hedgehog's sidekick, Tails, is what kind of animal? Andy. - Hedgehog. (NEGATIVE CHIME) - Fox. Which video game series has characters called octolings? Megan. - Spider-Man. (NEGATIVE CHIME) - Splatoon ` the answer to our final Mega Memory question. Thanks, everyone, for playing Let's take a look at our leaderboard. Andy is out in front with 50 points. Max has 10 points. Megan also has 10 points, then we have Marica on zero points. So, now we move into our specialist subject rounds, and I think we should get some points on the board for Marica. What would you like to play? - Spellbinder. - Thank you very much. Let's play Spellbinder. Marica, please step forward. (INTENSE MUSIC) You look set and ready. How are you feeling? - Kind of nervous. - How's the spelling? - Um, hopefully OK. - We'll find out now. 20 points for each word you spell correct, Marica. Best of luck. Professor. - SPELLS: (POSITIVE CHIME) - Correct. Upholstery. (POSITIVE CHIME) - Well spelled. Shrewd. (POSITIVE CHIME) - Correct again. Please spell 'litre'. (POSITIVE CHIME) - Correct. Pegasus. (POSITIVE CHIME) Well done. Cholesterol. (POSITIVE CHIME) Looking very sharp here. Your final word is 'optional'. (POSITIVE CHIME) Correct. Perfect score, Marica. That is one way to start off our specialist subject rounds. Thank you very much for playing. - Thank you. - Marica now has the lead with 140 points. Andy is on 50 points, Max has 10 points, and Megan has 10 points as well. Seeing that Max and Megan are both on the same score, we'll simply go from left to right, which means Max gets to go next. What would you like to play? - Equaliser. - Thanks, Max. Let's play Equaliser. Max, please step forward. (DRAMATIC MUSIC) How's our maths, Max? - All right, I think. Yeah. - Can we get a perfect score, just like Marica? - Hopefully. - Let's try. Good luck. Here comes your first equation. READS: - 49. (POSITIVE CHIME) - Correct. - 18. (POSITIVE CHIME) - 257. (POSITIVE CHIME) - Well done. - 40. (POSITIVE CHIME) - Awesome work. - 144. (POSITIVE CHIME) - Good stuff. - 287. (NEGATIVE CHIME) - -2. Finally, for Equaliser ` - 33. (POSITIVE CHIME) - Some very impressive and quick maths there, Max. Really well played. Not a perfect score, but pretty close. Thank you for taking on Equaliser. Marica still has first place with 140 points. Max is close behind on 130 points now. Andy has 50 points, and Megan has 10 points. So, an impressive start today on Brain Busters, but all four players are hoping they have got what it takes to head to the Brain Buster. - One winner will go through to Amygdala to turn their points into moolah. To do that, you've got to get through the ultimate obstacle course. Chris, you reckon they're up for it? - Oh, they are definitely up for it, Mikey. And don't forget, you can play as well. Simply head online to HEIHEI Games. Don't go anywhere. We'll see you a muri i te whakata. * Hoki mai ano. Welcome back to Brain Busters. Just before the break, we had Marica and Max take on their specialist subject rounds, and coming forward next to play is Megan. What would you like to play? - Identifier. - Thank you, Megan. Let's play Identifier. Megan, please step forward. (INTENSE MUSIC) Walking forward with a whole lot of confidence. - (LAUGHS NERVOUSLY) - Ready to get into it? - Yeah. - Let's do it. Good luck, Megan. READS: (THREE POSITIVE CHIMES) Well played. (TWO POSITIVE CHIMES) (NEGATIVE CHIME) (HISSES THROUGH TEETH) Couldn't back it up there. Needed 'few or no satellites'. - Thought it would be that one. - Should have swapped it! - Yeah. - Didn't want to swap anything that time? - Don't know. - Locked in. (POSITIVE CHIME) (TWO NEGATIVE CHIMES) (WINCES) Unlucky, Megan. And finally ` Need to finish strong, Megan. Can we do it? - Hopefully. (THREE POSITIVE CHIMES) - Yes, we can. Well done, Megan. Tough round, but you've done very well. Thank you so much for taking on Identifier. Marica still has the lead with 140 points. Max has 130 points. Andy has 50 points, and Megan also has 50 points. So, we have just one player remaining to take on their specialist subject round, and that player is Andy. What would you like to play? - Blueprinter, please. - You definitely can, Andy. Let's play Blueprinter. Andy, please step forward. (DRAMATIC MUSIC) Taking on Blueprinter. Think we've got a good memory? - Oh, give it a shot and see what happens. - That's the attitude. Best of luck. 30 seconds to have a look at our Blueprinter, 30 seconds to put in your answers after that. Here comes your Blueprinter, Andy. It's Milford Sounds roads. Good luck. Your time starts now. One of the most difficult to reach regions in Aotearoa, Milford Sound was inaccessible by road until the construction of the 1.2km Homer tunnel, which was finished in 1953, and pierces through the impressive mountains that divide the Sounds from the Hollyford Valley. (CLOCK TICKS) 10 seconds left. (ALARM RINGS) That's time, Andy. 30 seconds now