Family Fortunes is the British adaptation of the American game show Family Feud, in which two families compete to guess the most popular answers to survey questions. The wrong-answer buzzer has long been part of that format, sounding whenever a guess fails to appear on the board. As clips of game shows spread through memes, reaction videos and short-form edits, the harsh buzz became shorthand for instant failure, detached from any single episode. It remains popular because it needs no explanation and instantly frames a mistake as comedy.
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The harsh wrong-answer buzzer from Family Fortunes, a short game show sound effect used to mark a failed guess, a quiz fail, or a joke that falls flat.
This is the short, harsh buzzer that plays when a contestant gives a wrong answer on Family Fortunes, the British version of Family Feud. It is a loud, low, grating electronic buzz that lasts under a second, instantly signalling failure without needing any words. The sound cuts through a scene with a flat, unforgiving tone, making a mistake feel final and slightly embarrassing. In videos and memes it works as a quick punchline, turning a bad guess, a failed attempt or an obvious error into an instant joke that the audience recognises straight away.