TQR 14,391 Posted March 30, 2021 Fuck. Forgot deadline is tomorrow. Been stupidly busy so haven’t even started compiling my next round team. I’ll try getting round to it later, but in the meantime, I cordially invite Wormfarmer to get 2 hits right fucking now. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,227 Posted March 30, 2021 DevonDeathTrip or Annami vs BuffaloPhil or CaptainChorizo Spade_Cooley or Grim Up North vs HDS or Clorox Bleachman Perhaps or ThereWillBeDeaths7 vs Gcreptile or Baby Blue Grobler or msc vs Book or An Fear Beag Banana or GreatUncleBulgaria vs Djemba Djemba or alt obits guy Markb4 or maryportfuncity vs Bibliogryphon or EtushIsPushingUpTheDaisies Quim Reaper or Wormfarmer vs Theoldlady or deadsox DeathByArsenic or Joey Russ vs YorkshireBanker or CalebH These are the team I got so far. The cup deadline to submit is soon. Remember, there’s a little over 30 hours to submit a team... 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Up North 3,725 Posted March 30, 2021 Understandably, I think, I’m not sending a team in Joey. Thanks for running and well done Spade - you GUNned me down! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,970 Posted March 31, 2021 I submitted a couple of hours ago. Two people on my April team have died since then, Tedd Webb and Mike Going: https://www.travelpulse.com/news/people/mike-going-passes-away-at-63.html https://www.wfla.com/news/local-news/tampa-bay-radio-legend-tedd-webb-passes-away-at-72-son-announces/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,227 Posted March 31, 2021 4 minutes ago, gcreptile said: I submitted a couple of hours ago. Two people on my April team have died since then, Tedd Webb and Mike Going: https://www.travelpulse.com/news/people/mike-going-passes-away-at-63.html https://www.wfla.com/news/local-news/tampa-bay-radio-legend-tedd-webb-passes-away-at-72-son-announces/ They aren’t Going to be picked after all then. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HDS 235 Posted March 31, 2021 1 hour ago, gcreptile said: I submitted a couple of hours ago. Two people on my April team have died since then, Tedd Webb and Mike Going: https://www.travelpulse.com/news/people/mike-going-passes-away-at-63.html https://www.wfla.com/news/local-news/tampa-bay-radio-legend-tedd-webb-passes-away-at-72-son-announces/ I’d have the same problem..if I were projected to advance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banana 859 Posted March 31, 2021 2 hours ago, gcreptile said: I submitted a couple of hours ago. Two people on my April team have died since then, Tedd Webb and Mike Going: https://www.travelpulse.com/news/people/mike-going-passes-away-at-63.html https://www.wfla.com/news/local-news/tampa-bay-radio-legend-tedd-webb-passes-away-at-72-son-announces/ You can add them with Duncan, Mentel and Albeck Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,227 Posted March 31, 2021 So for the first time in my tenure as host, I have to prepare a coin toss. And no, Bibliogryphon doesn’t have to wait and see if he’s a lucky loser since he actually scored for once! No, this time it’s theoldlady and deadsox who has to wait and see if they win the coin toss. Hey, a coin toss in March. Deadsox won one of those in 2017. But nothing eventful came from that coin toss, definitely not. But, it remains to be seen, does he move on or is he stuck in round 2? And if he loses, could theoldlady be the one who makes it all the way? Well, let’s find out now: Oldlady (Heads) vs deadsox (Tails) Heads 1-0 Tails 1-1 Tails 1-2 Tails 1-3 Deadsox moves on So, unless theoldlady ends up getting a hit in the next 11 hours, she’s stuck in round 2. As for our lucky loser system, if one of our 16 teams don’t end up submitting, this is who is up (based on total points, point differentials, age of hits, and if still tied coin flip): 1. An Fear Beag 2. HDS 3. Annami 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,579 Posted March 31, 2021 Nervously waiting Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Great Uncle Bulgaria 1,283 Posted March 31, 2021 59 minutes ago, Bibliogryphon said: Nervously waiting at 23-6 down I'm perfectly relaxed... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,391 Posted March 31, 2021 Am now submitted and emotionally prepared for the 2017 champion to Squonk the living cunt out of my team. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Perhaps 1,423 Posted March 31, 2021 Sent in my team, found it very difficult to whittle it down to 11 this time. Hopefully I haven't overthought the "who's the most dying?" last-minute changes... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,227 Posted March 31, 2021 Everyone is in now except for @DevonDeathTrip, who I’m sure is waiting until one second to the deadline to submit something 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clorox Bleachman 2,422 Posted March 31, 2021 Shout-out to @HDS for being a superb opponent and for making me sweat for the full month. I was resigned to writing a loser's speech after seeing how well put-together your team was. Then again, sometimes you only need a few punts and some favourable tiebreaker conditions. One thing I'm sure of, though, is that the same luck won't carry over to my matchup with Spade, because Spade. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,535 Posted March 31, 2021 As it seems a little unlikely now that one of my picks will drop off in the next hour, may I offer Book my congratulations on a well deserved victory. I knew it wasn't going to be easy when I saw the draw, and so it proved. Best of luck for the rest of the Cup. Thanks again Joey for running such a great pool (even though your decision ultimately proved so costly- may the ghost of Anne Marie Panzarelli haunt you forever ) 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,227 Posted March 31, 2021 Commiserations to YorkshireBanker, Grobler, Djemba, theoldlady, ThereWillBeDeaths, Fear Beag, markb4, Wormfarmer, HDS, me, Annami, Baby Blue, BuffaloPhil, GreatUncleBulgaria, Grim, and Etush. Better luck next year? On to round 3! 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,227 Posted March 31, 2021 Round 3 Masterlist: K R Gowri Amma - CalebH John Angelicoussis - alt obits guy, msc, Perhaps, Clorox Jack Arends - maryport, Book Eileen Ash - maryport Jana Bennett - deadsox, alt obits guy, Quim Tony Bennett - Quim Tim Bilton - alt obits guy Kat Bjelland - deadsox, DeathByArsenic, maryport*, Reptile, alt obits guy, Chorizo, Book, msc, Spade, Banana*, Perhaps, Clorox, DDT*, CalebH Rob Bolland - deadsox Abdelaziz Bouteflika - Biblio* Lawrence Brooks - deadsox Reuven Bulka - deadsox, alt obits guy, Book Sunday Burquest - msc Jerry Cain - msc, Banana Gene Champagne - msc, Banana, Perhaps Chandrashekhar - DeathByArsenic Bernadette Chirac - DeathByArsenic Mickey Coleman - DDT Chris Croucher - Banana Dave Cull - alt obits guy Michael Cullen - Chorizo Paul M Davis - Spade Steve Davis - Reptile Philippe de Gaulle - DeathByArsenic Shirley Denson - Spade Shannen Doherty - Biblio Bob Dole - Biblio, deadsox, maryport, Reptile, alts obit guy, Chorizo, Book, msc, Clorox, DDT Katherine, Duchess of Kent - Biblio Johnny Famechon - DeathByArsenic Hester Ford - deadsox Suzy Friton - Reptile Jonathan Fryer - Banana Saturnino de la Fuente Garcia - CalebH Greg Gilbert - Clorox Bruce Golding - alts obit guy Michelle Gonzalez-Green - Reptile Nikki Grahame - Maryport Ed Grant - Spade* Jungle Grrrl - Chorizo David Gulpilil - maryport, alt obits guy Sarah Harding - Biblio Kazi Hayat - Perhaps* James Hickox - msc, Clorox Antonio Inoki - Spade, Banana Glynis Johns - Biblio Shalom Kadosh - Book, Spade, Banana, Perhaps Jyrki Kasvi - deadsox*, Book, msc, Perhaps, Clorox Tim Keller - DDT Abdul Matin Khasru - Banana Mwai Kibaki - Chorizo, Perhaps, Clorox Rick Laird - Chorizo Rainer Langhans - Book Uno Loop - CalebH James Lovelock - Quim Terry Lubbock - Reptile, msc Steve Ludzik - DeathByArsenic Jimmy Lyndon - DeathByArsenic Joseph Manolic - Quim Robert Marchand - DeathByArsenic* Pat Martino - Quim Ally McLaws - Clorox Litsa Menounos - Reptile*, Chorizo*, Book, DDT Philip Mickenbecker - alt obits guy*, Book, Banana Princess Mikasa - CalebH Brenda Milner - CalebH Keith Mitchell - DDT Yu Mo-Lin - deadsox, maryport, Chorizo, Quim, DDT Gerd