0:00:02 > 0:00:04Hello there. It's me, the friendly Brain.
0:00:04 > 0:00:08Our contestants today have one aim, to beat me.
0:00:08 > 0:00:10Do you think you could?
0:00:10 > 0:00:14See if you can, by having a go at these puzzling little posers.
0:00:16 > 0:00:18Use the clue to find the word.
0:00:26 > 0:00:27And what about this one?
0:00:29 > 0:00:32Memorise the order of the colours in the musical sequence.
0:00:37 > 0:00:39Are you satisfied you got them right?
0:00:40 > 0:00:43Find out when I give you the answers at the end of the show.
0:00:43 > 0:00:46Now, let's see if our team go home happy today,
0:00:46 > 0:00:49as they try to Beat The Brain.
0:01:05 > 0:01:06APPLAUSE
0:01:06 > 0:01:12Please welcome the man who runs rings around everybody, John Craven.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15Well, thank you very much indeed, and welcome to Beat The Brain.
0:01:15 > 0:01:17Now, over the next half-hour,
0:01:17 > 0:01:19you'll have the chance to give yourself a mental tune-up
0:01:19 > 0:01:24by taking on an array of fiendish problems, puzzles and posers.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27So, let's meet the Brain who's always teasing.
0:01:27 > 0:01:31- Are you there, Brain?- Oh, yes. I'm always here for you, John.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34Oh, Brain, really! I bet you're not going to be as nice to our team.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37Let's meet them now. Please introduce yourselves.
0:01:37 > 0:01:39I'm James, and I'm a student.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42I'm Kyle, and I'm a fitness instructor.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44I'm Aly, and I'm an actress.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47I'm Shireenah, I'm team captain, and I'm a children's entertainer.
0:01:47 > 0:01:51Well, welcome, everybody. You're calling yourselves Midlands Minds.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53- Why is that? - Well, we're all from the Midlands,
0:01:53 > 0:01:55- and we all have great minds. - THEY LAUGH
0:01:55 > 0:01:58- So, how do you know each other?- Me, James and Kyle are school friends,
0:01:58 > 0:02:02- and then Aly is a recent addition to the group.- Yes.- She's the newbie.
0:02:02 > 0:02:06Somebody told me you have your own kind of language between each other.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08Well, those three do.
0:02:08 > 0:02:10Give me an example of that, then?
0:02:10 > 0:02:13I think the most common one is "mashed".
0:02:13 > 0:02:16So, it's just a way to describe anything that's negative,
0:02:16 > 0:02:18or in any kind of derogatory kind of way.
0:02:18 > 0:02:22So, if, say, you made the tea wrong, you'd be like, "Oh, that's mashed".
0:02:22 > 0:02:26- Or, if you tripped up the stairs... - Mashed tea!- "Oh, that's mashed."
0:02:26 > 0:02:29- And how are you feeling today? - Mashed!
0:02:29 > 0:02:31THEY LAUGH TOGETHER
0:02:31 > 0:02:35- We're ready.- We're Midlands Minds. - Are you ready to play?- Yeah.- Good.
0:02:35 > 0:02:39This is how it works. The show's Brain is divided into six Zones.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49Now, The Brain will select four of these six categories
0:02:49 > 0:02:50for you to play today.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53And Shireenah, as captain, you must then nominate
0:02:53 > 0:02:55which member of the team you think will be best
0:02:55 > 0:02:57at playing that particular Zone, OK?
0:02:57 > 0:03:00You'll be playing for time instead of points.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03With every correct answer adding three seconds to your total,
0:03:03 > 0:03:06to your Brain Bank. The more time you build up,
0:03:06 > 0:03:08the more chance you have of Beating The Brain today
0:03:08 > 0:03:13and, in the final, walking away with a jackpot of £3,000.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16- So, Midlands Minds, shall we play? - ALL:- Yeah!
0:03:16 > 0:03:20Okey dokey, it's time to find out which Zone you'll be facing first.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22Brain? A Zone, please?
0:03:28 > 0:03:32Memory. So, Shireenah, who do you think for the Memory Zone?
0:03:32 > 0:03:35- I think Aly at memory.- OK.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37You can get it over and done with. Get us some points.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40- Yeah, I think we're going to go with Aly.- That's the final decision?
