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The Big Showdown. Thirty seconds, a target number, and a pair of dice. The more you roll your target number, the more money you made – but if you roll SHOW DOWN – you win the jackpot!
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Mar 18, 2020 · Big Showdown Thirty seconds, a target number, and a pair of dice. The more you roll your target number, the more money you made - but if you roll SHOW DOWN - you win the jackpot!
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Three contestants competed in a question & answer game for the right to roll the dice for $10,000. Along the way, their objective was to reach a series of "Payoff Points" to win some money. They had to be hit right on the nose; they couldn't be exceeded.
This was the very first show hosted by Jim Peck. The show was best known for the infamous Big Falldown on show #67. What happened was that after being introduced, Jim walked down the stairs as usual; however, when he got close to his podium, he encountered one step that caused him to slip & fall, causing an uproar of laughter and cheers. A few seco...
An attempt to do a board game version of the show was planned by Gamut of Games in 1975. However, it was cancelled before it got manufactured due to the TV show's shaky ratings and eventual cancellation that Summer.
The Big Showdown is an American game show that aired on the ABC television network from December 23, 1974 to July 4, 1975. Jim Peck (in his national television debut) hosted the program and Dan Daniel (then a disc jockey on New York City's WHN) served as announcer.
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THE BIG SHOWDOWN. A Dice Game Before "High Rollers" Got Off The Ground. These three players will compete in a classic battle of knowledge and strategy, and one of them will have the chance to win a top prize, today on... "The Big Showdown" has a place in game show history.
The Big Showdown was a dice game with general knowledge questions posed by host Jim Peck. The show became famous for Jim unfortunate tripping on the stairs h...
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