What's a deadpool?
Basically, you pay an entry fee, which goes into a pot. Then you come up with a "HitList" of famous people. You earn points if they die. The winner gets the pot.

Signing up
Click here to go to the sign up page, where you will be asked to register. Payment, and a complete list of celebs must be received not later than 11:59 pm (EST) March 14, 2001.

Entry Fee

1. The entry fee is US$50. The fee may be paid by check or money order (by Mail or in person), or by credit card via PayPal. All fees must be received by 11:59 pm (EST) March 14, 2001.

*** Special note for first-time PayPal users *** If you sign up and use PayPal for the first time, you get $5 backs from PayPal. If you use deadpool@blogfucker.com as a referral when you sign up, I get $5, which I will then refund to you. In other words, if you've never used PayPal and you use us as a referral, your entry only costs $40. See PayPal for details.

2. The pot consists of all entry fees minus the charges that PayPal imposes to use their service (it's, like, 2% or something), and will be divided as follows:

3. All moneys will remain in a PayPal account until March 15, 2002. The only foreseeable exceptions to this are: 1. PayPal closes its virtual doors (not unlikely given today's market). 2. So many people sign up, and the pot grows so large that it makes sense to move the money into an interest-bearing account. In such an event, all interest will remain with the pot, and the winner(s) will make out like graverobbers.

4. The blogfucker gets a free entry. I'm not making any money on this (in fact, I'm losing money, as I have to pay for hosting the website, etc.), so I'm letting myself play for free. I'll still play fair, though, I promise.

The HitList

1. Potential corpses must be real life human beings. The dog from Frasier and South Park's Kenny McCormack are not eligible.

2. While they need not be actors or musicians, they must be famous. Famous athletes, scientists, politicians...all are eligible. Here's good rule of thumb as to whether someone is "famous enough": If his/her obituary would appear outside his/her home state, they qualify.

3. They may not be famous merely for being sick. Kids with cancer, conjoined twins, the guy you saw on Ripley's Believe It or Not are not eligible.

4. They may not be scheduled to die as of March 14, 2001. Timothy McVeigh is ineligible. However, if the kid from Jerry McGuire shoots a 7-11 clerk, is arrested, tried, sentenced to death and executed before March 15, 2002, he counts. That probably won't happen, though.

5. Players are discouraged from including the bL0gfucker on their list. You would still get the points (an admittedly tempting 70 points!) if I croaked, but it would probably make you look suspect in the eyes of the authorities.

Earning points

1. If someone on your list dies between 12:00 am, March 15, 2001 and 11:59 pm, March 14, 2002, you are awarded points, based on the celeb's age. The formula for determining points is 100 - a = p, where a is the corpse's age and p is the number of points. As a result, the death of a 30 year old (100 - 30 = 70 points) is far better than the death of an 80 year old (20 points). When kids die, it totally rules.

2. If a celeb dies after the player has submitted his/her list, but before March 15, the player receives no points, but he/she may pick another name to fill the slot (provided the name is picked by March 15).

3. Players will be disqualified if they participate, directly or indirectly, in the demise of one of their chosen corpses. However, players will not be disqualified for participating, directly or indirectly, in the demise of anyone on someone else's list. While collusion is frowned upon, it is not illegal (murder, of course, is).

4. The celeb must be declared dead. If Scott Baio's plane goes missing over Lake Erie, and he's declared missing, it doesn't count. If he pulls a Tom Hanks, however, and is declared dead (even without a body washing up on shore or anything), then the player gets the points. Unless he turns up alive by March 15, 2002, it counts.

5. All manners of death are acceptable (encouraged, even). In fact, a special 10 point bonus will be awarded for any celebrity who dies of auto-erotic asphyxiation.

The winner

The winner is the player who, as of Midnight (EST) March 15, 2002, has the most points.

In the event of a tie, the winner will be he/she with the youngest dead celebrity. If it's still a tie, the winner will be he/she with the oldest celebrity who's still alive. If it's still a tie, the winners will split the prize. For that reason alone, it is suggested that you come up with a diverse list of celebs. Stay away from the "obvious" choices, and you have a much better chance of avoiding a tie.

*** The Bob Hope Rule ***

Ever since George Burns died a few years ago, the frontrunner in just about every dead pool around has been Bob Hope, who is, like, 138 years old. Therefore, it's really no fun to put him on your list...until now. If you put Bob Hope on your list and he dies, you LOSE 20 points. If you put him on and he lives, however, you GAIN 20 points. The choice is yours. I mean, he'll probably be dead any day now, but then again, the old coot has been thwarting deadpoolers for years.

The bL0gfucker (that's me) reserves the right to change these rules at any time. I also reserve the right to add incentives and bonuses (like the auto-erotic asphyxiation bonus, see #5, Earning Points above) as the year progresses. The bL0gfucker's decision is final, although I will attempt to find consensus solutions to any conflicts which may arise.