Reynolds Wraps the Death Pool

Reynolds Wrap

Burton "Smokey the Bandit" Reynolds Jr., American actor, director and producer, died September 6, 2018, aged 82.  He is the only Family Death Pool pick this year (unless someone dies between now and noon on Thanksgiving day).  An astshoning 3 time winner, with such memorable picks in his stable as Michael Jackson (50 pts.), Steve Jobs (44 pts.), Zib will claim the $185 purse this year!  

Winners Circle over the years:

2009-Zib picked Michael Jackson, aged 50

2010-Gillian picked Amy Winehouse, aged 27

2011-Zib picked Steve Jobs, aged 56

2012-Shut out.  No winners.

2013-Sarah West picked Joan Rivers,aged 81

2014, 2015, 2016-All shut outs. No winners.

2017-Grace Leto picked Mary Tyler Moore, aged 80

2018-Zib picked Burt Reynolds, aged 82

2019 a year of promise, is ahead.  Get your picks ready with the $5.00 entry fee by the noon 'death'line on Thanksgiving day. 

The rules are simple and here they are:

1. The person must be a celebrity "now" and not become a celebrity because of their death
2. The celebrity cannot be a death row inmate, even in states that don't execute death row inmates (e.g., California)
3. The you cannot kill anyone on your list
4. The celebrity cannot be dead before you post your picks
5. The celebrity must be human (no animals)
6. The celebrity cannot already be diagnosed with a terminal illness.  Clarification in 2018:  Aids will be recgonized as a terminal illness. You cannot pick someone diagnosed with Aids. If you already have a pick with Aids, they're grandfathered in.  You can keep them. 
7. Points are awarded by subtracting the age of the dead celebrity from 100 (50 year old gets you 50 points, 80 year old gets you 20 points, etc.)
8. All selections and entry fees must be submitted by noon on Thanksgiving Day
9. NEW in 2018:  In the event of a roll-over and you don't have a bet for the previous year entry fee will include current and previous year and you only get 1 pick.
10. NEW in 2018:  You must be able to verbalize your pick. So you cannot make a bet for an unborn baby or someone in a coma.
11. NEW in 2018:  You must be paid up to win.
12. NEW in 2018:  Current owners of the pick have 'right of first refusal' to keep that pick, even if someone dies