to put in your answers, which starts now. Halfway, Andy. (CLOCK TICKS) Triple-checking before we placed that last one. How do we feel about those answers, Andy? - A few of them I think I can... Think so, but let's go for it. - Hopefully more than a few. Let's see. (POSITIVE CHIME) Queenstown, of course, is correct. (POSITIVE CHIME) Deep Cove is right. (POSITIVE CHIME) Homer tunnel is correct. (NEGATIVE CHIME) Mirror Lakes ` unfortunately not right. (NEGATIVE CHIME) Neither is Manapouri. (POSITIVE CHIME) Mossburn is though. (NEGATIVE CHIME) And we couldn't finish it with Walter Peak. Still, not a bad effort, Andy. Thank you very much for taking on Blueprinter. And just like that, our specialist subject rounds are complete. So, let's take a look now at the leaderboard. Marica has managed to hold on to that lead still, with 140 points. Max has 130 points; Andy now joins him on 130 points. Then we have Megan on 50 points. So, unfortunately, we do need to eliminate our first player today on Brain Busters, and Megan, I'm very sorry to say that it is you, but the good news is you get a $100 bank account. So what will you be doing with the money, Megan? - I'm going to buy Minecraft Java Edition, and some really high quality gamer headphones. - Oh, awesome, Megan. All the best. Thank you so much for coming onto the show, and congratulations to our three remaining players. For them, it's one step closer to the Brain Buster. - Only three players remaining, which means crunch time is not far away. I hope our top two are ready for this. - Me too, Mikey. And with scores this close, I'm sure they are. So, now we move into our Brain-Teaser. All of our players have gone through their specialist subject rounds, and we're left with two options for our players to choose from. Today those options are Reo Rangatira and Sequencer. So, Max, Andy and Marica, please select which one you would like to play now. Thank you, everyone, for voting. We will start with Max, who has voted for Reo Rangatira. Andy has voted for Sequencer. So it comes down to Marica, who has voted for Sequencer. There we go. Let's play Sequencer. So, as I mentioned, scores very close here ` anyone's game, so let's play. Good luck. Here comes your first sequence. READS: When were these best-selling children's toys first released, from earliest to most recent. Andy. - Cabbage Patch Kids doll, LeapPad and Rubik's Cube. - Andy wants to get away with the lead. (THREE NEGATIVE CHIMES) Unable to do so, sorry, Andy. Rubik's Cube first, then Cabbage Patch kids doll, and then finally, LeapPad. In which order were these films first released? Max. - E.T., Mrs. Doubtfire, Moana. - Max now wanting to get into the lead. (THREE POSITIVE CHIMES) And there it is. Well played. In what order did these events occur in New Zealand? Andy. - Moa became extinct, James Cook anchors at Poverty Bay, and Kingitanga movement (Maori King) begins. - Andy lost points before; wants to get them back. (THREE POSITIVE CHIMES) And does. Finally for the Brain-Teaser - In which order were these internet browsers launched? Andy. - Uh, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. - Andy needs this one to be right. (THREE POSITIVE CHIMES) And it is right. Congratulations, Andy, and well played to everyone. That is our Brain-Teaser complete. Let's have a look now at our final leaderboard. Max now has 160 points. Andy also has 160 points. Then we have Marica on 140 points. So, a very close battle, but unfortunately, Marica, you have been eliminated from Brain Busters. Thanks for playing, and you get a $100 bank account. What will you do with the money? - I'll probably just save it up. - Smart choice, Marica. Thanks for coming on the show. And congratulations to Max and Andy. For them, it's now on to the Brain Buster. - Only one player will get the chance to go to Amygdala and cash out. Who will it be? Find out after the break. Who will it be? Find out after the break. * Nau mai hoki mai. We're finally here. It's time for the Brain Buster! - It's finally crunch time for our final two contestants, Max and Andy. Shot, boys, on making it this far. Now, I know, Max, basketball is your sport. Tell us why that is, man? - Just like how fast-paced it is. And it's just` Yeah, you always` You're never missing out when you're on the court. - True. Well, that's exactly what the Brain Buster's going to be like, man, so best of luck to you. Andy, Dad owns an aeroplane, bro. Tell us what that experience is like. - It's a fun experience. You can rise up in the air, and you can zoom around the country. - Right. - Blenheim to Wanaka in about two hours. - Wow, man. That's awesome. It must be nice. You ready to fly through that Brain Buster? - Yep. - Awesome. Best of luck to you both. It's now time to jump on to our ziplines. Let's get ready to fly. Here we go. Three, two, one. Zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom! Max and Andy, I hope