*** The Official 2012 Chiefs Planet Celebrity Death Pool***

[Gonzo]

RULES | SCORING | PRIZES

SIGNING UP:
This is simple, as you can see above, there’s a poll. Please Click on the “Sign Me Up” option. Then, you may post your list at your convenience and I will track your selections.

***The poll/sign up closes on March 2nd***

PARTICIPANT LISTS:
Participants and their death-wish lists: *Edit* Lists will be kept private until the 3-1-12 deadline if the participant requests it.
*EDIT on 1-10:
People, there may be an expansion draft if no one is dying or if there are no points scored come a few months in. Pick wisely!



Lumpy:
George Michael, Rod Stewart, Willie Nelson, Kirk Douglas, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Mick Jagger, Betty White, Hugh Hefner, Julie Andrews, Bob Dylan

digger12291970: 10
Larry King, Betty White, Bob Dylan, Fidel Castro, Ernest Borgnine, Hugh Hefner, Robin Gibb, Paul McCartney, Henry Kissinger, Zsa Zsa Gabor
SUPPLEMENTAL PICK(S): Hugo Chavez

sd4chiefs:
Billy Graham, Ray Bradbury, Fidel Castro, Joan Fontaine, Luise Rainer, Olivia deHavilland, Mickey Rooney, Casey Anthony, Chaz Bono, Lindsay Lohan

rockymtnchief: 20
Joe Paterno, Muhammed Ali, Abe Vigoda, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Bob Barker, Fidel Castro, Kirk Douglas, Andy Dick, Ernest Borgnine, Stephen Hawking
SUPPLEMENTAL PICK(S): Robin Gibb, Judge Wapner

MoreLemonPledge: 20
John Goodman, Jon Bon Jovi, Gary Busey, Pete Doherty, Joe Paterno, Lindsay Lohan, Carlos Santana, Leonardo DiCaprio, Dick Clark, Paris Hilton

lewdog 5: 30
Etta James, Stephen Hawking, Billy Graham, Eddie Van Hallen, Lindsay Lohan, Chuck Berry, Muhammad Ali, Joe Paterno, Glenn Campbell, Charlie Sheen
SUPPLEMENTAL PICK(S): Robin Gibb, Steve Sabol, Michael Lohan

KC Tattoo:
Charlie Sheen, Bobby Moynihan, John Daly, O.J. Simpson, John Madden, Scott Hall, Ross Perot, Rick Flair, Brad Garrett, Alec Baldwin

Bump:
Muhammad Ali, Fidel Castro, Nicholas Cage, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Charles Manson, Oscar Niemeyer, Courtney Love, Casey Anthony, Nelson Mandela, Tom Hardy

Stanley Nickels: 45
Dick Clark, Fidel Castro, Betty White, Jerry Sandusky, Artie Lange, Charlie Sheen, Muhammad Ali, Etta James, Kirk Douglas, Zha Zha Gabor
SUPPLEMENTAL PICK(S): Jerry Lewis, Robin Gibb, Harper Lee

Rain Man: 30
Mike Wallace, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Sylvester Stallone, Dolores Hope, Doris Day, Joe Paterno, Pacman Jones, Ayman al-Zawahiri, Fats Domino, Conchata Ferrell
SUPPLEMENTAL PICK(S): Chuck Bednarik, Robin Gibb

SNR:
Gary Glitter, Abe Vigoda, Ralph Wilson, Jimmy Carter, Dave Brubeck, Gene Wilder, Fred Phelps, Maureen McCormick, Lindsey Lohan, Liza Minelli

Graystoke:
Linsay Lohan, Stephan Hawking, Penny Marshall, Kirk Douglas, Billy Grahm, Muhamad Ali, Fidel Castro, Charlie Sheen, Nelson Mandela, Phyllis Diller

patteeu:
Scott Weiland, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Fidel Castro, Hugo Chavez, Margaret Thatcher, Artie Lang, Jeff Garlin, Dick Cheney, Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Mary Kate Olsen

