'Fest Dead Pool
Hello dead pool fans! Here are the standings in the 2009-2010 '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 4, 2010.
'Fest Dead Pool Standings:
With 23 weeks left to go in this year's pool, here's how the competition
shapes up:
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The latest casualties:
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Zelda
Rubinstein
January 1, 1936 - January 27, 2010
played the exorcist Tangina in the movie Poltergeist
She died after a short illness.
Picked by: Guido |
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Miep
Gies
February 15, 1909 - January 11, 2010
hid Anne Frank and her family from the Nazis during World War II
If the 'balloon boy' Falcon Heene had Miep as a protector, the
police would still be looking for him.
Picked by: Hoot |
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Melodie
Wilson
January 1, 1950 - November 9, 2009
Milwaukee news reporter
She is now permanently off the air.
Picked by: Web |
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Gertrude
Baines
April 6,1894 - September 11, 2009
the world's oldest dead person
An autopsy will be conducted to confirm the cause of death...
Why?
Picked by: CD Spike |
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 2009-2010 'Fest dead pool:
Audrey
Score: 2
Tie breaker points: 17
- Sid Caesar - comic
actor (news)
September 8, 1922 -
- David Rockefeller
- rich guy (news)
June 12, 2015 -
- Annette Funicello
- singer and actress (news)
October 22, 1942 -
- Eli Wallach - film,
TV and stage actor (news)
December 7, 1915 -
- Kirk Douglas - actor,
father of Michael Douglas (news)
December 9, 1916 -
- Olivia de
Havilland - actress (news)
July 1, 2016 -
- Seve Ballesteros -
golfer (news)
April 9, 1957 -
Walter
Cronkite - the most trusted man in America (news)
November 4, 1916 - July 17, 2009
Patrick
Swayze - dancer, actor, and songwriter (news)
August 18, 1952 - September 14, 2009
- Dolores Hope - wife
of comedian Bob Hope (news)
May 27, 1909 -
Bjorn
Score: 2
Tie breaker points: 15
- John Wooden - baseball
player and coach (news)
October 14, 1910 -
- Art Linkletter -
host of 'House Party' and 'People Are Funny' (news)
September 17, 1912 -
- Ernest Borgnine
- actor (news)
January 24, 1917 -
- Billy Graham - protestant
evangelist (news)
November 7, 1918 -
- Nancy Reagan - wife
of U.S. president Ronald Reagan, ex-movie actress (news)
July 6, 1921 -
Walter
Cronkite - the most trusted man in America (news)
November 4, 1916 - July 17, 2009
- Eleanor Mondale
- daughter of Walter Mondale (news)
January 1, 1960 -
- Roger Ebert - movie
critic (news)
June 18, 1942 -
Ted Kennedy
- US Senator (news)
February 22, 1932 - August 25, 2009
- Kirk Douglas - actor,
father of Michael Douglas (news)
December 9, 1916 -
CD
Score: 3
Tie breaker points: 21
- Scott Weiland - rock
musician (news)
October 27, 1967 -
- Zsa Zsa Gabor - actress
better known for being herself than any role she has played (news)
February 6, 1917 -
- Bernard Madoff -
con artist (news)
April 29, 1938 -
- Joan Collins - actress
(news)
May 23, 1933 -
Walter
Cronkite - the most trusted man in America (news)
November 4, 1916 - July 17, 2009
Patrick
Swayze - dancer, actor, and songwriter (news)
August 18, 1952 - September 14, 2009
- Nancy Reagan - wife
of U.S. president Ronald Reagan, ex-movie actress (news)
July 6, 1921 -
- Billy Graham - protestant
evangelist (news)
November 7, 1918 -
- Mickey Rooney - film
actor (news)
September 23, 1920 -
Gertrude
Baines - the world's oldest dead person (news)
April 6,1894 - September 11, 2009
Cigarman
Score: 0
Tie breaker points: 0
