Will: Last week...
It's time to put your superpowers
to the ultimate test.
Oh, my God! We're doing Marvel.
...teams built epic battle scenes from the MCU.
Stephen and Stephen flexed their sorcery
and won with their Dr. Strange build.
I am so pumped right now.
But after battling the evil clock...
- Fix this, fix this. - Time's up!
Just let go. Just let go.
...it was Emily and Liam that went home.
And now, start your engines
for the world's first "Lego Masters" 500 NASCAR race.
You'll build your very own NASCAR race car.
- Aah! - Whoa.
Stacey: Oh, no!
Will: NASCAR legend Jeff Gordon!
Jeff: Hi, guys.
Which team will make it to victory lane?
No, I hate it. Get rid of it. Just put this on it.
- It doesn't look good. - And who will crash and burn?
Oh! We got pieces flying off the car!
Oh, a part of her car came off!
"Lego Masters" starts now.
Yeah, well, the car you sent broke down.
Well, send another one!
It broke down, too?
Guys, "Lego Masters" is about to start,
and it cannot start without me.
Hey, Will, you need a ride?
Jeff Gordon, what are you doing here?
What am I-- what are you doing here?
Yeah, that's fair enough. It is Motor Speedway.
It makes sense that you would be here.
Hey, listen, I really need to get to set.
- You need a ride? Let's go. - Yeah!
Hop in.
- Will. - Yeah?
What are you doing? It has a door handle.
Okay, just-- you said hop in.
I figured-- okay.
This was pretty crazy, Jeff.
- You trust me though, right? - Yeah.
This feels very fast.
Well, you said you wanted to get there fast.
Not that fast. I mean, I'm-- you know, this is no acting.
I-- I'm not a big fan of tremendous speed.
It's only 120. That was just warming the tires up.
I'd say we go a little faster.
Is it okay if I close my eyes?
Whoo! Yeah, baby!
Oh, boy. Aw, that feels very odd.
I feel my coffee coming back up.
I'm gonna be happy when this is over, Jeff.
- I don't love it. - Oh, boy.
There's the studio. I think it's just coming up here.
Oh, boy, that brake comes on pretty fast, huh?
- Yeah, oh, boy. - There we go.
- Thank you, Jeff. - Yeah.
Will: You know, you should come by "Lego Masters" sometime.
Oh, I love the show. I would love to do that.
- You do love the show? - Oh, yeah.
Well, you should come by this week's challenge.
- You'll love this week's challenge. - I'm there.
- I'll see you soon then. - Hey, uh, door handle.
Right. Right, door handle.
I might collapse.
Man on PA: Here we go.
Five, four, three, two, one.
- Oh, my God! - Oh! Okay!
- Official NASCAR logo there. - I'm nervous.
( engine revving )
( cheering )
Let's go, let's go, let's go!
They got a real pit crew?
That's awesome.
Let's go, boys!
- Wow! - ( cheering )
- Sorry. - There he is.
- Oh, hey. You just missed it. - Made it.
Sorry I'm late. Hello, builders.
- Hi! - Hi, Will!
We are getting so close to the finish line.
Only four teams remain in a season that's taken more left-hand turns
then well, me on the way here.
But we're not done with surprises just yet.
Ladies and gentlemen, I want you to meet my friend,
NASCAR's #24,
Hendrick Motorsports star,
William Byron!
Yeah!
He's here!
Look at this!
- Wow! - Good to see you, Will.
William, thank you so much for being here.
- Thanks for having me. - I'm a big fan,
and I hear that you're a big fan too.
Oh, absolutely. I love Lego.
I've been building for a couple years now,
and I just think it's therapeutic for me.
I go fast all the time.
And so when I build Lego, I can kind of decompress
and it gives me a chance to focus on something.
I'm so excited to tell you about your next challenge.
This week, we're speeding things up.
For your "Lego Masters" challenge,
you'll be pairing up with another team
to build your very own NASCAR race car.
- Oh, wow. - This is gonna be really cool.
Will: It's not a model race car.
An actual race car that you'll get behind the wheel
- and drive because... - What?
...when you're done building,
we're holding the ultimate Lego race.
It is gonna be incredible.
But first, we're gonna be splitting you up into two teams,
the red team and the blue team.
Now you probably didn't know, but you've been driving around
with four Lego tires in your helmet.
That's right. One at a time,
come up here, reach into the helmet,
and find out which team you're on.
Stephen and Stephen, come on up.
Don't look. Don't look yet.
Brendan and Greg, you're up. Dave and Emily.
- I got it. - Okay.
Stacey, can you hold up the tire to see what team you're on?
Team blue.
Brendan and Greg, what team are you on?
- Blue. - Blue team!
- All right, guys! - ( laughing )
So, we have got Stephen and Stephen
and Dave and Emily on the red team.
Brendan and Greg and Nick and Stacey on the blue team.
