The Dead Draft

In the past, we have discussed having an interoffice dead pool. I propose we make 2007 the year where we pull this off. If you are not familiar with the dead pool, the short and sweet explanation follows:

For other uses, see Dead pool (disambiguation) A dead pool, also known as a deathpool or a ghoul pool is a game of prediction which involves guessing when someone will die. Sometimes it is a bet where money is involved. The combination of dead or death and betting-pool, refers to such a gambling arrangement. A typical modern dead pool might have players pick out celebrities who they think will die within the year. There are several scoring variants. For example, a player might be rewarded few, if any, points for predicting the death of someone who is over 80 years old or is suffering from a terminal disease. Another common method to calculate score is subtracting the celebrity's age from 100. Other pools require participants to form a list ranked on how sure they are that a person on the list will die, with points given based on how high a person on their list is ranked, and others award points based on how many other contestants selected the deceased celebrity. Another variant on the game has a single point awarded for each correct prediction, regardless of the celebrity's age or medical condition. The advantage of this scoring method is that there is more scoring, and it rewards research (learning which celebrities are experiencing failing health) rather than luck.

We can discuss how intricate our scoring system will be if we decide to pull the trigger on this (pun intended).

Who's in?