Games & Recreation The Bigfooty 2012 Death List - Submissions Closed

[MAXIMUM GRUNDAGE]

By popular request, the game that turns anyone who plays into a sadistic bastard is back for 2012.

To play the game, PM me a list of 20 celebrities that you think will pass away in 2012.
Do not post your list on this thread, send it by PM - otherwise other people will steal your brilliant ideas for celebrity deaths.
The lists must be submitted by midnight Sydney time as 31st December 2011 becomes 1st January 2012 (entries close as the first firework is let off over the Harbour Bridge). Entries PM'd after this time do not count.

To ensure everything is above board, I will PM my list to Messenger.

The rules were borrowed from other forums which play this game:

Death List 2012 Rules

I. The game starts on January 1st 2012 and ends on December 31st 2012.

II. Each player picks 20 celebrities.

III. A player receives 1 point for each year short of 100 of the celebrity's age at the time of death. For example, if Britney Spears passes away between 1st January and 1st December, contestants who have her in their list will receive (100-30=) 70 points. If she passes away between 2nd and 31st December, contestants will receive 69 points.

IV. The Dean Martin Stipulation: For those contestants who submit their picks early and their celeb buys the farm before January 1st, tough shit, no points for you! See Rule #1, the game starts on January 1st. I will, however, allow the contestant to make another pick before the game begins.

V. The Queen Elizabeth I rule: The player is responsible for their picks actually being alive before the game starts. Any celeb picked who is already dead is a voided pick, with no subsitutions allowed. (Liz died over 400 years ago, btw).

VI. The Alan Jones Provision: Whenever a proposed celebrity shares the name of one or more other celebrities, and no clarification is made, I will, in my infinite wisdom, decide which of them is in play. Although, if you know more then one celeb has the same name, help me out and just tell me which one you're picking.

VII. The Timothy McVeigh Rule: Death Row inmates are eligible but you will not be credited with a hit or garner any points if they die by scheduled execution. They will count, however, if the inmate gets shanked by another inmate, has a heart attack, etc. That would be a random death rather than a scheduled execution. General population prisoners are ok.

VIII. The Air Bud Rule: Homo-sapiens only. No animals are eligible as picks. Them critters have such short life spans...

IX. Random Sociopath Rule: Technically, murder is allowed in this game, so if you feel the need to take out Kyle Sandilands to garner points, feel free.

X. The Pol Pot Proviso: There needs to be objective evidence or reasonable assurance that the person is actually dead...i.e. Robert Mugabe is a fine pick, but he can't just be "assumed" dead. Pol Pot, btw, was rumored dead for years until he showed up alive and then actually croaked a few years back.

XI. The Dumbass Regulation: A player will only get credit for one pick if they pick the same celebrity twice.

XII. Celebrity Status: This is a death pool game of famous people, therefore a qualified pick should have their obituary/death announcement carried by AP, UPI, Reuters or any other *nationaly recognised* newssource. Therefore, if one of your picks is "Richard Head, inventor of Barbasol, the blue liquid barbers soak combs in", it is a risky proposition. If a player has heard of one of their picks buying the farm and it hasn't been posted on the offical game scorecard, the player should petition me with a link to the obituary and I will decide if points should be granted. (Sadly, I am not famous enough for my obit to be carried in the press so if you pick me and I bite it, no points for you!)

Naturally, I will be relying on you to help keep score and keep us in touch with celebrity deaths. Post reports of celebrity deaths in this thread - including those that no-one picked, so we can lament the points that got away....

PM me your lists. Lists will be posted on this thread on 1st January. And happy killing......

 

[Messenger]

Re: The Bigfooty 2012 Death List

Thanks Jack.

 

[The Big Sticks]

Re: The Bigfooty 2012 Death List

Sounds interesting....

Can I join in?

 

[dbcrow]

Re: The Bigfooty 2012 Death List

Might as well roll my 2011 list into 2012. Not one death!

 

[hong_kong_bond]

Re: The Bigfooty 2012 Death List

I'll be in this for 2012

 

[Contador]

Re: The Bigfooty 2012 Death List

Would picking Molly Meldrum be overly morbid?

 

[Cthublhu]

Re: The Bigfooty 2012 Death List

III. A player receives 1 point for each year short of 100 of the celebrity's age at the time of death. For example, if Britney Spears passes away between 1st January and 1st December, contestants who have her in their list will receive (100-30=) 70 points. If she passes away between 2nd and 31st December, contestants will receive 69 points.

So you'd receive -2 points for Dame Elisabeth Murdoch (currently 102)?

 

[Shell]

Re: The Bigfooty 2012 Death List

Might as well roll my 2011 list into 2012. Not one death!

I'll probably do this too, might just swap a couple tho..

 

[BILC]

Re: The Bigfooty 2012 Death List

List sent.

 

[royboy2]

Re: The Bigfooty 2012 Death List

Would picking Molly Meldrum be overly morbid?

