The Celebrity Death Pool 2012

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501

Okay, I’ve got the numbers more or less crunched, so here are some stats.

We have 171 players in the game, and increase over last year’s 153.

There are 870 celebrities, with 631 of them being unique.

The following is a list of celebrities with at least twenty selections:
Robin Gibb 71
Etta James 70
Lindsay Lohan 50
Joe Paterno 46
Zsa Zsa Gabor 39
Fidel Castro 38
Dick Cheney 31
Michael Douglas 30
Penny Marshall 29
Billy Graham-e 27
Hugo Chavez 25
Abdelbaset al-Megrahi 24
Margaret Thatcher 24
Raven Alexis 24
Aretha Franklin 23
Muhammad Ali 23
Charlie Sheen 22
Gary Carter 22
Ariel Sharon 21

The “e” on Billy Graham is a notation for “evangelist”, not the wrestler with the same name.

I have done my best to keep accurate count. If players have any questions on their count, or feel they were left out of a count, PM me and I’ll check it out.

502

Bob Anderson died today. He was the stunt coordinator(in charge of sword fighting) for Lord of the Rings. He also was in the Darth Vader suit for many of the saber fights.

He goes back a long way in Hollywood. He, I think, choreographed the Westley/Inigo sword fight for Princess Bride. He was working on the Hobbit.

89 years old.

No cite yet, but news is spreading.

503

Ah, here is an article on it.

504

Backup quarterback Matt Flynn threw 6 touchdown passes for the Packers today.

Attention Brett Favre: Doesn’t that give you massive chest pains???

:D:D:D:D
What? We can’t root for our picks??? :wink:

505

Nothing in the rules against rooting for them, just helping them along. :smiley:

506

I’ve noticed that Keith Richards and Stephen Hawkins are not getting the picks they usually do. Hmmm.

507

There is one bright side to the type of lists I put in, I can look at the stats in 501 at the top of this page, and know instantly, as I don’t see a 'man, I don’t have the most popular picks. It also works great if I ever forget the actual names of my list, if someone doesn’t fit the name pattern, then I know I don’t have them.

Hey, I got to count this as the bright side, doubtless I will have one elsewhere.

508

Stephen Hawkins, the Australian Olympic gold medal rower? I didn’t know he was not feeling well. I shall put him on my short list.

509

Ok then! I’m new to this death pool thing. I made my list, submitted it on time; I’m ready for action!! Let’s GO people, move toward the light already!

510

It is so good to see such enthusiasm from the new players. It helps to keep the game alive. :smiley:

511

Oh, you are new. The way it works is, as soon as you put someone on your list, they start feeling much better, like Mario eating a mushroom.

512

Snerk! “Keeps the game alive” :smiley:

513

Hey, has anyone jumped in to tell furt that he’s late? I mean, it’s obvious he didn’t know that, right? It’s not like he said as much in the first two words of his post. We better stop that guy before he ruins everything by posting an unofficial, unapproved list.

:rolleyes:

514

I hate to have to be the one to tell you this, furt, but I think you were too late posting your list. :frowning:

515

Gary Ablett, English footballer, age 46. Cancer. Doesn’t look like anyone had him.

516

Maybe some were gloating.

517

I was thinking the same about Dick Clark.

518

Let’s hope you don’t have to live with a shame similar to my Death Pool stigma:

“I lost my Death Pool virginity on Shelly Winters”

519

I think his rehab is working - at least he was at Time Square instead of broadcasting from home. And don’t forget - Patricia Neal had a long post-stroke career.

520

Speaking of which, Aretha Franklin just got engaged.