Apolyton Celebrity Dead Pool 2009

[-Jrabbit]

OK, time to catch up on things. Here's the final list of entrants. You know who you are:

Asmodean
David Floyd
embalmer42 - Embalmer Express
Germanos - Into The Great Void
Guynermer - Guild of Calamitous Intent
Jrabbit - Vicious Rabbits
Ming - Mingapulco Graveyard
OneFootInTheGrave
OzzyKP
SlowwHand
Solomonwi - Hearse Cleaners
Straybow - Straybow's Random Shots
The Emperor Fabulous - Next Dead Thing
Tuberski
Wezil
Winston

[-Jrabbit]

Scoring thus far:
010109 - 13 teams received the On Time Airlines Award (25 pts) due to the acceptance of late entries.
011409 - SlowwHand scores with the death of Ricardo Montalban, 88, of uncertain causes ("complications due to advancing age"). This qualifies for both the First Blood and Unique Pick bonuses (25 each).
Scoring:
150 + (100-88) + (21-20) + (25+25)
= 150+12+1+50 =
= 213 points

If Montalban's "complications" are determined to be Unnatural Causes (murder, suicide, accident), an additional 20 pt. bonus will accrue. Sloww, it's your responsibility to post any such news.

[-Jrabbit]

Current Standings

1. SlowwHand 25+213 = 238
2. Asmodean 25
2. David Floyd 25
2. Germanos 25
2. Guynermer 25
2. -Jrabbit 25
2. Ming 25
2. OneFootInTheGrave 25
2. OzzyKP 25
2. Solomonwi 25
2. Tuberski 25
2. Wezil 25
2. Winston 25
14. embalmer42 --
14. Straybow --
14. The Emperor Fabulous --

[-Jrabbit]

List of non-unique picks, by frequency (q=49)
Fidel Castro 13

Billy Graham 8
Ariel Sharon 8
Kirk Douglas 8

Margaret Thatcher 7
Amy Winehouse 7

Patrick Swayze 6
Barack Obama 6
Robert Byrd 6

Nelson Mandela 5
John Wooden 5
Stephen Hawking 5
Betty Ford 5

Abe Vigoda 4
Muhammad Ali 4
Clint Eastwood 4
Louis Farrakhan 4
Queen Elizabeth II 4
Zsa Zsa Gabor 4
Nancy Reagan 4

John Forsythe 3
Robert Dole 3
Michael Jackson 3
Sean Connery 3
Joe Paterno 3
John Paul Stevens 3
Ted Kennedy 3
Henry Kissinger 3
Ronnie Biggs 3
Jimmy Carter 3
Jerry Lewis 3
Robert Mugabe 3
George H.W. Bush 3

Bernard Madoff 2
Hugh Hefner 2
Farrah Fawcett 2
Norman Wisdom 2
Barbara Bush 2
Jack Kevorkian 2
Eunice Kennedy Shriver 2
Roger Ebert 2
Angela Lansbury 2
Tom Cruise 2
Dick Clark 2
Paul Harvey 2 (died February 28)
Ozzy Osbourne 2
Elizabeth Taylor 2
Warren Buffett 2
Pat Summerall 2

[-Jrabbit]

