OFFICIAL 2016 APOLYTON CELEBRITY DEAD POOL

[embalmer42]

George Michael, of WHAM! fame.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-38432862

There's probably a "Wake me up before you go-go" crack that could be made.....

[Dinner]

I am pretty sure the people on my list will live forever.

[Proteus_MST]

This christmas somehow fits to the rest of the year, with celebrities dying like the flies

[Dinner]

From MNS




RIP
6 out of 8 of us score on this one.

Oh, I forgot I had this guy. I guess I did get a hit this year but so did everyone else so I get very few points.

[Robert]

I had to check by to see if anybody got the party pooper award for George Michael.. but nobody did.... how unfortunate!

[Robert]

Guys, nobody had Leonard Cohen, no Carrie Fisher, no Prince, not even a single David Bowie..... you should all be ashamed of yourselves!

[Jon Miller]

One of the most worthy people for a Nobel in physics, but who was repeatedly passed over, died yesterday:http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/27/us/ver...omy-obit-trnd/

JM

[Uncle Sparky]

Princess Leia Organa's passing wasn't even mentioned here! We need new blood (again).

[Ming]

Princess Leia Organa's passing wasn't even mentioned here! We need new blood (again).

Yep... we also need an update and somebody to run this contest next year

[Uncle Sparky]

Did we ever get last year's results?

[Uncle Sparky]

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-38446309
Richard Adams, author of Watership Down,has died

[Jon Miller]

Debbie Reynolds died?

http://www.tmz.com/2016/12/28/debbie-reynolds-dead/

JM

[Proteus_MST]

First the daughter and then the mother?
(well, not unimaginable, considering the stress due to the untimely death of her daughter)

(all other media also have the news, so Debbie Reynolds death can be nsidered to be confirmed)

[Bugs ****ing Bunny]

Slightly embarrassed to say that I picked up another hit with the death of Ken Hechler on December 10th, aged 102. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/11/us...dead.html?_r=0

That puts me on 10 hits for the year.

[-Jrabbit]

Be proud. It's a record-setting year for you!

Here are the preliminary scoring totals as of December 29. I still have to go through a check for bonus points, but the 2016 winner has never been in doubt:

1. 1,987 Bugs ****ing Bunny (10 hits; ties record)
2. 1,080 Ming (6 hits)
3. 1,031 SlowwHand (6 hits)
4. 987 -Jrabbit -- Vicious Rabbits (5 hits)
5. 553 Uncle Sparky -- Uncle Sparky's Creamytorium (3 hits)
6. 533 embalmer42 -- Death Takes A Holiday (3 hits)
7. 208 Lorizael -- Lori Einsteins (1 hit)
8. 178 Dinner (1 hit)

Edit/note: There are, in fact, some bonus points to be awarded (notably Unlucky 13 and You Can't Cheat Death). These will change some of the totals, but not the order of finish. Full details to come.