0:03:40 > 0:03:43Come on, Aly, come and join me in the Memory Zone.
0:03:43 > 0:03:44APPLAUSE
0:03:45 > 0:03:48- Hello.- Hello. - Nice to see you.- And you.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50Are you happy being nominated for this Zone?
0:03:50 > 0:03:52Yeah, a little bit, yeah.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55- Being an actress, you have to learn lines and memorise them.- Exactly.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57- Have you ever forgotten any? - Um, almost.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00There was one occasion when I did suffer from stage fright a bit,
0:04:00 > 0:04:01and my leg was going like that.
0:04:01 > 0:04:05It was Shakespeare as well, and you can't really make up Shakespeare.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07And the words were going through my head, onstage,
0:04:07 > 0:04:09and then it came out, it just came out.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11So it was all right, but almost.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14- Shall we see what The Brain's got in store for you?- Yeah.- OK.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16You'll play two games in this Zone,
0:04:16 > 0:04:19and both games have three questions worth three seconds each.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22So, Brain, what's the first game?
0:04:22 > 0:04:24- Hello, Aly.- Hello.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27I've heard that some of the finest actresses come from the Midlands.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30Who's your favourite Midland actress?
0:04:30 > 0:04:32- ALY GIGGLES - Erm....
0:04:32 > 0:04:34Josie Lawrence?
0:04:34 > 0:04:37- SHE LAUGHS - Erm, I don't know about that.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40OK, let's get on with the first game, shall we?
0:04:40 > 0:04:41Your first game is...
0:04:43 > 0:04:47- Identify the winning line in this game of noughts and crosses.- OK.
0:04:47 > 0:04:49Have a trial run.
0:04:57 > 0:04:58Which one of those?
0:04:58 > 0:05:02- I think it was D.- You think it was D. Let's see if it's correct.
0:05:04 > 0:05:08- No problem there, Aly.- I know, that was good.- Let's do it for real.
0:05:08 > 0:05:13- Please remember, Aly, I can only accept your first answer.- OK.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16Every correct answer will add three seconds to your Brain Bank.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18Your game starts now.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27Which of those four options?
0:05:27 > 0:05:30- A.- A, you say?- Yep. - Let's see if you're correct?
0:05:30 > 0:05:34- You are, indeed.- Yes! - So, on to the next one.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46- Which one are you saying?- Ooh.
0:05:46 > 0:05:51- Erm, oh, no. Let's go for D. I don't think it was.- D?- Yeah.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55- Oh!- No, it was C, oh, dear. - OK. No worries.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57Anyway, here comes the last one.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05What are you thinking there?
0:06:05 > 0:06:08- Which of those four?- Erm.
0:06:08 > 0:06:12- I think it might be B.- B, you think? Let's see if you are correct.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14- And you are. - Hurray, that's brilliant.
0:06:14 > 0:06:18- Excellent.- That's not a bad start. - No, that's all right.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21Let's see what The Brain has in store for you now, in game two.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24I'm going to give you a second chance here, Aly,
0:06:24 > 0:06:26with game number two.
0:06:26 > 0:06:27Thank you.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33Repeat the order in which the colours flash.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36To get your eye in, have a trial run.
0:06:43 > 0:06:48- So, what do you think they are? - Yellow, black, blue, purple.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50Yellow, black, blue, purple?
0:06:50 > 0:06:54- Well done. Well, that was correct. OK, ready to play?- Ready to play.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56- Off we go. - Your game starts now.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06Purple, green, black, blue, white.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11Yes, well done.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13Here comes the second one.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25Pink, green, blue, yellow, black, yellow?
0:07:27 > 0:07:30JOHN READS OUT THE ANSWER
0:07:30 > 0:07:33- Well done, yeah, good. That was a hard one.- That was hard.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35Here we go again.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44Green, blue, black, purple...
0:07:46 > 0:07:48..blue, black, white.
0:07:48 > 0:07:49Let's see if that's correct.
0:07:51 > 0:07:55Ooh. I think I got green wrong. I think I said black.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58Oh, well. That's not bad at all.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01- It was all right, wasn't it? - Yes. Brain, your comments?
