Family Feud Substitutes Car Bonus with $30K

[ooboh]

Towards the end of the video at 4:56, Harvey announced that if the family won a fifth game, they would win a $30,000 bonus instead of the typical car. That leads me to wonder if the change is permanent or it’s similar to what I’ve read on here about cars being offered on The Price Is Right; if the car is “out of stock,” the contestant receives the cash equivalent instead.

I’ve long ridiculed the current version of Family Feud for many, MANY reasons, and the daily top prize remaining at $20,000 for the past 23 years is near the top of the list. I would welcome a cash bonus as opposed to a prize that would be difficult to split between five people.

[NickintheATL]

Towards the end of the video at 4:56, Harvey announced that if the family won a fifth game, they would win a $30,000 bonus instead of the typical car. That leads me to wonder if the change is permanent or it’s similar to what I’ve read on here about cars being offered on The Price Is Right; if the car is “out of stock,” the contestant receives the cash equivalent instead.

I’ve long ridiculed the current version of Family Feud for many, MANY reasons, and the daily top prize remaining at $20,000 for the past 23 years is near the top of the list. I would welcome a cash bonus as opposed to a prize that would be difficult to split between five people.

Me and my hubsband (snowpeck) went to a taping on April 17th, 2024. These are shows for next season. The 5-game win bonus will be changing to a trip and a $10,000 cash bonus. The 2 shows we saw are in the middle of the season but I wouldn't be surprised if they had this in place for the beginning of the 24-25 season.

[pannoni1]

So we go from a brief improvement, to a likely budget cut since I'd assume more families will decline such a prize if they're not interested in the destination and are also sponsored by the resort to save on the overhead. If you can't raise the top prize (and what's worse the $5/point for not winning Fast Money, which is worth practically pennies on the dollar/point in 1976 dollars), at least have a good compromise, such as maybe another $20,000 for winning five games.

[urbanpreppie0004]

Families of that size, after winning that much are likely not going to turn down that prize.