Now, when you start building, you're gonna have to decide
which team member will serve as your driver and who's on the pit crew,
because midway through the race
you're gonna have to do a quick pit stop
where the crew will have to repair any damage
- and change tires. - Wow.
It's like a real thing. This is insane.
We are taking it to a whole new level here on "Lego Masters."
Brickmasters, how is this gonna work
and what are you gonna be looking for?
Building these race cars is gonna be a huge challenge.
But lucky for you, you have an extra set of hands as a team.
Yeah, this is really gonna put your technical abilities to the test
because your car is gonna be vibrating and bouncing.
So make sure to lock in those bricks,
because it's the only the strong build that gets across the finish line.
Will: So we got two go-kart chassis that you'll be building on today.
We are giving you nine hours
to work as a team and build a working race car.
- Nine hours. - Well, now I'm nervous.
- Are you ready? - Yes.
You know what, William? Would you like to do the honors?
- Absolutely. Let's do it. - Okay.
- Get your brick on. - Get your brick on!
Let's go, let's go, let's go.
- All right, guys. - Okay.
Okay, first of all, Emily's driving, okay?
Yeah, you need someone small in that thing.
We gotta discuss who's driving this.
I'm a pretty assertive driver, good reflexes.
- You're just gonna lean on in. - ( overlapping chatter )
- I feel like you want it. - I won't lie. I do want it.
- You want it. - Okay. All right.
- Whoo! We have our driver. - D. D.
- All right. - Hello, Will and Will.
- Oh, hey, guys. - Hey.
- We've got the red team here. - Oh, yeah.
- How are you guys feeling about this challenge? - This is awesome.
- Excited. - Super excited.
William: What's your biggest fear?
- I don't know how to drive. - Really?
- Seriously. - What do you mean? You've never driven?
- I don't have a driver's license. - Unbelievable.
How do you get places? You just walk?
- Of course, I've got long legs. - Take the bus?
"How do you get places?", is a great question.
- Dave? - Emily: When we were in high school,
I got my driver's license first. I'm two years younger.
- I drove him around a lot. - So you just drive him around?
- Yeah, it's great. It's a good deal. - Crash, can you tell us
how you got the nickname Crash?
I'm a little haphazard with how I move around.
- Let's go to a replay. Let's see it. - Yeah, let's go to a replay.
- Let's see it. - Boy, he's good.
( shouting )
So it begs the question, have you ever crashed a fire truck
I would be lying if I said I haven't had a minor accident in a fire truck.
- Okay, all right. - But I've never crashed a truck.
I like the way Captain Steve just looks away.
I'm the guy that does the paperwork.
Yeah, of course. Have you picked your driver?
- Yeah, I knew it. - I'm the smallest and the fastest.
- Yeah, I knew it. - That's good.
Will: William, do you advice for Emily on this challenge?
- I think she's got it, to be honest. - You really do?
William: I sense a confidence,
and confidence is critical when you're driving.
She's got a lot-- she's not short on confidence.
- No. - Short on everything else.
It's gonna be wild in here.
William: It's gonna be awesome.
- Okay, team blue. - Hi, William.
- How's it going? - This is William.
- Hey, is that a Lego bowtie? - It is a Lego bowtie, yes.
- That's so cool. - Thank you.
So, guys, who is... ( imitating fanfare )
- Who's your driver? - I'm gonna be the driver.
Brendan, you're the driver.
Greg, as his brother, safe driver?
- Oh, wow, there's-- - Safe enough.
- Safe enough! - Stacey: Okay.
Any speeding tickets?
Maybe.
Just a couple. I haven't had a bunch.
You know you need just a little bit of that-risk taking edge
if you're gonna play a game like racing, right?
I very much agree with that.
You have to be really aggressive and make aggressive moves,
so I like that approach.
What's the strategy if you have to pass outside?
You have to make them uncomfortable.
You have to make them nervous and make them slow down?
Mm-hmm. Get in their blind spot,
and then all of a sudden, you pass them.
Okay, guys, best of luck.
- Thank you. - Great job.
- Thank you. Nice to meet you all. - Appreciate it.
William, thank you for coming here and taking part in this...
- It's so cool. - ...and giving so much great advice.
This is everything I would've dreamed of.
I love Lego. I love building, myself.
But I can't do what these guys are doing, so it's cool to see them.
On your way out, feel free to just scoop
as many Lego as you can into your helmet.
- Yeah. I'm gonna steal some. - Take whatever you--
- Eh, it's fine. - Nick: Let's get building.
We only have nine hours for this challenge,
and now we have to start building our car.
- Okay, let's do this. - All right.
- They can run. - Do you need small ones, Stephen?
I would even say we can even keep in mind
that our front could be blue
and our sides could be medium azure.
I'm excited to work with Brendan and Greg.
They are very strong technical builders.
