Seattle Zack
Count each one
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Every year, about ten of my buddies and I do a "dead pool." We each throw fifty buck in, and whoever wins has to buy all the drinks at our get together during the Pro Bowl (also known as the "lamest weekend of the year").
Here's how it works: Every contestant picks ten people that he or she thinks will die during the coming year. You get points based on how young they are (100 minus their age). Whoever has the most points at the end of the year wins.
They have to be fairly well-known people -- celebrities, politicians, athletes, movie stars. "My uncle Harry" doesn't qualify.
From my experience, here are a few tips:
1) The majority of your list should be older celebrities. Go for lots of little points rather than take it in one fell swoop. I had Ronald Reagan last year (the only points I got). Of course, this can backfire. I had Bob Hope and Strom Thurmond on my list for four years running, even though they were only one or two points each, and they still refused to kick the bucket. Bastards.
2) Celebrities with drug problems are a good bet. Big points if a young one you've picked overdoses. Again, I had Robert Downey Jr. for several years on my list, until he cleaned up his act. Maybe.
3) Rappers who like to shoot at each other. The guy who won our 2004 contest had ODB, that put him over the top in a landslide (even though ODB actually overdosed -- see #2 above).
So here are the Lit rules. Post your ten picks here, polls close at midnight on Dec 31. It's self scoring -- if someone on your list dies, resurrect this thread and update your points. Winner gets ... well, nothing, really.
Here's how it works: Every contestant picks ten people that he or she thinks will die during the coming year. You get points based on how young they are (100 minus their age). Whoever has the most points at the end of the year wins.
They have to be fairly well-known people -- celebrities, politicians, athletes, movie stars. "My uncle Harry" doesn't qualify.
From my experience, here are a few tips:
1) The majority of your list should be older celebrities. Go for lots of little points rather than take it in one fell swoop. I had Ronald Reagan last year (the only points I got). Of course, this can backfire. I had Bob Hope and Strom Thurmond on my list for four years running, even though they were only one or two points each, and they still refused to kick the bucket. Bastards.
2) Celebrities with drug problems are a good bet. Big points if a young one you've picked overdoses. Again, I had Robert Downey Jr. for several years on my list, until he cleaned up his act. Maybe.
3) Rappers who like to shoot at each other. The guy who won our 2004 contest had ODB, that put him over the top in a landslide (even though ODB actually overdosed -- see #2 above).
So here are the Lit rules. Post your ten picks here, polls close at midnight on Dec 31. It's self scoring -- if someone on your list dies, resurrect this thread and update your points. Winner gets ... well, nothing, really.
