Episode 309(Nick Talent)

***Episode 309*** is the ninth episode taped of **Family BrainSurge** and the 16th episode aired. It is the second All-Star episode taped for Season 3 and the first to be aired. This is the only Stars of Nickelodeon episode taped for the season (8th and final overall).

## Nick Stars

* Victorious (Daniella Monet & Leon Thomas III) (Blue) (BT: Claudia & Dad Rico)
* **iCarly (Nathan Kress & Noah Munck) (Green) (BT: Twins Kevin & Lindsey Alterman)**
* House of Anubis (Nathalia Ramos & Jade Ramsey) (Red) (BT: Joshua & Dad John)
* Bucket & Skinner (Dillon Lane & Taylor Gray) (Light Blue) (BT: Haley & Dad Brian Anderson)
* Supah Ninjas (Ryan Potter, Carlos Knight & Gracie Dzienny) (Yellow) (BT: Reign)

## Level 1

### **Puzzles**

 25
 50
 100

#### Puzzle Objectives

1. Which person caught a baseball in her purse?
2. What will be on Bobby's calculator when he turns it upside down? (ShELL/gOOSE/hELLO/EGGS)
3. Which creature is still inside The Plump Plaza? (Spaceman/Green Thing/Clown/Gorilla)
4. Which friend matches the sound of the knock?

### **Results**

 3 way tie for 1st/Perfect
 3 way tie for 1st/Perfect
 4th
 5th/Cheyenne'd

**Victorious team is eliminated**

No prizes are rewarded for levels 1 and 2

## Level 2

Teams: Supah Ninjas, House of Anubis, iCarly and Bucket & Skinner

Contestants: Ryan/Carlos, Nathalia/Jade, Nathan/Noah and Dillon/Taylor

### Story

Courtney the Popstar

* For level 2, Ryan and Carlos played while Gracie sat in the audience with Reign.

Correct Answer: Angel

**Bucket & Skinner and Supah Ninjas teams are eliminated**

### **Knockout Round**

House of Anubis vs. iCarly

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

**Images: Blue Dog, Courtney with Purple Hair, Blue Cap Dog, Sunglasses, Bobby, Red Hatted Dog, Courtney with Microphone and Jeff Holding a Box**

**House of Anubis: 1/16 (Wrong)**

**iCarly: 2/16 (Wrong)**

**House of Anubis: 3/15 (Wrong)**

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

**House of Anubis Team is eliminated**

## Level 3

**Family Brainsurge champion: iCarly Team**

Charity: Boys and Girls Club of America

Noah and Nathan will play for their Brain Trust

Noah will do the 4x4 and 6x6. Nathan will do the 5x5.

Prizes: iChair/Turbo Hockey Table/Hawaii

4x4: Cleared in 4.89 seconds

Path: 2/6/7/12/11/15

5x5: Cleared in 35.85 seconds

Path: 4/10/15/9/13/17/16/21

Attempts

1. 4/10/**9**
2. 4/10/15/9/13/17/**21**
3. Clear

6x6: Cleared in 42.38 seconds

Path: 4/10/16/15/8/13/19/25/26/33 (Reflection of 202)

Attempts

1. 4/10/16/**9**
2. 4/10/16/15/8/13/19/25/**32**
3. Clear with 06.88 left

## Trivia

* This is the first and only episode where there are 3 players on a team.
* Nathan Kress finally became a BrainSurge champion after he got eliminated 4 times. He got eliminated 3 times in the Knockout Round in Episode 132(Stars of Nickelodeon Part 2), Episode 226(Stars of Nickelodeon Part 2), and Episode 229(Stars of Nickelodeon Part 3) and he only got eliminated in Level 2 once in Episode 227(Stars of Nickelodeon Part 1).
* Even though three of the Supah Ninjas all went down the Brain Drain, Gracie and Carlos went down together while Ryan went down by himself.
* This is the only Season 3 episode where no prizes are rewarded for Levels 1 and 2.
* This episode has statistically the worst KO Round, with 3 mistakes and no correct matches before sudden death.
	+ Because of Team House of Anubis being so indecisive during their second turn, this episode also features the longest Sudden Death Territory round.
	+ Also due to Team House of Anubis being so indecisive during their second turn, the Sudden Death Territory Music reached not only a point that was never heard in any Sudden Deaths, but also the part most commonly heard from Episodes 103-113.
* Team iCarly is the only team (players in general) to have a semi perfect game. They had a perfect level 1, got slimed, but they made a mistake in the KO Round.
* Team Victorious is the first team in season 3 (fifth overall) to get the first 3 puzzles correct, but lost due to missing the last puzzle.
	+ They are the only Nick Stars to do this.

## Link

https://youtu.be/aYZmuCZfB1g

1. ↑ This part of the music was heard in Episodes 104 and 132's "Who's Moving On" section instead of the usual track, "Four Wins"
2. ↑ Despite Episode 102 being an Early Season 1 episode, the episode did NOT use the edit from other Early Episodes. It used the edit that was played from Episodes 115-141. It is unknown what the pilot used due to the episode being lost, as well as the Sudden Death results being unknown.