| showdown be | 4.28 | The showdown could be at hand. | ||
| showdown come | 1.71 | That showdown never came. | ||
| showdown loom | 0.99 | A showdown loomed. | ||
| showdown take | 0.59 | He said the showdown would not take place this year. | ||
| showdown have | 0.39 | Showdown Saturday has the games we want to see. | ||
| showdown appear | 0.33 | A showdown appeared imminent in coming days. | ||
| showdown begin | 0.26 | The five minute showdown had begun. | ||
| showdown turn | 0.26 | Heralded showdowns turn into blowouts, if they are played at all. |