Family Game
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| The Family Game | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Game show |
| Creator(s) | Chuck Barris |
| Starring | Bob Barker (host) Johnny Jacobs, Roy Rowan (announcer) |
| Country of origin | |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes per episode |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ABC |
| Original run | June 19, 1967 – |
The Family Game was a game show hosted by Bob Barker. This game show was played similar to The Newlywed Game.
Parents and their children tried to predict and match answers to a series of questions. The Family Game featured three families the parents and two of their children between ages 6-11.
In Round 1, the younger children were asked four questions while their parents were off stage. The parents returned and the mothers responded to the same 4 questions. Their teams scored 10 points for each answer they matched.
In Round 2, the parents again left the stage and the older children answered four more questions. The first 2 were worth 15 points. and the 4th and final was a bonus worth 25 points. When the parents returned, the father tried to match answers to the 1st 3 questions and both parents responded to the 25 point bonus question.