Crush: 10
Joe Paterno, Steve Sabol, Margaret Thatcher, Ed Sabol, Steven Adler, Nelson Mandela, Ralph Wilson Jr., Pat Bowlen, Queen Elizabeth II, Pope Benedict XVI
SUPPLEMENTAL PICK(S): Zsa Zsa Gabor

Steron: 10
Mike Love, John McCain, William Shatner, Abe Vigoda, Joe Paterno, Edward Leslie, Shirley Temple, Jerry Lewis, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Michael Douglas
SUPPLEMENTAL PICK(S): Hosni Mubarak

”Bob“ Dobbs: 20
Dick Clark, Michael Douglas, Lindsey Lohan, Kirk Douglas, Joe Paterno, Aretha Franklin, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Bob Barker, Dick Cheney, Fidel Castro

RockChalk: 10
Muhammad Ali, Henry Kissinger, Nelson Mandela, Billy Graham, Robin Gibb, Kirk Douglas, Jerry Lewis, Lindsay Lohan, Pamela Anderson, Keith Richards
SUPPLEMENTAL PICK(S): Lawrence Taylor

California Chief: 60
Dick Clark, John Madden, Nelson Mandela, Snoop Doggy Dogg, George H.W. Bush, Hugh Hefner, Mohammed Ali, Hugo Chavez, Etta James, Bob Barker
SUPPLEMENTAL PICK(S): Zsa Zsa Gabor, Margaret Thatcher

Kerberos:
Demi Lovato, Sir Richard Branson, Hugh Hefner, Ashton Kutcher, Charlie Sheen, Sarah Palin, Lindsey Lohan, Willey Nelson, Lawrence Fishburn, Ozzy Osbourne

Gonzo:
Gene Wilder, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Kirk Douglas, Betty White, Muhammad Ali, Steve-O (Jackass), Liza Minnelli, Abe Vigoda, Dick Cheney, Nancy Reagan

Chiefnj2: 20
Kirk Douglas, Bob Barker, Joan Rivers, Jeremy London, Tony Iommi, Whitney Houston, Joran Van der Sloot, Heather Locklear, Dick Van Dyke, The Dynamite Kid

Gadzooks: 10
Zsa Zsa Gabor, Ralph Wilson, Ed Sabol, Paul Zimmerman, Kirk Douglas, Dynamite Kid, Robin Gibb, Ariel Sharon, Penny Marshall, Steven Hawking

Munson:
Kim Jong Un, Ayatollah Khamenei, Fidel Castro, Mikhail Gorbache, Bob Dole, Jimmy Carter, Prince Philip, Mikhail Kalishnikov, Joran Van Der Sloot, Keith Richards

Dartgod: 20
Robin Gibb, Fidel Castro, Joe Paterno, Andy Dick, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Artie Lange, Bret Michaels, Jerry Lewis, Michael Douglas, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
SUPPLEMENTAL PICK(S): Margaret Thatcher

CrazyCoffey: 30
Etta James, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Robin Gibb, Lindsay Lohan, Muhammad Ali, Steve-0, Paul Zimmerman, Larry King, Kirk Douglas, Prince Philip
SUPPLEMENTAL PICK(S): Luise Rainer, Burt Reynolds

Sofa King: 10
Robin Gibb, Doyle Brunson, Bob Barker, Verne Troyer, Morgan Freeman, Jimmy Carter, Ernest Borgnine, Michael J. Fox, Heidi Fleis, Lil Wayne

Pestilence:
Kirk Douglas, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Billy Graham, Fidel Castro, Dick Van Dyke, Muhammad Ali, Stephen Hawking, Ariel Sharon, Bill Clinton, Carrot Top

journeyscarab:
Kirk Douglas, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Billy Graham, Fidel Castro, Jerry Lewis, Muhammad Ali, John Pinette, Hugo Chavez, Jimmy Carter, Ozzy Osbourne

bevischief: 10
Muhammad Ali, Stephen Hawking, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Billy Graham, Fidel Castro, Queen Elizabeth II, Pope Benedict XVI, Ayatollah Khamenei, Hugo Chavez, Dick Clark

