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Family Feud is a spin-off from Match Game ’s big money "Super Match" bonus round. This show is where two families battle it out by answering surveys to win points. The first to reach a set number of points/dollars (originally 200 in the pilot and first season, then 300, and 400 during Dawson's 1984-85 season and their "Tournament of Champions" episode) gets a chance to play Fast Money for a grand cash prize. Each family has 5 members per team, except from 1994 to 1995, when there were only 4 members per team. During the one-hour versions from 1992 to 1995, two new families competed in the first half-hour for the right to face the champions in the second half. Early in Dawson's season, the winners of the first half competed in the second half against a family from the original Dawson era.
Since its inception, the show also had a share of a few spin-off titles as well:
All-Star Family Feud Special (featuring celebrities playing for their favorite charities)
The Family Feud Challenge (a daytime version of the show which features the Bullseye round)
The New Family Feud (a syndicated version of the show that also features the Bullseye round)
Celebrity Family Feud (similar to the "All-Star" Primetime specials from the '70s)
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At the beginning of each round, one member of each family comes up to the main podium to play a mini-round for control of the question called "Face-Off". The host announced how many answers are on the board (which are always in order based on popularity), and then read a survey question and the first player to buzz-in gets to answer. The player to give the number one answer or have his/her answer be higher than the other player's answer won control. In case of a tie (both answers with the same number of people who gave it) the player who answered first won control. If neither player gave an answer on the board, the players at the main podiums get a chance to answer for control.
For time reasons, during Louie Anderson's & (some of) Steve Harvey's tenure, if neither player's answer was on the board the question was thrown out, and a new one was played.
During Dawson's first version & the current version, the player that won the Face-Off has a decision to either let his/her family play the question or pass the question to other family opponents.
"Face Off" in progress from the pilot episode in 1975.
This answer is worth $8.
Number one answer, worth $50. Whoever gave the answer can either let his/her the family play the question or pass it to other family opponents.
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The family that won the face-off earns control of the question. The controlling family's job is to reveal the remaining answers hidden on the board with each correct answer adding points to the bank above the board. The answer's value is determined by how many people who gave it. Each player on the controlling team in turn gave an answer and if the answer he/she gave is correct, it is flipped over and revealed. Revealing all the answers on the board won the round (this is classified as a "Clean Sweep"). Giving a wrong answer at any time earned a strike; getting three strikes (one in the final round from 1999 to 2003) caused the team to lose control of the question, giving the opposing family a chance to steal by giving one correct answer. A successful steal won the round, but an unsuccessful steal gave the round to the first family. The winners of the round took all the points in the bank plus (in the pilot, from 1992 to 1995, and again from 1999 to 2003) the value of the correct answer given by the stealing family. After that, the host will reveal the remaining answers if there's anything left on the Survey board starting from the top to the bottom. Since Steve Harvey's second season, the remaining answers would be revealed from bottom to top (ala Family Fortunes style).
In the Ray Combs eras' later years, whichever team member caused the family to get a strike would have to hold a sign that consisted of a black stick with a white card with the Strike Indicator on it.
Strike one...
Strike two...
Strike three, now the other family opponents can now steal all the points to shot at it.
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The first few questions had its values be worth the number showing. Later on in the game, the values of all the questions would be doubled (the double value round wasn't available from 1999 to 2003); and still later, all the point values would be tripled (in the Dawson era and the first four years of the current version, the triple valued question would be the last question of the game).
Winning
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The first family to reach a set number of points won the game. For most versions, the goal is 300 dollars/points. For the 1975 pilot, the first few months of the 1977-85 syndicated version, and the ABC daytime show through March 2, 1979, the goal was $200. For the final season of the Dawson run, the goal was set to $400 on both versions.
In the original Dawson version and the 1994-95 season, when the game takes too long to reach the $300/$400 goal, Richard would go to the controlling family and tell them that each teammate had three seconds to answer once he read the question to them. Similarly, beginning in 2003 (when the 300-point goal was restored), Karn only read the question once to both families upon getting to the Triple round. In later episodes of Karn's final season (2005-06), whenever he read the question once, home viewers were shown the survey question at the bottom of the screen (also in a similar style to the British version of the Feud called Family Fortunes when in the face-off from the main round, the question appeared at the bottom of the screen while the host reads a question).
Question Reminder for Home Viewers (Karn version only) It was used on Karn's final year of hosting.
