There were rare cases in Face Offs where a question would get thrown out for one of two reasons. One the contestants couldn't think of an answer after 4 tries or two, someone gave away an answer (this only happened once).
United States[]
| Aired Date | Families | Round # and Contestants | Question | Reason question was thrown out | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 29, 1976 | Bowden vs. Ballton | Round 2 (Flo vs. Jean) | Name a television series with a number in its title. | 4 strikes | Link |
| Round 1 (? vs. Betty) | Living or Dead, name a famous religious woman | No one answered | Link | ||
| Syndicated 1979 | Bodenburg vs. Tubaugh | Round 2 (John vs. Dixie Kay) | Besides Family Feud, name a Goodson-Todman show, past or present | One of the staff members gave away an answer. | Link |
| 1983 | Cunningham vs. Phillips | Round 2 (Udel vs. Jack) | Name something such as fear which is revealed by the sound of a person's voice | 4 strikes and Richard ripped up the card | Link |
| 2010 | Round 3 (Darryl vs. Laura) | Name a celebrity who has a big mouth and is not afraid to use it. | Neither contestant got it right. | Link | |
| 2010 | Round 1 (Chris vs. Steve) | We asked 100 women... name something James Bond does in a sexy way... | Neither contestant got it right. | Link | |
| 2010 | Round 2 (Iris vs. Jennifer) | When people talk about the big one, what do they refer to? | Neither contestant got it right. | Link | |
| 2011 | Round 1 (Wendy vs. Carol Ann) | Name something hotels bolt down so guests can't remove them | Neither contestant got it right. | Link | |
| 2011 | Round (Kevin vs. Derek) | Name a subject on which the last thing a man wants is advice from a woman... | Neither contestant got it right. | Link | |
| 2011 | Round 4 (Saloni vs. Tracy) | Name something that guys like to swing. | Neither contestant got it right | Link | |
| 2012 | Round 2 | Other than fruit, name something you might choose by squeezing it first. | No one answered. | Link | |
| September 25, 2013 | Round 4 | Name an animal you associate with a holiday. | Neither contestant got it right. | Link |
Canada[]
| Aired Date | Families | Round # and Contestants | Question | Reason question was thrown out | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 10, 2020 | Dubois vs. Tomlin | Round 5 (Eve vs. Logan) | Name something in your house that creaks. Name something people dye. Name something you might see in the sky on a clear night. |
Neither contestant got it right. | Link |
Australia[]
| Aired Date | Families | Round # and Contestants | Question | Reason question was thrown out | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006/07 | Antonello vs. Moffit | Round 2 (John vs. Matt) | Name something soft. | Neither contestant got it right. | Link |
| 27th October 2014 | Kavadias vs. Hammond | Round 1 & 5 (Dimitra vs. Mike) | What’s the highest priority for you when you are looking for a partner? (used again in another episode) Name something people dream about? Name a yellow fruit? |
Mike's left-field answers | Link |
| 2015 | vs. | Round 2 (Ade vs. Eric) | Name something that is purple. | Neither contestant got it right. | Link |
| 2016 | vs. | Round 2 (Nina vs. Gerri) | Name something that gets frade around the edges. | Neither contestant got it right. | Link |
Russia[]
The rule of throwing out questions is not applied in Russia. However, the Triple Game of the episode from April 24, 2010 was a unique case where neither of the teams scored any points. The question was: "How did you understand that the guests at the table ate too much?" Nine strikes occured at the buzzer, and the host even opened some answers before an answer was finally given. That was followed by more strikes and more answer openings, until the decision was made to not give the 213 points at stake to anyone. Link