msc 18,478 Posted February 28, 2021 1 minute ago, Joey Russ said: Btw, he wasn’t picked in March or an official but Jorge Oñate has died. The reason I bring him up was that he was on Perhaps’ cup team, who unless I missed somebody looks to have 20 unofficial cup points for this round. So even though he didn’t compete, he would’ve squonked that twat anyways. Btw, Annami would’ve gotten 18 points this time I believe. So unofficially they got the two best cup scores for this round. Kudos to both of them... The missing adventure Squonkings! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Book 3,557 Posted February 28, 2021 Team sent. Hopefully I can keep up with An Fear Beag a little bit Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,228 Posted February 28, 2021 With a little over 6 hours to go, I am still waiting for 11 teams to submit something. Most of them are usually last minute submitters but they are a few question marks this time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,535 Posted February 28, 2021 OK - I'm in. A good 5 hours ahead of my usual submitting time! Not at all confident on this one. Either my researching skill have declined dramatically, or there was an unusually low number of very ill people out there. Really struggled to cobble together a reasonable team for my first defence of the title. Given Book's obvious pedigree, this should be a good match. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,228 Posted February 28, 2021 Alright, as it seems like Lorimer has passed, here is the drill. Every one of you who jokered him need to send a backup joker to me before the deadline. If you don’t send a backup joker, then your top name will automatically get joker status. Want to make that very clear in case people complain tomorrow that they don’t have the joker choice they wanted. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,228 Posted February 28, 2021 So here’s what to do with Lorimer for any future cup submitters. For now, have him on your squad if you plan to choose to. Unless a news organization officially confirms his death I’ll treat him as alive. However, if you do joker him please name a backup joker in case it’s confirmed he’s actually dead. Additionally, I am considering to extend the time for those already submitted to an additional 12 hours for those who already sent something in to name a replacement joker. I’ll decide if that’s necessary later before the deadline. However, this extension is only for those already submitted. If you don’t submit something by the usual deadline there’s no getting in for you. Hopefully that’s fair enough for folk. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Up North 3,726 Posted February 28, 2021 In - let the squonking commence! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,478 Posted February 28, 2021 For the record, Lorimers on my team and I'm quite happy for him to remain there unless a proper source reports him dead (and its up in the air in Leeds forum land right now). If he is gone, don't worry, the rules are quite solid about subs and replacement jokers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,228 Posted February 28, 2021 If you do pick Lorimer as a joker please send in a backup joker just in case though. And if he’s officially dead in the next few hours then I will add a 12 hour extension but as it stands round 2 will start at the normal time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Annami 85 Posted February 28, 2021 I just submitted my team. After my unofficial February team doing so well, it would be just my luck if no-one in my team died this time. Not feeling too confident since many potential team members kept dropping dead too early (and Lorimer possibly dying) and I have a strong opponent. Good luck for everyone! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,228 Posted February 28, 2021 So at this point I am waiting for @Sir Creep, @Perhaps, @HDS, @Clorox Bleachman, @Banana, and @Spade_Cooley. Most of whom are your usual last minute submitters anyways, but time is crunching Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,478 Posted February 28, 2021 A certain former multi time DDP winner/farmer who will remain anonymous once got his Cup team in with 10 seconds to go before the deadline. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Up North 3,726 Posted February 28, 2021 14 minutes ago, Joey Russ said: So at this point I am waiting for @Sir Creep, @Perhaps, @HDS, @Clorox Bleachman, @Banana, and @Spade_Cooley. Most of whom are your usual last minute submitters anyways, but time is crunching ooh 2 and a half hours from beating Spade Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,228 Posted February 28, 2021 Just now, Grim Up North said: ooh 2 and a half hours from beating Spade I’m sorry to say that since then he has submitted his team for the cup. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HDS 238 Posted February 28, 2021 My team is in. Thanks to Joey for running the game and best of luck to Clorox Bleachman for our match. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,228 Posted February 28, 2021 And everyone is now in. Unfortunately we have somebody who confirmed to me that due to irl issues they wouldn't be able to send a team in. At times they can be quite a nuisance on the forum but regardless he is still a cherished cup competitor. So CalebH will be replacing Sir Creep for round 2 then, and the masterlist will be posted in about 20 minutes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,228 Posted March 1, 2021 Commiserations go out to Joemoneypenny, natonian2013, The Old Crem, Charles De Gaulle, Gooseberry Crumble, and GuyFromFuture. Better luck next year? On to round 2! 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,228 Posted March 1, 2021 And here it is, the round 2 Masterlist: Mumia Abu-Jamal - deadsox Jack Arends - Joey Russ*, GreatUncleBulgaria, maryport, Book Arno - Djemba Eileen Ash - maryport Amitabh Bachchan - An Fear Beag Lynne Reid Banks - Yorkshire Zinnat Barkatuah - grobler Bob Barker - clorox Mick Bates - Annami Sonali Bendre - Wormfarmer Jana Bennett - GreatUncleBulgaria, deadsox, alt obits guy Tim Bilton - Wormfarmer, GreatUncleBulgaria, alt obits guy, Quim Kat Bjelland - deadsox, msc, alt obits guy, Quim, maryport, Chorizo, Reptile, Book, ThereWillBeDeaths7, BabyBlue*, Grim, DDT*, Annami, Spade, Perhaps, Banana, HDS, clorox Rob Bolland - Joey Russ, Grim Abdelaziz Bouteflika - Bibliogryphon*, theoldlady* Allan Bradford - Banana Borger Breeveld - An Fear Beag Jeff Bridges - Etush Lawrence Brooks - deadsox Karima Brown - DDT Denise Bryer - grobler Reuven Bulka - alt obits guy, Perhaps Gary Burgess - Joey Russ, BuffaloPhil, Quim Abdullah the Butcher - msc Anne Buydens - markb4, GreatUncleBulgaria, BuffaloPhil Paul Canoville - clorox Fernando Cardoso - grobler Pat Carroll - Bibliogryphon, DeathByArsenic Jimmy Carter - theoldlady, ThereWillBeDeaths7 Nadia Cattouse - Yorkshire Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk - BabyBlue, Fear Beag, Annami, Spade, CalebH Bernadette Chirac - DeathByArsenic Kim Chul-min - Chorizo Beverly Cleary - Bibliogryphon, markb4 John “Zip” Connoly - Book, HDS Joan Copeland - markb4 Jim Crockett Jr - Reptile, An Fear Beag, Spade, Perhaps, Banana, HDS Chris Croucher - Banana Michael Cullen - Etush, BuffaloPhil, Quim, Grim Wayne DaCosta - Spade, clorox Dennis DePerro - Banana Paddy Doherty - Joey Russ Shannen Doherty - Etush, markb4 Bob Dole - theoldlady, Wormfarmer*, GreatUncleBulgaria, deadsox, msc, BuffaloPhil, alt obits guy, Quim, Chorizo, Reptile, Book, ThereWillBeDeaths7, BabyBlue, Fear Beag, Grim, DDT, Annami, Banana, HDS, clorox Francisca Celsa dos Santo - Chorizo Derek Draper - alt obits guy Orlando Drummond - grobler TJ Ducklo - Wormfarmer Miroslava Duma - alt obits guy Luis Echeverría - theoldlady, Wormfarmer, Chorizo Edwin Edwards - BabyBlue Maria Farmer - Perhaps Emilio Fede - BabyBlue Hester Ford - deadsox Richard Franklin - Perhaps Bill Freehan - Wormfarmer Terry Funk - clorox Saturnino de la Fuente Garcia - deadsox Steve Gleason - Perhaps Jimmy Greaves - GreatUncleBulgaria Jungle Grrrl - Chorizo David Gulpilil - theoldlady, GreatUncleBulgaria, Djemba, msc, maryport, Grim, Annami, HDS Mustafa Ben Halim - Quim, Fear Beag, Grim, HDS Sarah Harding - Bibliogryphon, Etush, Wormfarmer, Yorkshire Alcee Hastings - Wormfarmer John Hemingway - maryport Marsha Hunt - Bibliogryphon Ion Illiescu - CalebH Emerich Jenei - CalebH Glynis Johns - markb4 Johnny Johnson - maryport Nabindra Raj Joshi - Book, Fear Beag, Annami, Spade, Banana, clorox Jyrki Kasvi - Joey Russ, deadsox*, Quim, Grim, Banana Elizabeth Kelly - Yorkshire Katherine, Duchess of Kent - Bibliogryphon Henry Kissinger - CalebH Dilip Kumar - BuffaloPhil Shanta Kumar - maryport Guy Lafluer - Joey Russ Rainer Langhans - Book Bruno Latour - DeathByArsenic, DDT Jeanette Lee - HDS Norman Lloyd - markb4, BuffaloPhil, Annami Peter Lorimer - GreatUncleBulgaria*, Djemba*, BuffaloPhil*, alt obits guy*, DeathByArsenic*, maryport*, Chorizo*, Reptile*, Book*, ThereWillBeDeaths7*, msc, Quim*, BabyBlue, Fear Beag*, Grim*, DDT, Annami*, Spade*, Perhaps*, Banana*, CalebH*, HDS*, clorox* James Lovelock - DeathByArsenic Terry Lubbock - ThereWillBeDeaths7 Steve Ludzik - alt obits guy, ThereWillBeDeaths7 Josip Manolic - Bibliogryphon Doreen Mantle - Yorkshire Robert Marchand - DeathByArsenic Pat Martino - Joey Russ, Grim Ally McLaws - ThereWillBeDeaths7 Philipp Meckenbaucker - alt obits guy Litsa Menounos - msc, Chorizo, Reptile, Book Princess Mikasa - Djemba, msc, CalebH Sandra Milo - BabyBlue Margo Minco - CalebH George Mitchell - Djemba Yu Mo Lin - Chorizo, Reptile, DDT, Annami, Fear Beag Gerd Muller - Etush, ThereWillBeDeaths7 Tony Murray - Djemba Alexy Nalvany - Etush Giorgio Napolitano - BabyBlue Zak Nilsson - Reptile Lee Noble - Chorizo, Book, DDT, Perhaps Linda Nolan - ThereWillBeDeaths7 Helmut Oberlander - grobler Yoko Ono - markb4 Leonor Oyarzum - Yorkshire Boris Pahor - Bibliogryphon Tom Parker - Etush, markb4*, theoldlady Luis Palau - msc*, alt obits guy, Grim, Spade, HDS Trevor Peacock - Yorkshire Nehemiah Persoff - grobler Prince Philip - Joey Russ, grobler*, markb4, theoldlady, Yorkshire*, Etush*, Djemba, deadsox, DeathByArsenic, Quim, Chorizo, Book, ThereWillBeDeaths7, DDT, Perhaps, Banana, HDS, clorox, Fear Beag Leslie Phillips - Bibliogryphon, theoldlady, GreatUncleBulgaria, BabyBlue Song Ping - Yorkshire Micheline Presle - DeathByArsenic Sarah Lilian Priest - grobler, maryport Kumala Pujari - Fear Beag, Grim, Perhaps Albert Raboteau - Reptile Lucille Radon - deadsox Julia Reichert - Joey Russ Archie Roach - Reptile Rodion Rosca - Joey Russ Yoo Sang-chul - Etush, Wormfarmer, BuffaloPhil Jaya Sawant - Reptile Gregory Scarpa Jr - msc Uwe Seeler - Yorkshire Mohammed Sharif - Book Rene Simonot - markb4, Annami, CalebH Pat Simms - Spade Queen SiriKit - BabyBlue Tom Smith - Bibliogryphon, theoldlady, BuffaloPhil Mihai Sora - BabyBlue Rae Spoon - Perhaps Chicky Starr - Spade Susie Steiner - Reptile, Spade Belinda Sykes - GreatUncleBulgaria Kane Tanaka - Djemba, maryport Peter Tobin - Djemba Ruthie Tompson - grobler, markb4, theoldlady, Djemba, BuffaloPhil, maryport Rose Tremain - deadsox, DeathByArsenic Jean Louis-Trintignant - GreatUncleBulgaria, DeathByArsenic Maire Mhac an tSaoi - CalebH Joe Tunnell - Spade, Banana Miguel Van Damme - Joey Russ Esteban Volkov - CalebH Mary Ward - Yorkshire Ghulam Nabi Waseem - clorox James Watson - Bibliogryphon Rembert Weakland - msc Doddie Weir - ThereWillBeDeaths7 Tom Weiskopf - Etush, Wormfarmer James Whale - grobler, Etush, theoldlady, Wormfarmer, Djemba, BuffaloPhil, Quim, Annami, clorox Betty White - grobler Frank Williams - DDT Ken Wilkinson - DDT Mila Ximenez - DeathByArsenic, Quim, HDS Goodwill Zwelithini - msc, DDT Stefan Zywotko - CalebH 10 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,228 Posted March 1, 2021 Oh yeah, and who’s ready for the round 3 draw. I’m sure not. But here it is: 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 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,478 Posted March 1, 2021 Grobler and I have a rarity in Cup play by looks of it - 22 seperate picks among the two teams. (He has more outright uniques however.) Good luck to all. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,228 Posted March 1, 2021 Btw, just for future rounds please check to make sure that all of your names are actually alive. I wouldn’t be saying this if this was a one off instance, but this happened multiple times this round. And not all of the dead names were obscure either! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deadsox 894 Posted March 1, 2021 41 minutes ago, Joey Russ said: Btw, just for future rounds please check to make sure that all of your names are actually alive. I wouldn’t be saying this if this was a one off instance, but this happened multiple times this round. And not all of the dead names were obscure either! Are you going to name names Joey? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banana 859 Posted March 1, 2021 Yu Mo-lin & Yu Mulian are the same person and An Fear Bag's picks Yousef Shabaan & Gerardo Valtierra are dead. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
