- Hey, how's it going?
I'm Destinee.
- And I'm gonna crush you.
- Ooh.
Okay.
(techno music)
(air whooshes) - Hi, my name's Asmara,
and I'm in first grade.
(air whooshes) - Hi, my name is Lynden,
and I'm in third grade.
- Hi, my name is TJ, (air whooshes)
and I'm in fourth grade.
- Hey, I'm Destinee,
and I haven't been in school for...
I'm not gonna say how many years,
but more years than they are old.
My relationship with math is
a love hate relationship.
I actively avoided taking math classes,
and that's how I ended up in journalism.
- I'm good at math!
- I'm really good! - Oh, I'm good at math!
- I think I'm gonna beat my competitor.
They don't remember that much of their childhood,
but they know a lot of their grownuphood,
so they'll forget all the math!
- Yeah! - Exactly.
- No math, though.
- [Producer] Do you guys think Team Kids
is gonna win this?
- [All] Yeah!
(cowbell rings) (techno music)
(air whooshes)
- [Producer] What is the sum--
- No peeking
- [Producer] Of six and three?
(Destinee hums)
(bell rings)
- [Producer] Destinee?
- Is it nine?
- [Producer] Correct! (bell rings)
What is the sum
of five and two?
(bell rings)
- I'm still writing five plus.
It's fine.
One for one. (Asmara growls)
Wow!
Thank you.
Oh.
I'll just wipe it with my finger.
- Oh, it's on. - What is the difference
between six and two?
(intense music)
(bell rings)
- Four.
(bell rings) Yay!
(air whooshes) (quirky music)
No, that's not right.
(bell rings)
- 10!
(buzzer blares)
- Four? (bell rings)
- [Producer] It's four! (bell rings)
The difference! - What kind's this?
- You're taking away.
- The what? - Yeah!
- (groans) I practiced,
and this is what I get!
- Yep.
- Seriously!
(air whooshes) (upbeat music)
I'm saying this not confidently.
(bell rings) - [Producer] Destinee?
(bell rings)
- Oh, well, she did show hers. (laughs)
(bell rings)
I'll let you take that one.
You turned it around quicker than I could.
- No, you take it.
- Oh, I can?
You're so kind!
- This is the best day ever.
You, are my best friend ever.
- Aww! - And you!
- [Producer] Oh okay. (high energy music)
- (chuckles) You are my best friend too.
I think I've made a new best friend.
(high tempo music) - [Producer] How many vertices
does a square have? (laughs)
(bell rings) - Done!
(bell rings)
- Can I ask you what a vertice is?
- Yeah.
It's the points of a square,
like one, two, three four. - Oh!
(air whooshes) - [Producer] Four equals
two plus what number?
(upbeat jazz music)
- Do you know that one?
(bell rings) Oh!
(bell rings) Four,
we're doing it backwards.
Why? (laughs)
Math is hard forwards. (laughs)
(air whooshes) - [Producer] Three plus
what number equals five?
(energetic beat music)
(bell rings)
Asmara?
(bell rings)
- I need to write out equations.
You are on it!
- [Producer] How many vertices
does a triangle have?
(bell rings) Destinee?
- Because she taught me what vertices are,
there are three. (bell rings)
(producer cheers) (Destinee laughs)
I only got this because of you.
(horn honks)
It's a tie!
(Asmara yells) Oh!
Well, you did great.
High five.
You also taught me something.
(upbeat music)
Oh, that one.
Got it.
(cowbell rings) (techno music)
(air whooshes)
(air whooshes) (high energy music)
Hey, how's it going?
- Good. - Good.
I'm Destinee.
It's nice to meet you.
- Hi.
I am Lynden.
- Lynden, okay.
Are you ready for our math quiz today?
- Yeah. - I don't know.
That last person,
they took me by surprise,
so I'm kinda nervous.
Are you gonna go easy on me?
- No.
- Okay.
Well then y'all are consistent. (chuckles)
(air whooshes)
(funky music) - [Producer] What is four
times eight?
- Oh. (bell rings)
32.
- [Producer] Correct! (bell rings)
- Good.
- I got four times eight.
(all laugh)
- [Producer] What is nine times six?
(bell rings) Destinee.
- Let me finish.
54.
- [Producer] Correct! (bell rings)
(Destinee cheers) (Lynden snarls)
Two times 40.
(fast quirky music)
- Two times 40?
80. (bell rings)
(Destinee laughs)
- [Producer] You gotta raise your hand!
(air whooshes)
(bell rings)
Destinee. - Is it 90?
(bell rings) Woo!
(Lyden speaks in Jibberish)
- That's not even English.
(both laugh)
(air whooshes) (intense music)
- [Producer] 12
divided...
by four.
(Lynden pants)
You gotta remember to--
- Three, three, three. (bell rings)
- I follow the rules! (laughs)
- No, no, no.
One, okay.
Okay. (bell rings)
- Is it 18?
(bell rings) (Lynden scoffs)
Woo!
Did you get there?
Oh, you have it!
Y'all that was a lot.
I was like, "No, the three is not a one.
It might be a two there.
Wait, six minus..."
And this is what grade? (laughs)
(bell rings)
- 59!
- 59. (laughs)
(bell rings) - [Producer] Alright,
you both get a point!
- Woo!
You're quick!
You're quick on your toes.
Me on the other hand...
(upbeat music)
Practice.
(Lynden stutters)
- Seven.
(bell rings) I got it.
One plus seven.
- [Producer] Correct!
(bell rings) - Oh?
Really?
- Yeah! - Oh, wait.
No, what? (laughs)
- So three plus five equals eight.
So one plus seven-- - Oh!
- Equals eight.