0:08:01 > 0:08:03Well, she did very well.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06And, Aly, now you've had time to think about it,
0:08:06 > 0:08:09who's your favourite actress in the Midlands?
0:08:09 > 0:08:14Ooh, I think I might have to go with Josie Lawrence.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16Huh. I'd have to agree.
0:08:16 > 0:08:20Aly, you added 12 seconds in that Zone, which means Midlands Minds,
0:08:20 > 0:08:23you have 12 seconds in your Brain Bank.
0:08:23 > 0:08:24Thank you.
0:08:24 > 0:08:28You have given the team a very good start there, Aly. Good.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31Go and rejoin Midlands Minds.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34And it's time to find out now what our next Zone is going to be,
0:08:34 > 0:08:38and who is going to take it on. So, Brain, a Zone, please.
0:08:44 > 0:08:45Observation.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48So. Shireenah, who are you choosing for Observation?
0:08:48 > 0:08:51- I think myself. - Is that your strongest?
0:08:51 > 0:08:53Yeah, I feel like I'm quite observant.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56- You're volunteering Shireenah.- Yep. - THEY ALL LAUGH
0:08:56 > 0:08:57Come and join me, then.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59APPLAUSE
0:09:00 > 0:09:03- Hello.- How are you? - Fine, thank you.- Good.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06It's a lovely name, I've never heard of it before.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08I actually haven't met anyone else with it. Quite a unique name.
0:09:08 > 0:09:13- Shireen, yes, but Shireenah. - Yeah. Very unique, like my parents!
0:09:13 > 0:09:16- Are you a unique kind of person, you reckon?- I'd say so, yeah.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19A lot of things I do, I'm quite peculiar.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22- I wonder how you're going to do in Observation.- Hopefully very well.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25I'm quite observant, I'm usually quite aware of things that go on.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28- Let's see if that confidence pays off.- Let's hope so, yep.
0:09:28 > 0:09:32Brain, please reveal the first game that Shireenah will be playing.
0:09:32 > 0:09:34Hello, weird and wonderful Shireenah!
0:09:34 > 0:09:37Hello, weird and wonderful Brain!
0:09:37 > 0:09:42- As a children's entertainer, do you do animal noises?- I do, sadly, yeah.
0:09:42 > 0:09:43Give me your best one.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45SHE COOS LIKE A PIGEON
0:09:45 > 0:09:48- John, there's a pigeon in the studio! - Well, yes.
0:09:48 > 0:09:49Oh, and look what it's done!
0:09:49 > 0:09:51THEY LAUGH
0:09:51 > 0:09:53Here's your first game.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58Count the number of missing bricks.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01- To give you some practice, Shireenah, have a trial run.- OK.
0:10:04 > 0:10:08- How many bricks have gone? Whole bricks.- Seven, eight...
0:10:08 > 0:10:129, 10, 11, 12, 13.
0:10:12 > 0:10:1513, you're saying. Let's see if that's correct.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19- 14, just one out. So, are you ready to play?- I guess so, yeah.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21Please, Brain, let's do it for real.
0:10:21 > 0:10:26Remember, Shireenah, you only have 45 seconds to answer three questions.
0:10:26 > 0:10:30- OK.- I can only accept your first answer.- OK.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32Your game starts now.
0:10:34 > 0:10:36SHE MOUTHS
0:10:42 > 0:10:44- How many?- 20.- 20, you say.
0:10:44 > 0:10:45Well done, good.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47- And you've got 30 seconds left.- OK.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56- 18.- 18, this time. Is that correct?
0:10:56 > 0:10:59It is, indeed. 20 seconds to go. One more.
0:11:07 > 0:11:11- 15, 16, 17, 18.- 18.- 23.
0:11:14 > 0:11:1523 is your final answer.
0:11:15 > 0:11:1721.
0:11:17 > 0:11:18- Almost there, weren't you?- Yeah.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20- Roll with the second one? - Yeah, I think so.
0:11:20 > 0:11:24- Next game, please. - Here's your second game, Shireenah.
0:11:27 > 0:11:32- OK.- Count the number of times the lights come on. Have a trial run.