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For the first four seasons of the current syndicated run (1999-2003), there was no goal: the team with the most points won the game, although most families in this period still scored over 300 points. In addition, there was only one Strike allowed for the controlling team in the Triple round (Round 4). This created the possibility that a team could give an incorrect answer and still win if there were not enough points in the bank for the other team to win by a successful steal. Other times, when an opposing family already had more points than the bank, if a controlling family gave an incorrect answer the game would automatically end.
Until the Bullseye format debuted in 1992, dollars were used instead of points (as Ray Combs explained at least once during the Bullseye era, the switch to points was because "the dollars are in your bank"). For whatever reason, the current syndicated run has continued to use points, which has been seen by some fans as a cost-cutting measure.
In the most recent season of the Harvey version, losing teams received a $500 Green Dot prepaid gift card.
Lollipop Tree (Dawson '76 version only)
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Due to Dawson giving away boxes of lollipops (often Tootsie Roll Pops) to some of the studio audience members (particularly kids), a Lollipop Tree was introduced from March 2, 1983 all the way through June 14, 1985, where a tree of Tootsie pops was placed next to the fifth player on each team. If he/she chose a lollipop, and if it had a black stem on the bottom, the family won a $100 bonus, which did not affect the outcome of the game.
Additional Notes:
Originally, only one Lollipop in each tree had a black stem, but within weeks, there were ten on both trees.
In the 1985 finale, when a family member failed to get a lollipop with a black stem, Dawson used a black marker coloring the bottom black as the family still got a $100 bonus regardless.
The lollipop tree shown in an episode next to the family's podium. Yummy! I'd sure love some lollipops!
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Starting in 1992, Family Feud instituted a new Bullseye round. This was the round that affected the grand prize for either family if and when they make it to Fast Money. In the pilot round during the first half, both families started with a bankroll of $2,000. Each family member gets one question in an attempt to build their family's banks. Giving the Bullseye answer (the number one answer) added $1,000 to the bank for a possible grand total of $7,000. In the second half of the 1992 pilot after three normal questions, each family member again gets one question in an attempt to build their family's banks even higher. Giving the Bullseye answer (the number one answer) added $3,000 to the bank and the family with the most money gets to play for that money in Fast Money. In the series round, both families started with a bankroll of $5,000 ($2,500 in the first half of the Family Feud Challenge). Five questions were asked to each pair of family members in a Face-Off fashion, and only number one answers counted. The first player to buzz-in with the number one answer added money to their own Fast Money bank; this resulted in a possible $10,000 in the first half or $20,000 in the second half. The syndicated version used this round from 1992 to 1994, with the doubled values.
Scoring
The questions and amounts for the 1992-93 CBS daytime version are as follows:
Questions
$2,500
$5,000
In 1994 when original host Richard Dawson returned, "Bullseye" was renamed "Bankroll". Plus the number of questions was reduced to three (worth $500, $1,500 & $2,500 in the first half [$1,000, $3,000 & $5,000 in the second half] respectively), and only one member of each family played throughout the entire round. This resulted in a possible $7,000 in the first half or $14,000 in the second half.
The Bankroll round is in session. From 1994 to 1995.
This was the answer to a bankroll question
Here's what the studio audience sees in Bankroll.
The questions and amounts for the 2009-10 syndicated version are as follows:
Questions
Question 5
$5,000
In 2009, the Bullseye round made a one-season return in the 11th season of the current version; both families started at $15,000 for a possible $30,000.
The Bullseye round is back and is in session. Introduced from 2009 to 2010.
In this version, the bullseye round was sponsored by The Sibling Rivalry Band's website
Here's the answer to one of the questions
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Starting in 2003, a new Sudden Death tiebreaker was added. If neither family reached 300 points after four questions, the fifth and final question was played as Sudden Death. It is played the same as the Bullseye/Bankroll questions. The final two players played one final Face-off and the first player to buzz-in with the number one answer earned triple value and won the game. When the Bullseye round was re-instituted, the Sudden Death question was played after three questions meaning that fourth players played this question.
Though it never happened in the "one-strike Triple round" era (Anderson and Karn Season 1), the Sudden Death question would be used in the event of a tie after said question, hence why it was called a "tiebreaker".
This one was introduced under Karn's tenure between 2003-2005.
A sample of a Sudden Death setup between 2008-2010.
