A showdown is a

duel A duel is an arranged engagement in combat between two people, with matched weapons, in accordance with agreed-upon Code duello, rules. During the 17th and 18th centuries (and earlier), duels were mostly single combats fought with swords (the r ...

. The term may also refer to:

Places

Showdown Ski Area Showdown is an alpine ski area located in the Little Belt Mountains in Central Montana, United States. Created in 1936 and originally called King's Hill Ski Area, Showdown is a small-scale ski area that is often closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, r ...

, in Montana, United States

Books

* ''Showdown'' (Amado novel), a 1984 novel by Jorge Amado * ''Showdown'' (Dekker novel), a 2006 novel by Ted Dekker * ''Showdown'' (Flynn novel), a 1946 novel by Errol Flynn * ''Showdown: The Inside Story of How Obama Fought Back Against Boehner, Cantor, and the Tea Party'', a 2012 book by

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* ''The Showdown'', a novel in the '' Left Behind: The Kids'' series

Film and TV

Film

* ''Showdown'' (1942 film), a Superman animated short * ''Showdown'' (1963 film), an American western starring Audie Murphy * ''Showdown'' (1973 film), an American western starring Dean Martin * ''Showdown'' (1993 film), a film starring Billy Blanks * ''Showdown'', a 2000 film directed by

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* ''The Showdown'' (1928 film), a film starring Evelyn Brent * ''The Showdown'' (1940 film), a Hopalong Cassidy film * ''The Showdown'' (1950 film), a film starring Marie Windsor * ''The Showdown'' (2011 film), a South Korean film starring Park Hie-soon

Television

* ''Showdown'' (Canadian game show), a 1961-1962 Canadian program * ''Showdown'' (U.S. game show), a 1966 program made by Heatter-Quigley Productions * '' Showdown: Air Combat'', a program on the

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* "Showdown" (''Cheers'') * "Showdown" (''How I Met Your Mother'') * "Showdown" (''The Adventures of Batman & Robin'') * "The Showdown" (''The O.C.'')

Games and sports

Showdown (AFL) The Showdown is an Australian rules football game played by the two Australian Football League (AFL) teams from South Australia, the Adelaide and Port Adelaide football clubs. The first AFL premiership fixture between the two clubs took pl ...

, a derby match in the Australian Football League *

Showdown (game) Showdown is a trivia and word game that tests players’ general and popular culture knowledge, as well as their numerical skills and willingness to bluff and take a risk. It makes use of the Summit (puzzle) scoring system which awards higher s ...

, a word and trivia game * ''Showdown'' (NTN/Buzztime Game), an online trivia game *

Showdown (poker) In poker, the showdown is a situation when, if more than one player remains after the last betting round, remaining players expose and compare their hands to determine the winner or winners. To win any part of a pot if more than one player has a ha ...

, the final round in a poker match *

Showdown (sport) Showdown is a sport for the blind and visually impaired which could be described as the blind community's answer to air hockey Air hockey is a ''Pong''-like tabletop sport where two opposing players try to score goals against each other on ...

, a sport for the blind and visually impaired * Showdown, briefly-used basketball name for the

NBA Finals The NBA Finals is the annual championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Eastern and Western Conference champions play a best-of-seven game series to determine the league champion. The team that wins the series is awa ...

in the 1980s * '' Showdown: Legends of Wrestling'', a 2004 video game

Music

The Showdown (band) The Showdown is an American Christian metal band from Elizabethton, Tennessee. While the members of the band are Christians, Christian and the band is signed to a Christian record label, the band does not consider itself a Christian act, accord ...

, a Christian metal band

Albums

* ''Showdown'' (Electric Light Orchestra album) * ''Showdown'' (The Isley Brothers album) * ''

Showdown! ''Showdown!'' is a collaborative blues album by guitarists Albert Collins, Robert Cray and Johnny Copeland, released in 1985 through Alligator Records. The album is mostly made of original material, with cover versions of songs like T-Bone Walk ...

'', a blues album by Albert Collins, Robert Cray, and Johnny Copeland 1986 * ''Showdown'', an album by

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and Mr. Sche * ''The Showdown'' (album), an album by Allen-Lande

Songs

* "Showdown" (Electric Light Orchestra song), 1973 * "Showdown" (Pendulum song), 2009 * "Showdown", by Billy Ocean from '' Love Zone'' * "Showdown", by Black Eyed Peas from ''

The E.N.D. ''The E.N.D.'' (an abbreviation of, and subtitled ''The Energy Never Dies'') is the fifth studio album by American group Black Eyed Peas, released on June 3, 2009. Critics described the album as containing more anthemic and inspirational songs ...

'' * "Showdown", by Britney Spears from ''

In the Zone ''In the Zone'' is the fourth studio album by American pop singer Britney Spears. It was released on November 12, 2003, through Jive Records. With the conclusion of her Dream Within a Dream Tour in July 2002 and the end of her relationship wit ...

'' * "Showdown", by Carol Lloyd from '' Score'' * "Showdown", by Cheri Dennis from '' In and Out of Love'' * "Showdown", by Crucial Conflict from '' The Final Tic'' * "Showdown", by

E-A-Ski Shon Adams (born September 17, 1968), better known by his stage name E-A-Ski, is an American rapper and producer from Oakland, California. He served as both a rapper and producer for No Limit Records, producing on Master P's early records and ...

* "Showdown", by Thin Lizzy from ''

Nightlife Nightlife is a collective term for entertainment that is available and generally more popular from the late evening into the early hours of the morning. It includes pubs, bars, nightclubs, parties, live music, concerts, cabarets, theatre, c ...

Other

Showdown cooperative learning Showdown is a cooperative learning technique that allows students to work in a group. It is usually used in middle school A middle school (also known as intermediate school, junior high school, junior secondary school, or lower secondary scho ...

, an educational technique *

The Showdown (AVA Shorts) A showdown is a duel. The term may also refer to: Places * Showdown Ski Area, in Montana, United States Books * Showdown (Amado novel), ''Showdown'' (Amado novel), a 1984 novel by Jorge Amado * Showdown (Dekker novel), ''Showdown'' (Dekker novel) ...

, the fourth episode of Animator Vs. Animation Shorts animated by

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and various animators.