Mount Edgecombe family wins TV game show

A MOUNT Edgecombe woman and her family received their claim to fame last week after winning Family Feud SA, a popular family game show which originated in America in the 70s.

The latest seasons are hosted by actor, TV personality and comedian, Steve Harvey, where families team up to give the most popular answers to survey type questions.

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The Govender family, comprising Megandree (team captain), Andy, Deshni, Sherry and Raheesa, won a whopping R98 000 against their opponents, the Lwambwa family.

Chatting to Northglen News, Deshni said she and her family were ecstatic about their win and that it was actually “unbelievable”.

The events leading up to their appearance on the show dates back to February when Deshni asked her family if they would be interested in being contestants on Family Feud SA.

“We had to audition by sending in a video explaining why we would make great contestants. This was back in February and we received confirmation in April. It was so funny because the producers called my dad on April 1, April Fool’s Day, and he thought it was a prank,” laughed Deshni.

“But it was in fact true and we were so excited. We started watching episodes from season one and prepared for the show,” she said.

On April 22, the Govender family found themselves in Johannesburg for a day of filming.

The Govenders dressed in Indian attire, which was one of the three outfit choices sent with their application to be on the show. The production team chose Bollywood.

“We were the last family on set so we sat as the audience and cheered for each other as there is no proper audience due to Covid-19. We had practice rounds before filming as well.”

Deshni said she and her family noticed that the other teams each had introductions and they didn’t so they quickly cooked something up.

“A lot of the things we did during filming was spur of the moment and we were surprised that we didn’t mess it up. Steve Harvey is amazing on and off set and he mingled with us a little. The production team is so good at what they do. They really motivated us and kept us energised because it was a long day,” said Deshni.

Speaking about the show itself and when it got to ‘crunch time’ which was the ‘Fast Money’ round, she said they thought they had lost, but in this round alone, their total winnings were increased by R75 000.

“It was stressful and the pressure was immense but my family and I had one goal and that was to win. When we did, we could not believe it,” she said.