Family Feud (2014 Australian game show)

For information on the former 2006-07 Australian remake, see Bert's Family Feud, For information on the original 1977-96 Australian version, see Family Feud (1977-96).

Family Feud
Genre	Game show
Created by	Mark Goodson & Bill Todman
Presented by	Grant Denyer
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	27 (as of 19 August 2014)
Production
Production locations	Global Television Studios, Southbank, Victoria
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	FremantleMedia Australia
Original release
Network	Network Ten
Release	14 July 2014 – present

Family Feud is an Australian game show revival based on the American show of the same name. It began airing on Network Ten on 14 July 2014, in which the premiere was simulcast on Network Ten's sister channels Eleven and One. It is hosted by Grant Denyer, who previously hosted Slide Show and Million Dollar Minute for Seven Network. This revival is the fourth Australian version, with the last being Bert's Family Feud in 2006.

Gameplay

Representatives of the family are posed questions that have already been answered by 100 people. An answer is considered correct if it is one of the concealed answers on the game board, or judged to be equivalent. More points are given for answers that have been given by more people in the survey (one point per person). Answers must have been given by at least two of the 100 people in order to be included on the board. There are four members on each team.

Examples of questions might be "Name a famous George", "Tell me a popular family vacation spot", "Name something you do at school", or "Name a slang name for policemen". At least two people among the survey respondents must give an answer for it to appear as one of the possibilities.

The participants are not asked questions about what is true or how things really are. Instead, they are asked questions about what other people think is true. As such, a perfectly logical answer may be considered incorrect because it failed to make the survey (e.g.: for the question about Georges, George Jones was a popular country singer, but if his name was not given by at least two people it would be considered wrong).

Basics

To start each round of the main game, two opposing family members "face-off" to see which family will gain control of that particular question. Traditionally, the contestants greet each other with a handshake before the question is read. Whoever guesses the more popular answer in the survey has the option to play the question or pass it to the other family opponents. Players are also automatically given control if they guess the answer most commonly given, which is located in the top space of the survey board (referred to in the show's jargon as the "Number One Answer"). If both answers are worth the same number of points, control goes to the player that buzzed in first. If neither player gives a valid answer, the next member of each family provides an answer, with control again going to the family giving the more popular answer.

Starting with the next family member in line, the family members take turns giving an answer to the host. Family members may not confer with one another while in control of the board. There is a time limit, with the host warning of a three-second count if time is short or the contestant appears to be stalling. An answer not on the board or a family member failing to provide an answer within the time limit results in a strike being charged to the family. When a family is able to reveal all the answers on the board before accumulating three strikes, they win the round.

When a family in control accumulates three strikes, control passes to the other family, who then has one chance to steal the points in the bank by correctly guessing one of the remaining unrevealed answers. The family is allowed to confer before coming up with an answer (before the third strike) and each family member gave his or her answer one at a time (after the third strike). The team captain could then select one of the three opinions or give his or her own. If the family guesses a remaining answer correctly, they receive the points accumulated by the other family. If unsuccessful, the opponents keep the points they scored during the round before three strikes. Unlike the current U.S. version, the revealed answer's value was also added to the winning team's score.

After determining who takes the bank for a round, any remaining answers are then revealed. Per tradition, the audience yells each unrevealed answer in a choral response from lowest to highest.

Scoring

The first family to score 300 points or more wins the game and goes on to play the Fast Money round. There are four rounds in total. The first two rounds are worth single points, the third round is worth double points and the fourth round is worth triple points. In the event that neither team reaches 300 points after four rounds a sudden death round is played. In the sudden death round, only the top answer is on the board worth triple points and the team captains from each team face-off at the question.

Fast Money

The winning family plays Fast Money and chooses two family members to participate in the round. One family member leaves the stage and is placed in an isolation booth, while the other is given 20 seconds to answer five questions. The clock begins counting down after the host finishes reading the first question. If the contestant cannot think of an answer to a question, he or she may pass and revisit a passed question at the end if time permits. If time runs out and all the questions have not been asked yet, they will still be in play as long as they have not been passed. The number of people giving each answer is revealed once all five answers are given or time has expired, whichever comes first. The player earns one point for each person that gave the same answer; at least two people must have given that answer for it to score. When revealing the number of people giving the same response, it is most commonly revealed with the phrase, "[Our] Survey said!"

Once all the points for the first player are tallied, the second family member comes back on stage with the first contestant's answers covered and is given 25 seconds to answer the same five questions. If the second player gives the same answer as the first player on a question, a double buzzer will sound and the host will ask for another response, usually by telling the contestant, "Try again."

If one or both family members accumulate a total of 200 points or more, the family wins $10,000. If both family members score a total of less than 200 points, each point awards the family $10. In addition, any family that reaches the Fast Money round five times will retire as an undefeated family and win a brand new car (in this case, a Mitsubishi Outlander).

References

• Ten revives Family Feud after 18 years
• Ten announces Family Feud with Grant Denyer
• Ten announces Family Feud reboot with Grant Denyer, but can he revive an age-old format?
• Family Feud Gets Aussie Revamp
• Ten reboots Family Feud
• Family Feud to launch on Ten in Fortnight
• Ten to screen first week of Family Feud across its three channels from tonight
• Family Feud's return confirms the state of game shows in Australia
• A revamped Family Feud Grant Denyer back to his roots
• Family Feud maybe a winner if host Grant Denyer relaxes
• Grant Denyer on Why Now Is the Right Time to Bring Back Family Feud
• Family Feud rates 690,000 on debut, X Factor beaten by Masterchef
• Family Feud grows audience with 719,000 viewers on second airing
• Relaunched Family Feud a Win for Ten
• Family Feud Still Buzzing After 37 Years on Aussie TV Screens
• Ten to continue simulcasting Family Feud on Eleven for 'the time being'
• Eddie McGuire again in hot seat over Family Feud Threat
• Family Feud brings happy results as Ten climbs out of abyss
• Family Feud review by The Age
• Thousands Registered for Game Show Revamp
• Family Feud Announced
• Locals take out Family Feud's biggest prize
• TEN to Launch Family Feud, Hosted by Grant Denyer. New Entertainment Show For 6pm, Monday to Friday

External Links

• Official Website
• Official Application site
• Official Facebook Page
• Official Twitter Page
• Official Youtube Page