If you did a double, and you pinched a beam in the middle, then all you have to do
is put your crossbeam on the outside like this to lock it.
- It's as simple as that. - Yeah.
So I'm excited to take me and Stacey's, you know,
creative, storytelling, color kind of style of building
and bringing that together with their awesome technical skills.
( overlapping chatter )
Test driving. This is you opportunity.
- Oh, great. Come here, boy. - Get in.
- How's my hair? - Glorious?
We're given time to do a test run in the first
few minutes of our build.
- Oh, bro. - Get out of my way.
- That a girl, Em! - ( overlapping shouts )
They got some juice.
- Faster! - I'm getting dizzy watching this.
- Yeah, I-- - Oh, no! Brendan!
Stacey: Faster!
Oh, no! Brendan!
Are we sure we picked the best driver now?
- I'm starting to be concerned. - This came off of your vehicle.
- Yeah. - Oh, boy. He already broke our car.
Brendan crashed! It was just the practice lap, and he crashes the car.
Like, should we really be letting Brendan drive?
Might need a little repair.
Emily: Who taught that kid how to drive?
I don't know if it was an accident or not,
but fortunately the most damage was done to their vehicle,
- so I'm not too concerned about it. - Shucks. Woe is me.
Even this is uneven.
The damage that just occurred could really hurt us.
We don't wanna be in the bottom two again.
And now we need to build something super, super strong
that is gonna be able to hold up and not fall apart.
My bad. Sorry, guys.
Okay, Brickmasters, in the spirit of this challenge,
I want you to tell me what's up with this challenge as fast as you can. Go.
- Okay, go. - Okay, our teams are building race cars,
and they're building with another team,
- and they have to race them. - And the fastest team wins.
So what are the things that they're gonna need to be mindful of in this challenge?
They need to be strong because they need to make it
all the way around the race track.
Jamie: And they have to make a beautiful aesthetic.
It's actually two teams coming together.
We wanna see that in their car.
Amy: I want color, I want details,
- I want the wow factor. - All right, we did it.
- New record. - Yes!
High-five, yeah. High-five, high-five. High-five.
Stephen: I really think just classic black on white
with the red body is gonna look really good.
Although I know it would look really good,
- I just think we'll get-- - I don't think we'll get dinged at all.
I can hear Amy's voice saying,
"Oh, then you've got the 67 on the side with that little pop of color.
I really love it." You need the pop.
Stacey: So for the most part, these are gonna go into here.
And then-- oh, wait.
- Will. - Will!
Hi. You guys had a little mishap in testing?
There was a little accident.
Brendan, should your nickname now be Crash?
That was a one-time thing. I don't have reputation for crashing.
That's true. Were you guys nervous that he had done real damage to the vehicle?
- Both: Yeah. - Yes? You were.
And he do some damage to the vehicle.
- I did. Broke a couple things. - We lost some Technic pieces.
Will: Greg, you're his brother.
Are you still confident in his driving ability?
I am not as entirely ecstatic
post-crash event as I was pre-crash event.
Stacey, why are you not driving this?
- It should've been you versus Emily. - You think so?
Emily, do you think I should race you?
No, that's too heated.
I'm too dangerous for driving.
Greg: I don't know if we picked the best driver.
It's hard to say, because Nick and Stacey have been like,
"I don't know. We feel a little bit more nervous about the idea of racing."
And then I would feel very comfortable driving the car,
but I am even bigger than Brendan.
And so, you know, we're even talking about more weight in the car now.
And we do wanna win, so even a little reckless,
he's probably still our best bet.
What's it gonna look like?
It's gonna have a '90s vibe to it.
We are going to be building Electric Blue,
a '90s themed race car.
Our '90s theme kind of came about just talking with Brendan and Greg,
and we realized we all grew up in the '90s.
And so we thought, "What a great place to take inspiration from."
We're gonna use Technic to build a really, really strong frame,
that then we can cover with all the fun details
and have a sharp, sleek-looking race car.
Basically it's gonna be strong and good-looking.
That was actually our plan all along.
Strong and good-looking? What's that like?
You tell us, Will.
Trust fall.
This whole thing's mirrored, so you can build
all 20 of these exactly the same.
- Hey, guys. - All: Hey, Will.
How are you guys liking this challenge?
- Love it. - You're team red.
- I see some white. - Yep.
Will there be some kind of a leaf design?
There may be another feature that brings in some Canadiana later on.
- We don't know. - Okay.
We have called our car the Red Rocket.
We have two Canadian teams that paired up together
for this challenge, and we wanted to stick
with the Canadian colors of red and white.
Had to be a race car theme,
so we had to put the racing stripes in it.
Then we had the numbers on the hood and on the doors,
as well some playful advertising logos
that pay tribute to some of our previous challenges,
as well as the members of the team.
You've had speeding tickets?
Like, this year?
