RoverAndOut 2,529 Posted September 20, 2022 27 minutes ago, Bibliogryphon said: Congratulations that will increase the out pool by about 14 or 15 names. @gcreptile less than half the players are in a winning position but only just. 15?! This game is incredible. 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 7,880 Posted September 20, 2022 1 hour ago, RoverAndOut said: 15?! This game is incredible. Could be a shock end to the game if Nick Clegg is the winning hit!!! 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 7,880 Posted September 22, 2022 Updating the list of ending picks to include all of @Captain Hemlock unique picks - There are 14 This list is now longer than any individual category It can't go on much longer 1. John Aniston (ro) 2. Lou Antonio (cc) 3. Oded Balilty (da) 4. Jacqui Banaszynski (da) 5. Sal Bando (ch) 6. Tony Blair (ar) 7. Walt Bogdanich (ch) 8. Vasily Borisov (to) 9. Peter Brooke (ph) 10. Gordon Brown (cw) 11. Irene Camber (to) 12. Kenneth Clarke (ro) 13. Nick Clegg (ch) 14. Donald L. Coburn (ar) 15. Dave Concepcion (ch) 16. James Darren (ar) 17. Maureen Dowd (ch) 18. Charlie Falconer (cw) 19. Norman Fowler (ro) 20. Tom Gayford (ro) 21. Gordy Giovenelli (to) 22. Halina Gorecka (da) 23. Judy Grinham (ti) 24. John Gummer (ti) 25. Harriet Harmen (da) 26. Roy Hattersley (ro) 27. Spencer Haywood (ch) 28. Marianna Hill (ch) 29. Douglas Hurd (ro) 30. Margaret Jay (cc) 31. Micheal Jopling (ba) 32. Jackie Joyse-Kerse (ch) 33. Olga Korbut (ch) 34. Nancy Kovack (da) 35. Tony Kubek (ar) 36. Vern Law (cc) 37. Nigel Lawson (sp) 38. James Mackay (bp) 39. Jean Claude Magnan (da) 40. John Major (ar) 41. Ken McMullen (ar) 42. John McPhee (cc) 43. Joanna Miles (ti) 44. John Morris (bp) 45. Siddhartha Mukerjee (ch) 46. Koji Murofushi (to) 47. Julie Newmar (ph) 48. Marsh Norman (ar) 49. John Nott (ph) 50. Ethan Phillips (ch) 51. Franco de Piccoli (ti) 52. Horacio Pina (da) 53. Michael Portillo (ch) 54. Boog Powell (ch) 55. John Prescott (cw/sp) 56. Jeff Reardon (da) 57. Daniel Revenu (da) 58. Bob Richards (to) 59. Bob Robertson (ar) 60. Andrew Robinson (ar) 61. Marilynne Robinson (da) 62. Bill Rodgers (bp) 63. Janet Royall (da) 64. Gillian Shepard (cw) 65. Chris Smith (da) 66. Jack Straw (da) 67. Carel Struycken (ar) 68. Norman Tebbit (ro) 69. Laurel Thatcher Ulrich (ti) 70. Osamu Watanabe (ch) 71. George Young (ar) 72. Anthony Zerbe (ro) 5 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoverAndOut 2,529 Posted September 22, 2022 So: Captain Hemlock - 14 outs (19.4% chance) Death by Arsenic - 13 outs (18%) Arghton - 11 outs (15.3%) Rover - 8 outs (11.1%) Toast - 5 outs (6.9%) Time - 5 outs (6.9%) Captain Chorizo - 4 outs (5.5%) Chilean Way 3.5 outs (4.9%) Perhaps - 3 outs (4.2%) Buffalo Phil - 3 outs (4.2%) Spade - 1.5 outs (2.1%) Banana - 1 out (1.4%) msc - 0 outs (0% - in a position to win but any "out" puts somebody else over the top on countback) This is purely based on numbers, not on dodderyness of picks. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 16,863 Posted September 22, 2022 2 minutes ago, RoverAndOut said: So: msc - 0 outs (0% - in a position to win but any "out" puts somebody else over the top on countback) imo this is a spectacular achievement tbh. 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoverAndOut 2,529 Posted September 22, 2022 8 minutes ago, msc said: imo this is a spectacular achievement tbh. As I'm sure Biblio will remind us, any non-winning score for you would put you back in the game! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 7,880 Posted September 22, 2022 45 minutes ago, RoverAndOut said: As I'm sure Biblio will remind us, any non-winning score for you would put you back in the game! Really would need a unique to churn the pot 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MortalCaso 1,078 Posted September 24, 2022 On 22/09/2022 at 15:35, Bibliogryphon said: Really would need a unique to churn the pot Got your wish. Just different user! Louise Fletcher is a unique hit 2 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 7,880 Posted September 24, 2022 4 hours ago, MortalCaso said: Got your wish. Just different user! Louise Fletcher is a unique hit Posted in error 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 7,880 Posted September 24, 2022 Louise Fletcher is @Toast second unique hit but she only has one other unique so James Sikking will be added to all her Olympians as possible winning hits. I think to win with your only three uniques would be a remarkable achievement. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 13,529 Posted September 24, 2022 13 hours ago, Bibliogryphon said: Louise Fletcher is @Toast second unique hit but she only has one other unique so James Sikking will be added to all her Olympians as possible winning hits. I think to win with your only three uniques would be a remarkable achievement. Oooh! I knew I'd got her, but hadn't really thought about uniques. Seems I do have another unique pick - Bud Daley in the baseball category. 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 7,880 Posted September 25, 2022 New out list after Louise Fletcher 1. John Aniston (ro) 2. Lou Antonio (cc) 3. Oded Balilty (da) 4. Jacqui Banaszynski (da) 5. Sal Bando (ch) 6. Tony Blair (ar) 7. Walt Bogdanich (ch) 8. Vasily Borisov (to) 9. Peter Brooke (ph) 10. Gordon Brown (cw) 11. Irene Camber (to) 12. Kenneth Clarke (ro) 13. Nick Clegg (ch) 14. Donald L. Coburn (ar) 15. Dave Concepcion (ch) 16. Bud Daley (to) 17. James Darren (ar) 18. Maureen Dowd (ch) 19. Charlie Falconer (cw) 20. Norman Fowler (ro) 21. Tom Gayford (ro) 22. Gordy Giovenelli (to) 23. Halina Gorecka (da) 24. Judy Grinham (ti) 25. John Gummer (ti) 26. Harriet Harmen (da) 27. Roy Hattersley (ro) 28. Spencer Haywood (ch) 29. Marianna Hill (ch) 30. Douglas Hurd (ro) 31. Margaret Jay (cc) 32. Micheal Jopling (ba) 33. Jackie Joyse-Kerse (ch) 34. Olga Korbut (ch) 35. Nancy Kovack (da) 36. Tony Kubek (ar) 37. Vern Law (cc) 38. Nigel Lawson (sp) 39. James Mackay (bp) 40. Jean Claude Magnan (da) 41. John Major (ar) 42. Ken McMullen (ar) 43. John McPhee (cc) 44. Joanna Miles (ti) 45. John Morris (bp) 46. Siddhartha Mukerjee (ch) 47. Koji Murofushi (to) 48. Julie Newmar (ph) 49. Marsh Norman (ar) 50. John Nott (ph) 51. Ethan Phillips (ch) 52. Franco de Piccoli (ti) 53. Horacio Pina (da) 54. Michael Portillo (ch) 55. Boog Powell (ch) 56. John Prescott (cw/sp) 57. Jeff Reardon (da) 58. Daniel Revenu (da) 59. Bob Richards (to) 60. Bob Robertson (ar) 61. Andrew Robinson (ar) 62. Marilynne Robinson (da) 63. Bill Rodgers (bp) 64. Janet Royall (da) 65. Gillian Shepard (cw) 66. James Sikking (to) 67. Chris Smith (da) 68. Jack Straw (da) 69. Carel Struycken (ar) 70. Norman Tebbit (ro) 71. Laurel Thatcher Ulrich (ti) 72. Osamu Watanabe (ch) 73. George Young (ar) 74. Anthony Zerbe (ro) 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 13,529 Posted September 25, 2022 To think there was a time when there were only five on the list and they were all mine Or was that last time? ETA Yes! msc was the first to be in pole position in this round. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoverAndOut 2,529 Posted September 26, 2022 12 hours ago, Toast said: To think there was a time when there were only five on the list and they were all mine Or was that last time? ETA Yes! msc was the first to be in pole position in this round. It's alright, I remember when I was "favourite" with 8 of the 17 possible outs! Now it's 8 of 74 and my odds have lengthened somewhat. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 7,880 Posted September 26, 2022 13 hours ago, Toast said: To think there was a time when there were only five on the list and they were all mine Or was that last time? ETA Yes! msc was the first to be in pole position in this round. @msc moved into a winning position on 11th October last year after Bob Herron died. Will this game end less than a year after that milestone? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 13,529 Posted September 26, 2022 1 hour ago, Bibliogryphon said: @msc moved into a winning position on 11th October last year after Bob Herron died. Will this game end less than a year after that milestone? Not now you've dared to suggest it 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 7,880 Posted September 26, 2022 Five Oldest Game finishers - Top Four are all Olympians Vasily Borisov (b.1922) Gordy Giovenelli (b.1925) Irene Camber (b. 12.02.26) Bob Richards (b.20.02.26) James Mackay (b.1927) Distribution of winning hits between Categories Star Trek 12 Baseball 10 Pulitzers 10 Olympians 15 UK Cabinet 27 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoverAndOut 2,529 Posted September 26, 2022 12 minutes ago, Bibliogryphon said: Five Oldest Game finishers - Top Four are all Olympians Vasily Borisov (b.1922) (Toast) Gordy Giovenelli (b.1925) (Toast) Irene Camber (b. 12.02.26) (Toast) Bob Richards (b.20.02.26) (Toast) James Mackay (b.1927) (Buffalo Phil) Just updated for who has these ancient picks. If age was a guarantee of death then you're quids in @Toast! