Darwin Awards are by definition granted posthumously This citation is bestowed upon the individual who through single-minded self- sacrifice has done the most to remove undesirable elements from the human gene pool This year s winners are An unidentified man using a shotgun like a club to assault a former girlfriend accidentally shot himself to death when the gun discharged blowing a hole in his gut Ken Charles Barger 47 accidentally shot himself to death in Newton N C when awakening to the sound of a ringing telephone beside his bed He reached for the phone but instad grabbed a Smith & Wesson 38 Special which discharged when he drew it to his ear