Episode 121

**Episode 121** of **BrainSurge** is the twenty first episode filmed of the first season and 35th episode aired.

## Brainiacs

* Yuki: (Green): (Claims to read people's minds)
* Sydney Horton: (Pink): (Changes her nail polish every other day)
* Erin: (Red): (Wants to be a fashion designer)
* Brian Martinez: (Yellow): (Once ate 5 hotdogs in a minute)
* **John "J.P." Giarratana: (Purple): (Carries on complete conversations with himself in his sleep)**
* Kristina Meyering: (Blue): (Enjoys switching places with her twin sister)

## Level 1

Jeff's Silly Headline:

Jeff: Is something in my teeth?

Erin: Yeah, you have something right there.

Jeff: Oh yeah, that’s my lunch, you want it?

Erin: No, I'm good.

### **Puzzles**

#### Puzzle Objectives

1. What does the brand on Jeff's butt look like?
2. Which kid got hit the most?
3. Which number is the largest? (88282/82882/82888/82828/88288/82228/88222/82288/88228)
4. Which floor did Jeff end up on?
5. How many monsters were under Jeff's bed?

**Puzzle Differences**

20: Light Blue Court

40: Blue Background

50: Baby/Gorilla

### **Results**

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

**Brian wins the tiebreaker**

**Yuki and Sydney are eliminated**

Level 1 Prize: SpongeBob Globs of Doom for Nintendo Wii and Bucket of Slime

## Level 2

#### Interviews

* JP: Talks about a sleep-talking incident
* Erin: Talks about her fashion choice, then reacts to Jeff’s outfit
* Kristina: Talks about how her and her sister switched places on April Fools Day
* Brian: Does The Worm

Fart Demonstrator: JP

### Story

Secret Agent Jeff

 2

Correct Answer: Big Burp

**Erin and Kristina are eliminated**

### **Knockout Round**

JP vs. Brian

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

**Images: Booger Ejector, Brainboy, Doctor Disorder, Lever (Yar Live), Map, Jeff, 007 and Jeff getting a Wedgie**

**JP: 1/7**

**Brian: 12/16**

**JP: 8/10**

**Brian: 5/3 (Wrong)**

**JP: 5/14 (Correct)**

**Brian is eliminated**

Level 2 prize: Southern California Citypass

## Level 3

**Brainsurge champion: JP**

Prizes: Polaroid Camera/Diamondback Bike/Circus Circus

4x4: Cleared in 22.32 seconds

Path: 2/6/7/8/12/15 (Same as 110)

Attempts

1. 2/6/**Missed the button**
2. 2/6/7/8/**11**
3. Clear

5x5: Cleared in 42.64 seconds

Path: 5/9/15/19/18/12/16/21

Attempts

1. 5/9/15/19/18/**17**
2. 5/9/15/19/18/**22**
3. 5/9/15/19/18/12/**17**
4. Clear

6x6: Time expired after 3rd attempt

Path: 3/8/7/13/20/21/16/23/28/33

Attempts

1. 3/8/7/13/20/21/**27**
2. 3/8/7/13/20/21/**28**
3. **Missed the button**

## Trivia

* The 30-point puzzle was edited out of this episode.
* The Wacky Music played on Kristina's turn before she got eliminated.
* This episode has the lowest 1st place score in Season 1 with 120 points.
* This is the last episode to feature the Branding Iron, Dodgeball, and Largest Number puzzles.
* Brian never gets a turn on-screen due to Level 2 being edited down to 2 questions. This makes Brian one of two contestants to never have a turn due to editing, the other being Gio from Episode 130.
* Kristina also appeared on Pictureka with her sister and mom.
* This is the only season 1 episode to have everyone get 2 puzzles wrong (the edited out 30-point puzzle and the intact 100 point puzzle)