- 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? - Bula vinaka, it's Mikey Falesiu. Things are about to get real as we search for today's final two players, but only one will be crowned champion. Let's do this, Chris. - Let's do it, Mikey. 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 our players now. Firstly, Phoebe, welcome to the game. Right into your art. What kind of art do we do? - Um, I like watercolours. But I like all art. (CHUCKLES) - Nice. So why watercolours over, like, normal painting and stuff? - I like the way it sits on the page and the way it looks. - Very cool. Great having you here on the show, Phoebe. Waikimihia, great to have you here as well. - Thank you. - Into your basketball. How long have we were playing for? - I've been playing since I was a Phoebe. - Shooting hoops before we were walking, eh? Very cool. Would we like to take it somewhere in the future? - Yes, I would. - Nice. Good luck for that. And you had a shout out that you wanted to make. - Yeah, I want to make a shout out to my family, my mum, my dad, my nan and koro. Yeah. - Awesome. Nice work, Waikimihia. Logan, welcome to the show. Cool, calm and collected. Ready to take on Brain Busters? - Yeah, I think so. - Can we have the win? - Oh, we'll have to see. - Have to see. Now, you're actually part of a band. How long have you and your band been together for? - Oh, we met up at the start of the year, and since then we've been playing shows. - Sounding good? - Yeah. - Great to hear, Logan. - John, similar to Logan, you actually play the clarinet. How long you been playing that for? - Around five years now. - And are we in any band or orchestras? - I'm in my school's premier concert band. - Very cool indeed. Well, hey, guys, it's great to have you here all on Brain Busters. Let's get straight into our first round of the day. It's Mega Memory. 90 seconds on the clock for our players to answer as many questions as they can. How many points can we get? Let's it's find out. Good luck. Your time starts now. What is Winnie-the-Pooh's favourite food? John? - Honey. - What kind of movement is the tango? Phoebe. - A dance. - Which country's war of independence features in the musical and movie Hamilton? John. - The American Independence War. - Which very small round green vegetable comes in a pod? Phoebe. - Peas. F2P is an abbreviation for free to what? Logan. - Play. - Hercule Poirot, Nancy Drew and Sherlock Holmes solve what? Phoebe. - Mysteries. - Which bird is in the name of two Hunger Games movies? John. - Mockingbird. Bit more than that, please, John. - Mockingjay. - The 2018 film Bumblebee is a spin-off of which film series? Logan. - Transformers. - Figure skating occurs on a surface made of what? Phoebe. - Ice. - In the movie Aladdin, what is Aladdin's third wish? Logan. - To set the genie free. - Which season traditionally follows Spring? Logan. - Summer. In which Scottish event do you throw a large pole? Phoebe. - Pass. - Caber toss. Which sport is played by Tottenham Hotspur? Logan. (KLAXON WAILS) - Football. - Is the correct answer to our last Mega Memory question. Thank you everyone for playing, let's take a look at the leader board. Logan has the lead with 50 points. Then we have Phoebe on 30 points. John has 30 points, and Waikimihia is on zero points. So now we move into our specialist subject rounds, and starting us off today is Waikimihia. What would you like to play? - Reo Rangatira. - Awesome. Let's play Reo Rangatira. Waikimihia, please step forward. (TENSE MUSIC) So, surely we've been in some big pressure situations, Waikimihia. - Yep. - Playing basketball and all. - Yep. - So, are we ready to handle the pressure here? - Yes. - Excellent. Good luck. Here comes question number one. What is an English word for tapawha or porowha? - Square. - Correct. Spell Kirihimete. Needed an H-I-M-E-T-E there, sorry. Is the Ministry of Health translated as Manatu Hauora or Manatu Taonga? - Manatu Hauora. - Ae, that is correct. - South. - Is the answer. Finally, for Reo Rangatira, what is the Maori word for grandchild? - Mokopuna. - That is correct. Nice finish there. Thank you very much for taking on Reo Rangatira. Waikimihia now has the lead with 60 points. Logan has 50 points, Phoebe is on 30 points, and John also has 30 points. So time for our second player now to come forward, and that player is Phoebe. What would you like to play, Phoebe? - Blueprinter. - Thank you very much. Let's play Blueprinter. Phoebe, please step forward. (TENSE MUSIC) Now, are we pretty good at remembering things, Phoebe? - No! - (LAUGHS) So why'd you pick Blueprinter then? - I don't know. - (LAUGHS) All right, well, time to prove yourself wrong now, Phoebe, OK? Of course, you'll have 30 seconds to memorise the Blueprinter, and then a further 30 seconds to put in all of your answers. I definitely wish you the best of luck now, Phoebe. Here comes your Blueprinter. It is the Lincoln University campus. Your time starts now. Famous for its world-class agricultural programmes, Lincoln is ranked in the top 1.4% of all universities globally, making it a small university with a big reputation. 