GNTC’s Paulson and family wins ‘Family Feud’ grand prize

Chef Greg Paulson, program director and instructor of the Culinary Arts program at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC), and his family won the grand prize on “Family Feud.”

Paulson, his wife Beth and stepchildren Matthew, Keely and Julie won a five-day run on the national television show and the grand prize; a vacation package to Barbados and $10,000 cash bonus. Between the trip package, cash bonus and money won on each episode, the family’s combined winnings total nearly $92,000, Paulson said.

“We’re excited go on a big family trip to a tropical island together,” Paulson said. “It’s going to be the first time two of our grandkids have been on a plane.”

The family plans to take the five-day trip in June 2026 after renovations are complete at the resort where they will stay. The trip package covers the airfare for the five contestants and the all-inclusive resort stay for each contestant and one guest each. The cash bonus helps cover the airfare for the five guests.

“This was a once-in-a-lifetime experience,” Paulson said. “The ‘Family Feud’ staff and host Steve Harvey were wonderful and made us feel at home, just like family. I encourage other people to consider applying to compete on the show because it was a lot of fun, and you could earn some money.”

Paulson and 70 guests had a final watch party at the Coosa Country Club in Rome on Tuesday night. They viewed recordings of the first four episodes on which the family competed before watching the fifth episode as it aired on television for the first time.

When a family wins a game on “Family Feud,” the family returns for the next day’s episode to compete against a new family. If a family wins five days in a row, which is the show’s limit for a family to participate, the family typically receives a larger prize.