2009 Picks

Ryan's picks Owen Wilson Steve Jobs Joaquin Phoenix Farrah Fawcett Pauley Shore Osama Bin Laden Jerry Lewis Betty White Andy Rooney Betty Ford Fidel Castro Dick Cheney Ernest Borgnine Dick Clark Patrick Swayze Zsa Zsa Gabor B.B. King Kirk Douglas Billy Graham Clint Eastwood Total: 19 Death Points	Adam's picks Mr. McFeely Elizabeth Taylor B. B. King Paul Harvey Andy Rooney Nancy Reagan Oscar Niemeyer Tomoji Tanabe Ernest Borgnine Kirk Douglas Gertrude Baines Ted Kennedy Jerry Lewis Ariel Sharon Fidel Castro Kim Jong Il Betty Ford Billy Graham Robert Novak Jack Kevorkian Total: 54 Death Points
Jerime's picks Michael Caine Omar Sharif Clint Eastwood Gene Hackman Cloris Leachman Tony Bennett Abe Vigoda Mickey Rooney Andy Rooney Phyllis Diller Ernest Borgnine Zsa Zsa Gabor Sherwod Schwartz Kirk Douglas Walter Cronkite C. Everett Koop Les Paul Karl Malden Art Linkletter Gertrude Baines Total: 70 Death Points	Joe's picks Patrick Swayze Steve Jobs Dick Cheney Elizabeth Taylor BB King Margaret Thatcher Kenny Baker Ray Bradbury Carol Channing Larry Hagman Zsa Zsa Gabor Henry Allingham Dear Abby Jerry Maren Phyllis Diller Andy Rooney Billy Graham Ernest Borgnine Kirk Douglas John Wooden Total: 13 Death Points
Brian's picks Martin Landau Gene Wilder Abe Vagoda Bob Barker Don Rickles Jimmy Carter Dick Clark Ed McMahon Hugh Downs David Attenborough Ravi Shankar Robert McNamara Yogi Berra C. Everett Koop Betty Ford Les Paul Betty White Walter Cronkite Andy Rooney Barbara Billingsley Total: 54 Death Points	Erin's picks Henry Kissinger Amy Winehouse Jeremy Piven Ed McMahon Betty White Carol Channing Asif Ali Zardari Abe Vigoda Nelson Mandela Andy Rooney Betty Ford Ernest Borgnine Ruby Muhammed Oscar Niemeyer Elizabeth Taylor David Rockefeller Art Linkletter Gloria Stuart Steve Jobs Patrick Swayze Total: 24 Death Points

2008 Picks

Ryan's picks Rob Thomas Nicolas Cage Hulk Hogan 50 Cent Pauley Shore Osama Bin Laden Jerry Lewis Betty White Andy Rooney Betty Ford Fidel Castro Dick Cheney Pete Doherty Dick Clark Amy Winehouse Zsa Zsa Gabor B.B. King Britney Spears Billy Graham Clint Eastwood Total: 0 Death Points	Adam's picks Katie Holmes Andrew Dice Clay Courtney Love B. B. King Jerry Lewis Keith Richards Pervez Musharraf Larry Flynnt Paul Harvey Ernest Borgnine Elizabeth Taylor Mr. McFeely Albert Hofmann Arthur C Clarke Ariel Sharon Andy Rooney Edna Scott Parker Fidel Castro Jesse Helms Jack Kevorkian Total: 63 Death Points
Jerime's picks Sean Connery Mickey Rooney Jimmy Carter Hugh Downs Gene Hackman Clint Eastwood Elizabeth Taylor Henry Kissinger Britney Spears James Van Der Beek Ian McKellen Orlando Bloom Gary Busey Joe Pesci Morgan Freeman Patrick Stewart Christopher Walken Ellen Albertini Dow Olivia Newton-John Amy Winehouse Total: 0 Death Points	Joe's picks Margaret Thatcher Paul Newman Kenny Baker Ray Bradbury Carol Channing Larry Hagman Zsa Zsa Gabor Roger Ebert Charlton Heston Henry Allingham Edna Parker Mwai Kibaki Dear Abby Jerry Maren Phyllis Diller Reverend Billy Graham Ernest Borgnine Fidel Castro Kirk Douglas John Wooden Total: 22 Death Points
Brian's picks Steve-O Meat Loaf Chevy Chase Mick Jagger Warren Buffet Roger Moore Alan Greenspan Dick Clark Walter Mondale Maya Angelou Pope Benedict XVI Queen Elizabeth II Estelle Getty Sophia Lauren Jimmy Carter Bob Barker Betty White Andy Rooney Elizabeth Taylor Betty Ford Total: 13 Death Points	Erin's picks Phyllis Diller Dick Clark Jesse Helms Kirk Douglas Charlton Heston Britney Spears Zsa Zsa Gabor Nick Nolte Bobby Brown Larry King N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Total: 8 Death Points

