Sheryl Thompson and her family have always joked about going on a show like Family Feud Canada.
The thing is, shesa国际传媒檚 not the kind of person to not follow through on an idea like that.
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So she and her family (Julie Bronson, Robyn Ross, Iris Rayburn and Marian Atkinson) put together an audition tape and sent it off.
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Somebody at CBC must have enjoyed it, because after a few interviews and Zoom meetings, they asked Thompson if she and the family could come to Toronto for filming in September.
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The episode, which aired Dec. 5, has the Roberts family, who are members of the We Wai Kum First Nation, facing off against the Wilson family from Whitby, Ontario. For those who donsa国际传媒檛 want a spoiler, the episode is available to watch . While the Robertssa国际传媒� didnsa国际传媒檛 prevail against the Wilsons, they sure did have a good time.
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The Roberts family also stood out because they wore their traditional Cedar hats and regalia on the show, which was Thompsonsa国际传媒檚 idea.
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Though they did not win, they did get $200 each from Family Feud Canada. They decided that since they were already in Toronto they would do some things that they always wanted to do like watch a Blue Jays game and visit Niagara Falls.
Thompsonsa国际传媒檚 favourite part of the experience was coming home to people in the community who were excited about the local exposure on TV.
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The episode is available .
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