Family Feud Strategy Question

[RFCCRadioAudio]

I'm really curious...when is the last time you watched a family on Family Feud win control of a question and pass to the other family. I don't think I've seen it happen in the Harvey era, maybe once a piece in the O'Hurley era, Karn era or Anderson era, but multiple times in the Combs era and 2nd Dawson era...original Dawson run mainly had families pass on the last or next to last question because of the limited amount of answers. And most of the time when I saw a team pass, they won the round or the whole game. Will any family ever elect to pass again? Why doesn't anybody see the good strategy in a late game pass anymore?

 

[Bob Eubanks]

I just find it funny that the words "Family Feud" and "strategy" were actually used in the same sentence.

 

[PTBoardOp94]

I feel like it happened on one of the celebrity shows on ABC this summer. Wouldn't swear to that though.

 

[semoochie]

I just find it funny that the words "Family Feud" and "strategy" were actually used in the same sentence.

I find it funny that someone calling himself "Bob Eubanks" would respond to this topic, unless you actually are he, in which case, how cool is that?

 

[Bob Eubanks]

I find it funny that someone calling himself "Bob Eubanks" would respond to this topic, unless you actually are he, in which case, how cool is that?

I am not he of whom you speak. But I do enjoy a good whoopee question.

 

[Fakeem]

I'm guessing the producers move the families into a "if you want more airtime, play and not pass" mentality.

 

[ansky212]

Well I can tell you one thing I noticed. In the final round the points are tripled. So basically it doesn't matter who wins round 1 or round 2. Generally whoever wins the last round will win the game regardless of who won the previous rounds.

 

[NoDakObserver]

What they do now with Harvey is Single, Single, Double, Triple, Sudden death. So if you tie after that fourth question, which is Triple-Value (And I've seen it numerous times this year, even just on Celebrity Family Feud) you have one question where you have to get the top answer to win.

What was bad was the Louie Anderson years, as they did Single, Single, Single, Triple. I really disliked that because in that scenario it often was the winner of the last question winning the game.

Under some hosts they didn't have the "pass" option either, but not sure which ones.

 

[ShawnHill1]

Combs' Feud didn't have the "pass or play" option (his was the only version didn't); the family that scored the higher-numbered answer automatically won control.