THE BIG SHOWDOWN: Episode Sixty-Five

[johnnyb]

I need two people to go against DOUG in another fun-filled, fabulous and ultra groovy edition of THE BIG SHOWDOWN.

GEORGE and BRYAN cannot play because they played on the last show.

Any volunteers???

[billmcdee]

Count me in please.

[johnnyb]

Cool....I need one more person.

[fdriscoll22]

I’ll 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.

On our last show, our champion won his second game and got himself $10,000 on his fourth roll. As always, he wants to win more. Let's meet him right now.......DOUG.



(APPLAUSE)




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

[dougmorrisontheair]

Fantastic after that ShowDown roll.

[johnnyb]

That was amazing, wasn't it?

So far, our champion has a grand total all in cash of....$12,300.

(APPLAUSE)

Any plans for the money?

[dougmorrisontheair]

Long overdue vacay.

[johnnyb]

I don't blame you for doing that, DOUG. Glad to have you here again.

Let's meet your opponents right now who wants to become champion and one of them is BILL.

(APPLAUSE)

BILL, welcome to THE BIG SHOWDOWN, tells us about yourself.

[billmcdee]

Thank you John,

By the way I also enjoy your work on MVG Productions!


I recently turned 57 years young. I live near historic Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania with my wife of almost 33 years and our 24 year old son.



I work full time as an office clerk and order entry clerk for a family owned business in town that sells equipment for first responders.



In my spare time I enjoy vintage game shows, board games, card games, vintage TV and watching US History documentaries.

[johnnyb]

You are a man after my own heart, BILL. I also love those things too.

We are glad to have you here and now let's meet our third contestant, FRANK.

(APPLAUSE)

FRANK, welcome to our show....tell us about yourself.

[fdriscoll22]

Well I’m from the SF Bay Area. By day, I work customer service at a local supermarket. But by night, I’m a podcaster and bar trivia host.

[johnnyb]

Well, glad to have you here and I wish also you the best on our show.

When we come back after these messages, we'll start our game.

Stay tuned!!!!!

[johnnyb]

Hello and welcome back to THE BIG SHOWDOWN. Let's start our show by seeing what our first payoff point is....

(ELECTRONIC NOISES AND NUMBERS FLASHING)




9.....our first payoff cash bonus is.....




$500....Top money there. Now, a one-point toss-up question for control of the category board.


TOSS-UP QUESTION:

What famous civil rights activist was assassinated in Memphis in 1968?



THE BUZZ-IN NUMBER IS: 34

Here are the results:

BILL first
FRANK second
DOUG third

(BZZT)

BILL, your answer?

[billmcdee]

Dr. Martin Luther King

[johnnyb]

That is RIGHT!!!!




BILL, you have control of the board and here are our first six categories. We have....





THE SOLAR SYSTEM, BASEBALL, HORROR MOVIES, GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS, ASIA and COLORS.

What's your pick, BILL?

[billmcdee]

I'll try baseball please.

[johnnyb]

BASEBALL:

What famous baseball player played with the New York Yankees until 1939 when he was stricken with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis that became named for him?



THE BUZZ-IN NUMBER IS: 16

Here are the results:

FRANK first
BILL second
DOUG third

(BZZT)

FRANK, your answer?

[fdriscoll22]

Lou Gehrig

[johnnyb]

That is RIGHT!!!!!




You have control of the board now, FRANK. All six categories are good.




Where to, FRANK?

[fdriscoll22]

Lets do Government and Politics for 4 points

[johnnyb]

GOVERNEMENT AND POLITICS:

Name one of the two future presidents who both sign the Constitution?



THE BUZZ-IN NUMBER IS: 49

Here are the results:

DOUG first
FRANK second
BILL third

(BZZT)

DOUG, your answer?

[dougmorrisontheair]

George Washington

[johnnyb]

The other one was JAMES MADISON and you are correct.




DOUG, our champion, is now in control and since he is five away from the payoff point, that of course means that....




Where to, DOUG?

[dougmorrisontheair]

Asia for 5, please.

[johnnyb]

ASIA:

What Asian country has the islands Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu?



THE BUZZ-IN NUMBER IS: 20

Here are the results:

DOUG first
FRANK second
BILL third

(BZZT)

DOUG, your answer for the win?

[dougmorrisontheair]

Japan

[johnnyb]

That is a RIGHT answer and DOUG has won the first payoff point and $500. Congratulations!!!




When we come back after these messages, it's a new payoff point, cash bonus and our six categories will be shuffled.

Stay tuned, everyone.

[johnnyb]

Hello and welcome back to THE BIG SHOWDOWN. We have our champion, DOUG in the lead with nine points; FRANK is in second with two points and DOUG is in third place with one point.

Since DOUG has won the first payoff point, I want to remind everyone that if anyone is the first to win two payoff points in a row, they'll win a very nice prize.

What is that prize, TOM?

It's a GAME ROOM (Pinball Machine, Pool Table, Video Games and Pac-Man Console) worth $4,350.

A very nice prize indeed.

Now, let's see what our second round payoff point is.....

(ELECTRONIC NOISES AND NUMBERS FLASHING)




18....and our second round cash bonus is.....

(ELECTRONIC NOISES AND NUMBERS FLASHING)




$350... Now, a two-point toss-up question for control of the category board.



TOSS-UP QUESTION:

What rhyming phrase do you call a radiotelephone combining a receiver and transmitter in one unit and is light enough to be carried?


THE BUZZ-IN NUMBER IS: 58

Here are the results:

FRANK first
BILL second
DOUG third

(BZZT)

FRANK, your answer?

[fdriscoll22]

PASS