“Die, you bastard! Die!”: “It’s not enough to succeed. Others must fail.”—Gore Vidal ‘47

For centuries Stutts alums have lain awake at night, asking themselves questions like, "Am I a failure? Has all this rushing towards achievement added up to nothing? What do I say when my teenager calls me a ball-less corporate sellout'?"

It used to be that these questions could only be answered through deep introspection, followed by an embarrassing midlife crisis and tedious increase in religious faith. No longer!

Using a complex formula taking into account your fame, income, reputation, spouse's attractiveness, ability to get a table at fancy restaurants and literally hundreds of other factors, we can now calcuate the quality of your life. That numerical value can then be compared to the values of other Stutts alumni, so that you can make important life decisions based on impressing everyone else, whether it makes you happy or not.

Think you've done pretty well for yourself? Below are the leaders from each Class. If you think you can beat them, contact Stutts' Department of Ranks and Shaming for a semi-private consultation.

Class
Leader
Points
Note
1945
Davis Baldwin
94.65
Has monster 900-ft yacht
1946
Frederick Briggs
97.13
Venture cap—Briggs, Briggs, and Sons
1947
Geoff Normandie
92.91
Endowed Apollo 11 mission
1948
Morris Qualmandry
96.03
"The human bank"
1949
Marcus Dahl
91.99
Trophy wife causes riots
1950
Dave Ewing
98.47
Horse won Ky. Derby
1951
Persy Bobbin, Jr.
93.18
Inventor, gluestick
1952
Grosvenor Mannish-Cruppit
94.75
Voted "most British" by London Times
1953
Giovanni Provenza III
90.90
Created Warren Commission
1954
Cornell Knox
93.55
Nixon speechwriter turned real estate mogul
1955
Julliard V. Hoffman
95.43
Food critic, container ship heir
1956
 Sanborn Van Dam
97.09
Investor, philanthropist
1957
Jefferson Mason Purdy
91.36
Managed Reagan's “October Surprise"
1958
Kerry Rowley
91.99
CEO, Land-Mine! Industries
1959
James Dix
98.47
Stock guru
1960
Gardner Maynard
93.18
Host, PBS’ “Hmm…with Gardner Maynard”
1961
Prescott Prestone
94.75
Chairman, RNC
1962
Christopher H. Upton
90.90
Movie producer
1963
“Kip” Witherspoon
94.65
Chairman, DNC
1964
Lauren O’Reilly
97.13
Owner, O’Reilly Brewing
1965
Everett Johnstone
92.91
Advertising executive turned environmental activist
1966
Gabriele Van Ness
96.03
Chairman, Issioni PLC (luxury goods)
1967
Tully Martin
91.99
Trial lawyer
1968
Darry Parton
98.07
Cattle, oil, diamonds
1969
Rolf Fotheringill
93.18
Diplomat
1970
Molson Osborne
94.75
TV evangelist
1971
James Wheelock
90.90
Satellite TV tycoon
1972
Peter LeQ. Furniss
93.55
ex-Senator, Lobbyist for Kuwaiti royal family
1973
Henry Morse
95.43
Car dealer
1974
Kathleen Wybrick
97.09
President, Duke University
1975
Burlington Darling III IV
91.36
Governor-Elect of Michigan
1976
Harold Zysman
91.99
Head, American Dermitological Society
1977
Peyton Mixter
96.70
Neurologist
1978
Michael Harding
93.18
Owns 73% of Shaker Heights, OH
1979
Karen Palmer
94.75
Federal Judge, ex-Oui centerfold
1980
Ricardo Patrick
90.90
Publisher, Daily Money
1981
Jane Piaget
94.65
Painter, Heiress, Society figure
1982
Suzanne Kaplan
97.13
Chief Counsel, North Korea
1983
Vinny Overton
92.91
Movie director
1984
Phil Noble-Hardin
96.03
Bush family lawyer
1985
Mary Pritchard
91.99
Chairman, Amnesty International
1986
Ken Tso
98.47
Actor
1987
Molly Trenchard
93.18
Op-Ed columnist, New York Times
1988
Kerri Kimball
94.75
Top flack for Pfizer
1989
Yeun Chiang
90.90
CEO, KwikEat
1990
Kelly Forbes
93.55
Actor
1991
Janet Volpe-Watson
95.43
Assistant Undersecretary of State
1992
Leland Pulp
97.09
Agent, CAA
1993
Mal Greenough
91.36
Philanthropist and indy filmmaker
1994
Mark Webber
91.99
Showrunner, “Drunks”
1995
 Karen Fitzgerald
 98.47
Newsreader, CBS Chicago
1996
Bob Kravath
93.18
Head of “flash-mobs” for Howard Dean’s ’04 run
1997
Yoav Aviram
94.75
Lawyer-turned-rapper
1998
Cindy Wentworth
90.90
Heiress, blogger
1999
Theodosia Meital
91.99
Shipping, famed “party girl”
2000
James Duncan
98.47
Husband of Meital, Men’s Health model
2001
Nathan Foot
93.18
Author, “The Killing Tree”
2002
Tullie Weidman
94.75
Copywriter, Leo Burnett
2003
Whitman Walsh-Kruzer
90.90
CEO, Infobong
2004
Reggie Turner, Jr.
93.69
Creator/head writer, “U Da Man”
2005
Clarissa Mashmouli
97.90
Is hot; got in Cosmo; has really sweet Wall St. job


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