machotrouts 828 Posted January 17, 2021 My mum has made a team. I told her about the Inverse Dead Pool, and she said "oh, that sounds nice! I'll play!". With the precedent of Sir Creep and "Team Wean" a couple of years ago, I hope it's okay if I send it on her behalf? She's a DDP participant, but not a forum member. (I still intend to submit my own team, shortly before midnight.) machotrouts' mum's team: Sarah Harding Olivia Newton-John Yoko Ono Queen Elizabeth II Jean-Louis Trintignant Tom Parker Greg Gilbert Paul Gascoigne Susan Bayh Jimmy Carter Tom Smith Rob Burrow Doddie Weir Dick Van Dyke Angela Lansbury Betty White Desmond Tutu Bobby Charlton Shannen Doherty Murray Walker Prunella Scales Jimmy Greaves George Alagiah Willie Nelson Norman Lloyd SUB: Sidney Poitier 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,970 Posted January 17, 2021 I approve. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YorkshireBanker 168 Posted January 17, 2021 1. Queen Elizabeth II 2. Olivia Newton-John 3.Donald Trump 4. Doddie Weir 5. Billy Connolly 6. Pope Benedict XVI 7. Bill Turnbull 8. David Attenborough 9. Jerry Lee Lewis 10.Angela Lansbury 11.Prunella Scales 12. Rob Burrow 13.june brown 14/ Norman Lloyd 15. Tom Smith 16. Paul Gascoigne 17.Greg Gilbert 18. Rolf Harris 19.George Alagiah 20. Jimmy Carter 21. Dick Van Dyke 22.Dai Davies 23.Jimmy Greaves 24.Susan Bayh 25. Tim Bilton sub Kissinger 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
machotrouts 828 Posted January 17, 2021 Preemptive congratulations to the following 25 people for seeing 2022. My 2021 survivors squad: Queen Elizabeth II David Attenborough Billy Connolly Donald Trump Dick Van Dyke Angela Lansbury Jerry Lee Lewis Paul Gascoigne Bobby Charlton Shannen Doherty Rob Burrow Doddie Weir Bill Turnbull George Alagiah Olivia Newton-John Betty White Rolf Harris Henry Kissinger Prunella Scales Murray Walker Norman Lloyd Sarah Harding Tom Parker Larry King Prince Philip SUB: Sidney Poitier (Bearing in mind I picked Barbara Windsor at #1 last year... preemptive R.I.P. to the Queen?) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,970 Posted January 18, 2021 And the entry period has closed. Good luck to the participants and their candidates for survival. As always, stats corner to come shortly. 4 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,970 Posted January 18, 2021 STATS AND FACTS The Inverse Dead Pool has seen an increase in participation, with the 41 teams entered 5 more than last year (though still short of 2019's participation record of 48). This time, we see one name unanimously picked and one unanimously avoided. Donald Trump has typically been the most popular pick in the years he is pickable, but his recent tantrums somehow manage to make Gazza look stable. Indeed, the unanimous pick is Gazza, with all of us reckoning the conductor has control of this train wreck for another year. Name Total Points Total # of Teams 1. Paul Gascoigne 903 41 2. Donald Trump 875 39 3. Queen Elizabeth II 852 40 4. Billy Connolly 717 38 5. David Attenborough 698 38 6. Angela Lansbury 665 40 7. Dick Van Dyke 642 39 8. Rolf Harris 477 34 9. June Brown 470 36 10. Doddie Weir 466 34 11. Rob Burrow 425 34 12. Betty White 417 34 13. Olivia Newton-John 406 31 14. Bobby Charlton 403 33 15. Prunella Scales 342 33 16. Willie Nelson 339 34 17. Desmond Tutu 332 30 18. Bill Turnbull 303 25 19. Greg Gilbert 300 26 20. George Alagiah 289 27 21. Henry Kissinger 278 26 22. Sarah Harding 269 27 23. Murray Walker 262 28 24. Jerry Lee Lewis 252 27 25. Shannen Doherty 173 22 The 2020 people's choice would have placed 3rd with 42 points - worse than the typical people's choice in terms of points but better than typical in terms of placement. As for the ten most anticipated deaths by our collective: Name Total Points Total # of Teams 1. Rush Limbaugh 0 0 2. Larry King 2 1 3. Leon Spinks 4 1 4. David Gulpilil 6 2 5. Bob Dole 18 2 6. James Whale 21 1 7. Carlos Menem 29 3 8. Dai Davies 