Good answer.
- Make sure you're all good. - Appreciate it.
- We already know you're prone to accidents. - Oh, come on.
Stephen: We should stick with that typical spoiler look.
- I think so too. - All right, stop the clock!
- ( gasping ) - Stop the clock!
- Oh, boy. - Are we in trouble?
Stephen: This season's already had lots of twists and turns,
Having to work with another team is a totally new challenge.
We don't need any more pressure to build this vehicle.
Another twist?
- All right, stop the clock! - Another twist?
- Oh, boy. - The NASCAR fan in me knows
this is all about the race.
But the shallow Hollywood celeb in me knows
that looks count for something.
So, the race team with the best-looking car
will earn pole position when it's race time. Yeah.
That means that you get to start out front. Pole position.
I didn't know that either, but I looked it up on my phone, like, two minutes ago.
Pole position in any race is vitally important.
You wanna start out front and stay out front for the entire race.
Blue team has already demonstrated the perils of trying to pass.
Oh, no! Brendan!
So, being in the front will have an immense advantage
to being able to win this race.
All right, let's get the clock started back up now.
- Let's go! - Whoo!
If we can start out in front,
I promise I will not lose that position for you guys.
I can build from inside the car.
"The building is coming from inside the car."
- Both: Hello, red team. - Hey, back there, Emily.
You are certainly making sure that Emily fits in this vehicle, right?
- Very important. - I see you in the car a lot.
Are you actually building her in
so she can never escape from this car?
- I live here now. - Correct.
That's a perfect thing to do to your little sister.
So what are you guys most worried about on this challenge?
Besides time, just making it not be, like, a big red car.
- Yeah. - Making it NASCAR.
What's your inspiration?
The NASCAR look is definitely more organic and round.
We're keeping some things on this side
a little bit more on the down low
so that our competitors can't see it,
but we're working advertising badges and stuff
- Dave: Logos, branding. - Tell us about it.
Make super NASCAR, all the way to the ads and the sponsors.
Jamie: Those details will give you an advantage
if you get the aesthetics just right,
then you could get the pole position.
Dave: The prettiest car gets pole position.
They get to be first to start the race.
Let's make this car beautiful.
Now we just gotta make sure it's even more beautiful
than the blue team's car.
The good thing about this challenge
is all you have to do is look across the race track,
and you see your competition.
Stephen: They've taken a different approach,
but I love what we're doing.
I look forward to putting it to the test on the track.
The stakes on this race car challenge have never been higher.
The team that wins this won't be going home,
and that's a closer step to the finale.
So we need to make sure we are that team.
We really are one team of four,
not two teams of two working together.
- Jamie: That's great. - I love it!
Emily: It's quite amazing.
- We'll leave you to it. - Good luck. Keep at it.
Thank you, Brickmasters.
- Oh! - Oh, no.
Brendan.
Look at me. I'm not crashing.
Yeah, well, get Emily out there in front of you, and then we'll see.
- Yeah, and see what happens. - Hey, do you guys like "Will & Grace"?
- Do you guys like that show? - We do.
- You guys like Shaun Hayes? - Love Shaun Hayes.
- Oh, my God, he's so funny. - We're gonna do a FaceTime.
( phone ringing )
- Hey. - Shaun: Hey.
I'm hosting "Lego Masters" right now
and I'm driving around in a little go-kart thing on set.
( Shaun laughing )
Hey, do you wanna say hi to Shaun Hayes?
- Oh! - What up, Shaun Hayes?
Wait, this is the show right now?
Yeah, this is the show right now.
Tell them how much longer they have to build, Shaun.
- 14 hours! - No.
- 25 minutes! - No, five hours.
- Just say five hours. - Five hours! Go!
They have five hours left to build.
Oh, God...
You're the worst host of this show we've ever had.
( Shaun laughing )
- Shaun: Call me later. - Okay, bye.
Everybody say bye to Shaun Hayes.
- All: Bye, Shaun Hayes! - Let's go.
Do you see what they're doing?
- That looks like a soapbox. - Not surprising.
We can always even just do something on the edge here
- to bleed over. - Yep.
- Hello. - Hello, blue team.
We're definitely very focused right now.
We're all working on getting some individually important parts of the vehicle.
We're doing reinforcement basically in multiple locations
to ensure that should one location maybe give out...
At least won't fall apart.
Of course, now the aesthetics
are even more important than ever.
Because if you have the best-looking car,
- you get pole position. - Yes.
So what are you doing to up your game
in terms of aesthetics?
Well, I'm hoping pretty soon here
we're really gonna just put a lot of the focus on the aesthetics.
I need to get these guys moving on these details
because they're so important.
Yes, a strong car is important as well,
but we've spent so much time
and energy on focusing on that, that now is the time
that we really bring our car to life.
Good luck, 'cause we can't wait to see your finished car.
