Four players. Three rounds. Two players race. One winner takes it all. Kia ora, I'm Chris Kirk, and this is Brain Busters. Get ready for a series of escalating rounds where we test our players on maths, memory, te reo, spelling and more, before it all leads up to this ` the Brain Buster! - It's Mikey Falesiu, the one and only Mr Brain Buster. Two out of four plays will make it to the ultimate obstacle course, but only one will get the chance to turn their points into money. Let's hope they're up for the challenge. - Thanks for that, 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 2021 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, Arthur, welcome to the show. Keen rugby player. - How did the last season go? - It went very good. We won in the final. Oh, nice. Congratulations. Which club do we play for? - Christchurch Football Club. - All right. Can we win Brain Busters like we won the comp? - Hopefully. - We will see. Beth, welcome to the show. You're pretty sporty yourself. What do you play? - I do athletics and hockey. - Nice. What events do we do in athletics? - The 400m and 100m. - Pretty quick? - You'd like to think so. - You'd hope so! (LAUGHS) Hawaiki, great to have you here. Now, I hear you want to be an engineer when you're older. So, have we, like, built anything? - I've made heaps of models. I built a go-kart with my friends. - How fast is the go-kart? - Pretty fast. Pretty quick. All right. How quick are we gonna be on that buzzer today? We'll find out. And we also have Eleanor on the show. - Eleanor, what do you like to do? - I like to sing and play netball. - Nice. Are we in a choir or anything? - Yeah, I'm in the school choir. Awesome. I bet you guys sound amazing. Well, it's great having you all here. Let's get into our first round of the day and play Mega Memory. 10 points for each correct answer. But buzz in and give me the incorrect answer, our players will lose 10 points. So good luck. Your time starts now. What is the three-letter abbreviation for Federal Bureau of Investigation? - Beth. - FBI. Which spice and hair colour rhymes with 'ninja'? - Arthur. - Ginger - Petra Freeth is a character on which New Zealand soap? - (BUZZ!) - Shortland Street. What is the name of Dora the Explorer's cousin who features in his own`? - Eleanor. - Diego. What type of animal is a barramundi? - Beth. - A fish. What TV characters get their group's name from a combination of the words 'marionette' and 'puppet'? Eleanor. - (BUZZ!) - The Muppets. Do Microsoft make the Ybox or the Xbox? - Arthur. - Xbox. Which frozen food is made by Kapiti and Lewis Road Creamery? - Eleanor. - Ice cream. - (HOOTER SOUNDS) That is time up. Thank you, everyone, for playing Mega Memory. Let's take a look at our scores. Arthur has 20 points. Beth also has 20 points. Then we have Eleanor on 10 points. And Hawaiki is on zero points. So now it's time to move into our specialist subject rounds, and starting us off today will be Hawaiki. - What do you want to play? - Reo Rangatira. Sweet as. Let's play Reo Rangatira. Hawaiki, please step forward. (SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC) All right. Feeling the pressure? We feel nervous, or are we good to go? - Yeah, we're good to go. - We're good to go. Excellent. That's what we like to hear. 20 points for each answer. Good luck. Spell 'morena'. Ae, that is correct. What is a Maori word for shower? - Hirere. - Kia ora. Tuawaru is eighth. What is ninth? - Tuaiwa. - Awesome stuff. Spell 'taniwha'. Correct. Translate this ` kei roto nga rakau i te wao. The trees are in the forest. Great job here. Ko wai te tokorua he hoa rangatira kaiwhakataki i tuhi i te pukapuka, 'Maori at Home'? - I don't know. (BUZZ!) Finally for Reo Rangatira, what is a Maori word for subtribe? - Iwi. Oh, hapu! That is correct. (CHUCKLES) Well done there at the end. Really well played. Congratulations and thank you for taking on Reo Rangatira. Hawaiki has the lead now, with 120 points. Arthur is on 20 points. Beth has 20 points as well. Then we have Eleanor on ten points. - So coming up next is Eleanor. What would you like to play? - Identifier. Thank you very much. Let's play Identifier. Eleanor, please step forward. (SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC) So, I'm sure we can identify if we're a little bit sharp or a little bit flat when we're singing, but how good are you going to be at Identifier. Let's find out. Good luck. See if we can get off to a good start here, Eleanor. We can indeed. Correct. Very close. Just needed metalloids in there. Back on track with that one. Not correct there, I'm sorry, Eleanor. Late change there for Eleanor. Should we have changed it, though? Yes, well played. Final question for Eleanor. Can we go right again? Absolutely. Eleanor, really well played. Had some great answers in there. Thank you for taking on Identifier. Hawaiki still has the lead, with 120 points. Eleanor is very close behind, sitting on 110 points. We have Arthur on 20 points and Beth also on 20 points. So a great start for two of our players today in their specialist subject rounds. But all four of our players are hoping they can get a ticket to hang out with Mikey. - Here on the Brain Buster, one wrong move and it could all go down downhill. Let's hope today's players are focused and ready for whatever comes their way. - I'm sure they are, Mikey. And don't forget, you can play from home as well. Just hop online 