CELEBRITY DEATH POOL 2009!!!

[Radar]

I was thinking that this year, as a way of raising money for the tip jar, and to have a bit of fun, we should all kick on some money for the celebrity death pool. Not a lot. Let's say $20.

I believe Lumberjim would be a good choice to hold the money, or even UT himself.


If we each kick in say $20 for the prize and half of it goes to the winner, with the other half going to the cellar. It would be kind of fun.

Please let me know if you're interested.


The rules would be as follows:


1. All players pick 10 celebrities they believe will die within the year 2009.

2. A celebrity is someone whose name is immediately recognized so if the person is a drummer in a band none of us have heard of, it doesn't count and neither does "uncle joe" unless your uncle Joe is Joe Lieberman or something like that. If there are questions on the celebrity status of a user's choice, a vote of all players will decide whether the person is really a celebrity. A tie goes to the runner....or in this case the player.

3. If someone on your list dies, you subtract their age from 100 and this is the number of points you get for that person's death.

4. Half of all prize money will go to the Cellar tip jar, and the other half will go to the winner. If there is a tie, half will go to the cellar tip jar, and the other half will be divided amongst the players who won.

5. All money must be paid and picks must be made no later than January 1, 2009 at midnight in Hawaii. This makes the game fair so people don't start joining the game when they find out a celebrity has a terminal illness or something.

6. Picking people who are on death row does not count.




What do you guys think? Do you want to make this game a bit more interesting?