The Prize

Rules

What is The Dead Pool?

The Dead Pool is an annual event where contestants predict the death of famous people in an attempt to secure fabulous cash and prizes.

Summary: Select a team roster of 10 celebrities or otherwise famous people that you believe will kick the bucket in 2009. $11 per entry per roster. ($1 will go towards trophy purchase and engraving). Sign-up and picks open up A.S.A.P.

1. Picks are due by Jan. 25, 2009.

2. The rules are simple: Choose 20 people whom you think will die in the next 12 months. They must appear on http://www.nndb.com in order to confirm their celebrity status. As celebrities die, you earn points. Your 20th pick is worth 20 points and your 1st pick is worth 1 point. Hence, you want the picks that you are more confident will die to come towards the end of your list because they are worth more points. The maximum number of points achievable is 210.

The roster with the most points wins.

* Example:

1. Richard Pryor - 1 point
2. Pat Morita - 2 points
3. Rosa Parks - 3 points
4. Pete Rose - Still Alive
5. Bill Clinton - Still Alive
6. Don Adams - 6 points
7. Peter Jennings - 7 points
8. Eddie Albert - 8 points
9. LL Cool J - Still Alive
10. Bill Parcels - Still Alive
11. Bob Saget - Still Alive
12. Rip Taylor - Still Alive
13. Rip Torn - Still Alive
14. Tom Green - Still Alive
15. Axl Rose - Still Alive
16. George Lucas - Still Alive
17. Jon Heder - Still Alive
18. Vanilla Ice - Still Alive
19. Fred Durst - Still Alive
20. Phyllis Diller - Still Alive
Total: 27 Death Points

3. A death must be confirmed by name by the Associated Press or Reuters, so stick to celebrities and other high profile individuals.

4. You are responsible for your own picks. If your pick is already dead, an illegal/ineligible pick, or if he/she doesn't make the headlines, you will not be allowed to make a substitution unless it's still prior to Jan. 25 of game year.

5. An illegal or ineligible pick shall be defined by the following:
a) Each roster may only have one each of a particular person. If a duplicate dies, the roster will only be awarded once for the death.
b) You may not personally have any hand in your picks’ deaths. Murder or murder for hire is strictly forbidden. Similarly, you may not murder or be responsible for the death of any of your fellow players. That is not cool, man.
c) You may not pick anyone incarcerated and sentenced to death prior to your choosing of them. (Your pick is eligible if you pick him/her before sentencing, and that death sentencing is carried out after Jan.26, 2009.) Additionally, full credit shall be given to an incarcerated individual if that person commits suicide, is murdered, or dies of natural causes.
d) A pick does not count if the celebrity "dies" on the operating table, only to be revived. Death is defined as permanent. Transient deathlike states need not apply.

6. The player with the most points by 12:00 midnight, Januray 25, 2009 will be declared the winner.

7. In the event of a tie, the following criteria will be used to select a winner amongst the tied teams; total number of deaths predicted, if teams are still tied, youngest person on team to die. If a tie persists, then Co-winners will be declared.

8. The Dead Pool administrator shall not be held responsible for any errors in the awarding of prizes.

No refunds for entry fees will be offered. May God have mercy on your soul.

Prizes:

• 1st Place - The fabulous Stalin Statue
  
• 2nd Place - Bragging rights
  
• 3rd Place - Lesser bragging rights