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Sixteenth hit: Henry Kissinger Another belated update, but well worth the wait - it was Kissinger after all. The one-two punches continue with back-to-back updates.  A top tier pick, as the fifth most popular pick, with 24 punters with the correct call, plus one joker. Considerable table jockeying in this update, however they won't stay the same for long. This has been a hit for 25 punters (24 hits, 1 joker). Many Third hit bonuses, with @DoorSlammer reaching the 4x bonus, having successfully called 12 hits. Total hits: 25 Teams with hit: 24 (it would be easier to list who didn't score!) Punters: Joltin Joe, gcreptile, Dying Probably, ThereWillBeDeaths7, wannamaker, LizLemon, Funeralopolis, Etushispushingupdaisies, Joey Russ, tracy, TQR, Summer in Transylvania, Great Uncle Bulgaria, DoorSlammer, Book, The Duke of Deadinburgh, Bibliogryphon, WinterCake, Grimgrass, Torva Messor, The Old Crem, Annami, Hell, diego Teams with joker: 1 Punters: chilean way Another joker cashed, making it 24/30 jokers cleared. 80% success rate! Third hit bonus First round (3 hits): Joey Russ Second round (6 hits): The Duke of Deadinburgh, diego Third round (9 hits): Dying Probably, ThereWillBeDeaths7, LizLemon, tracy, Summer in Transylvania, Annami, Hell Fourth round (12 hits): DoorSlammer Within 5 predicted hits: The Daredevil, Dying Probably, The Old Crem, Hell (21 predicted hits) Within 1 predicted hit: Etushispushingupdaisies, tracy, The Duke of Deadinburgh (17 predicted hits) Exact hit match: theoldlady, gcreptile, wannamaker, LizLemon, Newjack (16 predicted hits) Return of pentalies for those with low hit predictions. Exact hit loss (-4): Joltin Joe, YoungWillz, Bibliogryphon, Sean (15 predicted hits) Being out by 2 hits (-2 points): Joey Russ (14 predicted hits) Don't get comfortable people! All change please thanks to the miracle that was the 'Everest of Dentistry'! Updated Score Kissinger Joker Hit Third Hit Bonus Within 5 hits (21 predicted) Within 1 hit (17 predicted) Exact match (16 predicted) gcreptile 2 1 4 wannamaker 2 1 4 LizLemon 1 1 1 4 Joltin Joe -1 1 -4 Bibliogryphon -1 1 -4 DoorSlammer -1 1 1 Newjack -2 4 diego -3 1 1 Etushispushingupdaisies -3 1 2 Grimgrass -4 1 Book -4 1 tracy -4 1 1 2 Annami -5 1 1 Summer in Transylvania -5 1 1 Great Uncle Bulgaria -6 1 theoldlady -6 4 Sean -7 -4 Torva Messor -7 1 TQR -7 1 Dying Probably -7 1 1 2 YoungWillz -8 -4 Joey Russ -8 1 1 -2 Funeralopolis -8 1 The Duke of Deadinburgh -8 1 1 2 Hell -8 1 1 2 The Old Crem -9 1 2 ThereWillBeDeaths7 -10 1 1 chilean way -10 4 WinterCake -11 1 The Daredevil -12 2

I, for one, am pleased that political satire is now revelant again. And that the 'JD Salinger of demented music', Tom Lerher, has outlived him too. Ninja'd by @maryportfuncity

I always figured that DL forum members were the responsible type. This is the very definition of 'reduce, reuse, recycle'! I rarely find any eggnog in the shops and have experimented with recipes with 'mixed' results. Thanks for this @TQR, I'll give it a go. I now also have a source to point to when I get horrified looks for mentioning I like rum in my eggnog.

And that's what I get for my cursory reading of previous posts! We'll find out soon enough if we are right. @RoverAndOut thanks for keeping me honest.

