Lil Jon questions Celebrity Family Feud survey results after a surprising answer sparks debate with Steve Harvey

Celebrity Family Feud featured a memorable moment in its July 17, 2025, episode, when rapper Lil Jon reacted strongly to a surprising answer revealed on the board. Though not a new episode, this installment resurfaced online and caught attention due to a humorous exchange between Lil Jon and host Steve Harvey over the results of a survey question.

Lil Jon and comedian Matt Rife led opposing teams in a round that asked, “Name a smell that might remind a woman of her ex.” The Rife team won the buzzer and began the round with “cologne,” which was the number one answer.

Other responses like “body odor” and “gas” followed, but when Lil Jon’s team had a chance to steal, he confidently guessed “hair shampo,” an answer that didn’t appear on the board.

What followed was a heated and comedic reaction from the rapper when “cheese” was revealed as one of the missing answers. The interaction quickly became a viral moment from the show’s archives.

“Cheese? They were white”: Lil Jon reacts to unexpected survey answer in Celebrity Family Feud

After Team Rife attempted to complete the round with responses like “cologne,” “body odor,” and “deodorant,” they eventually failed to clear the board. Lil Jon then took the opportunity to steal the round with the answer “hair shampoo,” but that guess also didn’t appear. When host Steve Harvey began revealing the missed answers, the first one, “cheese,” sparked an immediate reaction from Lil Jon.

“Steve, who the hell did y’all talk to?” he asked, visibly confused.

He followed up with, “Cheese? They were white,” and added that Black people wouldn’t associate the smell of cheese with an ex.

“Black people ain’t said, ‘Oh, you remind me of my ex, cheese,’” he said.

The moment drew loud laughter from the studio audience. Celebrity Family Feud host Steve Harvey tried to deflect the moment with humor, saying,

“Now, we blamed the white people for this. I think we ought to just leave it at that.”

But when the next answer—“wood”—appeared, Lil Jon walked away from his team’s table in disbelief, saying, “Wood? This is ridiculous.” He also jokingly predicted that “mayonnaise” would show up next. The moment became one of the show’s standout comedic exchanges.

Harvey reacts as both teams struggle to guess the full board in Celebrity Family Feud

The round started with Team Rife hitting the buzzer first and scoring big with “cologne” as the top answer in Celebrity Family Feud. Erik followed with “hamburger,” which was incorrect, and then Jackson said “gas,” which also wasn’t on the board but caused some laughter. Matt Rife gave “body odor,” which was accepted, but Kevin’s answer—“deodorant”—did not make the list, surprising many.

With the opportunity to steal, Lil Jon tried “hair shampoo,” but it didn’t appear either. That led to Harvey revealing the remaining responses: “cheese,” “wood,” “beer,” and “cigarettes/cigars.” Each of these answers received confused or amused reactions from both teams.

Harvey maintained his usual composure while reacting to the answers.

“I just read the questions and flip the board. I don’t know none of these people my damn self. Now, we blamed the white people for this. I think we ought to just leave it at that.”

Harvey reminded everyone as Lil Jon continued questioning the results. The segment ended with laughter and disbelief from both teams, reinforcing why Celebrity Family Feud often creates unexpected viral moments. The combination of offbeat survey answers and celebrity personalities once again made for a memorable segment.

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