Awesome. Thank you.
All right, team, let's get our hands in.
- Ready? From the top. - Yeah.
- You're red! - We're blue!
- We're here... - To beat you!
All: '90s kids!
Whoo! All right, guys! Let's crush it!
Let's go! Let's go!
- We don't care! - We know.
They're literally doing the exact same thing, I swear.
I think they're doing the opposite of us.
Like, we're doing the sides to make it look like a car,
and it looks like they're just doing a front and a back.
Bet ours is stronger though.
- Hey, guys. - All: Hey, Will!
I want you guys to manufacture, like,
a "We need a strategy moment."
For TV, right?
'Cause we need something to cut to
so we can have a dramatic-- you know, to go to commercial?
Crash, maybe you run in, and you just go--
- You want me to run in? - Well, maybe not run in. No.
- Somebody might die. - Sorry.
Have you been here all season?
You guys want me to show you how it's done?
- All: Yeah. - Yes, sir.
Just follow my lead in terms of the panic.
I have to everything on this show.
- Guys! - Aah!
- What, Will? - We need a strategy!
- We need strategy? - Aah!
- Let's go! - Aah!
Guys, two hours. We gotta get this done.
It looks like both teams are firing on all cylinders.
- Amy: Mm-hmm. - Car joke.
Hold for laughter.
Add laughter in the edit.
( canned laughter )
And we're back.
So what team do you think is looking good right now?
The red team are super focused,
and their team set out right away thinking about aesthetics
as one of the main features of their car.
Whereas the blue team, they're building for strength.
- One spoiler all the way across? - Yeah.
- This is all is gonna come together with the big race. - Both: Yes.
This challenge is gonna be a crucial component
to crowing somebody Lego Masters and winning $100,000,
and they don't have a lot of time left to build.
Amy: No. What I love is they're all working separately
building all the different parts,
and then they're gonna bring them together.
- Emily: That looks good. - Dave: Right?
I haven't even been out of the car as long as you've been working on that.
- Brendan, don't crash again. - All right, bro.
- Are you ready? - Yeah.
Here's the revolution.
- One hour left! - ( screaming )
- Hurry, hurry, hurry! - You've got one hour left before race time!
Why have we waited this long to get me a megaphone?
- This is so much better. - Oh, for goodness--
- This is the best thing ever. - Jamie: It is.
- Dave, did you see my megaphone? - I see your megaphone.
- It's cool, right? - It's so cool.
- Yeah. It's mine. - Yeah. It's yours.
Yep, I got a race car, too.
Not much time.
We got this, guys. We got this.
Stacey: Right now, looking at our car,
it's just blue.
It's a nice blue,
but there's not any of those really fun details.
There's nothing that screams '90s with our car.
Let's make this car look schnazzy.
And that is gonna be so important and so crucial for the storytelling.
Obviously, we want to get that advantage of pole position.
If we win the advantage, I think we'll win the race.
- Nick: Dude, those are great. - Thanks.
Stacey: This is gonna be the fun stuff.
Make some cassette tapes to put on the sides.
No, I hate it. Get rid of it.
Just put this on it. It doesn't look good.
Knowing how important aesthetics will be
in regard to getting pole position,
I'm finding that I'm editing a lot.
Don't add stuff just to add it.
We can't just slap any "deckals" on there for advertisers.
It should be clean sponsors.
We're not just putting pictures on there to take up space.
Everything needs to have a purpose.
What's a "deckal"?
"Deckal" is the correct pronunciation
of the American word "decal."
Yeah.
They don't look good. Scrap them.
- Branding only. - Savage, Emily.
Stephen: Emily may be a little bit brash sometimes.
She's very intense and competitive.
And we are running low on time.
Steve, I know you're freaking out, but you always are.
I feel really good about this.
- These guys-- - It's not worth the time. Not worth the time.
We got four hands which makes work lighter, but we definitely need
to turn and burn if we're gonna get this cart done.
I thought we had another idea of where we wanted striping,
and I can't remember 'cause I'm panicking.
It's almost race time!
Get those finishing touches on there.
It's a race to the finish line--
line, line, line, line.
One minute left--
left, left, left, left.
One minute!
Let's go, guys. Let's go!
We don't have any on this side.
- Will: Five! - Put one or two. One or two, quick.
- Four, three, two, one! - We're fine.
- Time's up! - Whoo!
Bricks down!
Gentlemen, it was a pleasure.
Good job. Nice.
In mere moments, both cars are gonna hit the track.
But before the rubber meets the road,
our Brickmasters are gonna take a look at both cars
to determine which one is their favorite.
Brickmasters, you look ready,
but something's missing.
Yeah, 'cause it just dawned on me what would make this
"Lego Masters"/NASCAR event even better?
And I thought maybe if we had
a NASCAR hall of famer here to help us out.
Yeah, yeah.