you're ready to take on the ultimate obstacle course. They've been tied on the leaderboard for most of the show today, so let's see who will defeat the other by the end of the race. On to the Molecule Steps. So far, so good. Max is first into the Corpus Callosum with that code in his head, and Andy flies in just behind. The Hippocampus is next and still pretty close. Codes being punched in and... slam dunk! Farming is hard work, but the Brain Buster can make anyone sheepish. Not Andy, though. He's ploughing up the Parietal Lobe. Max said he likes a fast-paced basketball game, and he's definitely fast here. Andy coming through the tunnel now, but will he be able to catch up to Max, who's making his way across the Frontal Lobe? Only a few steps to go before he reaches the DNA Molecule switches. Andy has just landed on the first disc. You'll have to move faster. (SWITCH BOOMS) Max activates his side of the Brain Buster. This could be all over for Andy as Max flies into the Basal Ganglia. Really nice work, Max. You are today's winner. (BUZZER BOOMS) Andy making his way down now. Good job, bro. You weren't quite able to fly past Max and steal the win, but you motored through it like a champ. That was a tough one today, Chris. - There we go. Done and dusted. Pop back round behind there, Andy. Max, we'll get you to come across this way, and we'll start with you, Andy. Now, I need to know ` What's tougher ` a hard day out on the farm, or the Brain Buster? - Oh, this was a bit hard. - (LAUGHS) Good fun, though? - PANTS: Yeah. - Great to hear, Andy. Clearly you worked super hard there ` puffing. But, hey. You've done a fantastic job. You've scored yourself $100 bank account, Andy. So what would you like to do with the money? - I'm probably gonna put it towards a new motorbike I'm gonna save up for. - Oh, very flash, indeed. Andy, it's been great having you here on the show. Congratulations. - Thank you. - Max, you've taken out the Brain Buster. What's going through your head right now? - Oh, just very exhausted. It's a lot harder than I thought it was going to be. - Yeah. It's pretty tricky, isn't it? - Yeah. - It's not called the ultimate obstacle course for nothing. But Max, you've done really well. Congratulations. One thing to left do, and that's taking on Amygdala. Max, what a tough battle it's been today. Very competitive indeed, but here you are ` our last player standing. Ready to take on Amygdala? - Yeah, hopefully. Yeah. - You've done amazing, mate. You scored 160 points, and as I said, very competitive. Andy scored 160 points as well. And then we had a great battle, there, on the Brain Buster, but it is you. 10 questions. How many can we get right? - Hopefully all 10. That's the way to think. Good luck. Here comes your first Amygdala question. Which bird is associated with the brand Tegel? - Eagle. (NEGATIVE CHIME) - Chicken. You know ` Tegel chicken? Next up ` Beat the Chasers is a new format of which show? - The Chase. (POSITIVE CHIME) - Correct. Name the largest city in Otago. - Dunedin. (POSITIVE CHIME) - Correct. In what country is the Leaning Tower of Pisa? - Italy. - Much more confident with that answer. - Yeah. (POSITIVE CHIME) - That is correct. Which animated show's characters includes Principal Skinner? - The Simpsons. - Simpsons. (POSITIVE CHIME) It is The Simpsons. Nicely done. In the book of the same name, Stuart Little is a 2 inch tall boy who looks like which animal? - A chicken. - Chicken. Plenty of animals to choose from. (NEGATIVE CHIME) Not a chicken. The correct answer is a mouse. - Ohh. - Think you were thinking of Chicken Little. - Yeah, I was. Yeah. - (LAUGHS) Which NRL team is Tiki the mascot for? - The Warriors. (POSITIVE CHIME) - Yeah. Nicely done. Very well played there. Next up ` On a traditional drum kit, what do you play the bass drum with? - A foot. - Last time I checked, you don't really use your feet for drumsticks. (POSITIVE CHIME) Would be very impressive, but it doesn't matter. You are definitely right, there. And finally, which New Zealand city's three letter airport code is CHC? - Christchurch. - Got this one? - I think so. I don't wanna jinx it, though. (POSITIVE CHIME) - There you go. You heard the ding. Congratulations. You have won $224, Max. Really well played there. Some great answers, and a couple of good guesses as well. What are you going to do with the money? - Might just save up for, like, a new pair of shoes probably. - Awesome, Max. It's been great to have you on the show. Congratulations once again. $224. - Well done, Max. You happy with that performance? - Yeah, I'm pretty happy with it. Yeah. - Do you reckon it was the same colour T-shirt? - I reckon. - (LAUGHS) - Hey, my man! If you think you can take out the Brain Buster just like our man Max, 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 Lillie Balfour. Captions were made with the support of NZ On Air. www.able.co.nz Copyright Able 2020