0:11:48 > 0:11:52- 16.- 16, you are saying. Let's see if that's correct.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55Yes, it is. Well done. So, let's play the game, please.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57Your game starts now.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14- 17.- 17, you think.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16Were you correct?
0:12:16 > 0:12:18You were indeed. Onto the next one.
0:12:33 > 0:12:35- 14.- 14.
0:12:36 > 0:12:37Are you correct?
0:12:37 > 0:12:40You are, yeah. Well done. So, the third one coming up.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56- 16.- 16.
0:12:56 > 0:12:5816, let's have a look.
0:12:58 > 0:13:0117, just one out. Brain, how about that?
0:13:01 > 0:13:04You added 12 seconds in that Zone.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06This means in total Midland Minds have...
0:13:09 > 0:13:13- Thank you.- Jolly good. Lovely to see you, Shireenah.- Thank you.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16So, if you head back and join the rest of Midland Minds.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20Two Zones down, two to go and make sure that
0:13:20 > 0:13:24you are playing along at home as well because the more you play,
0:13:24 > 0:13:28the better you will get and the fitter your brain will become.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31Let's find out which Zone is next and who is going to take it on.
0:13:31 > 0:13:33Brain, a Zone, please.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41Orientation. So, Shireenah, which of the guys?
0:13:41 > 0:13:43I think it's going to have to be Kyle.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45He is quite worldly wise and he does a lot of travelling.
0:13:45 > 0:13:47Kyle, come and join me.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49APPLAUSE
0:13:49 > 0:13:52Well, you are a fitness instructor. What kind of workouts to you do?
0:13:52 > 0:13:54I teach group fitness,
0:13:54 > 0:13:58so not so much one-to-one but one to a group of people.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01I really enjoy getting the energy in the room and motivating people.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03It really makes me happy, too.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06You are pretty good at the physical agility.
0:14:06 > 0:14:08What about the mental agility?
0:14:08 > 0:14:10Mental agility I've generally been OK at.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13- Shireenah seems to have faith in you.- Yeah, I hope so.
0:14:14 > 0:14:18So, Brain, please reveal the first game that Kyle will be playing.
0:14:18 > 0:14:21- Hello, Kyle.- Hi, Brain.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24- You're a perky, handsome cove, aren't you?- Oh, thank you.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27Shireenah is a lucky girl.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29No, we're just friends.
0:14:29 > 0:14:33Yes, that's what they all say. Here's your first game, Kyle.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38Follow the car's journey
0:14:38 > 0:14:42and identify in which direction it ends up facing.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44You can warm up by having a trial run.
0:14:47 > 0:14:49Turn right.
0:14:50 > 0:14:52U-turn.
0:14:52 > 0:14:53U-turn.
0:14:55 > 0:14:56Which direction does it end up facing?
0:14:56 > 0:14:58I think East.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01East, you are saying. Let's see if you are right on that.
0:15:03 > 0:15:07- East is correct. Right, so, are you ready to play?- Yes.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10Brain, let's carry on the game, please.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12Your game starts now.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16U-turn.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19U-turn.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21Turn right.
0:15:21 > 0:15:25- Which direction?- East. - East, you're saying.
0:15:27 > 0:15:29And it was indeed. Good.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31Next sat nav, please.
0:15:35 > 0:15:36U-turn.
0:15:37 > 0:15:39Turn left.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41U-turn.
0:15:41 > 0:15:42Turn left.
0:15:44 > 0:15:46- North.- Is North the answer?
0:15:47 > 0:15:48No, South.
0:15:48 > 0:15:52Direct opposite. Let's go with the third one, then.
0:15:55 > 0:15:56Turn left.
0:15:58 > 0:15:59Turn left.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01Turn right.
0:16:01 > 0:16:03U-turn.
0:16:03 > 0:16:04Oh.
0:16:04 > 0:16:05That U-turn at the end.
0:16:05 > 0:16:08- West.- West, you're saying.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10Let's have a look and see.
0:16:10 > 0:16:14- East.- I did it again. - The U-turn did it.- Sorry, team.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17- That's all right, mate!- The Brain foxed you a bit on that one.
0:16:17 > 0:16:21- So, please can we have game two. - Absolutely, John.
