Editor's note: This story and headline has been correcrted to reflect that the McDaniel family from Casper isn't the first from Wyoming on "Familiy Feud." That's what Cameron McDaniel was told by the "Family Feud" show staff; however, at least two other Wyoming families have been on the popular game show. The Garcia family of Cheyenne was on in 2017 and the Williams family from Green River was on in 2018.
Five members of a Casper family became the first Wyoming family to be featured on the popular game show “Family Feud” on Wednesday.
On the episode featuring Cameron McDaniel, his wife Claire, mother Sandy, and his sisters Brandy and Lauren, the McDaniels beat the opposing family, but fell short in the final round and won $750.
That they were from central Wyoming seemed to fascinate, and confuse, host Steve Harvey.
“Y’all from Casper, Wyoming,” Harvey said. “I ain’t never been there. What’s in Casper?”
“Us,” came the reply.
The show features two families competing to name the most popular answers to survey questions, and Wednesday pitted the McDaniels against the Jabbar family. There was no reference to where they were from.
Let The Game Begin
Cameron lost the opportunity for his family to play first in the opening question, “Name a reason that a woman might say they prefer bald men?”
He answered, “Smooth.”
It was not among the survey results. But the family stole the opportunity back after the Jabbars had three strikes with their answers.
Cameron redeemed his family by answering the bold bald question with: “They are most cost effective; you don’t have to buy as much stuff for them.”
The answer on the board awarded to him said: “Low maintenance.”
The McDaniels went on to claim the game on the final question with a Wyoming answer to the question, “Name something you see a lot of in beer commercials?”
With two strikes against them and only one answer left on the board, Sandy McDaniel replied, “Horses.”
They missed out on the fast money round, however, where two players work to try and get 200 points. If they do, the family wins $20,000.
Their 150 points instead netted them $750.
The McDaniel family from Casper was told they're the first Wyoming family to be on "Family Feud." (CBS) 
The McDaniel family from Casper was told they're the first Wyoming family to be on "Family Feud." (CBS)
Steve Harvey A ‘Cool Dude’
Cameron said the idea to go on the show came at his wedding a few years ago when he asked family and friends from Ohio that were on the show how they made it on.
They sent him to the show’s website.
They did a Zoom interview during the COVID-19 pandemic and in February went to Atlanta to do a taping of the show.
Cameron said the show tapes four episodes and day and they did an audition the morning before being paired with the Jabbar family for the taping.
His take on the experience?
“Steve Harvey is great, he is cool dude,” he said. “Allegedly, what they told us was that we were the first people from Wyoming. I mean, it’s a 50-year-old show so it’s kind of hard to believe that we actually were.”
Born and raised in Casper, Cameron said he and his wife now live Phoenix because of his job. His mother and two sisters who were also on the show still live in Casper.
In addition to the show, he said the trip south in winter was also nice.
“It was fun to get a trip to Atlanta and kind of browse the city, too,” he said.
Dale Killingbeck can be reached at dale@cowboystatedaily.com.
