2014 Death Pool
Rules
- Pick 10.
- Don't look at other people's lists until yours is posted.
- Person must be listed on Wikipedia to be eligible.
Scoring
On the death of a celebrity on a contestant’s list, points will be awarded according to 100 minus the age, minimum of 5 points if they are older than 95.
5-point bonuses:
- NEW: Happy Un-birthday (Dies on their birthday)
- NEW: Susan G. Comen Award (Dies to Breast Cancer during Breast Cancer Awareness Month)
- NEW: Well Played (Unique pick is not on anyone else's list)
- First Blood (First Confirmed Death in Pool)
- Colbert Bump (if the celebrity was ever a guest on The Colbert Report)
- When Animals Attack (Killed By Animal)
- The Threat Down (stacks with "When Animals Attack," if celebrity is killed by a bear)
- Once you go Black you don't come Back (When Black Celebrity Dies in Black history month)
- Holiday Cheer (Celebrity Dies on New Years Day, Valentines Day, St Patrick's Day, Easter, 4th of July, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas Day)
- Suicidal Tendencies (Celebrity Death By own Hand)
- Carradine Style (stacks with "Suicidal Tendencies", self explanatory)
- Beat the Clock (Celebrity dies in last 7 days of pool)
- Hat Trick (5 points for every 3 confirmed Death)
- Unlucky 13 (celeb dies on the 13th of the month)
- Robbing the Cradle (celebs under 21 years of age)
Other bonuses:
- Daily Double (2 celebs die on one team in the same day doubles your points for the day)
- Ride the Lightning (Celebrity is killed by Lightning 25 Points)
- Juice is Loose (Celebrity is Killed By OJ Simpson 50 points)
- Killing Spree (3 die in a row on one team with no one in between, the 3rd is worth triple points)
- Grand Slam (4 celebs die on on team in one month, the 4th is worth 4x points)
Scoreboard
- Brian (20 points)
- 15 points for Ariel Sharon
- 5 points for First Blood
- Tony (20 points)
- 15 points for Ariel Sharon
- 5 points for First Blood
- Dan (0 points)
Lists
Brian
- Fidel Castro (87)
- Thomas S. Monson (86)
- Bashar al-Assad (48)
- Ayman al-Zawahiri (62)
- Bob Barker (90)
- George H.W. Bush (89)
Ariel Sharon (85)- Lil Wayne (31)
- Barbara Bush (88)
- O.J. Simpson (66)
Tony
- Fidel Castro (87)
- Billy Graham (95)
- Jerry Sandusky (69)
- George H.W. Bush (89)
- Bashar Al-Assad (48)
- Pope Benedict (86)
- Muhammad Ali (71)
- Sam Simon (58)
Ariel Sharon (85)- Barbara Bush (88)
Dan K
- Wilko Johnson (67)
- Sam Simon (58)
- Valerie Harper (75)
- Clive James (75)
- Chris Woodhead (68)
- Fidel Castro (87)
- Terry Pratchett (66)
- Joost van der Westhuizan (43)
- Stephan Hawking (72)
- George H.W. Bush Sr (90)