Alt Obituaries Newsgroup Dead Pool

The alt.obituaries Newsgroup Dead Pool
≡≡ Awards Given Out ≡≡

The Moxie Award

for Overall Excellence in Deadpooling Prognostication

Recipients:
► 2005 ≡ Louis Epstein
► 2006 ≡ Acctorp
► 2007 ≡ Acctorp
► 2008 ≡ Ed Varner
► 2009 ≡ to be determined

For the first year of the contest the award was called the "Moxie Man" Award

The Rookie of the Year Award

for Best Performance by a first-time entrant in the Alt.Obituaries Deadpool Contest

Recipients:
► 2005 ≡ Raven
► 2006 ≡ Acctorp & Newt's Hoots
► 2007 ≡ Constant Irritant
► 2008 ≡ Mort Chewary
► 2009 ≡ to be determined

The Company of Strangers Award

for the Best Point Performance without a Solo Hit

Recipients:
► 2005 ≡ Erik
► 2006 ≡ Erik
► 2007 ≡ Erik
► 2008 ≡ to be determined

The Bobbsey Twins Award

for the Best Tandem Performance by two separate entrants on the same Hits

Recipients:
► 2005 ≡ Eric & James Neibaur
► 2006 ≡ Eric & James Neibaur
► 2007 ≡ Kathypig1 & Lurker3791
► 2008 ≡ to be determined

The One-Hit Wonders Award

to the Entrant(s) who managed to get only a single Hit in that year's contest

Recipients:
► 2005 ≡ Bill Schenley, King Daevid & Wendy
► 2006 ≡ Brigid
► 2007 ≡ Johnnyb & Excard
► 2008 ≡ to be determined

The Dim Reaper Award

for those Entrants who's list performed the most poorly

Recipients:
► 2005 ≡ Bill Schenley
► 2006 ≡ Denise
► 2007 ≡ ???Guest
► 2008 ≡ to be determined

The I Walk Alone Award

for the Most Impressive Collection of Solo Hits during the Contest Year

Recipients:
► 2005 ≡ Amelia
► 2006 ≡ Acctorp
► 2007 ≡ Acctorp
► 2008 ≡ to be determined

The Painfully Obvious Solo Award

to the Entrant that scored a Solo Hit on someone that the whole group of Entrants should have scored upon

Recipients:
► 2005 ≡ Kathi
► 2006 ≡ Jazz Vulture & The Fireball
► 2007 ≡ Dead Batteries
► 2008 ≡ to be determined

The Philip Award

for scoring the most Hits without a Solo Hit

Recipients:
► 2006 ≡ King Daevid & Lurker3791
► 2007 ≡ Scubama, Mark & DGH
► 2008 ≡ to be determined

The Ridiculously Obvious Death Award

for all of those Entrants that recognized a stiff in training when they saw one

Recipients:
► 2006 ≡ Acctorp, Bill Schenley, Charlene, Corby, Ed Varner, Erik, James Neibaur, Jazz Vulture, King Daevid, Laurie Mann, Louisiana Lou, Lurker3791, Mark, Newt's Hoots, Philip, Raven, Ray Arthur, Scubama & Yersinia Pestis

► 2007 ≡ Acctorp, Bill Schenley, Buford, Charlene, Chipmunk&nsbp;Roasting, Corby, Denise, DGH, Drunk As A Skunk, Ed Varner, Erik, The Fireball, Garrett, Jazz Vulture, Kathi, Kentucky Wizard, King Daevid, Laurie Mann, Newt's Hoots, Raven, Ray Arthur & Scubama

► 2008 ≡ to be determined

The Public Service Award

for successfully scoring on numerous of "Bad Guys" during the contest year

Recipients:
► 2006 ≡ ???Guest
► 2007 ≡ Charlene
► 2008 ≡ to be determined

The Ripped From the Headlines Award

for picking a stiff from out of left field whose death provokes a media feeding frenzy all out of proportion to their importance to the affairs of mankind

Recipients:
► 2007 ≡ Denise & Sis
► 2008 ≡ to be determined

The MVP - Most Valueable Pooler Award

for the Best All-around selection list & performance

Recipients:
► 2007 ≡ The offer was declined due to steroid use
► 2008 ≡ to be determined

The Special Thanks Award

for help with the rules and scoring of the contest

Recipients:
► 2007 ≡ JD Baldwin & Mister Selina
► 2008 ≡ to be determined

The Don't Fuck With Me, I Want an Award Award

for the unselfish devotion of time end effort towards the operation & maintenance of this deadpool contest

Recipients:
► 2006 ≡ Amelia
► 2008 ≡ to be determined