0:16:21 > 0:16:23Kyle, here is your second game.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28Tell me whether the hands are left or right.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30Here is a trial run of what I mean.
0:16:36 > 0:16:37Left, left, left.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39Left, left, left, you're saying.
0:16:42 > 0:16:46You are indeed. You are right on those lefts.
0:16:46 > 0:16:47Can we play the game, please?
0:16:47 > 0:16:51Kyle, you have a maximum of 45 seconds to answer three questions.
0:16:51 > 0:16:55Please remember, I can only accept your first answer.
0:16:55 > 0:16:57Your game starts now.
0:17:01 > 0:17:03Left, right, left.
0:17:03 > 0:17:04Let's see if that's correct.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06Yes. Next one.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13Left, left, left.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15Left, left, left, you're saying.
0:17:15 > 0:17:18Right, left, left. One more to go.
0:17:20 > 0:17:23Right, right, right.
0:17:23 > 0:17:24Right, right, right.
0:17:25 > 0:17:29Correct, you were right on that one, so that's two out of three.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31- Not so easy, is it?- No.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33I can imagine millions of people at home all
0:17:33 > 0:17:36going like this as well, you know? Trying to work it out.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39But you did OK on that one, didn't he, Brain?
0:17:39 > 0:17:43Absolutely, though I bet that mental workout made your cortex sweat,
0:17:43 > 0:17:45- didn't it, Kyle?- It certainly did.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48I'm disappointed with that performance, but hopefully
0:17:48 > 0:17:52- we can pull through as a team. - Yes, it was disappointing.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55Kyle, you added nine seconds in that Zone.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58This means in total, Midland Minds have...
0:18:01 > 0:18:03Well done, Kyle.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05So, James, you are the only one left -
0:18:05 > 0:18:08the final player. So why don't you come and join me and we'll find out
0:18:08 > 0:18:12which one of the three remaining Zones you will be playing?
0:18:12 > 0:18:14- OK.- Come over here.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17APPLAUSE
0:18:17 > 0:18:19- Pleasure to meet you. - And you too, James.
0:18:19 > 0:18:24And I work it out at we've got Logic, Multi-tasking and Language.
0:18:24 > 0:18:28- Yes.- So, or which of those three would you like The Brain
0:18:28 > 0:18:31- to serve up for you?- I'm quite happy with Logic or Language.- Language.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34I mean, do you speak foreign languages as well as English?
0:18:34 > 0:18:36Yes, I speak a little bit of Japanese.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38Ichi, ni? San, shi?
0:18:38 > 0:18:41- Yeah.- Go, rok, kyuu, juu.
0:18:41 > 0:18:43- Something like that. - It's close enough, I guess.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45- I can get what you're talking about. - One to ten.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48Ichi, ni has nothing to do with any scratches or anything.
0:18:48 > 0:18:49It's a good way to remember.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51If you've got an itchy knee...
0:18:51 > 0:18:53It's really easy to remember.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56Let's find out which zone The Brain is going to choose for you.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04Language, it is Language, so you will be a happy bunny.
0:19:04 > 0:19:05Yeah, I'm quite comfortable with that.
0:19:05 > 0:19:09So, Brain, please reveal the first game that James will be playing.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11- Hello, James.- Hello.
0:19:11 > 0:19:15Can you say Beat The Brain in Japanese?
0:19:15 > 0:19:19I can, it's Nou O Taosu.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21That is correct.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24- Thank you, Brain. - Here's your first game.
0:19:27 > 0:19:31Find the hidden word using the sentence as your clue.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34- Have yourself a trial run. - Right, OK.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44- OK.- Mm-hmm.- Erm...
0:19:45 > 0:19:49So, it could be in the middle of the word or it could be two
0:19:49 > 0:19:51or three words joined together.
0:19:55 > 0:19:56It's obviously a European country,
0:19:56 > 0:19:59- that's obviously what I'm looking for.- Yeah.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06You have... It is vital you have an ice cream.
0:20:09 > 0:20:11- Erm...- Where...?
0:20:11 > 0:20:15Which European country is famous for its ice creams?
0:20:15 > 0:20:16Italy?
