History Series / TheBigShowdown

* BonusRound: The champion rolled standard dice with the sixes replaced by "Show" and "Down" to set a Payoff Point, then rolled many more pairs for 30 seconds; $250 was awarded each time the Payoff Point was hit, with $5,000 for Show-Down...but if the contestant rolled Show-Down instead of setting a Payoff Point, they won $10,000. If time expired, the contestant received five seconds for each Payoff Point they hit to continue rolling just for the $5,000.

* GameShowWinningsCap: Rolling Show-Down meant you retired undefeated.

!!GameShowTropes in use:

* Personnel:
** TheAnnouncer: Longtime New York TV/radio personality Dan Daniel, in his only game show role. ABC staff announcer Dirk Fredericks held these duties for the pilot.
** GameShowHost: Jim Peck, in one of his better shows.
** LovelyAssistant: Heather Cunningham, who only appeared in the bonus round and merely served to hand the dice to the contestant.
** StudioAudience
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The contestant in control after a one-point tossup chose one of six categories for a tossup question worth that many points. The main strategy was that the Payoff Point had to be met ''exactly'', and any contestant whose score would cause them to exceed it with the chosen question could not participate in it; this added a layer of intuitive counter-blocking between the players. Following the second Payoff Point, six new categories were introduced. This round ended with a 90-second SpeedRound, during which every Payoff Point following the current one was worth $100; once time expired, the contestant in third place was eliminated.

* BonusRound: T champion rolled standard dice with the sixes replaced by "Show" and "Down" to set a Payoff Point, then rolled many more pairs for 30 seconds; $250 was awarded each time the Payoff Point was hit, with $5,000 for Show-Down...but if the contestant rolled Show-Down instead of setting a Payoff Point, s/he won $10,000. If time expired, the contestant received five seconds for each Payoff Point they hit to continue rolling just for the $5,000.

In the BonusRound, the champion rolled standard dice with the sixes replaced by "Show" and "Down" to set a Payoff Point, then rolled many more pairs for 30 seconds; $250 was awarded each time the Payoff Point was hit, with $5,000 for Show-Down...but if the contestant rolled Show-Down instead of setting a Payoff Point, s/he won $10,000. If time expired, the contestant received five seconds for each Payoff Point they hit to continue rolling for the $5,000.

* BonusRound: One roll of the dice for $10,000 for Show-Down. If unsuccessful, get 30 seconds to gain money (and extra time) with the Payoff Point (the first roll's result) and win $5,000 if Show-Down is rolled.

[[caption-width-right:350:Let's roll those dice! [[FridgeLogic No wait, they're too big.]].[[/note]]]]

[[caption-width-right:350:Let's roll those dice! [[FridgeLogic No wait, they're too big.]] [[note]]And as of this writing, [[http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-034-THE-BIG-SHOW-DOWN-034-1974-ORIGINAL-GIANT-PROP-DICE-GAME-SHOW-COA-/382139082308 for sale on [=eBay=]]].[[/note]]]]

* {{Pilot}}: Taped in 1974 and simply called ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2C0tWIaiIa8 Showdown]]''. Different theme, somewhat different set, and different rules:

GameShow produced by Don Lipp and Ron Greenberg for Creator/{{ABC}} from 1974-75 and hosted by Jim Peck, in which three contestants answered questions to achieve a "Payoff Point" for a cash award ($25, $50, $75, $100, or $500).

The two remaining contestants played Final Showdown for a Payoff Point of 7, which awarded $250. Three categories were played with point values being from 1-3. First to reach the Payoff Point became champion and played the bonus round.

** TheAnnouncer: Longtime New York TV personality Dan Daniel, in his only game show role. ABC staff announcer Dirk Fredericks held these duties for the pilot.

[[caption-width-right:350:Let's roll those dice! [[FridgeLogic No wait, they're too big.]] [[note]]And as of this writing, [[http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-034-THE-BIG-SHOW-DOWN-034-1974-ORIGINAL-GIANT-PROP-DICE-GAME-SHOW-COA-/382139082308 for sale on [=eBay=].[[/note]]]]

[[caption-width-right:350:Let's roll those dice! [[FridgeLogic No wait, they're too big.]] [[note]]And as of this writing, [[http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-034-THE-BIG-SHOW-DOWN-034-1974-ORIGINAL-GIANT-PROP-DICE-GAME-SHOW-COA-/382139082308? for sale on [=eBay=].[[/note]]]]

[[caption-width-right:350:Let's roll those dice! No wait, they're too big.]]

[[caption-width-right:350:Let's roll those dice!]]