# Why doesn't Steve Harvey ID the "brand new car!" families can win on Family Feud? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 25, 2017, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-steve-harvey-id-the-brand-new-car-families-can-win-on-family-feud/787399 "2017-05-25T04:49:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2017, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-steve-harvey-id-the-brand-new-car-families-can-win-on-family-feud/787399/21 "2017-05-26T16:39:55Z")
“A brand new Ford Edge!” The way he said ‘Edge’ was kind of creepy and weird. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2017, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-steve-harvey-id-the-brand-new-car-families-can-win-on-family-feud/787399/22 "2017-05-26T16:59:42Z")
> [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](#): > > Ugh, the V8, pass. LOL. Like you wouldn’t take a free supercar! Sure, it’s not the V-10, but it’s no slouch either. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2017, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-steve-harvey-id-the-brand-new-car-families-can-win-on-family-feud/787399/23 "2017-05-26T18:10:33Z")
> [@ekedolphin](#): > > Holy crap. On which pricing game? Golden Road? It was, \*“That’s too much!”, \*which if you watch the show, know is virtually unwinnable. > [@Skywatcher](#): > > Dream Car Week. [They’ve been doing these once a year since 2013.](http://priceisright.wikia.com/wiki/Dream_Car_Week_Shows) Yep. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2017, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-steve-harvey-id-the-brand-new-car-families-can-win-on-family-feud/787399/24 "2017-05-26T18:35:18Z")
> [@Jim\_s\_Son](#): > > I was under the impression that on quiz shows, that if you “win a car”, you don’t get the keys from the quizmaster and go drive your new car waiting outside. What they do is give you a voucher for what they feel it is worth (list price) and you go to a dealer and negotiate what all you want and pay extra for various options. That’s not how I understand it. Now, you don’t get the car right away (paperwork has to be completed first) but you do ultimately get whichever car was shown on the set. And that’s the same for all of the merchandise. [Here](http://www.avclub.com/article/what-happens-when-you-win-ithe-price-is-righti-101445), for instance is a Q&A from The AV Club with someone who won a bunch of prizes on The Price is Right. The car she won was shipped by the dealer in Los Angeles to a dealer near where she lived in Reno. And she also won a nice, but Price is Right themed, pool table. ---
**Author:** ![Uncle\_Jocko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uncle_jocko/32/2932_2.png) [@Uncle\_Jocko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Jocko)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2017, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-steve-harvey-id-the-brand-new-car-families-can-win-on-family-feud/787399/25 "2017-05-27T00:52:14Z")
> [@Banksiaman](#): > > Can I just ask is paying taxes on prize wins routine? Does it apply differently to dumb luck games vs games of skill (eg horse racing vs errrr… horse racing)? If you got a $50,000 car how much would you be up for in tax? > > I ask as in Australia gambling wins are not taxed (there may be exceptions), and I’m assuming TV prizes are in the same bag. Many years ago, as part of a store’s grand opening, my name was chosen as one of 10 (I think) people who had a chance to win a new car. We each received a key, only one of which would actually start the engine and make that person the winner. It was made very clear ahead of time that if I were to win the car, I would not only be responsible for the taxes but have to pay them immediately, before taking possession. It was part of the paperwork I signed before the key-turning contest took place. I didn’t win, by the way. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-steve-harvey-id-the-brand-new-car-families-can-win-on-family-feud/787399.md?page=1)