0:20:16 > 0:20:18- Oh, I see Italy now! - You see it now?
0:20:18 > 0:20:21Yeah, "vital you", Italy. Yeah, right.
0:20:21 > 0:20:26- Is he right? Yes, he is right.- Thank you, John.- Confident? Ready to play?
0:20:26 > 0:20:30- Ready to play, ready as I'll ever be.- Brain, we are ready to play.
0:20:30 > 0:20:34You have a maximum of 45 seconds to answer three questions, James.
0:20:34 > 0:20:36Your game starts now.
0:20:40 > 0:20:41Erm...
0:20:46 > 0:20:50- Oh.- You can pass, if you want.- Erm...
0:20:53 > 0:20:55It's pretty difficult.
0:20:55 > 0:20:59- 25 seconds.- Pass.- Pass?
0:20:59 > 0:21:01- Duke.- Duke. Oh, I was looking for a name.
0:21:01 > 0:21:02Here we go.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06Erm...
0:21:06 > 0:21:09Right, "trifle annoying for your pets."
0:21:09 > 0:21:11Tick?
0:21:11 > 0:21:13No. No, not tick.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16- Nine seconds left.- Pass.- Pass.
0:21:16 > 0:21:17- Flea!- OK.
0:21:22 > 0:21:23Time is up, I'm afraid.
0:21:23 > 0:21:27Oh, dear. Oh, dear. Sorry about that, James.
0:21:27 > 0:21:32- It is hard, that, isn't it? - Yeah. Heron! Oh...
0:21:32 > 0:21:35I hope Brain is going to be a bit kinder in the next game.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38- Yeah, hopefully. - Can we have it, please?- Yes.
0:21:38 > 0:21:42- James, I'm not going to be kinder. Here's your second game.- OK.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48I will give you a word.
0:21:48 > 0:21:52All you have to do is spell it to me backwards.
0:21:52 > 0:21:56- OK.- Here's a trial run to help you get a feel for the game.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58Spell "gnome".
0:22:04 > 0:22:06That's correct, yes. Well done. Good.
0:22:06 > 0:22:08So, you got the hang of that one.
0:22:08 > 0:22:11Yeah. I think this one will be a bit better than the last.
0:22:11 > 0:22:15- I hope so. I hope you win. Here we go.- Your game starts now.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18Track.
0:22:23 > 0:22:27Well done, yes. On we go. The next one.
0:22:27 > 0:22:28Gauge.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36Yes, well done. One more to go.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38Believer.
0:22:47 > 0:22:49That's wrong.
0:22:50 > 0:22:54- Yeah, that is right.- Oh, OK! - Well done, yes.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57So, Brain, how about that?
0:22:57 > 0:23:01- Very well done in that last game, James.- I redeemed myself, thankfully.
0:23:01 > 0:23:05- You did, thankfully.- Thanks.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08James, you added nine seconds in that Zone.
0:23:08 > 0:23:12This means, Midland Minds, you have finished with a grand total of...
0:23:16 > 0:23:17Thank you, thank you.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19And we finish the individual Zones now
0:23:19 > 0:23:23and it's time for our team to try to Beat The Brain one last time
0:23:23 > 0:23:26and take home some serious cash in today's final.
0:23:30 > 0:23:35So, Midlands Minds, you've racked up 42 seconds in the first four Zones
0:23:35 > 0:23:39and now you have the chance to turn that time into money.
0:23:39 > 0:23:41You need to answer eight questions correctly
0:23:41 > 0:23:46within your 42 seconds to win today's jackpot of £3,000.
0:23:46 > 0:23:48If you can't do that, fear not.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51The Brain has given you another two minutes in which to get the eight
0:23:51 > 0:23:53correct answers that you need.
0:23:53 > 0:23:57But once you hit that two minutes, the money starts counting down at
0:23:57 > 0:24:02the rate of £25 a second, so the longer you take, the less you win.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05And when the time runs out, so does all the cash.
0:24:05 > 0:24:08Shireenah, you decide in which order the team is going to play.
0:24:08 > 0:24:12Well, Kyle and James for me worked well under pressure, so I thought if
0:24:12 > 0:24:15I put them at the beginning and the end that hopefully they'll do well.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18OK. It's time to get serious. Let's start today's final.