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The winning family went on to play Fast Money for a grand cash prize. The winning family chose which two players will play the game. The first family member stood at center stage while the second family member went off stage to a soundproof area. The first player has 15 seconds (20 after 1994) to answer five Family Feud questions. He/she has to give the most popular answer to each question. When he/she was done, the answers were reveled on a different board followed by the number of people who gave them. After all the answers were revealed and scored, the second player came out and took his/her turn. The second player had 20 seconds (25 after 1994) to answer the same five questions but with one exception: he/she cannot repeat any of the answers previously given by the first player (classified as a "duplication") or a double buzzer will sound, at which point the host says, "Try again." The contestant must give a different answer (the second player will also be charged for similar answers or an answer which fits into the same category as the first player's answer). When the second player was done, his/her answers were revealed and scored. The family wins $5 for each point made in the round ($10 in the Combs pilots), but if the two playing players reached 200 points or more, the family wins the grand cash prize.
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Very rarely, the first contestant from the winning family playing Fast Money would get 200 points and win the big money all by himself/herself. During Ray Combs' tenure, whenever that occurred, he would trick the second player into thinking that the first player did terribly and then ask him/her five phony ridiculous questions. There has never been a contestant to get 200 points by himself/herself in the current incarnation.
For the first four years of the return of the 300 goal in the current incarnation and on rare occasions, a team would win the game by getting to 300 in just three questions. Whenever that happened, there would be a commercial break in between halves of Fast Money. More information in the trivia section.
The original time limits (15/20) were also used in the British version of Feud called Family Fortunes in their version of the Fast Money round called the Big Money game/round.
In the 1994 era, some Fast Money answers were marked with asterisks, which meant that the answer was included in a broader answer. (i.e. the answer barbecue would be included in all food)
Grand Cash Prizes
The grand cash prizes were different depending on the series:
Daytime Versions (1976-1985, 1988-1992) - $5,000
All-Star Version (1978-1984) - first two games - $5,000/third game - $10,000
Syndicated Versions (1977-1985, 1988-1992, 1999-2001) - $10,000
Current Version (2001-2009, 2010-present) - $20,000
CBS Gameshow Marathon Version (2006) - $100,000 for the player's charity (main game win), $50,000 for a home viewer (Fast Money win)
NBC Celebrity Version (2008) - $50,000 for a win, $25,000 for a loss (both for charity)
ABC Celebrity Version (2015-present) - $25,000 for a win, $10,000 for a loss (both for charity)
Steve Harvey's 1000th Family Feud (2016) - $50,000
Bullseye/Bankroll
Here are the max values in terms of Bullseye/Bankroll money:
Combs Version (1992-1994): 1st Half - $10,000, 2nd Half/Syndicated (1992-1994) - $20,000
Dawson Version (1994-1995): 1st Half - $7,000, 2nd Half - $14,000
O'Hurley Version (2009-2010): $30,000
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On the ABC run, families retired from the show after winning over $25,000, a limit which had been lifted during the final season to $30,000. On the syndicated series from 1977 to 1985 and from 1999 to 2002, two new families competed on each show. From 1988 to 1992 and from 2002 onward, winning families could return for up to five days. From 1992 to 1995, families simply continued until defeated (similar to Jeopardy!'s rule on continous winning until defeated introduced in September 2003). Starting in September 2009, families who won 5 days in a row won a brand new car (Chrysler 300C from 2009 to 2010, Ford Taurus from 2010 to 2012, Ford Edge from 2012 to 2013 and 2015 to 2016, Ford Fusion from 2013 to 2015, Jeep Renegade from 2016 to present). The color of the Ford Taurus from 2010 to 2011 was blue and the color of the Ford Taurus from 2011 to 2012 was in red.
The Uproar Survey (Anderson version only)
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ADDITIONAL NOTES:
The cue for when the Bullseye set came down in the pilot was recycled from the short-lived 1990-91 ABC Daytime revival of Match Game for when the "Star Wheel" came down in use for the bonus round.
In the Buzzr broadcast, the contestant tryout phone numbers for San Diego and Los Angeles respectively (as you can see on the bottom of this screenshot here) are blurred out which indicates that they are not "active" anymore. In addition, not even New Yorkers could try out.
Although you hear Gene Wood say the line "Some contestants will receive..." fee plugs were oddly never aired during the end credits of the pilot as you only see Ray and the families clapping and talking.
