Episode 108

**Episode 108** of **BrainSurge** is the eighth episode taped of the first season and 16th episode aired.

## Brainiacs

* Tommy: (Blue): (Magician and juggler)
* Daniel: (Purple): (Plays the trombone)
* Kiki Muhammad: (Yellow): (Wants to be a nurse)
* **Hayden Rusk: (Red): (Once cut off his sister's hair)**
* Skylar: (Pink): (Put toothpaste in her sister's shoes)
* Justin Showell: (Green): (Attended the inauguration of President Barack Obama)

## Level 1

Jeff's Silly Headline: Hello? (beat) You know, you'd think with a huge head like this, I could at least get an echo.

### **Puzzles**

#### Puzzle Objectives

1. How many pieces did Jeff cut the meatball sandwich into?
2. What is the number on the side of the car?
3. Which of these 9 squares did Jeff hit? (Middle Right) (Grid - Top: 5/9/8, Middle: 4/3/6, Bottom: 7/1/2)
4. What number from 31-40 is missing?
5. Which floor did Jeff end up on?
6. Which position did the banana eating Jeff land?

**Episode Differences**

20: Red Car

40: Pink Background

50: Boy/Godzilla

100: Red Shirts/Yellow Tent

### **Results**

 2nd
 3rd
 4th
 5th
 6th

**Kiki and Justin are eliminated**

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

## Level 2

#### Interviews:

* Tommy: Talks about how he dressed as an elf in a theater full of people wearing tuxedos
* Daniel: Talks about collecting baseball cards
* Hayden: Talks about his nickname, “Haystack”
* Skylar: Talks about playing the guitar

Fart Demonstrator: Skylar

### Story

Jobs Jeff had before hosting BrainSurge

Not Said: Handyman, House Painter, Duck Walker, Golf Ball Diver, Snake Wrangler, Knife Thrower's Assistant and Bad Breath Sniffer

**Skylar and Tommy are eliminated**

### **Knockout Round**

Daniel vs. Hayden

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

**Images: Game Show Host, Golf Ball Diver, Handyman, House Painter, Beekeeper, Underwear Model, Weatherman and Wedding Singer**

**Daniel: 9/4 (***Knew it was* **Wrong)**

**Hayden: 1/10 (Correct)**

**Daniel is eliminated**

Level 2 prize: Trikke Scooter

## Level 3

**BrainSurge champion: Hayden**

Prizes: Polaroid Camera/Diamondback Bike/San Francisco

4x4: Cleared in 22.68 seconds

Path: 2/7/12/11/10/13

Attempts

1. 2/7/**10**
2. Clear

5x5: Time expired after 6th attempt

Path: 2/7/13/9/15/20/19/23

Attempts

1. 2/7/13/**14**
2. 2/7/**8**
3. 2/7/13/9/15/**19**
4. **Same as 2nd try**
5. 2/7/13/9/15/20/19/**18**
6. **DQ (Board glitched; didn't wait for it to finish)**

6x6: Didn't reach

## Trivia

* Hayden is the first contestant to not complete the 5x5.
* Hayden also appeared on Scrabble Showdown with his mom, Dena.
* 5 years after the episode, Hayden said on his Twitter that Jeff came to the place he worked at and Jeff replied that he "completed the 5x5 and the 6x6" before he could get his milkshake.
* This is the first time the player got a match wrong immediately in the KO Round.
* The photo used for the Game Show Host image is from the unaired Episode 101.
* It is believed that the KO Round was completed and was reset due to #9 not being what Daniel thought it was.
* This is the only episode of Season 1 where Jeff talked to every contestant in-between each puzzle.
* This is the first episode of the series that has an uneven gender ratio; there are 4 boys and 2 girls.

## Link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4\_BktShqM0