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Family Feud questions, answered
The PlayWiki Family Feud section: real survey questions with the answers that were actually on the board, the show's scoring explained, and game-night tooling — every board checked against a named source.
Party quiz game · TV game show since July 12, 1976 · created by Mark Goodson · Fremantle · hosted by Steve Harvey
Cover: PlayWiki original artwork
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In progress: more “name something…” answer boards · Family Feud® Live! mobile answer index.
How the survey really works
Every Family Feud question starts as a phone poll of 100 people, run by an outside research firm. Each answer scores one point per person who said it, and it takes at least two people to put an answer on the board — which is why boards so rarely total 100, and why the internet keeps asking whether the numbers are fake. They aren't: Reddit threads from people who took the actual calls (one, two) describe ordinary market-research questions — and respondents who had no idea a game show was listening. When the board says 57 people steamed vegetables, that's 57 real phone calls.
That mechanism is also the show's comedy engine: the “who DO they survey?!” reaction exists because the board answers to a random sample, not to logic. Home-game players have leaned into it — polling your own 100 people is now a proven way to build a custom round.
Popular Family Feud questions we've verified
The boards for all of these are on the questions and answers list — answers blurred there until you reveal them.
- 01 Name something people change on a regular basis
- 02 Name something that might be made out of rubber
- 03 Name something you should throw out if it has a hole in it
- 04 Name something a person might slip into
- 05 Name something you will never throw away, no matter how ratty it gets
- 06 Name an activity that requires using your lips
- 07 Name something you steam
- 08 Tell me something you flip
- 09 Name something that's a hassle to lose
- 10 Tell me something people do to pass the time when they're sick at home
- 11 Name the worst place to be caught in a lie
Family Feud FAQ
- How does Family Feud scoring work?
- Every question is answered by a survey of 100 people. Each answer on the board scores one point per person who gave it, and an answer needs at least two people to make the board at all — which is why the visible points almost never add up to 100. Families play to 300 points, then two players race through Fast Money.
- Why do Family Feud answers seem so weird?
- Because the board reflects 100 randomly phoned strangers, not a writers' room. The surveys are outsourced to a research firm, and Reddit threads from people who took the calls confirm most respondents never knew their answers would end up on a game show. Ordinary people, unfiltered — hence clams on a steam question.
- Where can I play Family Feud?
- The show is on television in syndication (hosted by Steve Harvey since 2010, with Celebrity Family Feud in prime time). For games: there are official mobile apps such as Family Feud® Live!, long-running home board games, and various online editions — check the official familyfeud.com site for current versions. PlayWiki doesn't host a game; we give you the answers and the boards.
- Can I play Family Feud at home with this site?
- Yes. Use our questions-and-answers list as your answer key: a host reads each question, teams shout answers, and you score against the recorded board. Flip on game-night mode to blur the answers until they're guessed. For a truly authentic board, poll 100 of your own friends first — Reddit players swear by it.
PlayWiki is an unofficial fan site and is not affiliated with Fremantle or Family Feud. Facts checked against the show's documented rules and public sources in October 2026; cover art: PlayWiki original artwork.