A few years ago here at Cootiehog we had a Celebrity Dead Pool. I think eight people participated, and we did have a couple “winners” over the course of the year that I kept it going. I’m wondering if people would be interested in starting it up again, but this time with legitimate prizes if people pick the right celebs.
Macabre, I know.
Drop a comment announcing the celeb you’d pick for the first round if you are interested. No celeb can be chosen by two people, so it’s first come first serve. If I get a dozen people saying they are up for it, I’ll pony up a $10 Target gift card as the prize. Be aware that this first “round” could last a VERY long time if any of the picks go on to live healthy lives.
Deadline for first round entries: Friday, January 11, 2008
Good luck, y’all!! When I get some entries I’ll create a listing in the sidebar listing everyone’s choices for easy tracking.
Edited to add:
HOW IT WORKS:
1. Pick a celeb you think might die soon and leave the name in the comments along with a legitimate email address.
2. Wait and watch to see if celeb dies.
3. If they die first out of all the other entries, you win the prize offered here at Cootiehog.
VERY easy game – you’re only task is to pick a celebrity!
MY PICK: CAROL CHANNING
Um, I may be interested if I had any idea how this works…do you get to pick ANY celebrity? Do you have a list? How long does it last? We’re talking literally dead right??
Amy@P2P’s last blog post..Light Day
It can be ANY celebrity – as long as they are alive as of the deadline date of Friday, January 11 (if your pick dies before the deadline next Friday you have to pick again and WON’T get the prize). And yes, we mean literally dead – as in “autopsy reports have come back revealing that…” dead.
My pick is Britney Spears. I feel like a total jerk for saying that, but in light of the events today I honestly don’t think she’ll make it to the end of 2008
Meghan’s last blog post..Magic
Ooooh! I want to play too. I’m going to pick ::God forgive me:: Mickey Rooney
One of my favorites & I feel horrible picking him…but…..Ernest Borgnine.
I think you also have to stipulate that the celebrity you pick has to be in relatively good shape before you pick them. They can’t be on their deathbed. Or have stage 3 cancer. Know what I mean? To offset this, I gave points out for the age of the person you chose because it’s too hard to stop people from picking sick or ancient people. The younger the person you pick who dies, the more points you get. The person who gets to x number of points wins. It’s your game. I’ll have to think about a celeb to pick.
Denis, I know you keep pushing to have points and all that, but I just want a simple game – I don’t want to have to tally points and percentages. It’s just a simple dead pool.
I’ll set up a sidebar widget shortly and will put in all the entries we have so far.
I say Elizabeth Taylor.
Estelle Getty (Sophia from the Golden GirlsO
Cristan and NJSue – you’ve both been added!
I kind of get what Denis is saying about the points thing.
Makes sense that someone would pick Brit-Brit right off the bat.
I love the man, but I’m picking Johnny Carson.
Um. Johnny Carson died two years ago.
I’m going to pick Andy Griffith.
Julie – you have been added!
Seriously? Man, I’m usually up on these things. That’s embarrassing.
OK, then, Larry King.
Rob and I jointly vote for Artie Lang
Artie Lang? *lol* The guy who was on Howard Stern for a while? That’s funny.
You’ve been added – and welcome back – you haven’t been around these here parts in a while (at least, not vocally).
Is a former president allowed? If so, I’ll pick Jimmy Carter, although I think Meghan is going to win with the Britney pick.
Anyone famous counts, Bev! You’re in!
Leslie Nielsen
All the good ones were taken!
Merv Griffin. No, no Phil Donahue. No, make it Mike Douglas. Nah, how about Bob Hope. That ain’t gonna work. Count me in for George Harrison. Let me think this through. baseball great Ted Williams. Maybe not. How about Don Knotts? We should just play a game of Dead or Alive instead.
Have you made your pick yet, D?
Not yet. I have to think about it. I don’t want to pick someone and have them die on me before the contest starts.
Can I join in? I say Ed McMahon.
Absolutely! Ed McMahon it is!
I’m going out on a limb here. I pick Meshach Taylor. He may not be as old as some of these other picks, but he’s lived a hard miserable acting life to my knowledge.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meshach_Taylor
Wow. Meschach Taylor? He’ll be thrilled you even thought of him.
These are the names you come up with when you watch Designing Women at the gym while you work out.
Richard Widmark
Duly noted, Uncle Bill!