'Fest Dead Pool

Hello dead pool fans! Here are the standings in the 2007-2008 'Fest dead pool.

To enter, you have to hang out at the South Harley beer tent at Milwaukee's 'Fest (we meet at 6:30 pm every night for the eleven-day run of the 'Fest). On the final day the winner for the previous year collects the winning pot and then we turn in our picks for the upcoming year. This year's dead pool ends at 6:30 pm on Sunday July 6, 2008.

'Fest Dead Pool Standings:

With 10 weeks left to go in this year's pool, here's how the competition shapes up:

Rank Name Score "Sudden Death" Tie Breaker Points 1 1 Trent 7 35 2 2 Web 5 23 3 3 Pumpkin 4 23 4 4 Ham 3 25 5 5 Cigarman 3 15 6 6 Guido 2 16 7 7 Bjorn 2 12 8 7 Hoot 2 12 9 9 Jack 1 10 10 9 Shecky 1 10 11 11 Metro 1 8 12 12 Dell 1 5 13 13 Ranchy 1 4 14 14 Whitey 1 1 15 15 Audrey 0 0 16 15 B.B. 0 0 17 15 Darkside 0 0 18 15 Hammer 0 0 19 15 Nail 0 0 20 15 Spike 0 0

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The latest casualties: Albert Hoffman January 11, 1906 - April 29, 2008 What a long, strange trip it's been! Picked by: Trent Web Charlton Heston October 4, 1924 - April 5, 2008 You can take his guns now. Picked by: Guido Metro Pumpkin Trent Richard Widmark December 26, 1914 - March 24, 2008 He got the kiss of death. Picked by: Cigarman Phyllis A Whitney September 9, 1903 - February 8, 2008 Her final chapter has been written. Picked by: Pumpkin Trent Suzanne Pleshette January 31, 1937 - January 19, 2008 G'night, Emily...and R.I.P. Picked by: Trent Lee Dreyfus June 20, 1926 - January 2, 2008 The Grim Reaper has cast his vote. Picked by: Guido More obituaries…

More information

Rules

Rules of the 'Fest dead pool.

Recent Deaths

The latest people to 'give it up' for the dead pool.

Dead Pool Top 40

Our most popular picks.

Past Winners

Champions of the 'Fest dead pool.

Special Awards

Notable achievements in the 'Fest dead pool.

Dead Pool Links

Links to other dead pool stuff.

Obituaries

For the latest obituaries, be sure to check out these sites:

New York Times Obituaries - Dead or Alive? - Dead People Server - Yahoo! Obituaries - Recent Deaths - Wikipedia

Our picks

… and here are our picks for the 2006-2007 'Fest dead pool:

Audrey
Score: 0
Tie breaker points: 0

1. Kirk Douglas - actor, father of Michael Douglas (news)
   December 9, 1916 -
2. Mickey Rooney - film actor (news)
   September 23, 1920 -
3. Paul Harvey - Radio commentator on the air forever, now page two... (news)
   September 4, 1918 -
4. Walter Cronkite - the most trusted man in America (news)
   November 4, 1916 -
5. Bob Barker - long-time host of 'The Price is Right' (news)
   December 12, 1923 -
6. Eli Wallach - film, TV and stage actor (news)
   December 7, 1915 -
7. Margaret Thatcher - former U.K. prime minister (1979-1990) (news)
   October 13, 1925 -
8. Roger Ebert - movie critic (news)
   June 18, 1942 -
9. Dick Clark - host of American Bandstand (news)
   November 30, 1929 -
10. Mark Felt - former agent and top official of the FBI (news)
    August 17, 1913 -

B.B.
Score: 0
Tie breaker points: 0

1. Muhammad Ali - heavyweight boxing champion (news)
   January 17, 1942 -
2. Donald Rumsfeld - US Secretary of Defense (news)
   July 9, 1932 -
3. Chevy Chase - comedian, writer and television and film actor (news)
   November 8, 1943 -
4. Keith Richards - guitarist for The Rolling Stones, some think he may be dead already (news)
   December 18, 1943 -
5. Ben Stein - comedian and game show host (news)
   November 25, 1944 -
6. John Goodman - actor (news)
   June 20, 1952 -
7. Clint Eastwood - actor, composer, film director and producer (news)
   May 31, 1930 -
8. Roseanne Barr - talk-show host, and comedian (news)
   November 3, 1952 -
9. Chloe Lattanzi - singer and actress, daughter of Olivia Newton-John (news)
   January 17, 1986 -
10. Marv Albert - television and radio sportscaster (news)
    June 12, 1940 -