23 years later, this never-before-seen pilot aired on Buzzr as part of their "Lost & Found Week" on September 8, 2015.
All-Star/Gameshow Marathon/Celebrity Family Feud primetime specials
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In all versions of the All-Star/Celebrity primetime specials, four celebrity teams (celebrities and their families also in the Al Roker version) competed to win money for their favorite charities.
In the Richard Dawson all-star series, there were three games a show. The first two games were played to 200 points, and the third one was a one-question showdown; and the Fast Money round was played after each game; the first two Fast Money rounds were worth $5,000, and the third one was worth $10,000.
In the Ricki Lake Gameshow Marathon episode, finalists Kathy Najimy and Brande Roderick along with their families respectively, competed to score 300 points first just like the civilian version. The points doubled in round four and tripled in round five and so on. But unlike the civilian version, the team that wins not only win the $100,000 for the charity of their choice, but they also get the Gameshow Marathon Championship trophy as well. The Fast Money round was also played like the regular civilian version as well, with the first contestant having 20 seconds to answer all five survey questions while the other received 25 seconds. Also, a home viewer won $50,000 if one or both contestants in Fast Money were able to reach a score of 200 points or above.
NOTE:
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Celebrity Family Feud made its debut on NBC as part of their "All-American Summer" block on June 24, 2008 and concluded on July 29, 2008, hosted by Al Roker of The Today Show with Burton Richardson handling the announcing duties. In this version, there were also three games all of which were played as the civilian shows but without the double value rounds; not only that, Fast Money does not play until the end of the show. All Fast Money rounds were worth $50,000 to the winning celebrity families' charities should they make it to 200 or more, and not winning was worth half the amount or $25,000.
Unlike most Family Feud episodes, the host's name appeared on the bottom of the screen from Celebrity Family Feud.
IceT's family is ready for action!
Joan Rivers and company is all set to play! We miss you though, Joan.
The Symones are ready too!
This will signify that the player who buzzed in gave an answer that failed to make the survey.
Those graphics & some set pieces were later carried over to the syndicated O'Hurley version.
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Celebrity Family Feud made its comeback on ABC and premiered on June 21, 2015. This time, it was hosted by current Family Feud host Steve Harvey with Burton Richardson returning as the announcer. Unlike the previous version, two games are played similar to that of the current run in syndication while the losing celebrity team received a donation for the charity of their choice and Fast Money is played at the end of both games. Also, the grand prize is $25,000 to the winning celebrity team who gets 200 points or more in the Fast Money round. However, if they failed to reach 200 points in Fast Money, the team receives $10,000 for their favorite charity regardless of the outcome.
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The 1988–1994 version carried special tournaments for the four highest winning families from certain periods of time returning for a Winner-Take-All Tournament of Champions. These were rarely held at first for both the CBS and syndicated versions.
The main game rules applied, but if a family reached 200 points in Fast Money, $5,000 went into a jackpot that started at $25,000 and went up to potentially $55,000 on the CBS version. Likewise, on the syndicated version, the jackpot started at $50,000 and went up $10,000 for each time Fast Money was won, up to a possible $110,000. If the score was less than 200, nothing was added to the jackpot, as the $5 a point rule was discarded for the tournament. Each semifinal was the best-of-three games, with the first family in each one to win two games advancing to the finals, which was also a best-of-three match. There was no Fast Money round played during the finals. The scoring was similar to the 1984–1985 season (single-single-single-single-double-triple) or the regular CBS/Syndicated version from late 1989 to 1990 (single-single-single-double-triple) in the finals, with the first family to reach $400 winning the game instead of $300. The first family to win two out of three games won everything in the jackpot in addition to what they won in the regular game. Again, no Fast Money was played.
No additional tournaments were conducted on the syndicated version after the second season. The CBS version continued conducting them, but in mid-1990, tournaments were held every month, with the top four money-winning families of the previous month returning. The main game point goals for winning a semifinal and a final game were the same, but the match format was changed from the best-of-three to a one-game match for both the semifinals and the finals. Thus, the potential maximum was lowered to $35,000.
