Hospitality workers nationwide owe a small thank you to Pablo Torre. The sports commentator provided the necessary answers on Monday night’s episode of Celebrity Family Feud to secure $25,000 for the Southern Smoke Foundation.

Placed in a deep hole by his teammate, celebrity chef David Chang — who answered a cringeworthy “burrito” in response to “name the greatest breakfast food ever created” — Torre needed to earn 146 points to reach the 200 necessary to secure the grand prize. He knew, for example, that “bacon” is the greatest breakfast food (23 points) and earned an impressive 65 points for answering “penny” in response to “name a coin you throw into a fountain to make a wish.” Host Steve Harvey called it the greatest second performance in Celebrity Family Feud history.

Here’s the winning moment:

Regardless of the exact process by which they secured the prize, Chang’s team did win $25,000 for the Southern Smoke Foundation. Founded by James Beard Award-winning chef Chris Shepherd and his wife Lindsey Brown, the foundation provides emergency assistance and mental health services to hospitality workers nationwide. To date, it has distributed more than $12.5 million.

It’s the second time Chang has raised money for Southern Smoke via a game show. In 2020, he became the first person to win the celebrity edition of Who Wants to be a Millionaire by knowing that Benjamin Harrison was the first president to have electricity in the White House. Family Feud also featured two people who helped Chang win on Millionaire, his podcast co-host and frequent collaborator Chris Ying and ESPN commentator Mina Kimes.

In a June appearance with Shepherd at Houston’s Stages Theater, Chang spoke about his decision to risk $500,000 by answering the $1 million question.

“I have to go for it. I’m a degenerate gambler,” Chang said. “The other part was, if I miss this, and I think there’s a 75 percent chance, the embarrassment would be so intense on me that it would be positive and raise awareness for Southern Smoke.”

A Southern Smoke representative tells CultureMap that Chang didn’t reveal the results of his Family Feud appearance when he was in Houston this summer. Of course, the organization is thrilled that he chose to spotlight it on national TV.

“The constant support from Dave — and his friends! — for Southern Smoke Foundation means the world to us,” Shepherd said in a statement. “To put us on a national stage multiple times where folks can learn more about our organization and provide the funding that is important to our mission to take care of the F+B industry is invaluable. I’m so glad he is so talented at game shows! Dave is smart in so many ways! We’re so grateful for his support.”

While the $25,000 will certainly be useful, Southern Smoke expects to raise a whole lot more than that at its annual festival on Saturday, October 5. The loaded roster includes star pitmaster Aaron Franklin, Milk Bar founder Christina Tosi, Top Chef winner Brooke Williamson, and many more. Tickets are on sale now.