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Curtis: PREVIOUSLY ON "KING OF THE NERDS,"
A "STAR WARS" VERSUS "STAR TREK" DEBATE
POSED PROBLEMS FOR JACK.
I'VE NOT SEEN "STAR WARS." I'VE NOT SEEN "STAR TREK."
Curtis: BUT EVEN WITH ZACK'S HELP...
FORCE ONLY CHOOSES YOU, TECHNICALLY, BECAUSE THE MITOCHONDRIA.
...MIDAS TOUCH ATTACK ONCE AGAIN LOST THE NERD WAR.
HOW 'BOUT THEM TRIBBLES?
Curtis: THE TITANS OF RIGEL TRIED TO SAVE KATIE...
Chris: WE'RE TRYING TO CONVINCE YOU NOT TO VOTE KATIE IN.
IT'S NOT -- NO.
KATIE.
I GUESS MY ATTEMPTING TO HELP THIS TEAM
IS NOT REALLY, YOU KNOW, ENOUGH.
Curtis: AS THE TITANS PUT IN JACK.
IN THE NERD-OFF, JACK GOT REVENGE ON CHRIS.
WHO DO YOU SELECT TO GET YOUR SHOCK?
AS A PUNISHMENT.
YOU MADE YOUR BED. NOW LIE IN IT.
GAH!
...AND THE OTHER CONTESTANTS BY EMERGING VICTORIOUS...
KASHYYYK...
[ CLAPS HANDS ]
...SPELLING THE END FOR KATIE'S HOPES
OF WINNING "KING OF THE NERDS."
TITANS, LET'S MEET.
"STAR WARS," YEAH.
YOU CAN'T SAY I DIDN'T PREPARE YOU.
THAT WAS COOL.
I HAVE TO THANK YOU SO MUCH.
YES. AND, JACK -- JACK -- JACK.
THIS IS THE FIRST OF MANY VICTORIES
I KNOW. I KNOW.
I AM HAPPY ABOUT THIS.
I GET TO SURVIVE ANOTHER DAY HERE,
AND I PISSED OFF THE PURPLE TEAM,
WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED TO DO.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT? WE ARE TAKING THIS ALL THE WAY TO THE END.
YEAH.
FINALLY, SOMEONE IN THIS HOUSE HAS LISTENED TO ME,
AND LOOK WHAT HAPPENED.
THE FORSAKEN HAS WON -- OR THE FORSAKEN HAVE WON!
I THOUGHT SHE HAD THAT ONE IN THE BAG.
Kayla: SHE DID.
♪ OH, KATIE ♪
♪ I SHALL MISS YOU AND YOUR PURPLE HAIR ♪
WE NEED TO REGROUP AND FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENS NEXT.
[ GROANING ]
WE HAVE TO WIN.
Brian: ONCE THE TEAMS FINALLY DO DISSOLVE,
IT'S EVERY MAN OR WOMAN FOR HIM OR HERSELF.
I DON'T WANT EITHER OF THEM IN THE FINAL THREE.
I DON'T WANT THEM IN THE FINAL FIVE.
Brian: THE KEY POINT IN THE GAME, ESPECIALLY NOW,
IS TO JUST SURVIVE UNTIL THAT INDIVIDUAL PHASE.
AT THAT POINT, IT REALLY IS ANYBODY'S GAME.
JACK, WE'RE BASICALLY IN THE END GAME.
IT'S THE END GAME.
THIS IS ALREADY THE END GAME.
WE'RE HERE, AND, HOPEFULLY,
I'LL BE SEEING THAT END GAME WITH JACK,
AND SOMEONE FROM MIDAS TOUCH ATTACK WILL BE TAKING HOME THE CROWN.
BUT I ALSO HAVE TO SAY, YOU ARE PROBABLY THE LAST PERSON I WANT TO FACE.
YEAH, I KNOW THAT. DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
'CAUSE IF WE GO INTO A NERD-OFF TOGETHER, ONE OF US GOES HOME
AND THEN THE OTHER PERSON DOESN'T HAVE AN ALLIANCE.
WE HAVE NO FRIENDS IN THE HOUSEHOLD.
AND KATIE'S GONE.
Jack: I REALLY HOPE THERE'S NO HARD FEELINGS FROM THIS.
I DID WHAT I NEEDED TO SURVIVE, YOU KNOW.
Chris: NO, YOU SENT ME IN AND KNOWING THAT IT WOULD CAUSE ME PAIN.
THE FACT THAT YOU DID MEANS THAT I DON'T LIKE YOU ANYMORE.
AWW, I'M SO SORRY.
IT'S JUST WHAT IT IS.
BECAUSE THE FACT THAT YOU USED PAIN
[ CHUCKLES ]
NO, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT YOU SAID.
AND THERE'S NO LAUGHING MATTER ABOUT IT.
JACK THINKS THAT I'M MAD AT HIM.
I'M NOT REALLY MAD AT JACK. COME ON. THIS IS A GAME.
WE ALL KNOW IT'S A GAME.
I THINK THAT IS A VERY HORRIBLE THING FOR SOMEONE TO DO.
ALL RIGHT. WELL, I'M SO SORRY, CHRIS.
NO. YOU DON'T GET A CHANCE TO APOLOGIZE.
I'M ENSURING THAT JACK BELIEVES THAT I AM MAD AT HIM,
BECAUSE IT'S ONE OF MY MANY MENTAL GAMES
THAT I'M PLAYING RIGHT NOW.
I HOPE YOU CAN FORGIVE ME, OKAY?
THAT'S THE END.
I AM SURPRISED THAT JACK IS ACTUALLY BUYING MY ACT.
I'LL TAKE IT.
I THINK I DID A PRETTY GOOD NUMBER ON JACK.
I ALMOST WAS LIKE, "OH, MY GOD. IS THIS REALLY HAPPENING?"
NO. NO. NO. I'M NOT DISAPPOINTED.
I WOULD HAVE DONE THE SAME THING.
GOOD MORNING.
BUENOS DíAS.
I TOLD MY TEAM MEMBERS THAT I AIM TO MISBEHAVE.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT'LL BE ME OR JACK,
BUT ONE OF US IS GOING TO WIN THIS COMPETITION.
I HOPE IT'S DEFINITELY NOT YOU.
MY INTENTION IS TO WIDEN THE RIFT BETWEEN JACK AND ZACK,
AND IF I CAN KEEP JUST CHIPPING AWAY AT IT,
THAT WILL MAKE MY POSITION EVEN MORE POWERFUL IN THIS GAME.
YOU DID SAY THAT AT ONE POINT IN TIME
THAT YOU WOULD VOTE YOURSELF IN EVERY SINGLE TIME.
NO, IT WAS BECAUSE I DIDN'T LIKE MY TEAM.
AND YET JACK STILL PROTECTS YOU FOR SAYING STUFF LIKE THAT.
I'M STILL HERE. I'M STILL HERE.
AND EVEN THOUGH JACK DOESN'T NECESSARILY LIKE YOU,
AS HE SAID A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO.
