Celebrity Death Pool 2009:
We apparently suck at pessimism, as last year we were only able to predict the death of one celebrity. I declare myself winner, with 10 points, after predicting Arthur C. Clarke's death, and am now showering myself with glorious prizes.
Late this year, so we'll make January 15th the cut-off. Also due to last years poor performance, I'm withdrawing the rule disqualifying contestants from receiving points from deaths they themselves are directly responsible for. If we reach November and you haven't got any points yet and are getting desperate, and you think you can off an Olsen twin without getting caught and thus pull into the lead, I say go for it.
Also Tom suggests we disallow choices that are know to be terminally ill cancer patients.
So rules for this year:
Choose 13 people. For each one that dies between Jan 15th '09 and Dec 31st '09, you receive points equal to 100 minus their age.
All picks must be submitted before midnight EST , Jan 15th. They must all still be alive at that time.
Allowed picks are not:
a. a fictional character
b. non-human
c. under age 18 at death (cause that makes me sad)
d. Someone you know personally (yes, we're all pretty sure this is the year Tom's tragic spiral of self destruction will finally finish him off, but if we all pick him, we're just going to end up tied with the same number of points and it won't affect the final outcome anyways).
If there's uncertainty about the age of the celebrity at time of death, we'll go with the higher age.
Persons under sentence of death before the first day of 2009 will be valid for scoring points only if they die by means other than official execution.
Someone known to have cancer will only be valid for scoring points if they die by means other then their disease.
Feel free to submit a list for someone else if they don't have a livejournal account
Late this year, so we'll make January 15th the cut-off. Also due to last years poor performance, I'm withdrawing the rule disqualifying contestants from receiving points from deaths they themselves are directly responsible for. If we reach November and you haven't got any points yet and are getting desperate, and you think you can off an Olsen twin without getting caught and thus pull into the lead, I say go for it.
Also Tom suggests we disallow choices that are know to be terminally ill cancer patients.
So rules for this year:
Choose 13 people. For each one that dies between Jan 15th '09 and Dec 31st '09, you receive points equal to 100 minus their age.
All picks must be submitted before midnight EST , Jan 15th. They must all still be alive at that time.
Allowed picks are not:
a. a fictional character
b. non-human
c. under age 18 at death (cause that makes me sad)
d. Someone you know personally (yes, we're all pretty sure this is the year Tom's tragic spiral of self destruction will finally finish him off, but if we all pick him, we're just going to end up tied with the same number of points and it won't affect the final outcome anyways).
If there's uncertainty about the age of the celebrity at time of death, we'll go with the higher age.
Persons under sentence of death before the first day of 2009 will be valid for scoring points only if they die by means other than official execution.
Someone known to have cancer will only be valid for scoring points if they die by means other then their disease.
Feel free to submit a list for someone else if they don't have a livejournal account