I agree with @RoverAndOut that May is likely. I'll be bold and say Thursday 2nd May - it keeps the measures in January and April fresh in the minds of voters and is before the bank holidays. Easter early in 2024 on Sunday 31st March, so wouldn't break up April as a month for campaigning.

November 22 Fifteenth hit: Joss Ackland A belated update, but well worth the wait. While there has been discussion on the order of hits, Ackland vs Rosalynn Carter, (thanks to @tracy for researching this; it could be essential in the event of a tie), as stated above, I'm using the order they're listed on the DL front page. As this game is additive, the order of operations doesn't matter.  A middle of the road pick with just exactly a third of punters with the correct call. Considerable leap frogging in this update, with one player scoring +8 for marking their joker and matching the hits exactly. Congrats to @Bibliogryphon! This has been a hit for 10 punters (9 hits, 1 joker). Sparse number of Third hit bonuses, although @Book becomes only the second player to reach the 3x bonus, having successfully called 9 hits. Total hits: 10 Teams with hit: 9 Punters:Joltin Joe, The Daredevil, chilean way, ThereWillBeDeaths7, wannamaker, Etushispushingupdaisies, tracy, Book, Newjack In the strategy post I commented that it was rare that a player had two of the 'middle road' picks. Well @tracy has been the only one to chalk up the two recent hits of Rosalynn Carter and Ackland. Teams with joker: 1 Punters: Bibliogryphon The last joker to be cashed in was Barker; with this hit that is 23/30 jokers cleared. Third hit bonus First round (3 hits): N/A Second round (6 hits): chilean way Third round (9 hits): Book Within 5 predicted hits: chilean way, Summer in Transylvania (20 predicted hits) Within 1 predicted hit: theoldlady, gcreptile, wannamaker, LizLemon, Newjack (16 predicted hits) Exact hit match: Joltin Joe, YoungWillz, Bibliogryphon, Sean (15 predicted hits) Return of pentalies for those with low hit predictions. Being out by 2 hits (-2 points): Great Uncle Bulgaria, diego (13 predicted hits) This removes the +2 for being within one hit of the current total. Joltin Joe and Bibliogryphon are tie for 1st place with positive scores! A crowded 2nd place with 4 players - note @DoorSlammer's rank thanks to many correct hits. As the number of hits increases the higher guessing players are dominating the field. Will that continue? Only 39 more days to find out. Updated Score Ackland Joker Hit Third Hit Bonus Within 5 hits (20 predicted) Within 1 hit (16 predicted) Exact match (15 predicted) Joltin Joe 2 1 4 Bibliogryphon 2 4 4 DoorSlammer -3 gcreptile -3 2 wannamaker -3 1 2 Sean -3 4 YoungWillz -4 4 diego -5 -2 Grimgrass -5 Book -5 1 1 LizLemon -5 2 Etushispushingupdaisies -6 1 Newjack -6 1 2 Great Uncle Bulgaria -7 -2 Annami -7 Summer in Transylvania -7 2 Joey Russ -8 -4 Torva Messor -8 TQR -8 tracy -8 1 Funeralopolis -9 theoldlady -10 2 Dying Probably -11 The Old Crem -12 The Duke of Deadinburgh -12 Hell -12 WinterCake -12 ThereWillBeDeaths7 -12 1 The Daredevil -14 1 chilean way -14 1 1 2

This is the take home message. At 15 hits (and chance to improve) 2023 has secured a podium position. The DDP stands at 276 hits, only 5 away from a record. All this and there are 40 days remaining in the year. 2023 will be remembered as a banner year in deadpooling.

