Death Pool 2007

Ok... Ok... It isn't right.. but..

.... my friend and I run a Death Pool. That's right... you pick celebrities and if you get the most amount of points by the end of the year... you win... This year's first prize is worth almost 600 beans but we would love to see many more people participate thus ensuring a much higher first prize. I have posted the rules below for your benefit. Feel free to enter... as many times as you want... each entry will cost ya 20 beans.

ANYONE CAN ENTER! Even if I don't know you... you just need to be very clear about your contact information!

2007 CELEBRITY DEATH POOL OFFICIAL RULES (FIFTH ANNUAL)

OFFICIAL RULES

Welcome to the official 2007 Celebrity Death Pool game! For those of you that are new to the concept, it is our time to take back from the celebrities and famous people out there that do nothing but take our money, sweat and tears as we buy their music, watch their games, read about them in the paper, or purchase their movie tickets. The object of the game is simple – Be the contestant at 12:00 Midnight Eastern Standard Time (EST) on December 31, 2007 to have accumulated the most amount of points. How easy is that?

Let's Get Started -- Think long and hard about the current health or possible health of our society’s famous folks. They can be from any forum. They can be athletes, entertainers, politicians, writers or just folks who are famous for being… famous. They can be from any continent. The main criteria is that someone else can identify who they are by name only and their death will be reported in a published account. Choose the 20 of these famous people that you think will die in the year 2007 and write their names in a list.

Entry Fee – The Entry Fee is nominal. (20 "beans" per entry. You can enter as many times as you want. It is just going to cost you 20 beans per entry.)

Point Structure – The Point Structure is simple, and it remains the most exciting way of scoring the game. Points are determined by beginning with a 100 base point system. The age of the deceased celebrity will be deducted from the base score of 100 and a final number will be achieved. For example, if Britney Spears were to die on January 6, 2007, she would be worth 74 points. 100 base points MINUS 26 years old = 74 points.

Prize Breakdown – The most important part of this game is the prize! The total prize will be determined by how many people enter and dollar values will be determined from the following percentages: First Place will receive 80% of the money and Second Place will receive 20% of the money.

Tie Breakers – In case of a tie, there will be a tiebreaker -- whoever has chosen the most amounts of deceased celebrities. If two players tie for first with the same players, they will split the entire pot. If two players still tie for second, they will split the second place pot.

The league will have a website that will be updated on a periodical basis. It will contain team choices and as many updates as we can of those that have deceased. The web address is: http://home.comcast.net/~stncld727/celeb.html Feel free to visit the website now to see how the current year is going.

The official length of the contest will run from Monday, January 1, 2007 between 00:00:01 EST (12:00 AM plus one second on January 1, 2006) and 23:59:59 EST Monday, December 31, 2007 (11:59 PM plus 59 seconds)

All submissions must be received or postmarked by Sunday, December 31, 2006 at 23:59:59 EST. They must be sent to my normal email address, my email account, or mailed to me at my home. Feel free to email me for that information.


Also check the website... there might be the opportunity to submit your picks online. The important fact is that we need the money by January 15, 2007 or your submission doesn't count. Payments can be cash, check or paypal.

Good Luck