2002-present
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The current version began doing tournaments in 2002. The first occurred in May 2002 with the Family Circle Tournament of Champions, with eight winning families returning in a single-elimination tournament. The jackpot started at $50,000 and went up $20,000 for each time Fast Money was won, up to a possible $170,000. For this particular tournament only, if Fast Money was not won, $5 per point was added to the jackpot. Each game was played to 300 points except for the finals, which required 500 points to win the game and the jackpot. The winning team for this tournament won a trip to Charleston, South Carolina and tickets to the Family Circle Cup women's tennis tournament in nearby Daniel Island, in addition to the money, which was $112,230. The runners-up for this tournament won a trip to Jamaica. In addition, for the finals only,. the double round was used, despite the fact they were still using the "three singles and one-strike triple round" format.
This version, however, did not do tournaments on an occasional basis until May 2005. Again, eight families were brought back, but this time, they consisted of either families who previously lost their first game for the tournament that was held in May 2005 and May 2006, or previously winning families, but not necessarily focusing on the higher winning families of the past for the tournament held in February 2006. The differences at this point for the tournaments were that the jackpot started with nothing, except for the February 2006 Tournament of Champions, which began at $10,000 and went up $20,000 for each time Fast Money was won, up to a possible $130,000. Losses in Fast Money did not add anything to the jackpot, as in the 1988–1994 version, and the championship game was played to 400 points and used the 4 singles-double-triple round format (with Sudden Death if applicable). Trips were sometimes awarded to the jackpot-winning family, including Hawaii during the February 2006 tournament and Mexico during the May 2006 tournament. Again, no Fast Money was played in the finals.
There was an opening phrase for Family Feud's Big Money Tournament which was: "This is Joey Fatone. It's time for Family Feud's Big Money Tournament presented by Publisher's Clearing House. Give it up for Steve Harvey!" The tournament format did not return again until 2013, where the jackpot started at $40,000 and could get as high as $160,000 and was sponsored by Publishers Clearing House. The Fast Money round was won 6 times in a row and had it built up to $160,000. As before, there was no Fast Money round in the finals, and the first team to reach 400 points won the jackpot of $160,000 and the runners-up received $20,000.
Merchandise
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The strike buzzer, the correct answer clang and the win bells were recycled from a previous ABC Goodson-Todman game show, Showoffs .
The Face-Off buzzer sound was used in a few other Goodson-Todman shows such as Child's Play , Classic Concentration , Trivia Trap & Chuck Henry 's Now You See It .
Spin-Offs
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All-Star Family Feud Special - the original nighttime hour-long special series where famous celebrities (usually from popular TV shows) competed for their favorite charities. The series aired on ABC from 1978 until 1984.
The Family Feud Challenge - the short-lived, hour-long daytime version where it incorporated the Bullseye round format. It aired on CBS from 1992 until 1993.
The New Family Feud - the short-lived, half-hour syndicated version where it also incorporated the Bullseye round format. It aired in syndication from 1992 until 1994.
The E! True Hollywood Story: Family Feud - A special-like documentary episode about the history of the show along with its first three hosts (Richard Dawson, Ray Combs and Louie Anderson respectively) that aired on the E! Network on July 28, 2002.
Gameshow Marathon - In 2006, Family Feud was the finale of the 7 games.
¿Que Dice la Gente? - The short-lived, Spanish-language U.S. original that aired on TeleFutura from 2006 until 2008.
Celebrity Family Feud - A nighttime hour-long six-episode summer series (similar to the primetime All-Star specials during the Dawson ABC era) that aired on NBC in 2008 with teams of celebrities playing for charity. All but one episode aired. The new graphics and music this show had were incorporated into the current syndicated version until 2010. The series was then later rebooted on ABC in 2015 where it plays very similar to the current syndicated version.
Philly Pheud - Similar spinoff airing in Philadelphia airing locally on WPHL MNT 17 since 2013.
100 Latinos Dijeron - The Spanish language U.S. reboot, currently airing on MundoMax (formerly MundoFOX) since 2013.
Family Feud (Buzzr) - The online version of the show that features various internet celebrities as contestants, airing on YouTube since 2014.
Inventors
1975, 1976-1985, 2006 - "The Feud" by Walt Levinsky, Robert A. Israel & Ken Bichel
1988-1994, 1992 Pilot, 2003, 2008-present - remake of "The Feud" by Edd Kalehoff & Score Productions
1994-1995 - Edd Kalehoff & Score Productions
1999-2002, 2003-2006 John Lewis Parker
2003 (Unused) - John Lewis Parker, based on the 1988 theme by Edd Kalehoff
2006-2008 - John Lewis Parker
The 1976 main was originally a prize cue by Walt Levinsky on The Price is Right and when Mark Goodson heard it, it inspired him to create this show.