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 Hawaiki and Eleanor take on their specialist subject rounds. And having a go now, it is Arthur's turn. - What would you like to play? - Equaliser. Thanks, Arthur. Let's play Equaliser. Arthur, please step forward. (SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC) - So, who's our favourite rugby player, Arthur? - Damien McKenzie. Pretty quick. Let's see if you're just as quick answering our maths equations. Good luck. Here comes your first one. Correct. - 90. Well done. Great job. Very impressive. Next ` That is correct. Finally for Equaliser. One hundred and thirty eight. Is correct. A perfect score, Arthur. Well done, I'm pretty sure old Damien McKenzie would be very happy with your performance there. - Thank you so much for taking on Equaliser. - Thank you. Arthur has jumped into the lead with 160 sixty points. Hawaiki has 120 points. Eleanor is on 110 points. Then we have Beth on 20 points. So there is just one player remaining to take on their specialist subject round, - and that player is Beth. What would you like to play? - Spellbinder? Thank you, Beth. Let's play Spellbinder. Beth, please step forward. (SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC) - Some pretty good scores so far, Beth. Can you do it as well? - Hopefully. Let's get into it. Good luck. Wedding. Correct. Lamington. Correct. Biceps. Lovely. Glider. Well done. Quarry. Some speedy spelling here. Pasteurised. S there, sorry, Beth. Finally,... trickery. E-R-Y. Trickery, our final word there, Beth. Really well played there. Some speedy spelling, as well. - Thank you very much for taking on Spellbinder. - Thank you. A great way to end our special subject rounds, so let's take a look at the leader board. Arthur has 160 points. Beth now has 120 points. Hawaiki also has 120 points. Then we have Eleanor on 110 points. So a close battle today on Brain Busters. But unfortunately, Eleanor, I'm sorry to say, you're just missing out by 10 points. You have been eliminated, but a $100 bank account is all yours. - What will you do with that money? - I'm probably gonna save it and spend it later. Sounds good, Eleanor. Thanks for playing. And congratulations to our three remaining players. For them, it's one step closer to the Brain Buster. - Three players left. Two will race, but only one will go through to Amygdala to turn their points into money. Can't wait to find out who. - Kia ora, Mikey. And to help find out, we have our Brain-teaser 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 Sequencer and Blueprinter. So Arthur, Beth and Hawaiki, please decide which one you would like to play now. Thank you, everyone, for voting. We will start with Arthur, who has decided to play... Blueprinter. Beth would like to play... Blueprinter as well. And Hawaiki would like to play... Blueprinter. There you go ` three for three. Let's play Blueprinter. A lot of points on the board already for our players. Let's see how many we can add to that now. Good luck. You'll have 30 seconds to take a look at the Blueprinter, and then options will pop up on the screen. When you think you know which one they are, buzz in and let's see if we can get the right answer. Good luck. Here comes your Blueprinter. It's the New Zealand Maritime Museum. Your time starts now. The museum sits on Auckland's Viaduct and houses an enormous collection spanning our close relationship with the sea, from the Great Pacific Migration a thousand years ago to a tribute gallery for sailing legend Sir Peter Blake and New Zealand's yachting success in the America's Cup. 10 seconds left. That's time. Good luck, everyone. Buzz in when you think you know the answer. Here is your first one. - Arthur. - Theatre. The Theatre is correct. Arthur extending that lead. Your next one. Beth. New Beginnings. It is indeed New Beginnings. Here is your third one. - Arthur again. - Library. Is correct. Fourth. - Beth. - Model markers. Well done. And finally. - Arthur. - Edminston Gallery. Correct. Fast round on Blueprinter for our Brain-teaser. Thanks, everyone, for playing. Let's take a look now at our final leader board. Arthur now has 250 points. Beth has 180 points. And Hawaiki has 120 points. Hawaiki, they just didn't let you buzz in. Unfortunately, you have been eliminated from Brain Busters. Kia ora. Thank you so much for coming on to the show. - What are you gonna do with the money? - Spend it on food. (CHUCKLES) I like the honest answer, Hawaiki. Thanks for coming, man. And congratulations to Arthur and Beth. For them, it's now on to the Brain Buster. - Our top two players will battle it out to see who will be crowned as the Brain Buster champion. You don't wanna miss this. Stay right there. eleven point twenty five and pocket money each week and is saving for a forty five dollar book. How many weeks will it take to save for the book? * Welcome back to the show, and what a show it's been. But now it's time for our final two players to take on the Brain Buster! - Arthur and Beth are our final two contestants here on the Brain Buster. Well done, guys, on making it this far. Now I know, Arthur, basketball is one of your favourite sports, bro. Tell us why. - I just like getting some shots off with my friends. - Yeah! One thing ` dunking or three-pointer? - Dunk, easy. - Nice. All the best to you. - And volleyball is your sport, Beth. - Yeah. - Tell us why you love volleyball. - It's a fun little social thing to do with my friends. - I'm