THE BIG SHOWDOWN: Episode Nine

[johnnyb]

I need two players to go against KEVIN in another fun-filled and exciting edition of THE BIG SHOWDOWN.

Any volunteers?

[grapebuy789]

I'll try again.

[johnnyb]

OK.................need one more.

[dealorjohnny]

If I'll make revival on NGC, I'll do it here. I'll play.

[koopakid17]

Checking in.

[johnnyb]

I need one more player......

[gameboy2000]

I'll play

[grapebuy789]

(I believe dealorjohnny said he wanted to play.)

[johnnyb]

Let's do this, everyone.





OK....here we go!!!!





You got a 5!!





Oh, you almost had it!!





You got a 10!!





SHOWDOWN!!!!





(THEME MUSIC)



Ladies and gentlemen, these three contestants you see before you will compete in a game of knowledge, speed and stragedy. One of them will have a chance to roll the golden dice for a possible $25,000 in cash. Here on








And here's your host: JOHN BERGMAN.





(APPLAUSE)



Thanks and welcome again to THE BIG SHOWDOWN. One of our players will have a chance at $25,000. We are glad to have you here and we hope we you will have a fun time watching us.

Speaking of 25 grand, on our last show, we crowned a new champion who did just that. First roll, $25,000 and he wants to win more. Let's meet him right now.......KEVIN.



(APPLAUSE)




KEVIN, welcome back to THE BIG SHOWDOWN once again...How are you tonight? 

[koopakid17]

Feeling great, John!

[johnnyb]

I don't blame you for feeling that way, KEVIN. Our friend has a grand total of $29,750 and that includes a GRANDFATHER CLOCK.

Any plans for the money, KEVIN?

[koopakid17]

Not just yet, I think I’ll take a vacation to start, though. I’ve always wanted to see Bermuda.

[johnnyb]

That's nice.....Well, who knows, that may be a prize you can win on our show. Glad to have you here again.

However, as always, there are two people who wants to take your crown away. Let's meet one of them right now....his name is FRANKIE.


(APPLAUSE)

Welcome to our show, FRANKIE. Tell us about yourself.

[grapebuy789]

Glad to be here John. I am 23 years old from the great state of Massachusetts. I am a full-time college student studying early childhood education, plus I work part-time as a babysitter. In my spare time, I love shopping for retro video games, hanging out with friends and hosting net game versions of some of my favorite game shows.

[johnnyb]

Fantastic to hear that, FRANKIE. What game shows are your favorite?

[grapebuy789]

It's hard to choose. I really love Jeopardy!, but recently I have become interested in Tic Tac Dough and Caesar's Challenge.

[johnnyb]

I love those shows as well, glad to have you hear, FRANKIE.

Now, let's meet our next player. GAMEBOY2000


(APPLAUSE)

Welcome to our show, GAMEBOY2000....Tells us your name and about yourself.

[gameboy2000]

I am David and am unemployed from Virginia.

[johnnyb]

Nice to have you, DAVID....Do you have any hobbies?

[gameboy2000]

Game shows

[johnnyb]

That's great to hear, DAVID and I wish you the best as well.

Now that we met everyone, here's how we play THE BIG SHOWDOWN.

The object is to answer questions in order to reach a specific payoff point which we'll reveal before the round begins. We'll show our contestants six catergories worth 1 to 6 points and, just a reminder, those points don't determine the diffuculty of the catergories.


Each question is a toss-up and the one who buzzes in first (gets closest to buzzcode of 1 to 100) and gets it right will win those points. Now, stragedy is key here because YOU CANNOT GO OVER THE PAYOFF POINT, which means that if one of your opponents picks a catergory with a point score that, if you were to buzz-in and get it right would put you over the payoff point, then YOU CANNOT ANSWER THE QUESTION.

The contestant who's the first to get the payoff point wins a cash prize anywhere from $100 to $500. We'll play three rounds and then a 10 question sprint round and, after that, the two players with the highest scores will go on to the FINAL SHOWDOWN and the winner of that will go on to our GOLDEN DICE bonus game for a chance at $25,000.


(APPLAUSE)


Now, here's a special bonus for our players. If any one of them wins two payoffs points in a row, then, win or lose the entire game, they'll win a great prize.

Can you tell them, TOM?


Yes, it's a TRIP TO MEXICO worth $3,150.


A very nice prize, indeed.........Any questions?

[koopakid17]

No, sir.

[grapebuy789]

It's all clear to me.

[gameboy2000]

No questions.

[johnnyb]

Let's do it, my friends. First, let's see what our first payoff point is.......


(ELECTRONIC NOISES AND NUMBERS FLASHING)






10.....and now our first payoff cash bonus.


(ELECTRONIC NOISES AND NUMBERS FLASHING)






$500....that's top dollar there. Here comes our first one point toss-up question.

TOSS-UP QUESTION:

What is the capital of Idaho?


THE BUZZ-IN NUMBER IS: 67

Here are the results:

DAVID first
FRANKIE second
KEVIN third

(BZZT)

DAVID, your answer?

[gameboy2000]

Boise

[johnnyb]

BOISE is CORRECT and you get a point and control of the category board.




And here are our categories for our first two rounds:






We have NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES, RUSSIA, THE 1980'S, BASEBALL, MIDDLE NAMES and ACTORS AND ACTRESSES.

DAVID, what's your pick?

[gameboy2000]

Baseball

[johnnyb]

BASEBALL:

What does "RBI" mean in baseball abbreviation?


THE BUZZ-IN NUMBER IS: 51

Here are the results:

DAVID first
FRANKIE second
KEVIN third

(BZZT)

KEVIN, your answer?

[koopakid17]

Runs batted in.