KurtCobain:
Jessica Alba, Henry Winkler, Mark Zuckerburg, Seth McFarlane, Bob Saget, Bobby Brown, Len Dawson, Courtney Love, Plaxico Burress, Amber Heard

Inmem58:
Muhammad Ali, Stephen Hawking, Macaulay Culkin, Kyle Busch, Mel Gibson, Woody Harrelson, Shirley Maclane, Betty White, Lindsey Lohan, Aretha Franklin, Roddy Piper[/quote]

blazzin311: 10
Charlie Sheen, Nelson Mandela, Kirk Douglas, Betty White, Stephen Hawking, Aretha Franklin, Jake LaMotta, Kim Jong-Un, Dick Clark, Nancy Reagan

Tribal Warfare:
Paris Hilton, John Mackey, Vanilla Ice, Tara Reid, Chris Brown, Wilfred Brimley, Joel Madden, Ned Beatty, Don Pardo, Marc Summers

Pushead2: 10
Nelson Mandela, Aretha Franklin, Rick Ross, Lindsey Lohan, Dick Clark, Phil Anselmo, Barbara Walters, Ozzy Osbourne, Magic Johnson, George Bush Sr.

raybec 4: 20
Nelson Mandela, Burt Reynolds, Dick Clark, Lindsey Lohan, Terrel Owens, Bernie Madoff, Warren Buffett, Bud Selig, Allen Iverson, Muhammad Ali
SUPPLEMENTAL PICK(S): Robin Gibb, Dick Cheney

Jerm:
Gordie Howe, Arnold Palmer, Ozzy Osbourne, Danny Glover, Keith Richards, Billy Graham, Brooke Mueller, Mike Tyson, Tina Turner, Mickey Rourke

Dartgod:
Robin Gibb, Fidel Castro, Joe Paterno, Andy Dick, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Artie Lange, Bret Michaels, Jerry Lewis, Michael Douglas, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Baby Lee: 20
Etta James, Hosni Mubarek, Reverend Billy Graham, Urban Meyer, Pete Doherty, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Joe Paterno, Rick Flair, Edward Furlong, Mindy McCready

[patteeu]

Originally Posted by Gonzo

No sweat, I'd like everyones picks in by next week at the latest. I just know someoned going to bite it and there will be some huge lopsided point variations.
Meh, what can you do?

BTW, I'm going to go ahead and go with an expansion draft after the 3/1 deadline then again at the 1/2 year mark.
3 picks in March for everyone then another 2 on 6/15. That'll be a nice addition I think. Now then, if there's a contingent of people that oppose this at that time, we'll reconsider so make your 1st 10 choices count people!
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This is your contest and you're supplying the prizes so I guess you can do what you want, but IMO you should really set the rules before the deadline for getting the first round of picks in and then we should all live by them for the duration of the game. I think it's a bad idea to suggest that we can hash out the rules at some distant point in the future after the game has already begun and points have already started to roll in. Obviously, the people in the lead are going to oppose changes that make it easier for others to catch them and equally obviously, the people behind will want the opposite.

Don't worry about whether we like your rules. Stand tall and tell us how it will be whether we all like it or not.

[Gonzo]

Originally Posted by patteeu

This is your contest and you're supplying the prizes so I guess you can do what you want, but IMO you should really set the rules before the deadline for getting the first round of picks in and then we should all live by them for the duration of the game. I think it's a bad idea to suggest that we can hash out the rules at some distant point in the future after the game has already begun and points have already started to roll in. Obviously, the people in the lead are going to oppose changes that make it easier for others to catch them and equally obviously, the people behind will want the opposite.

Don't worry about whether we like your rules. Stand tall and tell us how it will be whether we all like it or not.

