The Off Topic 2008 Celebrity Dead Pool

[-Jrabbit]

I think I know how this one will come out.

[* rents tuxedo, dusts off sig line *]

[Wezil]

Don't forget about the little people -Jrabbit. Consolation points for all participants. Everyone (except the dead celebs) is a winner in the Poly Dead Pool.

[Wezil]

Welcome ladies and gentlemen to the final awards for the Apolyton 2008 Celebrity Dead Pool.

Before we begin I’d like to thank all our players and celebs for their participation in this event. In particular I’d like to give a shout out to the celebrities that gave their lives this year in the furtherance of our contest:

Suzanne Pleshette (19-Jan-08)
Gordon Hinckley (27-Jan-08)
Suharto (27-Jan-08)
Maharishi Yogi (5-Feb08)
Arthur C. Clarke (19-Mar-08)
Charleton Heston (5-Apr-08)
Albert Hoffman (30-Apr-08)
Michael Debakey (11-Jul-08)
Estelle Getty (22-Jul-08)
Louis “Studs” Terkel (31-Oct-08)
Sammy Baugh (17-Dec-08)
W. Mark Felt (18-Dec-08)
Harold Pinter (24-Dec-08)


Enough with the platitudes – On with the awards.


The “You Can’t Cheat Death Award" for the last celeb to die in 2008 goes to…….

A tie!!! LordShiva, Ming, Omni Rex Draconis and snoopy369 receive 25 points each.


The “Killing Spree Award" goes to –Jrabbit for his string of three. 50 hard earned points.

The “Empty Casket Award" goes to Deep Sleep, Guynemer, Krill, and Perfection. Well done guys *cough*. 50 points each.


The final points tally is as follows:

Leader Board

-Jrabbit 991
Omni Rex Draconis 811
LordShiva 562
LotC 386
Snoopy369 376
Ming 214
SlowwHand 183
Wezil 175
Drogue 171
OzzyKP 168
embalmer42 164
Deep Sleep 50
Guynemer 50
Krill 50
Perfection 50


The “Grim Reaper Award" for the winner of the 2008 Celebrity Dead Pool goes to –Jrabbit's "Vicious Rabbits". Way to knock ‘em dead –Jrabbit.


I’d like to give a personal thanks to Ming and the rest of the current Poly ownership/admin. I always thought a Dead Pool could succeed at this site and I thank you for allowing it to happen. Long live the Dead Pool.

With that, I formally declare the 2008 pool to be concluded.

[Ming]

Congrats Jr... You sure know how to pick em.

And a special thanks to Wezil for making the effort to get this pool up and running. He faced a lot of resistence in the past, but he never gave up. It's a lot of work running one of these! THANKS!

[embalmer42]

And a big to Wezil for organizing this and running it (with help, of course) for the year. It was nice to see it finally come together after all the years you fought (but not died) for it.

Well done sir.

[germanos]

Well done Wezil, and thanks for the fun

[Guynemer]

I think Jr should get a special Grim Reaper badge or something.

[OzzyKP]

Wezil

Jr