Family Feud news for the new season Options

[chad1m]

Honestly? If they go to Fast Money and fail five consecutive times, that's pretty much what they deserve to go home with.

I could understand that for two-digit scores. But for scores consistently in the 170-199 region? I don't think so. (Especially when many a top answer ends up being only worth 25 or 30 points, unlike Dawson and Combs's versions where top answers were often worth 40 or 50 each time.)

[J.R.]

I think giving a team $4,000 for losing is simply ludicrous, but I suspect that opinion will be shouted down.

Man, you seriously have a real problem with people disagreeing with you.

$4000 cut five ways in 2009 isn't really that extreme. It would at least cover the expenses for flying out to California.

Besides, it's a bonus round. There's no real "losing".

[TLEberle]

How many people go on Family Feud for the money? Among my choices today, just about every show out there gives me a better pay-to-work ratio than the Feud. If my family was to win five-times in a row, do decently at Fast Money, my cut turns out to be ten grand or so. If I'm looking to maximize my time, I'm trying out for Jeopardy!, Wheel or The Deal. I'm going to go on Family Feud because it's a fun game to play and a chance to share the experience with my entire family.

But that's just the way I look at things.

[clemon79]

(Especially when many a top answer ends up being only worth 25 or 30 points, unlike Dawson and Combs's versions where top answers were often worth 40 or 50 each time.)

That's a writing issue, then, in my eyes. You should not have to go 1-2 in more than three of the five questions to win Fast Money. That was the goal I shot for when I would compile one one.

Man, you seriously have a real problem with people disagreeing with you.

I really don't, actually. I just know that over the years, people around here have been passionate-to-the-point-of-religious-fervor over jacking up the consolation money in Fast Money, and that every time I try to argue otherwise, the dogpile begins. Which I'm fine with; I can handle a dogpile just fine. It just seems like everybody's mind is made up on this one.

Besides, it's a bonus round. There's no real "losing".

Could not disagree more. If you did not win the top prize, you lost. Ask the folks who won two-four-fifty-five-six-seven hundred and fifty dollars if they felt like they won.

[J.R.]

I really don't, actually. I just know that over the years, people around here have been passionate-to-the-point-of-religious-fervor over jacking up the consolation money in Fast Money, and that every time I try to argue otherwise, the dogpile begins. Which I'm fine with; I can handle a dogpile just fine. It just seems like everybody's mind is made up on this one.

Well, when your argument is "Because it's dumb", can you blame them? I see the pro-"jacking up" people in this thread giving reasonable explanations why they'd like to see the consolation prize be updated to modern standards.

Don't get me wrong, if people were bouncing off their chairs going "OMG! MO'MONEH!!!" Bandit Bobby style, I'd be right there with you.

Could not disagree more. If you did not win the top prize, you lost. Ask the folks who won two-four-fifty-five-six-seven hundred and fifty dollars if they felt like they won.

That is a fair point.

[TLEberle]

Well, when your argument is "Because it's dumb", can you blame them? I see the pro-"jacking up" people giving reasonable explanations why they'd like to see the consolation prize be updated to modern standards.

I'll have a go. If my concern is to Not Spend Money I Don't Have To, I'm going to look at the prizes on offer. How many people watch an episode of Feud where the family wins $985 and Cletus T. Viewer says "Wow, what a gyp! I'm not watching this ever again! What channel is Extra on?"

Viewers are not going to do that. Whether a Fast Money failure is "deserving" of $10 or $15 a point doesn't matter. If the production company thought it was a worthwhile thing to do, they would have done it by now, wouldn't they? Since I'm not on the production staff, I can't say with anything approaching authority as to the reason why, but there it is.

[bwood]

I've been wondering why they haven't went to $10 a point for a while now. It would be so simple....

"Well, you only scored 180 points in Fast Money, so we'll give you $10 a point by simply adding a zero to your score, you have $1800 and you'll come back tomorrow"

$10 is a nice round number to work with, it doesn't sound as cheap as $5, it gives them a little pocket change and then they have another chance at the big money on the next show.