sure your friends are happy that you made it this far. - Hopefully. - Can you get that victory? - Yes. - Awesome stuff. It's now time to jump on to our zip line, guys, and let's give it to fly. Awesome. Here we go. Three, two, one, fly! Arthur and Beth, welcome to the Brain Buster. Both players today have sporty backgrounds. We could be in for a quick one. Crossing the Molecules Steps with no hesitation. And a very brief look at the codes. Hopefully that's enough. Through the Corpus Callosum with great speed. Let's see if they memorised the codes. Yes and yes. Pretty even so far and every bit as competitive as expected. Beth and Arthur make it up to the top of the Parietal Lobe and sprint their way into the tunnel. Oh, no! Beth's foot is caught in the web. She's broken free, but that small setback could cost her everything. Arthur and Beth both now getting closer to the DNA Molecule Switches. Who's going to be first? Arthur's activated his side first. He can now head for the Basal Ganglia. Beth's got hers now. It's going to be a close finish. Under, over and under the Basal Ganglia. And Arthur takes it. - That was a quick race! Arthur, I'll get you to come across this way. Beth, we'll start with you. It was looking good there. - I think you had a little bit of a lead over Arthur. - Yeah. - Then it looks like we got our shoe caught. - My foot got caught, yeah. A little bit frustrating, but still how much fun we had today here on Brain Busters? - It's been really good. - Glad to hear it, Beth. You've had a great run. And you've got yourself a $100 bank account as well. What will you be doing with that money, Beth? - Probably buying clothes, most likely. - Like nice choice, Beth. Great having you here. Arthur, congratulations. You had a bit of catching up to do, and a little bit of luck on your side. You've managed to take out the Brain Buster. How does it feel? - It feels good. - You've done really well. Congratulations. One thing left to do, Arthur, and that is taking on Amygdala. - Arthur, welcome to Amygdala. - Thanks. - How does it feel to be here? - Feels good. - Enjoyed your time on the show so far? - Yep. You've done really, really well. In fact, incredible, actually. 250 points ` a really high individual score. Beth got 180 points. She did really well also. And then a great race between the two of you on that Brain Buster. So a huge congratulations on being here in the final round. You're playing for $430. - A lot of money. - Yeah. - Big grin on your face. Can you win all of it? - Hopefully. Let's try, Arthur. Good luck. Here comes your first Amygdala question. Which snack food is sometimes crinkle cut? - Chips. - Correct. Part of the United Kingdom, what country is the home of the Welsh? - Wales. - Correct. Beginning with M, which appliance uses radiation to hate food? - Microwave. - Correct. What type of computer accessory is an inkjet? - Uh... - What type of computer accessory...? Oh, a printer! Printer... is correct. Well done. Which is a rock band ` the Bouncing Boulders or the Rolling Stones? - The Rolling Stones. - Haven't heard the Bouncing Boulders before? - CHUCKLES: No. Rolling Stones is correct. How many contestants make a full team on The Chase? - Four. Watched a bit of Chase before you came on a Brain Busters? - Yeah. I watch it most nights. - How do you go? Do you beat all the players? - Yeah, no question. No question. - There's definitely four of them? - Yes. - Five, including Arthur. - (LAUGHS) Yeah. What do you think of Bradley? - Oh, he's pretty chill. But... - Oh, but you're better. - Cheers, Arthur. Appreciate that, man. - You're welcome. Let's get back to the question. How many contestants make a full team on The Chase? You say four. And it's the right answer. Is Auckland Harbour crossed by a bridge or tunnel? - Bridge. - Thought about that for a second. Oh, I think I've been there before, so... I'm pretty confident. - You think you've been here before? Well, I... I've been there before. - Definitely been there before? - Pretty sure. - It's definitely a bridge? - Yeah. It is. Well done. The town of Taihape's annual festival celebrates what footwear? - Sandals? Like, flip-flops? Oh, jandals. Or jandals. - Kiwi classic. Don't think it could be anything else? Unfortunate. It was gumboots. In tennis, how many points are represented by a score of love? - Is that 10? Trying to calculate it in your head? - Play any tennis? - No. 10. Not what we were after. Zero was the answer there. - Oh. Aw! I knew that, as well. (CLICKS TONGUE) And finally for Amygdala. Which form of transport is operated by Jetstar? - Uh, planes. - Locking it in? - Yep. Final Amygdala answer. Arthur says planes. - (DING!) - And that is the correct answer, Arthur. Well, played. Let's take a look. You've won $344! Congratulations. It's a whole lot of money. - What are you going to be doing with that? - Um,... I might... I might go shopping a little, get some clothes. Or... yeah. Options are endless with that amount of money, isn't it? Arthur, congratulations. It's been great having you here on the show. $344. - Nice, Arthur. You happy with your performance? - Yeah, very. - Your reckon it was the same colour T-shirt? - Yeah. Hey, my man! If you think you can take out the Brain Buster just like our man Arthur, jump online line and head to Heihei Games. Thank you so much for joining us today. Until next time, that's it for Brain Busters. www.able.co.nz Copyright Able 2021 Thank you, NZ On Air.