Yeah, I know... I just want the game to have a shit ton of action and I see that a lot of other pools run with anywhere from 13-15 and sometimes 20 picks. I tell you what, though... If someone is way ahead, I can see us having a problem come june. We'll just go with what we have here for now and if no one's dying, we'll hold a supplemental in june or something. Maybe earlier if 0 points are scored.
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[Gonzo]

Ok, I have an update to do. I will try to get that done today. I received the new spreadsheet from digger, (thank's dude!)

Moving forward, try to get your lists in when you can. I know this is a bit of a work in progress but I think things are going well thus far.

[Gonzo]

I just started going over the spreadsheet...

Holy shit, digger put in a lot of work. everyone do me a favor and rep the shit outta him for his work. I wish there was a way to post this on here, anyone have any ideas?

I was just going to screen-cap it but it's way too big to even think about trying that.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by patteeu

I just used the celebrities' birthdays as the predicted death date because I'm not very imaginative. Unfortunately, I had to throw a couple of good candidates aside because their birthdays were too early in the year to have much chance of hitting on it.

It seems like you should go with the day after their birthday. If they're on their deathbed you'd think that they'd do an adrenaline burst to reach their birthday, and if they're not on their deathbed you'd think that the letdown after their birthday or the gorging on cake would impact their immune or coronary systems.

Now I want to do a statistical analysis to see if the general population is statistically more likely to die the day after their birthday than on their birthday or the day before. If my theory is true, we could start card-counting in celebrity death pools all over the internet.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by Steron

Bump

The CP member? If so, you need to add a date and pick nine other people.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by patteeu

This is your contest and you're supplying the prizes so I guess you can do what you want, but IMO you should really set the rules before the deadline for getting the first round of picks in and then we should all live by them for the duration of the game. I think it's a bad idea to suggest that we can hash out the rules at some distant point in the future after the game has already begun and points have already started to roll in. Obviously, the people in the lead are going to oppose changes that make it easier for others to catch them and equally obviously, the people behind will want the opposite.

Don't worry about whether we like your rules. Stand tall and tell us how it will be whether we all like it or not.

On that note, we should have a rule that a person doesn't count if a player actually murders them. If I'm 8 points behind in December and Zsa Zsa is still in the that hospital bed, I shouldn't be able to go in there with a pillow and win that Chiefs jacket.

[Gonzo]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

On that note, we should have a rule that a person doesn't count if a player actually murders them. If I'm 8 points behind in December and Zsa Zsa is still in the that hospital bed, I shouldn't be able to go in there with a pillow and win that Chiefs jacket.

Well, rule 1 kinda covers that but let it be written... If a celebrity is killed via a contestant it doesn't count... *cough* pestilence *cough*
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[patteeu]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

It seems like you should go with the day after their birthday. If they're on their deathbed you'd think that they'd do an adrenaline burst to reach their birthday, and if they're not on their deathbed you'd think that the letdown after their birthday or the gorging on cake would impact their immune or coronary systems.

Now I want to do a statistical analysis to see if the general population is statistically more likely to die the day after their birthday than on their birthday or the day before. If my theory is true, we could start card-counting in celebrity death pools all over the internet.

Outstanding plan.

[crazycoffey]

Originally Posted by Gonzo

Well, rule 1 kinda covers that but let it be written... If a celebrity is killed via a contestant it doesn't count... *cough* pestilence *cough*
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He acts tough but I doubt he could hurt a fly. Well a real fly and maybe flyOTwall the poster, but other than those two exceptions, Pest wouldn't hurt anyone.....

[digger]

Originally Posted by Gonzo

I just started going over the spreadsheet...

Holy shit, digger put in a lot of work. everyone do me a favor and rep the shit outta him for his work. I wish there was a way to post this on here, anyone have any ideas?

I was just going to screen-cap it but it's way too big to even think about trying that.

Which worksheet did you like the best?

If I can keep this list updated I can update this one as needed. I've started a database.