The last few notes of the 1976 theme are currently being used on The Price is Right as the introduction to Grand Game; they were also used for a brief period as the intro to Plinko. Trivia Trap also used these notes for getting all the wrong answers eliminated. For a brief time in the 1990s, the 1988 theme's end notes replaced those from the 1976 theme in the aforementioned Grand Game introduction.
The 1994 opening vamps as well the unused main themes from the 1994 version were recycled into the daytime and 1994 versions of The Price is Right as showcase cues.
Although the 2003 main is unused, replaced with the 1988 main, the face-off cue was still used on the show.
From 1999 to 2006, the main theme song had a hip-hop music style that used electric guitars or saxophones.
For early 2003, the original 1988 version theme was brought back for the main, despite an updated mix being made, as well as the 1988 fiddle/electric guitar face-off cue played when the main game is won. Only the face-off cue from the 2003 package is actually used.
For Disco Week, a disco remix of the 1999 theme was used based on "You Should Be Dancing" by the Bee Gees. The 1988 theme was dropped afterward and the 1999 theme package was reinstated.
From 2006 to 2008, the main theme song had a remix of the hip-hop music style with a disco music style. The winning cues were recycled from 2002 to 2006.
From 2008 to present as well as for the celebrity episodes, the 1988 main was brought back again, and is the only cue used on the show.
Special Cues
Beauties vs Beasts Special Open - "Olympic Fanfare" by Al Capps (Killer Tracks)
NWA Wrestlers vs GLOW Wrestlers Special Open - "The Lonely Bull" by Herb Alpert
Soap Stars vs Barker's Beauties Special Open - "Walking" by Score Productions
1992 Pilot
On the 1992 Family Feud Challenge pilot, the cue from the 1990 version of Match Game when the Star Wheel was revealed was used when the Bullseye set lowered onto the stage.
1999
Armed Forces Week Special Open - "Stars and Stripes Forever" by the United States Marine Corps
Disco Week Special Main - by John Lewis Parker, based on "You Should Be Dancing" by the Bee Gees
NASCAR week Special Face-Off - "Thunder" by David Robidoux
Studios
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Family Feud Live! is a stage show originally held at the Foxwoods Resorts & Casino in Connecticut with several hosts, including Michael Burger , Marc Summers , Doug Davidson , David Ruprecht , and Bob Goen . The shows are produced in association with RTL group officials, including former television director Andrew Felsher, producer Cathy Dawson and others who have worked on the TV version of the Feud and other popular TV game shows. (NOTE: the live stage version ran at two casinos in Atlantic City in 2006.) In 2013, a touring version of the show plays mostly in county fairs from the U.S. and Canada, including the Calgary Stampede in Calgary, Canada. Actress, comedienne, former talk show host, and television personality Caroline Rhea currently hosts this edition, making her the first woman to host an official iteration of the classic game show.
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The set mostly resembles the 1988-94 Combs era while the format mostly emulates from the TV show itself, except with two sets of contestants (usually unrealated audience members) going through the main portion of the game. Following this, two additional audience members play the Fast Money round. Also, various video footage of funny moments from the show's rich history along with a brief history of the show itself is also shown.
Additional Notes:
There are five team members instead of four (ala 1994-95 Dawson 2.0 era).
There's no Bullseye Round/Bankroll Game.
Promo
Some versions use the 4 vs. 4 team member format (i.e. Australia, Philippines and Thailand). Prior to this, the short-lived Dawson '94 version in America had also used the 4 vs. 4 format.
Some versions have included the “Bullseye” round format (i.e. Portugal ['93 version], Indonesia and Australia ['06 version]).
Some versions have logos based on the UK version called All-Star Family Fortunes (i.e. Ireland and Indonesia ['09 and '13 versions]).
Some versions use two female assistants/models to help the second player to the soundproof booth during the Fast Money round (i.e. Mexico and Australia ['06 version]). Prior to this, the U.S. Spanish-language versions had also used two female assistants as well (i.e. Qué Dice la Gente & 100 Latinos Dijeron).
Some versions have been hosted by women instead of men (i.e. Venezuela, Belgium ['02 version] and Slovenia ['07 version]).
Some versions have been hosted by Couples instead of individually (i.e. Turkey ['10 version] and Vietnam ['15 version]).