- That's where I started wrong. (laughs)
(air whooshes) - [Producer] How many quarters
make up three dollars?
- Ooh, okay.
12! (bell rings)
- Wow. - 12, 12, 12.
(bell rings)
- I got to four quarters equals a dollar. (laughs)
Alrighty!
I'm going to lose to a second grader?
Third grader?
- Third grader. - Alrighty.
- [Producer] How many dimes are in two dollars?
- Ooh, I got it! (bell rings)
- [Producer] Destinee. - Is it 200?
(buzzer blares) 20!
It's 20! (laughs)
(Lynden laughs)
(quirky music) Right? (laughs)
(bell rings)
- You did 200!
- I know.
But then I came back.
Oh man. - That's pennies!
- (laughs) I know.
I know, so I came back and said 20.
I feel like that should count for something, right?
(air whooshes) - Okay, so.
12 and then two.
(bell rings) - [Producer] Destinee.
(lips buzz) - 14!
(bell rings) She did the math out loud.
It helped. (laughs)
- God. (laughs) - We did it.
(horn honks) A tie!
(air whooshes) What is with y'all
and leaving me hanging?
Why y'all so intense? (Lynden laughs)
What is in this cafeteria food?
(cowbell rings) (techno music)
(air whooshes)
- Hi, I'm Destinee.
- Hi, I'm TJ. - Hi, TJ.
What grade are you in?
- Fourth.
- Fourth, ooh!
Alright.
Works cut of or me then. (TJ laughs)
(upbeat music) - This is like
"Are You Smarter Than a Fourth Grader?"
- Yeah. (TJ laughs)
And I don't want the internet to know if I am.
(both laugh)
Alright, let's go.
Let's get into it.
Are you good at math?
- Yeah.
- Yeah? (sighs) Okay.
- [TJ] Why not?
(air whooshes) - [Producer] First question.
(upbeat music) - No cheating.
(TJ laughs) - [Producer] What is
one half of 18?
- Okay.
Ooh.
(TJ laughs)
(bell rings) - [Producer] Destinee.
- Ooh, is it nine?
- [Producer] It's nine! (bell rings)
- Okay!
- [Producer] One third of 21?
(bell rings)
(Destinee laughs) - Seven.
- [Producer] Seven! (bell rings)
(TJ laughs)
- I had a lot of preparing to do. (laughs)
- What did you say? (laughs)
- I said seven,
but I was like, "One third.
Okay I need a third of 21.
Okay, what is three times (murmurs), okay."
(TJ sighs)
- [Producer] What is product of six and seven?
(bell rings)
- Answer to everything, 42. (bell rings)
- Is that right?
- Yeah! - Oh, my number was off!
(both laugh) - [TJ] What was it?
- I'm not gonna tell you.
(air whooshes) (upbeat jazz music)
- [Producer] What is the product of eight and nine?
- Oh, (babbles)
(bell rings) (both laugh)
- 72.
(bell rings) I wrote this so fast!
(both laugh)
- I need time to get there, y'all.
- These toys look like they were invented
in like Europe.
- Oh, you think?
- Yeah, like what is this block?
- You just no longer care about the math.
(air whooshes) (funk music)
- [Producer] What is
28 divided by seven?
- I'm not even gonna answer, (bell rings)
'cause I put 28 out
(TJ laughs) for something else.
Oh, see.
Wouldn't have got it.
- Four.
(bell rings) - You're so fast at this.
(TJ laughs) Please don't take back
my degrees, y'all.
I promise.
- [Producer] What is
32 divided by eight?
- I don't know.
I'm just gonna put something, 'cause I didn't
do it last time. (bell rings)
(TJ laughs)
Is it six? (buzzer blares)
- [Producer] No. (all laugh)
- Okay, I just said something.
Four. (bell rings)
- [Producer] Correct! (upbeat music)
- What! (TJ laughs)
I don't like this game. (TJ laughs)
I don't like this game at all.
- [Producer] 217 plus
one hundred and 42.
(bell rings) Destinee.
- 359?
- [Producer] Yes! (bell rings)
Also, sorry it's so tiny. (laughs)
Ooh, I can do addition.
I need to add up bills.
(air whooshes) (drum tempo music)
(bell rings)
- 572? (bell rings)
You know what I wrote?
I wrote six instead of seven.
And I forgot to regroup the one.
(record scratches) - Regroup?
- You know what regrouping is?
- No.
- Well, regrouping is when you have
like, say for example seven plus five.
You need to put the last digit,
and then put the one.
That's regrouping.
- Oh.
Well, that's regrouping.
(air whooshes) - [Producer] How many
milliliters are there in five liters?
- I got an answer. (bell rings)
- Me! - Oh.
- [Producer] Oh!
- 5,000!
- I said 500. (all laugh)
- 5,000! (bell rings)
(quirky music) - [Producer] The sum of two
numbers is 14.
- Okay.
- [Producer] The difference between them is two.
- Okay.
- [Producer] What numbers are they?
(bell rings) TJ.
- Eight, six. (bell rings)
- [Producer] Correct!
- Oh, I thought I was coming up with a single digit.
I'm not adding or...
Okay!
(cowbell rings) (techno music)
(both cheer)
(cowbell rings)
(crowd cheers)
- High five.
- Where am I in the high fiving?
(children giggle)
- My brain is exhausted.
There was so many questions.
I learned about, I think, vertices.
It was a lot.
The children came in super intense.
I think everybody wanted to devour me.
Oh man.
I won't do this again.
This was cute.
The kids were great.
Love it, but next time I'll sign up for English
or something. (laughs)
(upbeat music)
(air whooshes)
(uplifting music)
(air whooshes)
(sign squeaks)