- Mr. Jeff Gordon! - ( cheering )
Yeah!
- Jeff Gordon's here! - Oh, my God.
- How cool is that? - Aw, Jeff Gordon?
Dave: He's, like, the best NASCAR driver in history.
And looks excited to be here.
Jeff Gordon. Thank you for coming, Jeff!
Jeff gave me a ride here today.
- Uh, yeah, he's not good in the passenger seat. - I'm not.
Jeff: In case you didn't know.
But thank you for the ride nonetheless.
- My pleasure. - All right.
Ready to take a look at our Lego brick-built race cars?
- I am. Let's do this. - Red team, you're up first.
Nick: Oh, yeah. All right, guys.
This is the red rocket, and we incorporated
some of our Canadiana, being an all-Canadian team,
going with a red and white theme.
The "deckals" on top, you'll see some of our sponsors.
Might remind you of some of our past builds.
We've got the fossil fuels from the dino challenge.
Stephen: And the frog from the bull-riding challenge.
The number 67 and the license plate 1867 on the back
represent Canada, 'cause was founded
as a country in 1867.
I also like the use of the Canadian
pronunciation of "decal," which is...
- All: "Deckal." - Will: "Deckal."
- We do. - The correct pronunciation
of the word is "deckal."
It's the correct pronunciation according to Canadians.
Well, Jeff, you know your way
around both race cars and Lego bricks.
- What do you think? - I like the NASCAR spoiler.
I think that front bumper might come in handy,
and I love how you came all the way down the sides with those bricks.
I like that you actually exposed that front wheel,
and that you've carved it out with this really nice stepping of bricks
to give a little bit of a curvature to it.
I also love the nod you have to all of your past builds.
But instead of just kind of slapping them on there,
you've really thought, "How can we bring this in a NASCAR way?"
Where I would say I'm struggling a little bit is just the balance
of all of that nice, massive-brick building in the front,
and then the back, I feel that it is missing a little bit of beefiness.
But what you have actually sculpted is really impressive, and it looks strong.
I see an advantage already on this team just based on the driver.
- Jamie: Ah! - I'm a compact guy built for speed,
and I can tell Emily is ready and feisty, too.
- Red team, good luck in the race. - Jamie: Yeah.
- Yeah! - Blue team, you're up next.
Stacey: We're a team of '90s kids,
and this is our car, Electric Blue.
Greg: She has lightning bolts to let you know that she's fast.
And even though she's electric, don't let that fool you.
She's a silent killer.
Jeff, you are a pro. What do you think of their car?
I like a car that looks fast just sitting still,
- and this car to me has that. - Yeah!
The details of the different dials and gauges on the dash?
Very cool. If I was gonna add anything,
a little bit lower profile in the front
to give it a little bit more slope
I think would've made it even look faster.
- But hopefully it goes fast. - Yeah.
Our car has been recognized
by legendary race car driver Jeff Gordon.
- How cool is that? - Okay, Brickmasters, what do you guys think?
Amy: Right away, you picked this '90s theme,
and you carried it through in every aspect of your build.
Those lightning bolts coming off the back,
such a fun detail, and give a very dynamic
overall silhouette to your build.
For me, though, I am missing
this little section in the center.
I don't know if Jeff knows this, but they had a little test run
- before they even built anything on it. - Here we go again.
And they lost a few stud connection points on their frame...
- Uh-oh. - ...because they had a little bit of a mishap.
But I don't see any of that. You really covered it well.
- Great job, blue team. - Yay! Good job, team.
Now it's up to the Brickmasters
to decide which race car impressed them the most
based on aesthetics,
and which team has earned the advantage
of begging the race in pole position?
If the red team starts in front,
the whole thing could be over for us.
Brickmasters, have you reached a decision?
We feel there's one team that's just edged above
in the spirit of this challenge.
So our favorite car
based on aesthetics is...
Brickmasters, have you reached a decision?
We feel there's one team that's just edged above
in the spirit of this challenge.
So our favorite car based on aesthetics is...
The red team.
- Yeah! - Yes!
- Whoo!
- Will: All right. - Good job.
We're starting the race in first.
It's hard to pass us. We're gonna win.
All right, team. We got this.
It's definitely disappointing
that we didn't win that pole position.
We have to win this race. We have to bring our A-game.
Our car deserves to win this challenge,
so we just gotta get out there and give it everything we got.
Now that judging is complete,
buckle your seatbelts
because we're about to see
how strong these things really are.
It's race time.
( music playing )
Hello, race fans, and welcome to the Lego Masters 500.
I'm Will Arnett, joined by the one and only Jeff Gordon.
What are you hoping to see here today down there on the track?
Well, certainly, I can't wait to see what the start's gonna be like.
You've got the red team starting in the pole position,
but don't forget that all important pit stop.
That could be the deciding factor in this race.
