The SMFML 2009 Celebrity Dead Pool

...where you can win a trophy by picking which stars are going to burn out. All you do is create your own "Dead Pool" by selecting ten famous (infamous) people that you believe will die between the start and finish of the game. There is no entry fee but the winner will receive a trophy. All rosters of 10 celebrities are due December 28th, 2008. Please submit your list of celebrities and what they are famous for- Eg. Brad Pitt- actor. You will not receive any credit for celebrities who die before the start of the game at 12:00am Jan. 1, 2008.

SCOREBOARD:

Team Erin 149 points
Ed McMahon RIP 6/23/09 15 points
Farrah Fawcett RIP 6/25/09 39 points
Michael Jackson RIP 6/25/09 51 points
Patrick Swayze RIP 9/14/09 44 points

Team Accounting 90 points
Farrah Fawcett RIP 6/25/09 39 points
Michael Jackson RIP 6/25/09 51 points

Team Lieto 68 points
Ted Kennedy RIP 8/25/09 24 points
Patrick Swayze RIP 9/14/09 44 points

Team Lemaster 62 points
Allen Shellenberger RIP 8/14/09 62 points

Team Dirty 44 points
Patrick Swayze RIP 9/14/09 44 points

Jeanna's Team 44 points
Patrick Swayze RIP 9/14/09 44 points

Jill R. Team 44 points
Patrick Swayze RIP 9/14/09 44 points

Team Shank 39 points
Farrah Fawcett RIP 6/25/09 39 points

Team Ali G 39 points
Farrah Fawcett RIP 6/25/09 39 points

Team Annewich 10 points
Oral Roberts RIP 12/15/09 10 points

Team Hung 9 points
Walter Cronkite RIP 7/17/09 9 points

Team Porter 7 points
Les Paul RIP 8/13/09 7 points

The Rules:

* Pick 10 “celebrities” who you believe will die between 12:00am Jan. 1 2009 and 11:59:59 pm Dec. 31, 2009.

* The “celebrity” must be a living human, no famous animals or fictitious characters.

* The “celebrity” can be from any walk of life, entertainment, sports, politics, crime etc.

* Missing persons are eligible but if it is determined that they died before the start of the game you will not be awarded any points. (If you pick Nathlie Halloway and it is shown she died in 2005, you get no points. If you pick her and she dies this year, you get her points)

* Your “celebrity” cannot be on death row, in a coma or a "permanent vegetative state, involved in a war (Osama is not valid as he is a target of the "war on terror"), or the recipient of a vital organ transplant from an animal or an artificial organ at the start of the game. (A pacemaker is not an artificial organ, Dick Cheney is eligible.)

* You cannot directly or indirectly contribute to the immediate death of any "celebrity" on your roster.

* To be considered “famous”, the death of your “celebrity” must be published by two major news organizations, eg. Washington Post, New York Times, London Times, CNN etc. from 2 different cities. Online publication counts as long as it is a major organization not a private blog entry.

* Since news organizations love to post the deaths of journalists any “celebrity” news figure must have a national following.

* Names can appear only once on your list.

* Administrators are not responsible for the accuracy of your roster, YOU ARE.

* One point will be awarded for each "celebrity" death on your roster.

* The scoring is weighted. One additional point will be awarded for each year under 100 your dead "celebrity" is. Eg. Billy Graham is 91 and will get you 9 additional points.

* Whoever has the most total points when the ball drops ringing in 2010, wins.

* This year two trophies will be awarded: One for most points and one for most correct picks. (If the same person wins both, on trophy will be awarded reflecting such)

If a person on your list dies send me a quick email at smfmldeadpool(at)gmail(dot)com
in case I missed it.