themaninblack

The Teams are up!

Labour will piss the by-election because it's a safe seat, end of story.

2017...

Turns out to be bollocks...

I think it's fair to say at this stage that more than one team has her now... However, if it was before 31/12/2013 then GU and everyone else who picked for this year have been royally fucked up the backpipe!

Then don't watch it then, No-one's forcing you.

588 in 2013. The most notable absentee as far as I can see is The Vyrdolak...

574 teams registered and unless I've missed one or two out, that's the lot for this year!

Bollocks! I picked his Dad. I knew there was something wrong with him...

Phil Lynott of Thin Lizzy died today in 1986. I remember it on the news, it was on a Saturday night as well...

Not long to go as far as registering teams are concerned. There are 40+ emails to go, with possible multiple teams. I don't think it will be as many as 2013 (588). Then it's a case of coding, linking teams to celebs, updating team performances, watching out for any possible duplications/glitches, before loading the info into the database and then generating the pages, although there's bound to be few teething problems, there always is with new additions and what-not. The priority is to get the list of teams up asap. After that, then I'll turn to adding the required info on the new celebs (around 1000 this year) and pictures of course. I'm getting some help with that...

510 teams registered so far...

One of the greatest pure vocal groups of all time...

420 teams registered so far...

500+ competitors. How long do you think that would take to individually reply to each one?

Giant knobheads you mean?

Well they're all so quiet and unassuming down under, aren't they? Not in the least bit forthright...

A comparative Jo Bryant (Felix Glenny perhaps) pick will certainly qualify this year and UK versions of internet news sites (which would include blogs) are also included. Some may think that's not in the spirit of the game but then they'd probably want the latest stiffs published on parchment...

Only the eight years off then...

Go to the List of the Lost page, although that will be updated when the lists for 2014 are published... Here are the rules: HOW TO ENTER: The DDP will start accepting entries from Saturday 7th December 2013. The entry period will officially close at 23:59 GMT on 31st December 2013. There follows a period where entries sent in the hours after that time will be entered at the host's discretion. The absolute deadline for that is 11:00 GMT on 1st January 2014. After that then the entry window is definitely closed! Simply send a list of 20 names and a maximum of 3 substitutes to ddp2014@derbydeadpool.co.uk, along with your team name and an email address to be contacted by. Important note: The joker will be the first name on your list and will be accepted by the host as such, so make sure your joker is top of the list! Should one or more of your choices croak it before 31st December 2013, then a substitute will replace him/her. Should the premature death be a joker, then the host will email you asking for a replacement joker from the existing list. Once you have sent your list, apart from the above matter arising, the host will not accept any wholesale changes. One you've entered, that's pretty much it! When the host has recieved your email, a message will be sent confirming this. Dont expect a full confirmation of the team you have entered until very late in the year/ early new year, depending on when you enter. You will be contacted by the host for any queries regarding the names of the picks and what they do, if they are among the more obscure picks. If you are entering again, but with a different team name, let the host know what your previous team name was. Please indicate if you are entering a theme team. THE BASICS: Pick 20 different celebrities who are alive as at 1st January 2014, but who, in your opinion, will no longer be with us by 31st December 2014. Nominate one of them as your "joker". For each celeb demise that you guess correctly, you'll score points, and if your joker sadly passes away, your grief will be alleviated by the fact that you'll score double points. We'll keep you updated via email every time someone scores points, and there will be a (usually) up-to-date scoreboard on the website. The team with the most points at the end of the year will, unsurprisingly, be deemed to be the winner. In the event of a dead heat on points, the winner will be selected according to the following criteria, applied in this order: The most hits (i.e. correctly-chosen deceased celebs). The youngest average age of hits. The most amusing team name. THE RULES: All entrants must supply a team name and a valid email address. We will never reveal your email address to anyone else. All of your chosen celebs must be: Human. At least 18 years old as at 1st January 2014. Prisoners on "Death Row" i.e. awaiting state execution can only score points if they die of other causes. Picks that are on trial or are put on trial and are found guilty and executed are not disqualified but will not claim the unnatural points bonus. Actual real-life people, not characters out of soap operas and the like. Named individuals, not just "Pope Wotsisface" or "the oldest person in the world". Players must not murder their chosen celebs. That's cheating, and cheating is wrong. The date of death is taken as that in the country/region where the person died, i.e. local time is used. If the time of death is reported as exactly midnight local time, the date of the day just beginning is used. This may be relevant in deciding bonuses (see below). DEFINITIONS: "Celebrity" means someone who, upon their death, gets a written obituary in a British national newspaper or on the BBC News website. This does mean that you can't always be sure when picking your team whether each person will be famous enough or not, but that's all part of the game. "Obituary" simply means an article which mentions the fact that the person has died. It doesn't have to be the conventional biographical write-up. "Alive" means drawing breath, not decomposing, that kind of thing. "No longer with us" is the opposite of the above! "Death" means the transition from the former to the latter. The death of a career (e.g. Michael Barrymore) doesn't count. SCORING: The value of the basic death depends on the person's age: 18-29 years: 12 points 30-49 years: 10 points 50-59 years: 9 points 60-69 years: 8 points 70-79 years: 7 points 80-89 years: 6 points 90-99 years: 5 points 100-109 years: 4 points 110+ years: 3 points On top of this, bonus points are awarded as follows: Unique pick: +3 if you were the only competitor to pick that person. Unlucky 13: +2 for a celeb who dies on the 13th of any month. Unnatural causes: +3 for murder, suicide or accident (but not State executions). Party pooper: +5 for a celeb who dies on their birthday or Xmas Day. Joker: Take the total of all the above and double it.

I admit, it was a third umpire decision, but it made it. That's the nature of game these days. That's why the likes of Spade win it. Research, research, research...and a bit of good fortune here and there...

Sky Sports is a part of Sky News in the much the way BBC Sport is part of BBC News and the BBC in general. Therefore it counts as a British national news source. He got a passing mention, as is required in the "List of the Lost". Very tenuous, as are the "news in brief" world news thingummyjigs that soon disappear into the ether whenever published by the Guardian.

Yes, someone did and they can...

Three teams, according to my calculations...