And pole position, we just can't put too fine a point on it,
is really important in this race.
Let's meet our drivers.
First up, driving Electric Blue,
Brendan is a six-foot tall web designer from Missouri.
He's got a brother named Greg,
a goatee I've named Charlie,
and more confidence than even I have,
and that is saying something, Jeff.
Well, Brendan's already suffered one crash here today,
so let's hope the damage from that
hasn't impacted the overall build or his ego.
Well, it's gonna take a lot more than that to damage his ego.
On the red side, we've got the Red Rocket
driven by Emily.
Jeff: Emily is 5'1",
Canadian firecracker,
and she is a total wild card on the track.
If she attacks this race
the way she attacks her brother Dave,
- things could get pretty ugly. - That is right.
She's totally fearless, and anything can happen
when she gets behind the wheel.
You know, no big NASCAR race is complete
without a couple F-16s doing a flyover, Jeff.
So if you'd just grab these. And here we go!
( whooshing )
- All right! - Nice.
It's time for the biggest race in "Lego Masters" history.
Come on. You got this. You got this.
- Let's go, come on. - Let's go, sis.
Will: Here is how it's gonna work.
The first car to complete ten laps wins the race,
and all four members in that team
will be safe from elimination.
But there's a twist.
On lap five, you need to make an official pit stop
in front of your crew, where your pit crew will be required
to fix any damage that your car has accumulated
in the time it takes to change two tires
as quickly as they can.
- You got that, Jeff? - I sure do, Will.
Let's not waste any more time,
and head down to the track for the main event.
Drivers, start your engines.
- ( clicks ) - ( clicks )
- Vroom. - ( laughs )
All right, red team, are you ready?
- Yeah! - Whoo!
Blue team, are you ready?
- Yeah! - Yes!
Then get...
your race on!
Red Rocket, Red Rocket, Red Rocket, Red Rocket, let's go!
Will: Emily's coming out real quick right out of the gate.
- You got this! - It's pretty obvious early on,
- that weight advantage... - I'm flooring it!
Jeff: ...with the red team?
Look at the acceleration off of that corner.
She's got a big lead stretching out there.
- ( imitating engine ) - I'm guessing the strategy
of putting in the lightest team member
might be paying off huge dividends.
We're in lap three,
and Emily is really close to lapping Brendan.
Jeff: Now here's a decision she's gonna have to make.
Does she actually want to try to pass Brendan
or is she is gonna be satisfied
with just maintaining that position behind him?
It's definitely frustrating to get almost lapped by Emily
because my foot's on the floor.
There's nothing else I can do.
The pit stop is really our only chance
of winning at this point, we're pretty sure.
Will: There goes Emily. She's going into pit.
- Jeff: Here's where it's all gonna happen. - Go. She stopped.
But look at that red team go to work
on the pit stop here with the changing of the tires.
They take the black portion off.
They have other pieces that they connect and make it red.
We have a plan in our pit stop
to have two people replacing bricks
so there's no confusion over which parts are getting used.
So I am the one that's gonna deal with Emily,
while Dave and Steve do the brick-changing
because they're much faster at it than I am.
Jeff: Now the blue team's on pit road
and they're ready to start their pit stop.
Greg: It literally comes down to this.
How quickly can we do a tire change?
We're just stripping the exterior off this black tire
as fast as we can go. Stacey's awesome.
She's sorting out those pieces for us.
I mean, our BPM is racing-- both bricks per minute,
and beats per minute for our heart rate.
Pit crew!
Will: The blue team is using
all three members of its crew to rebuild the tire.
Crash doesn't seem to be doing anything on the red team.
- You can help them. - They don't want me to.
You know, Will, everybody thinks of racing
as an individual sport because they focus on the driver.
But it is a team sport all the way around,
and I think the blue team is absolutely showcasing
their chemistry that they've had on their team
since this competition began.
It looks like blue team may have taken the lead...
- Wow. - ...in building out the tire.
This could be the huge advantage they were looking for.
Well, this is exactly what they need.
They need to get out of pit lane first
and get that track position we talked about earlier.
Good job, boys, good job. Keep it pushing.
Will: If Emily finds herself behind after this pit,
she's gonna have to absolutely floor it the rest of the way
and hope she can get around Brendan.
Stephen: We thought we had a great plan going into it.
And seeing that they're about to get done before us
despite having a lap on them really makes us wanna push harder.
- Jeff: Wow, look at this. - Will: Blue team looks like they're done.
Red team is done as well!
- Okay. - Will: Blue team may have
taken the lead in building out the tires.
Stephen: We thought we had a great plan going into it,
and seeing that they're about to get done before us
despite having a lap on them
really makes us want to push harder.
Jeff: Wow, look at this.
Will: Blue team looks like they're done.
Red team is done as well!
- All: Go, go, go! - Will: Go, go, go!
And blue team got out quicker.
And there goes Brendan,
and now it is a race to the finish.
Brendan is trying to open up a lead,
but Emily is right behind him.
Jeff: Here she comes. She's using the draft.
Will: She's using the draft to maybe build up some speed.
Can she get around him?
Jeff: Blue team's gonna have to hold that tight line right along the bottom.
Will: That line is being held very tight.
Not a lot of room left for her. Can Emily get--
oh, she's lost half her build!
Jeff: Oh, we got pieces flying off the car.
Jamie: The side of her car came off!
Oh, you got this!
Will: Emily in the red team is behind,
trying to look for some space to try and take him.
Keep going, Em! Keep going!
Jeff: Look at her sliding around that corner
looking for the outside move.
Come on! Hold it steady!
Jeff: I think she's gonna take a slingshot here.
She's gonna have to set him up.
Will: She's gonna have to set him up
and try to come in on the inside.
But there's no way. She's too far on the outside,
and Brendan is holding a very tight line.
Jeff: One lap to go!
Will: They're in their final lap.
Does she have enough room?
Will she be able to close the gap?
Will she able to finish?
- Jeff: Wow! - Will: Blue team wins!
The inaugural Lego Masters 500! What a race, Jeff!
That was incredible,
to see the red team take the early lead
and the blue team come from behind
with that great pit work.
- All right, thank you. - Good job, good job. Whoo!
That was all you guys. That was all you guys. 100%.
Will: Let's see an instant replay here.
Red team had that huge advantage early on.
Jeff: Well, it was the speed of the blue team
and the way they all worked together and contributed
to the overall pit stop and the overall team effort.
That's what won them the race.
Will: That does it for the big race.
Jeff, it's been so great having you here.
Jeff: Thank you so much for having me.
Great builds, and a great race.
Let's throw it back to the studio,
where the Brickmasters have a very tough decision to make.
Builders, how crazy was that? That was nuts.
- Pretty crazy. - I mean, guys,
this week we pushed the limits
of what Lego bricks are capable of
- by building race cars. - Yeah.
And hosting our very own
"Lego Masters" NASCAR race.
And the winning team
that earned the checkered flag
and safety from elimination this week
was the blue team.
- Whoo! - Nick and Stacey...
- Good job, guys. - ...and Brendan and Greg.
I am super proud of how well we worked as a team
and with Nick and Stacey in the pit stop.
I mean, we had a good plan, we executed it flawlessly,
- and it got us the win. - Here we go.
- Whoo! - Aww.
- ( cheering ) - Off to the races.
Stacey, everyone.
Well, with the blue team finishing first,
that can only mean one thing.
The red team are the bottom two teams.
Stephen and Stephen,
Dave and Emily, please step forward.
Emily: We had a better looking car.
We lost race because we were slow at the pit stop.
And now it's us and our friends in the bottom two.
One of us is going home.
You held that lead so well in the first five laps.
But ultimately it was the pit stop that let you down.
We brought two teams together for this challenge,
but we do have to judge you as individuals,
so this is so tough.
Stephen: The pit stop was the difference in this race.
The blue team clearly had a strategy that worked more effectively than ours.
We think we deserve to be here, and we don't wanna go home.
All right, well, this is a tough one
especially since you all built it together.
Dave: I can't imagine one of us having to go home.
This is terrible. This is scary.
I really wish there was an easy way to make this decision, like...
Like, if I was just given some kind of--
some kind of a sign.
Huh.
Funny.
Hmm.
- ( cheering ) - Oh!
- Yes! - Yay!
That's a great sign.
Emily: They had us for a moment there.
Amy had that sad look in her face.
So relieved. Now we've got a clear path.
Next week, semifinals, someone's going home,
and the final three getting ready
for that master build!
You all live to race another day.
How do you feel about that?
- Ecstatic. - Feels great.
Absolutely thrilled.
Got pretty dire for a second there, huh?
- Yeah. - The heart rate.
Stacey: The semifinals!
The competition is heating up, and every team wants to do
whatever it takes to win, so stakes are high.
We only got two episodes left this season.
Next week, we will be sending one final team home.
Then it's the finale with our final three teams.
So please enjoy this feeling, enjoy this time together,
because next week things get real.
Now go on and hit the bricks.
- Yay. - ( muted chatter )
Emily: We're ready for whatever the next challenge is.
I'm terrified of whatever the next challenge is.
( muted chatter )
Will: Next week...
Nothing screams class like a big beautiful fountain.
- All: Whoa. - Okay.
- ( imitates explosion ) - This is crazy.
Who comes up with these challenges?
- ( groans ) - Cutting the hose.
- Get your water flowing! - Bro, that's not gonna work.
Greg: This is the hardest challenge
that's been on any "Lego Masters" that I know of.
- ( crunching ) - ( gasps )
The neck just buckled at the base.
Yeah, it's gonna fall.