Ninja may now be the world’s most famous livestreamer, but it turns out he was on TV before then. The Family Feud television show, which is hosted by Steve Harvey, recently published a few episodes of its show online. The episodes feature none other than Ninja competing alongside his family. Not only that, but Ninja and his family were successful enough at the show to earn over $40,000. Not quite what Ninja’s probably making after his new contract with Mixer, but impressive for Family Feud.
Tyler “Ninja” Blevins’ family carries their victories across three different Family Feud episodes before losing in the fourth. They succeed in the final round in two of those episodes, each worth $20,000. They then add an extra $760 in the episode where they lose in the final round. Ninja participates in all four episodes, including being one of the two family members chosen for the final round. His gaming instincts seem to help in giving him an edge.
An example of Family Feud question that Ninja was asked includes, “Name the sexiest job a woman could have.” Ninja responded “Stripper” to which Steven Harvey responded “My man.” It was the number one choice. Another example was “Name a reason why you married your wife” and Ninja responded “Her dog.” That one, unfortunately, came up blank. Ninja actually didn’t end up answering many questions in the main show, as his team usually won by stealing rounds.
Ninja himself was pretty well-received by the show and Steve Harvey. During the show’s introduction segment, he explains to Harvey that he’s a professional video game player. This was in 2015 when Ninja professionally competed in Halo tournaments. Harvey gives Ninja one of his patented looks of disapproval and doesn’t know what the game Halo is, but encourages him to go out and “make some money.” Little did he know.
Ninja, of course, would go on to be one of the most successful professional video game players out there. He may not be playing competitively as much as he’d like, but the difference is somewhat moot. While Ninja reportedly started streaming in 2011, his success started with the onset of the battle royale genre. Ninja won the PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Gamescom Invitational in 2017, growing his following significantly. He then exploded in popularity with the release of Fortnite.
Maybe someday Family Feud will run a category just about video games in Ninja’s honor. He may even have higher overall viewership than the show at this point.