Bjorn
Score: 2
Tie breaker points: 12

1. John Wooden - baseball player and coach (news)
   October 14, 1910 -
2. Art Linkletter - host of 'House Party' and 'People Are Funny' (news)
   September 17, 1912 -
3. Luciano Pavarotti - Italian tenor (news)
   October 12, 1935 - September 6, 2007
4. Billy Graham - protestant evangelist (news)
   November 7, 1918 -
5. Jim McKay - host and commentator of Olympics and 'Wide World of Sports' (news)
   September 24, 1921 -
6. Walter Cronkite - the most trusted man in America (news)
   November 4, 1916 -
7. Eleanor Mondale - daughter of Walter Mondale (news)
   January 1, 1960 -
8. Roger Ebert - movie critic (news)
   June 18, 1942 -
9. Brooke Astor - NYC socialite and philanthropist (news)
   March 30, 1902 - August 13, 2007
10. Kirk Douglas - actor, father of Michael Douglas (news)
    December 9, 1916 -

Cigarman
Score: 3
Tie breaker points: 15

1. Zsa Zsa Gabor - actress better known for being herself than any role she has played (news)
   February 6, 1917 -
2. Richard Widmark - actor, played psychotic killer in the movie Kiss of Death (news)
   December 26, 1914 - March 24, 2008
3. Dody Goodman - television actress (news)
   October 28, 1915 -
4. Huey Long - last living member of the Ink Spots (news)
   April 25, 1904 -
5. Joey Bishop - stand-up comedian, actor (news)
   February 3, 1918 - October 17, 2007
6. Beverly Cleary - author of children books (news)
   April 12, 1916 -
7. Mitch Miller - bandleader and music company executive (news)
   July 4, 1911 -
8. Charles Lane - character actor, ubiquitous in literally hundreds of films (news)
   January 26, 1905 - July 9, 2007
9. I.M. Pei - modernist architect (news)
   April 26, 1917 -
10. Irwin Corey - The World's Foremost Authority' (news)
    July 29, 1914 -

Darkside
Score: 0
Tie breaker points: 0

1. Toby Keith - country music singer (news)
   July 8, 1961 -
2. Steve Austin - professional wrestler (news)
   December 18, 1964 -
3. Chris Tucker - actor and comedian (news)
   August 31, 1972 -
4. Howard Stern - the 'King of All Media' (news)
   January 12, 1954 -
5. Angelina Jolie - actress, fashion model (news)
   June 4, 1975 -
6. Jet Li - Chinese martial artist (news)
   April 26, 1963 -
7. Jackie Chan - Chinese martial artist (news)
   April 7, 1954 -
8. Bernie Mac - actor and comedian (news)
   October 5, 1957 -
9. Diana Ross - leader of the The Supremes (news)
   March 26, 1944 -
10. Robin Leach - host of 'Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous' (news)
    August 29, 1941 -

Dell
Score: 1
Tie breaker points: 5

1. Betty White - actress in 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show' and 'The Golden Girls' (news)
   January 17, 1922 -
2. Ed McMahon - announcer on the Tonight Show (news)
   March 6, 1923 -
3. Jimmy Carter - 39th President of the United States (news)
   October 1, 1924 -
4. Elizabeth Taylor - actress (news)
   February 27, 1932 -
5. Lady Bird Johnson - wife of U.S. president Lyndon B. Johnson (news)
   December 22, 1912 - July 11, 2007
6. Keith Richards - guitarist for The Rolling Stones, some think he may be dead already (news)
   December 18, 1943 -
7. Muhammad Ali - heavyweight boxing champion (news)
   January 17, 1942 -
8. Kirk Douglas - actor, father of Michael Douglas (news)
   December 9, 1916 -
9. Jon Voight - actor (news)
   December 29, 1938 -
10. John Wooden - baseball player and coach (news)
    October 14, 1910 -

Guido
Score: 2
Tie breaker points: 16

1. Ed McMahon - announcer on the Tonight Show (news)
   March 6, 1923 -
2. Bea Arthur - actress and comedienne (news)
   May 13, 1923 -
3. Sammy 'The Bull' Gravano - Gambino crime family member (news)
   March 12, 1945 -
4. Bill Dance - TV and movie extra (news)
   October 7, 1940 -
5. Wavy Gravy - social activist, clown and hippie era icon (news)
   May 15, 1936 -
6. Lee Dreyfus - former governor of Wisconsin (1979-1983) (news)
   June 20, 1926 - January 2, 2008
7. Caroll Spinney - Big Bird' and 'Oscar the Grouch' on Sesame Street (news)
   December 26, 1933 -
8. Larry King - broadcaster, host of TV's Larry King Live (news)
   November 19, 1933 -
9. Zelda Rubinstein - played the exorcist Tangina in the movie Poltergeist (news)
   January 1, 1936 -
10. Charlton Heston - film actor noted for heroic roles, president of the NRA (news)
    October 4, 1924 - April 5, 2008

