THUNDER BAY — Wally Presenger can now add "TV game show participant" to his list of lifetime accomplishments.
The Thunder Bay man had more than a few feuds on the ice over the years while playing for the three-time Allan Cup champion Thunder Bay Twins in the 1980s.
He's facing some tough competition again, but this time it's on CBC's Family Feud Canada.
Presenger, along with his two sisters, his brother and his sister-in-law managed to make it through the producer's rigorous screening to make it to the show.
The audition process included a simulated game with another family, conducted virtually.
"We happened to pass that quite well, and they took a liking to our family. We told them what our family was all about and what Thunder Bay is all about, which is fantastic," Presenger told TBNewswatch.
He believes the family's personalities – notably his brother Darrell, whom he described as 'quite a comedian' – were key to being accepted onto the show.
It was his brother who first suggested that they apply.
"I agreed to it, thinking that we'd never get in. Then I tried backing out once we got in, thinking 'Oh, by golly, what are we going to do here?' but it ended up being an unbelievable experience."
Presenger joked that he wishes he had the opportunity to do it over again.
"A couple of the answers, you're gonna laugh at. But anyway that's just the way the game is played," he said.
Presenger's job currently has him working in the Toronto area, so he's not sure he can make it to Thunder Bay to watch the show with family and friends when it's broadcast on Oct. 25.
The episode was recorded earlier this month, but contestants are not allowed to reveal how they did before the show is televised.