Brian: CHRIS IS RUNNING CIRCLES AROUND ZACK,
AND ZACK DOES NOT EVEN REALIZE IT.
AND YOU WANT ONE OF OUR MEMBERS TO COME OVER TO YOUR TEAM.
SO, YOU'RE SAYING WE SHOULD GET PUNISHED FOR WINNING.
NO, I DIDN'T ACTUALLY SAY THAT.
I SAID I THOUGHT THAT WAS UNFAIR. STOP PUTTING WORDS IN MY MOUTH.
IT SEEMS TO BE A HABIT OF YOURS TO PUT WORDS IN OTHER PEOPLE'S MOUTHS
BECAUSE YOU THINK YOU'RE SUPERIOR TO OTHERS,
AND I'M SICK OF IT. YOU REALIZE THAT?
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. HELP ME. HELP ME.
WHAT IS GOING ON? THIS IS RIDICULOUS.
EVERY SINGLE TIME YOU START TALKING,
YOU ACT AS IF EVERY SINGLE WORD YOU SAY IS LAW.
IT'S NOT. CUT IT OUT.
WHAT? YOU'RE LIKE THE BIGGEST HYPOCRITE RIGHT NOW.
ZACK IS LIKE A YOUNG ANAKIN SKYWALKER...
WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY IS THAT ENGLISH --
I DON'T UNDERSTAND ANYTHING YOU'RE TRYING TO SAY.
'CAUSE YOU KEEP INTERRUPTING ME BECAUSE YOU'RE OBNOXIOUS!
CONTINUE, PLEASE.
Brian: ...JUST FULL OF EMOTION AND UNCONTROLLABLE.
I DON'T WANT TO COMPARE CHRIS TO A SITH LORD, BUT...
[ DARTH VADER BREATHING ]
CALLING ALL NERDS!
PLEASE JOIN US IN THE COURTYARD!
OH, MY GOODNESS.
THEY ARE EVIL.
BOBBY AND CURTIS ARE DRESSED UP AS SPACE DUDES?
SUPER VILLAINS?
I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE HELL THEY ARE.
WHAT COULD THIS BE?
Brian: THAT COULD BE MING. MAYBE FLASH GORDON.
ALL I KNOW IS THAT CURTIS' SHINY HEAD IS BLINDING ME RIGHT NOW.
OH, THAT'S A BALD CAP. [ CHUCKLES ]
WELCOME TO "KING OF THE NERDS" SCIENCE-FICTION WEEK.
[ CONTESTANTS CHEERING ]
AND, YES, YOU ARE EXCITED.
[ LAUGHTER ]
BUT, UNFORTUNATELY, TODAY IS NOT ALL FUN AND GAMES,
FOR THERE IS A DIRE SITUATION UNFOLDING ABOVE YOU AS WE SPEAK.
WE HAVE BEEN CONTACTED BY AN INTERGALACTIC FORCE.
IT APPEARS THAT THEIR SPACESHIP IS DISABLED,
AND WE HAVE BEEN ASKED TO NAVIGATE THEIR LASER SYSTEMS
TO HELP THEM LOCATE ONE OF THEIR OWN.
HE IS KNOWN BY HIS EARTH NAME, GEORGE TAKEI.
[ ALL GASP ]
OH, MY!
Kayla: I'D HAVE TO SAY THAT GEORGE TAKEI
IS DEFINITELY ON MY TOP FIVE OF "STAR TREK" IDOLS.
THEY'VE BEAMED INSTRUCTIONS OF THEIR LASER-GRID SYSTEMS
TO THE RadioShack LAB.
AND YOUR CHALLENGE
IS TO NAVIGATE THE LASER GRID WITH YOUR BODY
WITHOUT INTERRUPTING ANY OF THE LASER BEAMS.
BUT YOU MUST PREPARE CAREFULLY
OH, MY GOODNESS.
...WILL BE ALLOWED TO NAVIGATE THE SHIP FROM EITHER END.
PLUS, THERE IS A COMPLEX MATHEMATICAL EQUATION
IMPRISONING GEORGE WHEN YOU MAKE IT THROUGH THE LASERS.
Jack: IT'S ABOUT DAMN TIME!
WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU EXPECT NERDS TO DO?
MATH. THAT'S ALL.
YOU ARE GEORGE'S ONLY HOPE.
WE'VE GOT TO SAVE GEORGE, GUYS.
GOT TO SAVE GEORGE.
AND REMEMBER -- "KLAATU BARADA NIKTO."
OH, MAN. YEAH, SURE.
BEGIN.
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
YOU KNOW, I KIND OF LIKE YOU BETTER AS A BLONDE.
OH, STOP IT. YOU KNOW I'M TAKEN.
COME ON.
Kayla: LET'S GO TO THE RadioShack LAB, RIGHT?
YEAH.
LET'S FIGURE THIS OUT.
WAR ROOM, YEAH.
LET'S FIGURE THIS ONE OUT.
WE'VE GOT EACH OTHER. AND LET'S DO IT.
GOT EACH OTHER, JACK. GOT EACH OTHER.
LET'S GO TO THE WAR ROOM AND GET SOME SCISSORS AND GET A CALCULATOR.
YES. CALCULATOR.
THAT'S A GOOD IDEA. WHAT'S THE CALCULATOR FOR?
Zack: JACK HAS VERY, VERY STRONG MATH SKILLS.
THAT GIVES US A SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER PROBABILITY
OF WINNING THIS.
PROBABILITY. DARN IT.
I'M SOUNDING LIKE JACK SUDDENLY. WHAT'S GOING ON? UGH!
LET'S BUILD THIS MAZE, GUYS.
WE'RE PRACTICING BY STRINGING "LASERS" --
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS PIECES OF STRING --
UP BETWEEN DIFFERENT WALLS.
IT'S LIKE THE EVIL GAME OF TWISTER.
SO THAT MEANS THAT ONE PERSON WEARING A BLINDFOLD
IS GOING THROUGH THE MAZE WHILE THE OTHER PERSON
DIRECTS THEM ON WHAT TO DO.
IT JUST OCCURRED TO ME, LIKE, WHAT'S ACTUALLY AT STAKE HERE.
YEAH. IF WE LOSE THIS, WE ARE GOING TO THE NERD-OFF TOGETHER.
IF WE WIN THIS, WE GET TO TAKE ONE OF THEIR MEMBERS OUT,
WE HAVE TO WIN THIS.
Jack: ZACK WILL BE DIRECTING ON MY TEAM,
AND I WILL BE GOING THROUGH IT.
OH, GO SLIGHTLY TO YOUR LEFT.
OH, SORRY.
Zack: JACK IS NOT A COORDINATED PERSON,
BUT JACK ISN'T AS GOOD AT DIRECTING AS I AM.
UGH!
IN "WORLD OF WARCRAFT,"
I'VE ACTUALLY LED A LOT OF RAIDS BEFORE,
SO MARK THIS DAY IN HISTORY,
FOR IT SHALL BE THE GREATEST DAY IN VICTORY!
Kayla: OH, HE TOUCHED.