Ham
Score: 3
Tie breaker points: 25

1. Muhammad Ali - heavyweight boxing champion (news)
   January 17, 1942 -
2. Jerry Lewis - comedian, actor, film producer, writer and director (news)
   March 16, 1926 -
3. Mickey Rooney - film actor (news)
   September 23, 1920 -
4. John Wooden - baseball player and coach (news)
   October 14, 1910 -
5. Kirk Douglas - actor, father of Michael Douglas (news)
   December 9, 1916 -
6. Les Paul - guitarist, designer of early electric guitars (news)
   June 9, 1915 -
7. Lady Bird Johnson - wife of U.S. president Lyndon B. Johnson (news)
   December 22, 1912 - July 11, 2007
8. Bertha Fry - was the fourth oldest documented person alive (news)
   12/1/1893 - November 14, 2007
9. Edna Parker - oldest living American (news)
   4/20/1893 -
10. Yone Minagawa - used to be the world's oldest living person (news)
    January 4, 1893 - August 13, 2007

Hammer
Score: 0
Tie breaker points: 0

1. Walter Cronkite - the most trusted man in America (news)
   November 4, 1916 -
2. Les Paul - guitarist, designer of early electric guitars (news)
   June 9, 1915 -
3. Karl Malden - Lt. Mike Stone on 'The Streets of San Francisco' (news)
   March 22, 1912 -
4. Kirk Douglas - actor, father of Michael Douglas (news)
   December 9, 1916 -
5. Andy Griffith - played 'Sheriff Andy Taylor' and 'Matlock' on TV (news)
   June 1, 1926 -
6. Van Johnson - film and television actor (news)
   August 25, 1916 -
7. Ted Koppel - former anchorman for 'Nightline' (news)
   February 8, 1940 -
8. Ernie Borgnine - actor (news)
   January 24, 1917 -
9. Harry Morgan - played Colonel Sherman T. Potter on M*A*S*H (news)
   April 10, 1915 -
10. Art Linkletter - host of 'House Party' and 'People Are Funny' (news)
    September 17, 1912 -

Hoot
Score: 2
Tie breaker points: 12

1. Kazuo Ohno - Japanese dancer (news)
   October 27, 1906 -
2. Nicholas Kao Se Tseien - eighth oldest man in the world (news)
   1/15/1897 - December 11, 2007
3. Henry Allingham - British World War I veteran (news)
   8/6/1896 -
4. Joseph Juran - business and industrial quality guru (news)
   December 24, 1904 -
5. Boris Efimov - Soviet political cartoonist (news)
   September 28, 1900 -
6. Miep Gies - hid Anne Frank and her family from the Nazis during World War II (news)
   February 15, 1909 -
7. Meinhardt Raabe - played the Munchkin coroner in The Wizard of Oz (news)
   September 2, 1915 -
8. Johannes Heesters - Dutch actor, singer, and entertainer (news)
   December 5, 1903 -
9. Dame Elisabeth Murdoch - widow of Australian newspaper publisher Sir Keith Murdoch (news)
   February 8, 1909 -
10. Brooke Astor - NYC socialite and philanthropist (news)
    March 30, 1902 - August 13, 2007

Jack
Score: 1
Tie breaker points: 10

1. Burt Reynolds - actor (news)
   February 11, 1936 -
2. Dom DeLuise - comedic actor (news)
   August 1, 1933 -
3. Richard Kiel - Jaws' in James Bond movies (news)
   September 13, 1939 -
4. Ricardo Montalbon - television, theatre and film actor (news)
   November 25, 1920 -
5. Henry Silva - actor (news)
   September 15, 1928 -
6. Roger Moore - James Bond actor (news)
   October 14, 1927 -
7. Hal Needham - stuntman (news)
   March 6, 1931 -
8. Jamie Farr - television and film actor (news)
   July 1, 1934 -
9. Bob Shepherd - stadium announcer for New York's Yankees and Giants (news)
   October 12, 1910 -
10. Joey Bishop - stand-up comedian, actor (news)
    February 3, 1918 - October 17, 2007

