GreatWhiteNope 0 Report post Posted December 16, 2005 (edited) TSM 2006 Death Pool It's that time again. Some changes have been made from the 2005 Death Pool to spice things up a bit. You pick 20 famous names (or less if you prefer) who you think will die in 2006 and list them in this thread. Then for every one that dies, you're awarded points. Points system is as follows: 20 points - Person on your list dies on or between 1/1/06 and 4/1/06 40 points - Person on your list dies on or between 4/1/06 and 7/1/06 60 points - Person on your list dies on or between 7/1/06 and 10/1/06 80 points - Person on your list dies on or between 10/1/06 and 12/31/06 100 points - BONUS for each "Best Bet" 200 points - BONUS for "Death or Forfeit" The "Best Bets" are the two famous names on your list you designate as "Best Bets" to die. If either one dies, you get the points for both their respective date of death and also the 100 BONUS points. You can designate only two "Best Bets". "Death or Forfeit" is the equivalent of taking what's inside the box. You have the option of designating one famous name on your list as "Death or Forfeit". If they die after 4/1/06, you get the points for both the date of death and also the 200 BONUS points. If they fail to die between 4/1/06 and the end of the year, you automatically forfeit participation in the entire competition, regardless of your status on the leaderboard. The group you designate as your two "Best Bets" can not contain the same individual you designate as "Death or Forfeit". Deadline for submissions in this thread is Tuesday, December 27th, 2005. Good luck! Edited December 17, 2005 by GreatWhiteNope Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ravenbomb 0 Report post Posted December 16, 2005 Randy Savage Muhammed Ali Eli Wallach *BEST BET* Blake Edwards Abe Vigoda Sadaam Hussein Jim Davis Claudia Cardinale Robert Prosky Ringo Starr Neil Young 50 Cent Gene Wilder J.D. Salinger Chuck Norris Pat Boone Patricia Neal *BEST BET* Joan Rivers Leonard Cohen Mel Brooks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Czech Republic 0 Report post Posted December 16, 2005 Pope Benedict the whatever Gerald Ford - best bet Muhammad Ali - best bet Robert Duvall Bob Newhart Fidel Castro Keith Richards Syd Barrett Sophia Loren Liza Minnelli Boris Yeltsin CarnivalIsComing Gene Hackman Gene Okerlund George McGovern Sargent Shriver Myself Jesse Helms B.B. King Jean Stapleton Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jwpeer 0 Report post Posted December 16, 2005 Anna Nicole Smith Judi Dench Vladimir Putin Gerald Ford Fidel Castro *Best Bet* George Bush (Not the current president, his dad) 50 Cent Harrison Ford Alan Rickman Bill Romanowski Jake Roberts Hulk Hogan Madeline Albright Mike Tyson Kurt Vonnegut *Best Bet* Oliver Stone Dustin Hoffman Joss Ackland Jose Canseco Lindsay Lohan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Evolution Report post Posted December 16, 2005 Gerald Ford - BEST BET Fidel Castro Ariel Sharon B.B. King - BEST BET Dick Clark Kirk Douglas Lady Bird Johnson Nancy Reagan Jerry Lewis Muhammad Ali Ernest Borgnine Sadaam Hussein Walter Cronkite Abe Vigoda Jesse Helms Margaret Thatcher Don Knotts Augusto Pinochet Billy Graham Zsa Zsa Gabor Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mole 0 Report post Posted December 16, 2005 Wow, I can't think of that many names. I got two. Muhammad Ali Kurt Angle - BEST BET Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Failed Bridge 0 Report post Posted December 16, 2005 Muhammad Ali - Best Bet Betty White Ernest Borgnine Paul Newman Zsa Zsa Gabor Bob Barker Leslie Nielsen Hugh Downs Jack Palance Sidney Poitier Dick Clark Carl Reiner Louie Anderson (The pick for Fat Comic that will be found dead and bloated in a hotel room) Yogi Berra Gerald Ford - Best Bet Phyllis Diller Don Knotts Walter Cronkite Kirk Douglas Lady Bird Johnson Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vern