10 seconds left, Phoebe. (TENSE MUSIC) And that is time up. Phoebe, you now have 30 seconds to put in your answers, and that time starts now. Halfway, Phoebe. Five seconds. (KLAXON WAILS) Here we go. Well, the good news is we've got all of them on the board. - (SNICKERS) - But are they right? Let's find out, Phoebe. First one, please. A great start, the Swan is correct. So is Bridge House. Sports Centre gives you three Village Hall is also correct. The Library is correct. But we missed out on the Think Tank, and our last one there. We started great, Phoebe. I was really hoping you were going to get a perfect score there. Not the case, but still very impressive with five. Thank you for playing Blueprinter. - Thank you. - Phoebe has jumped into first place with 130. Waikimihia has 60 points, Logan is on 50 points and John has 30 points. So two of our players have already completed their specialist subject round, but all four have their fingers crossed, hoping they can get to that Brain Buster. - One player will go through to Amygdala to turn their points into dollars. But first, they've gotta get through this beast. Reckon they can do it, Chris? - Yeah, I definitely think they can do it, Mikey. And don't forget, you can play from home as well. Simply head online to Heihei Games. Don't go anywhere. We'll see you i muri i te whakata. * Nau mai, hoki mai, welcome back to Brain Busters. Just before the break, we had Waikimihia and Phoebe take on their specialist subject rounds, and next to play is John. What would you like to play, John? - Sequencer. - Thank you very much. Let's play Sequencer. John, please step forward. (TENSE MUSIC) So, what's it like being in a band, John? - It's quite fun. You get to listen to the music that, like, from a different angle than most of the audience hear it. - Yeah, awesome. It's a great way of putting it, John. All right. Ready to take on Sequencer? - Yeah. - Let's get into it. He comes first sequence. In what order were these reality TV shows first aired in New Zealand? (SUCKS IN TEETH) It was actually MasterChef before The Block. Of course, in 2010 for MasterChef, then The Block in 2012, and most recently the Great Kiwi Bake Off in 2018. In what order did Ariana Grande release these songs from first to last? - WHISPERS: Yes. - Correct, well played, John. In which order did these medical milestones first occur? Happy with that order, John? - Yep. - Good to hear. Happy with that answer as well. There we go. In which order with these famous people born? On a roll now, John. Well played. In what order will these means of ploughing first used in New Zealand? Nicely done, John. Place these languages in order from most spoken to least spoken worldwide. - Really impressive stuff there for Sequencer. Thank you very much for taking it on. Phoebe has 130 points, John now also has 130 points. Waikimihia has 60 points and Logan is on 50 points. So there is just one more player remaining to take on their specialist subject round. And that player is, of course, Logan. What would you like to play, Logan? - Spellbinder, please. - You definitely can. Let's play Spellbinder. Logan, please step forward. (TENSE MUSIC) - Are we ready, Logan? - As I'll ever be. - (LAUGHS) Well put. All right, 20 points for each word you spell correct. Already off to a great start with 50 points. Let's see if we can add to it. Good luck. Your first word is ` contour. Correct. Integrity. Correct again. Smelter. Well spelled. Scout. Lovely work. Volcanic. V-O, sorry, Logan. Prosecution. Nicely done. And your final word is ` comfortable. Some quick spelling there, Logan. Six out of seven. I think you could have spelled volcanic right as well, but that's OK. Still, some really good points there. Thank you very much for taking on Spellbinder. An excellent finish to our specialist subject rounds. So let's take a look now at the leaderboard. Logan reclaims top spot with 170 points. Then we have Phoebe on 130 points. John also has 130 points. Then Waikimihia has 60 points. So, unfortunately, we do need to eliminate our first player today on Brain Busters, and I'm sorry to say it is you, Waikimihia. Thank you so much for coming on to the show, and of course you get a $100 bank account. So what will you be doing with that money? - I'm gonna save it. Some for my basketball and, yeah. - Nice. And all the best with the basketball, Waikimihia. Thanks for coming on the show again. - Thank you. - And congratulations for our three remaining players. It's one step closer to the Brain Buster. - With only three players left, go-time is just around the corner. Whoever our final two are, I hope they're ready for this. - Yeah, they've definitely got this, Mikey. But before we can head to the Brain Buster, we have our Brainteaser. 