Metro
Score: 1
Tie breaker points: 8

1. Scooter Libby - former Assistant to the President of the United States (news)
   August 22, 1950 -
2. Whitney Houston - pop and R&B singer (news)
   August 9, 1963 -
3. Lindsay Lohan - actress (news)
   July 2, 1986 -
4. Jimmy Page - member of Led Zeppelin (news)
   January 9, 1944 -
5. Dick Clark - host of American Bandstand (news)
   November 30, 1929 -
6. Jerry Lewis - comedian, actor, film producer, writer and director (news)
   March 16, 1926 -
7. Nancy Reagan - wife of U.S. president Ronald Reagan, ex-movie actress (news)
   July 6, 1921 -
8. Charlton Heston - film actor noted for heroic roles, president of the NRA (news)
   October 4, 1924 - April 5, 2008
9. Nicole Richie - adopted daughter of Lionel Richie (news)
   September 21, 1981 -
10. Prince Henry of Wales - younger son of Charles, Prince of Wales (news)
    September 15, 1984 -

Nail
Score: 0
Tie breaker points: 0

1. Ernie Harwell - Major League Baseball announcer (news)
   January 25, 1918 -
2. Stan Musial - former major league baseball player (news)
   November 21, 1920 -
3. Burt Sugar - boxing historian and sports writer (news)
   June 7, 1936 -
4. John Wooden - baseball player and coach (news)
   October 14, 1910 -
5. Jim McKay - host and commentator of Olympics and 'Wide World of Sports' (news)
   September 24, 1921 -
6. Dick Ebersol - president of NBC Sports (news)
   July 28, 1947 -
7. Y.A. Tittle - former NFL quarterback (news)
   October 24, 1926 -
8. Ara Parseghian - former Notre Dame football coach (news)
   May 21, 1923 -
9. Virginia McCaskey - principal owner of the Chicago Bears (news)
   November 1, 1923 -
10. William Henry Harrison 'Tippy' Dye - college athlete, coach, and athletic director (news)
    April 1, 1915 -

Pumpkin
Score: 4
Tie breaker points: 23

1. Walter Cronkite - the most trusted man in America (news)
   November 4, 1916 -
2. Charles Lane - character actor, ubiquitous in literally hundreds of films (news)
   January 26, 1905 - July 9, 2007
3. Jack LaLanne - fitness, exercise and nutritional expert (news)
   September 26, 1914 -
4. Kirk Douglas - actor, father of Michael Douglas (news)
   December 9, 1916 -
5. Lady Bird Johnson - wife of U.S. president Lyndon B. Johnson (news)
   December 22, 1912 - July 11, 2007
6. Phyllis A Whitney - mystery writer (news)
   September 9, 1903 - February 8, 2008
7. Farrah Fawcett - star of TVs 'Charlie's Angels' (news)
   February 2, 1947 -
8. Phyllis Diller - comedian (news)
   July 17, 1917 -
9. Eleanor Mondale - daughter of Walter Mondale (news)
   January 1, 1960 -
10. Charlton Heston - film actor noted for heroic roles, president of the NRA (news)
    October 4, 1924 - April 5, 2008

Ranchy
Score: 1
Tie breaker points: 4

1. Ben Stiller - actor (news)
   November 30, 1965 -
2. Florence Henderson - played Carol Brady in 'The Brady Bunch' (news)
   February 14, 1934 -
3. Keith Richards - guitarist for The Rolling Stones, some think he may be dead already (news)
   December 18, 1943 -
4. Joey Bishop - stand-up comedian, actor (news)
   February 3, 1918 - October 17, 2007
5. George Bush Sr - President of the United States 1989-1993 (news)
   June 12, 1924 -
6. Brian Dennehy - actor (news)
   July 9, 1938 -
7. Carl Reiner - actor, film director, producer, writer and comedian (news)
   March 20, 1922 -
8. Osama Bin Laden - figurehead of al-Qaeda (news)
   March 10, 1957 -
9. Jackie Cooper - actor, TV director, and TV producer (news)
   September 15, 1922 -
10. Jackie Mason - stand-up comedian (news)
    June 9, 1935 -

Shecky
Score: 1
Tie breaker points: 10

1. Jack LaLanne - fitness, exercise and nutritional expert (news)
   September 26, 1914 -
2. Dick Clark - host of American Bandstand (news)
   November 30, 1929 -
3. Jesse Helms - former U.S. Senator (news)
   October 18, 1921 -
4. Jimmy Carter - 39th President of the United States (news)
   October 1, 1924 -
5. Walter Cronkite - the most trusted man in America (news)
   November 4, 1916 -
6. Kirk Douglas - actor, father of Michael Douglas (news)
   December 9, 1916 -
7. Nancy Reagan - wife of U.S. president Ronald Reagan, ex-movie actress (news)
   July 6, 1921 -
8. Billy Graham - protestant evangelist (news)
   November 7, 1918 -
9. Dolores Hope - wife of comedian Bob Hope (news)
   May 27, 1909 -
10. Lady Bird Johnson - wife of U.S. president Lyndon B. Johnson (news)
    December 22, 1912 - July 11, 2007

