The M*A*S*H Pool

[Wormfarmer 427]

Still one of my favorite comedies ever is the 1970's sitcom, M*A*S*H.  Over the course of its 11 seasons, it had 11 different main cast members.  Six of them have already passed on (in real life): Col. Henry Blake, Col. Sherman Potter, Trapper John, Frank Burns, Charles Emerson Winchester and Father Mulcahy.  Which leaves five in no particular order:  

 

Hawkeye Pierce  (played by Alan Alda)

Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan  (Loretta Swit)

Radar O'Reilly  (Gary Burghoff)

Max Klinger  (Jamie Farr)

B.J. Hunnicutt  (Mike Farrell)

 

This pool is simple - put the five surviving characters in order you think they will pass on, the top name being the next to go, and the bottom name the last survivor of the show. 

The pool will remain open for entries until the first character passes.  Then the game begins, and only the players who have selected correctly (at the top of their list) will continue on, all who selected a different character are eliminated, right out of the gate.    Each time a character passes, all lists not having that character in the correct order are eliminated, until we only have one team remaining = the winner!  So the game ends when either: only one list remains that hasn't been eliminated, OR when the fourth character passes, and there are multiple lists left that have guessed the correct order!  In the latter case, we need a tiebreaker: which is to pick the date of the 4th character passing.  Closest date, whether before or after, will be the winner.  I will even come up with a prize for anyone who wins by getting the order of all 5 correct.  My entry will be in the following post, please use it as an example of format for your entries, which should all be posted to this thread.  

 

Edited September 16, 2023 by Wormfarmer
deleted an asterisk so that time can sleep better at night

[Wormfarmer 427]

Hawkeye Pierce

Max Klinger

Hot Lips Houlihan

B. J. Hunnicutt

Radar O'Reilly

 

Tiebreaker:  Nov 12, 2026 (date I think my 4th pick (B. J.) will pass)

[MortalCaso 1,630]

God this is sad. My favorite TV show. 

 

I'll submit an entry later...

 

Entry:

B.J. Hunnicutt  (Mike Farrell)

Max Klinger  (Jamie Farr)

Radar O'Reilly  (Gary Burghoff)

Hawkeye Pierce  (played by Alan Alda)

Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan  (Loretta Swit)

 

I will go for June 26th, 2028 for the date of Alan Alda as my 4th.

Edited September 12, 2023 by MortalCaso
Added my entry

[Bibliogryphon 9,592]

I have never seen an episode of the show but I will play along:

 

Max Klinger  (Jamie Farr)

Hawkeye Pierce  (Alan Alda)

B.J. Hunnicutt  (Mike Farrell)

Radar O'Reilly  (Gary Burghoff)

Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan  (Loretta Swit)

 

My tie break for Gary Burghoff date is 04 July 2027

[Great Uncle Bulgaria 1,292]

B.J. Hunnicutt  (Mike Farrell)

Hawkeye Pierce  (Alan Alda)

Max Klinger  (Jamie Farr)

Radar O'Reilly  (Gary Burghoff)

Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan  (Loretta Swit)

 

10/12/27 for the date

 

I watched this once or twice about 40 years ago and have little recollection of any of them apart from Alda but logic suggests anything involving a BJ ought to come first.

[arghton 6,771]

Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan (Loretta Swit)

B. J. Hunnicutt (Mike Farrell)

Max Klinger (Jamie Farr)

Hawkeye Pierce (Alan Alda)

Radar O'Reilly (Gary Burghoff)

 

02 February 2028

[time 8,626]

Can someone please get rid of the extra asterisk in the title? It's M*A*S*H (unless anyone can point to an official source which includes the fourth asterisk). TIA.

[Handrejka 1,904]

20 hours ago, MortalCaso said:

God this is sad. My favorite TV show. 

 

I'll submit an entry later...

 

Mine too. I honestly don't think I can bring myself to do this. 

[BuffaloPhil 932]

Hawkeye Pierce

Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan

B.J. Hunnicutt

Max Klinger

Radar O'Reilly

 

Tiebreaker : 6th January 2028

[theoldlady 2,313]

Max Klinger  (Jamie Farr)

Hawkeye Pierce  (Alan Alda)

B.J. Hunnicutt  (Mike Farrell)

Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan  (Loretta Swit) *

Radar O'Reilly  (Gary Burghoff)

 

*Tie Breaker: January 15th 2028 for Loretta Swit.

[Sir Creep 7,070]

Max Klinger  (Jamie Farr)

Hawkeye Pierce  (Alan Alda)

Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan  (Loretta Swit)

B.J. Hunnicutt  (Mike Farrell)**

Radar O'Reilly  (Gary Burghoff)

 

**Tie Breaker: for Mike Farrell: 22 January 2031

[theoldlady 2,313]

[diego 1,993]

Hawkeye Pierce  (Alan Alda)

Max Klinger  (Jamie Farr)

Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan  (Loretta Swit)

B.J. Hunnicutt  (Mike Farrell)**

Radar O'Reilly  (Gary Burghoff)

** (Mike Farrell) 6/july/2029

[livingbygrace 368]

1. Max Klinger(Jamie Farr)

2.Margaret "Hot Lips Houlihan"(Loretta Swit)

3Haweye Pierce(Alan Alda)

4.Radar O'Reiley(Gary Burghoff)

5. B.J Hunnicutt(Mike Farrell)

***RadarO'Riley(Gary Burghoff)   May 5, 2028

Love this show so much..Such a place in my childhood/teen tv watching with my parents.

[Imelda 621]

Hawkeye Pierce  (played by Alan Alda)

Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan  (Loretta Swit)

Radar O'Reilly  (Gary Burghoff)

Max Klinger  (Jamie Farr)

B.J. Hunnicutt  (Mike Farrell)

 

Jamie Farr: 22 August 2028

 

Might as well go with the random order, given they are all in their 80s.

[Wormfarmer 427]

Over 11 months since I started this pool and it is still open for entries...... come one, come all.  Still enjoying these reruns on MeTV channel.  

Once the first character goes, the pool will be closed.  A lot of players (who picked incorrectly for the first character to pass) will be instantly eliminated, and I will post a scoring table for the remaining players who continue on.  

[Handrejka 1,904]

I got frightened when I saw this had been updated.