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.

The series was recorded at ABC's New York studio TV15 on West 58 Street, and packaged by Don Lipp’s Daphne Productions and Ron Greenberg, with assistance by MCA Television.

Before the round began, Peck announced a target score or "payoff point," and selected a dollar value for it by pressing a buzzer on his podium to stop a randomizer ($25, $50, $75, $100, or $500).

The first contestant to buzz-in and correctly answer it chose from one of six available categories, each with a different point value from 1 to 6 as represented by faces of a die.

A correct answer to a question awarded the points for the chosen category and allowed the contestant to select the next one.

The payoff point had to be reached exactly, and contestants were not allowed to select or answer any question that would put them over that total, being automatically locked out in the latter case.

Champions remained on the show until they were defeated in the main game, rolled "Show-Down" at any time in the bonus round, or accumulated $20,000 in winnings.