Episode 109

**Episode 109** of **BrainSurge** is the ninth episode taped of the first season and 4th episode aired.

## Brainiacs

* Wave: (Blue): (Wants to be an inventor)
* Jacquelyne Garcia: (Pink): (Nickname is Klutz because she's always crashing to walls)
* **Boo Spence: (Purple): (State champion gymnast)**
* Susie: (Red): (Can make a really funny monkey face)
* Jordan Gavero: (Green): (Used to collect toenails)
* Lilly Petruzzi: (Yellow): (Swimming since she was 2)

## Level 1

Jeff's Silly Headline: (faces his right) Hey! You should never mess with a guy that's got a giant head! (faces camera) Sorry guys, I'm calm now.

### **Puzzles**

#### Puzzle Objectives

1. Which of the following moves did Jeff not do?
2. Which number is the largest? (56556/55655/56565/56655/56566/55566/55556/55565/55656)
3. Which kid got hit the most?
4. Which number from 21-30 is missing?
5. Which of these animals had the most jumps? (Squirrel/Dog/Goose)
6. Which is the correct spelling of the contestant's word? (Cimicidye/Cymisidye/Cimysidae/Cimicidae)

**Episode Differences**

10: Black/Yellow Striped Shirt

20: Black/Orange Background

30: Blue/Red Court

40: Salmon Background

### **Results**

 2nd
 3rd
 Tied for 4th
 Tied for 4th
 6th

**Boo wins the tiebreaker**

**Susie and Wave are eliminated**

Level 1 Prize: Nick Arcade Gift Card and Bucket of Slime

## Level 2

#### Interviews:

* Jacquelyne: Demonstrates her flexibility by doing a split
* Jordan: Talks about his toenail collection
* Lilly: Talks about her being biliterate, speaking English and Hungarian
* Boo: Talks about where she got her name from

Fart Demonstrator: Boo

### Story

Prehistoric Adventure

Correct Answer: Pterodactyl

**Jacquelyne and Lilly are eliminated**

### **Knockout Round**

Jordan vs. Boo

**Pairs: 1/10, 2/15, 3/14, 4/16, 5/8, 6/12, 7/13 and 9/11 (Same as 106)**

**Images: Caveman, Doc Quackensack, Pterodactyl, Stegosaurus, Toilet, T-Rex, Volcano and Woolly Mammoth**

**Jordan: 4/16**

**Boo: 10/1**

**Jordan: 9/11**

**Boo: 6/15 (Wrong)**

**Jordan: 2/12 (Wrong)** *(Saw the match but just guessed wrong)*

**Boo: 2/15 (Correct)**

**Jordan is eliminated**

Level 2 prize: Trikke Scooter

## Level 3

**BrainSurge champion: Boo**

Prizes: Polaroid Camera/Diamondback Bike/San Francisco

4x4: Cleared in 6.40 seconds

Path: 4/8/12/7/10/15 (Demo path shifted)

5x5: Cleared in 83.60 seconds

Path: 2/6/11/12/8/14/20/19/18/22

Attempts

1. **3**
2. 2/6/11/12/**13**
3. 2/6/11/**7**
4. 2/6/11/12/8/14/**18**
5. **Same as 3rd try**
6. **Same as 2nd try**
7. 2/6/11/12/18/14/**19**
8. Clear on the buzzer

6x6: Didn't attempt

## Trivia

* Boo was given the bike for completing the 5x5 and being in the air when time expired when she hit the button. In reality, she stopped the clock too late and shouldn't have been given the bike.
	+ This is the only time an instant replay was shown. This was used to check if Boo stopped the clock in time.
	+ This also happened in Episode 328 when the Meza Family won. Valerie completed the 6x6 but didn't stop the clock in time. Unlike Boo, no replay was given.
	+ It is theorized that the reason Boo was given the bike regardless was because either the producers didn't want two 5x5 fails in a row as Hayden from the previous episode didn't complete his path, or they knew that the 5x5 path they gave Boo was unfair as it had two additional squares.
* Jordan appeared on Family Game Night with his family the following year.
* This is the only episode to feature the Water Skiing puzzle.
* This is the last episode to feature the Dance Moves puzzle.
* This is first time the 5x5 had 10 squares. This happened again in Episode 120.
* This is the second and final episode in season 1 where there is an uneven gender ratio. This time there are 2 boys and 4 girls.
* This episode for some reason was sometimes mistaken for being Episode 114 in TV guides.

## Link

* https://youtu.be/zGf\_ID2TWqE

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