Family Feud is a long-running American television game show in which two families compete by guessing the most popular answers to survey questions, with an incorrect guess earning a strike. The harsh buzz used for a wrong answer has become one of the show's most recognisable signals, separate from the brighter ding for a correct answer. As clips and reaction edits spread online, creators began lifting that short failure sound to judge guesses, predictions and answers outside the studio. It remains popular because audiences recognise it immediately and it instantly frames a moment as wrong.
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The Family Feud buzzer for a wrong answer, signalling a strike on the game show. Creators use it to mark failed guesses and awkward moments in videos.
This short clip captures the Family Feud signal for a wrong answer, a sharp, flat electronic buzz that cuts through a scene in just over a second. It has none of the cheerful chime used for a correct guess, so the contrast is immediate: the guess has failed, the family has earned a strike, and the moment has turned awkward. Viewers recognise it instantly from the game show format, which makes it work as a punchline without any explanation. Played over a failed attempt, a bad guess or an obvious mistake, it delivers a quick, comedic rejection that lands harder because it sounds official, familiar and final.