November 19 Fourteenth hit: Rosalynn Carter To borrow a line from @drol, 'That's how you do hospice Mr. Carter'.  A middle of the road pick with just over a third of punters with the correct call. With this hit, the jostling is now shoving, as many positions are crowded. No need to get comfortable, with two hits in one day. In terms of the order, I'm taking it as posted on the DL front page. This'll be a brief update. This has been a hit for 11 punters (11 hits, 0 joker). Sparse number of Third hit bonuses. Total hits: 11 Teams with hit: 11 Punters: gcreptile, Dying Probably, LizLemon, Funeralopolis, tracy, YoungWillz, TQR, Summer in Transylvania, WinterCake, Annami, Hell Teams with joker: 0 Punters: N/A Third hit bonus First round (3 hits): N/A Second round (6 hits): Funeralopolis, TQR Within 5 predicted hits: Funeralopolis, DoorSlammer, WinterCake, Annami (19 predicted hits) Within 1 predicted hit: Joltin Joe, YoungWillz, Bibliogryphon, Sean (15 predicted hits) Exact hit match: Joey Russ (14 predicted hits) And a new section - return of pentalies for those with low hit predictions. Being out by 2 hits (-2 points): Grimgrass (12 predicted hits) This removes the +2 for being within one hit of the current total. Diego maintains the lead, but there is a three way tie for 1st place. With an update to follow on Joss Ackland , don’t get too comfortable…. Updated Score Rosalynn Carter Third Hit Bonus Within 5 hits (19 predicted) Within 1 hit (15 predicted) Exact match (14 predicted) diego -3 -4 DoorSlammer -3 2 Joltin Joe -3 2 Joey Russ -4 4 Grimgrass -5 -2 Great Uncle Bulgaria -5 -4 gcreptile -5 1 wannamaker -6 Bibliogryphon -6 2 Etushispushingupdaisies -7 Book -7 LizLemon -7 1 Annami -7 1 2 Sean -7 2 Torva Messor -8 TQR -8 1 1 YoungWillz -8 1 2 Newjack -9 Summer in Transylvania -9 1 tracy -9 1 Funeralopolis -9 1 1 2 Dying Probably -11 1 theoldlady -12 The Old Crem -12 The Duke of Deadinburgh -12 Hell -12 1 WinterCake -12 1 2 ThereWillBeDeaths7 -13 The Daredevil -15 chilean way -18

Has anyone seen this? Any thoughts on what the episodes might be? My cursory look at Wikipedia narrows down the Dalek episode mentioned to either 'Mission to the Unknown' or one from 'The Daleks Masterplan'. No hint on the other, except it being from the Hartnell era. Lost Doctor Who episodes found – but owner is reluctant to hand them to BBC

The October estimate is a bit skewed as there were 25 hits and 4 obits found from past hits (8 August Squires, 13 September Yolande, 24 September K Baxter, 21 August E. Hoffman), making the October monthly rate high, on par with January. Regardless of when the hits came, they still add towards the final total. At the time of writing, the hits stand at 270, only 11 hits away from a new record. Again, the final total estimates have increased, having broken the 300 barrier. With 50 days left, a new record is certain, but how far will it go? Month Hits Predicted Total October 29 307 September 24 299 August 26 296 July 24 292 Jan-June 161 290

Cardinal Ouellet has decent odds at 7/1, but his chances are rapidly diminishing. He'll turn 80 on 8 June 2024, less than 8 months away. And don't I know it that he's almost been Pope before (Gambling on papal elections).... I've used that betting slip as the bookmark to my copy of 'The Screwtape Letters' by C.S. Lewis.

I'm guessing those odds came from this website (last updated 14 July)? Next Pope betting odds Two Americans listed with Timothy Dolan 12/1 and Raymond Leo Burke 8/1. Both are behind Canadian Mark Ouellet 7/1. (Yes, I know I'm replying months late. I was cleaning up browser tabs and bookmarks and remembered this; the next post is the good one).

WeWork files for bankruptcy in the US, which affects the company's business in the US and Canada. WeWork forced to file for bankruptcy in the US Ousted founder Adam Neumann's comments on the situation are amusing at best, as I'm sure it is "disappointing" and "challenging for me to watch" on top of the pile of money he was sent off with back in 2019.

