2010 Celebrity Death Pool

[Opus]

For those of you who do not know what this is or how to play, I will explain.

You will choose 10 different celebrities who as of 12/31/2009 @ 11:59 PM are still living. (Yes you can edit your selections if you choose now and someone dies before the end of the year). Any edits after 11:59 PM on 12/31/09 will disqualify you from the game.

For these picks, if one of the people actually pass on in 2010 you will get points. The poster with the most points at 11:59 PM 12/31/2010 will win the pool.

Scoring is as follows: (I chose to do it this way to circumvent the cherry picking of old celebrities)
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You will get points based on the month the celebrity passes. There are 12 months in a year, so there are 12 possible points. The way it is scored is to take the month that the celebrity passes and subtract it from 13. IE... If Jane Doe is one of your picks and she expires in May of 2010, you will get 8 points (13 minus 5)

You also will get points based on the celebrities age. The most points I will award is 100. So again, in our example, Jane Doe, if she is 67 years old when she passes, you will get 33 points. (100 minus 67).

The two scores combined will equal your awarded score for each correct pick. So Jane Doe would have earned you 41 points.

If you choose someone that is over 100 years of age, IE... John Doe is 103 years old and passes in September of 2010, you will still get the 4 points for passing in September, but you will actually lose 3 because of the 100 minus age rule. Thus you will score 1. It is possible to gain a negative score.
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I will try and update a list of players and their scores as the year goes on and then determine the winner at the end of the year.

The second post will contain everyones picks (edited in as they are posted) and the third post will be my picks.

[Opus]

Opus - 0 Points
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1. Muhammad Ali
2. Amy Winehouse
3. Dick Cheney
4. Morgan Freeman
5. Tim Allen
6. Bob Hoskins
7. Christopher Walken
8. Alan Alda
9. Hugh Laurie
10. Martin Lawrence

Allyson - 0 Points
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1. Dick Clark
2. Lindsey Lohan
3. Artie Lang
4. John Madden
5. Steve O
6. Mike Tyson
7. Al Sharpton
8. Hugh Hefner
9. John McCain
10. Osama Bin Laden

Biff - 0 Points
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1. Artie Lange
2. Howie Mandell
3. Madonna
4. George Herbert Walker Bush
5. Kate Gosselin
6. Charles Manson
7. Clint Eastwood
8. Courtney Love
9. David Letterman
10. Steven Tyler

certainlycertainly - 0 Points
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1. Tyler Perry
2. George Lopez
3. The Queen
4. Gene Hackman
5. Glenn Beck
6. Larry Flynt
7. Travis Barker
8. Kanye West
9. John Goodman
10. Kirk Douglas

Queenie - 0 Points
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1. Ernest Borgnine
2. Betty White
3. Peter Falk
4. Fidel Castro
5. Nancy Reagan
6. Dick Clark
7. Billy Graham
8. Jerry Lewis
9. George H.W. Bush
10. Morgan Freeman

zdunklee - 0 Points
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1. George H.W. Bush
2. Dick Clark
3. Fidel Castro
4. John Madden
5. Alan Alda
6. Lindsay Lohan
7. Stephen Hawking
8. Kim Jong-il
9. Ruth Bader Ginsburg
10. Tiger Woods

landmammaldolphin - 0 Points
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1. Ernie Harwell
2. Ed Asner
3. Vidal Sassoon
4. Leslie Nielson
5. Jerry Stiller
6. Mike Wallace
7. Marv Albert
8. Jon Gosselin
9. Steven Segal
10. Bob Barker

jg24 - 0 Points
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1. Tiger Woods
2. Robin Williams
3. Andy Dick
4. Courtney Love
5. Dick Clark
6. Nancy Reagan
7. Fidel Castro
8. Barack Obama
9. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
10. Steven Tyler

sunshyne - 0 Points
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1. Cher
2. Hugh Hefner
3. Maculay Culkin
4. Sean Connery
5. Lindsay Lohan
6. Dick Clark
7. Hulk Hogan
8. Al Sharpton
9. Carrot Top
10. Dave Matthews

Ashleyme - 0 Points
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1. Stephen King
2. Dog the Bounty Hunter
3. Willie Nelson
4. Jeff Hardy
5. Jack Nicholson
6. Larry King
7. Adam Lambert
8. Richard Petty
9. Jay Leno
10. Leonard Nimoy

schuyler16 - 0 Points
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1. Joan Rivers
2. Tiger Woods
3. Billy Graham
4. Fidel Castro
5. Zsa Zsa Gabor
6. Steve jobs
7. Amy Winehouse
8. Jeff Conway
9. Betty White
10. Betty Ford

plumpenut - 0 Points
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1. Jose Canseco
2. Barry Bonds
3. Jean Chretien-former pm of canada
4. Bill Cosby
5. Britney Spears
6. Dick Clark
7. Lawrence Taylor
8. Arnold Palmer
9. Gordie Howe
10. Julius Erving

