To celebrate its 2nd Foundation Anniversary, MCL revamped the Family Feud show with a new look, new host and a new set for Family Feud: The MCL Edition on January 22, 2009. The Family Feud, the longest-running and most popular game show worldwide, has invariably been all about points, winning streaks, and top answers, but the MCL edition was all about mirth and blunder. Everybody was excited to know as to who would pass, play, steal or strike. Well, in the end, the CAS/CMET family plays together – and definitely wins together!
Continuing MCL’s tradition of bringing non-stop fun and surprises to its audience on MCL’s Foundation Day, Family Feud invaded MCL and caused uproar among administrators, faculty and students. The event’s host, Marcial Llano III mediated between "warring" colleges/families whose quick wit and style resonated with viewers who remembered Richard Gomez’ style.
Four participating teams of four professors/students mustered enough courage to remain unruffled despite the pressure as they tried to determine the seven top answers based on what the "survey said" in polls conducted with 100 MCL respondents. CMET/CAS Family went head to head with the MITL Family, while CIT competed with the ETYCBL family. The first round began with the captains of both teams, Prof. Rogelio Valenzuela of the CAS family and Dean Dennis Tablante of the MITL family, facing off at the lock-out desk near the game master to see which College would gain control of the particular question.
The outset of the show was a blast as the seemingly undaunted professors and academic heads, shed their staid image and replaced it with ruffled and overwrought appearance as they thought of sane answers to survey questions about the top landmark in Laguna, stuff placed inside the pocket, fruits served during New Year, reasons for beings absent, places students frequent after class, things people do before going to sleep, etc.
The Family Feud mechanics guided the teams vying for the championship. An answer was considered correct if it was one of the concealed answers on the game board. If the captain’s answer earned the higher points, his/her family got the chance to play first every round throughout the entire game. Three strikes and the family gave up control of the board, and the competing team got the chance to steal the bank by naming just one answer that’s not yet revealed on the board. Marcial then went to the podium of the entire family as they conferred before giving their final answer. The first answer was considered the final answer.
The same mechanics were applied for the succeeding rounds, with the exception of doubled points for Round 3 and tripled points for Round 4. The family with 300 points or more, moved on to the Fast Money round where they tried to up their scores. CMET/CAS family and CIT vied for the championship round wherein the CAS/CMET family reigned supreme!
In Fast Money, two representatives of the winning CAS/CMET family separately tried to name the most popular answers to five survey questions in 20 and 25 seconds, respectively. CAS Dean Joy Hofileña and CMET student Alaine Arnedo may have failed to increase the garnered points, but they have successfully endeared themselves to their countless fans as they entertained the crowd with their remarkably comical answers. |
