A showdown is a

duel A duel is an arranged engagement in combat between two people with matched weapons. During the 17th and 18th centuries (and earlier), duels were mostly single combats fought with swords (the rapier and later the small sword), but beginning in ...

. 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, ...

, 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

David Corn David Corn (born February 20, 1959) is an American political journalist and author. He is the Washington, D.C. bureau chief for '' Mother Jones'' and is best known as a cable television commentator. Corn worked at ''The Nation'' from 1987 to 200 ...

* ''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

Izu Ojukwu Izu Ojukwu is a Nigerian film director. In 2007, he won ''Best Director'' for '' Sitanda'' at the 3rd Africa Movie Academy Awards, which received nine nominations and won five awards at the event, including ''Best Picture'' and ''Best Nigerian F ...

* ''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

Military Channel The American Forces Network (AFN) is a government television and radio broadcast service the United States Armed Forces provides to soldiers stationed or assigned overseas, and is headquartered at Fort Meade in Maryland. AFN comprises two sub ...

* "Showdown" (''Cheers'') * "Showdown" (''How I Met Your Mother'') * "Showdown" (''The Adventures of Batman & Robin'') * "The Showdown" (''The O.C.'') * "Showdown" (''Wentworth'') * Showcase Showdown, the semifinal round of ''The Price Is Right'' * "The Showdown" (''Animator vs. Animation'')

Games and sports

Showdown (AFL) The Showdown is the Australian rules football derby 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 plac ...

, 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 the situation when, if more than one player remains after the final betting round, the remaining players expose and compare their hands to determine the winner or winners. To win any part of a pot at showdown, a player mu ...

, 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, or table tennis. It is growing very quickly around the world. It is also played by sighted players, but they are not a ...

, 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 Conference (NBA), Eastern and Western Conference (NBA), Western Conference champions play a best-of-seven series to determine the league ...

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

Music

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

, 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 original material, with cover versions of songs like T-Bone Walker's "T- ...

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

Al Kapone Alphonzo Jerome Bailey (born November 5, 1971), better known by his stage name Al Kapone, is an American rapper from Memphis, Tennessee. Al Kapone is known principally for his underground success in the Memphis hip hop scene in the 1990s, and h ...

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 ''Love Zone'' is the sixth studio album by the British singer Billy Ocean, released on 6 May 1986 by Jive Records. Three singles were released from the album, including Ocean's second US No. 1 single "There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)" an ...

'' * "Showdown", by Black Eyed Peas from '' The E.N.D.'' * "Showdown", by Boy Kill Boy from ''

Civilian A civilian is a person who is not a member of an armed force. It is war crime, illegal under the law of armed conflict to target civilians with military attacks, along with numerous other considerations for civilians during times of war. If a civi ...

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

In the Zone ''In the Zone'' is the fourth studio album by American singer Britney Spears. It was released on November 15, 2003, by Jive Records. Spears began writing songs during her Dream Within a Dream Tour, not knowing the direction of the record. She ...

'' * "Showdown", by Carol Lloyd from ''

Score SCORE may refer to: *SCORE (software), a music scorewriter program * SCORE (television), a weekend sports service of the defunct Financial News Network *SCORE! Educational Centers *SCORE International, an offroad racing organization *Sarawak Corrido ...

'' * "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, 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 also releasing some of h ...

* "The Showdown", by Jesper Kyd from the 2018 Indian film ''Tumbbad'' * "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, ...

Other

* Showdown cooperative learning, an educational technique