Philly Mike - 0 Points
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1. Rush Limbaugh
2. Axl Rose
3. Dick Clark
4. Queen Elizabeth II
5. Stephen Hawking
6. Glenn Beck
7. Osama Bin-laden
8. Joe Perry
9. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (Iran's president)
10. Bob Dylan

[Opus]

1. Muhammad Ali
2. Amy Winehouse
3. Dick Cheney
4. Morgan Freeman
5. Tim Allen
6. Bob Hoskins
7. Christopher Walken
8. Alan Alda
9. Hugh Laurie
10. Martin Lawrence

[Allyson]

1. Dick Clark
2. Lindsey Lohan
3. Artie Lang
4. John Madden
5. Steve O
6. Mike Tyson
7. Al Sharpton
8. Hugh Hefner
9. John McCain
10. Osama Bin Laden

[Biff]

1. Artie Lange
2. Howie Mandell
3. Madonna
4. George Herbert Walker Bush
5. Kate Gosselin
6. Charles Manson
7. Clint Eastwood
8. Courtney Love
9. David Letterman
10. Steven Tyler

[certainlycertainly]

1. Tyler Perry
2. George Lopez
3. The Queen
4. Gene Hackman
5. Glenn Beck
6. Larry Flynt
7. Travis Barker
8. Kanye West
9. John Goodman
10. Kirk Douglas

[Queenie]

1. Tyler Perry
2. George Lopez
3. The Queen
4. Gene Hackman
5. Glenn Beck
6. Larry Flynt
7. Travis Barker
8. Kanye West
9. John Goodman
10. Kirk Douglas

:wtf:

[certainlycertainly]

she's going down.

[Queenie]

I AM NOT!!!

[Queenie]

1. Ernest Borgnine
2. Betty White
3. Peter Falk
4. Fidel Castro
5. Nancy Reagan
6. Dick Clark
7. Billy Graham
8. Jerry Lewis
9. George H.W. Bush
10. Morgan Freeman

[krystal]

1. Ernest Borgnine
2. Betty White
3. Peter Falk
4. Fidel Castro
5. Nancy Reagan
6. Dick Clark
7. Billy Graham
8. Jerry Lewis
9. George H.W. Bush
10. Morgan Freeman

Betty White is immortal. You're #2 is blasphemy.

[zdunklee]

1. George H.W. Bush
2. Dick Clark
3. Fidel Castro
4. John Madden
5. Alan Alda
6. Lindsay Lohan
7. Stephen Hawking
8. Kim Jong-il
9. Ruth Bader Ginsburg
10. Tiger Woods

[Queenie]

1. George H.W. Bush
2. Dick Clark
3. Fidel Castro
4. John Madden
5. Alan Alda
6. Lindsay Lohan
7. Stephen Hawking
8. Kim Jong-il
9. Ruth Bader Ginsburg
10. Tiger Woods

Glad to know YOU don't think i'm gonna die this year . . .

[landmammaldolphin]

1.Ernie Harwell (unfortunately)
2.Ed Asner
3.Vidal Sassoon
4.Leslie Nielson
5.Jerry Stiller
6.Mike Wallace (60 Minutes)
7.Marv Albert
8.Jon Gosselin
9.Steven Segal
10.Bob Barker

[Biff]

1. Ernest Borgnine
2. Betty White
3. Peter Falk
4. Fidel Castro
5. Nancy Reagan
6. Dick Clark
7. Billy Graham
8. Jerry Lewis
9. George H.W. Bush
10. Morgan Freeman

Queenie is gambling on age.

[Queenie]

Yeah, most of the members on here probably don't even know most of my picks. But I'm glad you do, Biff.

[jg24]

1. Tiger Woods
2. Robin Williams
3. Andy Dick
4. Courtney Love
5. Dick Clark
6. Nancy Reagan
7. Fidel Castro
8. Barack Obama
9. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
10. Steven Tyler

[zdunklee]

1. George H.W. Bush
2. Dick Clark
3. Fidel Castro
4. John Madden
5. Alan Alda
6. Lindsay Lohan
7. Stephen Hawking
8. Kim Jong-il
9. Ruth Bader Ginsburg
10. Tiger Woods

Glad to know YOU don't think i'm gonna die this year . . .