SO, A LASER MAZE IS NOT THE BEST FOR A 6'2" GANGLY NERD.
OH. OH. OH.
OH. DARN.
PLUS, MY MATH SKILLS ARE NOT EXACTLY UP TO PAR.
IT'S AWFUL. [ CHUCKLES ]
SO, I THINK OUR BEST BET RIGHT NOW
IS TO SEND CHRIS AND BRIAN IN.
I THINK GOING INTO IT, THIS IS THE BEST COMBINATION.
BRIAN AND MYSELF. OKAY.
CHRIS HAS A NATURAL TALENT FOR BEING A DIRECTOR,
AN ORGANIZER OF SORTS.
AND THE SIZE OF THE MAZE RUNNER IS IMPORTANT.
THIS SEEMS TO GIVE ME AN ADVANTAGE.
IN FACT, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT IT'S BEEN GOOD TO BE 5'4".
AND I'VE GOT THOSE SKINNY JEANS I WORE YESTERDAY.
YOUR SKORT MIGHT BE THE BEST.
Zack: YOUR SKORT IS THE BEST.
NOTHING HANDLES A LASER MAZE LIKE A KILTED HOBBIT.
COME ON, TEAM! LET'S PULL IT TOGETHER!
THIS IS FOR GEORGE TAKEI!
WE'RE GONNA SAVE HIM FROM THE ALIENS!
THIS IS OUR MAZE, YOU KNOW? OKAY.
SO, I WOULD PREFER THAT YOU DON'T USE OUR MAZE.
CHRIS AND ZACK ARE AT IT AGAIN.
YOU PUT IT IN A PUBLIC AREA, SO WE'RE GONNA USE IT.
NO, YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO DO THAT. IT'S OUR MAZE.
YOU CAN'T USE OUR MAZE UNLESS WE'RE ALLOWED TO USE YOURS. THAT'S UNFAIR.
Jack: NONE OF THIS BEHAVIOR WOULD BE TOLERATED IN ASIAN CULTURES.
IF YOU PUT ANY OF THESE PEOPLE IN MY HOUSEHOLD,
MY MOM WILL SET THEM STRAIGHT.
JUST SHUT UP!
...THAT'S ON THIS SIDE OF YOUR MAZE.
JUST SHUT UP, CHRIS. JUST SHUT UP.
MORE MIND GAMES.
CAN WE BUILD A MAZE IN YOUR SPACE
AND GO USE THAT MAZE FOR OUR RUN-THROUGH?
OF COURSE NOT, BECAUSE WE NEED THIS SPACE.
SAYS WHO?
THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME.
Zack: CHRIS HAS BEEN TRYING TO UPSET ME. NO!
YOU CANNOT USE OUR MAZE, AND HE'S TRYING TO UPSET ME.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
OF COURSE NOT.
GO AHEAD AND USE OUR STUPID MAZE.
THANK YOU FOR PERMISSION OF USING YOUR MAZE.
Zack: MY NEXT STEP IS TRY TO GO RELAX,
GET MY HEAD IN THE RIGHT PLACE
BECAUSE I WANT TO WIN THIS NERD WAR.
All: OH!
Kayla: THAT'S AMAZING.
WE'VE GOT TO GET HIM OUT OF THERE, GUYS.
WE DEFINITELY HAVE TO.
Xander: THIS LOOKS STRAIGHT OUT OF "MISSION IMPOSSIBLE."
THERE'S A HALLWAY. THERE ARE LASERS.
THERE ARE PADS WITH MATH QUESTIONS ON THEM.
GEORGE TAKEI IS IN A CAGE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.
I CAN'T FOCUS. I'M OVER-STIMULATED.
WOW.
Brian: PROBABLY THE BEST THING YOU CAN DO WITH LASERS
IS PLAY WITH YOUR CATS.
THEY LOVE IT.
YOU JUST HAVE A PEN, AND YOU JUST GO "WHOOP, WHOOP, WHOOP,"
AND THE CATS GO "MEOW, MEOW, ERR."
WELCOME TO SPACE.
I'M TRAPPED.
All: NO!
THE HUMANITY.
AND IT'S YOUR JOB TO GET HIM OUT.
STARTING FROM OPPOSITE ENDS OF THE HALL,
TWO MEMBERS FROM EACH TEAM WILL PAIR UP
TO SIMULTANEOUSLY RACE
TO REACH AND SOLVE THE MATH PROBLEM
WHICH WILL UNLOCK THE CELL.
WHOEVER SUCCESSFULLY FREES GEORGE TAKEI WINS THIS NERD WAR.
OH, MY.
[ LAUGHTER ]
YES.
Xander: DID YOU SEE GEORGE TAKEI
IN SEASON ONE, EPISODE FOUR OF "STAR TREK"?
HE'S FENCING WITHOUT A SHIRT ON. MR. SULU, "BEAM ME UP."
TEAM TITANS OF RIGEL,
WHICH TWO MEMBERS OF YOUR TEAM
ARE YOU GOING TO SELECT TO SAVE GEORGE?
Curtis: CHRIS. BRIAN.
NOW, FOR EVERY TRIPPED LASER,
THERE WILL BE A ONE-MINUTE TIME DELAY,
IN WHICH YOU MUST REMAIN FROZEN IN PLACE.
PLUS, IF YOU ANSWER THE MATH PROBLEM INCORRECTLY,
YOU'LL GET A 30-SECOND TIME PENALTY.
THANK YOU, SIR.
LIVE LONG AND PROSPER.
PEACE AND LONG LIFE.
I CAN'T DO THAT. [ CHUCKLES ]
TURN IN YOUR CARD. YOU'RE NOT A NERD.
THE SIZE AND SPEED OF THE PERSON IS CLEARLY AN IMPORTANT FACTOR.
NOTHING HANDLES A LASER MAZE QUITE LIKE A HOBBIT IN A SKORT.
DON YOUR GLASSES.
THESE GOGGLES ARE CRAZY.
THEY JUST MAKE EVERYTHING DISAPPEAR.
Chris: BRIAN IS WEARING SPECTRUM-BLOCKING GLASSES,
SO HE ACTUALLY CAN'T SEE THE GREEN LASERS.
HELP ME, NERDS. YOU'RE MY ONLY HOPE.
AND WE BEGIN IN 3...2...1. GO!
DUCK. DUCK. OKAY, START CRAWLING.
OKAY. TELL ME WHEN TO STOP.
KEEP GOING.
GO FORWARD. YOU'RE GOOD. YOU'RE AT A GOOD HEIGHT.
YOU CAN CRAWL NORMAL. NORMAL CRAWL.
Chris: THE WAY THAT BRIAN AND I HAD PRACTICED
IS THAT WE'RE GONNA MOVE VERY SLOWLY AND CAREFULLY
SO WE DON'T HIT ANY OF THE LASERS.
SLOWLY.
THIS IS CLASSIC TORTOISE AND THE HARE.
SLOW AND STEADY WINS THE RACE.
OKAY, NOW STAND UP WHERE YOUR HEAD IS.
OKAY. YEP. STAND UP.
