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Celebrity Dead Pool 2014


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2010 - TigerfromMars
2011 - jf9tp2wd40 
2012 - Scorge
2013 - Bigsby
2014 - ???????
 
You know the rules by now. Pick 20 well-known people that you think may not see the end of 2014. List them. Name one of them as your joker. Sit back and wait for the points to start rolling in.
 
New for 2014:
 
***DO NOT POST YOUR TEAMS IN THE THREAD***
 
All teams to be submitted via PM to me. On the closing date (31st January) I will post all the teams. This should stop all the copying that's gone on in previous years.
 
This has removed the need for the First Pick bonus, so that will not be awarded this year.
 
You will start earning points from the day your team is submitted, so best be quick.
 
THE RULES:
 
Pick 20 different celebrities who are alive, but who, in your opinion, will no longer be with us by 31st December 2014.
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.

The team with the most points at the end of the year will be deemed 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:

-The most hits (i.e. correctly-chosen deceased celebs).
-The youngest average age of hits.

OTHER RULES:

All of your chosen celebs must be:

-Human.
-At least 18 years old at time of selection.
-Not on any form of "Death Row" or scheduled for execution.
-Actual real-life people, not characters out of soap operas and the like.
-All entries must be celebrities. Your Great Aunt Jenny doesn't count
-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. Anyone caught breaking this rule will be disqualified from the game.

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.

(All times and dates will relate to local time at place of death) 
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What's the rule on people who are ill already? That's all fine I take it? Well not for them, but you get my drift.

 

Yeah that's fine. The only rule is they can't be on death row. I have someone on my list this year who has terminal brain cancer. I feel such a cunt for having them on my list. I have guilt this year, which is new. When we started I was just picking names for a laugh, now I'm actively searching out people struggling with horrific diseases. Terrible.

 

 

wait so do i get my list back?

 

I thought I could view the old version but it appears I can't. So that's gone. Sorry. I was on my phone when I did it.

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