Only five days remain to get your nominations in for the 2008 Celebrity Dead Pool!
Here's your chance to ponder the eternal questions of life and death. Tell the universe whose time you think is up, who may be likely (sadly) to go before they deserve, and who you just flat out don't like anymore.
There's no entry fee to play and a double pass to Village Cinema Gold Class for the winner. Rules and scoring details are here.
All nominations must be received no later than 31 December 2007 (that's Melbourne time, kids) so email your entries to me at mattsdeadpool@gmail.com.
And thanks to my lovely wife for the awesome sidebar banner. Isn't she talented?
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Sunday, December 23, 2007
Dead Pool Update - Email Address
Greetings, players.
A few people have expressed concern about posting their nominations before anyone else . . . and showing their hand, as it were.
It's felt that waiting until the last minute will provide an unfair advantage over those with the courage to get their nominations in early.
This is a very valid concern and to alleviate this, I've created an email account for your use.
If you'd rather not advertise your nominations before the game begins, then please email them to mattsdeadpool@gmail.com.
I will collect and collate all the nominations, and post them once the game has begun.
A few people have expressed concern about posting their nominations before anyone else . . . and showing their hand, as it were.
It's felt that waiting until the last minute will provide an unfair advantage over those with the courage to get their nominations in early.
This is a very valid concern and to alleviate this, I've created an email account for your use.
If you'd rather not advertise your nominations before the game begins, then please email them to mattsdeadpool@gmail.com.
I will collect and collate all the nominations, and post them once the game has begun.
Dead Pool Update
A couple of quick updates on the Dead Pool.
First, the keen-eyed among you will have noticed the link on the right-hand sidebar. Clicking on this will pull up all posts relating to the Dead Pool, allowing you quick and easy access to all the relevant info.
Second, the mysterious unnamed prize has been decided. The winner of the 2008 Dead Pool will be awarded with a double pass to Village Cinema Gold Class. This will be an Australian pass, and therefore useful only to Australian entrants.
If you're playing internationally, then . . . we'll work something out.
Good luck !
First, the keen-eyed among you will have noticed the link on the right-hand sidebar. Clicking on this will pull up all posts relating to the Dead Pool, allowing you quick and easy access to all the relevant info.
Second, the mysterious unnamed prize has been decided. The winner of the 2008 Dead Pool will be awarded with a double pass to Village Cinema Gold Class. This will be an Australian pass, and therefore useful only to Australian entrants.
If you're playing internationally, then . . . we'll work something out.
Good luck !
Saturday, December 22, 2007
Celebrity Dead Pool 2008
Welcome friends, to the macabre world of The Celebrity Dead Pool 2008.
The rules are very simple.
You nominate a list of up to 10 celebrities that you think will shuffle off this mortal coil between 12am on 1 January 2008 and 12am on 1 January 2009.
Points are awarded for each correct guess, and the highest score at the end of the year will win a prize.
That's it. It's very simple.
Please enter your list in the comments section of this post.
I will post updates as events unfold throughout the year.
The scoring method and rules are below.
Let's get to it.
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Scoring
1. The score awarded for a correctly predicted death will be determined by the formula 100 minus Age at Date of Death.
2. A person's "age" will be defined as their Age Last Birthday. This figure is incremented at the instant of 12am on the date of the person's birthday. This means that if a person dies on their birthday, their age is taken as the age they had just become that day.
3. If a person is over the age of 100 at their date of death, the score will be zero.
4. In the event of dispute about a person's precise age, the issue will be investigated by the moderator (which is me) and a decision made based on the best available evidence. The moderator's decision is final and no correspondence will be entered in to.
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The Rules
1. All nominated persons must be human and must be alive as of 12am on 1 January 2008.
2. If you make a nomination and the person dies before 12am on 1 January 2008, you may substitute another name. You have 1 day's grace, and the substitution must happen before 12am on 2 January 2008.
3. Nominated persons must be famous or infamous in their own right, not (for example) because they're sick, or because they're very old, or because they're hideously and tragically deformed, or because they're about to undergo an extraordinary, ground-breaking and very risky operation.
4. For a death to be valid, it must be reported by at least one major mainstream media outlet. Examples include AP, AAP, Reuters, a major national or metropolitan newspaper or a major national or metropolitan TV network. Your blog doesn't count.
5. The death of a local celebrity will only be valid if their death is reported by a national media outlet, or by a major media outlet in another city.
6. If a nominated person is on death row at the start of the game, no points will be awarded if they are executed. Similarly, if a nominated person is being held hostage at the start of the game, no points will be awarded if they are killed by their captors or in a rescue attempt. Points will be awarded only if the nominated person dies from another cause.
7. Each nomination list may have at most 10 names.
8. No name may appear on a nomination list more than once. You may, however, submit more than one list.
9. Any attempts to influence the result via murderous acts will result in immediate disqualification.
The rules are very simple.
You nominate a list of up to 10 celebrities that you think will shuffle off this mortal coil between 12am on 1 January 2008 and 12am on 1 January 2009.
Points are awarded for each correct guess, and the highest score at the end of the year will win a prize.
That's it. It's very simple.
Please enter your list in the comments section of this post.
I will post updates as events unfold throughout the year.
The scoring method and rules are below.
Let's get to it.
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Scoring
1. The score awarded for a correctly predicted death will be determined by the formula 100 minus Age at Date of Death.
2. A person's "age" will be defined as their Age Last Birthday. This figure is incremented at the instant of 12am on the date of the person's birthday. This means that if a person dies on their birthday, their age is taken as the age they had just become that day.
3. If a person is over the age of 100 at their date of death, the score will be zero.
4. In the event of dispute about a person's precise age, the issue will be investigated by the moderator (which is me) and a decision made based on the best available evidence. The moderator's decision is final and no correspondence will be entered in to.
-----------------------------------------------------------
The Rules
1. All nominated persons must be human and must be alive as of 12am on 1 January 2008.
2. If you make a nomination and the person dies before 12am on 1 January 2008, you may substitute another name. You have 1 day's grace, and the substitution must happen before 12am on 2 January 2008.
3. Nominated persons must be famous or infamous in their own right, not (for example) because they're sick, or because they're very old, or because they're hideously and tragically deformed, or because they're about to undergo an extraordinary, ground-breaking and very risky operation.
4. For a death to be valid, it must be reported by at least one major mainstream media outlet. Examples include AP, AAP, Reuters, a major national or metropolitan newspaper or a major national or metropolitan TV network. Your blog doesn't count.
5. The death of a local celebrity will only be valid if their death is reported by a national media outlet, or by a major media outlet in another city.
6. If a nominated person is on death row at the start of the game, no points will be awarded if they are executed. Similarly, if a nominated person is being held hostage at the start of the game, no points will be awarded if they are killed by their captors or in a rescue attempt. Points will be awarded only if the nominated person dies from another cause.
7. Each nomination list may have at most 10 names.
8. No name may appear on a nomination list more than once. You may, however, submit more than one list.
9. Any attempts to influence the result via murderous acts will result in immediate disqualification.
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