Spike
Score: 0
Tie breaker points: 0

1. Courtney Love - widow of Kurt Cobain (news)
   July 9, 1964 -
2. Mick Jagger - Lead singer for the rolling stones (news)
   July 26, 1943 -
3. Dick Cheney - politician and businessman, 46th Vice President of the US (news)
   January 30, 1941 -
4. Willie Nelson - entertainer and songwriter (news)
   April 30, 1933 -
5. Dick Clark - host of American Bandstand (news)
   November 30, 1929 -
6. Andy Griffith - played 'Sheriff Andy Taylor' and 'Matlock' on TV (news)
   June 1, 1926 -
7. Zsa Zsa Gabor - actress better known for being herself than any role she has played (news)
   February 6, 1917 -
8. Elizabeth Taylor - actress (news)
   February 27, 1932 -
9. Nancy Reagan - wife of U.S. president Ronald Reagan, ex-movie actress (news)
   July 6, 1921 -
10. Muhammad Ali - heavyweight boxing champion (news)
    January 17, 1942 -

Trent
Score: 7
Tie breaker points: 35

1. Albert Hoffman - Swiss scientist best known as the 'father' of LSD. (news)
   January 11, 1906 - April 29, 2008
2. Suzanne Pleshette - Emily Hartley on 'The Bob Newhart Show' (news)
   January 31, 1937 - January 19, 2008
3. John Forsythe - stage, television and character actor (news)
   January 29, 1918 -
4. Brooke Astor - NYC socialite and philanthropist (news)
   March 30, 1902 - August 13, 2007
5. Charlton Heston - film actor noted for heroic roles, president of the NRA (news)
   October 4, 1924 - April 5, 2008
6. Charles Lane - character actor, ubiquitous in literally hundreds of films (news)
   January 26, 1905 - July 9, 2007
7. Eleanor Mondale - daughter of Walter Mondale (news)
   January 1, 1960 -
8. Phyllis A Whitney - mystery writer (news)
   September 9, 1903 - February 8, 2008
9. Tammy Faye Messner - former wife of convicted felon televangelist Jim Bakker (news)
   March 7, 1942 - July 20, 2007
10. Farrah Fawcett - star of TVs 'Charlie's Angels' (news)
    February 2, 1947 -

Web
Score: 5
Tie breaker points: 23

1. Luciano Pavarotti - Italian tenor (news)
   October 12, 1935 - September 6, 2007
2. Billy Graham - protestant evangelist (news)
   November 7, 1918 -
3. Dolores Hope - wife of comedian Bob Hope (news)
   May 27, 1909 -
4. Albert Hoffman - Swiss scientist best known as the 'father' of LSD. (news)
   January 11, 1906 - April 29, 2008
5. Brooke Astor - NYC socialite and philanthropist (news)
   March 30, 1902 - August 13, 2007
6. Charles Lane - character actor, ubiquitous in literally hundreds of films (news)
   January 26, 1905 - July 9, 2007
7. Lady Bird Johnson - wife of U.S. president Lyndon B. Johnson (news)
   December 22, 1912 - July 11, 2007
8. Jack Kevorkian - Doctor Death' (news)
   May 20, 1928 -
9. Omar Abdel-Rahman - blind Egyptian Muslim cleric (news)
   May 3, 1938 -
10. Ariel Sharon - former Israeli politician and general (news)
    September 27, 1928 -

Whitey
Score: 1
Tie breaker points: 1

1. Tammy Faye Messner - former wife of convicted felon televangelist Jim Bakker (news)
   March 7, 1942 - July 20, 2007
2. Ray Bradbury - science fiction author (news)
   August 22, 1920 -
3. BB King - blues guitarist (news)
   September 16, 1925 -
4. Billy Graham - protestant evangelist (news)
   November 7, 1918 -
5. Fidel Castro - president of Cuba (news)
   August 13, 1926 -
6. King Bhumibol Adulyadej - King of Thailand (news)
   December 5, 1927 -
7. Les Paul - guitarist, designer of early electric guitars (news)
   June 9, 1915 -
8. Stephen Hawking - theoretical physicist (news)
   January 8, 1942 -
9. Wayne Newton - singer and entertainer (news)
   April 3, 1942 -
10. Jacques Chirac - former President of France (news)
    November 29, 1932 -