Survey Says

Nothing about who conducts those surveys on Family Feud. Yes, yes, I know I have a sick addiction to game shows. But still, I really want to know how those damn surveys are conducted. There's nothing about it on the show's website. So what gives? The reason I'm curious is because while watching the show today, I realized that quite frequently contestants misinterpret at least part of the question asked. As a result they give answers that are no where near the board. On the flip side, I've seen answers given by those "surveyed" that seem to have nothing to do with the question asked. I think the disparity might have something to do with the ability of those surveyed to ask for a clarification, while contestants can't really do that.

The prefect example was one question asking, "What possession do men often brag about?" Car was no. 1, but some of the answers given were not really material possessions per se, e.g. job or physique. Meanwhile the board included car, boat, motorcycle, and truck as answers. I know I missed today's property lecture on whether an advanced degree counts as property for the purposes of a divorce, but I still think there was a genuine disconnect between what the contestants thought possession meant and what those "surveyed" thought. Who knows, it might have something to do with the contestants being mostly female. Kidding.