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, those options are Equaliser and Identifier. So Phoebe, Logan and John, please select which one we'd like to play now. Thank you, everyone, for voting. We will start with Phoebe who has decided to play ` Identifier. Logan would like to play ` Identifier. And John would like to play ` Identifier. There we go, three for three. Let's play Identifier. Logan still has that lead, but will he still hold it after our Brainteaser? Let's get into it now and find out. Good luck, everyone. Here's your first Identifier. John. - Liver, kidney, heart. Arrange these individual organs from heaviest to lightest. That is not it, I'm afraid, John. - (SIGHS) - Liver, heart, kidney. John, again. - Kakapo, NZ short-tailed bat and kiwi. - Once again, trying to reclaim those points. And, again, there they are. Finally ` Logan. - Sunrise, noon, twilight. - Logan has at lead currently. Would love to add some more points to his score though. And that will do it. Well done to everyone, thank you so much for taking on our Brainteaser. Let's have a look now at our final leaderboard. Logan moves up to 200 points now. Phoebe has 130 points and John also has 130 points. So we have a tie between Phoebe and John, which means we now go to our tiebreaker round. I will just ask a question. Only you two will answer. The first person to buzz in and give me that answer will go through to the next round. But if you buzz in and give the incorrect answer, your opponent will go through. Best of luck to each of you. Here comes your tiebreaker. Which video game series allows players to create their own Super Mario levels? - Super Mario Maker. - John, that is correct. Congratulations, you are through to the Brain Buster with Logan. Phoebe, I'm sorry to say you have missed out by just the smallest of margins. It was such a close battle between you and John the whole day, unfortunately, coming out second best though. You do get to take home a $100 bank account. What will you be doing with the money, Phoebe? - Probably buying some more art supplies. - Awesome. All the best with it. Feel free to send some cool photos of it into us. Thank you, Phoebe, and congratulations to Logan and now John, for them it is now on to the Brain Buster. - This is where champions are made. Who will be leaving as today's Brain Buster? We'll find out who very soon. Who will be leaving as today's Brain Buster? We'll find out who very soon. * Nai mai hoki mai. We're finally here. It's time for the Brain Buster! - We have finally made it to the ultimate obstacle course with our top two contestants, John and Logan. Well done, boys. Now, Logan, I know football is your favourite sport. Tell us about that, man. - Well, my family's been playing football for a while, and so I decided to give it a try as well, and I really like it. - Awesome. Do you have a favourite team? - Yeah, Arsenal. - Oh, man, Chris would love that, bro. All the best. Enjoy that. - And also, John, hockey is your sport. Tell us about that, man. - Yes, so, in Year Six, my friend started playing it, so I decided I want to join him, cos my mum wanted me to do a sport. - I'm sure you made the right choice and your friend is happy that you made it this far. You ready to get that W? - Yeah. - Well done, boys. It's now time to jump onto our zip lines, and let's get ready to fly. Here we go. Toru, rua, tahi, karawhiua! The Brain Stem zip line brings John and Logan into the Brain Buster. John's 140 and Logan's 200 points means we have 340 points ready to be converted to dollars for the winner. Let's see how they go remembering those four digit codes, as they both head through the Corpus Callosum with some interesting techniques. Here is Logan at the Hippocampus console. Has he got the code right? Yeah, boy! How about John? Nailed it. Parietal Lobe time for both players now. Oops. Bit of a slip from John, and Logan gets up with no trouble. Nice recovery, John. Logan's