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People
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Organizations
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Locations
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Events
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Relationships
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Investigative exhibit / article excerpt
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Summary
This document appears to be a page from an article or book discussing the rules and history of a 'dead pool' (a gambling game involving predicting celebrity deaths). It references specific rules, anecdotes about Bob Hope, the status of Idi Amin, and quotes authors Gelfand and Wilkinson regarding the history of such games. The page bears a 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT' stamp, indicating it is part of a larger government evidentiary release.
People (5)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Bob Hope | Celebrity / Subject of bet |
Mentioned as a popular 'wild card' pick in the game; referenced regarding his death and a WWII anecdote.
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| Idi Amin | Subject of bet |
Mentioned as being on life support in a Saudi hospital, causing frustration for a player.
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| Gelfand | Author |
Co-author of the book 'Dead Pool'.
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| Wilkinson | Author |
Co-author of the book 'Dead Pool'.
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| Unnamed Gamester | Participant |
Quoted telling a story about his father and Bob Hope.
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Organizations (2)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| New York Times |
Cited as the standard for confirming official deaths in the game.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the footer stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'.
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Locations (2)
| Location | Context |
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Location where an anecdote involving Bob Hope and a wounded soldier took place.
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Location of the hospital where Idi Amin is on life support.
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Key Quotes (4)
"Each participant gets one wild card per year worth five points no matter how old the deceased."Source
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"Deaths become official when mentioned in the New York Times or any two major newspapers."Source
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"He has Idi Amin, who is on life support in a Saudi hospital."Source
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"After all, the dead pool has probably been around since the phenomenon of fame itself"Source
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Each participant gets one wild card per year worth five points no
matter how old the deceased. Gamesters generally pick one-pointers for
their wild card to get four extra points. Last year, most picked Bob Hope.
When he died, one Gamester said, "My father was shot during World War
II. While recuperating in England, Mr. Hope came up to his bedside and
stuffed a half-dozen golf balls into his [own] mouth. It cheered my old
man up."
matter how old the deceased. Gamesters generally pick one-pointers for
their wild card to get four extra points. Last year, most picked Bob Hope.
When he died, one Gamester said, "My father was shot during World War
II. While recuperating in England, Mr. Hope came up to his bedside and
stuffed a half-dozen golf balls into his [own] mouth. It cheered my old
man up."
Deaths become official when mentioned in the New York Times or
any two major newspapers. One player "is extremely frustrated," I was
told. "He has Idi Amin, who is on life support in a Saudi hospital. Now
there have been death threats, and armed guards have been posted."
Since the listees are all on various rungs on the ladder of celebrityhood,
The Game is understandably rife with abstraction.
any two major newspapers. One player "is extremely frustrated," I was
told. "He has Idi Amin, who is on life support in a Saudi hospital. Now
there have been death threats, and armed guards have been posted."
Since the listees are all on various rungs on the ladder of celebrityhood,
The Game is understandably rife with abstraction.
"After all, the dead pool has probably been around since the
phenomenon of fame itself," write Gelfand and Wilkinson in the book
Dead Pool. "It has certainly been around as long as gallows humor has. In
the heyday of hard-boiled journalism (the Front Page days of the 1930s),
reporters who covered a country ravaged by organized crime and engaged
in a world war found respite in the dark humor of the dead pool. Even
phenomenon of fame itself," write Gelfand and Wilkinson in the book
Dead Pool. "It has certainly been around as long as gallows humor has. In
the heyday of hard-boiled journalism (the Front Page days of the 1930s),
reporters who covered a country ravaged by organized crime and engaged
in a world war found respite in the dark humor of the dead pool. Even
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