The Keogak-Etitiq family represented the NWT and Nunavut well on Family Feud Canada, defeating a family from Newfoundland on the popular game show.
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Team Keogak-Etitiq was comprised Melanson, Irniq Lecompte, Heather Tucker, Paani Zizman, and Nicole Etitiq. Lecompte, Tucker, Zizman and Melanson are all originally from Sachs Harbour while Etitiq is from Iqaluit. Because Etitiq took the lead in applying for the show, the family agreed to represent her home city against the opposing Walsh family, from Newfoundland.
The Keogak-EtitiqSA国际影视传媒檚 episode of Family Feud was filmed last year, but just aired on the evening of Jan. 10 on CBC television and the streaming service CBC Gem.
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Team Keogak-Etitiq got off to a very strong start during their appearance on the show. They were ahead by a 203-0 margin by the beginning of the third and final round, but the Walsh family mounted a late comeback, forcing a one-question SA国际影视传媒渟udden deathSA国际影视传媒� round to decide the winner.
The Keogak-Etitiq family selected Melanson as their representative for that high-stakes moment, and she came through.
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MelansonSA国际影视传媒檚 successful answer positioned the Keogak-Etitiq team to participate in the final and most important segment of the show: Fast Money.
During Fast Money, two family members from the winning team are asked five identical questions, and must come up with separate answers to each one. The answers provided are scored based on their popularity with the 100-person survey panel, and if the family members can score 200 points, they win $10,000 for their team.
Etitiq and Lecompte stepped up to represent the team during Fast Money, and while they came close to their target with 146 points, they unfortunately came up short, and missed out on the big prize.
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The good news is that the The Keogak-Etitiq familySA国际影视传媒檚 victory over the Walsh family set them up for a second appearance on Family Feud.
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The teamSA国际影视传媒檚 second appearance on the show aired on Jan. 11 at 7:30 p.m. Things didnSA国际影视传媒檛 go their way. They put up a valiant effort against the McKenney family from Saskatchewan, but were ultimately defeated in the sudden death round, as Melanson wasnSA国际影视传媒檛 quite quick enough on the buzzer, and her opponent guessed the top answer.
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