List of unique picks, alpha (q=128)
19. Mahmoud Abbas
8. Louie Anderson
8. Neil Armstrong
11. Lesley Ash
5. Michael Aspel
16. William H. Avery
14. Sonny Barger
16. Bob Barker
12. Andy Bell
6. Rabbi Philip Berg
8. Chuck Berry
17. Mahathir bin Mohamad
19. Ernest Borgnine
18. Bobby Brown
16. Dave Brubeck
10. Doyle Brunson
15. George W. Bush
5. Peter Carington, Baron
14. Carol Channing
16. Mark David Chapman
2. Dick Cheney
19. Jacques Chirac
17. Jean Chreitin
18. Lee Corso
3. Bishop Ian Cundy
12. Liz Dawn
8. Judy Densch
20. Phyllis Diller
7. Pete Doherty
4. Elizabeth Dole
15. Fats Domino
6. Patricia C. Dunn
15. Elizabeth Edwards
2. Peter Falk
12. Bob Feller
6. Dario Fo
18. Michael J. Fox
12. Aretha Franklin
2. Hayden Fry
9. Annette Funicello
6. Vo Nguyen Giap
11. John Glenn
5. Danny Glover
9. Sue Grafton
15. Alan Greenspan
6. Andy Griffith
14. Gene Hackman
20. Larry Hagman
19. Alexander Haig
14. Philip Baker Hall
8. Ronnie Hawkins
2. Johannes Heesters
5. Dr. Henry Heimlich
4. Derryn Hinch
3. Dolores Hope
12. Tommy Hunter
9. Mick Jagger
12. Maurice Jarre
8. Wojciech Jaruzelski
10. Steve Jobs
19. Kim Jong-Il
10. Casey Kasem
14. Barbara Kent
14. Kirk Kerkorian
5. B.B. King
19. Don King
19. Marion "Suge" Knight
3. Helmut Kohl
3. Claude Levi-Strauss
18. Gordon Lightfoot
4. Lindsey Lohan
7. Sophia Loren
1. Courtney Love
7. Shane MacGowan
9. John Madden
11. Karl Malden
15. George McGovern
3. Liza Minelli
7. Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller
20. Ricardo Montalban (d. Jan. 14)
2. Harry Morgan
11. Ennio Morricone
12. Hosni Mubarak
20. Ruby Muhammad
8. Harry Mulisch
20. Jack Nicholson
10. Jack Nicklaus
6. Robert Novak
17. Bobby Orr
18. Peter O'Toole
10. Les Paul
5. Patriarch Pavle (Gojko Stojčević)
2. Pele
15. Shimon Peres
8. H. Ross Perot
3. Prince Philip
8. Pauline Phillips
18. Marky Ramone
3. Anne Rice
13. Keith Richards
13. Jake "Snake" Roberts
2. Bobby Robson
13. Andy Rooney
1. Mickey Rooney
16. W. Axl Rose
13. Donald Rumsfeld
17. J.D. Salinger
19. Maximilian Schell
14. Yitzhak Shamir
13. Than Shwe
7. Neil Simon
12. OJ Simpson
20. Tom Sizemore
20. Ringo Starr
10. George Steinbrenner
6. Ted Stevens
17. Y. A. Tittle
18. Simon van der Meer
3. Dick Van ****
15. Donatella Versace
14. Gore Vidal
13. Mike Wallace
16. Eli Wallach
17. William F. Walsh
2. Charlie Watts
18. Betty White
12. Gene Wilder
4. Tom Wolfe

Most unique picks - embalmer42 (14)

[-Jrabbit]

In the process of organizing this, I found one name (Pat Summerall) that had been mistakenly listed as unique when, in fact, Solomonwi and Tuberski both took him. No other surprises.

Sorry for the delay in scoring updates.

Next I'll put all the team entries in one post, including the latecomers (some of which required alterations from the original listing). What else needs listing?

[Winston]

I can't think of anything, off-hand.

Thanks for the update!

[-Jrabbit]

The entry lists on Page 1 (post #2) have now been updated to reflect spelling fixes and add the late entries for easy reference.

[Ming]

Thanks for all the hard work. I'm sure it is appreciated by all the players!

[SlowwHand]

Current Standings

1. SlowwHand 25+213 = 238
2. Asmodean 25
2. David Floyd 25
2. Germanos 25
2. Guynermer 25
2. -Jrabbit 25
2. Ming 25
2. OneFootInTheGrave 25
2. OzzyKP 25
2. Solomonwi 25
2. Tuberski 25
2. Wezil 25
2. Winston 25
14. embalmer42 --
14. Straybow --
14. The Emperor Fabulous --

[-Jrabbit]

The Total Alpha List of Apolyton Dead Pool Celebrities 2009
[name - date of birth - field of celebrity]