- G. Gordon Liddy
- chief operative for the White House Plumbers unit (news)
November 30, 1930 -
- Oliver North - political
commentator (news)
October 7, 1943 -
- Laura Ingraham -
political commentator (news)
June 19, 1964 -
- Glenn Beck - political
commentator (news)
February 10, 1964 -
- Michael
Savage - political commentator (news)
March 31, 1942 -
- Bill
O'Reilly - politcal commentator (news)
September 10, 1949 -
- Marl Levin - political
commentator (news)
September 21, 1957 -
- Sean Hannity - political
commentator (news)
December 30, 1961 -
- Ann Coulter - political
commentator (news)
December 8, 1981 -
- Rush Limbaugh - political
commentator (news)
January 12, 1951 -
Guido
Score: 3
Tie breaker points: 23
- Fidel Castro - president
of Cuba (news)
August 13, 1926 -
- Takeru Kobayashi
- competitive eater (news)
March 15, 1978 -
- Helen Thomas - member
of the White House press corps (news)
August 4, 1920 -
Zelda
Rubinstein - played the exorcist Tangina in the movie
Poltergeist (news)
January 1, 1936 - January 27, 2010
- Sammy "The
Bull" Gravano - criminal (news)
March 12, 1945 -
- Wavy Gravy - social
activist, clown and hippie era icon (news)
May 15, 1936 -
- Carol Spinney - Big
Bird' and 'Oscar the Grouch' on Sesame Street (news)
December 26, 1933 -
- Larry King - broadcaster,
host of TV's Larry King Live (news)
November 19, 1933 -
Patrick
Swayze - dancer, actor, and songwriter (news)
August 18, 1952 - September 14, 2009
Walter
Cronkite - the most trusted man in America (news)
November 4, 1916 - July 17, 2009
Hammer
Score: 3
Tie breaker points: 8
Walter
Cronkite - the most trusted man in America (news)
November 4, 1916 - July 17, 2009
Les Paul -
guitarist, designer of early electric guitars (news)
June 9, 1915 - August 13, 2009
- Dick Cheney - politician
and businessman, 46th Vice President of the US (news)
January 30, 1941 -
- Kirk Douglas - actor,
father of Michael Douglas (news)
December 9, 1916 -
- Andy Griffith - played
'Sheriff Andy Taylor' and 'Matlock' on TV (news)
June 1, 1926 -
Patrick
Swayze - dancer, actor, and songwriter (news)
August 18, 1952 - September 14, 2009
- Ted Koppell - TV
journalist (news)
February 8, 1940 -
- Ernest Borgnine
- actor (news)
January 24, 1917 -
- Harry Morgan - played
'Colonel Sherman T. Potter' on M*A*S*H (news)
April 10, 1915 -
- Art Linkletter -
host of 'House Party' and 'People Are Funny' (news)
September 17, 1912 -
Hoot
Score: 3
Tie breaker points: 14
- Roger Ebert - movie
critic (news)
June 18, 1942 -
Eunice
Kennedy Shriver - member of the Kennedy family (news)
July 10, 1921 - August 11, 2009
- Don Pardo - NBC
voice announcer (news)
February 2, 2018 -
- Kazuo Ohno - Japanese
dancer (news)
October 27, 1906 -
Henry
Allingham - British World War I veteran (news)
August 6, 1896 - July 18, 2009
- Ariel Sharon - Israeli
Prime Minister (news)
February 26, 1928 -
Miep Gies -
hid Anne Frank and her family from the Nazis during World War II (news)
February 15, 1909 - January 11, 2010
- Meinhardt Raabe
- played the Munchkin coroner in The Wizard of Oz (news)
September 2, 1915 -
- Johannes Heesters
- Dutch actor, singer, and entertainer (news)
December 5, 1903 -
- Dame
Elisabeth Murdoch - widow of Australian newspaper publisher Sir Keith
Murdoch (news)
February 8, 1909 -
Jack
Score: 0
Tie breaker points: 0
- Steve Guttenberg
- actor (news)
August 24, 1958 -
- Bubba Smith - professional
football player (news)
February 28, 1945 -
- Michael Winslow
- actor (news)
September 6, 1958 -
- Bobcat Goldthwait
- comedian (news)
May 26, 1962 -
- Tim Kazurinsky -
comedian (news)
March 3, 1950 -
- Lance Kinsey - actor
(news)
