The Big Payoff
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The Big Payoff was a mid-20th-century American television game show known for its quiz format and cash prizes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Big Payoff canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17223569 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Big Payoff Context triple: [Durward Kirby, notableWork, The Big Payoff]
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A.
The Payoff
"The Payoff" is a 1935 American crime drama film starring Lee Tracy as a fast-talking newspaper reporter entangled in corruption and murder.
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B.
The Big Payback
The Big Payback is a professional wrestling finishing move used by the wrestler Bulldozer.
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C.
The Big Money
The Big Money is a 1958 British crime comedy film in which Jennifer Jayne appears alongside Ian Carmichael and Belinda Lee.
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D.
The Big Money
The Big Money is a 1936 novel by John Dos Passos, best known as the third volume of his U.S.A. trilogy, which critiques American capitalism and society in the early 20th century through experimental narrative techniques.
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E.
It Pays to be a Winner
"It Pays to be a Winner" is a motivational slogan used within the Navy SEALs community to emphasize relentless effort, competition, and the tangible rewards of superior performance.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Big Payoff Target entity description: The Big Payoff was a mid-20th-century American television game show known for its quiz format and cash prizes.
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A.
The Payoff
"The Payoff" is a 1935 American crime drama film starring Lee Tracy as a fast-talking newspaper reporter entangled in corruption and murder.
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B.
The Big Payback
The Big Payback is a professional wrestling finishing move used by the wrestler Bulldozer.
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C.
The Big Money
The Big Money is a 1958 British crime comedy film in which Jennifer Jayne appears alongside Ian Carmichael and Belinda Lee.
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D.
The Big Money
The Big Money is a 1936 novel by John Dos Passos, best known as the third volume of his U.S.A. trilogy, which critiques American capitalism and society in the early 20th century through experimental narrative techniques.
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E.
It Pays to be a Winner
"It Pays to be a Winner" is a motivational slogan used within the Navy SEALs community to emphasize relentless effort, competition, and the tangible rewards of superior performance.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.