Nath
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Registered: 3rd Apr 02
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Who fancies creating a 'dead pool'?
On another MB I use they are doing it. The rules are as follows:
THE BASICS:
· Pick 20 different celebrities who are alive as at 1st January 2010, but who, in your opinion, will no longer be with us by 31st December 2010.
· Nominate one of them as your "joker".
· For each celeb demise that you guess correctly, you'll score points, and if your joker sadly passes away, your grief will be alleviated by the fact that you'll score double points.
· We'll keep you updated via email every time someone scores points, and there will be a (usually) up-to-date scoreboard on the website.
· The team with the most points at the end of the year will, unsurprisingly, be deemed to be the winner.
· In the event of a dead heat on points, the winner will be selected according to the following criteria, applied in this order:
o The most hits (i.e. correctly-chosen deceased celebs).
o The youngest average age of hits.
o The most amusing team name.
OTHER RULES:
· All entrants must supply a team name and a valid email address. We will never reveal your email address to anyone else.
· All of your chosen celebs must be:
o Human.
o At least 18 years old as at 1st January 2010.
o Not on any form of "Death Row" or scheduled for execution.
o Actual real-life people, not characters out of soap operas and the like.
o Named individuals, not just "Pope Wotsisface" or "the oldest person in the world".
· Players must not murder their chosen celebs. That's cheating, and cheating is wrong.
· The date of death is taken as that in the country/region where the person died, i.e. local time is used. If the time of death is reported as exactly midnight local time, the date of the day just beginning is used. This may be relevant in deciding bonuses (see below).
DEFINITIONS:
· "Celebrity" means someone who, upon their death, gets a written obituary in a British national newspaper or on the BBC News website. This does mean that you can't always be sure when picking your team whether each person will be famous enough or not, but that's all part of the game.
· "Obituary" simply means an article which mentions the fact that the person has died. It doesn't have to be the conventional biographical write-up.
· "Death" means the transition from the former to the latter. The death of a career (e.g. Michael Barrymore) doesn't count.
SCORING:
The value of the basic death depends on the person's age:
18-29 years: 12 points
30-49 years: 10 points
50-59 years: 9 points
60-69 years: 8 points
70-79 years: 7 points
80-89 years: 6 points
90-99 years: 5 points
100-109 years: 4 points
110+ years: 3 points
On top of this, bonus points are awarded as follows:
Unique pick: +3 if you were the only competitor to pick that person.
Unlucky 13: +2 for a celeb who dies on the 13th of any month.
Unnatural causes: +3 for murder, suicide or accident (but not State executions).
Party pooper: +5 for a celeb who dies on their birthday or Xmas Day.
Joker: Take the total of all the above and double it.
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Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
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I'll have to give this some thought.
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Mad Moe
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Registered: 14th Jun 01
Location: Northumberland
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I keep thinking of people I'd rather see dead than ones I would expect to die
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Shell
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Registered: 14th Oct 08
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How morbid is this
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Tommy L
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WTF 
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Cosmo
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Registered: 29th Mar 01
Location: Im the real one!
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Can we do a version with just CS members instead of celebs?
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Nath
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Registered: 3rd Apr 02
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Shell
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Registered: 14th Oct 08
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Cosmo, we cannot tempt fate!
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Cosmo
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Registered: 29th Mar 01
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quote:
Originally posted by Shelley
Cosmo, we cannot tempt fate!
You'll be on my list.
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Shell
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Registered: 14th Oct 08
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Don't do that, I'll go into supersticion overdrive
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Cosmo
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Registered: 29th Mar 01
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quote:
Originally posted by Shelley
Don't do that, I'll go into supersticion overdrive
OK, just Eck is on it then.
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Shell
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Registered: 14th Oct 08
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Meh, I can live with that ( I jest, Alex!)
[Edited on 29-12-2009 by Shelley]
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CorsAsh
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Registered: 19th Apr 02
Location: Munich
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quote:
Originally posted by Cosmo
Can we do a version with just CS members instead of celebs?
Doyle, Doyle, Doyle, Doyle, Doyle, Doyle, Doyle, Doyle, Doyle, Doyle, Doyle, Doyle, Doyle, Doyle, Doyle, Doyle, Doyle, Doyle, Doyle
Barnshaw (but only if his tent gets struck by lightning).
[Edited on 29-12-2009 by CorsAsh]
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sand-eel
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Registered: 15th Mar 07
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Who will keep up with the scoreboard?
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mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
Location: St. Helens
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Bruce Forcythe has to go this year
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