Gagne 0 Report post Posted December 16, 2005 (edited) I take it if one your choices for 2006 dies, in 2005 it won't count? Fools. Jake Roberts, and Keith Richards will never die. Mickey Rooney Ernest Borgnine Gerald Ford-best bet Art Donovan Gene Okerlund Stan Musial Robert Guillume Phyllis Diller Rose Marie Margaret Thatcher Jerry Lewis William "The Refrigerator" Perry Louis Farahkan Jim Nabors Ricardo Montalban Estelle Getty Tony Curtis Elizabeth Taylor Bill Wyman John Wooden-best bet Edited December 18, 2005 by Culloden Hastings Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Czech Republic 0 Report post Posted December 17, 2005 Richards might kick it. I don't think Carlin is gonna give up the ghost just yet! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spaceman Spiff 0 Report post Posted December 17, 2005 John Wooden BEST BET Gerald Ford BEST BET Pat Summerall Boris Yeltsin Don Knotts Bea Arthur George Wendt Phil Rizzuto Walter Cronkite Abdullah the Butcher Ed McMahon Queen Elizabeth II Charlton Heston Natasha Lyonne Gordie Howe Bill Wyman Brian Wilson (of the Beach Boys) Stan Lee Margaret Thatcher Nancy Reagan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarvinisaLunatic 0 Report post Posted December 17, 2005 Estelle Getty Fidel Castro Walter Cronkite Jerry Lewis James Earl Jones Wilford Brimley Dick Clark Arthur C. Clarke Billy Graham Andy Rooney Paul Harvey J.D. Salinger Earl Woods Wink Martindale Bob Barker John Wooden --Andy Griffith Show Trifecta-- Andy Griffith Don Knotts Ron Howard --- and just for kicks Pauly Shore Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Der Kommissar 0 Report post Posted December 17, 2005 1. Estelle Getty (Best bet) 2. Jack Kevorkian (Best Bet) 3. Glenn Ford 4. Gerald Ford 5. Brutus Beefcake 6. Verne Gagne 7. Hugh Heffner 8. Walter Kronkite 9. Mike Wallace 10. William F. Buckley 11. Jack Lalane 12. Frances Reid 13. Andy Griffith 14. Roger Moore 15. Zsa Zsa Gabor 16. Elizabeth Taylor 17. IM Pei 18. Joseph Wapner 19. Van Johnson 20. Lady Bird Johnson Let's see how that works out... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vyce 0 Report post Posted December 17, 2005 Anyone have John Spencer? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Brian Report post Posted December 17, 2005 I'll wait until the 27th before I put down Gerald Ford. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vern Gagne 0 Report post Posted December 17, 2005 So are we supposed to pick a "death or forfeit" if we choose? Also, the 27th is a Tuesday. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Failed Bridge 0 Report post Posted December 17, 2005 Anyone have John Spencer? Wouldn't count if they did. Its still 2005 and I imagine that if one of the picks for 06 dies before 06 then we're allowed to replace them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Frank_Nabbit Report post Posted December 17, 2005 Al Lewis -Grandpa Munster Joseph Barbera -- Cartoonist *Best Bet* Gerald Ford Walter Cronkite Betty Ford Julian Wetmore (Kid born with no face) Jamie Farr (MASH) Johnathan Winters (Comedien) *BEST BET* Barbara Bush (Prez momma) Geogre blanda (NFL Star) Yogi Berra Robert Altman (Director) Buzz Aldrin (Astronaut) Ned beatty (actor) boris yeltsin (russian leader) Bart Starr (QB) John Madden John Goodman Mario Andretti Lou Holtz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Frank_Nabbit Report post Posted December 17, 2005 CarnivalIsComing Myself *laughs* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carnival 0 Report post Posted December 17, 2005 I know I love it. I'm not a bad pick...I got enemies. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nighthawk 0 Report post Posted December 17, 2005 I shall try not to duplicate much. Bill Cosby - Best Bet Kirk Douglas - Best Bet Steve-O Don Knotts Marilyn Manson Oral Roberts Michael J. Fox Kevin Federline Courtney Love Dan Akroyd Flavor Flav Suge Knight Wayne Newton Ron Jeremy Marion Barry George Carlin Michael Moore Rush Limbaugh Nelson Mandella OJ Simpson Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Agent of Oblivion Report post Posted December 17, 2005 No way Wayne Newton dies this year. I'll bet you five bucks on that one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nighthawk 0 Report post Posted December 17, 2005 I needed a few left field picks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carnival 0 Report post Posted December 18, 2005 1. Charlton Heston 2. Gerald Ford *BEST BET* 3. Muhammed Ali *BEST BET* 4. Sadaam Hussein 5. Bobby Heenan 6. Hugh Hefner 7. B.B. King 8. Red Auerbach 9. James Earl Jones 10. Esham 11. Axl Rose 12. Whitney Houston 13. Barbara Bush 14. Courtney Love 15. Stephen Hawking 16. Elizabeth Taylor 17. Bob Barker 18. Wilford Brimley 19. Tom Osbourne 20. The Game Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hawk 34 0 Report post Posted December 18, 2005 Gerald Ford *Best Bet* Gene Wilder B.B King JD Salinger Oilver Stone Walter Cronkite Billy Graham (Preacher, not the wrestler) Dennis Farina Don Knotts Jason Alexander Bobby Heenan Al Franken Ted Danson Art Modell Courtney Love Dave Meltzer Charlton Heston Michael Moore Daniel Stern Julie Andrews Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Czech Republic 0 Report post Posted December 18, 2005 CarnivalIsComing Myself *laughs* Carnival, a self-described "Czech Republic obsessive," is probably going to break into my dorm and try to kill me, but I'm not goin' down without a fight. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carnival 0 Report post Posted December 18, 2005 From your list sounds like the fight will be a draw. Or do I win and then die later in the hospital due to injuries? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gWIL 0 Report post Posted December 18, 2005 1.Gerald Ford 2.Dick Cheney *Best Bet* 3.Suge Knight *Best Bet* 4.Ric Flair 5.The Game 6.Michael Jackson 7.Billy Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins) 8.Bill Clinton 9.Danny DeVito 10.Sadaam Hussein 11.Steve Martin 12.Collective Soul singer Ed Roland 13.Shirley Manson (Garbage) 14.Guy Pearce 15.Osama bin Laden 16.Tony Blair 17.Bobby Brown (Whitney Houston's husband) 18.Chris Martin of Coldplay 19.Pamela Anderson 20.Jason Bateman Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NYU 0 Report post Posted December 18, 2005 1. Gerald Ford *BEST BET* 2. Muhammed Ali *BEST BET* 3. Dick Clark 4. John Tenta 5. Walter Cronkite 6. Colin Powell 7. Ed McMahon 8. John Goodman 9. Liz Sheridan 10. Tara Reid 11. Charlton Heston 12. Tim Allen 13. Bob Dylan 14. Margaret Thatcher 15. Dusty Rhodes 16. The Iron Shiek 17. John Travolta 18. Jerry Stiller 19. Fidel Castro 20. Zsa Zsa Gabor Betting on Jake Roberts, Keith Richards, or Courtney Love to die is like betting on the Braves to lose the NL East. Sure, it's possible, but not if history has anything to say about it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest TheBASHER Report post Posted December 18, 2005 1.Kurt Angle 2.Scott Steiner 3.Tammy Sytch 4.Joanie Laurer 5.Lex Luger 6.Vader 7.Jim Ross 8.Scott Hall 9.Jake Roberts 10.Randy Savage 11.50 cent ~~~BEST BET~~~ 12.Young Buck 13.Tony Yayo 14.Lloyd Banks 15.The Game (I mean the rapper, not Triple H) 16.Margaret Thatcher ~~~BEST BET~~~ 17.Suge Knight 18.Eminem 19.Saddam Hussein 20.Ozzy Osbourne Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Twisted Intestine 0 Report post Posted December 18, 2005 1. Jason Mewes 2. Scott Hall 3. Johnny Depp 4. Ariel Sharon -BEST BET- 5. Michael Jackson 6. Sharron Osbourne 7. Nick Cage 8. Jason Alexandre 9. Don Cherry 10. Elton John 11. Bill Gates 12. Tom Hanks 13. Ric Flair 14. Keanu Reeves 15. Mike Tyson 16. Randy Couture 17. Osama Bin Laden -BEST BET- 18. Michael Moore 19. George Bush 20. Roger Ebert Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