LEAP. JUMP. BIG JUMP.
GO. YEP.
SOLID.
HE IS GOING VERY FAST, AND BRIAN IS GOING VERY SLOWLY.
Chris: TURN TO YOUR LEFT. PIVOT ON YOUR LEFT FOOT.
NOW WALK FORWARD. BABY STEP.
BABY STEP FORWARD. YES.
BABY STEP FORWARDS.
Brian: I WANT TO TAKE THINGS SLOW AND STEADY
BECAUSE ONE WRONG MOVE TRIPS A LASER,
AND THAT HOLDS YOU UP FOR A WHOLE MINUTE.
LOWER YOUR HEAD. DUCK YOUR HEAD IN.
FAST. FAST. FAST. FAST. FAST. FAST. FAST.
REALLY FAST. REALLY, REALLY FAST.
Chris: OKAY. LIFT UP YOUR RIGHT FOOT.
WE CAN GO SLOW HERE. UP. UP. UP. UP.
NOW FORWARD AS FAR AS YOU CAN GET IT.
FORWARD AND DOWN. DO NOT MOVE YOUR LEFT FOOT.
OKAY, NOW, BRIAN LOOKS LIKE HE'S HUNG UP HERE.
IT LOOKS LIKE HE'S NOT MOVING AT ALL.
IN A WAY, BRIAN IS GIVING HIMSELF A ONE-MINUTE DEFICIT.
[ LAUGHTER ]
Kayla: COME ON! NOT SO SLOW.
GIVE ME WARP SPEED ALREADY.
WALK TOWARDS THE ANGLE THAT YOUR LEFT FOOT IS POINTING -- SLOWLY.
OKAY, TUCK IN.
YOU ARE NOW GOING TO JUMP ACROSS --
[ BUZZER ]
NO! OH, CRUD.
THAT'S A ONE-MINUTE PENALTY. YOU MUST FREEZE.
UGH!
DIRECTLY IN FRONT AND BEHIND OF YOUR LEFT FOOT ARE LASERS.
IF YOU CAN MOVE IT TO YOUR LEFT,
BY PUTTING YOUR WEIGHT ON YOUR RIGHT FOOT, YOU'LL BE GOOD.
STARTING TO GET NERVOUS ABOUT THIS WHOLE TORTOISE THING.
YOU MIGHT WANT TO HURRY IT UP THERE, BRIAN.
LIFT YOUR -- UP. UP.
OH!
FREAKIN' "A."
BRIAN, THAT WILL BE A ONE-MINUTE TIME DELAY.
OH, MY.
Brian: IS THERE ANY WAY I CAN GET MORE MANEUVERABILITY GOING BACKWARDS?
NO, THERE'S A BEAM BEHIND YOU.
JUST STEP YOUR FOOT UP AND MOVE IT OVER.
OKAY. TELL ME WHEN I CAN.
JACK, YOU MAY BEGIN AGAIN.
GO UP. GET UP, JACK. JUMP. YOU GOT TO JUMP.
NOW?
DO IT. GO! YES!
TO YOUR LEFT.
I'M TRUSTING YOU, MAN.
WOW! DID YOU SEE THAT JUMP?
THAT WAS SPECTACULAR.
THAT WAS REMARKABLE.
Xander: JACK MUST BE A SURPRISE GYMNAST
OR I SUSPECT THAT HE'S CATWOMAN.
COME TO THINK OF IT,
I HAVE NEVER SEEN JACK AND CATWOMAN
IN THE SAME ROOM TOGETHER.
BRIAN, YOU MAY CONTINUE.
GO. LIFT IT STRAIGHT UP.
[ BUZZER ]
SCREW THIS.
OH, MY GOODNESS. SAME LASER. TWICE.
TITANS OF RIGEL, YOU HAVE ONE-MINUTE TIME DELAY.
WHAT IS TAKING YOU SO LONG?
Zack: JACK, STAND UP.
STAND UP AND JUMP ALL THE WAY TO THE END.
ALL YOUR POWER AT ONCE.
OKAY, I JUMP TO THE...
WHAT?
JUMP STRAIGHT AHEAD AS HARD AS YOU CAN. REALLY FAR.
George: BRAVO. BRAVO. JACK IS THROUGH.
AND JACK IS THROUGH THE LASERS.
JUMP! JUMPING JACK! JUMPING JACKS! GET IT?!
[ CHUCKLES ]
JACK, BE NIMBLE, JACK, BE QUICK.
JACK, JUMP RIGHT OVER THE HORRIBLE LASER DEATH RAYS!
HOW THE HECK DID HE GET THROUGH THAT SO FAST?
Brian: IF I'M GOING TO WIN THIS, WE NEED TO STICK IT OUT
AND HOPE THAT JACK FAILS A COUPLE OF TIMES
ON THE MATH PROBLEM.
OKAY. OH! TRIBBLES AGAIN.
SO, AFTER 12 HOURS -- 11.
YOU'LL HAVE 11.
THREE THINGS I'M GOOD AT -- MATH,
FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS, AND JUMPING.
I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO IT. IT'S ALL UP TO YOU.
AS NERDS, WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE GOOD AT MATH,
AND HOW CAN YOU TEST OUR NERD ABILITY IF YOU AVOID MATH?
WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME IF YOU NEED A LITTLE TIME. THEY'RE STILL FROZEN.
TITANS OF RIGEL, YOU MAY CONTINUE.
DAMN IT. OKAY, SO 11.
OH, GOD. I CAN'T DO THIS WITHOUT PAPER.
BACK. SLOWLY BACK. SLOWLY BACK.
SCREW THE TORTOISE. GO, HARE! GO, HARE!
COME ON, BRIAN. DON'T MOVE YOUR RIGHT FOOT.
1,210 PLUS 121 IS 1,242. RIGHT?
YES.
I DON'T KNOW.
YOUR LEFT ARM -- UP. IT'S BY YOUR ELBOW.
UP. UP. UP. UP. STRAIGHT UP. KEEP GOING.
YOU GOT TO MOVE YOUR ELBOW UP. NOW OVER.
12420. COME ON, PLEASE.
BOBBY, YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT BRIAN.
KEEP GOING OVER. KEEP GOING OVER. OVER. OVER.
WOW.
I HOPE MY MOM DOESN'T SEE ME IN THIS POSITION.
[ SIGHS ] READY?
Zack: YEAH, I GUESS THAT'S IT. IS THAT RIGHT?
NO!
OH, NO. THIS IS REALLY BAD.
THAT'S A 30-SECOND HOLD FOR TEAM MIDAS TOUCH ATTACK.
Chris: KEEP GOING.
Brian: I'M HALFWAY THROUGH THE MAZE,
AND JACK IS ALREADY WORKING ON THE MATH PROBLEM.
I FEEL LIKE I'M IN A REALLY NERDY GAME OF LASER TWISTER.
IT LOOKS LIKE HE'S DOING PRETTY WELL NOW.
HOLY COMEBACK, BATMAN.
HE'S BEGINNING TO GET A LITTLE MOMENTUM THERE, BOBBY.
