Although I find it hard to believe that you haven't seen virtually identical suggestions savaged on this board in the past, I feel like offering a (relatively) civil response.
[quote name=\'Family_Feud_Fanatic\' post=\'128219\' date=\'Aug 20 2006, 04:37 PM\']Here's a thought: The grand prize should be raised to $50,000.[/quote]
Why not $500,000? That's even more exciting.
This would not even begin to fit into Feud's budget, unless they made Fast Money much much harder. And the contestants are ecstatic to win $20,000 as it is.
If 2 contestants get 200 points on the nose in Fast Money Bonus Round, then that family should win $100,000.
And if they alternate giving #1 answers, question to question, they could win $250,000.
This is another huge amount of money, which would be given out (ticks off on fingers) rarely, arbitrarily, purely by luck, and with no small amount of confusion. Will O'Hurley need to remind the contestants of the potential Sooper Jackpot every time they get close? "You need 36 points to win, and remember! Exactly 36 points wins even more! So be ready to be even more excited!"