Rob Burrow continues the form spotting opportunities with 'Seven: Rob Burrow, the podcast' hosted by himself and his wife. First guest has been Wayne Rooney. Wayne Rooney talks of alcohol struggles in new Rob Burrow podcast

@Sir Creep I have to agree with the bolded sentence. Richard Moll was making is debut in the DDP this year and was a hit. For comparison, his 'Night Court' castmate and former alcoholic John Larroquette has appeared four times (2020, 2017, 2016, 2015).

As Kenwright is the most recent entry at hit 256 for the DDP, it has created a 'triple bill' with Bill Hayden (21 Oct), Bill Gates (footballer) (22 Oct) and Bill Kenwright (23 Oct). With regards to @YoungWillz comments re: uniques, Kenwright has to be an example of research/lucky pick/recall. Kudos to the team 'The Cobbles Toll for Thee' for the unique hit, but more importantly for bringing him back to the DDP after a 7 year absence. 2015: diagnosed with liver cancer 2016: DDP pick for three teams https://www.derbydeadpool.co.uk/deadpool2016/celebs_K.html#kenwb0 2017-2022: falls off the radar* 2023: unique hit *the only other references I can find is mention and DDP Salvage comments by @DevonDeathTrip at the start of 2016 and in 2017 he's listed on @Rotten Ali Shadow List in his signature (edit: name does appear in pools on the forum)

@gcreptile your memory is correct - last picked in 2014, so List of the Missed. https://www.derbydeadpool.co.uk/deadpool2014/celebs_R.html#rowntr

With today's update on hits to the DDP the total is now 255. At the 24th October and 68 days left in the year, only 26 more hits are required for a new record. The only question is when it will happen. (Back of the envelope calculation estimates 1st December). Spoiler below compares 2023 to the years 2013-2022. These are all years with more than 200 hits and with an average of more than 500 teams.

October 23 Thirteenth hit: Bobby Charlton  A middle of the road pick with just under half of punters with the correct call. The pick benefits the bottom fifth as the six lowest ranked all registered a hit! With thirteen hits, the jostling for position begins in earnest. Players will begin to see negative scores assigned and bonuses are taken away. Hooray for spreadsheets for tracking! This has been a hit for 13 punters (13 hits, 0 joker). A few with Third hit bonuses (3 punters) too. Total hits: 13 Teams with hit: 13 Punters: The Daredevil, Dying Probably, chilean way, ThereWillBeDeaths7, Etushispushingupdaisies, Great Uncle Bulgaria, DoorSlammer, Book, The Duke of Deadinburgh, WinterCake, Grimgrass, Torva Messor, Annami Again, DoorSlammer gets a hit, with an impressive 11/13 hit rate. This also means a consistent rank on the tables with so many hits. Teams with joker: 0 Punters: N/A Third hit bonus First round (3 hits): WinterCake Second round (6 hits): Etushispushingupdaisies, Torva Messor Within 5 predicted hits: TQR, Book, Torva Messor (18 predicted hits) Within 1 predicted hit: Joey Russ (14 predicted hits) Exact hit match: Great Uncle Bulgaria, diego (13 predicted hits) Diego recaptures the lead with Great Uncle Bulgaria in second. Grimgrass relinquishes first for third place. Don’t get too comfortable…. Updated Score Charlton Third Hit Bonus Within 5 hits (18 predicted) Within 1 hit (14 predicted) Exact match (13 predicted) diego 1 4 Great Uncle Bulgaria -1 1 4 Grimgrass -3 1 -4 Joltin Joe -5 DoorSlammer -5 1 gcreptile -6 wannamaker -6 Etushispushingupdaisies -7 1 1 Book -7 1 2 LizLemon -8 Bibliogryphon -8 Joey Russ -8 2 Torva Messor -8 1 1 2 Sean -9 Newjack -9 Summer in Transylvania -10 tracy -10 Annami -10 1 TQR -10 2 YoungWillz -11 theoldlady -12 The Old Crem -12 Dying Probably -12 1 The Duke of Deadinburgh -12 1 Funeralopolis -13 Hell -13 ThereWillBeDeaths7 -13 1 The Daredevil -15 1 WinterCake -15 1 1 chilean way -18 1

