Ghoul Pool 12.21.12: It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)

Whitney Houston, 48

http://www.mercurynews.com/entertainment/ci_19945697

Adam Adamowicz, artist behind Fallout 3 and Skyrim.

Such an obvious choice yet no one had her.

Someone played her in 2008.

Best I could find.

Thx,

Jay!

Updated for Gary Carter, 6 players had him:

JayRockers and yellowbismark +860 (43x10x2), pasoccerdave and Stogey23 +344 (43x8), quackman +301 (43x7), ProfZodiac +86 (43x2)

Place - Points - Hits - Player

1 - 1,208 - 3 - yellowbismark
2 - 1,103 - 2 - JayRockers
3 - 841 - 2 - Quackman
4 - 675 - 2 - Crewdust
5 - 540 - 1 - SuziQue
5 - 540 - 1 - SandShark
7 - 506 - 2 - Stogey23
8 - 494 - 2 - pasoccerdave
9 - 302 - 2 - ProfZodiac
10 - 300 - 1 - Kryptonite
11 - 243 - 1 - NorskTroll
11 - 243 - 1 - Zamphyr
13 - 150 - 1 - stanger
14 - 135 - 1 - YankHibee

This shit is fixed. I should be in the lead.

'Berenstain Bears' CreatorDead at 88.

Thx,

Jay!

Jean Beliveau has stroke. I picked him here last year. Since I'm nominally running the show, I'll just go ahead and award myself half-points if he passes.

Thx,

Jay!

No "half-points" for picks of yesteryear.

Although, that may be a good idea for next year. Full points for current list, half points for 2012, quarter (or tenth-points) for 2011.... or maybe that's a bit TOO carried away.

Makes it more fun. I actually thought about that. You could really double up with a top pick from 2-3 lists that dies.

It looks like my casketsonparade.org game has passed on as well. They didn't do it last year and haven't updated this year in over 6 weeks. So I'm jonesing for a list with more than ten possibilities

Thx,

Jay!

That disadvantages people who haven't played in previous years, as well as people who did well.

In the immortal words of Al Davis: "Just Win Baby!"

-J!

Good point. Someone just starting next year is at a tremendous disadvantage.

Last Hearse to Clarksville. There goes my teenage crush.

http://todayentertainment.today.msn...9/10540912-monkees-star-davy-jones-dies-at-66

Is he visiting his locker?

Chris Christie better lower the effing flags to half mast again!

Apparently, the heart doctor's reference was to Len Bias.

Some big points gone asking: Andrew Breitbart dead at 43

Runako Morton, a West Indian Cricket player died a few days ago at 33.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAwKohzFdKI"]*R.I.P.* RUNAKO MORTON 90* vs AUSTRALIA 2006 - YouTube[/ame]

John Demjanjuk, who spend decades battling allegations he was a Nazi camp guard, dies at 91.

Another one I played on last years list.

Thx,

Jay!

Red Bull co-founder and Thai tycoon Chaleo dies. Empire includes a couple of soccer teams

http://news.yahoo.com/red-bull-co-founder-thai-tycoon-chaleo-dies-141229314.html

Boxing writer Bert Sugar dies of cardiac arrest, 75.

Could have sworn he was older.

Thx,

Jay!

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/earl-scruggs-death-obituary-305499

Giorgio Chinaglia, Former New York Cosmos Star, Dies at Age 65

Thx,

Jay!

The annual subset of ex-pro wrestlers has notched it's first:

Chief Jay Strongbow dies, 80.

Thx,

Jay!