Aww Crap...forgot about that hitman we hired...we would have went after Biff...but points are based on age and we don't know his. Everyone make sure to put Queenie on your list :twisted:

[sunshyne]

1. Cher
2. Hugh Hefner
3. Maculay Culkin
4. Sean Connery
5. Lindsay Lohan
6. Dick Clark
7. Hulk Hogan
8. Al Sharpton
9. Carrot Top
10. Dave Matthews

[Ashleyme]

I tried to pick people no one else had.
1. Stephen King
2. Dog the Bounty Hunter
3. Willie Nelson
4. Jeff Hardy
5. Jack Nicholson
6. Larry King
7. Adam Lambert
8. Richard Petty
9. Jay Leno
10.Leonard Nimoy

[schuyler16]

1. Joan Rivers
2. Tiger Woods
3. Billy Graham
4. Fidel Castro
5. Zsa Zsa Gabor
6.Steve jobs
7. Amy Winehouse
8. Jeff Conway
9. Betty White
10. Betty Ford

[plumpenut]

1. Jose Canseco
2. Barry Bonds
3. Jean Chretien-former pm of canada
4. Bill Cosby
5. Britney Spears
6. Dick Clark
7. Lawrence Taylor
8. Arnold Palmer
9. Gordie Howe
10. Julius Erving

[Philly Mike]

1. Rush Limbaugh
2. Axl Rose
3. Dick Clark
4. Queen Elizabeth II
5. Stephen Hawking
6. Glenn Beck
7. Osama Bin-laden
8. Joe Perry
9. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (Iran's president)
10. Jesse James

[Philly Mike]

1. Rush Limbaugh
2. Axl Rose
3. Dick Clark
4. Queen Elizabeth II
5. Stephen Hawking
6. Glenn Beck
7. Osama Bin-laden
8. Joe Perry
9. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (Iran's president)
10. Jesse James

I would like to change jesse james for Bob Dylan

[Philly Mike]

1. Rush Limbaugh
2. Axl Rose
3. Dick Clark
4. Queen Elizabeth II
5. Stephen Hawking
6. Glenn Beck
7. Osama Bin-laden
8. Joe Perry
9. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (Iran's president)
10. Jesse James

I would like to change jesse james for Bob Dylan

okay another change too. I will take out rush because he probably won't go this year, and i will put in casey kasem.

[Opus]

@ Fri Jan 01, 2010 12:40 am

1. Rush Limbaugh
2. Axl Rose
3. Dick Clark
4. Queen Elizabeth II
5. Stephen Hawking
6. Glenn Beck
7. Osama Bin-laden
8. Joe Perry
9. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (Iran's president)
10. Jesse James

I would like to change jesse james for Bob Dylan

okay another change too. I will take out rush because he probably won't go this year, and i will put in casey kasem.

Any edits after 11:59 PM on 12/31/09 will disqualify you from the game.

I won't disqualify you, but I won't allow the change either.

[jg24]

The time on the forum board is wrong. It's a few hours fast.

[zdunklee]

The time on the forum board is wrong. It's a few hours fast.

Not if you set it to your correct time zone and make sure Daylight Savings Time is turned off.

[jg24]

Ok, I'll just shut my big fat mouth then! lol

[Philly Mike]

I had the DST settings off. It was 11:40 when i made the change not 12 I was watching the new years rockin eve countdown when it happened, check my settings you will see i did not change anything. hell check this timestamp now It is 4:37 and I am sure you can see if i changed any of my settings at any time.

[Philly Mike]

not that it matters either way though. It's no big deal either way It's not like we actually win anything for this.

[zdunklee]

It also says he posted it at 11:40pm on mine, I think Mike should get that change, is your timestamp off Opus?

[Philly Mike]

It also says he posted it at 11:40pm on mine, I think Mike should get that change, is your timestamp off Opus?

on mine i did notice the timestamp says 12:40 but i know it wasn't that time. The problem is all in the DST setting, and if it's set or not.

[Biff]

I think you'll be okay. No one of major significance to this game has passed, have they?

[Philly Mike]

I think you'll be okay. No one of major significance to this game has passed, have they?

lol that was kind of my point. plus like i said it's not like we are going to win a cash prize or anything... i think

[Ashleyme]

Ok, patiently waiting for someone to die now haha :popcorn:

[Biff]

Artie Lange rushed to the hospital.

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[Mad Dog]

Damn!!! I missed this one again!!

[plumpenut]

Damn!!! I missed this one again!!

for a 12 pack I will see what I can do about getting you in the game

[Mad Dog]

It will have to be a virtual 12 pack since your from St. Cloud.