June 13, 1959 -
- Leslie
Easterbrook - actress (news)
July 29, 1949 -
- G.W. Bailey - actor
(news)
August 27, 1944 -
- George Gaynes - actor
(news)
May 16, 1917 -
- Bob Sheppard - stadium
announcer for New York's Yankees and Giants (news)
October 12, 1910 -
Metro
Score: 3
Tie breaker points: 16
- Lawrence Taylor
- professional football player (news)
February 4, 1959 -
Ted Kennedy
- US Senator (news)
February 22, 1932 - August 25, 2009
- Liz Taylor - actress
(news)
February 27, 1932 -
Patrick
Swayze - dancer, actor, and songwriter (news)
August 18, 1952 - September 14, 2009
- John Wooden - baseball
player and coach (news)
October 14, 1910 -
- Fidel Castro - president
of Cuba (news)
August 13, 1926 -
- Betty Ford - ex-
First lady (news)
April 8, 1918 -
- Ernest Borgnine
- actor (news)
January 24, 1917 -
- Kim Jong Il - dictator
of North Korea (news)
February 16, 1941 -
Walter
Cronkite - the most trusted man in America (news)
November 4, 1916 - July 17, 2009
Mohel
Score: 1
Tie breaker points: 10
- Jack LaLanne - fitness,
exercise and nutritional expert (news)
September 26, 1914 -
- Dick Clark - host
of American Bandstand (news)
November 30, 1929 -
- John Glenn - astronaut
(news)
July 18, 2021 -
- Nancy Reagan - wife
of U.S. president Ronald Reagan, ex-movie actress (news)
July 6, 1921 -
- Dolores Hope - wife
of comedian Bob Hope (news)
May 27, 1909 -
- Mickey Rooney - film
actor (news)
September 23, 1920 -
- Nancy Reagan - wife
of U.S. president Ronald Reagan, ex-movie actress (news)
July 6, 1921 -
- Billy Graham - protestant
evangelist (news)
November 7, 1918 -
- Kirk Douglas - actor,
father of Michael Douglas (news)
December 9, 1916 -
Walter
Cronkite - the most trusted man in America (news)
November 4, 1916 - July 17, 2009
Nail
Score: 0
Tie breaker points: 0
- Ernie Harwell - major
league baseball announcer (news)
January 25, 1918 -
- Stan Musial - major
league baseball player (news)
November 21, 1920 -
- Bert Sugar - boxing
writer (news)
June 7, 1936 -
- John Wooden - baseball
player and coach (news)
October 14, 1910 -
- Johnny Logan - singer
and composer (news)
May 13, 1954 -
- Dick Ebersol - president
of NBC Sports (news)
July 28, 1947 -
- Y.A. Tittle - NFL
quarterback (news)
October 24, 1926 -
- Ara Parseghian -
Notre Dame football coach (news)
May 21, 1923 -
- Virginia McCaskey
- principal owner of the Chicago Bears (news)
November 1, 1923 -
- William Henry Harrison
"Tippy" Dye - college athletic director (news)
April 1, 1915 -
Pumpkin
Score: 2
Tie breaker points: 4
Ted Kennedy
- US Senator (news)
February 22, 1932 - August 25, 2009
- Kazuo Ohno - Japanese
dancer (news)
October 27, 1906 -
Les Paul -
guitarist, designer of early electric guitars (news)
June 9, 1915 - August 13, 2009
- Annette Funicello
- singer and actress (news)
October 22, 1942 -
- Johannes Heesters
- Dutch actor, singer, and entertainer (news)
December 5, 1903 -
- Mitch Miller - bandleader
and music company executive (news)
July 4, 1911 -
- Fidel Castro - president
of Cuba (news)
August 13, 1926 -
- Phyllis Diller -
comedian (news)
July 17, 1917 -
- Eleanor Mondale
- daughter of Walter Mondale (news)
January 1, 1960 -
- Dolores Hope - wife
of comedian Bob Hope (news)
May 27, 1909 -
Ranchy
Score: 0
Tie breaker points: 0
- Ben Stiller - actor
(news)
November 30, 1965 -
- Florence
Henderson - played 'Carol Brady' in 'The Brady Bunch' (news)
February 14, 1934 -
- Keith Richards -
guitarist for The Rolling Stones, some think he may be dead already (news)
December 18, 1943 -
- Mick Jagger - Lead
singer for the rolling stones (news)
July 26, 1943 -
- George Bush Sr -
President of the US 1989-1993 (news)