I DON'T KNOW. WITHOUT PAPER IT'S HARD.
I KNOW. IT'S REALLY, REALLY HARD WITHOUT PAPER. I GET IT.
Chris: AND MOVE. STEP OVER.
[ BUZZER ]
OH! AND THAT MEANS A ONE-MINUTE TIME DELAY FOR BRIAN.
[ SIGHS ]
1,331.
31?
OH, IT'S THE NEXT NUMBER OF THE FIBONACCI SEQUENCE.
DO IT.
Jack: A FIBONACCI SEQUENCE IS WHAT HAPPENS
WHEN YOU MULTIPLY "X" PLUS 1 THEN "X" PLUS 1 AGAIN...
BECAUSE THE COEFFICIENT OF "X" IS 1
AND THE COEFFICIENT OF THE...
"X" SQUARED PLUS 2X PLUS 1 IS "X"...
BY USING A TRIANGLE METHOD,
YOU ACTUALLY TAKE THE "X"...
121, 1331.
I KNOW THE FIBONACCI SEQUENCE QUITE WELL, ACTUALLY, SO...
George: BRAVO. BRAVO.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YOU SAVED ME.
JACK, YOU ARE THE MAN!
THAT'S IT.
I COULD NOT BELIEVE THAT I CAN NOW ADD
TO MY LIST OF THINGS I'VE DONE IN MY LIFE
"UNLOCKED A CAGE CONTAINING GEORGE TAKEI."
YOU DID IT!
YEAH! MIDAS TOUCH ATTACK!
WHOO!
YEAH!
GEORGE, LIVE LONG AND PROSPER.
RIGHT? THAT'S HOW YOU DO IT. YEAH.
Kayla: I'M PRETTY BUMMED
WE DIDN'T FREE GEORGE TAKEI FROM THAT CELL.
WE EMBARRASSED "STAR TREK" PEOPLE ACROSS THE WORLD.
OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU.
GUESS WHO'S NOT GOING HOME TOMORROW! WHOO-HOO!
SORRY, GUYS.
Chris: IT WAS MY GOAL TO PLAY MIND GAMES
WITH BOTH JACK AND ZACK.
IT DIDN'T LOOK LIKE THAT WORKED.
I BELIEVE IT MIGHT HAVE MOTIVATED THEM
TO JUST TRY HARDER AT WINNING THIS NERD WAR.
MIDAS TOUCH ATTACK, YOU HAVE WON THIS NERD WAR.
WHOO!
Zack: FINALLY WINNING AND HEARING "YOU HAVE WON"
FROM NONE OTHER THAN GEORGE TAKEI WAS FANTASTIC.
YOU ALSO GET TO VISIT THE SPECIAL-EFFECTS STUDIO
LEGACY EFFECTS -- THE CREATORS AND FABRICATORS
BEHIND "IRON MAN," "AVATAR'S" AMP SUIT,
NOT TO MENTION OUR VERY OWN NERDBOT.
YES! THAT'S AWESOME.
YEAH.
TITANS OF RIGEL, YOU HAVE LOST THIS NERD WAR.
THEREFORE, TWO OF YOUR MEMBERS
WILL BE GOING HEAD-TO-HEAD IN THE NERD-OFF.
TWO TITANS WILL BE GOING INTO THE NERD-OFF TOMORROW.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THAT,
WE TURN TO BLACK CORRESPONDENT CHRIS JACKSON.
THANKS, XANDER.
BLACK CORRESPONDENT CHRIS JACKSON HERE
REPORTING LIVE FROM NERDVANA.
IT HAS BEEN A DEVASTATING DAY
AS TWO MEMBERS FROM THE PURPLE TEAM
WILL BE GOING HEAD-TO-HEAD IN A NERD-OFF.
HERE TO COMMENT IS PURPLE TEAMER BRIAN.
IT SUCKS.
BACK TO YOU, XANDER.
YOU MAY ALL RETURN TO NERDVANA.
THANK YOU.
[ CHUCKLES ]
"LIVE LONG AND PROPER."
I'LL TRY. I'LL WORK ON IT. I'LL WORK ON IT.
GOOD JOB. WE'VE DONE IT, JACK.
I AM SO HAPPY TO WIN.
WE DIDN'T JUST BEAT THEM, EITHER.
WE DESTROYED THEM.
I THINK WE MAY HAVE PROVED
THAT WE ARE CAPABLE OF WORKING TOGETHER.
YEAH!
Jack: ZACK AND I MAY HAVE
THE MOST OPPOSITE PERSONALITY POSSIBLE.
MAYBE THOSE OPPOSITES ARE EXACTLY THE PERSONALITY TEAM
THAT EVERYONE NEEDS, YOU KNOW?
GREAT JOB.
[ ROARS ]
Brian: I AM SORRY, GUYS.
TAKES A TEAM TO LOSE AS A TEAM.
THE TITANS NOW KNOW WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO LOSE,
AND IT'S NOT PLEASANT.
WE'VE GOT A TOUGH DECISION AHEAD OF US, GUYS.
Chris: UNFORTUNATELY, BECAUSE OF MY ACTIONS OVER THE PAST 48 HOURS,
I IMAGINE THE GOLD TEAM'S GONNA VOTE ME IN.
CONSIDERING THE MIND GAMES I'VE BEEN PLAYING WITH ZACK AND JACK,
I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THERE'S ANYTHING I CAN DO
TO CONVINCE THE GOLD TEAM
NOT TO SEND ME INTO THIS WEEK'S NERD-OFF.
IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN.
WHO DO YOU WANT TO VOTE OFF?
WELL, MY HEART SAYS I WANT TO VOTE IT AS CHRIS. OBVIOUSLY.
THE PERSON WHO I MOST WANT TO SEE GONE FROM THIS COMPETITION IS CHRIS,
BUT I DON'T WANT TO GIVE CHRIS ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY
TO POTENTIALLY WIN ANOTHER NERD-OFF,
AND I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE BEST ONE TO SEND HIM HOME IN OR NOT.
I THINK IT'S REALLY BETWEEN CHRIS OR BRIAN.
MM-HMM. YEAH. NO, BRIAN IS THE ONE WHO SCARES ME THE MOST.
I WANT BRIAN OUT, ACTUALLY, BECAUSE I THINK
BRIAN IS THE BIGGEST THREAT TO ME RIGHT NOW,
AND IF BRIAN STAYS ALIVE,
I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN TRUST HIM AS AN ALLY.
I PERSONALLY DON'T THINK CHRIS IS THAT IMPORTANT
IN THIS END GAME.
I JUST HATE HIM IS ALL. [ CHUCKLES ]
I UNDERSTAND.
NO, I UNDERSTAND.
UH-HUH.
Xander: I'M GONNA BE COMPLETELY HONEST.
CHRIS, YOU ARE A VERY, VERY STRONG PLAYER.
KNOWING THAT YOU WOULD GO INTO THE NERD-OFF,
I WOULD WANT TO GET YOU OUT OF THE COMPETITION.
AND THIS WOULD BE MY CHANCE.