Mahmoud Abbas 032635 Palestinian politics
Muhammad Ali 011742 boxing
Louie Anderson 032453 comedian
Neil Armstrong 080530 astronaut
Lesley Ash 021960 actor
Michael Aspel 011233 English TV personality
William H. Avery 081111 U.S. politician
Sonny Barger 100838 Hell's Angel
Bob Barker 121223 entertainer
Andy Bell 042564 musician (Erasure)
Rabbi Philip Berg *1935?* religious leader
Chuck Berry 101828 rock and roll
Ronnie Biggs 080829 criminal
Mahathir bin Mohamad 122025 Malaysian politician
Ernest Borgnine 012417 actor
Bobby Brown 020569 musician
Dave Brubeck 120620 musician
Doyle Brunson 081033 poker player
Warren Buffett 083030 businessman
Barbara Bush 060825 ex-First Lady
George H.W. Bush 061224 ex-President
George W. Bush 070646 ex-President
Sen. Robert Byrd 112017 politician
Peter Carington, Baron 060619 British politician
Jimmy Carter 100124 ex-President
Fidel Castro 081326 Cuban politics
Carol Channing 013121 actor/singer
Mark David Chapman 051955 assassin
Dick Cheney 013041 ex-Vice President
Jacques Chirac 112932 French politics
Jean Chreitin 011134 Canadian politician
Dick Clark 113029 entertainer
Sean Connery 082530 actor
Lee Corso "1936" sports broadcaster
Tom Cruise 070362 "actor"
Bishop Ian Cundy 042345 Anglican cleric
Liz Dawn 110839 British actor
Judi Dench 120934 British actor
Phyllis Diller 071717 comedian
Pete Doherty 031279 British musician
Elizabeth Dole 072936 U.S. politician
Robert Dole 072223 U.S. politician
Fats Domino 022628 musician
Kirk Douglas 120916 actor
Patricia C. Dunn 032753 business executive
Clint Eastwood 053130 actor/director
Roger Ebert 061842 film critic
Elizabeth Edwards 070349 U.S. politician
Queen Elizabeth II 042126 monarch
Peter Falk 091627 actor
Louis Farrakhan 051133 religious leader
Farrah Fawcett 020247 actor
Bob Feller 110318 baseball player
Dario Fo 032426 Italian Nobelist
Betty Ford 040816 ex-First Lady, clinician
John Forsythe 012918 actor
Michael J. Fox 060961 actor
Aretha Franklin 032542 Queen of Soul
Hayden Fry 022829 ex-football coach
Annette Funicello 102242 Mouseketeer
Zsa Zsa Gabor 020617 actor
Vo Nguyen Giap 082511 Vietnamese war hero
John Glenn 071821 astronaut/politician
Danny Glover 072246 actor
Sue Grafton 042440 author
Billy Graham 110718 religious leader
Alan Greenspan 030626 economist
Andy Griffith 060126 actor
Gene Hackman 013030 actor
Larry Hagman 092131 actor
Alexander Haig 120224 ex-general
Philip Baker Hall 091031 actor
Paul Harvey 091218 radio personality
Stephen Hawking 010842 physicist
Ronnie Hawkins 011035 musician
Johannes Heesters 120503 Dutch entertainer
Hugh Hefner 040926 exploiter of women
Dr. Henry Heimlich 020320 choke artist
Derryn Hinch 020944 Australian entertainer
Dolores Hope 052709 philanthropist
Tommy Hunter 031037 Canadian musican
Michael Jackson 082958 King of Pop
Mick Jagger 072643 musician/economist
Maurice Jarre 091324 French composer
Wojciech Jaruzelski 070623 Polish politician
Steve Jobs 022455 business executive
Kim Jong-Il 021641 Korean politician
Casey Kasem 042732 radio personality
Ted Kennedy 022232 U.S. politician
Barbara Kent 121606 silent movie actor
Kirk Kerkorian 060617 billionaire
Jack Kevorkian 052628 Doctor Death
B.B. King 091625 blues guitarist
Don King 120932 boxing promoter
Henry Kissinger 052723 U.S. politician
Marion "Suge" Knight 041965 rap music impresario
Helmut Kohl 040330 German polician
