Not everybody has the ability to think on their toes. It can be difficult when you are relaxed but when you’re under the gun, it can even be harder. Imagine for a moment that you were playing on the family feud and you already had two strikes against you. The amount of pressure that is sitting on your shoulders would be unbearable.
Laura was given a question, “Name a word or phrase that starts with ‘pot,'” and she knew that it was the last opportunity her family had to move on to the next round. The family already had two strikes against them and she had to shout out an answer and see if it appeared on the board. There were already three of the five answers on the board so mom told Steve Harvey something he wasn’t expecting to hear, “potato”.
If it isn’t funny enough that she had a most unusual answer to that question, the look on Steve’s face is absolutely priceless. When you really break it down, Laura is correct because it does start with ‘pot’. That is true, but it is not pronounced with the word pot in the front of it. Her family was even on her side to a certain extent.
Steve had to stop them and ask them why they were clapping. After remaining silent for about 20 seconds, he finally says “Ma’am, it starts with ‘pot,’ we all know no one says, ‘pot-tato!'”
The host is threatening to walk over to the other family because he thinks it is just too outrageous to be on the board. When it actually chimes in and shows that it is the second answer, he fakes a heart attack and the family celebrates like it is 1999.
You can watch this Family Feud moment in the video below:
