Three-night run on ‘Family Feud’ wins Delaware family more than $20,000

When Angelo Griffith showed up at his part-time job at Wilmington’s Simply Green Lawn Care last week, his co-workers were ready for him following a funny moment the night before on “Family Feud.”

The Pike Creek-based Griffith family were in the midst of a three-night run on the nationally televised classic game show when Griffith gave an answer during the “Fast Money” round that even had host/comedian Steve Harvey cracking up.

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As the clock was ticking down to zero, Griffith had to think of something that would fit before the word “puff.”

“Fill in the blank: blank puff,” Harvey asked him. After skipping the question once, Griffith didn’t eventually come up with an answer such as “cream puff” or “powder puff.”

Instead, he had rapper Sean Combs’ nickname in his head and blurted out “Daddy.”

“You said ‘Daddy Puff,’” Harvey said while reading through Griffith’s answers, bending over laughing. “Wait until I see [Combs].”

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Griffith’s co-workers were thinking the same thing.

When he showed up to work, there were photocopies of an image of Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs all over the place, but with Griffith’s head superimposed onto the performer’s body.

One parking spot was reserved for “Daddy Puff Parking Only.”

While the co-workers were laughing, Griffith may have been smiling the most because he knew his family won $20,815 on the show over three nights, eventually losing on Friday night’s episode.

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Being on television in front of the entire nation wasn’t a totally new experience for all of the Griffiths on the show: Angelo’s wife Lori DiSabatino had already won nearly $14,000 in cash and prizes on “Wheel of Fortune” back in 2019, including a cruise to Alaska.

This time around, sharing the out-of-body experience of being on a long-running, beloved television show with her family made the moment even sweeter.

The family hosted a watch party for Wednesday night’s episode at Dom’s NY Style Pizzeria in Newport, drawing about 75 people.

The crowd exploded into cheers when DiSabatino’s final answer in the “Fast Money” round put the team over the 300-point threshold, winning them $20,000.

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The moment had the feel of a Philadelphia Eagles winning touchdown as the crowd raised their drinks in celebration.

“Dom’s got some pretty good business for a Wednesday night because every ate beforehand and then drank during…and after the show. It was a rough night, I have to be honest,” she joked about the flowing libations.

The couple, along with daughter Carla Fritz and stepsons Angelo Griffith Jr. and Brett Griffith, will each walk away with about $4,000 before taxes when the check comes in the mail. But they will have to wait. The prize money doesn’t usually arrive until 90 days after the air date.

For their part, the couple will put their $8,000 toward an ongoing kitchen remodel job at their home.

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So what’s next for DiSabatino, the longtime game show lover who was behind the applications for “Wheel of Fortune” and “Family Feud”? Perhaps an appearance on “Jeopardy!”?

“That’s not happening. I’m not smart enough for ‘Jeopardy!,’ she jokes.

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