2009 New Year's Predictions

Here we go again, vying for the coveted #1 spot in the Yankee Swap, and the chance to get your own dancing George W.:

1. Celebrity deaths in 2009
   
2. Celebrity Babies
3. Celebrity Splits
4. Big Democrat (Preferably Sex) Scandal of the Year
   
5. Big Republican (Preferably Sex) Scandal of the Year
   
6. Superbowl Champion
7. World Series Champion
8. Oscar Winner, Best Actor
9. Oscar Winner, Best Actress
10. Oscar Winner, Best Picture
    
11. Wildcard prediction, any topic
    
12. Price of a gallon of regular unleaded at the Cumberland Farms, 5 corners, Lancaster, Ma on Dec. 31, 2009.

Last year you emailed them to me so they were secret. We can do that again if you like, or we can put them in the comments here. Votes on that?