AND, SO, A GOOD MOVE WOULD BE TO SEND KAYLA IN
BECAUSE I KNOW THAT IF IT'S SCI-FI,
YEAH.
ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS ABOUT WORKING WITH THE PURPLE TEAM
IS THE CONCEPT OF LOGICAL DECISIONS.
WE DISCUS THINGS, AND WE GET EVERYTHING OUT IN THE OPEN.
FOR ME, I THINK I PROBABLY DO SEE CHRIS AS MORE OF A THREAT.
KAYLA'S PROBABLY THE STRONGEST SCI-FI PERSON.
AND THAT'S WHY I'M SCARED [BLEEP] RIGHT NOW.
EVERYONE THINKS I'M THE ONLY ONE
WHO'S GONNA BE ABLE TO TAKE CHRIS OUT
BECAUSE SCI-FI IS MY SPECIALTY.
I DON'T WANT TO EMBARRASS MYSELF
BECAUSE SCI-FI IS ONLY PARTIALLY MY SPECIALTY.
I'M GOING IN TOMORROW.
IT'S GONNA BE BETWEEN ME AND CHRIS.
POSSIBLY.
IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT I STAY HERE.
I'M THE ONLY CHICK LEFT.
I DO NOT WANT TO BE THE LAST CHICK STANDING
AND TO LOSE AGAIN AND LEAVE THIS MANY GUYS HERE.
UH, W.W.J.D. -- WHAT WOULD JANEWAY DO RIGHT NOW?
CRAP.
WELL, I'M GONNA HEAD OUT, I THINK.
IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO JUST...
I THINK I'M GONNA TAKE A MOMENT AND COMPOSE MY THOUGHTS.
LAND TRUE.
PEACE AND LONG LIFE.
[ CHUCKLES ]
Zack: OH!
WE GOT A REWARD FOR THE FIRST TIME IN NERDVANA.
ZACK? WELCOME.
IT FEELS GOOD WHEN YOU WIN.
I GOT TO SAY, VICTORY TASTES SWEET.
I'M GONNA BE SHOWING YOU GUYS A LOT OF TOP-SECRET STUFF.
WE'VE GOT MOVIES THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON
FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS NOW
OOH!
AND WE'VE GOT SOME TRADE SECRETS
THAT I'D BE HAPPY TO SHARE WITH YOU GUYS,
OF COURSE.
OKAY. WELL, LET'S GET THE TOUR STARTED.
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT! OH, MY GOD! THIS IS SO GOOD!
FOLLOW ME.
LEGACY WAS PRETTY AWESOME, I HAVE TO SAY.
I MEAN, YOU ACTUALLY GOT TO SEE [BLEEP]
I MEAN, HOW COOL IS THAT?
WE SAW [BLEEP]
WE SAW THE [BLEEP]
WE SAW, LIKE, EVERYTHING
THAT ANY LITTLE BOY COULD DREAM OF, YOU KNOW?
AND, I MEAN, JUST TO SEE IT IN REAL LIFE --
I MEAN, EVERY ONE OF MY FRIENDS IS GONNA BE SO DAMN JEALOUS.
YEAH.
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT. ALL THAT STUFF -- LIKE, WHAT?
[BLEEP] AND...
PRETTY COOL STUFF.
[BLEEP] IT WAS AWESOME. YEAH.
Xander: I KNOW THAT IT CAN'T BE MUCH HELP,
BUT IT IS IN MY BEST INTEREST FOR YOU TO WIN,
SO IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT I CAN DO FOR YOU.
I THINK IT WOULD BE IN THE BEST INTEREST FOR THE WHOLE TEAM
IF WE VOTE FOR BRIAN IN AND KEEP CHRIS.
REALLY, REALLY.
BUT NOT FOR THE TEAM -- FOR INDIVIDUAL COMPETITION.
FOR BOTH.
I'M GONNA TRY AND CONVINCE MY OTHER TEAMMATES
TO TURN THEIR VOTE TOWARDS BRIAN.
BRIAN HAS JUST AS MUCH KNOWLEDGE AS I ON SCI-FI,
SO IT COULD COME BACK THE OTHER WAY.
'CAUSE I ONLY KNOW "STAR TREK." AND IT'S WIN-WIN.
IF HE TAKES OUT CHRIS, THEN WE LOSE THE THREAT OF CHRIS.
BUT IF WE LOSE BRIAN
AND WE STILL HAVE TO BE A TEAM NEXT WEEK,
WE STILL GOT OUR THREE STRONGEST PLAYERS.
RIGHT NOW I THINK I HAVE XANDER CONVINCED
TO VOTE WITH ME AGAINST BRIAN,
SO NOW IT'S GONNA COME DOWN TO ME CONVINCING CHRIS.
Brian: GOOD MORNING, BACON.
HOW IS THIS MORNING FOR YOU, BACON?
THOUGHT SO.
TODAY WE'RE OFF TO THE THRONE ROOM,
AND THE TITANS OF RIGEL ARE HAVING TO FACE
SENDING OUR OWN TEAM MEMBERS IN
AND SOMEONE NOT COMING BACK.
SO, KAYLA, ARE YOU FINE GOING INTO THE NERD-OFF OR NOT?
OKAY.
KAYLAD'S WORRIED THAT BRIAN AND XANDER
ARE GOING TO SEND HER IN
BECAUSE THE GOLD TEAM IS SENDING ME IN.
WELL, WHO ARE YOU GONNA THROW TO IF I'M GONE? YOU KNOW?
I DON'T WANT TO VOTE FOR KAYLA BECAUSE SHE'LL DEFINITELY
BEAT ME IN THE SCI-FI NERD-OFF.
SO, BASICALLY, I ASKED HER WHO I SHOULD VOTE FOR,
AND SHE SAID BRIAN.
I HAVE NO IDEA WHO KAYLA WILL VOTE FOR.
I JUST GOT TO SIT BACK AND WATCH THIS DRAMA UNFOLD.
Chris: SAY YOUR NAME
IF YOU WANT TO GO INTO TODAY'S NERD-OFF.
Xander: [ CHUCKLES ]
HE'S MADE A VERY PERSUASIVE ARGUMENT.
CALLING ALL NERDS!
PLEASE JOIN US IN THE THRONE ROOM!
Kayla: I DID EVERYTHING I COULD FOR THIS VOTE.
LET'S JUST HOPE I CONVINCED XANDER
AND PLAYED CHRIS ENOUGH THAT THEY ALL VOTE FOR BRIAN.
TODAY TWO NERDS GO HEAD-TO-HEAD IN OUR NERD-OFF.
THE WINNER WILL STAY TO COMPETE FOR $100,000
AND THE RIGHT TO SIT ATOP THE THRONE OF GAMES!
THE LOSER WILL GO HOME IMMEDIATELY.
ZACK, HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE FINALLY COMING OUT OF THE DESERT
AFTER 40 YEARS OF LOSING?
IT FEELS WONDERFUL TO FINALLY WIN THIS ONE.
AND I FEEL LIKE NOT ONLY DID JACK AND I WIN --
I THINK WE ACTUALLY HAD A PRETTY SOLID VICTORY.