The short-lived 2012 Cyprus remake/revival version called Fast Money! is a reference and pay homage to the bonus round from the American version of the same name.
In 2013, it was announced that the Brazilian network Rede Record was considered in reviving Family Feud with Rafael Cortez as host but plans fell through at the last minute.
For the short-lived 2001 Spain remake of Vaya Pena (Go Rock) it was originally announced that Ana Garcia Obregon would be the host before she was later replaced by Carlos Lozano as he at the time hosted the Spain version of The Price is Right called El Precio Justo (The Right Price).
For the short-lived 2014 Belgian revival of Familieraad (Family Council) it was originally announced that Sean D'Hondt would be the host before he was later replaced by comedian Chris Van den Durpel.
Trivia
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In 1975, before they changed the name (and much later the format) to Family Feud, the show was originally going to be called Fast Company where two teams (one celebrity and one civilian) competed to give correct answers to a question. The idea was first pitched to NBC (then later to ABC), but both networks were never sold on it. Then much later in its lifespan, the game format had to be tinkered with once again to use survey questions for its final parts of the show.
Before Feud, Richard Dawson's first game show that he hosted was the locally-produced Lucky Pair (created by Bob Barker ) from 1970 until 1971. In addition, he also hosted a revival of the 1950s panel game Masquerade Party (under the Hatos-Hall brand) running from 1974 until 1975. Prior to this, Dawson was a popular panelist on Match Game until 1978.
The current "WOOSH!" sound effect for when an answer was revealed on the board was recycled from the short-lived 2001-02 syndicated version of Card Sharks for when a red button was pushed to reveal the next card in sequence. The sound was originally used in O'Hurley's version and has been carried over since then.
When Richard Dawson, Ray Combs, Richard Karn, and John O'Hurley go to the controlling family after the face-off question, they sometimes don't use the word "Name" when asking the same question to the family member.
When Richard Dawson and Ray Combs start asking the 5 questions in the fast money round, they don't use the word "Name" for the 2nd through 5th questions. Richard Karn would do that sometimes during the fast money round, too.
Example: "Name something that has buttons", (player gives answer), "an animal that eats plants", (player gives 2nd answer), "something specific that melts", (player gives 3rd answer), "a sport that's played indoors", (player gives 4th answer), "something you see in the summer time", (player gives 5th answer). In addition, this style was also done on the British version of Feud called Family Fortunes in their version of the Fast Money round called The Big Money game/round.
The famous "Blip" sound effect from the Fast Money round when an answer was revealed on its Ferranti-Packard (1976-1995) and visually-styled (1999-present) board made its debut in the 1988-1994 Combs version and has been used since then. However, out of all the previous incarnations of the show, it was never used in the original 1976-1985 Dawson version and the 2006 Gameshow Marathon episode. Additionally, this sound effect is also used when someone buzzes in on the Celebrity Jeopardy! parodies on Saturday Night Live.
The famous "Ring-In" sound effect from the "Face-Off" was also borrowed on other various game shows including On a Roll (1986 Pilot), The Last Word & The CNN Quiz Show: Presidents Edition; The Seventies Edition, TV Edition & Famous Americans Edition .
The buttons on the "Face-Off" podium in the original 1976-1985 Dawson version were always colored yellow. They were never red until the 1988-1994 Combs version and all other incarnations since then. In the 2006 "Feud" episode of Gameshow Marathon , the buttons on the face-off podium were also colored red. In addition, when a player slapped the button on the face-off podium, the light wiped in instead of repeatedly flashing.
This is the 2nd game show where John O'Hurley and Burton Richardson worked together from 2006 to 2010. The 1st game show on which they worked together was the short-lived 2000-2002 revival of To Tell the Truth .
Both the Combs and Dawson '94 versions of the show were the only two incarnations of the franchise to nix The "Play or Pass/Pass or Play" option for which after a contestant in the Face-Off guessed the top answer or if the opposing contestant guessed a better answer than the one before. His or her team is then forced to play the question out until they get three strikes. However, four years later the "Play or Pass/Pass or Play" option returned in the 1999-2002 version with Louie Anderson at the helm and all other previous incarnations have carried over since then.
In the 1994-1995 Dawson version, the original team size was reduced from five to four. The original size returned in the 1999-2002 Anderson version and all other incarnations have kept it since then.
