Dead pool: Difference between revisions
imported>Citation bot Added date. | Use this bot. Report bugs. | Suggested by Abductive | Category:Prediction markets | #UCB_Category 11/28 |
imported>Moneytrees Update for 2025, cut some extraneous details |
||
| Line 15: | Line 15: | ||
Because of the high body count in the first seven seasons of the popular fantasy television series ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', dead pools were launched for its final season.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Julianelle |first1=Mike |title=Genius Boss Creates Game of Thrones Season 8 Death Pool Contest [SPOILERS] |url=https://www.thedad.com/genius-boss-creates-game-of-thrones-death-pool-contest-spoilers/ |website=thedad.com |date=4 February 2019 |publisher=Some Spider Studios |access-date=12 April 2019}}</ref> | Because of the high body count in the first seven seasons of the popular fantasy television series ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', dead pools were launched for its final season.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Julianelle |first1=Mike |title=Genius Boss Creates Game of Thrones Season 8 Death Pool Contest [SPOILERS] |url=https://www.thedad.com/genius-boss-creates-game-of-thrones-death-pool-contest-spoilers/ |website=thedad.com |date=4 February 2019 |publisher=Some Spider Studios |access-date=12 April 2019}}</ref> | ||
=== | === Modern dead pools === | ||
Websites including Derby Dead Pool<ref>{{Cite web|title=BBC - Derby - Features - Dead celebs society|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/derby/content/articles/2005/01/31/derby_dead_pool_2005_feature.shtml|access-date=2020-08-12|website=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> and [[Rotten.com]] have hosted celebrity dead pools.<ref>{{citation |url = http://www.macleans.ca/canada/features/article.jsp?content=20080201_143436_5540|title = Who's in your celebrity dead pool?|first = Kathleen|last = Kennedy|publisher = Maclean|date = February 1, 2008|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140112063126/http://www.macleans.ca/canada/features/article.jsp?content=20080201_143436_5540|archive-date = 12 January 2014}}</ref> Matt Sedensky described the practice in an ''[[AP News]]'' article: "Players scour newspapers and Web sites for news on celebrities' health; they rely on tips from insiders; and they consider a public figure's lifestyle, absence of recent appearances and rumors of illness."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061229/NEWS/612290302 |title=Some say death pools are in poor taste |publisher=Herald Tribune |first=Matt |last=Sedensky |date=December 29, 2006}}</ref> | |||
==In popular culture== | ==In popular culture== | ||
Latest revision as of 16:52, 27 June 2025
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "about". Template:Confused
A dead pool, also known as a deadpool or death pool, is a game of prediction which involves guessing when someone will die. Sometimes it is a bet where money is involved.[1]
Modern application
In the early 20th century, dead pools were popular in dangerous sports such as motorsport, for example the first edition of the Indianapolis 500.[2]
Variants
A typical modern dead pool might have players pick out celebrities who they think will die within the year. Most games start on January 1 and run for 12 months, although there are some variations on game length and timing.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
In 2000, website Fucked Company claimed to be a "dot-com dead pool" which invited users to predict the next Internet startups to fail during that era's dot com bust.[3] The site itself folded in 2007 after a long history as a target for strategic lawsuits against public participation by companies.[4]
Because of the high body count in the first seven seasons of the popular fantasy television series Game of Thrones, dead pools were launched for its final season.[5]
Modern dead pools
Websites including Derby Dead Pool[6] and Rotten.com have hosted celebrity dead pools.[7] Matt Sedensky described the practice in an AP News article: "Players scour newspapers and Web sites for news on celebrities' health; they rely on tips from insiders; and they consider a public figure's lifestyle, absence of recent appearances and rumors of illness."[8]
In popular culture
A dead pool is a key plot element of the 1988 final installment of the Dirty Harry film series, The Dead Pool. Harry investigates the players, when several people listed in a game of dead pool die in suspicious circumstances.
The Marvel Comics character Deadpool (first appearing in 1991) takes his name after escaping from Ajax and Dr. Killebrew, who formed their own dead pool based on which of their experimental subjects would die first.[9] In the 2016 film Deadpool, the titular character takes his hero name from a dead pool of mercenaries, himself included, who are regular patrons at his favorite bar.
In the MTV show Teen Wolf, the main plotline of Season 4 (2014) revolves around a dead pool specifically targeting the supernaturals of Beacon Hills, which is set up by a mysterious character named The Benefactor.
See also
References
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".