Leamington family hoping for their big TV break

LEAMINGTON — Family Feud Canada will return for a second season this fall and one Leamington family is hoping to make it all the way to the show.

With 104 episodes on tap for this second season, CBC is currently looking over all of the applications. One such application is from Leamington’s DeGoey family.

The six children of the late Tony and Denise DeGoey have taken all of the necessary steps to be Canada’s next favourite Feud family.

Jerry DeGoey is the oldest brother, and his siblings include Brenda Belleau, Rosemary Cobby, Deborah DeGoey-Zsebok, Monique Hall and Tony DeGoey Jr.

“Our parents would have been ecstatic to see all of their kids working together on a game show like this, on live television no less,” said Monique.

Tony Senior and Denise were long-time fans of Family Feud, watching regularly from their living room.

“We watched it all the time when we were kids as we only got a few stations living out in the country,” says Monique. “It brings back a lot of fond childhood memories, and it was a fun break from picking tomatoes!”

The Degoey Bunch, clockwise from top left, are Rosemary, Brenda, Tony Jr., Deborah, Monique and Jerry. The family is vying for a spot on season two of Family Feud Canada.

Photo courtesy of the DeGoey family

They sent in their application a few weeks ago and got a call from CBC recently, asking for an audition video. That’s when the brainstorming began.

“We wanted to find a fun way to present our family,” said Monique.

After some ideas thrown back and forth, Monique made the trip from her home in Cambridge to join her siblings in Leamington for a weekend of fun and creativity.

What they produced was a song, co-written by all six siblings, to the tune of the Brady Bunch theme. Of course, the tune is called The Degoey Bunch.

They sing about growing up in Leamington, wearing wooden shoes and picking tomatoes.

The catchy video was then submitted to CBC’s Family Feud Canada and now the waiting begins.

“We’re super excited to spread the word,” said Monique.

The family is hoping for that exciting phone call telling them they’ve made the cut.

They’d love to hear the support of the Southpoint Sun readers as they prepare for the next step, which could be gracing the stage at CBC Toronto on season two of Family Feud Canada. If you are a Twitter or Instagram user, be sure to tag the Degoeys with @familyfeudcanada and #familyfeudcanada.