Carol Sager and her family did some feuding last weekend.
The fun kind.
Sager, husband John, his brothers Jerry and Jeff, sister Pam Schmitt and the Sager matriarch, Norma Stahl, were among the scores of families who traveled to Kansas City, Mo., to vie for a spot on the popular game show “The Family Feud.”
Tryouts ran Feb. 27 through Sunday at the Kansas City Convention Center.
“It was a lot of fun,” Carol said. “Even if we don’t get to go on the show, I’d do it again.”
Families applied online in the weeks leading to the auditions. Only a fraction of the applicants were picked to take part in the audition.
The tryouts were similar to the actual show. The families each asked to guess answers for two surveys.
The Sagers had to guess what a backseat driver most wants to control, and occupations that require uniforms. They won the first game, but lost the second when they incorrectly guessed waitresses.
“I’m calling foul on that one,” Carol joked. “When’s the last time you walked into a restaurant and didn’t see a waitress in a uniform.”
Alas, the show’s host, Steve Harvey, was not in attendance.
“I didn’t expect him to be, although you could hear people were disappointed when they announced he wasn’t going to be a part,” she said.
Aside from one family from St. Louis — “If I was in charge, I’d probably pick them,” Carol admits — the rest of the hopefuls seemed to be evenly matched.
“But I don’t think they cared if you won or lost,” she said. “They were looking more at showmanship. How each of the families presented themselves.”
The hopefuls should learn in the next few weeks whether they were selected.
“They’ll send a postcard,” Carol said. “If you don’t get one, you weren’t selected.”