AND, ALSO, I LOOKED REALLY GOOD IN FRONT OF ONE MY IDOLS.
SO, IT'S PRETTY COOL.
THE TEAMS HAVE VOTED, AND I HAVE THE TALLIES HERE.
[ SIGHS ]
MIDAS TOUCH ATTACK, YOU HAVE VOTED.
BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT...
...CHRIS IS GOING TO THE NERD-OFF.
MIDAS TOUCH ATTACK, WHY CHRIS?
HE'S A STRONG PLAYER.
CHRIS IS JUST PUSHING TOO MANY BUTTONS,
AND I DIDN'T WANT TO TRY TO ARGUE WITH ZACK
'CAUSE I DON'T REALLY WANT TO GET ON ZACK'S BAD SIDE AGAIN.
TEAM TITANS OF RIGEL, WE HAVE YOUR VOTES.
THE FIRST VOTE...
IS FOR BRIAN.
THE SECOND VOTE...
KAYLA.
THE THIRD VOTE...
IS FOR BRIAN.
THAT'S TWO FOR BRIAN, ONE FOR KAYLA.
AND THE LAST VOTE...
...IS BRIAN.
Brian: I'M SLIGHTLY SURPRISED,
BUT I DON'T TAKE THE TITANS' VOTE PERSONALLY AT ALL.
AT THIS POINT, IT'S AN INDIVIDUAL GAME.
EVERY PLAYER HAS THEIR OWN STRATEGIC DECISION TO MAKE.
I THINK THAT SOME MEMBERS OF OUR TEAM
ARE PLOTTING MORE LONG-TERM STRATEGY THAN SHORT-TERM,
AND TAKING ME OUT NOW WOULD BE HELPFUL TO THEM.
IT'S A GAMBLE, AND I CAN SEE THEIR STRATEGY.
KAYLA, WHY DO YOU THINK BRIAN WOUND UP IN THE NERD-OFF?
WE WERE ACTUALLY HOPING TO GET CHRIS OUT,
AND I FEEL THAT BRIAN AND I HAVE VERY SIMILAR SCI-FI ABILITIES,
BUT HE HAS THE LITERATURE OF SCI-FI THAT I DO NOT,
SO I THINK THAT GAVE HIM THE LEG UP,
AND I KNOW I'M BANKING ON HIM TO TAKE CHRIS OUT.
SORRY, MON CAPITAINE.
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
Kayla: I'M PROUD OF MYSELF
BECAUSE I WAS ABLE TO PLAY A STRATEGIC GAME,
BUT I DID HAVE TO THROW ONE OF MY FRIENDS UNDER THE BUS.
I FEEL LIKE SISKO IN A PALE MOONLIGHT.
CHRIS, BRIAN, STEP FORWARD PLEASE.
BEND THE KNEE.
FOR TODAY'S NERD-OFF, YOU MUST BRING TO BEAR
TWO DEEPLY NERDY SKILLS --
SCIENCE-FICTION TRIVIA
AND A FIRST-PERSON SHOOTER GAME.
PREPARE TO DO BATTLE.
YOU'LL FIND TOY BLASTERS IN YOUR HOUSE
TO PRACTICE YOUR TARGETING.
YOU WILL ALSO FIND 1,300,015 SCIENCE-FICTION BOOKS ON AMAZON.
[ LAUGHTER ]
MEMORIZE THEM.
YOU HAVE THREE HOURS.
MAY THE BEST NERD WIN.
Chris: I'VE BEEN IN A NERD-OFF BEFORE, SO I KNOW WHAT TO DO.
YOU HAVE TO STAY FALM AND COCUSED.
YOU HAVE TO STAY CALM AND FOCUSED, AND THAT'S HOW YOU WIN.
OOH, THOSE ARE WEAPONS.
FACING CHRIS ONE-ON-ONE IS INTIMIDATING,
BUT IT COULD BE GRATIFYING.
IF I COULD KNOCK CHRIS OUT,
IT'S ONE FEWER FORMIDABLE OPPONENT FOR THE FUTURE.
NOT AT ALL.
NO. NOT AT ALL.
AND I DO THINK, YOU GOT LITERARY DOWN BETTER THAN I DO.
IT WILL BE FUN.
MY STRATEGY GOING INTO THIS NERD-OFF
IS TO STUDY AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
I'M NOT GOING TO SPEND A LOT OF TIME PRACTICING MY AIM,
BECAUSE I NEED TO MAKE UP FOR MY DEFICIENCY
ON THE SCIENCE-FICTION KNOWLEDGE PORTION.
WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU GUYS?
YOU WANT ME TO JUST LEAVE? YOU WANT ME TO HELP?
I'M HERE FOR YOU GUYS.
...RESEARCH.
OKAY.
MY PLAN IS TO BALANCE MY TIME
BETWEEN BONING UP ON MY SCI-FI KNOWLEDGE
AND PRACTICING WITH THE GUN.
DO YOU HAVE MUCH EXPERIENCE WITH NERF GUNS?
Brian: A LITTLE BIT.
I'M TRYING TO SEE HOW THE ARC WORKS.
YEAH, 'CAUSE THERE IS A SLIGHT ARC TO NERFS.
I WENT SHOOTING ONCE, AND I WENT 0 FOR 80 ON CLAY PIGEONS.
I'M NOT A VERY GOOD SHOT.
Zack: I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS NERD-OFF
BECAUSE CHRIS AND BRIAN --
THOSE ARE TWO OF THE STRONGEST PLAYERS
IN THE ENTIRE HOUSE, WHICH MEANS NO MATTER WHAT,
ONE OF THE STRONGEST PLAYERS IN NERDVANA
IS GOING TO GO HOME TODAY.
WHAT NEEDS SHOOTING?
WHOA.
I WALK OUT, AND I SEE ALL THE DIFFERENT SPACESHIPS
WITH ALL THE DIFFERENT POINT VALUES,
AND I'M STARTING TO PUT THE PIECES TOGETHER.
WALKING INTO THIS NERD-OFF, I'M REALIZING
JUST HOW GRATEFUL I AM NOT TO BE THERE
BECAUSE MINDY IS PARTICULARLY PRETTY TODAY,
AND I DON'T THINK I'D BE ABLE TO FOCUS.
CHRIS, BRIAN,
WELCOME TO YOUR FIRST INTERGALACTIC SPACE BATTLE.
NOW, IN THIS NERD-OFF, KNOWLEDGE IS A WEAPON.
AND YOU ARE GONNA BE USING THAT KNOWLEDGE
TO OBLITERATE THIS ARMADA BEFORE YOU
BY ANSWERING SCIENCE-FICTION TRIVIA QUESTIONS.
Brian: GOING INTO THIS NERD-OFF,
THERE IS NO WAY I CAN LOSE WITH THE GREAT [SPEAKS JAPANESE]
WATCHING OVER MY SHOULDER.
[ SQUEAKS ]
GET A QUESTION WRONG, AND YOU MISS A TURN.