For the 1976-1985 Dawson version, in order to boost the show's sagging ratings for both the ABC daytime and syndicated versions in the 1984-1985 season, they extended the number of points needed in order to win the game from 300 to 400 (with one more round added to the main game). Sadly, the ratings for both versions were being hammered by the likes of The Price is Right on CBS and Wheel of Fortune in syndication respectively. However, the 400-point format later returned in the "Tournament of Champions" finale (for which the Fast Money round was excluded in the episode) of the Combs, Karn, O'Hurley and Harvey versions since then.
It takes at least 3 rounds to reach 300 points, but normally it took 4 rounds to reach 300 points. On the last season of both original versions, it sometimes took 7 rounds to reach 400 points.
In 1998, famed country singer Dolly Parton was almost selected to host the revival in 1998 before the job ultimately went to Louie Anderson in 1999.
Fast Money got played early 4 times. It happened at least 3 times with Richard Karn and once with John O'Hurley and the 3 family teams that won at least 300 points in just 3 rounds won $20,000 in Fast Money.
After the 1st run of Fast Money, Richard Karn would bring out the 2nd Fast Money contestant after the 4th commercial break while John O'Hurley brought out the 2nd Fast Money contestant before the 4th commercial break. In both cases, viewers got to see the inside of the isolation booth where the 2nd contestant sat prior to playing their turn. Viewers also got to see the headphones they had to wear, as well as a large TV monitor displaying the show's logo. In addition, when the 2nd player was brought out, the camera would cut to an off-screen stagehand removing the headphones and the player rushing out from the booth.
On most early episodes until the original finale before Fast Money was played, when the timer sets the clock, Richard Dawson would not say, "Clock will start after I read this first question." Steve Harvey will often do this, too, at the start of the 2012-13 season.
During the 2009-10 season, after the Bullseye round was played, instead of O'Hurley asking to "introduce me to your family", the families would introduce themselves via video clip. This concept would stop since 2010.
During the 2010-11 season, before the first half of the Fast Money round started, a special video clip featured a random passer-by wishing the winning family the best of luck in Fast Money. This concept would stop since 2011.
Despite the different years between them (i.e. 2002-06 & 2006-10), both Richard Karn and John O'Hurley are the only two hosts out of the six from the franchise (excluding Ricki Lake and Al Roker respectively) to share the same four-year only hosting tenures during their respective runs.
The 2002-05 Karn era Feud set was used for the unsold 2003 game show pilot called I'm With Stupid hosted by Graham Norton. In addition, the set was also used for the 2002 FOX special called TV's Funniest Game Shows hosted by Richard Karn .
In 2008, John O'Hurley was not available to host NBC's Celebrity Family Feud (hosted by Al Roker) as he was committed to host another network series on CBS called Secret Talents Of The Stars which was a one-episode-only flop at the time.
During O'Hurley's fourth and final season of the show, the Cunningham family was the very first team to win a brand new car in 2009.
The car gimmick is not carried over in the Fast Money round (i.e. winning the car after reaching 200 points) whether a family wins or loses on their fifth and final appearance on the show.
The car gimmick is not carried over in both the 2008 and 2015 Celebrity primetime versions respectively.
Before the reboot of Celebrity Family Feud aired on ABC in 2015, Harvey's first (and last) show he starred in the same network at the time was the short-lived sitcom called Me and the Boys which ran from 1994 until 1995.
Starting in September 2015, should a family win a car but with at least one answer unrevealed, the audience was enforced to still read out the remaining answers, as they didn't during the previous season.
Both the Anderson and Karn versions respectively reran on PAX; later the O'Hurley version reran on Ion Television.
The show used to air on Canada's Superstation NTV until June 2014 and on CTS until September 2014 before it got renamed to be YesTV. It was also rerun on GameTV (Canada's GSN) as well from Harvey's 3rd and 4th year of hosting.
Along with GSN, Harvey's version reran simultaneously on TV Land, BET and its spinoff channel Centric.
The show will air new episodes every summer of every year.
On the 17th season of the revival show, any losing team got $500 from greendot.com so they can enjoy life with no overdraft fees and came in handy for everyday purchases.
Age Limit
The minimum age to participate on Family Feud was 14 from 1988 to 1994 when Ray Combs hosted the show.
When Richard Dawson hosted the show from 1976 to 1985, the minimum age was 16.
Today, ever since the show was revived a 2nd time since 1999, the minimum age to take part on the show is age 16.