32 4 9. Leslie Phillips 40 6 10. Norman Lloyd 45 7 Yep, I won't have the opportunity to berate any Limbaugh pickers with a "fools Rush in where wise poolers never go" quip should he die in 2021 as not a single person has plumped for the odious fuck. He's the first name to be entirely unpicked in the four years I've run the Inverse. Covid-battling Larry King was aligned with Rush in the no-pick zone until minutes before the deadline, with the final entrant machotrouts including him. The remainder are self explanatory - Spinks, Gulpilil, Whale, and Davies all have advanced cancer, Dole and Phillips are premier "how are they still not dead?" zombies, Menem is the token annual world leader who pisses off drol for a number of months before finally succumbing to his numerous ailments, and Lloyd is the second-oldest ever Inverse pick (after Misao Okawa in 2015). Only half of last year's bottom 10 died. Of the five survivors, Gulpilil stayed put, Tom Smith, Yoo Sang-chul, and Susan Bayh saw increases in support, and Gianluca Vialli is no longer pickable due to a collapse in DDP popularity. And be wary of the history of names on one team or less - in the four years I've run the Inverse, four past names were on only one team: Leah Bracknell (2018), Marieke Vervoort (2018), Genesis P-Orridge (2020), and Tom Smith (2020). Three out of four survived the year. Will any of Limbaugh, King, Spinks, or Whale join them in this deadpooler-defying statistic? 6 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted January 18, 2021 6 hours ago, machotrouts said: My mum has made a team. I told her about the Inverse Dead Pool, and she said "oh, that sounds nice! I'll play!". With the precedent of Sir Creep and "Team Wean" a couple of years ago, I hope it's okay if I send it on her behalf? She's a DDP participant, but not a forum member. (I still intend to submit my own team, shortly before midnight.) As I turned in my team today I also turned....and asked Team Wean if she wanted another go at the DP, and she declined. Glad to see your mum throw a few names at it, best of luck to her team. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wormfarmer 427 Posted January 18, 2021 Well, time zones and deadlines conspire to bite me again. I know I am a few hours late to enter (it's still the 17th where I am), but I will play along at home with the following list. Wouldn't that beat all if this would have been my first Deathlist pool win? Shazzbot. My list was generated without looking at the stats posted previously. 1. QE II 2 Paul Gascoigne 3 Rolf Harris 4 Donald Trump 5 Angela Lansbury 6 Betty White 7 Willie Nelson 8 Mikhail Gorbachev 9 Desmond Tutu 10 Bobby Charlton 11 Dick Van Dyke 12 Rob Burrow 13 David Attenborough 14 June Brown 15 Susan Bayh 16 Gerd Muller 17 Doddie Weir 18 Prunella Scales 19 Yoko Ono 20 Greg Gilbert 21 Linda Nolan 22 Jean Louis Trintignant 23 Tom Parker 24 Olivia Newton John 25 Jimmy Carter Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted January 18, 2021 5 hours ago, Death Impends said: Only half of last year's bottom 10 died. Of the five survivors, Gulpilil stayed put, Tom Smith, Yoo Sang-chul, .... I saved 5 pounds of coffee telling everyone no way he was dying in 2020. Sir C right as rain. Sticking with the first name starting with 'Yo'.....I see that Yoko Ono isn't in the top 25. You people are nuts. She has a 0.000001% chance of dying. I shall send everyone 5 pounds of coffee who avoids scoring with her this year should she die. If she doesn't, I expect a tuppence in return. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BuffaloPhil 926 Posted January 18, 2021 Looking at my team, and the most chosen list, I need to be hoping for Dick van Dyke and Betty White to die. Which makes me a bit sad. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted January 23, 2021 And we're off. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,391 Posted January 23, 2021 Machotrouts goes into 2nd place! Everyone else is joint 1st. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,140 Posted January 23, 2021 6 minutes ago, The Quim Reaper said: Machotrouts goes into 2nd place! Everyone else is joint 1st. Including his Mum 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,970 Posted January 23, 2021 machotrouts thought that the perpetually ancient Larry King, who already had heart issues, lung cancer, and a stroke in his medical history, could pull through covid. He was wrong. Now it's his turn to cry cry cryyyyy, now that Larry said goodbye to us... =1. An Fear Beag 0 =1. Annami 0 =1. BabyBlue 0 =1. Banana 0 =1. Bibliogryphon 0 =1. Book 0 =1. BuffaloPhil 0 =1. CaptainChorizo 0 =1. Charles De Gaulle 0 =1. chilean way 0 =1. deadsox 0 =1. Death Impends 0 =1. drol 0 =1. En Passant 0 =1. Funeralopolis 0 =1. gcreptile 0 =1. Great Uncle Bulgaria 0 =1. Grim Up North 0 =1. GuyFromFuture 0 =1. JoeMoneypenny 0 =1. Joey Russ 0 =1. LizLemon 0 =1. machotrouts' mum 0 =1. maryportfuncity 0 =1. msc 0 =1. Newjack 0 =1. Pedro67 0 =1. Perhaps 0 =1. Salmon Mousse 0 =1. Sideik 0 =1. Sir Creep 0 =1. Spade_Cooley 0 =1. The Old Crem 0 =1. The Quim Reaper 0 =1. The Unknown Man 0 =1. theoldlady 0 =1. ThereWillBeDeaths7 0 =1. Toast 0 =1. YorkshireBanker 0 =1. YoungWillz 0 41. machotrouts 2 4 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
machotrouts 828 Posted January 24, 2021 It's a good thing someone picked him or you'd have had nothing to post. My gift to the community. 2 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted January 24, 2021 6 minutes ago, machotrouts said: It's a good thing someone picked him or you'd have had nothing to post. My gift to the community. Don't let them get you down, machotrouts. Last year I told everyone some no name Korean footballer was not going to die, and I was either the only team or one of only two teams to include him. He's still with us today. Win some lose some. I like that you stuck your neck out; only 2 points. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted January 30, 2021 I’m still in the lead! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chilean way 1,898 Posted February 6, 2021 I´m last with the death of Susan Bayh Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,970 Posted February 6, 2021 Hoosier latest scorer in the Inverse? Susan Bayh, wife of a has-been Indiana politician. As we say Bayh Bayh to her, 12 teams get black-eyed by Susan. Elsewhere in one of the intriguing subplots of this year's Inverse, machotrouts is now 15 points ahead of his mum. =1. An Fear Beag 0 =1. Annami 0 =1. Banana 0 =1. Bibliogryphon 0 =1. Book 0 =1. BuffaloPhil 0 =1. CaptainChorizo 0 =1. Charles De Gaulle 0 =1. deadsox 0 =1. Death Impends 0 =1. drol 0 =1. En Passant 0 =1. Funeralopolis 0 =1. gcreptile 0 =1. Great Uncle Bulgaria 0 =1. Grim Up North 0 =1. JoeMoneypenny 0 =1. LizLemon 0 =1. maryportfuncity 0 =1. msc 0 =1. Newjack 0 =1. Pedro67 0 =1. Sir Creep 0 =1. The Old Crem 0 =1. The Quim Reaper 0 =1. The Unknown Man 0 =1. Toast 0 =1. YoungWillz 0 =29. machotrouts 2 =29. Spade_Cooley 2 =29. YorkshireBanker 2 32. Perhaps 3 33. ThereWillBeDeaths7 4 34. Joey Russ 5 35. Salmon Mousse 6 =36. Sideik 7 =36. theoldlady 7 =38. BabyBlue 15 =38. GuyFromFuture 15 40. machotrouts' mum 17 41. chilean way 20 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,225 Posted February 6, 2021 On 17/01/2021 at 19:14, Death Impends said: Will any of Limbaugh, King, Spinks, or Whale join them in this deadpooler-defying statistic? That's already 2 out of four of them where the answer is no... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,970 Posted February 6, 2021 Most teams figured it was lights out for Neon Leon Spinks this year. Great Uncle Bulgaria stood alone in reckoning Spinks to upset against the Grim Reaper like he did with Ali many years ago. No such upset this time, with a resounding Spinks KO from the Reaper dealing a blow to GUB. Early days and 4 points mind, so he's not yet on the ropes... =1. An Fear Beag 0 =1. Annami 0 =1. Banana 0 =1. Bibliogryphon 0 =1. Book 0 =1. BuffaloPhil 0 =1. CaptainChorizo 0 =1. Charles De Gaulle 0 =1. deadsox 0 =1. Death Impends 0 =1. drol 0 =1. En Passant 0 =1. Funeralopolis 0 =1. gcreptile 0 =1. Grim Up North 0 =1. JoeMoneypenny 0 =1. LizLemon 0 =1. maryportfuncity 0 =1. msc 0 =1. Newjack 0 =1. Pedro67 0 =1. Sir Creep 0 =1. The Old Crem 0 =1. The Quim Reaper 0 =1. The Unknown Man 0 =1. Toast 0 =1. YoungWillz 0 =28. machotrouts 2 =28. Spade_Cooley 2 =28. YorkshireBanker 2 31. Perhaps 3 =32. Great Uncle Bulgaria 4 =32. ThereWillBeDeaths7 4 34. Joey Russ 5 35. Salmon Mousse 6 =36. Sideik 7 =36. theoldlady 7 =38. BabyBlue 15 =38. GuyFromFuture 15 40. machotrouts' mum 17 41. chilean way 20 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,970 Posted February 10, 2021 Dai Davies has lived up to his name. Or is that died up to his name? Either way, four teams bravely risked the survival of a man in hospice with pancan and now face the predictable loss of points. =1. An Fear Beag 0 =1. Annami 0 =1. Banana 0 =1. Bibliogryphon 0 =1. Book 0 =1. BuffaloPhil 0 =1. CaptainChorizo 0 =1. deadsox 0 =1. Death Impends 0 =1. drol 0 =1. En Passant 0 =1. Funeralopolis 0 =1. gcreptile 0 =1. Grim Up North 0 =1. JoeMoneypenny 0 =1. LizLemon 0 =1. maryportfuncity 0 =1. msc 0 =1. Newjack 0 =1. Pedro67 0 =1. Sir Creep 0 =1. The Old Crem 0 =1. The Quim Reaper 0 =1. Toast 0 =1. YoungWillz 0 =26. Charles De Gaulle 2 =26. machotrouts 2 =26. Spade_Cooley 2 29. Perhaps 3 =30. Great Uncle Bulgaria 4 =30. ThereWillBeDeaths7 4 32. Joey Russ 5 =33. Salmon Mousse 6 =33. YorkshireBanker 6 =35. Sideik 7 =35. theoldlady 7 =37. BabyBlue 15 =37. GuyFromFuture 15 39. machotrouts' mum 17 =40. chilean way 23 =40. The Unknown Man 23 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,970 Posted February 14, 2021 Menem Menem doo doo doo doo dooms three teams. =1. An Fear Beag 0 =1. Annami 0 =1. Banana 0 =1. Bibliogryphon 0 =1. Book 0 =1. BuffaloPhil 0 =1. CaptainChorizo 0 =1. deadsox 0 =1. Death Impends 0 =1. drol 0 =1. En Passant 0 =1. Funeralopolis 0 =1. gcreptile 0 =1. Grim Up North 0 =1. JoeMoneypenny 0 =1. LizLemon 0 =1. maryportfuncity 0 =1. Newjack 0 =1. Pedro67 0 =1. Sir Creep 0 =1. The Old Crem 0 =1. The Quim Reaper 0 =1. Toast 0 =1. YoungWillz 0 =25. Charles De Gaulle 2 =25. machotrouts 2 =25. Spade_Cooley 2 28. Perhaps 3 =29. Great Uncle Bulgaria 4 =29. ThereWillBeDeaths7 4 31. Joey Russ 5 =32. Salmon Mousse 6 =32. YorkshireBanker 6 =34. Sideik 7 =34. theoldlady 7 36. msc 8 37. BabyBlue 15 =38. GuyFromFuture 17 =38. machotrouts' mum 17 40. chilean way 23 41. The Unknown Man 42 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,970 Posted February 17, 2021 Rush Limbaugh was unanimously avoided by our collective, and wisely so. Only James Whale survives of the names on one team or less. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,970 Posted March 13, 2021 No Murray Walker to exuberantly commentate on the state of this race. But it would leave him proud as the first landmine hit of the year excitingly scrambles the scoreboard. Now everyone's impacted by some death, except the four teams who aren't. =1. Banana 0 =1. Book 0 =1. LizLemon 0 =1. Sir Creep 0 =5. An Fear Beag 2 =5. BuffaloPhil 2 =5. JoeMoneypenny 2 =5. Pedro67 2 =5. Spade_Cooley 2 =10. deadsox 3 =10. Perhaps 3 =12. Annami 4 =12. Great Uncle Bulgaria 4 14. drol 5 =15. The Quim Reaper 6 =15. YorkshireBanker 6 17. Sideik 7 =18. Bibliogryphon 8 =18. Charles De Gaulle 8 =18. gcreptile 8 =18. machotrouts 8 =22. Newjack 10 =22. The Old Crem 10 24. Death Impends 11 =25. Grim Up North 13 =25. Joey Russ 13 =25. ThereWillBeDeaths7 13 =25. Toast 13 29. Salmon Mousse 14 =30. BabyBlue 15 =30. theoldlady 15 32. maryportfuncity 16 =33. Funeralopolis 17 =33. GuyFromFuture 17 =33. YoungWillz 17 36. CaptainChorizo 18 37. En Passant 22 =38. chilean way 23 =38. machotrouts' mum 23 40. msc 30 41. The Unknown Man 42 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
