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=== Fast Money ===
At the end of the main game, the winning family selects two members to play the show's [[bonus round]], known as Fast Money. One contestant is onstage with the host, while the other is sequestered backstage with headphones so as not to hear or see the first portion of the round. The first contestant is asked five rapid-fire survey questions and has a set time limit in which to answer them (originally 15 seconds, extended to 20 in 1994). The timer starts after the host finishes reading the first question. The contestant may pass on a question and return to it if time remains.  

After the first contestant has answered all five questions or run out of time, they are awarded a point for each person in the survey who gave the same response. Once these points are tallied, the board is cleared except for the total score, while the second contestant is then brought out to answer the same five questions. The same rules are followed, but the time limit is extended by five seconds (originally 20 seconds, extended to 25 in 1994); in addition, if the second contestant duplicates an answer given by the first, the host will say “Try again.” and prompt the contestant for an alternate answer. If the two contestants manage to reach a combined total of 200 points or more, the family wins a cash prize; otherwise, the family is awarded $5 for each point.<ref name="David Schwartz 1995, p. 72" />

The cash prize for winning Fast Money has varied. During the ABC and CBS incarnations of the show, the top prize was $5,000.<ref>{{Cite episode |series=Family Feud |network=ABC |date=12 July 1976 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite episode |series=Family Feud |network=CBS |date=4 July 1988 |language=en}}</ref> In the original periodic primetime specials, each game was followed by a Fast Money round. The first two were each worth $5,000, and the final one was worth $10,000.<ref name="ReferenceA" /> The prize money was increased to $10,000 on the syndicated version until September 2001.

In September 2001, the prize money was doubled to $20,000 at the request of then-host [[Louie Anderson]].<ref>{{Cite episode |title=Family Feud |series=E! True Hollywood Story |network=E! |date=2002 |season=6 |number=34 |language=en}}</ref> This initially lasted until September 2009, when the Bullseye round returned at the start of the show, meaning the total for Fast Money was an adjustable amount between $15,000 and $30,000 depending on how much each family won during Bullseye. In July 2010, however, Bullseye was removed and the prize money reverted to $20,000, which has remained ever since.