Not at all beware of Rule IV though

Rule IV. The Dean Martin Stipulation: For those contestants who submit their picks early and their celeb buys the farm before January 1st, tough shit, no points for you! See Rule #1, the game starts on January 1st. I will, however, allow the contestant to make another pick before the game begins.

 

[The Falcon Strike]

Re: The Bigfooty 2012 Death List

May I suggest changing the rules in the OP.

I'm thinking perhaps changing the year of deaths to 2012 might help us score.

 

[Messenger]

Re: The Bigfooty 2012 Death List

May I suggest changing the rules in the OP.

I'm thinking perhaps changing the year of deaths to 2012 might help us score.

Your wish, my command, etc.

 

[Nothing]

Re: The Bigfooty 2012 Death List

May I suggest changing the rules in the OP.

I'm thinking perhaps changing the year of deaths to 2012 might help us score.

I reckon you'd score better if it was still 2011.

 

[The Falcon Strike]

Re: The Bigfooty 2012 Death List

I reckon you'd score better if it was still 2011.

Ah yes - well played.

Also - a quick query on the Timothy McVeigh rule - if we choose someone who isn't on death row - and in fact has not even been found guilty of a crime, but is subsequently placed on death row post 1 January and killed by execution - would that count?

 

[Hard Ball Get]

Re: The Bigfooty 2012 Death List

Why not...

 

[BILC]

Re: The Bigfooty 2012 Death List

Ah yes - well played.

Also - a quick query on the Timothy McVeigh rule - if we choose someone who isn't on death row - and in fact has not even been found guilty of a crime, but is subsequently placed on death row post 1 January and killed by execution - would that count?

I think if a person is killed by way of execution, it doesn't count.

But I'm not sure.

 

[HarryTiger]

Re: The Bigfooty 2012 Death List

"II. Each player picks 20 celebrities."

That's a broad definition? Politicians, sports people, models, famous scientists...

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/celebrity

1. a famous or well-known person.
2. fame; renown.

 

[hagansbull]

Re: The Bigfooty 2012 Death List

discount matt newton, who else is on death row?

 

[royboy2]

Re: The Bigfooty 2012 Death List

"II. Each player picks 20 celebrities."

That's a broad definition? Politicians, sports people, models, famous scientists...

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/celebrity

1. a famous or well-known person.
2. fame; renown.

Keep Reading...

XII. Celebrity Status: This is a death pool game of famous people, therefore a qualified pick should have their obituary/death announcement carried by AP, UPI, Reuters or any other *nationaly recognised* newssource. Therefore, if one of your picks is "Richard Head, inventor of Barbasol, the blue liquid barbers soak combs in", it is a risky proposition. If a player has heard of one of their picks buying the farm and it hasn't been posted on the offical game scorecard, the player should petition me with a link to the obituary and I will decide if points should be granted. (Sadly, I am not famous enough for my obit to be carried in the press so if you pick me and I bite it, no points for you!)

 

[HarryTiger]

Re: The Bigfooty 2012 Death List

Keep Reading...

Cool, I was lazy, didn't know it was further qualified.

 

[RBW_007]

Re: The Bigfooty 2012 Death List

Ah yes - well played.

Also - a quick query on the Timothy McVeigh rule - if we choose someone who isn't on death row - and in fact has not even been found guilty of a crime, but is subsequently placed on death row post 1 January and killed by execution - would that count?

I wouldn't think people sentenced to death are executed that same year. I think the average amount of time is 10 years before execution.

 

[ToroHombre]

Re: The Bigfooty 2012 Death List

If the world ends on December 21, we all win. Just sayin'

 

[smiths]

Re: The Bigfooty 2012 Death List

If the world ends on December 21, we all win. Just sayin'

Technically the person with the youngest list would win...

 

[ToroHombre]

Re: The Bigfooty 2012 Death List

Technically the person with the youngest list would win...

Good point which I overlooked. I imagine winning by that method would merit major bragging rights in the afterlife

 

[HarryTiger]

Re: The Bigfooty 2012 Death List

How low can you go?

Celebrity chef Matt Golinski has just lost his wife and 3 daughters in a house fire. He's reported to have suffered 3rd degree burns to 40 % of his body, with the rest toasted too. Burns victims often succumb to their injuries.

Still have nearly a week until the new year starts. Strong suicide candidate too?

While on this subject, one could question if this should be considered a celebrity death. His death would be reported, but the circumstances surrounding such a death contribute much to the 'reportability' of the death. If he died now from his injuries it will get a lot of news. But if his celebrity never rose above where it is now would his death be reported if he died of natural causes 30 years from now long after his TV career petered out? Probably not.

The death should be reported because the person was famous, not because the circumstances of the death made it reportable. Man dies of cancer vs Man dies after poodle attack. But with minor personalities/celebrities the divide isn't so clear when they die prematurely or in unusual circumstances.