Angela Lansbury 101625 actor
Claude Levi-Strauss 112808 French anthropologist
Jerry Lewis 031626 actor/philanthropist
Gordon Lightfoot 111738 musician
Lindsay Lohan 070286 "actor"
Sophia Loren 092034 actor
Courtney Love 070964 musician
Shane MacGowan 122557 Irish musician
John Madden 041036 sports broadcaster
Bernard Madoff 042938 finacier/swindler
Karl Malden 032212 actor
Nelson Mandela 071818 South Africa politician
George McGovern 071922 U.S. politician
Liza Minnelli 031246 singer/actor
Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller 071313 Danish billionaire
Ricardo Montalban 112520 actor
Harry Morgan 041015 actor
Ennio Morricone 111028 Itialian composer
Hosni Mubarak 050428 Egyptian politician
Robert Mugabe 022124 Zimbabwe politician
Ruby Muhammad Mar. 20, 1897?* religious leader
Harry Mulisch 072827 Dutch author
Jack Nicholson 042237 actor
Jack Nicklaus 012140 golfer
Robert Novak 022631 political commentator
Barack Obama 080461 POTUS
Bobby Orr 032048 hockey
Ozzy Osbourne 120348 musician
Peter O'Toole 080232 actor
Joe Paterno 122126 football coach
Les Paul 060915 musician
Patriarch Pavle (Gojko Stojčević) 091114 Serbian religious leader
Pele 102340 soccer
Shimon Peres 080223 Israeli President
H. Ross Perot 062730 business/politics
Prince Philip 061021 Duke of Edinburgh
Pauline Phillips 070418 advice columnist
Marky Ramone 071556 musician
Nancy Reagan 070621 ex-First Lady
Anne Rice 100441 author
Keith Richards 121843 musician/rapscallion
Jake "Snake" Roberts 053055 wrestler
Bobby Robson 021833 soccer hero
Andy Rooney 011419 TV personality
Mickey Rooney 092320 actor
W. Axl Rose 020662 musician
Donald Rumsfeld 070932 U.S. politician
J.D. Salinger 010119 author
Maximilian Schell 120830 actor
Yitzhak Shamir 101515 Israel politician
Ariel Sharon 022628 Israel politician
Eunice Kennedy Shriver 071021 Kennedy matriarch
Than Shwe 020233 Myanmar head of state
Neil Simon 072427 playwright
O.J. Simpson 070947 criminal
Tom Sizemore 092964 actor
Ringo Starr 070740 musician
George Steinbrenner 070430 shipbuilder
John Paul Stevens 042020 SCOTUS
Ted Stevens 111823 U.S. politician
Pat Summerall 051030 sports broadcaster
Patrick Swayze 081852 actor
Elizabeth Taylor 022732 actor
Margaret Thatcher 101325 British politician
Y. A. Tittle 102426 football
Simon van der Meer 112425 Dutch physicist
Dick Van **** 121325 actor
Donatella Versace 050255 fashionista
Gore Vidal 100325 conservative
Abe Vigoda 022421 actor
Mike Wallace 050918 journalist
Eli Wallach 120715 actor
William F. Walsh 071112 U.S. politician
Charlie Watts 060241 drummer
Betty White 011722 actor
Gene Wilder 061133 actor
Amy Winehouse 091483 musician
Norman Wisdom 020415 British entertainer
Tom Wolfe 030231 author
John Wooden 101410 basketball coach

[-Jrabbit]

The above list is considered definitive and final.

Note: There are a couple of birthdays in doubt (Philip Berg, Lee Corso). There are also a few celebrities with common names where I could conceivably have used the wrong one (Bobby Brown, Dick Clark, Michael Jackson, Don King, Harry Morgan...) in the above list.

So check this list against your entries. If there are any disputes, they must be addressed prior to the death of the celebrity in question.

[Winston]

Author John Updike is dead at 76; apparently he wasn't on anyone's list.

[-Jrabbit]

Correct.

[Solomwi]

Paul Harvey dead at 90.