been able to take the lead now though. Can he keep it? Logans on to the Frontal Lobe. You better hurry, man, John will be there soon. Whoa, all right. Maybe slow down a little so you don't fall. Here's John and Logan now closing in on the DNA Molecule Switches. Who will activate their side first? Logan's done it. John must be close though. Yep. Here we go, John. Now, this could be a close finish, both going through the Basal Ganglia, Chris. Who's it going to be? - Whoa-hoo-hoo! What a race! Logan, I'll get you to hop across this way. John, we'll start with you. It was anyone's game there. You were going as fast as you can. Unfortunately, couldn't quite get there. But how much fun was that course, John? SIGHS: It was really fun. - (LAUGHS) Slightly out of breath there. John, I'll let you catch your breath. A $100 bank account is all yours. Congratulations on being second place today on the show. What would you like to do with the money? - I'll probably save some of it and spend some of it on food. - Yeah, great choice there, John. Hey, thanks so much for coming on the show. Great race, my friend. Logan, what an absolute machine through that course. We almost had a spill at one stage, you were going no hands at one stage. What was going through your head? - I was just aiming for that finish line. Nothing else. - Yeah. Went super fast. It was a great race from both of you. Logan, there is one thing left to do and, of course, that is taking on Amygdala. Logan, welcome to Amygdala. Great to have you here. How does it feel to be here, first of all? - Awesome. - You've done fantastic. Now, I'm sure the band will be watching, cheering you on, probably hoping to give them a bit of money for band gear, right? - Yeah, I need some new amps. - (LAUGHS) Well, let's see how many questions we can get right then OK? - Yep. - Good luck. Had a really good run so far. 200 points you have scored up to this moment. John did great as well. Scored 140 points. Put those together and you're playing $340. That can get you some good gear. - Yeah. - All right, good luck, Logan. Let's get into it. Complete this Wiggles catch phrase, "Wake up,..." - Get dressed. Oh. - 'Wake up, Jeff!' - Oh! - Makes a whole lot of sense now, doesn't it? - Yeah. - That's right. We'll let that one go. First one, that's just the warm-up one, right? - Yeah. - All right. Back on track now. What very wide circular storms share their name with a Super Rugby team? - A hurricane. - It is the Hurricanes. Which TV show had a spinoff show called Young Sheldon? - The Big Bang Theory. - Correct. Is granite a breakfast cereal or a rock? - Pretty sure it's rock. - I'm pretty sure you're right. A raisin is a dried want? - Date? - Date? Locked in. Any other options floating around in your head? - Yeah, it's on the tip of my tongue, but yeah, I dunno. - Think you know what I'm about to say. Grape. - Oh! - (BOTH CHUCKLE) - It's all right. Plenty to go, Logan. Next one. In which country is the city of Hiroshima? - Oh, Japan? - What makes you say Japan? - Oh, I think it's either Japan or Korea ` one of those, - so... - You have locked in Japan. - Yeah. - But you've also just mentioned Korea. - It is Japan. - (CHUCKLES) - What is a Nokia 7 Plus? - A phone? Mobile phone. - A mobile phone? - Yeah. - Gotta be, right? Nothing else that could be. - I dunno. Not too familiar with the brand, but... - You got it right again. Nice work. Which sport is played by the Los Angeles Lakers? - Basketball. - Play any basketball yourself, Logan? - Time to time. Height's a bit of a disadvantage. - (LAUGHS) - It's about giving it a go, though, right? - Yeah. - Basketball is correct. Finally, which warm sauce rhymes with Navy? - Gravy? - Gravy? - Yeah. - Navy, gravy. Does it rhyme? Yeah. - I'd say so. - You think it rhymes? - Yeah, I'd say so. - Well, as long as you think it rhymes ` that's the main thing. - Yeah. - (DING!) - And it is the correct answer as well ` of course, it is. Logan, well played, my friend. Let's take a look. $238. What are we gonna do with the money? - Probably some new band equipment and save some of it for the future. - Very great options there. Logan, it's been great having you. All the best with the band as well. Congratulations once again. $238. - You! Shot, Logan. Hey, you got a phone? - Yeah, I do. - Maybe with that money you could save up and get a new phone. - Maybe. - Who knows? - Well done, Logan. If you think you can take out the ultimate obstacle course, just like our boy Logan, jumped 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 Joshua Tait. Captions were made with the support of NZ On Air.