A bit of nostalga (dangerous, I know) struck me after reading the thread and a few weeks ago I picked up a bottle of Bacardi White Rum. Memories of summers past. It has been a slog this week, so I finally got around to cracking open the bottle. Tastes exactly like I recall. Starting my third rum & coke. Tomorrow should be interesting.

There are 15 known chances for form spotting by early December. If that isn't a deadpooling goldmine, I don't know what is. He was a sub on my 2023 DDP roster, so I'm grateful to @lilham for this one.

And I thought I did a decent job of reviewing the past lists! I'm annoyed with myself that I missed Nash, b/c the 'Crash takes Nash' was a one-in-a-million title for his DL obit. So that's two of Lit with Solzhenitsyn and Pinter, Peace with Mother Teresa and Arafat and another Economic Sciences with Nash. That makes a hit rate of 7/9, missing only Arafat and Tutu. For the demographics of 11 picks: 0 Physics 0 Chemistry 0 Medicine or Physiology 2 Literature (Solzhenitsyn, Pinter) 7 Peace (Kissinger, Carter, Gorbachev, Tutu, Mandela, Mother Teresa, Arafat) 2 Economic Sciences (Friedman, Nash)

When I first read this, I dismissed it as a trivial question. Sen is notable as a recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (1998) and so DL worthy. What I think is the better question is would he be selected? And my first thought was no. But on looking at the evidence, it isn't impossible. The death hoax could have raised his profile. And the DL did select and get at hit from a past Economic Sciences winner. The DL does take economists as picks, such as Alan Greenspan. The table below summaries Nobel picks for the DL. Name Most Recent Year DL Nobel Appearances Hit (Y/N) Henry Kissinger 2023 Peace 11 - Jimmy Carter 2023 Peace 8 - Mikhail Gorbachev (d. 2022) 2022 Peace 2 Y Desmond Tutu (d. 2021) 2020 Peace 5 N Nelson Mandela (d. 2013) 2013 Peace 8 Y Milton Friedman (d. 2006) 2006 Economics 3 Y As you can see, they are overwhelmingly Peace laureates, three as former heads of governments. The main issues is there are more notable or older Laureates to pick. Robert Solow (Economic Sciences 1987) is 99 now and has been suggested before - and the DL likes their nonagenarians. Time for a Literature pick? Why not Bob Dylan age 82 (Lit 2016) or Wole Soyinka age 89 (Lit 1986)? Soyinka was also subject to a death hoax iirc. Want to stick with Peace? Lech Walesa is 80 and was unwell and unable to attend Queen Elizabeth's funeral last year. How much longer will Aung San Suu Kyi (age 78) endure house arrests, prison and sham trials? And last but not least, James Watson aged 95 (Med 1962) - possibly the only candidate I can think of that can put and keep their foot in their mouth more that Prince Philip; had a car accident in 2018 with an extended recovery. So what are the chances for Sen to be picked? TBH, slim to none. I cannot forecast the selections of the DL and I know of no market force to influence the outcome.

My entry is in which should hopefully qualify. Thanks for running. Just after I submitted my team, I thought of another fantastic choice, but that's for the next round...

The wisdom of the masses and also in this case, of Zoidberg, both show that the proposal for both Glynis Johns and Eva Marie Saint is the correct one. Please refer to the table below of the actresses named in the threads above and the number of picks they have in the 2023 DDP. Name DDP 2023 picks Glynis Johns 28 (D40) Kim Novak 3 Tippi Hedren 9 Eva Marie Saint 28 (D40) Ursula Andress 4