Muller - Biblio Raquel Olmedo - Perhaps Tom Parker - Quim R Balakrishna Pillai - Perhaps Prince Philip - deadsox, Chorizo, Book Leslie Phillips - Biblio, Quim Biljana Plavsic - CalebH Larry Pressler - alt obits guy Sarah Lilian Priest - maryport, CalebH Albert Raboteau - Reptile, msc Julia Reichert - DeathByArsenic Yoo Sang-chul - Bibliogryphon Fanny Serrano - Clorox* Pat Simms - Spade Rene Simonot - DeathByArsenic Tom Smith - maryport Walter Smith - maryport Mihai Sora - CalebH * Chicky Starr - DDT Susie Steiner - Reptile, Quim, Spade Kane Tanaka - Biblio, maryport Genichiro Tenryu - Spade Nort Thornton - CalebH Agnaldo Timóteo - Reptile, Chorizo, Book*, msc*, Spade, Perhaps, Clorox Maire Mhac an tSoa - CalebH Miguel Van Damme - Quim* Jack Veneno - Reptile, Banana, Perhaps James Whale - Biblio, deadsox Ross Whyte - Spade, Banana Frank Williams - Quim, DDT Maxine Henry Wilson - DDT Mila Ximenez - Chorizo, Clorox, DDT 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,227 Posted March 31, 2021 Oh yeah, and the final 8 draw. You don’t want to know next matches draw. maryportfuncity or Bibliogryphon vs Spade_Cooley or Clorox Bleachman Banana or alt obits guy vs Quim Reaper or deadsox DevonDeathTrip or CaptainChorizo vs Perhaps or Gcreptile DeathByArsenic or CalebH vs msc or Book 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,444 Posted March 31, 2021 Nice, good work, Joey. And looks like a tough match against Book this month - with a shared not so obvious joker too! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,391 Posted March 31, 2021 Okay, so I had it in my head that you couldn’t carry over your picks from last round. So basically more than half of the team I submitted wouldn’t have made the cut. Bugger, bollocks and arse. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HDS 235 Posted March 31, 2021 1 hour ago, Clorox Bleachman said: Shout-out to @HDS for being a superb opponent and for making me sweat for the full month. I was resigned to writing a loser's speech after seeing how well put-together your team was. Then again, sometimes you only need a few punts and some favourable tiebreaker conditions. One thing I'm sure of, though, is that the same luck won't carry over to my matchup with Spade, because Spade. Thanks for the compliments. Wish I’d had your savvy to invest in DaCosta. A tense matchup but the better list won out. Congrats to you, Clorox, and best of luck in the following rounds. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted April 1, 2021 @Annami well played, 9 points would normally be enough to get through to the next round so bad luck. Really hope you stick around in DL and have another go next year 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Book 3,556 Posted April 1, 2021 7 hours ago, An Fear Beag said: As it seems a little unlikely now that one of my picks will drop off in the next hour, may I offer Book my congratulations on a well deserved victory. I knew it wasn't going to be easy when I saw the draw, and so it proved. Best of luck for the rest of the Cup. Thanks again Joey for running such a great pool (even though your decision ultimately proved so costly- may the ghost of Anne Marie Panzarelli haunt you forever ) I'm really sorry, actually you should have won, you lost 2 picks so close to the start ... and winning because of the age bonus doesn't feel right either! 7 hours ago, msc said: Nice, good work, Joey. And looks like a tough match against Book this month - with a shared not so obvious joker too! Good luck to both of us! Let's hope for a profitable round! And yeah, of course, thank you Joey!!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,970 Posted April 1, 2021 Oh, I think this will be quite the spectacular round. @Perhaps I think your team is quite good. Gene Champagne was my first sub sub (i.e. addition to the subs bench after I lost those two picks mentioned above). Angelicoussis was also a pick I had on my mind. Good luck to all! @BabyBlue I hope for better luck for you next time! A shame your joker wasn't dying as quickly as many of us, me included, thought. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites