Game show viewers were left outraged by a buzzer's failure to ring out on Wednesday night's Family Feud, which saw a family miss out on winning a brand-new car. Team captains Matt Molloy and Mary Ryan were facing off at sudden death when the controversial moment happened. If the Ryans won they would have become the brand-new champions of the show, while the Molloys would have walked away with a Mitsubishi Outlander four-wheel-drive. Viewers were outraged when the Molloy family were beaten out by the Ryan family on Family Feud when a buzzer appeared to malfunction Host Grant Denyer asked the pair to 'name something you might eat with egg'.Contestants Matt Molloy and Mary Ryan were facing off at sudden deathDenyer asks the team captains to 'name something you might eat with egg'Mr Molloy presses down on his button first then Ms Ryan pushes downHis buzzer fails to ring out while his opponent's makes noise and lights upAudience is heard groaning when this happens as Denyer lets her answerAngered viewers took to social media to vent their frustrations about glitchA Family Feud statement said Ms Ryan hit buzzer 'with a greater velocity'
_'s technical experts also added: 'The buzzers are wired to identical electronic relays - as soon as one buzzer is "closed" (triggered), the other one is disabled.