[Gonzo]

Originally Posted by digger12291970

Which worksheet did you like the best?

If I can keep this list updated I can update this one as needed. I've started a database.

I liked them both but the one with the contestant names on the left hand column seemed a little easier for me to use. They're both really good, though. We need to post whichever one is easier to see on here. Lumpy is trying to convert it or put it on a file-sharing site as well.
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[Lumpy]

I like the spreadsheets too, but there's an issue w/ viewing. It's very difficult to read the info, (text is way too small due to the amount of content). We can still use the spreadsheets to keep track on our end though. Thank you for your help, digger!

Another idea is to place a hyperlink in the OP. I can give Gonzo the hyperlink code to each entry and he can paste it in the OP.

EXAMPLE, (before a death occurs):
Lumpy:
George Michael, Rod Stewart, Willie Nelson, Kirk Douglas, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Mick Jagger, Betty White, Hugh Hefner, Julie Andrews, Bob Dylan

digger12291970:
Larry King, Betty White, Bob Dylan, Fidel Castro, Ernest Borgnine, Hugh Hefner, Robin Gibb, Paul Mccartney, Henry Kissinger, Zsa Zsa Gabor

EXAMPLE, (after a death occurs): OH NOES... NOT BOB DYLAN!!
Lumpy: 25 Points
George Michael, Rod Stewart, Willie Nelson, Kirk Douglas, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Mick Jagger, Betty White, Hugh Hefner, Julie Andrews, Bob Dylan

digger12291970: 25 Points
Larry King, Betty White, Bob Dylan, Fidel Castro, Ernest Borgnine, Hugh Hefner, Robin Gibb, Paul Mccartney, Henry Kissinger, Zsa Zsa Gabor

The only problem I see w/ this idea is w/ the private lists. Everyone would need to post their list on the thread when the deadline gets here so that I can create the hyperlink code for Gonzo.

Judges/participants... your thoughts?

[digger]

Originally Posted by Lumpy

I like the spreadsheets too, but there's an issue w/ viewing. It's very difficult to read the info, (text is way too small due to the amount of content). We can still use the spreadsheets to keep track on our end though. Thank you for your help, digger!

Another idea is to place a hyperlink in the OP. I can give Gonzo the hyperlink code to each entry and he can paste it in the OP.

EXAMPLE, (before a death occurs):
Lumpy:
George Michael, Rod Stewart, Willie Nelson, Kirk Douglas, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Mick Jagger, Betty White, Hugh Hefner, Julie Andrews, Bob Dylan

digger12291970:
Larry King, Betty White, Bob Dylan, Fidel Castro, Ernest Borgnine, Hugh Hefner, Robin Gibb, Paul Mccartney, Henry Kissinger, Zsa Zsa Gabor

EXAMPLE, (after a death occurs): OH NOES... NOT BOB DYLAN!!
Lumpy: 25 Points
George Michael, Rod Stewart, Willie Nelson, Kirk Douglas, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Mick Jagger, Betty White, Hugh Hefner, Julie Andrews, Bob Dylan

digger12291970: 25 Points
Larry King, Betty White, Bob Dylan, Fidel Castro, Ernest Borgnine, Hugh Hefner, Robin Gibb, Paul Mccartney, Henry Kissinger, Zsa Zsa Gabor

The only problem I see w/ this idea is w/ the private lists. Everyone would need to post their list on the thread when the deadline gets here so that I can create the hyperlink code for Gonzo.

Judges/participants... your thoughts?

I like it, more readable that screen shots of worksheets.

Thanks to everyone who sent rep.

[KC Tattoo]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

If you were more of a celebrity you'd be on my list.

Well, if it were up to me now & I thought about it..

I would have picked your walking stick man. I mean the dude never stops walking. How long can he go? Just walks and walks even when your off line the guy just keeps walking. The guy is a toothpick. Maybe some body else may or should pick him in this death celebrity contest? Other than it's not a celebrity it should be. The walking stick man.