June 12, 1924 -
- Brian Dennehy - actor
(news)
July 9, 1938 -
- Carl Reiner - actor,
film director, producer, writer and comedian (news)
March 20, 1922 -
- Osama Bin Laden
- figurehead of al-Qaeda (news)
March 10, 1957 -
- Jackie Cooper - actor,
TV director, and TV producer (news)
September 15, 1922 -
- Jackie Mason - stand-up
comedian (news)
June 9, 1935 -
Spike
Score: 2
Tie breaker points: 17
- Courtney Love - widow
of Kurt Cobain (news)
July 9, 1964 -
- Dick Clark - host
of American Bandstand (news)
November 30, 1929 -
- Dick Cheney - politician
and businessman, 46th Vice President of the US (news)
January 30, 1941 -
- Cloris Leachman
- actress (news)
April 30, 2026 -
- Nancy Reagan - wife
of U.S. president Ronald Reagan, ex-movie actress (news)
July 6, 1921 -
- Liz Taylor - actress
(news)
February 27, 1932 -
Patrick
Swayze - dancer, actor, and songwriter (news)
August 18, 1952 - September 14, 2009
- Zsa Zsa Gabor - actress
better known for being herself than any role she has played (news)
February 6, 1917 -
- Kirk Douglas - actor,
father of Michael Douglas (news)
December 9, 1916 -
Gertrude
Baines - the world's oldest dead person (news)
April 6,1894 - September 11, 2009
The Smile
Score: 3
Tie breaker points: 25
- John Mahoney - actor
(news)
June 20, 1940 -
- Charlie Watts - drummer
of The Rolling Stones (news)
June 2, 1941 -
- Steve Jobs - co-founder
of Apple (news)
February 24, 1955 -
- Bo Black - Summerfest
executive director (news)
January 1, 1944 -
- Liz Taylor - actress
(news)
February 27, 1932 -
Walter
Cronkite - the most trusted man in America (news)
November 4, 1916 - July 17, 2009
- Phil Harris - "Deadliest
Catch" fishing captain (news)
January 0, 1900 -
- Amy Winehouse - singer-songwriter
(news)
September 14, 1983 -
Patrick
Swayze - dancer, actor, and songwriter (news)
August 18, 1952 - September 14, 2009
Ted Kennedy
- US Senator (news)
February 22, 1932 - August 25, 2009
Trent
Score: 4
Tie breaker points: 28
Les Paul -
guitarist, designer of early electric guitars (news)
June 9, 1915 - August 13, 2009
- Nancy
Sinatra - wife of Frank Sinatra (news)
January 0, 1900 -
- Jack Klugman - television
and film actor (news)
April 27, 2022 -
- Steve Jobs - co-founder
of Apple (news)
February 24, 1955 -
- John Wooden - baseball
player and coach (news)
October 14, 1910 -
- Merle Haggard - country
music singer (news)
April 6, 1937 -
- Roger Ebert - movie
critic (news)
June 18, 1942 -
Henry
Allingham - British World War I veteran (news)
August 6, 1896 - July 18, 2009
Walter
Cronkite - the most trusted man in America (news)
November 4, 1916 - July 17, 2009
Patrick
Swayze - dancer, actor, and songwriter (news)
August 18, 1952 - September 14, 2009
Web
Score: 6
Tie breaker points: 45
- Harry Morgan - played
'Colonel Sherman T. Potter' on M*A*S*H (news)
April 10, 1915 -
- John Wooden - baseball
player and coach (news)
October 14, 1910 -
- Fats Domino - R&B
and rock and roll pianist and singer-songwriter (news)
February 26, 2028 -
- Dolores Hope - wife
of comedian Bob Hope (news)
May 27, 1909 -
Ted Kennedy
- US Senator (news)
February 22, 1932 - August 25, 2009
Corazon
Aquino - President of the Philippines (news)
January 25, 1933 - August 1, 2009
Melodie
Wilson - Milwaukee news reporter (news)
January 1, 1950 - November 9, 2009
Patrick
Swayze - dancer, actor, and songwriter (news)
August 18, 1952 - September 14, 2009
Walter
Cronkite - the most trusted man in America (news)
November 4, 1916 - July 17, 2009
Henry
Allingham - British World War I veteran (news)
August 6, 1896 - July 18, 2009
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