0:24:19 > 0:24:20Over to you, Brain.
0:24:20 > 0:24:24You will only face questions from the games you have already seen today
0:24:24 > 0:24:29but for every game in the final, I will only accept your first answer.
0:24:29 > 0:24:31Beat me if you can.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34- So, can you? Can you Beat The Brain? - Yes!- Yeah.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36As usual, we will start with the player on the left -
0:24:36 > 0:24:38that's you, Kyle.
0:24:38 > 0:24:42I need two correct answers from you before we can pass onto Aly
0:24:42 > 0:24:44and then down the line. Let's start the game.
0:24:50 > 0:24:51Which line won the game?
0:24:52 > 0:24:54B.
0:24:54 > 0:24:55Correct.
0:24:59 > 0:25:00Count the missing bricks.
0:25:02 > 0:25:0415.
0:25:04 > 0:25:06No.
0:25:06 > 0:25:07Left or right hands?
0:25:11 > 0:25:12Right, left, left.
0:25:14 > 0:25:15Incorrect.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17Chorus.
0:25:22 > 0:25:24Pass.
0:25:30 > 0:25:32Eight.
0:25:32 > 0:25:33Aly?
0:25:38 > 0:25:40White, red, purple, pink, blue.
0:25:42 > 0:25:43Correct.
0:25:44 > 0:25:45U-turn.
0:25:45 > 0:25:47U-turn.
0:25:47 > 0:25:48Turn left.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51West.
0:25:51 > 0:25:53Yes. Shireenah.
0:25:53 > 0:25:54Find a hidden word.
0:26:04 > 0:26:05- You can pass.- Pass.
0:26:11 > 0:26:13Which line won the game?
0:26:15 > 0:26:16C?
0:26:16 > 0:26:17Correct.
0:26:17 > 0:26:20- SHE LAUGHS - Left or right hands?
0:26:23 > 0:26:25Left, left, left.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28No.
0:26:28 > 0:26:29Listen.
0:26:32 > 0:26:34- Wrong.- No, wrong.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43Nine.
0:26:43 > 0:26:44James.
0:26:45 > 0:26:46U-turn.
0:26:46 > 0:26:47U-turn.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49U-turn.
0:26:49 > 0:26:51South.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53Correct.
0:26:53 > 0:26:54Sheriff.
0:26:59 > 0:27:01Stop the clock!
0:27:01 > 0:27:03APPLAUSE
0:27:03 > 0:27:07Congratulations, you have won £775.
0:27:07 > 0:27:09THEY CHEER
0:27:12 > 0:27:14It was getting pretty close at one time, wasn't it?
0:27:14 > 0:27:16You actually managed to Beat The Brain.
0:27:16 > 0:27:20- Whoo-hoo!- Sorry, Brain. - Didn't they, Brain?
0:27:20 > 0:27:24Well, Midland Minds, you mashed me.
0:27:24 > 0:27:26We did.
0:27:26 > 0:27:30- And what is your phrase for doing really well?- ALL:- Some next thing.
0:27:30 > 0:27:33Some next thing! Well, well done. Thank you very much indeed.
0:27:33 > 0:27:35Thank you at home for watching today.
0:27:35 > 0:27:37I hope you enjoyed playing along.
0:27:37 > 0:27:39For now, though, it's goodbye from Midland Minds...
0:27:39 > 0:27:40Bye!
0:27:40 > 0:27:44- ..from The Brain...- Goodbye.- ..and from me - see you again next time.
0:27:46 > 0:27:47Just before you go,
0:27:47 > 0:27:49I'll give you the answers to those two questions
0:27:49 > 0:27:52I posed at the start of the show.
0:27:52 > 0:27:54Use the clue to find the word.
0:27:56 > 0:27:58The answer is...
0:27:58 > 0:28:00Beaver.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02And the second game...
0:28:02 > 0:28:05Memorise the order of the colours in the musical sequence.
0:28:09 > 0:28:10The answer is...
0:28:14 > 0:28:17Join us again next time when you can pit your wits against me
0:28:17 > 0:28:20and try to Beat The Brain.