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 13,529 Posted September 26, 2022 1 hour ago, RoverAndOut said: Just updated for who has these ancient picks. If age was a guarantee of death then you're quids in @Toast! At least they are unlikely to go under the radar, thanks to @Canadian Paul 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Hemlock 519 Posted September 30, 2022 Hector Lopez is a hit for two teams here but will NOT end the game. https://www.mlb.com/es/news/fallece-el-ex-yankee-hector-lopez-1er-piloto-de-la-raza-negra-en-ligas-menores 1 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 7,880 Posted October 2, 2022 On 30/09/2022 at 20:33, Captain Hemlock said: Hector Lopez is a hit for two teams here but will NOT end the game. https://www.mlb.com/es/news/fallece-el-ex-yankee-hector-lopez-1er-piloto-de-la-raza-negra-en-ligas-menores Doesn't even bring up any new ways of winning but congrats to @Toast & @DeathByArsenic who both score. It is da's second hit which means everyone has at least two hits apart from @YorkshireBanker who is yet to score 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 13,529 Posted October 2, 2022 4 hours ago, Bibliogryphon said: Doesn't even bring up any new ways of winning but congrats to @Toast & @DeathByArsenic who both score. It is da's second hit which means everyone has at least two hits apart from @YorkshireBanker who is yet to score Would have won me the game if DBA hadn't picked him! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 7,880 Posted October 3, 2022 Robert Brown is a unique hit for @BuffaloPhil which means two more outs are added to the main list Billy Hunter in Baseball and Mario Ghella in Olympians Now it is possible that Mario Ghella may have been dead at the beginning of the game by quite some margin So in order to cash that particular chip I will need to see an English obituary that is dated later than 1st April 2021. Game is still on 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 7,880 Posted October 3, 2022 New Out List 1. John Aniston (ro) 2. Lou Antonio (cc) 3. Oded Balilty (da) 4. Jacqui Banaszynski (da) 5. Sal Bando (ch) 6. Tony Blair (ar) 7. Walt Bogdanich (ch) 8. Vasily Borisov (to) 9. Peter Brooke (ph) 10. Gordon Brown (cw) 11. Irene Camber (to) 12. Kenneth Clarke (ro) 13. Nick Clegg (ch) 14. Donald L. Coburn (ar) 15. Dave Concepcion (ch) 16. Bud Daley (to) 17. James Darren (ar) 18. Maureen Dowd (ch) 19. Charlie Falconer (cw) 20. Norman Fowler (ro) 21. Tom Gayford (ro) 22. Mario Ghella (bp) 23. Gordy Giovenelli (to) 24. Halina Gorecka (da) 25. Judy Grinham (ti) 26. John Gummer (ti) 27. Harriet Harmen (da) 28. Roy Hattersley (ro) 29. Spencer Haywood (ch) 30. Marianna Hill (ch) 31. Billy Hunter (bp) 32. Douglas Hurd (ro) 33. Margaret Jay (cc) 34. Micheal Jopling (ba) 35. Jackie Joyse-Kerse (ch) 36. Olga Korbut (ch) 37. Nancy Kovack (da) 38. Tony Kubek (ar) 39. Vern Law (cc) 40. Nigel Lawson (sp) 41. James Mackay (bp) 42. Jean Claude Magnan (da) 43. John Major (ar) 44. Ken McMullen (ar) 45. John McPhee (cc) 46. Joanna Miles (ti) 47. John Morris (bp) 48. Siddhartha Mukerjee (ch) 49. Koji Murofushi (to) 50. Julie Newmar (ph) 51. Marsh Norman (ar) 52. John Nott (ph) 53. Ethan Phillips (ch) 54. Franco de Piccoli (ti) 55. Horacio Pina (da) 56. Michael Portillo (ch) 57. Boog Powell (ch) 58. John Prescott (cw/sp) 59. Jeff Reardon (da) 60. Daniel Revenu (da) 61. Bob Richards (to) 62. Bob Robertson (ar) 63. Andrew Robinson (ar) 64. Marilynne Robinson (da) 65. Bill Rodgers (bp) 66. Janet Royall (da) 67. Gillian Shepard (cw) 68. James Sikking (to) 69. Chris Smith (da) 70. Jack Straw (da) 71. Carel Struycken (ar) 72. Norman Tebbit (ro) 73. Laurel Thatcher Ulrich (ti) 74. Osamu Watanabe (ch) 75. George Young (ar) 76. Anthony Zerbe (ro) 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banana 784 Posted October 26, 2022 Tomasz Wojtowicz is a unique hit for myself in Summer Olympic champions 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
