The answer's value is determined by how many people who gave it. The controlling family's job is to reveal the remaining answers hidden on the board with each correct answer adding points to the bank above the board. The family that won the face-off earns control of the question. The player that won the Face-Off has a decision to either let his/her family play the question or pass the question to their opponents. If neither player gave an answer on the board, the players at the main podiums get a chance to answer for control.įor time reasons, during Anderson era and sometimes in Harvey era, if neither player's answer was on the board the question was thrown out, and a new one was played. In case of a tie (both answers with the same number of people who gave it) the player who answered first won control. The player to give the number one answer or have his/her answer be higher than the other player's answer won control. The host announced how many answers are on the board (which are always in order based on popularity), and then read a survey question and the first player to buzz-in gets to answer. Game format Main Game Face-Off Īt the beginning of each round, two members of each family come up to the main podium and play a mini-round for control of the question called 'Face-Off'.