GET A QUESTION RIGHT, AND YOU GET 40 ROUNDS OF AMMO
TO SHOOT DOWN AS MANY SPACE SHIPS AS POSSIBLE.
NOW, THE ENEMY SPACECRAFT ARE WORTH DIFFERENT POINTS.
THE NERD THAT SCORES THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF POINTS
AFTER SIX ROUNDS WINS THIS NERD-OFF.
Chris: I'M A HUGE FAN OF SCI-FI.
IF I GET ENOUGH QUESTIONS RIGHT, I CAN BEAT BRIAN.
FIRST QUESTION...
COME ON, GUYS. THIS IS EASY.
EVERY FAN OF "FIREFLY" KNOWS THIS.
PLEASE REVEAL YOUR ANSWERS.
THE CORRECT ANSWER IS "D," THE CORTEX.
CRAP.
BRIAN, THAT IS CORRECT.
YOU HAVE EARNED A TURN IN THE GUNNER'S CHAIR.
[ LAUGHTER ]
MY STRATEGY IS TO TAKE OUT LARGE TARGETS FIRST
THEN MOVE TO THE EDGES
AND TAKE OUT HIGHER-VALUE TARGETS.
FIRE AWAY.
ZAP!
POW! POW!
HE'S EXHAUSTED HIS AMMO.
BRIAN IS KNOCKING THESE SHIPS OUT OF THE SKY.
WELL, THEY'RE NOT REALLY OUT OF THE SKY, I GUESS,
WELL, HE KNOCKED THEM OVER.
HE SHOT THEM WITH SOME FOAM.
Chris: I DO NOT LIKE "DUNE."
WHY WOULD I NEED TO KNOW THE ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION?
THE CORRECT ANSWER IS "D," MELANGE.
OH, RIGHT. I'M IN A NERD-OFF THAT'S SCI-FI RELATED.
BRIAN, YOU MAY FIRE AT WILL.
NICE SHOOTING, BRIAN. PEW. PEW. PEW. PEW. PEW.
NEXT QUESTION.
Man: YEAH.
THAT WAS IT? THE DRAKE! IT'S THE DRAKE.
OH, NO.
I CAN'T BELIEVE I GOT THAT RIGHT.
I CAN'T BELIEVE I GOT THAT RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. NOT TOO SHABBY. I'M ON THE BOARD.
WE'VE ONLY GOT THREE QUESTIONS LEFT.
HERE'S THE NEXT ONE.
I THINK IT WAS EITHER THE AZTEC OR THE MAYANS,
BUT I'M JUST GONNA HAVE TO GUESS ON THIS.
Bobby: REVEAL YOUR ANSWERS.
THE CORRECT ANSWER IS "A," EGYPTIAN.
NOT THE MAYANS. NOT THE AZTECS EITHER, APPARENTLY.
CHRIS, BLAST AWAY.
POW!
NICE SHOOTING.
#comeback.
OH, NO.
NICE SHOOTING.
Curtis: IT LOOKS LIKE WE'VE GOT A RACE ON OUR HANDS.
A SPACE RACE.
[ CHUCKLES ]
YOU'RE HILARIOUS.
OKAY, TWO QUESTIONS LEFT.
AND, REMEMBER, THE PERSON WITH THE HIGHEST SCORE
WINS THIS NERD-OFF.
YOU ARE CORRECT -- "B."
TOASTERS? CYLONS?
ANYONE WHO KNOWS "BSG" KNOWS WHAT A TOASTER IS.
CHRIS, IT'S YOUR TURN.
ROUGH GO.
Xander: CHRIS, YOU GOT TO PULL IT TOGETHER.
YOU GOT TO DO BETTER THAN THAT.
BRIAN, FIRE AWAY.
[ GASPS ]
NOW, THERE IS ONE QUESTION LEFT.
GOOD LUCK TO BOTH OF YOU.
YOU ARE BOTH CORRECT.
YOU ARE BOTH GETTING A SHOT AT THE ARMADA,
AND WE ARE GETTING OUT OF THE WAY.
I TOOK THOSE SHIPS DOWN. BLAST. BLAST. BLAST. YEAH.
Zack: COME ON, BRIAN. YOU CAN DO THIS STILL.
YOU'RE STILL IN THIS -- EASILY.
Curtis: FIRE!
[ APPLAUSE ]
SOLID. SOLID.
Brian: I HOPE THAT I'VE DONE ENOUGH,
BUT THIS REALLY COULD BE ANYBODY'S GAME.
SO, AFTER THE FINAL ROUND,
CHRIS YOU HIT 6 SHIPS FOR A TOTAL OF 11,200.
BRIAN, YOU HIT 4 SHIPS
FOR A TOTAL SCORE OF 11,400 POINTS.
[ APPLAUSE ]
Zack: BRIAN!
BRIAN, YOU HAVE WON THIS NERD-OFF.
VICTORY FOR BRIAN AND ALL OF THE HOBBITS THAT HE LEADS!
Kayla: IT'S PRETTY SAD TO SEE CHRIS GO.
UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN, STAY STRONG, BUDDY.
CHRIS, WHILE YOU WERE NOT ABLE TO ENGINEER A VICTORY HERE,
PLEASE KNOW THAT THE FOUNDATIONS OF NERDVANA ARE STRONGER
FOR YOUR TIME WITH US.
IN THE END, I JUST MISSED TOO MANY QUESTIONS,
SO, PROPS TO YOU, BRIAN -- GREAT JOB.
AT THIS POINT, YOU'RE STILL SOLIDIFIED AS TEAMS,
BUT IN THE END, THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE KING OF THE NERDS!
[ CONTESTANTS CHEERING ]
[ CHUCKLES ]
YES!
NOW, YOU KNOW THAT LAST SEASON WE DISSOLVED THE TWO TEAMS,
BUT WE KNOW THAT YOU KNOW.
THIS SEASON, WE ARE GONNA DO EXACTLY THE SAME THING.
THERE WE GO.
AS OF THIS MOMENT, TEAM MIDAS TOUCH ATTACK
AND TEAM TITANS OF RIGEL ARE OFFICIALLY DISSOLVED.
ATTACK.
FROM HERE ON OUT, IT'S EVERY NERD FOR HIMSELF.
IT'S SUDDENLY BECOME REAL.
THIS IS NO LONGER A TEAM GAME,
AND I CAN'T HIDE BEHIND MY TEAM ANYMORE.
GOOD NIGHT.
Zack: IT'S THE TRUE START OF THE INDIVIDUAL GAME,
AND I THINK MY ODDS OF SUCCESS
ARE SIGNIFICANTLY, ASTRONOMICALLY HIGHER.
Chris: MY TIME HERE AT NERDVANA WAS AMAZING.
I KNOW I'M NOT GONNA BE KING OF THE NERDS,
BUT BEING IN A HOUSE FULL OF NERDS
WHERE THEY CAN APPRECIATE YOU AND YOU APPRECIATE THEM --
IT WAS JUST A GREAT TIME.
BUH-BYE, CHRIS.
OUCH.
[ CHUCKLES ] I DO GOOD WORK.